Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves the BBC’s Broadcasting House in London, Britain, January 22, 2017. REUTERS/Neil Hall Britain will on Monday outline a new, interventionist approach to balancing its heavily services-based economy for the post-Brexit ... More »
Britain’s police watchdog is to hold an investigation after officers were filmed firing a stun-gun at their own local black race relations adviser who they apparently mistook for a wanted suspect, the force involved said on Friday. More »
Egypt will restore hundreds of coffins dating back thousands of years to the time of the pharaohs as part of a joint American-Egyptian project to document and preserve one of the world’s oldest civilizations, a director of the project said on Tuesday. More »
Singer Jennifer Holliday performs during the 11th season finale of ”American Idol” in Los Angeles, California, U.S. on May 23, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Broadway star Jennifer Holliday said on Saturday she was pulling out of a concert celebrating ... More »
U.S.President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with television personality Steve Harvey after their meeting at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton President-elect Donald Trump and Housing Secretary-designate Ben Carson spo... More »
Workers show to visitors an inflatable chicken that local media say bears resemblance to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as their factory braces for the Year of the Rooster in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China January 12, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song A factory in ... More »
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan addresses Turkish ambassadors at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, January 9, 2017. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via REUTERS The Turkish parliament voted on Tuesday to press on with debate about a constitut... More »
A man has died after being shot by police during an operation in northern England, West Yorkshire Police said on Tuesday. More »
Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin testifies at a Senate Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, entitled ”U.S. Human Exploration Goals and Commercial Space Competitiveness,” on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 24, 2015. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File ... More »
Singer Bob Dylan performs during a segment honoring Director Martin Scorsese, recipient of the Music+ Film Award, at the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles January 12, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Nobel laureate Bob Dylan sent a ... More »
A woman looks at a Center for Disease Control (CDC) health advisory sign about the dangers of the Zika virus as she lines up for a security screening at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, U.S., May 23, 2016. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Texas health offic... More »
Bank of England governor Mark Carney poses with a new polymer five pound note at Whitecross Street Market in London, Britain September 13, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo The Bank of England said its supplier of currency, Innovia, is working toward rem... More »
Mohamed Hagras, 31, performs the ‘Beard of Bee’ before the upcoming Egyptian Agricultural Carnival of Beekeeping in his farm at Shebin El Kom city in the province of Al- Al-Monofyia, northeast of Cairo, Egypt November 30, 2016. Picture taken November 30, 2016.... More »
Former candidate Ben Carson arrives to attend the third and final 2016 presidential campaign debate between Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton at UNLV in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., October 19, 2016. REUTERS/M... More »
Graduating students of the City College of New York cheer during the College’s commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York, U.S., June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar At a moment of sharp national division, here is a bit of good news: young ... More »
Worker fumigates along a street in Yangon, Myanmar November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun Myanmar is largely unprepared for an outbreak of Zika, experts say, with the health ministry slashing anti-virus measures due to lack of funds, overworked doctors skippi... More »
A boy holds a sign during a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Bria Webb Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets on Sunday for a fifth straight day to protest President-elec... More »
Musician Sting performs at the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, France, November 12, 2016, one year after the deadly Paris attacks. REUTERS/David Wolff Patrick/Universal Music France via Reuters Rock star Sting headlined a concert in Paris’ Bataclan music hall ... More »
Joanne Froggatt poses as she arrives for the world premiere of ‘A Street Cat Named Bob’ at The Curzon Mayfair in London, Britain November 3, 2016. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez The heartwarming true story of a stray cat that helped change the life of a London busker ... More »
Former FIFA referee Hamdi Al Kadri conducts a German 9th division soccer match between TSV Pyrbaum and FC Altdorf in Pyrbaum, southern Germany, November 6, 2016. Picture taken November 6, 2016. Syrian migrant Al-Kadri was member of the referee team at high lev... More »
