McClatchy-Tribune

Artist's impression of a sky diving simulator on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.

Travel & Leisure

Luxury cruise lines, once for older travellers, are catering to the young

14 Aug 2014 - 5:18pm

The city of Manaus doesn't have a soccer team with enough draw to make use of the stadium built there for the World Cup. But residents are guardedly optimistic it can continue to operate now that their city has had its moment in the global limelight. Photo: Reuters

World

World Cup arena awaits its second act in Brazil's Amazonas city of Manaus

11 Jul 2014 - 4:16am

The scene at Kunming railway station on March 2, a day after attackers with knives killed 29 people and injured more than 140. Photo: Reuters

China

Deafening silence follows Kunming railway station hacking attack

22 Apr 2014 - 8:32am 3

Satoshi Nakamoto, reportedly the creator of the virtual currency bitcoin, is followed by eager reporters as he leaves his home in California on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Banking & Finance

Media frenzy in US after Newsweek says it tracked down bitcoin's creator

8 Mar 2014 - 4:16am 3

Photo: AP

World

'Dear slut': US woman receives surprise barb in Bank of America letter

7 Feb 2014 - 2:37pm 5

The recent polar vortex caused travel chaos in the US. Photo: AP

World

Arctic blast set to plunge parts of United States into deep freeze again

20 Jan 2014 - 11:28pm

Penguins huddle together to keep warm in freezing Antarctic temperatures

World

Penguins huddle together to keep warm in freezing Antarctic temperatures

23 Dec 2013 - 5:04am

Up to 40 million accounts were breached at Target. Photo: AP

World

US lags in credit card security

23 Dec 2013 - 5:34am

Sami herdsman provided the reindeer that showed the seasonal changes. Photo: AP

World

Scientists unravel eye-colour changes that allow reindeer to cope in Arctic

23 Dec 2013 - 5:04am

The Letters of Ernest Hemingway

Lifestyle

Book review: The Letters of Ernest Hemingway

9 Dec 2013 - 8:49am

Fairyland: A Memoir of My Father

Lifestyle

Book review: Fairyland, by Alysia Abbott

8 Sep 2013 - 5:47pm

Cities are Good for You, by Leo Hollis

Lifestyle

Book review: Cities are Good for You, by Leo Hollis

28 Jul 2013 - 5:33pm

A visitor snaps a memento of the Statue of Liberty as it reopens to the public for the first time since Superstorm Sandy smashed into New York last October. Photo: AFP

World

Statue of Liberty in New York reopens to the public

6 Jul 2013 - 3:17am

Pervez Musharraf

Asia

Pakistan's former dictator Musharraf faces fourth death-penalty charge over Bhutto assassination

27 Jun 2013 - 5:32am

Members of German Piraten Partei hold the portraits of U.S. President Obama and Snowden during a protest in Berlin's Tiergarten district. Photo: Reuters

World

Did checks failure let whistle-blower slip through the net?

22 Jun 2013 - 3:52am

The body of Elisa Lam is removed from a tank on the roof. Photo: Reuters

World

Canadian student's death in LA hotel water tank ruled accidental drowning

22 Jun 2013 - 12:31am 2

Reconstructed wreckage from the Boeing 747. The FBI could find no evidence the disaster was caused by a criminal act. Photo: Reuters

World

Call to reopen probe into TWA Flight 800

21 Jun 2013 - 2:44am

A satellite made up of three smartphones during a high-altitude balloon test earlier this year. Photo: Nasa Ames Research Centre

World

Smartphones answer Nasa's higher calling

14 Jun 2013 - 3:48am

Unarmed Trayvon Martin was shot by George Zimmerman.

World

Jury selection starts in George Zimmerman's Florida trial for killing Trayvon Martin

11 Jun 2013 - 10:59pm

A pharmacist holds a generic emergency contraceptive, also called the morning-after pill. Photo: AP

World

US drops opposition to morning-after pill sales over the counter

11 Jun 2013 - 9:23pm

An artist's rendering of the animal in its habitat. Photo: AP

World

Ancient fossil, Archicebus achilles, key link in chain leading to apes, man

7 Jun 2013 - 2:05am

Robert Mugabe plays happy families with interviewer Dali Tambo.

