Mobile phones ring changes for Nigeria's music industry

LAGOS, Nigeria - Phizbarz is only 23 but hopes to become the next Nigerian Afropop star to be famous across Africa - and to get himself known and earn a living, he's using his mobile phone.

Name sought for rare albino orangutan rescued from village

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A conservation group is asking the public to name a rare albino orangutan that was rescued from villagers on Borneo island last month, hoping it will become a symbol of efforts to save the critically endangered species.

Putin urges world to fight terror at victory parade

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned the country could defeat any aggressors but insisted that the world come together to fight terrorism as Moscow marked 72 years since victory in World War II.

Seoul needs a more constructive policy

BEIJING - The Republic of Korea will have a new president after Tuesday's election. Amid increasing tension on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul is more than ready for a positive leadership that underlines a return to the previous pro-peace policy toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

IMF warns Asia of aging population

TOKYO - The International Monetary Fund called on Asian economies to learn from Japan's experience and act early to cope with rapidly aging populations, warning that parts of the region risk "getting old before becoming rich".

Man, young girl missing in Quebec flooding

MONTREAL, Quebec - Debris-filled choppy waters on Monday kept divers from searching for a toddler and her stepfather who were swept away in a swollen Quebec river as the military battled to protect the flooded province.

Survey reveals greatest features of Britain

LONDON - Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and the Beatles are three of the things people identify as Britain's greatest features, a survey released on Monday has revealed.

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Dragon boat racing finds new niche on the Nile

CAIRO - The 2,000-year-old tradition of Chinese dragon boat racing has found a new home in Egypt's Nile River after the opening of a training academy in the province of Giza.

Call for law to 'catch up' after 1 in 5 admit to being victims of online image abuse

MELBOURNE - One in five Australians has admitted to being the subject of online "image abuse", where photographs - often of an explicit nature - are unknowingly shared online, according the results of a survey released on Monday.

Oscar-winning director gives TCM positive review

LOS ANGELES - When the acupuncture needles were inserted into his body, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, the Oscar-winning director, struggled to keep smiling in front of his wife and three kids, who were holding their breath and watching attentively.

Palestinian designer breathes new life into fashion tradition

JERUSALEM - Palestinian fashion designer Natalie Tahhan is hard at work in her Jerusalem studio, replacing the painstaking processes of cross-stitching and embroidery with a laptop computer and printed fabric.