Comey sacking: Trump urged to hand over any tapes
Senior US lawmakers have called on President Donald Trump to turn over any recordings of conversations with fired FBI director James Comey.
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China to launch Wikipedia rival in 2018
China is to launch an online version of its national encyclopaedia next year, to compete with Wikipedia.
Meet the woman who just made American space history
When Peggy Whitson woke up this morning, she broke a record: It's her 535th day in space.
‘We will react with nuclear strike’
North Korean Vice-Foreign Minister Han Song-ryol warns the US against taking military action
Relatives seek truth about Irish babies ‘discarded like litter’
Peter Mulryan's little sister may lie buried among the bones of babies and toddlers found in the sewers of what was once a home for unmarried mothers in the Irish town of Tuam, but he wants to know for sure.
Calligrapher burns midnight oil to copy ancient classics
Zhou Baoxiang, 53, received a special task last September which was to copy Si Ku Quan Shu, an ancient encyclopedia compiled under the edict of Emperor Qianlong (1711-99) of Qing Dynasty (1644-1919).
Admit women or lose Tokyo Games golf, IOC tells club
The club scheduled to host the golf at the 2020 Tokyo Games must allow women to have full membership or organizers will have to find another venue...
Syria: IS destroys part of Palmyra’s Roman Theatre
Militants from the Islamic State group have destroyed part of the Roman Theatre in the ancient city of Palmyra.
Big Legal Win for Climate Scientist
D.C. appeals court rules that bloggers who compared professor to Jerry Sandusky may be sued for defamation.
Most-edited Wikipedia pages of 2016 revealed
The most-edited Wikipedia pages of the year have been revealed and the top 20 includes "Deaths in 2016", "Vincent Van Gogh" and "Donald Trump".