World

Outrage over interviewer's 'fawning' over Mugabe

6 Jun 2013 - 1:49am

World

Israel criticises US for revealing details of 'top secret' military base

5 Jun 2013 - 1:03am

Kodiak the Robot was able to anticipate a student's needs.

World

Cornell University robot Kodiak reads your need for a beer

1 Jun 2013 - 5:35am

World

Millions watch hoax Animal Planet documentary Mermaids: New Evidence

1 Jun 2013 - 5:35am

South Korea's Bae Sang-moon on his way to victory in the Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, his first victory on the PGA Tour. Photo: AFP

Golf

South Korean Bae Sang-moon scores first PGA Tour victory

21 May 2013 - 5:39am

Everett Dutschke works on his mini-van in his driveway in Tupelo, Mississippi. Photo: Reuters

World

Karate teacher and fake Elvis' enmity is at heart of ricin letters case

29 Apr 2013 - 3:26am

Comedy Lost in Thailand

World

Mainland hopes to win American hearts and minds through cinema

9 Feb 2013 - 4:52am

Illustration: Craig Stephens

World

Mixed reviews for Hillary Clinton as she bows out as US secretary of state

3 Feb 2013 - 7:38pm

US President Barack Obama (right) listens as Mary Jo White, his nominee to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission delivers remarks. Photo: EPA

World

Obama sends Wall St a message with nomination for SEC head

26 Jan 2013 - 7:04am

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Commander in Chief's Ball during presidential inauguration ceremonies. Photo: Reuters

World

Barack Obama pledges support for the working and middle class in America

23 Jan 2013 - 3:48am

US President Barack Obama gestures at his public swearing-in ceremony at the US Capitol in Washington DC yesterday, kicking off a second term that will see him go on the offensive. Photo: AFP

World

Obama seeking to exploit Republican divides in second term

22 Jan 2013 - 5:36am

Extremist Jeffrey Hall with a neo-Nazi flag in 2010. Photo: AP

World

12-year-old Californian boy found guilty of killing neo-Nazi father

16 Jan 2013 - 4:30am 1

Popular Twilight Saga set for big flop at Razzies. Photo: SCMP

World

Twilight Saga sequel dominates Golden Raspberry nominations

11 Jan 2013 - 6:37am

Arnold Schwarznegger’s Total Recall character went to Mars, and so might you, if you sign up with Mars One. Photo: SCMP

World

Recruits sought for a one-way voyage to Mars

11 Jan 2013 - 6:40am

World

Girls drugged parents to beat their curfew on web surfing

5 Jan 2013 - 4:06am

Study finds that being slightly overweight, and even mildly obese, can increase life expectancy.

World

Fat people have lower death risk, study shows

4 Jan 2013 - 9:24am

A section of the border fence Israel has erected along its border with Egypt (left). Photo: EPA

World

Israel finishes bulk of work on fence along border with Egypt

4 Jan 2013 - 5:13am

Nelson Mandela enjoys an encounter with a dog.

World

Storm over Zuma's 'pet dogs are white culture' speech

29 Dec 2012 - 5:51am

World

Brain uses tiny moment of shut-eye to rest, scientists find

29 Dec 2012 - 6:03am

Houses ablaze after Spengler set fires and killed firemen. Photo: AP

World

New York gunman wrote note before shooting

27 Dec 2012 - 3:45am

Illustration: Craig Stephens

World

'Shutdowns' marked Newtown mass killer Adam Lanza's school life

16 Apr 2016 - 12:53pm

World

Shape of human hands may have evolved for punching

22 Dec 2012 - 3:44am

Ben Altif and cousin Mazal have a healthy boy. Photo: LA Times

World

Genetic testing and IVF boost population of Israel's Samaritans

12 Dec 2012 - 4:00am

Opposition supporters rally to hear former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi speak. Photo: EPA

World

Echoes of Mubarak in defiant Mursi speech as protests continue

8 Dec 2012 - 5:46am

Jim DeMint

World

Jim DeMint ends US Senate career leaving a trail of conservatives

8 Dec 2012 - 4:32am

A Florida python hunter handles one of his pet snakes. Photo: EPA

World

Florida offers cash prizes to catch invasive Burmese pythons

7 Dec 2012 - 5:46am