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Pharrell kicks off Paris Fashion week with Louvre show

Paris Men's Fashion Week kicks off Tuesday, headlined by Pharrell Williams' highly anticipated new show for Louis Vuitton which is set to take over the Louvre.

France's arch film provocateur Blier dies at 85

Veteran French film provocateur Bertrand Blier, who has died aged 85, made some of the country's biggest arthouse hits of the 1970s and 1980s, but is perhaps best known for unleashing the Gallic megastar Gerard Depardieu on the world.

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Spain's San Sebastian film festival gets underway

The San Sebastian film festival, Spain's most prestigious movie event, kicked off on Friday with celebrations marking its 70th anniversary, despite the last-minute withdrawal of Hollywood actress Glenn Close as jury president.

Queen's funeral: UK police gearing up for largest ever test

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday will be London's largest ever policing event, the city's force said Friday, with world leaders and hundreds of thousands of mourners set to descend on the UK capital.

Cheers for King Charles in Wales as miles-long London queue pauses

Crowds cheered for King Charles III in Wales on Friday despite some opposition to his ascent to the throne, as miles-long queues to see his late mother's coffin reached capacity.

Goodbye to the queen: bows, curtsies, even a wave

As each mourner reaches the exit after paying their respects to the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, almost nobody can resist taking one last, fleeting look back. One even waved.

King Charles in Wales as miles-long London queue paused

King Charles III arrived in Wales Friday for the last of his visits to the UK's four nations, as miles-long queues to see his late mother's coffin reached capacity.

King Charles travels to Wales as miles-long queue paused

King Charles III headed to Wales Friday for the last of his visits to the UK's four nations, including a meeting with its republican leader, as miles-long queues to see his late mother's coffin reached capacity.

India's Adani briefly listed as world's second-richest person

Indian industrialist Gautam Adani briefly became the world's second-richest person on the Forbes real-time billionaire tracker on Friday, weeks after becoming the first Asian to break into the top three.

Who's invited -- and who's not -- to Queen Elizabeth's funeral

Hundreds of foreign royals and leaders are expected to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London on Monday in one of the biggest diplomatic gatherings in decades.

A week as king: how has Charles III fared?

King Charles III has in the last week faced the difficult task of handling his own grief at the death of his mother, giving voice to the nation's loss and taking on the job of royal figurehead.

'Grief is the price we pay for love': a week of mourning for Elizabeth II

The outpouring of tributes in the week since Queen Elizabeth II's death has underlined her status as a figure of constancy, straddling two centuries of seismic social, political and technological change.

Charles travels to Wales ahead of 'princes vigil' for queen

King Charles III heads to Wales Friday for the last of his visits to the four nations of the United Kingdom as preparations for the queen's state funeral gather pace.

Vast queues to see queen's coffin as William remembers Diana walk

Tens of thousands of mourners Thursday faced nine-hour queues to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II, as her grandson Prince William said walking behind her coffin stirred challenging memories of following his mother Diana's casket as a teenager.

William says walk behind Queen's coffin stirred painful memories

Britain's Prince William revealed Thursday that walking behind Queen Elizabeth II's coffin had brought back painful memories, after doing the same for his mother Diana when he was a teenager.

'Love in midst of horror': the Auschwitz wedding

The two newlyweds have dressed up for the picture, but they are not smiling. And for good reason: their union was sealed at Auschwitz -- the only wedding known to have taken place in the death camp.

Britain draws pride from 'The Queue' for its queen

Orderly and good-natured, the enormous waiting line to see Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is being hailed as a triumph of Britishness in a country that prides itself on its queuing finesse.

UK vows 'fitting tribute' to queen as tens of thousands file past coffin

British officials on Thursday pledged "a fitting tribute" to Queen Elizabeth II at her funeral next week, as they revealed the historic day will culminate in her interment at a private ceremony at Windsor Castle.

Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at London's Westminster Abbey on Monday will be the culmination of decades of meticulous planning.

Britain draws pride from 'The Queue' for their queen

Orderly and good-natured, the enormous waiting line to see Queen Elizabeth II's coffin is being hailed as a triumph of Britishness in a country that prides itself on its queueing finesse.

Tens of thousands queue in London to pay respects to queen's coffin

Tens of thousands of mourners, some waiting through the night, queued for hours Thursday to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II on the first full day of her coffin lying in state.

TV series 'The Crown' brings mourners closer to royals

As Liz Butler stood among the crowds of well-wishers outside Buckingham Palace, she couldn't help asking herself if she was living through a future episode of hit TV series "The Crown".

Tears as British public pays respects to queen's coffin

Thousands queued overnight into Thursday to pay their last respects to Queen Elizabeth II, with many choking back tears after seeing her coffin lying in state in London.

Rangers defy UEFA by playing national anthem

Rangers defied Europe's football authorities by playing "God save the King" before their Champions League match against Napoli on Wednesday.

First public mourners view Queen Elizabeth II lying in state

After a long and patient wait in the sun and the rain, the first members of the public, some in tears, gained access to Queen Elizabeth II's lying-in-state Wednesday in the thousand-year-old Westminster Hall.

First public mourners view queen at rest after hushed procession

After a long and patient wait in the sun and the rain, the first members of the public, some in tears, gained access to Queen Elizabeth II's lying-in-state Wednesday in the cavernous, thousand-year-old Westminster Hall.

Viola Davis 'conflicted' as 'Woman King' faces crucial box office battle

Viola Davis said the future of big-budget Black female filmmaking in Hollywood is at stake as her ground-breaking African warrior epic "The Woman King" hits theaters this weekend.

Timeline of Queen Elizabeth II's death

Here is a timeline of Queen Elizabeth II's death, including her final days and the aftermath of her passing aged 96, after more than 70 years on the throne.

History evoked as William, Harry walk behind queen's coffin

Twenty-five years after capturing the hearts of the world when they walked behind their mother Diana's coffin, princes William and Harry on Wednesday again helped lead the most poignant of processions.

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral: What we know

The funeral service of Queen Elizabeth II at London's Westminster Abbey on September 19 will be the culmination of decades of meticulous planning.

London mourners brave long wait for 'seconds' with queen

Braving chilly winds and a rainy night, mourners gathered in London before dawn on Wednesday, ready to endure hours of discomfort for a chance to view Queen Elizabeth II's coffin lying in state.

UK monarchy criticised over staff redundancy notices

A British trade union on Wednesday criticised as "callous" a decision by the monarchy to issue redundancy notices this week to some staff at King Charles III's former official residence.

40 years on, survivors recall horror of Lebanon's Sabra and Shatila massacre

Forty years after Christian militiamen massacred Palestinian refugees and Lebanese nationals in the country's Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, the horrors of the tragedy remain seared into survivors' memories.

Kate's daunting task of following Diana as Princess of Wales

As the new Princess of Wales, Prince William's wife Catherine is inevitably drawing comparisons with her superstar predecessor, William's late mother Diana, whose legacy still frames Britain's view of its royal family.

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