New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin attend a news conference in New York, U.S. on July 23, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo Disgraced former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner has checked into a rehab facility that treats sex... More »
A couple tries to hold on to an umbrella flipped inside out at a sea front off the coast of the Arabian Sea, in Mumbai June 14, 2013. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui When it comes to love, money has nothing to do with it. Right? More »
An employee works at an Israel Antiquities Authority laboratory in Jerusalem October 26, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Israeli archaeologists have made public a fragment of an ancient text which they say is the earliest Hebrew reference to Jerusalem outside the Bib... More »
Dancers perform during the opening of the 25th International Ballet Festival of Havana, in Havana October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini A woman in a floaty dress wrestles a minotaur who reflects her inner demons in “Errand into the Maze”, one of the Ma... More »
By Beh Lih YiJAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Cyril Goliava cut an elegant figure in her yellow evening gown as she won a beauty pageant in Hon More »
Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet attends to vote during the mayors and councillors elections in Santiago, Chile, October 23, 2016. Alex Ibanez/Courtesy of Chilean Presidency/Handout via Reuters Chile’s right snatched dozens of mayoralties on Sunday from the... More »
A full-size model of the European ExoMars entry, descent and landing module, Schiaparell is seen during a press conference at the European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach Images taken by a NASA Ma... More »
A general view shows Bran Castle, also known as Dracula’s Castle, in the Carpathian mountains, 200km (124 miles) north of Bucharest, Romania in this May 19, 2006 file photo. Sorin Marinas More »
Actors Gal Gadot and Lynda Carter pose for photos during an event to name Wonder Woman UN Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls at the United Nations Headquarters in the Manhattan borough of New York, New York, U.S., October 21, 2016. REUT... More »
Bob Dylan performs during a segment honoring Director Martin Scorsese, recipient of the Music + Film Award, at the 17th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles January 12, 2012. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni The committee that awarded the Nobel Prize in Lit... More »
A Russian serviceman walks past the Buk-1M missile system at the Army-2015 international military forum in Kubinka, outside Moscow, Russia, June 16, 2015. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov A Russian firm has caused a stir after putting on sale a children’s bed in the sha... More »
By Zoe TabaryLONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Child brides in Turkey are often raped, beaten and forced to undergo virginity tests, according to More »
The sculpture ”The Meekness of the Earth” of Romania’s modernist giant Constantin Brancusi is seen on display at the Cotroceni Museum, in Bucharest, Romania, March 18, 2016. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea/File photo via REUTERS Romania’s government said on Wednesda... More »
Suspected Kurdish militants shot and killed an official in Turkey’s ruling AK Party late on Monday, authorities said, the second shooting of a politician in as many days in the southeast. More »
Yoshinori Ohsumi, a professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology, attends a news conference after he won the Nobel medicine prize at Tokyo Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan, October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hooni Japan’s Yoshinori Ohsumi won the 2016 Nob... More »
British-born scientist F. Duncan Haldane of Princeton University speaks at a press conference after winning the 2016 Nobel Prize for Physics, in Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter Three British-born scientists won the 2016 Nob... More »
The World’s oldest woman, Jeanne Calment, 120 years old, is kissed by two young girls during a special ceremony in a retirement home in Arles, Southern France, February 21, 1995. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelisser/File Photo When she turned 120 years old in 1995, pluc... More »
A graduating student of the City College of New York wears a message on his cap during the College’s commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York, U.S., June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar (The opinions expressed here are those of the author... More »
Boys play a mini soccer game during an event for traditional games at a school in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 1, 2016. Picture taken October 1, 2016. REUTERS/Iqro Rinaldi An increasing number of Indonesians are taking a stand against digital games like Pokemon... More »
UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador, Emma Watson, speaks during a news conference to launch the HeForShe IMPACT on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S. September 20, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermi... More »
