Culture

Greek PM repeats call for return of Parthenon Sculptures to Athens

Foreign-born Miss Japan sparks debate on what it means to be Japanese

Japan man gets death sentence for killing 36 in anime studio arson - NHK

Italy tightens charity giving rules after influencer Ferragni scandal

Exclusive-Saudi Arabia prepares to open first alcohol store for diplomats

Sri Lanka parliament passes bill to regulate online content

Atomic bomb blockbuster 'Oppenheimer' leads Oscar nominations

Ethiopians celebrate "Timket" festival that marks Jesus' baptism

Philippines' Marcos draws ire for helicopter use for Coldplay concert

Indian devotees splurge on jets, gold idols as Hindu temple opens

Italy approves bigger fines for 'eco vandals' targeting artworks

Britain's cyber spies mark 80th anniversary of secret code-breaking computer

Malaysia court charges filmmakers for 'wounding religious feelings'

Queen Margrethe, Denmark's uniting figure, set to step down from throne

St Peter's centrepiece to get makeover in time for 2025 Holy Year

Actor Stephen Fry takes aim at royal guards to ban the use of bear fur caps

Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks accept honorary Oscars at Hollywood gala

Sydney deportment coach polished Denmark's next queen on royal journey

Sinead O'Connor died of natural causes, London coroner says

Detention of Russian theatre director and playwright accused of 'justifying terrorism' extended till March

Actor Idris Elba leads knife crime campaign with symbolic display

India-Maldives row escalates, agency suspends flight bookings to islands

Anti-racists slam blackface use in Spain's Epiphany parades

Denmark's Margrethe takes last carriage ride in Copenhagen as queen

China's 'ice city' Harbin draws record tourists over New Year holiday

Ghanaian takes cooking marathon a notch higher, aims to unseat world record holder

'American Idol' star Paula Abdul sues producer Nigel Lythgoe for sexual assault

It's New Year (nearly) as usual in wartime Moscow

China's fireworks ban sparks fiery debate ahead of Lunar New Year

Cook-a-Thon to Sing-a-Thon: Africa's quest for world records spikes

Turkey fines popular TV series after religious controversy

Russian stars' semi-naked party sparks wartime backlash

Tom Smothers, half of American comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

Taylor Swift fan died of heat exhaustion at Rio concert, police say

Whisky and the coal mining 'shack': Taiwan election is not only about China

Iconic Christmas markets around the world

Spaniards rejoice as 'The Fat One' lottery winners revealed

Actor Vin Diesel hit with sexual battery lawsuit by former assistant

Social media platform X back up after global outage