French schools turn away girls wearing abayas as Muslim rights group challenges ban
Public schools in France have been turning away students for breaking a new national ban on the abaya, a long, robe-like garment often worn by Muslim women, as a rights group filed an appeal against the prohibition.
2023-09-06 20:55
Beatles memorabilia expected to fetch more than $6 million at auction
A ticket stub from the Beatles' first concert in the United States and a suit once worn by John Lennon are among more than 100 pieces of memorabilia that are going up for auction in New Jersey.
2023-09-05 22:23
US woman sets record for world's longest female mullet
Tami Manis is officially all business at the front and party in the back after her mullet, measuring 5 feet 8 inches (nearly 173 centimeters), was confirmed as the longest female one in the world.
2023-09-01 19:59
Australian council votes to take down statue of premier who decapitated Aboriginal man's body
A city council in Australia has voted to remove a statue of William Crowther, a former premier of the state of Tasmania, who decapitated the body of an Aboriginal man.
2023-08-25 19:53
Medieval girl buried face down, ankles possibly tied, to prevent 'return' from the grave
Analysis of the remains of a young Medieval girl, who was buried face down with her ankles potentially tied together, suggests extra measures were taken to ensure "she could not 'return' from the grave," archaeologists have said.
2023-08-17 23:51
Video shows tourist climbing into Rome's Trevi Fountain to fill up water bottle
A video of a tourist climbing into Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain to fill her water bottle has circulated online.
2023-08-17 00:49
Hundreds gather to say goodbye to Sinéad O'Connor at funeral procession in Ireland
Hundreds of people lined the streets to pay tribute to the late Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor on Tuesday, cheering, clapping and throwing flowers as her funeral cortege drove past her old house in Bray, County Wicklow, in Ireland.
2023-08-08 20:51
Italian man dies after being crushed by thousands of wheels of cheese
An Italian cheesemaker died on Sunday after being crushed by thousands of rounds of Grana Padano cheese in the aging room of his factory in Bergamo, northern Italy, local authorities said.
2023-08-08 20:23
Comedian and activist Eddie Izzard is planning to stand for UK parliament
Comedian and activist Eddie Izzard has announced on social media that she is hoping to stand as a member of parliament at the UK's next general election.
2023-08-04 23:52
Prince William serves veggie burgers to stunned customers
Prince William has shocked unsuspecting members of the public at a food truck in London when he appeared as the server handing out veggie burgers.
2023-07-31 19:22
Paris to bring back swimming in River Seine after 100 years
Paris plans to make the Seine the centerpiece of the 2024 Olympic Games, with long-term efforts to clean up the river allowing swimming events to take place in its waters.
2023-07-26 12:50
Italy starts removing lesbian mothers' names from children's birth certificates
The northern Italian city of Padua has started removing the names of non-biological gay mothers from their children's birth certificates under new legislation passed by the "traditional family-first" government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
2023-07-21 22:54