A mother of two young boys — one who died and another who miraculously survived two days in a ditch beside a US highway during a hurricane — has been charged with murder. Aaliyah N Jack, 25, was initially accused of failing to report a missing child, after being arrested in the US state of … Read more
MILAN — Still flush from her role in Onegin, La Scala prima ballerina Nicoletta Manni received the surprise of her career last fall: The 32-year-old dancer was named La Scala’s first Etoile, or star principal dancer, chosen from the storied ballet company in nearly 40 years. Now, months later, she capped her first whirlwind season … Read more
MUMBAI, India — Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians began arriving in India’s financial capital on Friday to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering wealth and rising clout. Anant Ambani, 29, is marrying his longtime girlfriend, Radhika Merchant, in what many have dubbed the … Read more
TOKYO — Onstage, Danjuro Ichikawa, one of the biggest stars of Japan’s Kabuki theater, is a virtuoso in switching roles. In his latest production, he plays 13 parts, including a princess, a sushi chef and a fox. He hobbles offstage as a feeble old man, then dashes back on moments later as a fierce warrior. … Read more
A one-year-old baby has survived two days in a ditch beside a highway near the Louisiana and Texas border during a hurricane. A truck driver found the baby boy on the Interstate 10 East near Vinton, a few kilometres where the body of his four-year-old brother was found in a lake. Detectives investigating the four-year-old’s … Read more
Two Australians have been found dead at a luxury hotel in the Philippines alongside the body of a Filipina companion. The murdered Australians are a married couple; an Australian man in his 50s and his Filipino-Australian wife. The couple had flown from Sydney to Bali for a holiday then went to the Philippines on Monday … Read more
LONDON — A man suspected of killing the wife and daughters of a BBC radio sports commentator with a crossbow was being treated in a hospital Thursday after being found injured in a cemetery some 15 miles (22 kilometers) from the scene of the crimes. Police had spent almost a day hunting for Kyle Clifford … Read more
As furious speculation mounts on Joe Biden’s political future, and while his opponent fends off court actions, an unlikely star is soaring to prominence. Karine Jean-Pierre has been the face of the White House media for more than two years, holding regular press briefings for the President. The 49-year-old stepped into the role of Press … Read more
A cabinet minister has condemned the killing of civilians and the bombing of schools in Gaza following warnings from an ex-Labor senator that Muslim and Arab voters are feeling disenfranchised by the federal government’s rhetoric. Education Minister Jason Clare said the war in Gaza had affected his community in Western Sydney more than most, due … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — The National Cancer Institute in Kyiv was busier than usual after a Russian missile struck Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital this week, forcing the evacuation of dozens of its young patients battling cancer. Russia’s heaviest bombardment of the Ukrainian capital in four months severely damaged Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital on Monday, terrorizing families and … Read more
