Choi Soon-hwa’s ‘impossible’ dream was to become a model. It led her to the fashion catwalk and this year’s Miss Universe ...

Uruguayans will return to the polls on Sunday for a second round of voting to choose their next president, with the ...

The auction houses’ glammed up spaces are a reflection of their desire to change the way they conduct business.

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Searing summer temperatures, lack of infrastructure and poor Games record of country’s athletes all obstacles to overcome.

Films by mainland Chinese directors – one about the Covid-19 pandemic, the other a gay romance – won major prizes at the ...

Hamas’ armed wing said Saturday an Israeli woman taken hostage during the October 2023 attack had been killed in northern ...

American author Cormac McCarthy was 42 when he met 16-year-old Augusta Britt, who she says inspired characters in some of his ...

Tributes poured in on Saturday for Lee, after he handed over the prime minister position to his successor Lawrence Wong in ...

Anti-corruption watchdog says former branch manager at FWD Life Insurance orchestrated fraud that relied on false insurance ...

Joo Dong-geun shares his journey from part-time artist – and explains why webtoons are behind so many South Korean Netflix ...

A 60-year-old man Hong Kong man has died and his 30-year-old daughter injured from a fire that broke out at their flat on ...