Canadian astronaut wrestles with gravity after spaceflight
CAPE CANAVERAL: Back on Earth, Canadian astronaut and cyberspace tweeter Chris Hadfield is...
Japan man, 80, starts Everest ascent
TOKYO: An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his webs...
Coffee with Apple chief: $610,000
SAN FRANCISCO: An anonymous bidder paid $610,000 in a charity auction for coffee date with...
Eating insects can help tackle food insecurity, says FAO
UNITED NATIONS: While insects can be slimy, cringe-inducing creatures, often squashed on s...
Tea buffs gather in Japan for global festival
HIGASHIYAMA: In the shadow of a giant Chinese character for "tea" written in live cypress ...
Astronaut's 'Space Oddity' music video goes viral
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: A music video shot aboard the International Space Station went vi...
Mars One colonization scheme submits 78,000 applications
AMSTERDAM: Some 78,000 people from 120 countries have applied for a one-way trip project o...
Israeli premier Netanyahu takes flak over bed on a plane
JERUSALEM: Benjamin Netanyahu is changing his mid-air sleeping arrangements after a public...
Match delayed for late arrival of TV commentator
GOLD COAST, Australia: It could have made for interesting reading in the sports pages: Gol...
Russian boy, 7, kills brother, 4, with grandfather's rifle
MOSCOW: A 7-year-old Russian boy told investigators he had shot and killed his 4-year-old ...
