SANTA ANA, California - More than $50 million worth of gold bars, coins and dust that's been described as the greatest lost treasure in US history is about to make its public debut in California after sitting at the bottom of the ocean for more than 150 years.
WASHINGTON - Scientists have unearthed in a Sahara Desert oasis in Egypt fossils of a long-necked, four-legged, school bus-sized dinosaur that lived roughly 80 million years ago, a discovery that sheds light on a mysterious period in the history of dinosaurs in Africa.
The Kenyan government branded opposition leader Raila Odinga's "swearing-in" in Nairobi on Tuesday illegal, with the Attorney General saying the move is punishable by death.
SINGAPORE - A local eatery centered around the pungent tropical fruit durian has caught a whiff of success as patrons flock to the cafe in droves for a bite of its exotic offerings.
MUMBAI - About 21 million girls in India are "unwanted" and receive fewer resources because their parents wanted a son, the government said, as analysts called for action to boost women's earnings.
NEW YORK - Bruno Mars owned the Grammys with his R&B-inspired album 24K Magic, winning all six awards he was nominated for at a show where hip-hop was expected to have a historical night.
SEOUL - The unified Korean women's ice hockey team faced an unexpected challenge at their first joint training session, reports said on Monday - vastly different hockey terminology on either side of the divided Korean Peninsula.
PARIS - Floodwaters were nearing their peak in Paris on Saturday, with the rain-swollen Seine River engulfing scenic quays and threatening wine cellars and museum basements, and French authorities were on standby for any major flooding risk.
DETROIT - Five years after Detroit declared itself bankrupt, night life in Motown is hopping again.
LONDON - US President Donald Trump would be willing to sign the US back up to the Paris climate accord, but only if the treaty undergoes major change, he said in comments published on Sunday.
ADDIS ABABA - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Saturday that conflict and climate change are the major reasons behind Africa's highest rate of poverty and hunger.
ELKINS PARK - The founder of the Dead Poets Society of America suffered a fatal heart attack little more than a month after commissioning his own tombstone.
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