Lion cubs born in Chile after world first veterinary procedure

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Two baby lion cubs were presented to the public at a zoo in Chile on Thursday, born after a pioneering veterinary procedure that involved a reversed vasectomy of their father.

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Singer Tony Bennett's career, paintings on show in New York

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Legendary singer Tony Bennett may have left his heart in San Francisco, but the native New Yorker was in his hometown on Wednesday celebrating his long, prolific career as a...

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UK's Duchess Catherine joins school children down on the farm

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge joined schoolchildren at a farm in western England on Wednesday as they learned about rural life and how food is produced.

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Faulty new UK one-pound coins fetching a mint on eBay

LONDON (Reuters) - Sharp-eyed collectors have spotted slight flaws in some of Britain's new, ultra-secure one-pound coins and have been trying to sell them online for up to 5,000 times their face...

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Egyptian artist hopes for record with 700-meter Koran

BELQINA, Egypt (Reuters) - An Egyptian artist who educated himself after dropping out of school has spent three years creating what he hopes is the world's biggest Koran.

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World's 'oldest person' dies in Indonesia at 146: relatives

SRAGEN, Indonesia (Reuters) - An Indonesian man reported to be the world's oldest person died at the age of 146 this week, family members said on Tuesday.

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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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Archaeologists restore ancient Roman temple in Israeli port

CAESARIA, Israel (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Israel have begun work to restore a once-towering ancient-Roman temple in the modern-day Mediterranean city of Caesaria.

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Sharp frosts damage French wine production

BORDEAUX (Reuters) - Sharp spring frosts are damaging production in some of France's most famous winemaking regions, including Champagne, Bordeaux and Burgundy, posing a threat to growers' incomes.

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Old enough to recall Mexican Revolution, too old for bank card

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - Born at the turn of the past century, Maria Felix is old enough to remember the Mexican Revolution but too old to get the bank card needed to collect her monthly 1,200...

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Not sure what to wear? Amazon's algorithms may help

(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc wants to help you choose what to wear.

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Slimy salamander 'Snot Otter' aims to wow Bronx Zoo crowds

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Eastern Hellbender, a slimy giant salamander creepy enough to be nicknamed "Snot Otter" and "Old Lasagna Sides," is making its debut before animal lovers at the...

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Sao Paulo mayor declares war on wall writers

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - It took Brazilian artist Iaco one minute to whip out a can of spray paint and write "doria" seven times across a gray wall in Sao Paulo.

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Crabs invade Cuba's Bay of Pigs

BAY OF PIGS, Cuba (Reuters) - Cuba's Bay of Pigs has been invaded again, this time not by U.S.-backed anti-Castro forces, but by millions of red, yellow and black landcrabs.

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