American car registration plates have become aluminium works of art and collecting them has never been more popular. On a quiet street in Arlington, Virginia, one man has squeezed the whole world into his garage. On one wall, all 50 states ...
New 'Justice League' trailer debuts at New York Comic Con...
A McDonald's PR stunt to bring back a rare dipping sauce left thousands of fans disappointed, with police called to some US restaurants on Saturday. The Szechuan sauce, which was only made in 1998 to promote the film Mulan, has become well k...
China has told North Korean companies operating in its territory to close down as it implements United Nations sanctions against the reclusive state. The companies will be shut by early January. Joint Chinese and North Korean ventures will a...
Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner died Wednesday, Playboy Enterprises, Inc. announced. He was 91. "Hugh M. Hefner, the American icon who in 1953 introduced the world to Playboy magazine and built the company into one of the most recognizab...
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed comments made by Donald Trump that the site has always been against him. The US president accused the social network of "collusion" on Twitter, branding it "anti-Trump"....
The case of a Dutch woman fined €90 (£80; $105) for relieving herself in an alleyway in the centre of Amsterdam has turned into a debate about sexism. The Dutch capital offers 35 public urinals for men compared with just three toi...
Has your working day become one long battle to wade through a to-do list? The multiple distractions of the modern workplace – digital overload, open offices and constant interruptions, to name a few –&n...
Li Wenxing was starting a new life. In May, the young university graduate left his home in rural China on the offer of work with a software company in the city of Tianjin. But the job was a scam and Mr Li was swept into the web of a gang run...
While the U.S. contends with the destruction caused by two ferocious hurricanes in three weeks, Americans also are marking the anniversary of one of the nation's most scarring days. Thousands of 9/11 victims' relatives, survivors, rescuers a...
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Nissan has launched a longer-range version of its bestselling Leaf electric vehicle, as it fights growing competition in the electric car market. The new Leaf will run about 150 miles (240km) on a single charge, about 40 miles more than its ...
Japan's Princess Mako has formally announced her engagement to a commoner after receiving the emperor's approval. This announcement kicks off a lengthy marriage process, and it also means the princess will lose her royal status. Under a con...
A chemical plant near the flooded US city of Houston is expected to explode or catch fire in the coming days. During heavy rainfall from Hurricane Harvey, the Arkema plant at Crosby, Texas, lost refrigeration of chemical compounds which need...
Cartoon will honor instant ramen creator Ando, the company founder Nissin Foods Holdings will release a comic commemorating the history of founder Momofuku Ando and his globally popular invention, instant ramen, on the company's 60th anniver...
SHANGHAI/DALIAN, China -- Upstart Chinese grocery delivery services combining online ordering with bricks-and-mortar hubs are challenging the longstanding dominance of supermarkets, one of the last strongholds of conventional retail. Online ...
Online retail giant Alibaba has again reported strong earnings, posting a 56% rise in quarterly revenue. Net income grew by 94% to 14.7bn yuan ($2.2bn; £1.7bn;) for the three months ending June 30, compared to the same period last year...
This is not a drill. A ginger haired emoji is finally a step closer. According to Unicode, redheads will be able to describe themselves in emoji form from June 2018 after the organisation'semoji subcommitteerecommended 67 new character...
Major \\"Rogue One: AStar WarsStory\\" spoilers ahead! The heroes of \\"Rogue One\\" may have all perished in the Battle of Scarif, but their sacrifice is definitely not forgotten. On the ABC News series \\"Inside...
A woman who called 911 to report a nearby crime was killed by a US police officer last weekend. The circumstances surrounding her death are still unclear. The fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk, a dual Australian-US national who had settled in Minne...