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Last week the British government added a clause to its Health and Care Bill that would make hymenoplasty -- or "virginity repair" surgery -- illegal in England and Wales. In November 2021, "virginity testing" also became a criminal offence.

Turkey's annual inflation soared to a 20-year high of 48.7% in January, data showed on Thursday, fueled by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's push for unorthodox interest rate cuts and a resulting crash in the currency late last year.

From Joe DiMaggio to Albert Einstein, Princess Diana to Victoria Beckham, watchmaker Patek Philippe has long been a celebrity favorite. But the Swiss brand's reputation has taken an unexpected turn in recent years.

When a trailer for the new Hulu series "Pam & Tommy" dropped in November, screenshots of Lily James' mesmerizing transformation into the "Baywatch" icon Pamela Anderson immediately went viral.

Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin continues to affect Australia's Olympic snowboarding team 'in a positive way' following his death, according to former teammate Cam Bolton.

When China's leader Xi Jinping opens the Beijing Olympics on Friday he will be flanked by leaders who are unlikely to quell the chorus of concerns these Games are bolstering an authoritarian regime.

Afghanistan's public universities opened on Wednesday with female students allowed back on campus for the first time since the Taliban took over the country last year.

The White House says it's no longer describing a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine as "imminent," suggesting the word sent an unintended message.

Three hostile drones were intercepted over the United Arab Emirates at dawn on Wednesday, the country's defense ministry said.

Twelve migrants were found dead in a small Turkish town near the border with Greece, officials said Wednesday, a week after a rare winter storm blanketed both countries in snow.

Brazilian authorities have shut down a beachside kiosk in Rio de Janeiro after a 23-year-old Congolese migrant was beaten to death, Rio de Janeiro's Civil Police said Wednesday.

Here's one big reason oil prices are near a seven-year high: OPEC and Russia are producing less than they promised.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Russian government was studying the responses from the United States and NATO to Russia's security concerns, but said his country's main concerns "had been ignored."

The Chinese box office has raked in $314 million so far during the Lunar New Year holiday, largely thanks to a patriotic war epic celebrating China's victory over the United States during a key battle during the Korean War.

It's like seeing double.

On the frontlines east of the port city of Mariupol, the Ukrainian army's defensive positions look much as they did two years ago: Platoons shelter in improvised bunkers and ruined houses, and trenches curl through the frigid landscape.

At least 22 people have died after heavy rainfall triggered a landslide on Monday in Quito, Ecuador, authorities said.

Guinea-Bissau's President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said an attempted military coup to overthrow him had failed on Tuesday, and called for calm across the country during a national address broadcast on Radio TV Bantaba.

Last year was a historic year for American jobs. A record number of workers quit their jobs while US employers had more positions to fill than ever before.

Denmark has lifted all Covid-19 restrictions within the country, with coronavirus no longer considered a "socially critical sickness," according to the government.