It was a magical moment years in the making: American rock climber Tommy Caldwell pulled himself atop the majestic 915-meter wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, joined minutes later on a narrow ledge by his climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson.
For those trying to predict who will run for US president in 2016, scrutinizing grammar has become something of a fixation.
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg launched a free Internet application in Colombia on Wednesday as part of a drive to bring developing markets online.
Spain's courts agreed on Wednesday to examine a paternity suit against former king Juan Carlos by a woman claiming to be his daughter, the latest scandal to hit the monarchy.
The United States and Iran have expressed hope that nuclear talks can be accelerated in order to meet a March target for a framework agreement, as the countries' top diplomats met on Wednesday ahead of a resumption of full negotiations.
Divers on Thursday descended to the main body of an AirAsia jet that crashed last month, hoping to recover most of the disaster's victims, a day after it was finally located by a navy ship.
A Japanese journalist on trial for allegedly defaming South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday that a ban on his leaving the country had been extended by another three months.
A French delegation will visit New Delhi this month to try to salvage an agreement to supply 126 Rafale fighter jets to the Indian Air Force, in one of the world's biggest defense deals that has hit a snag over the local assembly of the planes.
Sri Lanka's former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has agreed to step down as head of his party, clearing the way for the country's new president to take full control, an aide said on Thursday.
A 20-year-old man's Twitter posts sympathizing with Islamic terrorists led to an undercover FBI operation and the man's arrest on charges that he plotted to blow up the US Capitol and kill government officials.
US and French intelligence officials are leaning toward an assessment that the Paris terror attacks were inspired by al-Qaida but not directly supervised by the group, a view that would put the violence in a category of homegrown incidents that are extremely difficult to detect and thwart.
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