VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE, Laure Brumont- Two 19th-century nuns on Sunday became the first Palestinians to gain sainthood during an open-air mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St Peter's Square attended...
Rome – Abdul Rahman Bitar - Eleonora Restaurant in Rome: Restaurant of the month - Named after important personality in Sardinia The economic crisis goes on in Italy for the fourth...
DJERBA, TUNISIA- An annual Jewish pilgrimage to Africa's oldest synagogue in Tunisia ended Thursday with hundreds of people attending the festival without incident, despite an Israeli warning of...
MEMPHIS, UNITED STATES, Chantal Valery- Thom Kostura and Ijpe DeKoe are married in New York, but not in Memphis, where they now live. Next week they are going to try to fix this -- for themselves and...
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, Jennie Matthew- Switzerland is the happiest country in the world, closely followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada, according to a global ranking of happiness unveiled...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Naomi O'Leary- A French chef who inspired a tough kitchen character in the hit animated film "Ratatouille" was named the world's best female chef on Wednesday. Helene Darroze,...
NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- New York's Empire State building was lit up in red and purple Tuesday in honor of more than 200 Nigerian girls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants one year ago. The edifice was...
ISTANBUL, TURKEY- From calling for a Buddhist temple to a place of worship for Jedis, Turkish students have found a novel way to oppose controversial plans to build mosques on their campuses in the...
DOHA, QATAR, Victoria Baux- Qatari women are increasingly defying social constraints and joining the workforce in the booming energy-rich country, which offers support for new enterprises and...
PARIS, FRANCE, Sandra Laffont- French wholesaler Alain Cohen is the gastronomic equivalent of a gold digger, constantly on the lookout for new culinary treasures. When he makes what he thinks is a...