As a child, Djibril Gueye Marvin dreamed of being a make-up artist, no easy feat in the chronically unstable Central African Republic, where he faced ridicule for doing a "girl's job".

"I come bearing the sad news that my grandmother became a star today and is next to my grandfather Joao Gilberto," Sofia Gilberto wrote on social media early Tuesday.

"The government needs to get its shit together," the 56-year-old told AFP during a trip to Paris.  

The star of television's That '70s Show and The Ranch was convicted of two counts of forcible rape between 2001 and 2003.

American rapper Fetty Wap was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday for trafficking drugs across the United States.

For George Floyd's aunt, among the most notable developments after her nephew's death is "the acknowledgement that systemic racism exists."

Elon Musk said a new Twitter chief executive will let him devote more time to Tesla, but that he will continue to tweet his unfiltered thoughts even if it hurts his businesses.

Oscar-winning US actor Jamie Foxx is out of hospital and recuperating from an unspecified medical emergency.

One embraces chaos and glorifies Turkey's Islamic past. The other promises the badly divided country a slightly calmer and more prosperous future.

The nutritionist and former photographer returned to Kurdistan from Germany three years ago and found a conservative and patriarchal society where her passion for bodybuilding raised some eyebrows.

Late Star Wars actor Carrie Fisher was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame Thursday, in a ceremony overshadowed by a bitter feud among her family.

Retired tennis superstar Serena Williams unveiled her pregnancy on the red carpet at the Met Gala in New York on Monday.

As authorities try to put the lid on the protests, we look at how the humble kitchen utensil became a global symbol of resistance.

The deadly consequences of fast fashion were spotlighted a decade ago after 1,138 people were killed when the nine-storey Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh.

The popular drummer has also posted an apologetic statement on his Instagram account.

Former chancellor Angela Merkel received Germany's highest honour on Monday despite facing continued criticism of her legacy since leaving office.

Andrea Gunawan is hell-bent on bringing topics like non-monogamous relationships, childfree lifestyles and the dangers of relying on the Internet for external validation to the forefront of today’s conversation. 

Jamal's widow Laura Hess-Hey confirmed his death, The Washington Post reported, while his daughter Sumayah Jamal told The New York Times the cause was prostate cancer. Music news outlets in France and Britain also reported his death.

In the middle of the row is Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, who is sticking to a plan that few people seem to like despite being branded a "brothel madame" by opponents.

Experts say the government is worried the disaster could hurt the administration. Seoul's last conservative government lost power in part due to its mishandling of the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster, which killed more than 300.

The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologised on Monday after a video which showed him asking a boy to suck his tongue triggered a backlash on social media.

A feminist French minister who posed for Playboy told the magazine she backed the right of women to pose nude if they wanted to, amid criticism from her cabinet colleagues.

NASA unveiled the crew on Monday for its first human mission to the Moon in more than 50 years –- including the first woman and Black man to voyage into deep space.

Leonardo DiCaprio was in Washington Monday to testify in a political corruption trial featuring a 90s hip-hop star and a disgraced Malaysian financier.

Having shot to fame in the 1970s with the influential Japanese group Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto's electronic innovations helped lay the foundations for synth-pop, house music and hip-hop.

Gwyneth Paltrow is not liable for an accident on a swanky US ski slope, a jury ruled Thursday.

Twitter has temporarily restricted Marjorie Taylor Greene's congressional account after the US lawmaker tweeted a graphic that referred to a "Trans Day of Vengeance".

There are some people you meet who are simply operating on a higher plane of decency, grace, and thoughtfulness than the rest of us. Sam Olam is one of them.

His latest novel, "The Shards", sees him revisit Buckley, the posh high school he attended in the early 1980s. 

Nomo Koeswoyo of the legendary 1950s music group Koes Bersaudara died at 84.