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Postman who survived Nagasaki bombing dies aged 88

AprominentnucleardisarmamentcampaignerwhowasdeliveringmailinNagasakiwhentheUSdroppedanatomicbombin1945,hasdiedattheageof88.SumiteruTaniguchi,onceconsideredafron

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Opinions divided on Sharapova as Grand Slam return looms

RivalsremaindividedoverMariaSharapovaastheformerworldnumberonefromRussiapreparestoreturntoGrandSlamtennisMondayattheUSOpenaftera15-monthdopingban.The30-year-old

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Family of missing Chinese scholar still searching for answers

InarentedhomeinUrbana,Illinois–thousandsofmilesawayfromtheirhomeintheChinesemainland–thefamilyof26-year-oldYingyingZhangcontinuestosearchforanswerstwomonthsafte

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Federer out of Cincinnati with bad back; Nadal to be No. 1

WimbledonchampionRogerFedererwithdrewMondayfromtheWesternSouthernOpenbecauseofabackinjury.HehaswontheMastersseriestournamentseventimes.Themovewasannouncedonthef

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Besides fears, what we feel more in Sichuan strong quake is human warmth

ByAPDWriterHeweiA7.0-magnitudeearthquakestruckJiuzhaigouCountyinsouthwesternChina’sSichuanProvinceTuesdaynight.Thesearchandrescueoperationisunderway.Again,aloto

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Firmware shows the next iPhone will use infrared face unlock

EversinceourcloselookatanallegedrenderofthenextiPhonebackinMay,therehavebeenrumorsof3Dfacescanningplusalargescreen-to-bodyratioflyingabout.Today,wefinallybringy

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Barcelona close in on Benfica full back Nelson Semedo

BarcelonaareclosinginonthesigningofPortugalfullbackNelsonSemedofromBenficawithSpanishmediareportingonThursdaythathewasjoiningtheclubforanestimated30millioneuros

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Dickwella, Gunathilaka steer Sri Lanka to 300-6 against Zimbabwe

Arecorddouble-centurystandbetweenopenersNiroshanDickwellaandDanushkaGunathilakaguidedSriLankato300-6inthefourthone-dayinternationalagainstZimbabweinHambantotaon

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Golf: Woods released from program, to continue treatment

FormerworldnumberoneTigerWoodssayshehasfinishedaprogramtohelphimmanagehismedications,followinghisarrestinMayforimpaireddriving.Woodssaidhewouldmoveforwardwithhi

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Lingmerth stretches PGA National lead with sizzling start

WhilesometopEuropeangolfersarealreadybackhomepreparingfortheBritishOpen,Sweden'sDavidLingmerthismakingthemostofhisdecisiontoplayafamiliarAmericancoursethisweek.

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Tanzania's President: No place for teen mums in schools

Tanzania’sPresidentJohnMagufulihassaidthatschoolgirlswhogetpregnantwillnotbeallowedbacktoschool,arguingthattheirreturncould"encourageothergirlstoengageinsex".Th

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The next iPhone will have wireless charging, according to Apple supplier

Plugging things in is no fun, especially when a certain company refuses to embrace industry-standard plugs. Wireless charging is an obvious solution, which has been embraced by many Android manufacturers but has remained conspicuously absent from the iPhone. That might be about to change.

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The next iPhone will have wireless charging, according to Apple supplier

Pluggingthingsinisnofun,especiallywhenacertaincompanyrefusestoembraceindustry-standardplugs.Wirelesschargingisanobvioussolution,whichhasbeenembracedbymanyAndroi

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Shaken it off! Taylor Swift ends Spotify spat

Taylor Swift has made her entire back catalogue available on Spotify, ending a three-year boycott of the streaming service following a row over artist royalties.

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Shaken it off! Taylor Swift ends Spotify spat

TaylorSwifthasmadeherentirebackcatalogueavailableonSpotify,endingathree-yearboycottofthestreamingservicefollowingarowoverartistroyalties.In2014,theShakeItOffsin

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World's oldest human species' fossils found in Morocco

A team of international scientists has found the world's oldest human species' fossil near the southern Moroccan city of Youssoufia, the Moroccan national Institute of Sciences of Archaeology and Heritage announced in a statement on Wednesday.

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Australia, US renew resolve on terrorism

TopUSandAustralianofficialsonMondaywarnedbattle-hardenedandforeignextremistsmayreturntoSoutheastAsiafromtheMiddleEastandtakeuparmsintheirowncountries.Thewarning