The world's biggest-ever cruise ship, the 120,000-tonne Harmony of the Seas in the most luxurious conditions, was set for delivery on 12th May.
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Pope Francis said 12th May he would set up a commission to study the possibility of women entering the Catholic clergy in his latest potentially historic opening on a vexed issue for the Church.

Victorious Ukrainian Eurovision Song Contest fans left the Globe arena after a thrilling final in the early hours of Sunday (May 15). Many said they were impressed with Stockholm, which hosted the show.

Astronauts Brian Duffy and Scott Parazynski were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center on Saturday (May 14).

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered military exercises on Saturday as he addressed a rally meant to counter an opposition protest supporting efforts to remove the leftist leader this year amid a grim economic crisis.

Hundreds of members of Cuba's LGBT community staged a colourful parade through the streets of Havana on Saturday (May 14) against homophobia and to call for equal rights for the community.

Leftist demonstrators gathered in downtown Rio de Janeiro of Brazil on Friday to protest the decision taken by the Senate on Thursday morning to place President Dilma Rousseff on trial for breaking budget laws, ushering in an interim centre-right government.

The United States is concerned about indications that Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadists are sending fighters to join Islamic State in Libya in increased cooperation between the two groups, a senior U.S. official on a visit to Nigeria said on Friday.

Children with Down's Syndrome in Ukraine are challenging deep-held stereotypes by becoming the country's latest karate kids.

West African monetary union countries gathered in Niamey to discuss the crisis in tourism sector following a string of terror attacks in the Sahel region.