KOKROBITE, Ghana - Brett Davies paced up and down the sloping sands of Kokrobite beach in Ghana, organizing surfers from 20 countries at his annual international competition.
BIG PINE KEY, Florida - A local radio station's broadcast underwater in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday attracted about 400 divers and snorkelers who listened to music and announcements advocating reef preservation.
MAJURO, Marshall Islands - A Marshall Islands-based military expert has cast further doubt on claims that a blurry photograph shows famed US aviator Amelia Earhart alive in the territory in 1937.
NEW YORK - Actor Nelsan Ellis, best known for his memorable portrayal of Lafayette Reynolds on HBO's True Blood, has died at the age of 39.
HAMBURG, Germany - With broad grins and a warm handshake, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin warmed up for their historic encounter on Friday under the shadow of US outrage about alleged Russian election meddling and nagging questions about potential Trump campaign collusion.
WASHINGTON - The Donald Trump administration is being drawn further into the crisis engulfing Qatar and many of its Gulf Arab neighbors, a diplomatic tussle that it wanted to avoid.
ASAKURA, Japan - Rescuers are scrambling to find more than 20 people missing after huge floods swept across Japan's south this week, killing six and leaving a trail of destruction.
ACAPULCO, Mexico - Fighting erupted between rival gangs inside a state prison before dawn on Thursday, with 28 inmates killed and three wounded, officials in the Pacific resort said.
TOKYO - Tamaki Matsuoka could never forget about her first visit to Nanjing, China, in August 1988, where she saw evidences of the atrocities committed by the invading Japanese army to the city in 1937 and was deeply shocked.
More than 100 pieces of rare Chinese porcelain are on display at Berlin's KPM Royal Porcelain Factory until Saturday, dazzling local audiences with refined designs, beautiful colors and intricate craftsmanship.
CANBERRA - Small "weedy" fish described as the cockroaches or rats of the ocean could dominate the world's seas if ocean acidification continues at its current rate, researchers at the University of Adelaide said on Friday.
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