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週刊文春がスクープ「レコード大賞の闇」：買収疑惑と審査委員企業の営業

週刊文春は日本レコード大賞をめぐる一連の疑惑をスクープした。審査委員企業の不可解な高額営業資料や新人賞枠の突然増加などが明らかになり、音楽業界で大きな話題となっている。年末恒例の風物詩がカネで動かされているとの指摘だ。

Katy Perry Tells Fans Ex-Husband Russell Brand 'Should Be in Jail' During UK Concert

Katy Perry has recalled a past concert moment where she told fans that her ex-husband Russell Brand 'should be in jail,' a statement that has taken on renewed significance following his recent criminal convictions. The singer made the remark during a question-and-answer session at the Blenheim Palace Festival last July, before Brand was found guilty of rape and sexual assault.

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Putin: The autocrat eyeing a new world order

Russian President Vladimir Putin has over the past two decades built up a system of domestic repression and confrontation with the West that is almost certain to guarantee a fifth term in office on Sunday.

Volcano erupts again on Iceland peninsula

Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December.

Senegal's Sonko takes election campaign to the south

Senegal's charismatic opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his coalition's presidential candidate flew to the south of the country Saturday, pressing on with their election campaign less than two weeks before the vote.

Volcano erupts again on Iceland peninsula: Met office

Lava spewed Saturday from a new volcanic fissure on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December, authorities said.

Boeing urges airlines to check switches after LATAM plane plunge

Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers.

UN demands unimpeded aid access to Sudan as famine looms

The United Nations called Friday for Sudan's warring factions to provide unimpeded access for desperately needed aid as the spectre of famine looms after nearly a year of conflict.

Prosecutors urge 40-50 years for crypto fraudster Bankman-Fried

US prosecutors have requested that a court sentence disgraced crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years imprisonment for massive fraud that cost customers $8 billion, court documents showed Friday.

Powerful tornadoes roar through US Midwest, killing 3

Devastating storms pounded three central US states Thursday night, spawning massive tornadoes and claiming at least three lives, officials said Friday.

'Difficult' Friday prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque

Under a heavy police presence, tens of thousands of Muslims attended the first Friday prayers of Ramadan in east Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a gathering weighed down by the war in Gaza.

Girls, rivalries, football in Pope Francis's first memoir

From being "dazzled" by a beautiful girl to his role in Argentina's dictatorship, Pope Francis reviews his long life in his first autobiography -- and makes clear he is going nowhere.

Migrant relatives sue French state over 2021 Channel tragedy

The family of an Ethiopian man who was among 27 migrants who drowned in 2021 when their boat capsized in the Channel filed a complaint Friday suing the French state in the first such case over the disaster, two groups said.

Rats in US police headquarters 'high' from eating seized marijuana

As New Orleans police seize marijuana, they can't stop some inside the department headquarters from consuming the confiscated stash.

Bolivian lawyer defends Indigenous women in their language

Bertha Aguilar is harvesting potatoes on the shores of Lake Titicaca when her phone rings.

Bitcoin not invented by computer scientist Wright: court

Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not "Satoshi Nakamoto", the pseudonym used by the creator of the cryptocurrency bitcoin when it launched in 2008, a UK court ruled Thursday.

Spain MPs pass amnesty law for Catalan separatists

Spanish MPs on Thursday approved an amnesty law for Catalan separatists with their figurehead Carles Puigdemont already mulling his return after years of self-imposed exile to avoid prosecution over the 2017 independence bid.

Bulgaria's Orthodox Christian patriarch dies aged 78

The leader of Bulgaria's Orthodox Christian church, Patriarch Neophyte, died late Wednesday at the age of 78, the Holy Synod announced.

Death toll climbs to seven in huge northern China blast

A large suspected gas explosion at a building in northern China has left at least seven people dead and dozens more injured, state media reported Thursday.

French top uni rocked by domestic violence scandal, pro-Palestinian demo

An elite French university was on Wednesday dragged into the national spotlight as its director quit over alleged domestic violence and a pro-Palestinian demonstration sparked accusations of anti-Semitism.

Famine stalks Sudan in second Ramadan plagued by war

Sudan this week entered its second straight Ramadan in the throes of a deadly war that has left much of the country gripped by the spectre of famine.

Top French school head resigns accused of domestic violence

The head of one of France's leading universities said Wednesday he was stepping down after being ordered to stand trial in a domestic violence case.

'Tied to the bed': Horrors of giving birth in Serbia

Biljana Cicic-Stanic still bristles when she remembers the pain, violence, and humiliation she endured while giving birth to her son in Serbia, an experience many women say is normal in the Balkan country's hospitals.

Honduran ex-first lady seeks presidency after husband's conviction

A former Honduran first lady said she will contest the 2025 presidential elections, an announcement that follows days after her husband's conviction for trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine into the United States.

Huge blast kills two, injures 26 in northern China

A huge suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in northern China killed two people and injured 26 more during Wednesday rush hour, state media reported, causing severe damage to buildings.

Japan space rocket explodes seconds after launch

A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded seconds after launch on Wednesday, in a spectacular failure for the start-up's bid to put a satellite into orbit.

Huge blast kills one, injures 22 in northern China

A huge suspected gas explosion at a restaurant killed one person and injured 22 more on the outskirts of Beijing during Wednesday rush hour, state media reported, causing severe damage to buildings.

Japan private rocket explodes seconds after launch

A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded seconds after launch on Wednesday, in a spectacular failure for the startup's bid to put a satellite into orbit.

Japan private rocket explodes just after launch

A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on Wednesday, with public broadcaster NHK showing footage of the fiery failure.

Miami Beach cracks down on Spring Break party excess

College students usually turn Miami Beach's main drag into a huge street party at this time of year -- blocking traffic as they drink and dance to thumping reggaeton music.

'Hybrid' US sheep breeder used endangered genetic material, faces jail

A US man who tried to breed enormous hybrid sheep using genetic material from endangered animals so he could sell them to trophy hunting ranches faces jail time after pleading guilty to wildlife crimes on Tuesday.

Aid boat bound for Gaza as UN agency chief decries 'war on children'

A Spanish charity boat taking food to Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday in hopes of opening a maritime corridor to carry sorely needed aid to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.

Andrew Tate to face UK extradition after Romania case

Influencer Andrew Tate will face extradition to Britain over sex offence accusations, but only after his separate case on human trafficking and other charges in Romania is finished, a judge ordered Tuesday.

The many chilling myths of Prague's 'lunatic graveyard'

It was the setting of the chilling graveyard scene in "Amadeus", may have held the bones of Gavrilo Princip -- the man who started World War I -- and Margaret Thatcher paid a mysterious visit there when she was British prime minister.

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