Takayasu Watanabe holds a box of chalks at his office where he used to run chalk-making business for decades before closing down last year, during an interview with Reuters in Nagoya, Japan, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Tetsushi Kajimoto Japan’s small firms, many o... More »
Residents are seen at Port Royal while Hurricane Matthew approaches, in Kingston, Jamaica October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Henry Romero Since being founded in the mid-17th century, the small Jamaican fishing town of Port Royal has survived a seemingly endless cycle of... More »
A woman carrying her daughter casts her vote in a referendum on a peace deal between the government and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels in Medellin, Colombia, October 2, 2016. REUTERS/Fredy Builes Colombians narrowly rejected a peace deal ... More »
Toyota Motor Corp’s Kirobo Mini robot is pictured during a photo opportunity after a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, September 27, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Toyota Motor Corp on Monday unveiled a doe-eyed palm-sized robot, dubbed Kirobo Mini, designed as a... More »
Pedestrians inspect cracks near the sinking Millennium Tower in San Francisco, California, U.S. September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Beck Diefenbach San Francisco’s city attorney on Tuesday issued a subpoena to the developers of a luxury condominium high-rise that is t... More »
Twenty two rubber boats hang on the Palazzo Strozzi’s facade as part of the installation entitled ‘Reframe’ by the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Florence, Italy September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has hung bright orange rubber... More »
Demonstrators take part in a protest to urge the Irish Government to repeal the 8th amendment to the constitution, which enforces strict limitations to a woman’s right to an abortion, in Dublin, Ireland September 24, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne Thousands of... More »
A general view shows Castello road in Aleppo, Syria September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail Moscow stepped up its war of words with Washington on Sunday, saying air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition on the Syrian army threatened the implementation of a U.S... More »
Lauri Love speaks to members of the media as he arrives for his extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, Britain September 16, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls A London court on Friday approved the extradition of an autistic British man to ... More »
To be clothed, or not to be clothed? That was a no-brainer for members of an all-female cast in Brooklyn who stripped down to celebrate their freedom of expression in a nude version of Shakespeare in the park. More »
Deborah Levy, one of the shortlisted authors for the 2012 Man Booker Prize, poses with her book ”Swimming Home”, in London October 15, 2012. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo Novels on subjects ranging from murder in 19th century Scotland to classical music in... More »
A Baltimore commission has urged the removal of two city-owned Confederate monuments, including one to a Supreme Court justice notorious for a 19th century ruling against black Americans, the mayor said on Wednesday. More »
The U.S. Justice Department will enlist federal prosecutors to help fight the nation’s opioid crisis by sharing information on overprescribing doctors and coordinating with public health officials to address addiction, USA Today reported on Friday. More »
A 17-year-old has committed doctor-assisted suicide in Belgium, the first minor to do so under rules adopted in 2014 allowing euthanasia for people of all ages, the head of the national committee for euthanasia said on Saturday. More »
A cyclist passes presidential election campaign posters of Norbert Hofer (L) of the FPOe and Alexander Van der Bellen, who is supported by the Greens, in Vienna, Austria September 6, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader A re-run of Austria’s presidential election s... More »
Sep 11, 2016- Kansas City, MO, USA- Players stand for the national anthem before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Diego Chargers in the first half at Arrowhead Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports Kansas City Chiefs cornerback... More »
Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman speaks during an interview at Schwarzman College of Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jason Lee When Blackstone Group Co-founder and Chief Executive Stephen Schwarzman was asked by the president... More »
Shadows of journalists are reflected on a wall next to WHO’s logo at a news conference in Beijing, China, March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon By Nita BhallaNEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Eleven countries in South and East Asia on Friday agreed to ... More »
A tapestry picturing Mother Teresa hangs from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, September 1, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini When Mother Teresa is made an official saint of the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, one city will be partic... More »
Protesters depicting Statue of Liberty (L) and Europa on the bull take part in a demonstration against Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade agreement ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit in Hannover, Germany April 23, 2016. ... More »
