When Abhay Dang and Supriyo Chakraborty had their big Indian wedding under high security two years ago, the gay couple's marriage was not legally recognised -- but it soon could be.. We didn't want to take any risk," Chakraborty, 32, told AFP at the couple's home.
As a Philippine Coast Guard plane carrying journalists flew over the Spratly Islands in the hotly disputed South China Sea, a Chinese voice issued a stern command over the radio: "Leave immediately.". To avoid misunderstanding, leave immediately," the Chinese radio operator said, in one of seven messages issued in Chinese and English as the coast guard plane flew over a Philippine-occupied island and shoal.
The Oscars take place Sunday, with two big questions on everyone's lips: Will anyone get slapped?. While the answer to the first question is likely no -- Academy chiefs have a "crisis team" in place after Will Smith's misadventures last year -- the overwhelming response to the latter seems to be yes.
Greek prosecutors on Thursday charged three more railway officials in connection with the country's worst train crash, as the prime minister vowed "absolute transparency" in the probe into the tragedy.. - 'Crying from morning to night' - With anger growing at long-running mismanagement of the rail network, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis opened his first cabinet meeting since the crash by vowing "absolute transparency in the investigation to uncover errors".
Just $1.4 billion in new loans and grants were promised at a UN summit devoted to the world's poorest nations where UN leader Antonio Guterres had appealed for massive aid, officials said Thursday.. - No-show - No leader from the world's biggest economies attended the Doha summit.
With his moustache caked in icicles and frozen droplets, glaciologist Peter Neff shows his 220,000 TikTok followers a sample of old ice excavated from Antarctica's Allan Hills.. "Climate scientists need to show up," said McNeall, active on TikTok under the username @dougmcneall.
Retired general Petr Pavel, who was sworn in as the Czech Republic's new president on Thursday, is a war hero with a pro-Western drive and a passion for motorcycles.. Pavel likes to travel, ski, takes photos and read during his free time but his true passion is motorcycling.
Plastic pollution in the world's oceans has reached "unprecedented levels" over the past 15 years, a new study has found, calling for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste.. "Plastic pollution in the world's oceans during the past 15 years has reached unprecedented levels," said the study, published in open-access journal PLOS One.
The fate of three miners trapped deep underground at a potash mine in Spain was unclear Thursday after a tweet by a regional leader confirming their deaths was deleted.. But several hours later, their deaths appeared to be confirmed in a tweet by Catalan regional leader Pere Aragones.
Greece's prime minister on Thursday pledged "absolute transparency" in the probe into the country's deadliest rail crash that killed 57 people, a day after mass protests rocked the country.. Speaking at the start of his first cabinet meeting since the crash, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed "absolute transparency in the investigation to uncover errors".
