12-year-old Vietnamese painter hosts first U.S. solo exhibition
Xeo Chu’s sold his first piece at just six years old and says the creativity is what he loves about painting....
Canada broadcaster BCE wins top court ruling over Super Bowl adverts
Canada’s top court on Thursday blocked a decision by regulators that banned broadcaster BCE Inc from showing lucrative domestic ads during U.S. National Football League’s...
Tennis: Bolton named as first female AELTC chief executive
Sally Bolton will become the first female chief executive of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) which stages the Wimbledon championships, the club announced...
Wall Street hits fresh record as Mnuchin says trade pact to be signed in January
Wall Street hit fresh all-time highs on Thursday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said an initial U.S.-China trade deal would be signed in early...
UK-U.S. treaty bans Assange’s extradition: lawyers
Lawyers for Julian Assange said on Thursday they will argue that the WikiLeaks founder cannot be sent from Britain to the United States to face...
Hezbollah-backed Hassan Diab becomes Lebanese PM
Former minister Hassan Diab became Lebanon’s new prime minister on Thursday with backing from the Iran-backed group Hezbollah and its allies. Francesca Lynagh reports....
Putin praises Boris Johnson’s Brexit crusade
President Vladimir Putin rejected the idea that Russia meddled in British politics and praised Prime Minister Boris Johnson for better understanding the mood of British...
Could Africa’s CFA franc currency soon disappear?
The future of the French-backed CFA franc currency is coming under increasing scrutiny ahead of a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Abidjan. Serena...
Santa on a camel delivers Christmas trees in Jerusalem’s Old City
Issa Kassissieh, a Palestinian Christian, has been sharing both Christmas trees and spirit with Jerusalem’s citizens in recent years....
Santa says ‘the best gift is time’ in Christmas greeting
Sitting in his chamber on the Arctic Circle reading his letters, Santa called on people to use “kind and friendly words” during his annual Christmas...