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High-tech contact lenses zoom with a wink of an eye 14 Feb 2015 - 01:18 pm

San Jose, United States--Swiss researchers are developing contact lenses that contain tiny telescopes to boost vision and zoom in and out with the...

Japanese dancers find samba salvation in quake tragedy 14 Feb 2015 - 01:07 pm

Rio de Janeiro--When she sways to the sensual beat of samba, Megumi Kudo also heals the wounds in her mother's heart from a...

From Laos with love. Vietnam bombs become NY jewelry 14 Feb 2015 - 12:43 pm

New York/Ban Naphia--Forty years after the end of the Vietnam war, US bombs dropped along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos have...

Catherine Deneuve the muse on NY Fashion Week day 2 14 Feb 2015 - 12:15 pm

New York--Canadian-Taiwanese designer Jason Wu was the star of New York Fashion Week day two Friday, showing a collection inspired by the strength...

Party time! Carnival opens in Rio 14 Feb 2015 - 10:13 am

Rio de Janeiro--Casting aside its economic woes, corruption scandals and recent humiliation on the football pitch, Brazil opened five days of non-stop partying...

Anybody out there? Some want to beam signals into space 13 Feb 2015 - 11:46 pm

San José, United States - For decades, US astrophysicists seeking to make contact with extraterrestrials have basically just been listening for signals from...

Party time! Carnival opens in Rio 13 Feb 2015 - 11:14 pm

Rio de Janeiro - Casting aside its economic woes, corruption scandals and recent humiliation on the football pitch, Brazil opened five days of...

Germany marks 70 years since Dresden's WWII bombing 13 Feb 2015 - 10:59 pm

Dresden, Germany - German President Joachim Gauck warned Friday against a cult of victimhood over the World War II destruction of the city...

Rising Arab American composer seeks more poetic era 13 Feb 2015 - 09:55 pm

Arab-American composer Mohammed Fairouz at the Schoenberg Music Building at UCLA in Westwood. New York - In an era where conflict between cultures...

Branagh presents 'feminist' all-star Cinderella remake 13 Feb 2015 - 09:39 pm

Lily James as Cinderella Berlin - Cinderella and Prince Charming met on an equal footing Friday at the Berlin film festival in a...

Mongolia brings nomad chic to NY Fashion Week debut 13 Feb 2015 - 09:28 pm

Mangolian Nomads New York - A Mongolian "It girl" brought the warrior princess into the modern age Friday by making her New York...

Amanda Knox engaged to be married 13 Feb 2015 - 08:49 pm

Amanda Knox Washington - Amanda Knox, the American whose trial and conviction for the murder of a young British student in Italy made...

Croatian fights pot-smoking Popeye fine 13 Feb 2015 - 08:24 pm

Zagreb - A Croatian man is appealing his conviction on charges of promoting drug use after he used Facebook to depict Popeye the...

Google, Mattel bring virtual reality to iconic toy 13 Feb 2015 - 07:58 pm

New York - Google and toy giant Mattel said Friday they were teaming up to revamp the classic View-Master device, injecting it with...

Top star moments from the 65th Berlin film festival 13 Feb 2015 - 05:12 pm

Berlin---The 65th Berlin film festival headed into the home straight Friday after premieres from some of the world's top directors and stars. Ahead...

The star is still the music, says the band Texas on turning 25 13 Feb 2015 - 05:02 pm

Paris---Texas, the band behind hit singles such as "I Don't Want a Lover" and "Say What You Want", is celebrating its 25-year career...

Uzbekistan backs poetry readings to replace 'alien' Valentine's 13 Feb 2015 - 04:03 pm

Tashkent---Uzbekistan is urging young people to shun "alien" Valentine's Day traditions such as sending cards, saying they should instead enjoy the love poetry...

Play it, Sam: 'Casablanca' finally hits Qatar big screen 12 Feb 2015 - 07:00 pm

Doha--You must remember this... except if you are in Qatar which is set to publicly screen the classic Hollywood movie "Casablanca" for the...