Mandy Rice-Davies, a key figure in Britain's biggest Cold War political scandal, the Profumo Affair, has died at the age of 70.
The Church of England has named a saxophone-playing vicar with a taste for soccer as its first female bishop in a move hailed as an important step toward greater gender equality.
Libby Lane, the next bishop of Stockport, was educated at the University of Oxford and became a priest in 1994.
Sony Pictures has canceled the release of The Interview, a comedy on the fictional assassination of the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Australia's prime minister said on Thursday that a deadly siege at a Sydney cafe may have been preventable, as critics demanded to know why the gunman was out on bail despite facing a string of violent charges.
Saffron cultivation needs lots of land and labor, but the world's most expensive spice could be an economic lifeline for Afghanistan, with international financial support set to decline in coming years.
India successfully launched its biggest ever rocket on Thursday as the country ramps up its ambitious space program.
Boko Haram has kidnapped at least 185 people, including women and children, from a Nigerian village, carting the hostages away on trucks toward Sambisa Forest, a notorious rebel stronghold, two local officials and a vigilante leader said on Thursday.
A church group in the Republic of Korea has canceled plans to erect a 9-meter Christmas tree near the border with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea after locals complained that it could provoke Pyongyang.
Cubans cheered the surprise announcement that their country will restore relations with the United States, hopeful they'll soon see expanded trade and new economic vibrancy even though the 53-year-old economic embargo remains in place for the time being.
The US and Cuba will begin taking steps to restore full diplomatic relations. Here are the key elements of changes to US policy toward Cuba:
When Cuban and US leaders announced they would restore diplomatic relations after a standoff lasting more than a half-century, all eyes in the US immediately turned to Miami, where many expected the country's largest population of Cuban exiles to pour angrily into the streets.
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