Drought sparks hunger crisis

Only shriveled carrots and potatoes grow in Carole Joseph's small vegetable plot. The family's chickens are long gone. She sold her only tools to buy food, then the wooden bed she shared with her children. The family now sleeps on the floor of their shack.

A tattoed, pierced generation of teens gets under parents' skin

Timothee clenches his jaw and grips his sweatshirt as the tattooist's needle sinks into his skin. The angel he wants on his shoulder is not going to get there by itself. He is going to have to suffer for his body art.

Trump wins caucuses in Nevada

Donald Trump stormed to victory in Tuesday's Republican caucuses in Nevada, giving the billionaire businessman his third straight win in the race for the White House.

Wreckage of missing plane found; 23 dead

Rescuers said they have found the wreckage of a small plane carrying 23 people that crashed in a mountainous area of Nepal in bad weather.

Gates supports govt in Apple case

Bill Gates is supportive of investigators' efforts to force Apple to help them crack into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, saying a balance needs to be struck between government access and the need to preserve data security.

Scientists narrow search for ninth planet

US astronomers announced last month they may have found a ninth planet beyond Neptune, but conceded they had no idea where on an estimated 10,000-20,000-year orbit it might be.

Plastic found in Snickers bar prompts recall

Mars Inc has recalled chocolate bars and other products in 55 countries, mainly in Europe, due to a choking risk after a piece of plastic was found in a Snickers bar in Germany.

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Oral history lost with survivor's death

The death of 93-year-old Samuel Willenberg marks the passing of the last known survivor of the daring revolt at Treblinka, the notorious death camp in occupied Poland that is perhaps the most vivid example of Nazi Germany's attempt to destroy European Jewry.

Seas rising faster than over last 28 centuries

Sea levels on Earth are rising several times faster than they have in the past 2,800 years and are accelerating because of man-made global warming, according to new studies.

Kabul calls for date to be set for Taliban talks

Afghanistan expects a date for direct talks with the Taliban to be set by the end of February, the foreign minister told an international group seeking to relaunch the peace process at a meeting in Kabul on Tuesday.

Arab-Israeli tech professor breaks barriers

Hossam Haick, whose breakthrough work in nanotechnology has garnered global accolades, says his success as an Arab citizen of Israel proves that education knows no boundaries and is key to improving his community's lot.