
Woody Allen says he's had a 'very, very lucky life' at premiere of 50th film
US director Woody Allen presented his 50th film to the Venice Film Festival on Monday, telling reporters he had had a "very, very lucky life," making no reference to the scandals that have dogged his latter years.
1970-01-01 08:00

Pilot dies after plane crashes during gender reveal party in Mexico
A pilot has died after the plane he was flying as part of a gender reveal party in Mexico crashed on Sunday.
1970-01-01 08:00

US woman sets record for world's longest female mullet
Tami Manis is officially all business at the front and party in the back after her mullet, measuring 5 feet 8 inches (nearly 173 centimeters), was confirmed as the longest female one in the world.
1970-01-01 08:00

Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni dies age 68
Jack Sonni, former guitarist for British rock band Dire Straits, has died, the group announced on social media.
1970-01-01 08:00

ABBA legend Agnetha Fältskog releases new single
Agnetha Fältskog of legendary Swedish pop group ABBA has relaunched her solo career with a new single.
1970-01-01 08:00

Images of 'wonder and woe' in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition
A home-making mason bee, a motherly possum's midnight munchies and a macaque lying on a deer's back are just some of highly commended images from this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.
1970-01-01 08:00

'The Idol' is canceled after just one season
Television show "The Idol" has been canceled after just one, poorly received season, HBO has confirmed.
1970-01-01 08:00

Drunk driving campaign gets motorists tipsy before putting them behind the wheel
Police in Japan have implemented an unusual strategy in order to prevent drunk driving: encouraging people to consume alcohol and then letting them loose on a driving course.
1970-01-01 08:00

Archaeologists find 3,000-year-old priest's tomb in Peru
Archaeologists in northern Peru have unearthed a 3,000-year-old tomb which they believe might have honored an elite religious leader in the Andean country some three millennia ago.
1970-01-01 08:00

Singer Florence Welch reveals she had life-saving emergency surgery
Florence Welch, the lead singer of Florence and the Machine, has revealed she underwent life-saving emergency surgery, forcing her to cancel live shows.
1970-01-01 08:00

The last photos of John Franklin's doomed polar expedition party are going on sale
Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition to the Arctic captivated the Victorian public with its mysterious disappearance, fruitless rescue missions and gory tales of cannibalism.
1970-01-01 08:00

Australian council votes to take down statue of premier who decapitated Aboriginal man's body
A city council in Australia has voted to remove a statue of William Crowther, a former premier of the state of Tasmania, who decapitated the body of an Aboriginal man.
1970-01-01 08:00