Secrets from some of the worlds most covert agencies are putting their tricks on display for a new exhibit called SPY: The Secret World of Espionage, in New York City. Its a rare opportunity to take a sneakpeek at tools rarely shown to the public, an...
TEXT: Global powers convene at the Rio +20 U.N. conference to try to determine a sustainable pathway for global development. A draft text prepared by diplomats this week laid out global aspirations, rather than mandatory goals, on issues like food se...
TEXT: From horror movies to a cat meowing Let the games begin! Meet Lala, a 10-year-old African Grey parrot, entertaining crowds at a South Korean zoo. Lee Hyun-Jung, saying (Korean): I've seen it on TV before and in person it even makes electronic s...
Kristen Stewart, who shot to fame as Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga films and has a starring role in Snow White and the Huntsman, jumped to the top of Forbes.com's annual list of highest-paid actresses on Tuesday (June 19). The 22-year-old earned an...
McDull is a famous cartoon pig character that was created in Hong Kong. Although McDull made his first appearance as a supporting character in the McMug comics, McDull has since become a central character in his own right, attracting a huge following...
The Royvon Pet Hotel in Wales charges 45 US dollars a night for luxury rooms which come complete with bed and flat-screen TV. Welcome to the Royvon Country retreat in Merthyr Tydfil, its a five-star luxury hotel like no other. All the residents here...
BRIEF: U.S. President Barack Obama was interrupted Friday, while delivering remarks about a change in U.S. immigration policy at the White House Rose Garden. About 800,000 young illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children could be sp...
So-called levitation photography is a growing trend in Indonesia. Heavily promoted through social media, the challenge is to snap pictures that make their subjects seem to defy gravity but theres no real trickery involved, just an energetic model and...
More and more of what you use your computer for is actually happening in the cloud. So, since people are rethinking the way they do things, we rethought the computer as the Chromebook. The always new computer. Chromebook doesn't slow down or need upg...
Despite the downturn in the global economy, wedding planners and photographers say theyve never been busier. At this years wedding expo in Hong Kong, people are planning for one of the most important days of their lives. And the hottest ideas have a...
TEXT: Around 18 tons of tomatoes and thousands of fruit-flinging enthusiasts make for a juicy fight. Sutamarchan in Colombia is the battle ground for the annual Tomatina festival where ripe tomatoes are the preferred weapon of the day. The sixth annu...
We've had two great days doing the ad campaign, doing the commercial and then obviously doing the print. Working with people like Anthony Mandler and the team that comes with him and then also working with Alasdair, you know, we've got such a great t...
World Tomato Processing Congress kicks off in Beijing Fresh tomatos or processed tomatos, which do you prefer? This matters a lot to the tomato processing industry. Sunday, the 10th World Tomato Processing Congress kicks off in Beijing. When Mcdonald...
Xi'an is the starting point of the ancient Silk Road. Six countries including China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyztan are jointly applying for World Heritage status for the Silk Road. Each of these countries claims a part of the ancient trade route that lin...
Students from around the world have gathered to take part in their own versions of G8 and G20 summits in the US capital. The delegations include all G20 members and a large delegation from China. Theyre discussing all the key international issues the...
