UK pop star Cliff Richard reveals prostate cancer treatment
UK pop star Cliff Richard revealed Monday that he has been treated for prostate cancer over the past year, but said the disease has been successfully treated.
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Mariah Carey to headline Winter Olympics opening ceremony
US pop star Mariah Carey will sing at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina winter Olympics on February 6, organisers announced on Monday.
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Indonesia to revoke 22 forestry permits after deadly floods
Indonesia will revoke more than 20 forestry permits across the country, the forestry minister said Monday, after deadly floods and landslides devastated parts of the northwestern island of Sumatra.
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Louvre Museum closed as workers strike
The Louvre Museum closed its doors to thousands of disappointed visitors on Monday as staff launched a strike to protest working conditions at the Paris landmark, two months after a shocking robbery.
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Spain fines Airbnb 64 mn euros for posting banned properties
Spain's leftist government said Monday it had fined Airbnb more than 64 million euros ($75 million), notably for posting listings for banned rental properties, at a time the country faces a housing crisis.
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Japan's only two pandas to be sent back to China
Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a century.
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Zelensky, US envoys to push on with Ukraine talks in Berlin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was set to push on with talks in Berlin on Monday with US President Donald Trump's envoys on how to end the grinding war with Russia.
Read moreHong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted of national security charges
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty on all three charges in his national security trial on Monday, convictions that rights groups denounced as the death knell for press freedoms in the Chinese financial hub.
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Australia to toughen gun laws after deadly Bondi shootings
Australia's leaders agreed on Monday to tougher gun laws after the country's worst mass shooting in almost three decades saw a father and son open fire on a Jewish festival at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people including a child.
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Lyon poised to bounce back after surprise Brisbane omission
Nathan Lyon on Monday said he had nothing to prove after being surprisingly left out of the second Ashes Test, with the veteran Australia spinner expected to be recalled for the Adelaide encounter with England.
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