Denmark named world's best country for women
Denmark is consistently among the globe's happiest nations.
Spanish Queen Letizia opens international tourism fair in Madrid as world travel grows
International tourism reached new heights in 2015, according to UN World Tourism Organization.
Turkey: World's first temple at 12,000-year-old Gobekli Tepe to get facelift
The archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe, which dates back to 10000BC, may soon be restored to boost tourism.
Signed Princess Diana sketch by Michael Jackson to be sold in collection valued at over £70m
Signed drawings of The Beatles, Barack Obama, Charlie Chaplin and Bart Simpson going on sale for charity
Denmark: Randers City and DPP spark 'meatball war' with mandatory pork edict for public institutions
City Council of Randers in Denmark makes it mandatory for public institutions including schools to serve pork.
Brazil: 2016 Rio Olympic and Paralympics ticket sales disappoint organisers
According to organisers, while the best tickets for both games are selling quickly, overall sales are "a little lower"
Privilege of the white: Princess Charlene wears white dress and mantilla to meet Pope Francis
Princess Charlene of Monaco and her husband Prince Albert II are visiting the Vatican.
Oscars 2016: Kate Winslet tips Leonardo DiCaprio to win best actor award
Titanic star says it could be 'Leo's year' at the Academy Awards.
Astronaut Scott Kelly tweets pictures of first flower to bloom in space
The first flower of the outer world is an orange zinnia, which blossomed aboard the International Space Station.
Princess Charlene and Prince Albert II of Monaco to visit Vatican
Monaco's Prince Albert II and his wife Princess Charlene will travel to the Vatican for a state visit on 18 January.
Scientists trace origin and genetic lineage of Indian migrant Jews
Study by Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad sheds light on Indian Jews.
France: Chauvet cave paintings depict 36,000-year-old volcanic eruption
Cave paintings in southern France could be the oldest known depiction of an eruption.
Unique fossils museum of extinct whales unveiled in Egypt to lure back scared tourists
Egypt has unveiled a first of its kind museum to try and attract new tourists.
Australia: Crocodile that ripped off woman's arm near Wyndham killed by rangers
Saltwater crocodile attacked woman, 60, at 3 Mile Swamp.
Imam launches website to log harassment faced by Muslims flying to the US
The British imam was barred from boarding a flight to New York in December.
China: Court conducts trial on messaging app WeChat to 'speed up proceedings'
In a first of its kind, a court in China has conducted a trial on an instant messaging app.
Netherlands: Five giant sperm whales die after becoming stranded on Dutch island
The whales were washed up on Texel Island and died overnight.
Australia: Male kangaroo found grieving for mate who died in his arms
The buck apparently cradled his dying companion's head while she tried to touch her joey one last time.
China: Well-preserved mummy of dead Buddhist monk unveiled in Quanzhou
China unveils mummified body of a monk in south eastern city of Quanzhou, Fujian province.
Japan Railways reportedly runs train from abandoned station in Hokkaido to ensure a girl goes to school
Kami-Shirataki station will be closed in March after the only school girl who uses it graduates, claim some reports.
China: Disney theme park and resort set to open in Shanghai in June 2016
Mainland China's first such park is being built for £3.8bn via joint venture with a local government-owned company.
Spain: Queen Letizia goes mauve and purple for drug foundation visit
Letizia donned a mauve coat as she made a visit to the Foundation Against Drug Addiction in Madrid.
Peru: GPS vultures help crack down on illegal garbage dumps in Lima
Ten vultures in Peru have been fitted with GPS devices and video cameras in a unique bid to locate garbage sites.
India: Mumbai police recover gold chain from thief's poo after force feeding him 48 bananas
Police force thief to eject gold chain through his stools.
China: 14,000 gold, silver and copper relics recovered from 800-year-old shipwreck
Nanhai No 1, a cargo ship, sank in South China Sea 800 years ago.
Golden Globes 2016: Kate Winslet wins best supporting actress award
Kate Winslet has won a Golden Globe for her role as Joanna Hoffman in biopic Steve Jobs.
China: Mao Zedong's giant statue knocked down days after construction
A massive gold-painted statue of Mao Zedong appears to have been demolished in Tongxu county
Spain: Queen Letizia makes first public appearance of 2016 in style
Queen Letizia accompanied her husband King Felipe VI to the annual Pascua Military ceremony.
Turkey: Marble urinals at 16th century Ottoman mosque removed
The medieval era Coban Mustafa Pasha mosque in Gebze district was built in 1522AD.
Melting Arctic ice: Wreckage of more than 100-year-old whaling ships found in Alaska
Noaa archaeologists say shipwrecks were revealed as a result of melting Arctic ice due to climate change.