A graduate wears a houndstooth ribbon on her graduation cap during the University of Alabama commencement ceremony at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, August 6, 2011, in honor of fellow students who were killed in a devastating April 27, 2011 tornado. ... More »
Artist Shaun Crawford draws illustrations of mosquitos for an educational brochure about Zika, in New York, New York U.S. August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Robert Mezan A picture is worth a thousand words – or at least that is the philosophy behind a New York clinic th... More »
VIENNA Two suspects have been arrested in connection with an attempt to set fire to a Turkish cultural center in the northern Austrian town of Wels, police said on Monday, at a time of heightened tension between Vienna and Ankara. The attack took place in earl... More »
CAPE TOWN A South African woman found guilty of kidnapping a newly-born baby was given a 10 year prison sentence on Monday, almost two decades after she snatched the child from her biological mother’s hospital bedside, a court official said. The 51-year-old wo... More »
BERLIN The European Union should grant Turks visa-free travel in October or the migrant deal that involves Turkey stemming the flow of illegal migrants to the bloc should be put aside, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a German newspaper. Asked whether hu... More »
By Clare Baldwin | HONG KONG HONG KONG Crypto-currency exchange Bitfinex’s plan to impose losses on all its trading clients for the theft by hackers of $72 million in Bitcoin rests on two flawed pillars, according to lawyers. The Hong Kong-based exchange said ... More »
BRUSSELS – No bombs were found on two SAS aircraft after threats were made against an SAS plane late on Wednesday, Belgian prosecutors said, adding that an investigation of a possible terrorist was continuing. The inspection took place after the prosecutor’s o... More »
LAHORE, Pakistan A Pakistani opposition lawmaker on Wednesday proposed banning 24-hour cartoon TV channels, specifically the popular Japanese series “Doraemon”, drawing ridicule on social media in a country fighting corruption, poverty and Islamist militants. ... More »
NEW YORK The United States will likely see more cases of local Zika virus transmission going forward, a U.S. health official warned on Sunday, although it is unlikely to turn into a broader situation as seen in Brazil or Puerto Rico. The comments comes after F... More »
DUBAI Islamic State on Sunday condemned as an “apostate” a U.S. Muslim soldier killed in Iraq whose story has re-ignited debate in the 2016 presidential election on the role of Muslims in American life. Dabiq, the militant group’s online magazine, showed a pic... More »
CHICAGO The state of Florida, the first to report the arrival of Zika in the continental United States, has yet to invite a dedicated team of the federal government’s disease hunters to assist with the investigation on the ground, health officials told Reuters... More »
CAIRO An aircraft powered by solar energy left Egypt on Sunday on the last leg of the first ever fuel-free flight around the globe. Solar Impulse 2, a spindly single-seat plane, took off from Cairo in darkness en route to Abu Dhabi, its final destination, with... More »
NEW YORK In a conservative suit and tie, Jim McCann does not look like a hippie. But the founder of 1-800-Flowers is using flower power to push a powerful social agenda. In June, McCann transitioned to the role of chairman of the company he founded 40 years ag... More »
VIENNA It would be unacceptable for Turkey to reintroduce the death penalty in response to Friday’s attempted coup, Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz said in an interview published on Monday ahead of a meeting of his European Union counterparts. Turkish... More »
HONG KONG When activists began setting fire to trash bins and hurling bricks at police during a February riot in Hong Kong, Chris Lee became more convinced his decision to leave his siblings and mother behind and move to Taiwan was the right one. Hong Kong, lo... More »
MEXICO CITY A Mexican taxi driver has jumped on the Pokemon GO craze sweeping the world by driving smartphone-armed customers around in search of the augmented reality game’s target creatures. The mobile phone game has become an instant hit with more users in ... More »
NEW YORK It only took two days of the Pokemon Go craze to make Shama Diegnan start fearing for her wallet. The 11-year-old son of Diegnan, a digital marketer from South Orange, New Jersey, had on Monday downloaded the popular app, an augmented reality game in ... More »
CHICAGOYou have heard of greedy geezers: that mythical army of militant seniors out to defend their Social Security benefits at any cost, even if it robs their own children and grandchildren of their futures. The greedy geezer trope, invented by now-retired Se... More »
WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress is headed for a seven-week recess without addressing gun violence, the Zika virus outbreak and other pressing issues, amid persistent election-year bickering. Despite recent gun violence, the House of Representatives will not vote ... More »
RIVER GROVE, Ill. As law enforcement officers across the United States feel the heat about excessive use of force, dealing with the mentally ill was the training focus for Cook County sheriff’s deputies this week. Participants grappled with intense scenarios, ... More »
