“Car nation” Germany has surprised neighbours with a radical proposal to reduce road traffic by making public transport free, as Berlin scrambles to meet EU air pollution targets and avoid big fines.
Dubai International Airport said it kept its place as the world's busiest for international passengers in 2017 even as passenger traffic grew at its slowest pace in at least nine years.
A Russian official believes locust swarms might attack soccer fields during the 2018 World Cup.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, affecting up to 70 percent of all people with dementia.
A killer whale has been taught by scientists to copy human speech.
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A long-time member of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party has resigned his post on its regional leadership after converting to Islam.
For the second consecutive year, Switzerland is the world's best country, according to the U.S. News & World Report.
A Botox scandal has gripped Saudi Arabia’s camel beauty pageant, with a dozen contestants disqualified amid suspicion their lips had been surgically enhanced.
Russian police had an unexpected encounter while searching a house in St. Petersburg - a crocodile in the basement.