Defending the pope: behind the Swiss Guards' armour
It takes over an hour to don the colourful uniform of the pope's Swiss Guards, and new recruits soon discover they cannot buckle up armour weighing 15 kilogrammes by themselves.
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Asian stocks mixed after slide on Wall Street
Asian stocks were mixed on Friday following a slide on Wall Street driven by renewed fears of banking sector turmoil.
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India's new mums live in hope and fear for next generation
India has become the world's most populous nation, and for the country's new mothers it is a moment of great hope but also anxiety as they face an uncertain future.
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'Beautiful Corolla': Afghan love affair with Toyota endures the ages
Little is certain in Afghanistan -- armies invade and retreat, governments rise and fall -- but when the key of a Toyota Corolla turns in the ignition, the engine can be relied upon to roar to life.
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Sweden, Australia, Thailand off to hot starts in LPGA International Crown
Sweden, Australian and Thailand all grabbed the maximum two points from two matches on the opening day of the LPGA International Crown team event Thursday as China and the United States split their pool matches.
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Indigenous youths use tech as 'weapon' to protect Amazon
Her grandfather defended native lands in the Brazilian Amazon with bows and arrows. Today, the weapon of choice for Txai Surui and many young Indigenous activists like her is technology.
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Moriarty puts 'new start' at Brive ahead of Wales World Cup hopes
Wales back-rower Ross Moriarty said he chose to be omitted from their preliminary Rugby World Cup squad this week to focus on playing for his new club Brive.
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Journey to the center of the world (Hint: it's in California)
Every morning, Jacques-Andre Istel has breakfast in bed at the center of the world.
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Ouster of conspiracy-pushing host exposes Fox News quandary
Fox News is caught between a rock and a hard place after prime-time host Tucker Carlson's ouster, with legal challenges piling pressure to curb what observers call blustery on-air disinformation at the risk of alienating his large conservative audience.
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Rising star rides Mexican music's wave of success
A fast-rising young Latin music star is helping a Mexican musical genre that has courted controversy by glamorizing drug traffickers to take global charts by storm.
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