MIAMI, UNITED STATES- US astronaut Edgar Mitchell, one of just 12 people to have walked on the Moon, has died aged 85, his family and NASA said Friday, calling him a "pioneer." NASA paid glowing...

PARIS, FRANCE- Scientists in China have engineered monkeys with a human autism gene and symptoms, in the hopes of unlocking a treatment for the debilitating but little-understood disorder, a study...

PARIS, FRANCE, Solange Uwimana- Bedbugs, the notorious bloodthirsty critters which tormented the residents of New York City some years ago, have become genetically wired to resist pesticides, experts...

SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES, Facebook-owned smartphone messaging service WhatsApp has hit the billion-user mark, according to the leading social network's chief and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg. "One...

SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES- On the heels of posting stellar quarterly earnings results, Facebook on Thursday expanded its offering for streaming live video at the leading social network. A "Live"...

TUNIS, TUNISIA- Tunisia lost more than a third of its tourism revenues last year after attacks targeting the vital sector claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group, official figures showed...

RABAT, MOROCCO- Moroccan journalist Ali Anouzla is to stand trial next month over comments about the Western Sahara that he made to the German press, he said on Sunday. The head of the Lakome2...

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Adult magazine Penthouse will end its print edition after 50 years, becoming the latest publication to go exclusively digital. Parent company FriendFinder Networks Inc. said...

ARBIL, IRAQ- The father of a drowned Syrian toddler wept when he saw a cartoon depicting his son as an adult involved in sexual harassment, and said Saturday that the family is "in shock." "When I...