LONDON (AFP) ― Concerned that London’s seasoned street musicians are being silenced by excessive regulation, mayor Boris Johnson is leadin...

(Beijing - AFP) A Chinese court has jailed a blogger for three years, state media has reported – the first person to be sentenced in a go...

Vatican under global scrutiny after UN sex abuse report (via AFP ) The UN's damning report on the Vatican's handling of c...

Thousands protest extreme right ball in Vienna (via AFP ) Thousands of people rallied in Vienna Friday to protest against the st...

French priest freed 'on compassionate grounds': Boko Haram (via AFP ) The banned Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram on Wed...

Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela dies aged 95 (via AFP ) Nelson Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in Sou...

US courts asked to recognize chimps as people (via AFP ) Walking, talking chimpanzees may be TV comedy gold but now three courts i...

UN refugee agency unveils Palestinian archive (via AFP ) The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has unveiled a trove of pictures a...

UN women's rights resolution passed despite backlash (via AFP ) A UN General Assembly committee has agreed a landmark first res...

Controversy persists over sex scenes in 'Blue is the Warmest Colour' (via AFP ) The director of a highly charged lesbian l...

Mexico to give equality prize to Pakistan's Malala (via AFP ) Mexico said Sunday it will award its 2013 International Prize fo...

"Doctor Who" zips around the planet in 50th anniversary TV special (via AFP ) TV's most famous Time Lord popped up si...

Huge hunt for Paris gunman (via AFP ) A huge manhunt was under way in Paris Tuesday for a lone gunman who shot and critically wou...

French plans for more wind farms fans controversy (via AFP ) Plans to dot France with wind farms are facing fierce opposition from...

Ker-pow! Batkid becomes Gotham City hero for a day (via AFP ) A 5-year-old boy with cancer became a superhero for a day Friday, as...

It looks like Princess Anne has given a brand new meaning to the expression "My kingdom for a horse"...  I'm not too surp...

"... Minute was also the first news outlet to report that former president Francois Mitterrand had a secret daughter -- although suc...

December 2015 release for new 'Star Wars' film (via AFP ) The first of a hotly-anticipated new series of "Star Wars&q...

Christianity, voodoo mix on Haiti's Day of Dead (via AFP ) In a Port-au-Prince cemetery, Haitians gathered Saturday to ask &qu...

Banksy Nazi picture auctioned off for New York charity (via AFP ) British artist Banksy has donated a "vandalized" oil p...