Avant-garde guitarist Glenn Branca dies at 69

'Superman' actress Margot Kidder dead at age 69

Superman actress Margot Kidder has died aged 69.

The actress who played Lois Lane in the 1978 hit film superman passed away in her home, TMZ reports.

Illegal drugs found at UK's Home Office

A stash of illegal drugs was found last week in the headquarters of the UK's Home Office, the government department tasked with cracking down on illicit drug use.

NASA will send helicopter to Mars to test otherworldly flight

NASA is sending a helicopter to Mars, in the first test of a heavier-than-air aircraft on another planet.

The Mars Helicopter will be bundled with the US space agency's Mars rover when it launches in 2020.

Cannes 2018: Female stars protest on red carpet for equal rights

Dozens of women film stars have held a protest at the Cannes film festival against gender-based discrimination in the industry.

Cate Blanchett, Kristen Stewart and Jane Fonda were among those taking part in the red-carpet demonstration.

India rape: Third teenager attacked and burned in a week

A teenage girl in India has been raped and burned alive by her attacker - the third instance of such an attack in the same week.

The 16-year-old girl died after being soaked in fuel and set on fire at her home in the Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh.

Japan's single women a burden on the state, MP says

Chief Inspector Murphy catches up on his beauty sleep

New Kilauea eruption triggers structure fires as hundreds evacuate area

New eruptions in Kilauea's east rift zone early Friday sent lava soaring more than 100 feet into the air, and Big Island fire officials say two structures have already been damaged from lava creeping through the Puna's Leilani Estates subdivision.

Oscars Academy expels Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski

The actor and the director were ineligible for membership for violating the Academy's revised standards of conduct, which were adopted in the wake of the Weinstein scandal. Both were found guilty of sexual misconduct.