Researchers restore first computer music recording

New Zealand researchers said on Monday they have restored the first recording of computer-generated music, created in 1951 on a gigantic contraption built by British genius Alan Turing.

Prosecutors seek arrest warrant for Lotte Group head

South Korean prosecutors asked a court on Monday to approve an arrest warrant for the chairman of the Lotte Group conglomerate on suspicion of embezzlement and breach of trust, a prosecution source with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Teenage surfer stable after shark attack

A teenage surfer was in stable condition after he was bitten by a shark on Monday at the same Australian beach where a Japanese surfer was fatally mauled last year, officials said.

Russia: US, UK remarks unacceptable

Moscow on Monday slammed the United States and Britain for accusing Russia of "barbarism" and war crimes in Syria as Russian and Syrian warplanes continued to bomb rebel-held areas of Aleppo.

170 bodies recovered so far in boat disaster

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said on Monday that Egyptians must join hands with his government to prevent a repeat of the tragedy that struck last week when a Europe-bound boat carrying hundreds of migrants sank in the Mediterranean off the Egyptian coast, with the loss of at least 170 lives.

City lifts curfew after tensions ease

Charlotte lifted its midnight curfew, signaling movement toward normalcy after a state of emergency was imposed after the shooting death of a black man by police last week that brought National Guard troops and armored vehicles to downtown street corners.

Hollande confirms 'Jungle' shutdown and urges London help

President Francois Hollande said on Monday that France will completely shut down "the Jungle" migrant camp in Calais and called on London to help deal with the plight of thousands of people whose dream is ultimately to get to Britain.

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DPRK's first air show wows residents and foreign visitors

Now here's something you don't see every day: an F-16 fighter jet buzzing through the skies of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and launching - fireworks.

Indonesia struggles to tap volcano power

Columns of steam shoot from the ground at an Indonesian power plant sitting in the shadow of an active volcano, as energy is tapped from the red-hot underbelly of the archipelago.

Video of police shooting in Charlotte is released

Newly released police video of a black man's fatal shooting, sought by protesters for days, isn't settling questions about whether the man threatened police with a gun before he was felled by a black officer.

Hundreds mourn man killed by Tulsa officer

Hundreds of mourners packed a church for a funeral honoring an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer.