Protests in Taksim Square and elsewhere in Istanbul have prompted travel warnings and concerns about the city's 2020 Olympic bid.
Surprise! Sharks are worth more in the ocean than in a bowl of soup.
The artwork on a Marimekko-designed airplane for Finnair was found to be plagiarized from a 1963 piece of Ukrainian folk art.
Thirty years after it was plucked from the sea, Henry VIII's prized warship, Mary Rose, will go on display at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
A mother and a baby are the first known casualties of the cluster of tornadoes that struck the Oklahoma City metropolitan area Friday night.
Is there a doctor on board? Turns out, most time fliers experience a midair medical emergency, a trained health professional is nearby.
The short reign of “naked-image” body scanners at U.S. airports came to a modest end this week, according to TSA.
A Beijing-bound flight was diverted to Anchorage after a woman tried to commit suicide on board.
New York City's new bike-share program may be the largest in North America, but it's not the biggest in the world.
Chinese tourists now have an official set of guidelines from the government for “civilized” behavior abroad.
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The National Weather Service (NOAA) shares five tips on how to prepare the 2013 hurricane season in honor of National Hurricane Preparedness Week.
Yuichiro Miura became the oldest man to climb Mount Everest and described the harrowing descent down at a press conference on Wednesday.
A heat wave with temperatures expected to hit 90 degrees or higher is forecast to make its way across four states in the East Coast starting Wednesday.
On OECD's just-released 2013 Better Life Index, Australia once again topped the list, thanks to free healthcare, low unemployment, and other factors.
Not to be outdone by South Korea as it prepares for the Olympics, North Korea will open up its own "world class" ski resort this winter.
The company recently opened two resorts in China and has three more in the works; AXA and Fosun approve, as do investors.
A red alert was issued for over 2,000 residents in Chile and Argentina who were evacuated Monday, after high seismic activity was measured at Copahue volcano in the Andes mountain range.
Ever wanted to try a Krusty Burger or swig Duff Beer? This summer you can, at Universal Studios' new Simpsons theme park.
The U.S. is the only nation in the developed world without federally mandated paid time off, a new report says.
A wildfire broke out on Monday in California's Los Padres National Forest forcing evacuations.
Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas caught fire days after the industry enacted a passenger "Bill of Rights."
A Nanjing teen has been identified by China's Internet users as the culprit who carved characters into a temple wall in Egypt.
"Barcelona Island" would be like a slice of Dubai off of Spain -- and that’s exactly why Barcelona leaders are aghast.
Memorial Day marks the start of summer, and for many families that means theme parks. But are the rides safe?
Can public art be considered an “asset” in a bankruptcy filing? That’s the debate brewing over the Detroit Institute of Arts' masterpieces.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie celebrated the reopening of the Jersey Shore for the first time after Superstorm Sandy.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects an active 2013 hurricane season, with a possibility of up to six Category Five hurricanes.
Two earthquakes hit the Greenville, Calif. area on Thursday night and early Friday morning, both quakes ranking moderately on the Richter scale.
The cause of the collapse is not known, but several witnesses said they saw an oversize-load truck strike the bridge before it fell.