CHICAGO A graphic 2012 video of Chicago police shooting dead an unarmed black man who charged toward them was among hundreds of audio and video recordings released on Friday by Chicago’s police oversight body. The Independent Police Review Authority, or IPRA, ... More »
WASHINGTON A group of 25 scientists on Thursday proposed an ambitious project to create a synthetic human genome, or genetic blueprint, in an endeavor that is bound to raise concerns over the extent to which human life can or should be engineered. A synthetic ... More »
LONDON Prince William, his wife Kate and brother Harry urged Britons on Monday to ditch their prejudices about mental health in what is being billed as the biggest joint project the three young royals have taken on. In the “Heads Together” campaign they launch... More »
LONDON Google (GOOGL.O) faces a record antitrust fine of around 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) from the European Commission in the coming weeks, British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph said. The European Union has accused Google of promoting its shopping servic... More »
PARIS Three French anti-racism associations said on Sunday they would file legal complaints against social networks Facebook (FB.O), Twitter (TWTR.N) and Google’s Youtube (GOOGL.O) for failing to remove “hateful” content posted on their platforms. French law r... More »
BEIJING Baidu Inc’s CEO has called on employees to put values before profit in response to a scandal around the death of a student who underwent an experimental cancer treatment he found on the company’s search website. Before his death, student Wei Zexi, 21, ... More »
WASHINGTON/WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. A fight between the Obama administration and North Carolina over a state law limiting public bathroom access for transgender people escalated on Monday as both sides sued each other, trading accusations of civil rights violations... More »
NEW YORK For college graduates entering a challenging job market, some of whom are carrying tremendous student loan debt, any gift to help them better manage their money is both practical and welcome. The following are three ways to help recent graduates find ... More »
SAN SALVADOR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The sweet sounds of classical music float across a sunny courtyard as a group of teenagers pluck the strings of violins and cellos. But beyond the high gates enclosing the courtyard of the Don Bosco Industrial Polygo... More »
MOSCOW A Russian company is trying to cash in on chilly relations between Moscow and Washington by releasing an ice cream called “Little Obama”, irritating U.S. officials. The product, called “Obamka” in Russian, is glazed with chocolate and its wrapping featu... More »
BAMAKO Mali bid a final farewell on Saturday to Malick Sidibe, an award-winning photographer considered a national treasure for his unique studio portraits and candid black-and-white depictions of popular culture in his West African homeland. From humble begin... More »
NEW YORK Out of sight, out of mind? Not for Americans at tax time. Unlike most other countries, Uncle Sam requires its estimated 7 million expatriates, whether citizens or resident aliens, to file an income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service. Those l... More »
NEW YORK Debt may be a drag for millennials, but apparently not as much as cooking their own dinner. A survey from Citizens Bank found that fewer than half (47 percent) of millennials, those in the 18-35 age group, who are college graduates, would be willing t... More »
BEIJING A team from China plans to challenge Google’s AlphaGo, the artificial intelligence (AI) program that beat a world-class player in the ancient board game Go, the state-owned Shanghai Securities News reported on Thursday. Scientists from the China Comput... More »
U.S. pop star Mariah Carey said on Friday that she was canceling a tour stop in Brussels amid safety concerns following attacks this week that killed 31 people and injured some 270 more. The songstress, one of the best-selling female solo artists of recent tim... More »
HONG KONG U.S. Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has been pilloried in many ways, over his bouffant hair, orange skin and supposedly small hands, but a British artist has now used raw pig and sheep parts to sculpt him for a Hong Kong art show. T... More »
BRUSSELS Belgian police were hunting on Thursday for a “third man” filmed with two Islamic State suicide bombers at Brussels Airport as investigators accumulated evidence that the same jihadist network was involved in the deadly Paris attacks last November. As... More »
WELLINGTON New Zealand voted on Thursday to retain its national flag, which includes the Union Jack of its former colonial ruler, after a 16-month exercise that cost taxpayers NZ$26 million ($17.44 million). Preliminary results of a referendum showed 56.6 perc... More »
CHICAGO Denial is not just a river in Africa. It also is a powerful driver of how Americans think about their prospects for a secure retirement. A new survey of retirement confidence published on Tuesday confirms that many workers lack realistic plans for maki... More »
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying a NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station on Friday, ending a nearly six-hour flight, a NASA TV broadcast showed. U.S. astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonauts Ole... More »
