The party of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has lost control of the capital, Ankara, in local elections in what is being seen as a setback to his 16 years in power. But both his AKP and the opposition claimed to have won the mayoral...
A lucky Powerball winner in Wisconsin just claimed more than three-quarters of a billion dollars. The jackpot, which crept up to $768.4 million on Wednesday, was won by a ticket sold in New Berlin, about 20 minutes west of Milwaukee. The ...
The singer Barbra Streisand has apologised after she was criticised for sympathising with Michael Jackson over child abuse accusations against him. Streisand told The Times newspaper that she believed the allegations against the late superst...
Osaka's metro network has shut down its foreign language sites after users noticed some odd translations. Among the errors on its English page was the literal translation of Sakaisuji line as "Sakai muscle". Many Japanese business...
Think bacteria are bad? Think again. Bacteria and other microbes (including fungi and viruses) are often thought of as sources of disease, but in fact many play an essential role in keeping you healthy. Your body contains trillions of microbes, most ...
Facebook has said that a "server configuration change" was to blame for the worst outage in its history. It said it had "triggered a cascading series of issues" for its platforms, including WhatsApp and Instagram. The di...
The United States is offering a reward of up to $1m (£750,000) for information about one of the sons of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. Hamza Bin Laden is emerging as a leader of the Islamist militant group, officials say. H...
K-pop star J-Hope from BTS has had Scottish red squirrels adopted in his name by fans for his 25th birthday. The South Korean singer's British fans raised over £600 for the endangered species, while fans from around the world raised mo...
Mastering 'active rest' is far harder than it looks, but there are good reasons why we should keep working at it. ...
Predicting the result of the Oscars can be a tricky business. Especially as the Academy's membership, which votes for the awards, is changing year by year. Efforts to make it less old and less white have resulted in a significant influx of y...
A piece of graffiti found at a monorail station in Tokyo, Japan, could be the work of British artist Banksy, say local officials. The drawing bears resemblance to a famous Banksy painting "Umbrella rat", which similarly pictures a ...
Maine BBQ restaurant offering discount to furloughed workers...
CES shows off new technology for your car...
A weather forecasting system that can provide hourly updates for any location on the planet has been announced by technology giant IBM. Currently in many African, Asian and South American countries, weather reports may be available only ever...
The National Park Service plans to use money collected from entrance and usage fees in previous years to help pay for trash cleanup, restroom maintenance and increase law enforcement in the parks. Even though the Interior Department is ...
Emma Stone Apologizes (Again) for ‘Aloha’ at Golden Globes...
Apple has rattled investors with news that its sales have been slowing, blaming economic weakness in China. In a surprise disclosure, the iPhone maker said it anticipated revenue of about $84bn (£67bn) for the three months to 29 Decemb...
If you've had enough of matching your scarf to your jumper, or accessorising every outfit with a pair of thermal tights, then never fear - help is on its way. Thanks to the way the fashion industry works, with designers showing collections m...
There's only one rule laid down to journalists at the press launch of Mary Poppins Returns. "Don't ask any of the cast to spell Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious." This point is made by the film's publicists twice over as we arri...
One Queens resident who is raising the bar for holiday decorations...