A court in Pakistan has banned public celebrations of Valentine's Day in the capital, Islamabad, on the grounds that it is not part of Muslim culture.
Sorry, love birds: If you live in Pakistan, your Valentine's Day plans just got squelched.
Members of Kakuhido, or the Revolutionary Alliance of Men that Women find Unattractive, are trying to overthrow the annual celebration of romance
Move over Friendsgiving. Galentine's Day is on the way.
An anti-Australia Day demonstration has turned violent in Sydney on Thursday, when scuffles broke out with police after a man allegedly set fire to an Australian flag.
An Australia Day advert featuring two girls in hijabs in front of an Australian flag has been removed from a Melbourne street after threats were made to the billboard company. The Victoria state government said the company, QMS, received a series of "abusive and threatening" complaints.
The royal family attended a Christmas Day service without the Queen
Twinkling lights, glitter and gourmet menus galore -- without a single dish to wash or tree to trim.
Australia remained on alert over the holiday period after authorities arrested seven people on Friday allegedly planning a Christmas Day terror attack.
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade ushered in its 90th year in New York City on Thursday, full of floats, character balloons, singers, marching bands, and more.
The members of Green Day may be in middle age now, but that hasn't stopped the pop-punk band from calling out things exactly as they see them.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) said it racked up more than $5 billion in transactions in the first hour of its annual 'Singles' Day' sales blitz on Friday - a third more than in the first hour of last year's spree.
Retail market analysts predicted that November's big shopping frenzy－the China-inspired Singles' Day－will see a year-on-year sales increase of 40 percent, as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and major international brands use virtual and augmented reality to woo online shoppers.
Marking the United Nations Day which falls on Monday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for worldwide support for the organization to continue its mission of peace, sustainable development and human rights.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior leaders attended a ceremony Friday at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing to honor and remember deceased national heroes on Martyrs' Day.
Couples who get married on "special" days such as Valentine's Day are more likely to get divorced, an Australian study has found.
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) confirmed on Tuesday that "accessible tourism" would become this year's theme for World Tourism Day on Sept. 27.
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