LOS ANGELES - Women and minorities are faring better in Hollywood and feature prominently at this year's upcoming Oscars, but they are still woefully underrepresented overall in the entertainment industry, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
TOKYO - Japan is turning to those hooded samurai-era acrobatic spies known as ninja to woo tourism.
RIO DE JANEIRO - Instead of costly and elaborate costumes with glittering sequins, expect more cheap get-ups featuring fake mustaches, hats and tiaras at this year's Carnival.
SYDNEY - Australian scientists are considering plans for a year-round runway in Antarctica to improve access to research sites.
LAGOS - Nigerian film The Wedding Party has shown the country's cinema at the top of its game, with its success at the box office taking it to new audiences across Africa and the world.
FLORIDA, NEW YORK - When Denise Krohn came home to find her goldendoodle Kirby bleeding on the kitchen floor, she at first thought it was a terrible accident.
LONDON - Edible drones filled with food, water or medicine could soon be used to deliver live-saving supplies to remote areas hit by natural disasters or conflict, the company behind the aircraft said on Monday.
Faced with the risk of drones being used to snoop or carry out attacks on French soil, the air force is showing its claws.
They might have won only one match at the Asian Women's Rugby Sevens in Laos at the weekend, but for the Pakistan team which formed only a year ago it was a dream debut at an international event.
A family of four faces deportation from Australian after incorrectly filling out a visa application form.
A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off on Sunday from a Florida launchpad once used to send NASA astronauts to the moon, a step forward for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his company's goal of ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station.
With only a skimpy loincloth to protect their modesty, thousands of men brave freezing temperatures to fight for lucky charms thrown by a priest at Japan's annual Naked Man Festival.
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