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Using more than 1,000 photos taken over a period of three years, a woman from Sydney, Australia has documented her transformation from man to woman in a one-minute video clip. Ashley Caccamo, 24, began her gender transfo...

Manchester scientists develop a tiny molecular machine they hope one day could synthesize new drug molecules or new types of plastic.

A Texas dad terrified his child's elementary school when he decided to conduct a "rogue" security drill to see how the school would respond in the event of an emergency, according to the school district. Ron Miller, 44, ...

Within the totality of the Japan-China relationship, which can and should be a "Mutually Beneficial Relationship Based on Common Strategic Interests," the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands dispute is wholly negative and potentially...

-- A man who jumped into a tiger den at the Bronx Zoo and was mauled by a 400-pound animal told police, "Everyone makes choices," a court complaint says. David Villalobos, 25, of Mahopac, was arraigned Friday in a Bronx ...

Guest post written by Vlad Sejnoha Vlad Sejnoha is chief technology officer for Nuance Communications. Vlad Sejnoha For many people, 2012 was the year when it became "normal" to use your voice to control your phone, car,...

A vet describes how a kitten had a lucky escape after swallowing a TV aerial.

Amazing visuals show a mammoth dust storm passing over Western Australia after a large storm near Onslow.

In a move that's pitting grassroots housing activists against Wall Street interests, the City Council of Brockton, Mass., decided this week to commission a study into the feasibility of using eminent domain powers to sei...

Ahead of The Shard's opening to the public, Sky News gets a preview from 800ft.

A group of killer whales that were trapped beneath ice and in danger of dying in Canada's Hudson Bay have so far not been seen Thursday, authorities said.

NEW YORK -- Taco Bell is testing a new value menu that could put it in more direct competition with the Dollar Menu at McDonald's. The Mexican-fast-food chain is testing a "$1 Cravings Menu" in two markets that lists nin...

The following article was published on the Arabic Knowledge@Wharton site on January 8, 2013. A few years ago, Deena Fadel began to feel choked in her role as the artistic director of an advertising agency. Her creativity...

Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Robi 'Draco' Rosa has plenty to celebrate: a new album and a new life. And now the 43 year-old star is back in the limelight with his new music project accompanied by some of the biggest na...

Texas mutual fund company says underweight the U.S. stock market and buy international equities.

As a continuation of the "Texas Chainsaw" storyline, "Texas Chainsaw 3D" fell painfully short of its iconic predecessors. From weak acting to undeveloped characters and a tired plot, critics found numerous faults in the ...

Northampton keep their Heineken Cup hopes alive as they beat Castres to go second in Pool Four, but fail to earn a bonus point.

Today the London Ice Sculpting Festival welcomed participants from all over the world for the three-day timed event. International competitors in the singles competition were given a one-meter block of ice and two and a ...

Welcome to the week in photos! The following images tell a vibrant story of this week's events, capturing happenstance moments and monumental events with a single click. The photographs that stopped us in our tracks the ...

Influenza has reached epidemic proportions in the US, say health officials, but the outbreak may be showing signs of having peaked.

As Vice President Biden prepares to hand in a set of recommendations to curb gun violence next week and pro-gun groups dig in their heels, he's put in play the possibility of using executive action to get controversial g...

A federal committee has published a draft of the nation's third climate assessment report, a comprehensive analysis of the latest and best peer-reviewed science on the extent and impacts of global warming on the United S...