The wife of a British lawmaker (MP) appeared in court Thursday charged with breaking into the house of her husband's lover and stealing a tabby kitten worth 20 pounds ($31.58).
Authorities in the South Korean capital are trying to untangle themselves from a slimy row: how many octopus heads is it safe to eat?
"The best idea can still die when naysayers raise concerns, even if the concerns are meritless.
A leading producer of children's products is recalling about 2 million baby strollers sold before 2008 at major U.S. retailers, after four infants died of strangulation.
Moscow will open its first cemetery for the elite in almost 250 years, a popular newspaper reported on Wednesday, to make sure Russia's high mortality rate doesn't deprive the city's most famous residents of a final resting place.
Lingerie company Victoria's Secret unveiled its annual fantasy, jewel-encrusted bra on Wednesday but reduced the price of its holiday catalog highlight for a second year amid a weak, post-recession economy.
It is already beginning to look like Christmas at Beijing's giant Liangma Flower Market, where Merry Christmas gift bags and stockings, toys, lights, Santa candles and painted wooden angels are filling shelves upstairs from the first-floor plant displays.
The hock business was banned in 1949 but has made a strong recovery over the past three decades to become a reputable industry. Pei Pei reports
For many Indonesians, a wedding is not only about having a special gown, picking out attractive invitations and souvenirs, reserving a spacious venue for hundreds (or even thousands) of guests or even ordering good food and floral decorations.
A rising divorce rate among young Chinese is producing a surprising outcome. It is teaching the 'Me Generation?the virtues of considered decisions.
Several unlicensed taxi drivers shouted out at the top of their voices in front of the Longze station: "Five yuan to Huilongguan station." Both stations are on Line 13, a metro line that serves the northern suburbs of Beijing.
A British woman who sparked international outrage after CCTV film of her picking up a cat and dumping it in a rubbish bin was posted on the internet was fined 265 pounds ($420) for animal cruelty on Tuesday.
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