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Fit for a king... and queen: UK royals serve up 'Coronation Quiche' recipe
Move over Coronation Chicken, there's a new culinary concoction with UK royal approval for the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla -- "Coronation Quiche".
Grisly S.Africa jailbreak puts celebrity doctor in spotlight
As one of South Africa's most famous doctors, Nandipha Magudumana is used to being the talk of the town -- but these days, it's on suspicion that she helped her lover, a convicted murderer, escape from jail by burning someone else's body.
Barcelona have not cheated, insists chief Laporta
Barcelona president Joan Laporta insisted Monday his club never tried to cheat amid investigations into payments made to a former refereeing chief.
Norway charges former biathlon chief with corruption
Former biathlon boss Anders Besseberg was charged with "aggravated corruption" in Norway on Monday for allegedly covering up Russian doping cases in exchange for favours including prostitutes and hunting parties.
Barcelona have 'never done anything to obtain advantage': Laporta
Barcelona "have not committed any crime" or tried to "obtain some type of sporting advantage," the club's president Joan Laporta said Monday amid investigations into payments made to a former refereeing chief.
Kremlin critic Kara-Murza jailed for 25 years
Russia on Monday sentenced Kremlin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in jail on charges including treason over criticism of the Ukraine offensive.
Catholics line up for free tattoos in Austria
"In God's hands" read several of the tattoos inked during a free-of-charge session over the weekend -- organised by none other than Austria's leading group representing Catholic nuns and monks.
'Burning all around': Warsaw ghetto survivors recall uprising
Death, terror, hunger... Eighty years after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a couple of civilian survivors speak out about what the Nazi Germans put their community through.
Nile-side Egypt town heralds spring with pungent delicacy
The overwhelming smell may be misleading, but the Egyptian town of Nabaruh, its streets lined with shops selling salty, fermented fish called feseekh, is far from the seaside.
Four dead, 28 injured in Alabama teen birthday party shooting
At least four people were killed and more than 20 others injured, mostly teens, in a Saturday night shooting at a birthday party in Alabama, officials said, in the latest spasm of American gun mass violence.
Four dead, 15 injured in Alabama teen birthday party shooting
At least four people were killed and more than 15 others injured, mostly teens, in a Saturday night shooting at a birthday party in Alabama, officials said, in the latest spasm of American gun mass violence.
Indian ex-politician, brother shot dead live on TV
Gunmen seemingly posing as journalists shot dead a former Indian member of parliament and his brother live on TV as they were being taken in handcuffs to hospital by police, authorities said.
Iran court jails 10 troops over 2020 Ukraine jet downing
Iran has sentenced 10 members of the armed forces to prison after finding them guilty of involvement in the downing of a Ukrainian airliner, the judiciary's Mizan Online website reported Sunday.
Four dead in Alabama teen birthday party shooting
At least four people were killed and several injured in a Saturday night shooting at a teen birthday party in Alabama, in the latest deadly spasm of American gun violence.
Death and doubt haunt Easter in war-scarred east Ukraine
Lyudmila Gaidai celebrated Easter last year with her children around her kitchen table, but Russian forces have shelled her town in east Ukraine so heavily, the church closed this year and everyone fled.
Israeli judicial protest movement again crowds Tel Aviv
Thousands of Israelis again took to the streets of Tel Aviv late Saturday to protest government judicial reforms they view as an attack on democracy.
At least 12 inmates killed in Ecuador prison clashes
At least 12 inmates were killed in fresh clashes that broke out in a prison in the Ecuadoran port of Guayaquil, the prosecutor's office said Saturday, the latest deadly violence to rock the city's penitentiaries.
Thousands in Jerusalem for Orthodox Easter 'Holy Fire' rite
Thousands of Christians thronged Jerusalem on Saturday for the traditional Holy Fire rite ahead of the Orthodox Easter, despite a security clampdown in the holy city.
Thousands attend Jerusalem 'Holy Fire' rite for Orthodox Easter
Thousands of Christians attended the thousand-year-old Holy Fire rite in Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre Saturday ahead of the Orthodox Easter despite a security clampdown in the holy city.
