Device gives hope to drought victims

SAN FRANCISCO - A device that uses the power of the sun could help to alleviate droughts after it extracted 2.8 liters of water from the air over a 12-hour period.

Builders find lost archbishops in hidden museum tomb

LONDON - The remains of five archbishops of Canterbury have been accidentally discovered by builders in a hidden tomb beneath a London church, site developers said on Sunday.

3-D patch could help heal hearts

LOS ANGELES - Researchers in the United States have developed a new 3-D printed patch that shows potential of helping heal scarred heart tissue after a heart attack.

Modern life intrudes on salt tradition

LAKE ASALE, Ethiopia - Every morning, hundreds of men converge on a dry lake bed in a remote corner of Ethiopia, where they cleave the ground open with handaxes to extract salt, just as their fathers and grandfathers once did.

Study untangles theory of why laces loosen

SAN FRANCISCO - A new study shows why your shoelaces may keep coming untied.

Refugees bring dying Italian village back to life

SANT'ALESSIO, Italy - In the foothills of the Aspromonte mountains in southern Italy, the silence of a once-dying village is broken by the laughter of a small group of refugees.

High-tech overhaul for Britain's driving test

LONDON - Learner drivers in Britain will have to show they can use satellite navigation devices as part of their official driving tests, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency announced on Saturday.

US, Russia aiming for cooperation on Syria

DAMASCUS - The heightened tension between Moscow and Washington after last week's US missile attack on a Syrian air base appears to be easing, according to analysts.

Dozens missing after boat sinks off Libya

TRIPOLI - At least 97 migrants were missing on Thursday after their boat sank off the coast of Libya, a navy spokesman said.

'Mother of all bombs' stirs criticism

KABUL - The US military on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb used in combat to strike an Islamic State target in Afghanistan.

Thais soak in new year with nationwide water fight

BANGKOK - Hordes of revelers armed with plastic water guns poured onto Thai streets on Friday for a second day of watery warfare to ring in the kingdom's traditional new year.

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