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Royal Opera House, LondonThe tenor broods eloquently in this revival of Benoît Jacquot's staging of the Massenet opera, while Edward Gardner successfully navigates the emotional complexities of the score Benoît Jacquot...

Five years on from the independence referendum, how have things changed in Scotland?

Film fans will be able to acquire pieces of Hollywood history as memorabilia from the world's most famous movies is sold at auction. Freddy Krueger's glove and James Bond's pistol are among items to go on sale at Prop St...

Sarah Thomas, a breast cancer survivor, has broken a world-record by swimming the English Channel four times non-stop, in just over 54 hours.

James Gray's astronaut epic manages to tie together Brad Pitt, space monkeys, and a lunar Applebee's.

Kiingi Tūheitia Potatau Te Wherowhero VII says land at heart of housing dispute should be given back to indigenous custodians The Māori king has ruled that the disputed land of Ihumātao should be returned, paving the ...

Though some Team No-Side members found love for the game overseas, many will soon be seeing a live match for the first time Two days out from opening night, Tokyo Stadium was buzzing with workers fixing the trimmings, ha...

The results of Israel's Tuesday election are starting to trickle in, and the race is too close to call. With 26 percent of votes counted early Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party has 28....

An American bookie was found dead in Costa Rica last week, nearly a year after he was kidnapped in the Central American country and his family paid a $1 million ransom, a report said. William Sean Creighton, the founder ...

The Staten Island teenager who was arrested for marijuana possession in Russia while on a vacation with her mother and held in jail since late July has been released, authorities said this week. Audrey Lorber, 19, was se...

A car plowed into the lobby of Trump Plaza in New Rochelle Tuesday night, injuring two pedestrians, police said. The wild incident unfolded at around 8:50 a.m. when the out-of-control black Mercedes-Benz slammed through ...

US vice president scraps meeting with Solomons' Manasseh Sogavare after he cut ties with Taiwan in favour of China.

The United States wants Cuban migrants who pass through Honduras to seek asylum there, rather than in the U.S., Honduran Foreign Minister Lisandro Rosales said Tuesday. Rosales told reporters that over the last year, tho...

An 11-year girl and her father scared away a would-be robber in England by pelting the suspect with bread and bottles of squash, according to a report. The embarrassing botched robbery happened about 10 p.m. Monday local...

UAW members working in everything from scientific research to counter-terrorism pay union dues that help subsidize strike pay for autoworkers.       

German city rescinds Nelly Sachs Prize from British Pakistani author, citing her support of the pro-Palestine movement.

President Donald Trump says if it were up to him, he'd give the Iranian president and foreign minister U.S. visas to attend next week's United Nations General Assembly

One state's "fresh air and gorgeous scenery will make the soul sing," according to the book.

East Texas was facing days of heavy rains and flash flooding Wednesday as Tropical Storm Imelda, downgraded to a tropical depression.       

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was ordering his Treasury secretary to increase sanctions on Iran following the attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to win a ruling majority in an election that produced a virtual tie between his right-wing bloc and a center-left grouping that would be led by former military chief Benny...

Trump names Robert O'Brien as new national security adviser The Guardian is joining forces with more than 250 news outlets around the world to strengthen coverage of the climate crisis ahead of the UN summit.