Agatha Christie's debut novel was inspired by a high-profile Indian hotel murder case, earning global attention and shaping the writer's future literary career.
Queen Camilla has selected a novel for her book club, depicting a security breach in Parliament and imagining Prince Charles as a hostage.
On Wednesday, a drag queen from the Philippines, known as Pura Luka Vega, was apprehended for her portrayal of Jesus Christ reciting the Lord's Prayer. This performance, captured on video, had led to criminal complaints by Christian organizations back in July. Amadeus Fernando Pagente, who is 33 years old and goes by his real name, now faces the possibility of a 12-year jail sentence, in accordance with the obscenity laws prevalent in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, where nearly 80% of the population adheres to Roman Catholicism.
Sophie Wessex, the wife of King Charles III's youngest brother, Prince Edward, had a unique opportunity almost 30 years ago that could have potentially made her a Queen. In the 1990s, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, several new countries were formed in Eastern Europe, including Estonia. In Estonia's first elections, a political party called the Independent Royalist Party of Estonia gained some seats in parliament.