LONDON - A childhood game played in school playgrounds the world over, tag has been transformed by a British enthusiast into an extreme sport, attracting world athletes and a James Bond movie actor.
WASHINGTON - Most animals depend on a beating heart to pump blood and oxygen, but sea spiders do this mostly with their unusual guts, according to a new study published on Monday.
VALENCIA, Spain - Eight men in black robes, sitting in a circle on chairs in the street outside a cathedral look on, stony-faced, as a bailiff calls the accused. They form the Water Court of Valencia, a millennial institution in Spain.
BREDA, Netherlands - Voices echo around the magnificent, luminous dome of Breda prison, breaking the silence of the 130-year-old building, now empty of inmates like dozens of others in the Netherlands.
LONDON - An army of 300 highly trained dogs have been recruited to detect drugs being smuggled into Britain's prisons, Member of Parliament Sam Gyimah said on Sunday.
LIMA, Peru - Students from the State University of Puno in southern Peru have discovered the remains of a prehistoric shark near Lake Titicaca, the Ministry of Culture said.
ROME - Former prime minister Matteo Renzi came under fire from leftist opposition parties after he suggested Italy cap the number of asylum-seekers it takes in, local media reported on Saturday.
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.
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