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India’s Supreme Court has recognised transgender people as a third gender, in a landmark ruling. “

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire took the prize for best film at the MTV Movie Awards, as well as best male and female performance for actors Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence.

Sniff, swirl and sip! So much for Prince William’s huge hint! Kate Middleton enjoyed several glasses of local wine at an engagement at the Amisfield Vineyard in New Zealand on Sunday, April 13.

President Barack Obama’s income declined in 2013 as sales of his books slowed, but he paid a higher tax rate, his tax documents show.

An Australian chef has won this year’s award for the best Pizza Margherita at the World Pizza Championship in Italy.

The body of Peaches Geldof has been released to her family to allow for funeral arrangements to be made.

Celebrated British composer Michael Nyman has composed a Hillsborough memorial symphony to open 2014’s Liverpool Biennial on 5 July.

The season four premiere of Game of Thrones has given US network HBO its top ratings since The Sopranos finale in 2007, with an average of 6.6 million tuning in for the hit fantasy drama.

Berlin — Michael Guhle met the love of his life on the beach of a little fishing village in Vietnam.

Washington – Former US president George W. Bush said relations with Vladimir Putin grew “increasingly tense” during his White House years, as he unveiled his portraits of world leaders, including the Russian head of state.

Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia has joined other Islamic countries in banning the Hollywood biblical epic “Noah” starring Russell Crowe, decrying it as irreligious and saying it violates Islamic law against depicting prophets.

The chief executive of Mozilla – the company best known for its Firefox browser – has stepped down.

Vatican City — Queen Elizabeth II — bearing a basket of honey, whiskey and other goodies from the royal estates — paid a visit to Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday. The pontiff returned the courtesy with a gift…

Films in which named female characters have conversations that do not revolve around men are likely to enjoy more box office success than films which do not, according to an influential US website.

French President Francois Hollande’s former partner, Segolene Royal, has joined the government in a major reshuffle by the ruling Socialists.

Disney animation Frozen has become the top-grossing animated film in box office history.

Japanese architect Shigeru Ban – who uses cardboard tubes to make temporary housing in disaster zones – has won 2014’s Pritzker Architecture Prize.

A ceiling collapse at London’s Apollo Theatre has been put down to weak and old materials, the BBC has learned.

The death of fashion designer L’Wren Scott has been ruled suicide by hanging, New York City authorities say.

Three policemen in Pakistan guarding the prime minister’s home have been suspended for negligence after a cat devoured one of the premier’s peacocks, it seems.

Star Wars: Episode VII will start shooting at Pinewood Studios near London in May, its producers have said.

A sharp decline in music consumption in Japan caused overall global growth to slow down in 2013, according to figures from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).

The final day of the Future Music Festival in Malaysia has been cancelled following a death at the event.

Police in Japan have arrested a man suspected of vandalising copies of Anne Frank’s diaries and related material.

Dubai – Saudi Arabia demanded that Qatar shut down Al-Jazeera and two think tanks during a recent meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a source close to someone who attended the talks told AFP Friday.

Chinese archaeologists have “rescued” an ancient coffin from tomb raiders trying to break in to a grave site via a 10m (33ft) hole, it appears.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have received some public criticism for leaving seven-month-old Prince George behind in the U.K. while they enjoy a luxury holiday in the Maldives, but Royal Watch can understand the temptation of a respite.

The formulation of a telecast policy for the private television channels is at the final stage, Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu told Parliament on Monday. Responding to a supplementary question of Kamal Ahmed Majumder (Awami League-Dhaka), he said the draft…

Italy’s culture minister has expressed outrage over an advertisement by a US weapons firm showing Michelangelo’s David holding a rifle.

The chief cameraman on Oscar-winning film Gravity has won an award for his work at a ceremony in Los Angeles.