Interactive exhibition features work of Icelandic singer Bjork

LONDON (Reuters) - London's Somerset House is hosting the European premiere of "Bjork Digital," an immersive exhibition of digital and video works produced by the famous Icelandic singer and a team...

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Thailand's first halal hotel hopes to help boost Muslim arrivals

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Predominately Buddhist Thailand has opened its first halal hotel as hopes to attract more Muslim visitors and boost one of the few bright spots in its economy.

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U.N. rights office urges French towns to repeal burkini bans

GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations human rights office has called on French beach resorts to lift their bans on the burkini, calling them a "stupid reaction" that did not improve security but...

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Old machiya houses in Japan's Kyoto given new lease of life by niche loans

KYOTO (Reuters) - For generations, artisans and merchants in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto lived in thousands of traditional "machiya" townhouses that are steadily disappearing or falling into...

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Fall from a tree may have caused death of 'Lucy' the famed fossil

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Lucy, one of the best known ancestors of humans to ever roam the earth, may have died after a fall from a tree, University of Texas researchers said on Monday after studying...

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Pasta all'Amatriciana served with 'lots of love' for Italy's quake victims

Residents of the Umbrian town of Perugia gathered on Sunday (August 28) evening in the main square to eat pasta all'Amatriciana in support of the earthquake victims from neighboring communities.

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Freak lightning storm kills 323 reindeer in Norway

OSLO (Reuters) - A freak lightning storm has killed 323 reindeer in a remote mountainous area of Norway, officials said on Monday.

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