'Mummy' film poster, expected to fetch record, fails to sell at auction

A rare, original poster from the Boris Karloff horror classic “The Mummy” that was predicted to set a record price for a film poster at auction went unsold on Wednesday when no one bid the $950,000...

Irish pagans celebrate Halloween precursor Samhain with fire procession

Irish pagans gathered at an ancient sacred site on Wednesday night to mark the festival of Samhain - a precursor of Halloween - with bonfires and a procession to honor the dead.

UK's Boris Johnson to go up in smoke as bonfire night effigy

His political enemies may well like to see him disappear in a puff of smoke and now a small town in England plans to grant them their wish by burning a comic effigy of Boris Johnson as part of their...

Cuban artists urge revision of decree feared to hike censorship

Cuban artists and international rights activists are pushing the government to revise legislation due to take effect in December that they fear will hamper creativity and increase censorship on the...

Artists emerge from ruins of Mosul to reclaim Iraqi city's cultural life

The first thing musician Fadhel al-Badri did when Mosul was liberated from Islamic State last year was breathe a sigh of relief.

Stephen Hawking's thesis, wheelchair heading for auction

From a copy of his PhD thesis to his wheelchair, items belonging to Stephen Hawking are headed for auction, offering fans of the late British physicist famed for his work exploring the origins of the...

Spooky: Dogs snatch Halloween limelight from black cats, bats

James Garland dropped off 9-year-old Harry, costumed in a tie-dyed T-shirt and hippie-style neck bandana, at the Halloween party with his buddies, confident he would have fun and return home...

Meghan defeats Harry in New Zealand gumboot toss

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan threw rubber gumboots on Tuesday as children cheered in a competition in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland, though Harry's team ended up losing to his...

Pro wrestling proves a hit with Egyptian crowds

When a high school in the northern Egyptian city of Ismailia hosted a pro wrestling event, the crowd spilled over onto the roofs of neighboring buildings.

Ecuadorean discovery pushes back the origins of chocolate

People have been enjoying chocolate far longer than previously known, according to research published on Monday detailing the domestication and use of cacao beginning 5,300 years ago at an ancient...

A blast from the past: French couple exhibits 3,000 objects from World War One

Vases carved out of shrapnel are displayed next to soldiers' uniforms and a warplane figurine made out of the remains of a Zeppelin: welcome to the World War One-themed home of Chantal and Serge...

Prince Harry and Meghan welcomed to New Zealand for final leg of Pacific tour

Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan were treated to a ceremonial welcome in New Zealand on Sunday where they arrived for the final leg of their Pacific tour, their first international royal tour...

Prince Harry and Meghan arrive in New Zealand for final leg of Pacific tour

Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan arrived in New Zealand on Sunday for the final leg of their Pacific tour, their first international royal tour since marrying in May.