Nearly two tons of ivory artifacts crafted from the tusks of about 100 slaughtered elephants were destroyed by a rock crusher in New York City's Central Park on Thursday.
TheWorldRugbyjudiciaryonFridaydashedNewZealand'shopesoffieldingsuspendedstarSonnyBillWilliamsintheAllBlacks'openingRugbyChampionshipmatchagainstAustralianextmon
Hundreds of years ago the first Chinese came to the far-flung southern tip of the African continent, most of whom were originally from southern China. In the centuries since, they've made homes there.
HundredsofyearsagothefirstChinesecametothefar-flungsoutherntipoftheAfricancontinent,mostofwhomwereoriginallyfromsouthernChina.Inthecenturiessince,they'vemadehom
DespiteUber'sprogramstoservetheneedsofpeoplewhousewheelchairs,theridesharingcompanyfacesalonglineoflawsuitsandcomplaintsaboutitsabilitytoservepeoplewithdisabili
The ride-sharing company Uber was sued on Tuesday by disability rights groups for discriminating passengers with mobility disability in New York City.
GooglehasofficiallyannouncedNewReleaseRadio,astationonGooglePlayMusicthatprovidesuserswithadailyselectionofnewsongstheymaylikebasedontheirlisteninghistory.Thefe
Severewind,rainandsnowcausedflightdisruptions,roadclosuresandpoweroutagesacrossNewZealandonThursday,whentheSouthPacificislandnationwashitbyastormcarryinggalesof
A6.4-magnitudeearthquakestruckoffthecoastofPapuaNewGuineaonThursday,38kmsouth-south-eastofTaron,offtheislandofNewIreland.InitialU.S.GeologicalSurveyreportssugge
Anearthquakewithamagnitudeof6.8jolted212kmNWofAucklandIsland,NewZealandat070001GMTonTuesday,theU.S.GeologicalSurveysaid.Theepicenter,withadepthof10.0km,wasiniti
TheBoaoForumforAsiaconferencekickedoffinBangkok,ThailandonTuesdaymorning,callingforregionaleconomicintegrationunderthethemeof"AsianRegionalCooperation:NewChalle
The U.S. dollar changed hands around the 114 yen line in early deals in Tokyo on Monday, after reaching above the 114 yen line in New York at the end of last week.
AmericanscelebratedtheJulyFourthholidayonTuesdaywiththereopeningofaNewJerseybeachclosedtoeveryonebutthegovernorafteragovernmentshutdown,arecord-settinghot-dogea
EveryFourthofJuly,millionsofAmericanswatchfireworksshowsdesignedinandshippedfromalittle-knowntown:NewCastle,Pennsylvania."WearethefireworkscapitalofAmerica.We'r
NewZealandwontheAmerica'sCuponMonday,layingtoresttheghostofastunning2013collapsewithacrushingvictoryoverOracleTeamUSA.ThegrittyKiwichallengers,with26-year-oldPe
LargecrowdsturnedoutforPridemarchesonSundayinNewYorkCityandSanFrancisco,thetwoU.S.placesmostassociatedwiththelesbian,gay,bisexualandtransgenderrightsmovement,wi
NewYork,thefourthmostpopulousstateinAmerica,updatedantiquatedlegislationonTuesdaytooutlawchildrenasyoungas14fromgettingmarried.GovernorAndrewCuomo,aDemocrat,sig