Graphene, which is stronger than steel or Kevlar, has promising uses in solar cells, electrical circuits and medicine.
An ingredient in chili peppers can help people feel full and potentially reduce overeating.
Germany has joined the growing list of nations where same-sex U.S. service spouses will receive overseas protections.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the Australian nationals were likely planning to join terrorist groups in the Middle East.
Russia said that Ukraine would also be included in the list if Kiev signs an economic agreement with the European Union in 2016.
Brazilian Olympic officials have fallen far short on efforts to clean up waterways that will host the 2016 summer events in Rio de Janeiro despite promises and ballooning budgets.
Nearly 4,000 square miles of the Indian Ocean off Réunion Island was scoured but "nothing suspected of having any connection to a plane" was found.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott maintained that he opposed gay marriages, but promised popular vote on same-sex marriage after the next election.
Last week, Malaysian authorities said that most of the debris previously found in the Maldives was not from the missing plane.
Chinese government agents are operating secretly in the U.S. to pressure influential expatriates to return home.
North Korea has historically viewed the annual Ulchi-Freedom Guardian military exercises by South Korea and the U.S. as preparations for war.
A tripartite meeting is expected to focus next month on refining search efforts after the discovery of a flaperon belonging to the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
"History is harsh," he said. "What is done cannot be undone."
The new report confirms the ongoing trend of fighters from outside the Middle East joining the militant group.
Reports that sonar images of two box-like shapes on the floor of the Indian Ocean were from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 were rejected Thursday by Australian authorities.
Financial analysts differ on whether a lower-valued yuan will cool imports at a time when the government is seeking to promote them.
The Robinhood mobile app is aimed at young investors looking for low-cost trading plans.
New legislation proposes that agricultural products seized under Russia's food ban not be destroyed, but rather given as humanitarian aid.
Several surfers returned to the waves after an hour of waiting.
Without human intervention, such as a groundbreaking effort in the United Arab Emirates, the species may survive just three more decades.
Items such as a package of noodles and a luggage tag were likely not from a Malaysia Airlines jet, but officials were glad people were looking.
Efforts to find the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner are estimated to cost hundreds of millions of dollars.