Freddie Mercury's prized piano that he used to compose Bohemian Rhapsody and other hits by Queen sold for nearly $3 million on Wednesday as some of the late singer's massive collection of flamboyant stage costumes, fine art and original lyrics were auctioned in a sale that broke records.
Countries across Europe have been experiencing heavy rainfall, leading to a surge of floods that have devastated regions, damaged infrastructure and upended some people's lives.
A dinner invitation has prompted speculation that India might become the latest country to change its name, potentially joining a list of nations that includes Turkey, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands. Experts agree changes need to come with careful consideration.
The death toll from heavy rains that devastated Brazil's southernmost state Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 31 on Wednesday, local authorities said, as an extratropical cyclone batters the region, flooding homes and swelling rivers.
Russian shelling on Wednesday killed at least 16 people and wounded dozens of others at a market in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka, the country's prime minister said.
Authorities in China arrested two people for smashing a path through a section of the ancient wall, a cultural icon and United Nations protected heritage site.
The Spanish soccer federation fired women's national team coach Jorge Vilda on Tuesday, less than three weeks after his team won the Women's World Cup title and amid the controversy involving suspended federation president Luis Rubiales.
In 2022, there was a never-before-seen billion dollars worth of vehicles stolen in Canada, and nearly all of them were exported overseas by organized crime. In West Africa, where many of the vehicles end up, authorities are pleading with Canada to stop the flow of stolen cars.
