Afghan orchestra puts women's rights center stage at Davos

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Global leaders who attend the annual World Economic Forum in Davos are used to discussing women's rights on panels. On Thursday they got a chance to hear an all-female...

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Tight security as Madame Tussaud's unveils UK waxwork of Trump

LONDON (Reuters) - A waxwork of Donald Trump was unveiled on Wednesday amid tight security at Madame Tussauds museum after protests at a similar ceremony in Spain earlier this week.

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Weak pound lures American tourists to Britain, but Europeans unmoved

LONDON (Reuters) - North American tourists flocked into Britain to take advantage of the weak pound after last year's Brexit vote, but spending by European tourists - far greater in number - slipped...

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Decades-old Madrid cafe keeps flamenco spirit alive

MADRID (Reuters) - In one of Madrid's oldest flamenco venues, a heart-wrenching voice commands attention as arms rise, fingers curl and feet strike wooden floors to the sound of gypsy chords.

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Czech bubble artist surrounds 275 students with soap 'screen' to claim record

MLADA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic (Reuters) - A Czech performer of bubble art surrounded 275 high school students and a car with a single soap-bubble screen on Wednesday, breaking the national record.

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Juuso the bear makes artistic debut at Finnish gallery

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Artists usually like to attend the opening of their exhibitions but the painter of the works that went on display at a gallery in Helsinki on Tuesday preferred to carry on...

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Ghost churches near Jordan River baptism site await reclamation

QASR AL-YAHUD, West Bank (Reuters) - Ghost churches on the western bank of the Jordan River, near where Jesus is believed to have been baptized, could be reopened to pilgrims as part of a project to...

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