Cuba and the United States have made slow progress in the six months since the two countries began negotiations to restore diplomatic relations, with no date set yet for the reopening of embassies.
The IMF dashed any hope on Thursday that Greece could avert default if it fails to repay a 1.6 billion euro ($1.8 billion) loan by the end of June, piling pressure on leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who showed no sign of yielding to creditors' demands.
Technology company Softbank's robot, Pepper, is going on sale in Japan on Saturday, equipped with a "heart" designed to not only recognize human emotions but react with simulations of anger, joy and irritation.
China said on Thursday that it is willing to provide aid to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, which is suffering from a drought.
Anti-Semitic propaganda had a lifelong effect on German children schooled during the Nazi period, leaving them far more likely to harbor negative views of Jews than those born earlier and later, according to a study.
Federal wildlife protection programs are helping shark populations to rebound, but they aren't the sole reason for the uptick in encounters between sharks and humans.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has been hit by what it describes as its worst drought in a century, which could worsen its food shortages.
When the Islamic State fighters burst into the Iraqi village of Eski Mosul, Sheikh Abdullah Ibrahim knew his wife was in trouble.
The Republic of Korea's foreign minister, Yun Byung-se, will visit Tokyo on Sunday, the first such trip in four years, as the US allies prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of ties amid a chill because of feuds over the wartime past.
The International Monetary Fund has lost patience with both sides in the Greek debt talks.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia must defend itself if threatened, as the US warned against a return to "Cold War status" after Moscow announced plans to boost its nuclear arsenal.
Arab airstrikes hit military targets throughout Yemen on Wednesday and expanded into one western province for the first time, despite peace talks in Geneva aimed at ending almost three months of fighting.
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