Normally one of Asia's most popular destinations, Hong Kong's reputation as a safe and easy place to visit continues to suffer as the territory is gripped by anti-government protests.
Give Twitter a fish, and you feed it for a day. But teach Twitter about a cannon that shoots salmon through a tube, and you feed enough memes to make people forget about 30 to 50 feral hogs.
Archaeologists excavating on Mount Zion in Jerusalem have uncovered evidence of the Babylonian conquest of the city, appearing to confirm a Biblical account of its destruction.
For years, Turkmenistan has been able to survive on its vast gas reserves. But with the collapse of gas prices in recent years, the screws are tightening.
Art teacher Mesude Isikli from Osmaniye province has been so moved by Turkish coffee culture that she's started a collection of coffee cups -- 3,000 and counting.
A hungry bear that broke into a Colorado home at night made a daring escape from the cops, smashing a hole in the wall to force his way out of the building.
Close US allies have long warned their citizens about the risks of exploring the New World, with online advisories that often categorize domestic mass shootings as simple terrorism -- and also warn about the astronomical cost of American healthcare for visitors.
New research shows that Goliath frogs -- the world's largest frog species -- build ponds for their eggs and tadpoles, pushing rocks more than half of their body weight in the process.
Half a century after it was founded as a breakaway anarchist commune, Copenhagen's Christiania faces an existential crisis variously blamed on intolerant local authorities, police, gentrification and, inevitably, tourists.
The characters played by rapper-turned-movie star Awkwafina (Nora Lum) have traveled all over the world: Singapore, China and Los Angeles, to name a few.
