VIENNA - From Hollywood to hip hop, it's the weapon that is wielded by cops and outlaws alike. The Glock pistol has achieved global cult status but the business is still shrouded in mystery in its native Austria.
SAN FRANCISCO - Paul Allen, who founded Microsoft with Bill Gates in the 1970s and later went on to become an investor, philanthropist and sports team owner, died on Monday after his latest battle with cancer at age 65.
Chinese artifacts, including a 2,000-year-old crossbow, a snake-shaped oil lamp from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD), and a Zhou Dynasty (c. 11th century-256 BC) bronze bell, are set to go under the hammer at an auction in the United Kingdom city of Cambridge.
Prince William hailed the work of China's government in combating the illicit sale of ivory during a major conference in London, while warning that the trade is now shifting to other nations.
ANKARA/WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Monday ordered an internal probe into the unexplained disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a joint Turkish-Saudi team was set to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where he was last seen on Oct 2.
MEXICO BEACH, Florida - Tom Garcia watched in terror as fingers of water pushed inland across the beach and began filling up his home.
LOS ANGELES - Fifty years after raising clenched fists in protest during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the shock waves unleashed by John Carlos and Tommie Smith's salute of defiance are still rippling around the sporting world.
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is facing a fast-growing national security threat that could prove one of its trickiest challenges yet: the US' obesity crisis.
TOKYO - From tiny one-person cubicles in underground stations to camping tents under towering skyscrapers and even karaoke clubs: in workaholic Japan, salarymen are never short of a place to work.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Given a choice between giving birth on land or sea ice, Pacific walrus mothers most often choose ice.
A growing trend toward employing artificial intelligence technology in the hospitality industry is helping the sector remain innovative, according to Zhang Hongying, general manager of Kuntai Hotel Beijing Wangjing.
The internationally-famous restaurant Mirazur in the French Riviera run by Italian-Argentinean chef Mauro Colagreco - who has strong professional and personal links to Beijing - moved up one place from fourth to third in the World's 50 Best Restaurant 2018 rankings, released by the British magazine Restaurant.
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