Tango's veteran couple hark back to golden age

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - They are in their ninth decade of life, but the rhythm of tango still thrills in the legs of Oscar and Nina.

Face scans, robots: Planning the next generation of airports

SINGAPORE - Passengers' baggage is collected by robots, they relax in a luxurious waiting area complete with an indoor garden before getting a face scan and swiftly passing through security and immigration - this could be the airport of the future.

Samsung heir jailed over graft

SEOUL - The heir to the Samsung empire was convicted of bribery and other offenses on Friday and jailed for five years in connection with the scandal that brought down South Korean president Park Geun-hye.

Thai court issues arrest warrant against Yingluck

BANGKOK - An arrest warrant was issued on Friday for former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra who failed to appear in court on the judgment day of a rice lawsuit filed against her.

Millions brace for hurricane's arrival

CHICAGO - Millions of people in the US Gulf Coast states of Texas and Louisiana have been bracing for the arrival of Hurricane Harvey as it intensified to category 2 with winds whipping up to 160 kilometers per hour.

Remains of 19th century Chinese laborers found in Peru

LIMA - Archaeologists exploring Peru's pre-Colombian past recently unearthed a glimpse of a less prominent chapter in the Andean country's history - the remains of 16 Chinese laborers who toiled in the country more than 100 years ago.

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Ugandan mother delivers 38 kids in 24 years

KAYUNGA, Uganda - Mariam Nabatanzi Babirye has five houses squeezed into her compound. It gives a semblance of a school as children run around playing.

Widow has 758 million reasons to quit her job

NEW YORK - A widowed Massachusetts mother of two who scooped the largest single jackpot in US history - $758.7 million - said it was a dream came true on Thursday and immediately quit her hospital job of 32 years. Mavis Wanczyk, 53, said she had played the lottery as a "pipe dream", never believing it would one day be possible for her to retire early from the Mercy Medical Center, where she worked in patient care.

Australian prison provides rehab for inmates and animals

SYDNEY - Australian prisoners are caring for animals that have been abandoned, attacked by predators, hit by cars or even seized in a drug bust as part of a rehabilitation program.

Rescue dogs teamed with search drones

WINTERBERG, Switzerland - Capo, a golden retriever wearing a bright orange rescue harness, runs with his handler in tow toward a body sprawled in the high grass as a giant drone whirs overhead.