The haunting silhouette of "Battleship Island" rises up from the sea, an abandoned testament to what was once the most densely populated city on earth.
A German shepherd called Rumor who just missed winning at the United States' top dog show last year came back to score a big victory on Monday night, beating out favored Preston the puli in the herding group.
In the darkness just before dawn, the southern Indian town buzzed with excitement and energy as revelers began arriving for the spectacle of Jallikattu, the region's version of running with the bulls.
Most of the people infected with Ebola in the West African epidemic that began in 2014 got sick through contact with a small number of people with the disease, researchers said on Monday.
Chuck Monjak was partway up his first-ever attempt at a nearly vertical ice formation when he found himself in a terrifying predicament.
Adele swept the Grammy Awards on Sunday, taking home statuettes for the top prizes - album, record and song of the year - in a shock, history-making victory over Beyonce on a night marked by political statements and emotional tributes.
Piling in for after-work drinks, around two dozen people pore over the menu at Mother's Ruin, a speciality gin bar in Cape Town, where homegrown varieties are making a mark on the global scene.
An 85-year-old former Gurkha is making a bid to reclaim his title as the world's oldest person to summit Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest.
Love may be in the air on Valentine's Day but authorities in Australia, Malaysia and Singapore warned on Monday of a growth in online scams cheating lonely people out of their savings.
Advisers specializing in mergers and acquisitions for mostly family-run firms are enjoying a boom in Japan, as an aging, shrinking population brings in the boundaries on the country's small business landscape.
Spokesman says prosecutors may seek arrest of other executives
A special assembly elected former German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier by an overwhelming majority Sunday to be the country's new president.
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