Musher overhauls son's dog race best

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - Mitch Seavey became the oldest and fastest musher to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, in year marred by an abnormally high number of dog deaths.

Science unravels spiders' monstrous food consumption

PARIS - The world's spiders eat 400-800 million metric tons of insects every year - equivalent to the amount of meat and fish that humans consume over the same period, a study said on Tuesday.

Weather warning as blizzard bites

NEW YORK - Snow began blanketing the northeastern United States on Tuesday as a winter storm packing blizzard conditions rolled into the region, prompting public officials to ask people to stay home while airlines grounded flights and schools canceled classes.

'Little Picasso' draws admiration in camp

BELGRADE, SERBIA - Farhad Nouri is known among migrants as Little Picasso.

Britain gets green light to begin European breakaway

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May cleared the final hurdle standing between her and the start of Brexit negotiations on Monday after Parliament passed legislation giving her the power to start the EU exit process.

Scotland seeks new referendum

Scotland's leader delivered a twist to Britain's European Union exit drama on Monday, announcing that she will seek authority to hold a new independence referendum in the next two years because the United Kingdom is dragging Scotland out of the EU against its will.

Malaysia to deport 50 DPRK workers with overstayed visas

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia will deport about 50 nationals from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea working in the country with overstayed visas, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Tuesday.

Turkey slams EU for backing Netherlands as tensions escalate

ANKARA - Turkey has criticized the European Union for siding with the Netherlands in a diplomatic dispute over Turkish ministers' plans to hold campaigns there, saying the EU's position "lends credence" to extremists.

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Revelers add splash of color to annual festival

NEW DELHI - The Hindu festival of colors, which comes at the end of the winter season and marks the beginning of spring, exploded to life across the world on Monday.

Young skydivers in a spin over indoor 'flying'

WARSAW, POLAND - Dressed in a white skintight full bodysuit and helmet, Maja Kuczynska spins furiously before diving into a fast-moving sequence of airborne gymnastic moves with the elegance of a ballet dancer.

Top coach voices optimism for future of Iraqi soccer club

BAGHDAD - Kadhim Flayeh taps three fingers on his watch. It's the sign for kickoff: one of Iraq's top soccer coaches has lost his voice.