Saturday, March 5, 2016

Newly-weds Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall blessed in London church

LONDON (Reuters) - Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and actress and model Jerry Hall celebrated their marriage with a blessing service on Saturday at St. Bride's church on London's Fleet Street, the...

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Alaska's famed Iditarod race to start along shorter ceremonial route

JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) - Alaska's famed sled-dog race is set to get underway on Saturday when dozens of mushers and dog teams from around the world begin their near 1,000-mile (1,600-km) journey...

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Italy seeks UNESCO recognition for Neapolitan pizza making

ROME (Reuters) - Italy on Friday put forward the Neapolitan pizza as a candidate for inclusion in UNESCO'S cultural heritage list for next year.

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Friday, March 4, 2016

Dior's dark looks, Miyake's 'Beyond' pleats on offer at Paris fashion

PARIS (Reuters) - Designer labels presented an array of offerings for women's winter wardrobes at Paris Fashion Week on Friday, with Dior mixing dark silhouettes with brighter prints and Issey Miyake...

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'Happiest man in world' Rupert Murdoch marries ex-model Jerry Hall

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch wed former supermodel Jerry Hall in a low-key ceremony in central London on Friday, the fourth marriage for the media mogul.

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Floating school in Lagos lagoon brings hope to Nigerian slum-on-stilts

LAGOS (Reuters) - Makoko, a vast slum of houses on stilts in a Lagos lagoon, now boasts a new school - pyramid-shaped, floating and capable of withstanding the waterways' extreme weather, it is a...

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Artist sets off smoke bombs at London Somerset House

LONDON - Italian artist Filippo Minelli set off colorful smoke bombs in the courtyard of London's Somerset House on Wednesday as part of a new exhibition on street art.

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