Man who took uncle to post office ‘didn’t realise he’d died’

A man who took his dead uncle into an Irish post office to claim his pension insists he did not realise he had passed away.Declan Haughney told the Irish Mirror he and another man...

UAE intercepts two ballistic missiles targeting Abu Dhabi

The United Arab Emirates has intercepted two ballistic missiles targeting Abu Dhabi, the country's defence ministry has said.Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the offensive, saying they targeted al-Dhafra Air Base and other areas...

‘A milestone for Arab cinema’ — director and stars discuss ‘Perfect Strangers’

DUBAI: It's been a long time since an Arabic-language film has dominated conversation across the Arab world quite like "Perfect Strangers" currently is. The first original Arabic-language Netflix film -- an adaptation of the...

Rihanna shows off Amina Muaddi heels in New York

DUBAI: No one has an affinity for Amina Muaddi shoes quite like Rihanna.The singer-turned-designer has an unparalleled collection of heels by the Jordanian-Romanian designer, which have become her go-to choice of footwear whether she...

COVID still ‘full of surprises, nasty and cunning’ and more variants ‘not far away’, warns WHO envoy

COVID has still got a "long, long way" to go and is "still very serious" despite some optimism the end is in sight in Europe, the World Health Organisation's special envoy on the virus...

This woman got a spam email saying she had won $3m – and it turned out to be true

The spam folder in an email inbox can be a murky place - full of messages promising untold riches that are sadly too good to be true.But as one American woman found out, sifting...

‘Cowardly and weak’: Navratilova hits out at Australian Open ban on Peng Shuai T-shirts

Tennis great Martina Navratilova has accused the Australian Open of being "cowardly" and "capitulating" to China by preventing fans from wearing T-shirts showing support for Peng Shuai.The Chinese tennis player disappeared from public view...

Review: Netflix’s ‘The House’ shows that home is where the art is

LONDON: Netflix is going big on adult animation. Not only has the streaming giant built its own studio in Los Angeles, but it continues to partner with some of the biggest names in the...