Soaking in Seattle
With a reputation as one of the most friendly – and rainy – cities in the US and home to heritage markets, the world’s first Starbucks and the birthplace of…
Oldest marathon runner finishes last race at 101
The world's oldest marathon runner ran his last race on Sunday at the age of 101. Fauja Singh finished the Hong Kong Marathon's 10-kilometer (6.25-mile) race in 1 hour, 32…
What the stars said on the Oscar red carpet
Hollywood's glitziest night is under way as Academy Awards nominees in their finest gowns and tuxes hit the red carpet for Sunday's show, with nominees Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Lawrence and…
Glamour and glitz in St Moritz
Switzerland is a playground for Europe’s elite, offering sensational shopping, stunning scenery and a cosmopolitan culture. Andrew Richardson hits the road for a taste of the high life From the…
Lottery winner’s meth-fueled celebration ends in explosion
One of two south-central Kansas brothers whose drug-fueled celebration of winning $75,000 in the lottery that resulted in an explosion in their duplex has been released from a hospital. The…
Oscars 2013: It’s like an arms race
Forget about the price of gasoline: The real skyrocketing expense this year is the Oscar race. With two deep-pocketed studios locked in one of the closest best picture duels in…
Syria Kurd women set up battalion
Around 150 Kurdish women in the war-wracked northern Syrian province of Aleppo have set up a fighting battalion, a monitoring group said on Saturday. "The Kurdish popular committees have set…
