One of the eight circus acrobats who plummeted about 20 feet (6 meters) to the ground during a hair-hanging stunt said Tuesday she's thankful she's alive and wants to return to the...

A US deep-ocean exploration firm has recovered nearly 1,000 ounces of gold, worth $1.3m, on a dive to a historic Atlantic Ocean shipwreck, company officials say.   The discovery has renewed...

A spy plane was responsible for a computer glitch that caused air-traffic chaos in western US states last week, the Federal Aviation Administration has revealed.   The meltdown occurred when...

German art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt, whose secret collection included many Nazi-looted pieces, has died aged 81.   More than 1,400 works were found in his Munich apartment, including pieces...

Europe's aviation watchdog has announced new proposals to make it easier to find flight recorders, known as black boxes, from missing planes.   The plans include extending the...

The world's largest beverage-maker, Coca-Cola, plans to remove a controversial ingredient from some of its drinks brands by the end of this year, following an online...

Thailand's prime minister has appeared before the Constitutional Court in Bangkok to defend herself against allegations of abuse of power.   The complaint was filed by senators who said...

The Greek coastguard say two boats carrying migrants have capsized in the Aegean Sea.   At least 22 people have drowned and another seven are missing.   Thirty-six survivors have...

Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram has threatened to "sell" the hundreds of schoolgirls it abducted three weeks ago.   Militant leader Abubakar Shekau sent a video...

Libya's Congress leader has rejected the appointment of a new interim prime minister hours after he was sworn in.   Ahmed Maitig thought he had secured the support of 121 deputies after...