A post-mortem examination is to be held to investigate the unexplained death of a British woman in Australia, police say.
President Park Geun-hye on Sunday denied allegations against her of involvement in a corruption scandal surrounding her longtime confidante, as the Constitutional Court accelerates its legal review of her impeachment case.
Danish police have arrested the daughter of South Korean President Park Geun Hye’s friend, Choi Soon Sil, who is at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal that has engulfed her presidency, police and prosecutors said on Monday (Jan 2).
Scarlett Johansson has been named as the top grossing actor of 2016 by Forbes magazine.
As Taylor Swift turns a year older today, we take a look back at the times she stole our hearts with her impeccable sense of (hair)style
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was indicted on Tuesday on charges she ran a corruption scheme with a public works secretary who was arrested in June while trying to stash millions of dollars in a convent.
Actress Carrie Fisher, whose grit and wit made "Star Wars'" Princess Leia an iconic and beloved figure to millions of moviegoers, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was 60.
Bana al-Abed, whose Twitter account gave a tragic description of the bombing of Aleppo in Syria, met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week at his palace in Ankara after her evacuation from the city.
A passenger was removed from a JetBlue flight in the US after verbally harassing Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, as she headed off on holiday with her family, according to reports.
The world of theater has given us several promising new directorial talents in recent years, such as Kenji Yamauchi (“Her Father, My Lover” and “At the terrace”) and Masaaki Akahori (“The Samurai That Night” and “The Katsuragi Case”).
Queen Elizabeth II has cancelled her departure for a Christmas trip to her country estate because she and her husband have "heavy colds", a Buckingham Palace spokesman said on Wednesday (Dec 21).
It's a yes from grandma.
Last night, Kylie Jenner caused a stir when she uploaded a couple photos of polaroids to Instagram, and one of them showcased her torso in nothing but a super-sheer bodysuit.
By all accounts Dilma Rousseff has made it to the top: She ruled over a larger country than any other female leaders, she was named 2nd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine, and helped organize the first World Cup and summer Olympic Games that her country hosted for the first time.
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have shot dead a woman who divorced her husband and remarried, officials say.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday (Dec 19) that it retains "full confidence" in Ms Christine Lagarde's ability to continue to lead the organization, despite her conviction for negligence in a French court.
In the next few days, APD would like to take you through the turbulent 2016. We will be presenting stories of a wide range of people – some of them are big shots who have driven major shifts in world order, and others are ordinary folks whose lives have been changed by the dramatic events that occurred this year.
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