30, 2013 file photo, Miss Universe Olivia Culpo of the United States watches a performance by inmates as designer Sanjana Jon, adjusts her veil during a visit to the Tihar Jail in New Delhi, India. Indian police say they have filed a case against Culpo …

DANBURY — Suffering from a decline in membership, the Danbury area chapter of the League of Women Voters recently closed its doors after decades of service to the community. The group has been a stalwart every election season, holding voter …

WIMCO focuses on luxury villas, each of which has been viewed by a staff member. Arranges snorkel outings, boat charters, restaurant reservations and other services. Properties: 1,200 villas, including 800 in the Caribbean. Filters: Search by villa …

When Spanish conquistadors heard religious lore from what is now Colombia at the northern extreme of the Andes mountains, they concocted a legend of "the golden one", El Dorado, who leapt into a lake with his body covered in gold dust. They reasoned …

Now sold in luxury goods shops or concept stores in Tokyo, Beijing, New York, Paris and Berlin, Jarosz's quirky products have developed an almost cult-like following among some customers. Some even give their bags names, she said, and regularly update …

Dennis Rodman, the former US basketball star, has described the life of Kim Jong-un as a "seven-star" party with constant cocktails, jet-skis at the North Korean dictator's private island and luxury yachts.

A yacht known for its famous – or rather infamous – ties to a British royal affair in the 1930s is in Auckland. The Nahlin is berthed among other large yachts on the city's waterfront and is a spectacular sight more than 80 years on from its glamour …

Led by two hoteliers who had previously worked with world-renowned hotel brands, Michael Luible and Stephan Gnagi, VIVE's first project, which it is conceptualising, managing and operating, is a 271-room hip four-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur's affluent …

… a large number of lenders had radically tightened their criteria on interest-only deals. Coventry Building Society stopped offering the product to first-time buyers or those requesting more than £500,000, following an earlier move by Lloyds Banking …