Hollywood actor Richard Gere, French film star Alain Delon and Russia’s figure skating sensation Alina Zagitova have one thing in common: They adore Japan’s Akita dogs.
“It’s crazy what we do, there’s no limit. If you make a mistake, you can die.” They are the chilling words of Taka Higashino, one of the stars of freestyle motocross, the daring but not always death-defying sport which is gripping a worldwide audience.
A flash of metal glinted in the Sydney sunshine as Curtis Bennett took one last swing of his axe and brought it down hard on the log at his feet.
Bill Cosby's lawyers turned to their star witness in the comedian's sexual assault retrial, countering the harrowing accounts of a half-dozen accusers with a woman who says chief accuser Andrea Constand mused about framing a celebrity in hopes of a big payday.
Stripy and Jake are bear cubs fed by bottle, who frisk around happily.
If a new European law restricting what companies can do with people’s online data goes into effect, almost 1.9 billion Facebook users worldwide would be...
Colorful and oozing defiance, a sports-friendly version of the abaya was once considered a symbol of cultural rebellion in conservative Saudi Arabia, but it...
Friday is April 20, or 420. That’s the numerical code for marijuana’s high holiday, a celebration and homage to pot’s enduring and universal slang for smoking.
Hundreds of hands grappling with oxygen masks. Flight attendants warning passengers to brace for impact. The plane hurtling toward the unforgiving ground.
A Japanese firm is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world’s first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which would greatly facilitate...
A four-legged security guard greeted attendees Sunday at the entrance to WoofFest, making sure the guests were friendly and nonaggressive toward others.
A romantic show from designer Tania Succar opened the second edition of L.I.P.S. Management’s fashion event “Designers and Brands” at the Four Seasons Hotel...
Sick of struggling with incomprehensible instructions and a baffling array of planks and screws?
So you want to have a baby.
Europe’s tourist hot spots are looking for new ways to cope with “overtourism,” where cities like Venice, Dubrovnik and Barcelona are struggling to manage...
If you can overlook the intermittently running water, Friday’s four-hour power outage and occasional police presence in the lobby, the Trump hotel in Panama...
German police raided the offices of Porsche and Audi Wednesday as part of a fraud probe against two top Porsche executives and a former employee of the luxury...
Electric car maker Tesla Inc. increased production of its Model 3 mass-market car in the first quarter but still fell far short of the numbers it promised...
Every Friday evening in Dubai’s bustling Deira district, a sandy lot is transformed into the ring of champions. It is kushti wrestling night and Kala Pehlwan...
A "miracle" winning streak has propelled Yemen's senior and youth football teams to the Asian Cup, catching the war-torn nation's attention and offering a...
Coachella became one of the world’s premier music festivals not only for the A-list performers.
Royal fans with a taste for beer will be able to celebrate Prince Harry and fiancee Meghan Markle’s wedding day with a special ale brewed in the town where...
If a man abuses his co-workers and apologizes, should he be forgiven?
After a childhood building tree houses and robots, U.K. designer Christopher Raeburn has made a career out of transforming unusual materials into clothes...
The sign on the old sunlit house reads “Machine Factory” but now handiwork reigns in this workshop where replicas of fortepianos once played by the world’s...
A faithful male flying thousands of miles each year to join his handicapped female who cannot fly -- the story of two storks in Croatia, Klepetan and Malena,...
A custody battle in one of the world’s costliest divorces is playing out in Dubai with the former spouses fighting for control over a $540 million yacht...
Sales of Afghanistan’s ancient carpet-weaving industry have dropped by half in the past year as war with Taliban militants heats up and neighboring Pakistan...
Canadian fashion designer Bojana Sentaler stared at her television on Christmas Day to see if Meghan Markle had a gift for her.
Equipped with harpoons and waterproof notebooks, Louis, Carlos and Antonis dive deep into the crystal clear waters of Konnos Bay in Cyprus on a mission to...
Prosecutors are rallying from a blistering defense attack on Bill Cosby’s chief accuser with a parade of women who say the comedian drugged and attacked them...
Palestinian parkour experts have performed a special show on the Israeli-Gaza border, close to a site where mass protests and deadly clashes have occurred...
Trudging up a caramel-hued cliff pocked with ancient tombs, guide Bandar al-Anazi gazed at the stunning view: a windswept desert landscape of pre-Islamic...
A fossil finger bone dating back about 90,000 years that was unearthed in Saudi Arabia’s Nefud Desert points to what scientists are calling a new...
The average person around the world spent nearly three hours a day in front their television last year, according to a report released Monday.
People as old as 79 may still generate new brain cells, US researchers said Thursday, stoking fresh debate among scientists over what happens to our brains...
They were teenagers in love, bonding after overcoming personal struggles and dreaming of a family and future together.
Dressed all in black and preparing his diving gear with loud zips and clicks, George Sarelakos looks like he’s part of a Greek naval operation ready to storm...
What makes a grown woman cross an ocean and sleep for three nights on the street in a “pink princess tent” with her legs hanging out in the hope of seeing...