Truck driver playing Pokemon Go kills pedestrian

A Japanese truck driver playing Pokemon Go while driving hit two women, killing one and injuring the other, in Japan's first death related to the Nintendo Co craze.

Africa's children to account for 40 percent of world's poorest people by 2030

African children will account for more than 40 percent of the world's poorest people in 2030, almost double the current share, unless more is done to improve education and healthcare, a UK-based think tank said on Thursday.

World's first self-driving taxis take to the road in Singapore

The world's first driverless taxis went into operation on Thursday in Singapore in a limited public trial, beating giants like Uber in the race to roll out the revolutionary technology.

World's largest aircraft crash-lands after test flight

The world's largest aircraft, the Airlander 10, has crash-landed after a test flight in Bedfordshire, central England, its British manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles said on Wednesday.

Rescue continues as anguish mounts

Rescue crews raced against time on Thursday looking for survivors from the earthquake that leveled three towns in central Italy, but the death toll rose to nearly 250 and Italy once again anguished over trying to secure its medieval communities built on seismic lands.

Cleanup starts after 200 temples damaged

Using brooms and their hands, soldiers and residents of an ancient Myanmar city famous for its historic Buddhist pagodas began cleaning up the debris on Thursday from a powerful earthquake that shook the region and damaged nearly 200 temples.

Burned firefighter feels normal again year after face transplant

A Mississippi firefighter who received the world's most extensive face transplant after a burning building collapsed on him said Wednesday that he feels like "a normal guy" for the first time in 15 years.

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Rebels relax, play soccer as conflict winds down

Behaving as laid-back, sport-loving youths was unthinkable months ago

A national symbol of pride dying off in the wild

Embraced by kings and common people alike, Myanmar's peacocks have long been a national symbol of pride and resistance - but they are becoming ever harder to spot in the wild.

Refugee who made it returns with drone to halt drownings

Standing on a pebbled beach on the Greek island of Lesbos, Mehdi Salehi searches for a good spot to set his drone loose.

Rare endangered primate spotted

A new group of critically endangered primates has been spotted in Vietnam, raising hopes the rare creatures may not be wiped out in the next decade as scientists had feared.