Veterans return to Normandy beach with heavy hearts

"It's wonderful as an old man of 91 - it's like coming home."

Smartwear tech rubbing some the wrong way

A new generation of wearable technology is promising not only to log data about users' health but to predict and avert crises - from drivers falling asleep at the wheel to runners wearing themselves out in a marathon.

Food fest touts bugs as fare of the future

Erin Kolski pronounced the unusual fare on her plate - a burger made from ground-up grasshoppers - to be surprisingly tasty.

Typewriters, telegrams cling to life in Myanmar

Perched on a stool on a bustling sidewalk in Myanmar's biggest city, an elderly man pecks away on a clunky manual typewriter.

Clinton 'would love to see' female US leader

Hillary Rodham Clinton said she knows she has a decision to make about running to become the first female US president, and believes "we need to break down that highest, hardest glass ceiling in American politics".

Thai exiles make plans to fight coup

Activists say they will organize peaceful protests against military

Gunmen kill Swiss worker, attack PM's office in Libya

Gunmen in Libya shot dead a Swiss national working for the International Committee of the Red Cross, fired a grenade at the prime minister's office and tried to kill a renegade general in a series of attacks on Wednesday.

Palestinians to appeal to UN over new Israeli settlements

The Palestine Liberation Organisation is to appeal to the UN Security Council over Israel's settlement construction, after tenders were invited for another 1,500 settler homes, a senior official said on Thursday.

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Assad secures victory in poll condemned by foes

Official figures show 88.7 percent support; crowds cheer and dance in Damascus

Hundreds killed in Boko Haram attack

Boko Haram militants dressed as soldiers slaughtered at least 200 civilians in three communities in northeastern Nigeria, in massacres the military did nothing to stop despite warnings that an attack was imminent, witnesses said on Thursday.

Alaska volcano's new eruptions set off highest alert in 5 years

An Alaska volcano that has been spewing ash and lava for years began erupting with new intensity this week, pushing a plume of smoke and ash as high as 7,315 meters and prompting scientists to issue their highest volcanic alert in five years, authorities said on Tuesday.