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Postage stamp honors gay rights advocate

One of the first openly gay politicians in the US was assassinated in 1978

Doctors design dialysis machine for infants

Doctors in Italy have designed a miniature dialysis machine for babies, which they used for the first time last year to save a newborn girl, according to a new report.

New Zealand's kiwi is from Madagascar

New Zealand's iconic kiwi is most closely related to the extinct elephant bird of Madagascar rather than the Australian emu as previously thought, researchers said on Thursday.

Thai army detains Yingluck

Thailand's military government detained former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and members of her family on Friday after summoning her and other ministers for talks a day after the military seized power from her caretaker government.

ROK, DPRK engage in war of words after alleged shelling

Seoul on Friday accused the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of a "blatant lie" in claiming it had not fired shells near a Republic of Korea warship, and said Pyongyang had threatened to bombard its military vessels.

New momentum for anti-EU party in UK

Britain's anti-EU party UKIP made strong gains in local elections in England, siphoning support from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives as it capitalized on discontent over immigration and mainstream politics.

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Putin: Ukraine has fallen into civil war

Germany's Chancellor Merkel asks Russia to respect election assessment

History 'cannot be forgotten'

While visiting a museum dedicated to the victims of Nazi genocide on Thursday, Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said that history should never be forgotten or repeated.

Bulls injure all three matadors, halting Madrid bullfight season

Half-ton bulls skewered or trampled the three matadors in a bullfight at Madrid's prestigious Las Ventas bullring, forcing the entire spectacle to be cancelled.

Traditional Asian remedy found to fight prostate cancer

A widely used traditional Asian health food supplement can actually help to inhibit the growth of prostate cancer cells, depending on its production process, according to New Zealand research released on Thursday.