Unfasten your seatbelts aboard the ZERO-G What child has not dreamed of breaking free from gravity's chains and floating, weightless, above Earth's surface? That fantasy, long-since dismissed in the adult mind as a violation of Nature, came true this week for a small group of scientists, French parliamentarians and journalists.
Open-air operas, a classic -- if chilly -- English tradition They sit on the grass in their posh frocks and dinner jackets, eating picnics between the two acts of Rossini's "Il turco in Italia". It's summer in England, and the open-air opera has returned.
Historic lighthouse guards modern Singapore Standing off the southern tip of Singapore is a white granite lighthouse built more than 150 years ago to guide ships entering a sleepy tropical outpost of the British empire.
Exam pressure can drive South Korea teens to suicide The crushing pressure on South Korean teenagers to perform well in exams can leave some students so distraught they feel life just isn't worth living. Dozens of teenagers kill themselves every year -- often around the time of an annual college entrance exam -- amid fears they didn't do well enough to enter the college of their dreams.
'Dramatic' solar flare could disrupt Earth communications An unusual solar flare was observed by a NASA space observatory. The potent blast from the Sun unleashed a firestorm of radiation on a level not witnessed since 2006, and will likely lead to moderate geomagnetic storm activity.
Indian street kids work at dawn, then dream of school Getting India's millions of street children into schools is just one of the big challenges facing the government.
Radiation fears surround France's old uranium mines It looks like any other another leafy woodland path in Brittany, but campaigners say ramblers on this particular trail may face levels of radiation at least 10 times higher than normal.
No link between tornadoes and climate change The United States is experiencing the deadliest year for tornadoes in nearly six decades, but top US weather experts say there is no link between the violent twisters and climate change.
Buenos Aires: a graffiti artist's paradise Buenos Aires has become a haven for street art, like Sao Paulo and Mexico City.
Pomp and power politics on Obama's Europe tour President Barack Obama arrived to Europe, launching a major tour during which where he will mix pomp, personal history and great power diplomacy shaped by the historic uprisings in the Arab world.
Police caution as 'planking' goes global

Is it worth life in a wheelchair to take a funny photo to impress somebody you don't know on the Internet?

Europe set to revise border-free area over migrant fears

After the euro debt crisis, another symbol of European integration faces a key test as governments consider resurrecting barriers within the cherished border-free travel area.

Asian jihadis to fight without bin Laden

Southeast Asian terror networks appear to believe the killing of Osama bin Laden by US special forces in Pakistan is the equivalent of a bloody nose, rather than a body blow, to their jihadist cause.

British study predicts how your tattoo will age

Tattooed celebrity trailblazers as diverse as David Beckham, Angelina Jolie and British "first lady" Samantha Cameron have helped bring body art into mainstream culture, but will they be regretting their choice as the years pass?

Technology addiction takes high toll in Asia

A baby girl starves to death as her parents raise a virtual child online; a boy scolded for excessive gaming kills his mother then commits suicide -- technology addiction is taking a toll in Asia.

Afghan farmers hooked on poppies, 10 years on

"Opium requires less work, less water and makes more money," Afghan farmer says. "I would say nearly 80 percent of people in our district grow opium for very obvious reasons... it is easy."

Damage from BP oil spill lingers a year later

The worst maritime oil spill in history began nearly a year ago with a drop in pressure in a poorly drilled well deep in the Gulf of Mexico. It hasn't really ended even though BP's runaway well was eventually capped 87 days later.

White House warns of debt 'Armageddon'

"The consequences ... of failure to raise the debt ceiling would be Armageddon-like in terms of the economy," said White House spokesman Jay Carney.

Global military spending growth slowest since 2001

World military spending rose only 1.3 percent in 2010 to $1.63 trillion, after average annual growth of 5.1 percent between 2001 and 2009.

Japan disaster timeline

A list of key events since a massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake and a 10-meter tsunami devastated northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011.

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