103-year-old challenges world's fastest man

Japan's 'Golden Bolt' proves that age is no obstacle to staying in shape

'Roofers' enjoy life on the tiles in Russia's old capital

St. Petersburg has long been a tourist favorite, but if this band of young Russian thrill-seekers is to be believed, the best way to see the country's imperial capital is by hopping roof to roof.

Dog loses its bite with diners in ROK

For more than 30 years, chef and restaurant owner Oh Keum-il built her expertise in cooking one traditional Korean delicacy: dog meat.

Tim Hortons is big part of Canadian identity

Few things unite Canadians the way Tim Hortons does. For half a century, Canadians have warmed themselves on chilly mornings with the chain's coffee and Timbits - known to US residents as doughnut holes.

Kiev, West accuse Russia of incursion

Moscow denies arming rebels or sending soldiers across border

Kurdish student spends holiday fighting jihadists

Briyar Kamal, a 24-year-old Kurdish student, had good grades in college, but instead of relaxing during his summer vacation, he is fighting jihadists who have overrun swathes of Iraq.

US seeks coalition against islamic state

The US is intensifying its push to build an international campaign against Islamic State jihadist fighters in Iraq and Syria, including recruiting partners for potential joint military action, Obama administration officials said on Wednesday.

More flights suspended to Ebola-hit areas

The three nations at the center of the West African Ebola outbreak were left increasingly isolated on Thursday as more airlines suspended flights to the crisis zone.

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1,400 children exploited in UK town

About 1,400 children were sexually exploited in a northern England town, a report concluded on Tuesday in a damning account of "collective failures" by authorities to prevent victims as young as 11 from being beaten, raped and trafficked over a 16-year period.

US militant in Syria presumed killed

A US man who is thought to have been killed in Syria had gone there to fight alongside an extremist militant group, most likely the Islamic State, a US official said.

Freed Journalist goes home

Journalist Peter Theo Curtis returned home to the United States two days after being freed by a Syrian extremist group that held him hostage for 22 months, his family said.