Obama heads to Asia with 'pivot' plan stymied

US President Barack Obama arrives in the Philippines on Tuesday with his much-vaunted "pivot to Asia" again overshadowed by events in Europe, the Middle East and politics at home.

Iraq warned France about attacks day before assault

Iraqi intelligence officials warned members of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group of imminent assaults by the militants one day before last week's attacks in Paris killed at least 129 people.

Should parents talk to children about carnage?

With saturation media coverage of the Paris terrorist attacks, parents are asking themselves if they should talk to their children about the killings - and how they should go about it.

Cattle dying as drought deepens

In the middle of a desiccated lake bed in South Africa's North West province, a seven-month-old calf is too weak to get up. It is doomed to die from thirst and hunger.

UAE takes 5 Yemenis from Guantanamo

The United States has transferred five detainees from Guantanamo Bay to the United Arab Emirates, the Pentagon said on Sunday, another step in a long-delayed plan to close the controversial military prison.

Prehistoric 'sludge' could help implants surgery, Australian scientists say

Australia scientists have found that a "primordial goo", formed billions of years ago and thought to have been the basis for life on earth, could assist the human body in accepting surgical implants.

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Self-driving cars face driver distrust

Japanese car manufacturers will have to convince the public that letting go of the wheel in a self-driving car is safe, while also dealing with the biggest threat to the cars' security: the humans using them.

Chinese technology helps reduce crime

Chinese technology has helped to reduce crime in Ecuador with an emergency warning and monitoring system called ECU 911.

Large protest turns violent

Police detained more than 50 protesters and were seeking others on Sunday after violent clashes marred the anti-government demonstrations in South Korea's capital in more than seven years.

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France mourns, seeks clues to carnage

Thousands of French troops deployed around Paris on Sunday and tourist sites stood shuttered in one of the most visited cities on Earth while investigators questioned the relatives of a suspected suicide bomber involved in the country's deadliest violence since World War II.