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Schwarzenegger watch fetches $290,000

VIENNA, Jan 19, 2024 (AFP) - The Swiss watch that got Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger in trouble with German custom…

Arnold Schwarzenegger held over luxury watch at Munich airport

MUNICH, Germany, Jan 17, 2024 (AFP) - Hollywood action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger was held at Munich airport on Wednesday for…

Brigitte Macron turns 70, hoping to avoid the headlines

by Adam PLOWRIGHT Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- French first lady Brigitte Macron turns 70 on Thursday, but don't…

Legendary songwriter Burt Bacharach dead at 94

  Legendary American pop composer Burt Bacharach, whose prolific output provided a chart-topping playlist for the 1960s and 70s with…

Author Salman Rushdie attacked on stage in New York state

  New York, United States | AFP | British author Salman Rushdie, whose writings made him the target of Iranian…

‘Chariots of Fire’ and ‘Blade Runner’ composer Vangelis dies aged 79

  by John HADOULIS "Blade Runner" and "Chariots of Fire" composer Vangelis, the Oscar-winning electronic music pioneer whose distinctive musical…

Elon Musk buys large stake in Twitter, sending stock soaring

by John Biers © Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Twitter's shares soared after Tesla CEO Elon Musk…

Rotterdam says no decision on dismantling bridge for Bezos superyacht

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) - The Dutch port city of Rotterdam has not received a request for a permit to…

Rotterdam to dismantle historic bridge for Bezos superyacht

THE HAUGE, Netherlands (AFP) - The Dutch port city of Rotterdam said Wednesday it would temporarily dismantle an historic bridge…

Kim Yo Jong: North Korean leader’s increasingly powerful sister

by Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister warned at the weekend that…

India arrests man over shocking death of elephant

by Jalees ANDRABI Agence France-Presse NEW DEHLI, India (AFP) — Indian police have arrested a plantation worker and are hunting…

India vows probe after elephant killed with explosives

NEW DEHLI, India (AFP) — India pledged to investigate Thursday the death of a pregnant elephant that ate explosives-filled fruit,…

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