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OTTAWA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people were stranded without power in and around the Canadian capital Ottawa on Saturday after a tornado touched down twice,...

OTTAWA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people were stranded without power in and around the Canadian capital Ottawa on Saturday after a tornado touched down twice,...

HELSINKI, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Finland's government watchdog reprimanded Foreign Minister Timo Soini on Tuesday for taking part in an anti-abortion vigil during an official visit to...

(Bloomberg) -- The cleanup from Typhoon Mangkhut began in Hong Kong and southern China on Monday after the storm left at least two dead in Guangdong province, damaged buildings and...

MOSCOW, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Prominent anti-Kremlin activist Pyotr Verzilov is seriously ill and in hospital, members of the Pussy Riot protest band with whom he collaborated said...

LOS ANGELES, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Four Golden Globe awards won by Robin Williams are going up for auction next month, along with the late actor's collection of movie props,...

LOS ANGELES, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Rappers Cardi B and Drake led nominations on Wednesday for the American Music Awards with eight apiece in a line-up that included Taylor Swift and...

By Gina Cherelus and Rollo RossTORONTO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Robert Redford bowed out on Monday from a 50-year acting career, calling what he has said will be his final movie...

By Gabriella Borter and Barbara GoldbergNEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - A breakthrough in DNA analysis is helping identify more victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York,...

* Roman Catholic archbishop has urged Pope to resign * Pope said he will not respond to archbishop's statement * Pontiff's predecessor resigned in 2013 By Philip...

By Nichola Saminather TORONTO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Lady Gaga, making her debut as a movie actress in "A Star is Born", said on Sunday she was humbled by the role, calling herself...

By Gina CherelusTORONTO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - "Widows" is billed as a heist movie, but its showcase of female strength and initiative seems to speak directly to the...

By Nichola SaminatherTORONTO, Sept 9 (Reuters) - It may have been her first movie role, but Lady Gaga insisted that all the songs in "A Star is Born" were performed live,...

By Gina CherelusTORONTO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - "Hotel Mumbai," about the 2008 attack on a hotel in the Indian city, received a standing ovation at its world premiere at the...

By Rollo RossTORONTO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Melissa McCarthy turns away from comedy in "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" transforming into a dowdy, cranky woman with disheveled...

By Rollo Ross TORONTO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - "The Hate U Give" held its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, shedding a light on how police brutality...

By Nichola Saminather TORONTO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The world premiere of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX)'s Scottish drama "Outlaw King" and Michael Moore's new documentary about the Trump...

By Lisa KeddieVENICE, Italy, Sept 6 (Reuters) - David Cronenberg received a lifetime achievement award at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday for a 50-year career directing scary...

By Alan Baldwin LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Formula One world champions Mercedes may have to rethink their junior programme if young drivers like Frenchman Esteban Ocon are unable...

By Nichola Saminather TORONTO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - The world premiere of Netflix's Scottish drama "Outlaw King" opens the Toronto International Film Festival on Thursday, kicking...

By Hanna Rantala VENICE, Italy, Sept 2 (Reuters) - If Dakota Johnson had to work hard to prepare for the erotic "Fifty Shades," it was nothing compared to the physical demands of...

By Sarah Mills VENICE, Italy, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Charles Manson did not wield the knives in the 1969 murder spree that ended the Californian hippy dream, so what drove the people...

LOS ANGELES, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The family of astronaut Neil Armstrong on Friday defended a new film against accusations of anti-Americanism because it does not show him planting...

SINGAPORE, Aug 30 (Reuters) - A British court has ruled that a fugitive wanted by Singapore for a rare bank robbery could be extradited after the wealthy city-state agreed to waive...

* Wawrinka fitness put to test after surgery * Big-hitter Raonic up next for Wawrinka By Steve Keating NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Stan Wawrinka fought off punishing heat and a...

* Ryan Gosling stars in biopic of first man on the Moon * "La La Land" director shows astronaut's eye-view * Cast met Armstrong's family to prepare for biopic By Robin...

HELSINKI, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Air guitar enthusiasts gathered in the Finnish city of Oulu on Friday to shred and strum their imaginary instruments in pursuit of the world...

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull survived a leadership vote on Tuesday but may be challenged again within days amid growing unease among party...

(Bloomberg) -- A Turkish appeals court refused to release American pastor Andrew Brunson, raising the prospect of further U.S. sanctions targeting President Recep Tayyip...

By Francois Murphy VIENNA, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Vienna has dislodged Melbourne for the first time at the top of the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Index,...

By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, Aug 12 (Reuters) - For the past two weeks, a wildfire has forced much of Yosemite National Park in California to close, with smoke blanketing its...

By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Police charged a man in the deaths of four people, including two police officers, and identified the civilians killed in a...

TORONTO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Canadian police charged a man in the shooting deaths of four people, including two police officers, and identified the civilian victims, who was killed...

By Brendan O'Brien Aug 11 (Reuters) - Federal authorities were searching on Saturday for what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle's airport and...

Aug 11 (Reuters) - An airline worker stole an empty plane from Seattle airport on Friday and crashed it into a nearby sparsely populated island, sparking a security scare that saw...