GENEVA, Switzerland - Jewels belonging to an Austrian billionaire whose German husband made his fortune under the Nazis raked in more than $200 million, auctioneers Christie's said Monday. The $202 million raised far exceeds the previous record, set during the 2011 auction of the...
BU MA, Myanmar - The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar rose to at least 81 on Tuesday, according to local leaders, officials and state media, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid and support. Mocha made landfall on Sunday with winds of up to 195...
LISBON, Portugal - Portugal's conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Tuesday signed into law a bill decriminalising euthanasia adopted by parliament last week, after a painstaking legislative process. The issue has divided the deeply Catholic country and witnessed strong...
WASHINGTON, United States- US President Joe Biden cut back a major upcoming trip to Asia and will return to Washington early for talks to avert a potentially catastrophic debt default, the White House said Tuesday. Biden flies to Japan on Wednesday for a G7 summit, but subsequent stops in...
LUCKNOW, India - A woman won a local election in India almost two weeks after her death as supporters kept their pledge to back her in a sign of respect, officials said. Ashiya Bi polled at nearly 44 percent in the race for a municipal civic body seat in India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh...
DRESDEN, Germany - A German court on Tuesday sentenced five gang members to up to six years in prison for snatching priceless 18th-century jewels from a Dresden museum in what has been dubbed the biggest art heist in modern history. The thieves made off with a haul worth more than 113 million euros...
DAKAR, Senegal - Three people died during clashes Monday between Senegalese police and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, the authorities said, raising the toll by two. In a statement early Tuesday, the interior ministry said it had been "informed of the discovery of the bodies of two...
TANTHIRIMALE, Sri Laka - Angry villagers stormed a remote government office in Sri Lanka on Tuesday, officials said, a day after a herd of up to 50 elephants ravaged farmers' fields near a wildlife reserve. In what local farmers said was the biggest such incident involving the protected animals in...
GENEVA, Swizterland - Artificial sweeteners, used to replace sugar in a vast range of products, do not help in losing weight and can have serious health effects, according to the World Health Organization. The United Nations' health agency released new guidelines on Monday advising against using...
BU MA, Myanmar - The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar rose to 60 on Tuesday, according to local leaders and junta-backed media, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid and support. Packing winds of up to 195 kilometres (120 miles) per hour, Mocha made landfall on...
An overseas Filipino worker (OFW) died after falling from a window she was cleaning, according to the Philippine Consulate in Hong Kong on Tuesday, May 16. "Isa po itong kalunos lunos na trahedya at kami po ay nakikiramay sa pamilya ng ating kababayan, at makakaasa po sila ng mga pagtulong ng...
WASHINGTON, United States- Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a hotly-contested bill Monday dismantling efforts at colleges and universities to promote equality on campus as he burnishes his right-wing credentials ahead of an expected presidential bid. Diversity, equity...
