Drug users turn to libraries to get high

The same qualities that make libraries ideal for studying and reading - unfettered public access, quiet corners and nooks, minimal interaction with other people - also make them appealing places to shoot up heroin, librarians are finding.

Dozens killed in airstrikes against rebels

Airstrikes killed dozens in rebel-held parts of Syria as the opposition considered whether to join a US-Russia truce deal due to take effect on Monday.

Cracks in building hamper search after packaging factory fire kills 26

The fire at a food and cigarette packaging factory in Bangladesh that killed at least 26 people has been extinguished, but heavy smoke and the risk of the building collapsing further were hampering the search of the premises, officials said on Sunday.

Flood damages 'tens of thousands' of buildings

Floods have damaged tens of thousands of buildings in northeastern Democratic People's Republic of Korea after the worst downpour in decades, state media said on Sunday, urging all soldiers and civilians to join a drive to help victims.

Judge charges woman in female 'terror commando' probe

A judge handed preliminary charges on Saturday to a 29-year-old woman whom authorities suspect is part of a female "terrorist commando" in the service of the Islamic State group - one of five suspects in an aborted attack near Notre Dame Cathedral and another possible attack thwarted by police.

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

Forged unity now breaks apart

For a time, it felt like the attack that shattered the United States had also brought it together.

Vanished US flag from famous 9/11 photo comes back

A US flag raised at ground zero on Sept 11 in a defining moment of patriotic resolve took its place at the site on Thursday after disappearing for more than a decade.

Terror threat turns 'homegrown'

Fifteen years after the Sept 11, 2001 attacks, US anti-terror officials said the country is hardened against such well-developed plots but remains as vulnerable as ever to small and especially homegrown attacks.

Dubai seeks world record glory

The 6,148 whiskey shots perched atop glasses of energy drink waited for the push that might send them tumbling into the record books - just another night in Dubai, and another chance to make a certain kind of history.

Pizza Hut accused of using expired ingredients

US chain Pizza Hut's Indonesian operation insisted its restaurants were safe on Tuesday after it was accused of using ingredients up to six months past their expiry date.

Half-Indian 'elephant whisperer' crowned Miss Japan

A half-Indian beauty queen with an elephant trainer's license was crowned Miss Japan on Monday, striking a fresh blow for racial equality.