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.

Tragedy shocks soccer world

The soccer world mourned on Tuesday after a plane carrying a Brazilian team crashed in the mountains in Colombia, killing 71 people but miraculously leaving six survivors, officials said.

Trump names Elaine Chao as transportation secretary

US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Elaine Chao, the former secretary of labor, to be his choice for transportation secretary.

Park's impeachment vote delayed

An impeachment vote against South Korea's president will be postponed by at least a week, lawmakers said on Wednesday, after Park Geun-hye announced she was willing to step down early.

Inquiry blames blunders behind botched airstrikes

A US military investigation has concluded that a series of "unintentional human errors" led to a Sept 17 coalition airstrike that killed fighters aligned with the Syrian government instead of the targeted Islamic State militants.

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Heaven and hull for monk on a mission

Rising silently before dawn to slip on his monastic robes and begin the solemn duties of a Buddhist monk, Kazuki Yazawa is not your average Olympic athlete.