15 August, 2013
An overnight curfew is in force in Cairo and several other Egyptian cities as the country is under emergency rule.
14 August, 2013
Sky gazers are preparing for the high point of the annual Perseid meteors, as the Earth's orbit takes it through a stream of dusty comet debris.
13 August, 2013
Online dating has become one of the primary means of finding a wife or husband. But what about using the internet to find a baby?
13 August, 2013
As the iconic Beatles Abbey Road album picture celebrates its 44th year this week, fans still stop traffic to recreate their own version of the band's final album cover.
13 August, 2013
The royal palace in the Netherlands says Prince Friso, the younger brother of King Willem-Alexander, has died at the age of 44.
12 August, 2013
Thousands of protestors calling for the reinstatement of the ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi appear to be preparing themselves for a move by the military to clear them from two huge sit-in camps in Cairo
10 August, 2013
In a news conference ahead of the world championships, Russian sports minister Vitali Mutko says people should calm down about the status of homosexual people in Russia.
10 August, 2013
The Interior Ministry is conducting a rescue operation in the Tsalenjikha district. MIA reports a group of amateur alpinists was heading to Chitagvala peak located in Tsalenjikha.
10 August, 2013
Russian president Vladimir Putin has been filmed in a rare, apparently spontaneous display of emotion, after attending the funeral of his childhood mentor and judo trainer.
10 August, 2013
In China, sex is not a frequent topic of conversation, but one 23-year-old graduate in China is hoping to change that.