Around 250 feared dead after bodies found off Libya

ROME - More than 250 African migrants were feared drowned in the Mediterranean on Thursday after a charity's rescue boat found five corpses close to two sinking rubber dinghies off Libya.

China to dust off classic British editions

Literature lovers in China are in for a treat as some of the British Library's most iconic books go on display in Beijing for the first time.

Tears for victims on ferry's final journey

SEOUL - South Korea's sunken Sewol ferry was sailed away from its watery grave on Friday, beginning its final journey nearly three years after it went down with the loss of more than 300 lives.

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German scientists test 'largest artificial sun'

LONDON - Scientists in Germany are testing what they describe as "the world's largest artificial sun," which they hope could pave the way toward creating hydrogen to use as a green fuel.

London greyhound racing goes to dogs

LONDON - Once a hugely popular working man's sport, Saturday marks the final demise of greyhound racing in London, closing a chapter of British social culture in the capital.

Town of Reduction, population 60, up for sale in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, UNITED STATES - Got $1.5 million to spare? If so, tiny Reduction, a one-time company town built to house workers at a long-vanished garbage-processing plant in western Pennsylvania, could be yours for the asking.

Movie reveals how zoo couple hid Jews

WARSAW - The director of Warsaw zoo and his wife always carried cyanide during World War II. Danger was ever-present but they were ready to take their secret to the grave.

A long flight for Southern Lights

WELLINGTON - They took an eight-hour flight just to look out the airplane's window, but it was an extraordinary view.

Graphene powers 'electronic skin'

LONDON - Amputees with prosthetic limbs may soon have a much better sense of touch, temperature and texture, thanks to the energy-saving power of the sun, British researchers said on Thursday.

Study suggests new evolutionary history for dinos

WASHINGTON - Tyrannosaurus Rex and his buddies could be on the move as a new study proposes a massive shake-up of the dinosaur family tree.

Millions out of school in Afghanistan

KABUL - Nearly a third of all children in war-torn Afghanistan are unable to attend school, leaving them at increased risk of child labor, recruitment by armed groups, early marriage and other forms of exploitation, an aid group said on Thursday.