Lifestyle

Spring brings flocks of noisy visitors to the sleepy Croatian village of Cigoc, outnumbering the locals, filling prime rooftop real estate and flying off again without spending a single cent.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was heckled at a World War II memorial event by protesters angry about Tokyo's further shift away from its decades-long pacifist stance, television footage showed.

For the two American men being paid $50,000 to watch every one of the 104 games of the World Cup over 39 days, it is a labour of love.

Scientists have shown that recurring heatwaves are a clear marker of global warming, and warn that they are set to become more frequent, longer and more intense.

A popular US television news host whose mother was kidnapped in February said she is in "agony" after reports the elderly woman died shortly after being abducted.