BERLIN - Scientists say they are several steps closer to perfecting a method that could prevent the extinction of northern white rhinos, with only two known still to be alive.
KAMEOKA, Japan - Yuki Tatsumi was waiting tables at an izakaya pub in Japan's Kyoto when something on the table caught his eye - a chopstick wrapper folded and fiddled into an abstract shape.
NEW YORK - The United States celebrated its 242nd anniversary of independence on Wednesday, with concerts, parades and a voracious display of hot dog-eating prowess in New York, as many cities and towns held fireworks displays after sundown.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Pop singer Helgi Bjornsson, who is well-known in his native Iceland for a 1980s hit titled I Do Like the Rain, recently appeared on national television while a deadpan reporter challenged him to defend the song's premise.
BANYULS-SUR-MER, France - Wine lovers have risen up in revolt after a Japanese couple who make "outstanding" wine were threatened with deportation.
BOSTON - In these complex times, a simple question about the quintessential US holiday of fireworks, cookouts and parades isn't always so simple.
BELGRADE - When the mutual visa-free regime between Serbia and China came into effect early last year - making Serbia the first European country to lift visa requirement for Chinese nationals traveling to the country - other countries in the Balkan region followed suit.
NAIROBI - Kenya's jobless graduates are turning to the farming sector as demand for produce rises amid a fast-growing population.
ADDIS ABABA - Sophia, the famous humanoid robot, on Tuesday met with more than 200,000 young artificial intelligence enthusiasts as part of her visit to Ethiopia's capital.
HONOLULU - Hawaii Governor David Ige on Tuesday signed legislation that will ban the sale of sunscreens containing two chemicals believed to harm coral reefs.
Expert floats idea of using iceberg from Antarctica to solve water crisis
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