UN hails 'historic' Obama drone vow
The lawyer leading the UN's inquiry into drones welcomes President Obama's speech as a "significant step towards increased transparency".
US road bridge falls into river
Three people are rescued after part of a US road bridge on the main route between Seattle and Vancouver collapsed into a river in Washington state.
Former QPR boss Mark Hughes is contacted by Stoke City after emerging as a leading contender to replace Tony Pulis.
Lewis Hamilton believes he has a "pretty good" chance of winning the Monaco GP after a competitive showing in practice.
New jewel theft hits Cannes festival
A necklace reportedly worth 1.9m euros (£1.6m) is stolen during the Cannes film festival, the second such theft to hit this year's event.
Some statins 'raise diabetes risk'
Some drugs taken to protect the heart may increase the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes, according to researchers in Canada.
Error blacklists Russian 'Facebook'
Russia's most popular social network, VKontakte, is temporarily blacklisted by mistake - and some users find it blocked.
Cockroaches evolving to evade traps
Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals.
Viper GTS-R is Le Mans-bound
Chrysler prepares its supercar for the world’s most famous endurance race
Indian cinema: Getting real
100 years on – time for a new style?
Zapping bacteria the wireless way
New remote-controlled, dissolvable implants
A street food tour of Yangon
Get a taste of Burma’s little-known cuisine
A punto de iniciar su segundo mandato con la mayor aprobación entre los mandatarios latinoamericanos, el presidente de Ecuador parece bien posicionado para asumir el liderazgo del proyecto bolivariano. Pero, ¿le interesa?
中国官方媒体报道,中共领导人习近平周五(24日)下午在北京会见了朝鲜领导人金正恩的特使崔龙海。
متحدث باسم وزارة الخارجية الروسية يعلن أن الحكومة السورية وافقت من حيث المبدأ على المشاركة في مؤتمر دولي للسلام لحل الأزمة في سوريا.
وزارت خارجه روسیه از موافقت اصولی دولت سوریه برای شرکت در کنفرانسی بینالمللی درباره آینده سوریه خبر داده است. در همین حال نشست ائتلاف ملی سوریه، مهم ترین گروه مخالف دولت برای دومین روز در استانبول ترکیه در جریان است.
Art over politics
Michelangelo completed Florence's majestic Medici Chapel during a time of upheaval and unrest, and irrespective of his revolutionary beliefs.
Slave pride
The Afrikaans rapper, Jaak, uses hip-hop to raise the consciousness of his people, whom he calls the 'brown' underclass of Paarl in South Africa.
Striking a chord
Stars Justin Timberlake and Oscar Isaac talk about Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen brothers' new film.
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