Macron signs France pension reform into law despite protests
French President Emmanuel Macron signed his controversial pension reform into law Saturday, defying three months of protests and pleas from unions not to implement the legislation.
US targets El Chapo sons in crackdown on China-Mexico fentanyl networks
The US Justice Department took aim at the four sons of notorious Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and their Chinese chemical suppliers Friday in a new crackdown on deadly fentanyl.
Bolsonaro ordered to face questioning over Brazil riots
A Supreme Court judge in Brazil on Friday ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro to face questioning over riots in the seat of power by his supporters on January 8 -- the latest legal quagmire for the far-right leader.
US Supreme Court temporarily preserves access to abortion pill
The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely-used abortion pill, in an 11th-hour ruling preventing lower court restrictions on the drug from coming into force.
Airman charged as US vows to send message over documents leak
A young national guardsman was charged Friday with orchestrating the most damaging leak of US classified documents for a decade, as the government signaled it intends to make an example of the 21-year-old.
French court approves core of Macron's pensions reform
France's constitutional court on Friday approved the key elements of President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform, paving the way for him to implement the unpopular changes that have sparked months of protests and strikes.
Biden administration takes abortion pill fight to Supreme Court
The US Justice Department filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court on Friday to fight restrictions on a widely used abortion pill in the latest round of an intense battle over reproductive rights.
UK sex workers take more risks due to cost-of-living crunch
Britain's cost-of-living crisis is pushing more of its sex workers into taking potentially dangerous risks in order to make ends meet.
Jailbreak fugitive appears in S.African court
A rapist and murderer who broke out of jail and left a burnt corpse in his cell appeared in a South African court on Friday, a day after being flown back from Tanzania.
Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Indonesia: USGS
A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the sea north of the main Indonesian island of Java, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said on Friday, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Graft-accused MEP Eva Kaili released from jail
Greek MEP Eva Kaili, who has been charged with corruption as part of the so-called Qatargate inquiry, was released from prison and placed under house arrest on Friday.
Morocco court ups jail terms in child rape case that sparked outcry
A Moroccan court has sharply increased the jail sentences handed down against three men convicted of "indecent assault" for the repeated rape of an 11-year-old girl in a case that sparked public outrage.
'Horrific' explosion and fire kill 18,000 cattle in Texas
A "horrific" explosion and fire at a dairy farm in the southern US state of Texas killed about 18,000 head of cattle and injured one agricultural worker, authorities said on Thursday.
Final lap for Malaysian trishaw maker
In a rustic Malaysian workshop about a century old and cluttered with racks of tyres, a stoic, white-haired man dressed in a T-shirt and shorts inspects his nearly finished trishaw.
'I was born here': Thousands in limbo in Dominican Republic
When Andres was 12, his Dominican Republic citizenship -- his only possession of any real value -- was snatched from him by a court ruling targeting people with foreign-born parents.
'Flash drought' frequency increasing due to climate change: study
Dry-spells known as flash droughts, with a surprisingly rapid onset and often devastating impact, are becoming more frequent as human activity warms the planet, according to a study published Thursday.
Tupperware's future in doubt amid weak financial position
Is the Tupperware era ending? The 77-year-old US company, known for its trademark plastic food storage containers, warned of "substantial doubt" about its ability to keep operating in light of its poor financial position, according to a recent regulatory filing.
Prison break fugitive back in S.African jail
A fugitive rapist and murderer who left a burnt corpse in his cell during a daring jailbreak has returned to prison in South Africa after fleeing to Tanzania, officials said Thursday.
Trump to testify under oath in New York fraud lawsuit
Donald Trump was back in New York on Thursday to answer questions in a civil case accusing the ex-president and three of his children of business fraud.
Taiwan stages war and disaster drills after Chinese exercise
Screaming citizens reacted to everything from missile strikes to a chemical weapons blast and a deadly metro station attack during disaster-preparedness drills in Taiwan on Thursday.