France's ghost car scandal that allowed one million illegal vehicles onto the roadsHugh SchofieldParis correspondentReutersA million illegally-registered cars are being driven in France in a fraud scandal that has cost hundreds of millions of euros in lost taxes and fines, according to the state auditor.The fraud – in which fake dealerships manipulate the records of the state vehicle licensing...

40 of the Best Movies on Netflix You Should Stream NowIt seems like Netflix's presence at award shows gets bigger every year, and now that the 2026 Academy Award nominations are out, that presence continues to grow. Six Netflix original films earned 18 nominations this year, including nods for Train Dreams and Frankenstein in the Best Picture category, Best Animated Feature and Best Original...

Bangladesh election: Can new leader bring change after landslide win?Yogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondent,, in DhakaReutersTarique Rahman is expected to become Bangladesh's new prime minister - despite never before holding powerJust over two years ago, when Sheikh Hasina won an election widely condemned as rigged in her favour, it was hard to imagine her 15-year grip on power...

Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad's outskirts kills at least 31 People comfort a man, center, mourning over the death of his relative, close to the site of a bomb explosion at a Shiite mosque, in Islamabad, Pakistan....

The shadowy world of abandoned oil tankersDavid WaddellBusiness reporterAFP via Getty ImagesThe number of abandoned oil tankers and other commercial ships has shot upOver the past year there has been a big rise in the number of oil tankers and other commercial ships being abandoned around the world by their owners. What is causing the spike? And what is the human impact on the affected merchant...