Fiat heir arrested over kidnap claim

One of the heirs to the Fiat automobile fortune, Lapo Elkann, has been arrested in New York for allegedly faking his own kidnapping, police said on Tuesday, amid reports that he was trying to pay for a weekend of debauchery.

Gun that nearly killed poet Rimbaud fetches $460,000

The most famous gun in French literary history, the revolver with which Paul Verlaine tried to kill his lover and fellow poet Arthur Rimbaud, sold for $460,000 at auction in Paris on Wednesday.

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Crashed plane was out of fuel

Simultaneous tear-filled tributes were held at packed stadiums in Colombia and Brazil for the victims of this week's air tragedy that claimed 71 lives when a chartered plane crashed while ferrying a scrappy, small-town soccer team to the finals of a prestigious South American tournament.

Trump says will back away from his business

US president-elect Donald Trump has vowed to step back from running his global business empire to avoid conflicts of interest but gave few immediate details as concern over his dual role mounts ahead of his Jan 20 inauguration.

Putin hopes for better ties with US

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia hopes to normalize ties with the United States and join efforts in the fight against international terrorism.

Terror training: Schools given lessons in survival

It's become a hallmark of terror attacks and school shootings: the fateful minutes or hours when the wounded are hunkered down, waiting for the violence to play out and for help to arrive.

Attacker 'may have self-radicalized'

A Somali immigrant who injured 11 people at Ohio State University in a vehicle and stabbing attack before he was shot dead may have followed the same path to self-radicalization as militants in a number of "lone wolf" attacks, officials said on Tuesday.

Scheme to expand drone map coverage

Officials in one of India's fastest growing cities are using unmanned aerial vehicles to update land records in a pilot project that could be rolled out across the country if rules governing the use of drones were simpler, authorities said.

Startups on the rise despite tall order in Palestine

At first glance, Mashvisor is just one of thousands of websites specializing in United States real estate.

All-female expedition braves Antarctica to fight inequality and climate change

The largest all-female expedition to Antarctica, comprising 76 scientists, is due to set sail from Argentina on Friday in a quest to promote women in science and highlight the impact of climate change on the planet.

Thousands gather to mourn victims

Thousands squeezed into Chapeco's cathedral and even more packed a stadium to mourn the death of 71 people in a plane crash, 19 of them members of the Chapecoense club who had been on the brink of soccer greatness.