Munich, Germany: Sebastian Steudtner already holds the world record for the largest wave ever surfed, but as the giant wave season begins, the...
Munich, Germany: Sebastian Steudtner already holds the world record for the largest wave ever surfed, but as the giant wave season begins, the...
New York: A $120 million Picasso, a $40 million Monet and even a $60 million Ferrari: New York's major auction houses are looking...
Mendrisio, Switzerland: The zip on a luxury handbag is more than just a detail: it can be one of the best ways to...
Doha, Qatar: Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef will appear on Piers Morgan's 'Uncensored' show on Tuesday, October 31, for a live, in-studio talk with...
Kings Lynn, United Kingdom: In a workshop packed with historic memorabilia, from rusty petrol pumps to vintage enamel signs, Carl Burge skillfully applied...
The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a US airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose...
Los Angeles: US actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has joined the chorus of mockery after a Paris museum unveiled a botched waxwork of...
Lisbon, Portugal:A 31-year-old dog in Portugal that had been ranked as the world’s oldest dog ever has died, his owner said Monday. The...
Chengdu, China: Women writers are taking the Chinese science fiction scene by storm, with their increasing prominence one of the genre's most noticeable...
Nantou County, Taiwan: A Taiwanese couple decked out in a tux and gown embrace in front of a mountain of trash in an...
Standing in front of an array of hundreds - perhaps thousands - of two- or three-inch paint chips at the hardware store can...
Gothenburg, Sweden: "This was the scariest thing I have ever been through," said Vicki Baath after being hooded and made to feel "like...
Dunkirk, France: Shattered by bomb impacts, the 100-metre-long British destroyer "Keith" has been lying at the bottom of the Dunkirk channel since its...
Paris: Natural and man-made disasters have caused $3.8 trillion in crop and livestock losses over 30 years, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization...
Bhaktapur, Nepal: Nepal's deadly earthquake eight years ago reduced swathes of centuries-old monuments to rubble, but the vast task of restoration has sparked...
Artificial turf has come a long way since since it was introduced on a grand stage to the sports world in 1966 at...
Paris: Claudia Goldin has long thought of herself as a kind of detective within economics, employing tools across academic disciplines in a quest...
Bangkok: A coalition of 45 countries pledged Tuesday to raise $12 billion for conservation and restoration of coral reefs, which are threatened worldwide...
