Globe-trotting: All We Imagine... tops Obama's movie list

Los Angeles: Filmmaker Payal Kapadia's "All We Imagine As Light" has topped former US president Barack Obama's list of recommended films for the year 2024.The movie charted history by becoming the first Indian title from India to win the Grand Prix Award at the Cannes Film Festival in May.

Pope reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping

Vatican: Pope Francis told Vatican bureaucrats on Saturday to stop speaking ill of one another, as he once again used his annual Christmas greetings to admonish the backstabbing and gossiping among his closest collaborators, He urged the prelates instead to speak well of one another.

Indonesia marks 20th anniv of 2004 tsunami

Banda Aceh: Indonesians mark two decades since tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands. In Banda Aceh, art communities in early December spread disaster awareness through theatrical or musical performances that can be easier for people to follow and target all groups.

Thousands mark winter solstice at Stonehenge

London: Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people simply yearning for the promise of spring marked the dawn of the shortest day of the year at the ancient Stonehenge monument on Saturday. Revellers cheered and beat drums as the sun rose at 8:09 am.

UK royals launch mental health pilot programme

London: Britain's Prince and Princess of Wales, William and Kate, on Saturday delivered a new mental health programme to support those on the royal Sandringham Estate in Norfolk, eastern England. The couple psaid this will boost mental health support for the rural communities of Northwest Norfolk.