Ancient mummies rot as Yemen war vexes even the dead

SANAA (Reuters) - Famine and disease haunt the living, but not even the dead are spared the calamities of Yemen's two-year-old civil war.

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English village hosts annual cheese rolling championships

LONDON (Reuters) - Cheese-handling skills are not normally a prerequisite for success in sporting competition, but to win the English village of Stilton's most coveted prize, they are essential.

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N.Y. zoo names giraffe calf Tajiri for 'hope' but means 'rich'

Tajiri was picked as the winner of a naming contest for a baby giraffe whose long anticipated birth, hooves first, was watched online last month by millions tuning into his mother April's pen at...

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Celebrities embrace avant-garde challenge at 2017 Met Gala

NEW YORK (Reuters) - On a night when celebrities can let loose on their fashion choices, pop princesses and Hollywood actress took it up a notch in the avant-garde department at New York's Met Gala...

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Israeli-born chef strikes gold with top U.S. prize

(Reuters) - Philadelphia chef Michael Solomonov, praised for his modern Israeli cuisine, struck gold by winning the top U.S. chef prize from the James Beard Foundation on Monday.

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Tradition, revelry mark May Day in Oxford

OXFORD, England (Reuters) - Revelers in the English university city of Oxford took part in the annual May Morning festival on Monday - an event famous for its centuries-old cultural traditions, as...

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Pope says religious leaders must unite to defeat "barbarity"

CAIRO (Reuters) - Leaders of all faiths should unite in renouncing religious extremism and counter the "barbarity of those who foment hatred and violence," Pope Francis said on Friday at the start of...

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