In an evolutionary twist, a Dutch zoo is calling on the services of an Olympic gymnast to teach orangutans how to swing through the trees.
Americans will gather for a group "kiss-in" in Times Square and buglers across the country will play the military funeral tune "Taps" on Saturday in the first national day of remembrance for the World War Two generation.
Children in America are safest in Madison, Wisconsin, and face the greatest risk of danger in Jacksonville, Florida, according to a new survey.
Determination and courage have brought disabled swimmer Jiang Fuying confidence, happiness and a world record.
Getting around in a city of 20 million people can be daunting, if not seemingly impossible. It can be even harder if you don't have a car and you're a foreigner, such as myself.
I received pictures of my daughter floating in bliss on a lake in California. Yes, right there under the sun during the hottest time of the day.
I can't help but feel sorry for the "false poor man" who drew the scorn of netizens recently after he performed in the Xidan commercial area.
Sign language should be more widely promoted to provide a better bridge between the hearing-impaired community and the rest of society, suggests a small-scale survey by the students' Red Cross society of the University of Science and Technology Beijing.
Dutch aesthete Jos de Mul believes one must appreciate beauty to be happy.
A giant clock on a skyscraper in Islam's holiest city Mecca began ticking on Wednesday at the start of the fasting month of Ramadan, amid hopes by Saudi Arabia it will become the Muslim world's official timekeeper.
A record 100,000 Austrians are expected to leave the Roman Catholic Church this year after abuse scandals which have badly damaged its image, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
A small private Massachusetts college ranked first in a report on the best U.S. colleges in 2010, beating Ivy League contenders such as Harvard and Yale.