LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, Frankie Taggart- In the rarefied world of international espionage, where discretion is considered the better part of valor, no one expects you to be the life and soul of...

MULTAN, PAKISTAN, Shazia Bhatti- The brother of a murdered Pakistani celebrity said Sunday he is "not embarrassed" to have killed her, as Qandeel Baloch's death reignited polarising calls for action...

PARIS, FRANCE- UNESCO on Sunday listed Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier's works -- including the Indian city of Chandigarh which he planned in the 1950s-- among its World Heritage Sites. The...

PARIS, FRANCE- Oscar-winning actress Marion Cotillard was among those put forward for the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, as the country celebrates its national day on Thursday. The...

MADRID, SPAIN, Marianne Barriaux- After his elderly father jumped out of a window to his death, haunted by memories of Spain's civil war and its aftermath, Antonio Altarriba made a graphic novel out...

BETHLEHEM, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, Joe Dyke- It was hidden for decades at the church on the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born until conservationists uncovered it -- an ancient...

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- US pop diva Jennifer Lopez and Broadway superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda on Monday put out a musical tribute to victims of the Orlando nightclub attack, with proceeds going to...

Ashkelon, Israel, Daphne Rousseau- With an excavation in southern Israel unearthing a Philistine cemetery for the first time, bones of the biblical giant Goliath's people can finally shed new light...

TEHRAN, IRAN- Prominent Iranian sculptor Parviz Tanavoli said Sunday he stood accused of disturbing the public peace, the ILNA news agency reported, after he was prevented from leaving the country...