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Lady Gaga. (Photo: AFP

Lady Gaga donates USD 1 million to victims of hurricanes

She made the donation to help those affected by multiple storms, which ripped through Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and...

2 Oct 2017 7:27 AM GMT

A former male racing driver has become one of the first openly transgender ballet students to pass a Royal Academy of Dance exam. (Photo: )

Former race car driver becomes UK's first transgender ballerina

A former male racing driver has become one of the first openly transgender ballet students to pass a Royal Academy of...

2 Oct 2017 7:06 AM GMT

38-year-old Jagmeet Singh is the first member of a minority community to lead a major federal political party. (Photo: AP)

Canada: 38-yr-old Sikh man becomes first minority politician to lead...

He won the decisive first-ballot victory over three other candidates by receiving 53.6 per cent of the vote.

2 Oct 2017 4:55 AM GMT

Besides the cleanliness campaign, Malleshwari, along with her team also planted trees. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

India's first female Olympic medallist launches cleanliness drive in...

Malleswari's cleanliness team included students, government employees and locals.

2 Oct 2017 4:39 AM GMT

The children have been named Recep and Tayyip (Photo: YouTube)

Syrian woman and her daughter give birth at the same time

A gynaecologist called the delivery a miracle as physicians said such an incident was unheard of.

1 Oct 2017 11:40 AM GMT

Nicole Kidman (Photo: AP)

Nicole Kidman pens letter against domestic violence

Kidman ended her message by appealing women to come together in celebrating each other.

1 Oct 2017 7:46 AM GMT

Ms Yeah, who cooks meals using quirky methods and has garnered three million Facebook fans and more than half a million YouTube subscribers. (Photo: Facebook/Ms Yeah)

China's 'office chef' a hit with online foodies

Aside from finding creative ways to cook using office equipment, Ms Yeah also insists the videos have no narration.

1 Oct 2017 5:14 AM GMT

$Berlin mayor Michael Mueller congratulated the happy couples and described the first gay nuptials as a \historic event\. (Photo: AFP)$ Newsmakers

Wedding bells ring out as Germany celebrates first gay marriages

Germany becomes the 15th European nation to legalise gay marriage.

1 Oct 2017 4:29 AM GMT

There are tempting clues that Leonardos hand could have been behind the sketch. (Photo: AP)

Mona Lisa unveiled? Nude sketch may have link to masterpiece

Art historians believe Leonardo drew or painted a nude version of the Mona Lisa.

30 Sep 2017 1:18 PM GMT

Watch: England star Ben Stokes mocks Katie Price's disabled son Harvey

England all-rounder Ben Stokes has been making the headlines for the wrong reasons.

30 Sep 2017 11:56 AM GMT

Josh Duhamel. (Photo: AFP)

'Transformers' actor Josh Duhamel to be felicitated with honorary...

Actor and former model will be bestowed with the doctorate degree by The University of North Dakota in his native North...

30 Sep 2017 8:45 AM GMT

Brazil are in Group D along with European champions Spain, Niger and North Korea. (Photo: AFP)

Flamengo agreement prevents Brazil forward Vinicius Jr from coming to...

Vinicius had an agreement with Flamengo that he can travel to India only if they win the Cup in Brazil, which did not...

30 Sep 2017 7:53 AM GMT