ROME - With the Italian capital gripped by a crippling drought and its most severe heat wave since the mid-1950s, analysts say the city government needs to make structural changes to avoid the worst impacts from future bouts with extreme heat.
THE HAGUE - European police forces are sending a series of cheeky "wish you were here" postcards this summer in a bid to track down 21 of the continent's most wanted criminals.
WASHINGTON - By the end of this century, summer heat waves could exceed the upper limit of human survivability in areas of South Asia, a new study said on Wednesday.
HANOI, Vietnam - Strolling along a bamboo-lined path between a five-star hotel for dogs and cats and Vietnam's unique pet cemetery, a man in his late seventies was nodding as if reciting poems or composing prose.
SAINTE-COLOMBE, France - A "little Pompeii" is how French archaeologists are describing an entire ancient Roman neighborhood uncovered on the outskirts of the southeastern city of Vienne, featuring remarkably preserved remains of luxury homes and public buildings.
PARIS - The world's blind will increase threefold from about 36 million today to 115 million in 2050 as populations expand and individuals grow ever older, researchers said on Thursday.
SYDNEY - Sharks are a vital part of the marine ecosystem, often thought to be dangerous and deadly creatures, but for Australian diver Rick Anderson, they are good friends.
LONDON - After a lifetime of public service by the side of his wife Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip will finally retire on Wednesday at the age of 96.
NEW YORK - What if the South had won the US Civil War?
MELBOURNE, Australia - Leading universities on Tuesday promised to crack down on sexual harassment after a landmark national survey found half of students were harassed in the past year.
SYDNEY, Australia - Researchers have unlocked the reason why adults use "baby talk", when addressing infants, according to a new study published on Wednesday.
ALGECIRAS, Spain - It's the largest annual human migration in Europe: millions of people from France, Belgium and Italy cross Spain every summer to spend their holidays with family in north Africa.
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