Mercedes shows off 130 years of design

Mercedes-Benz was founded 130 years ago, but the car company is very much looking to the future. The brand held a one-day exhibition celebrating years of iconic design in Paris, which harked back to...

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Solar plane lands in Egypt on penultimate leg of world tour

CAIRO (Reuters) - An airplane powered by energy from the sun arrived on Wednesday in Egypt, the penultimate stop on the first fuel-free flight around the globe.

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FBI closes books on legendary D.B. Cooper skyjacking of 1971

(Reuters) - The unsolved investigation of the 1971 hijacking of a Seattle-bound airliner and the disappearance of the enigmatic, dapper suspect dubbed D.B. Cooper, is now officially one for the...

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One man gored in leg during bull run in Pamplona

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - One man was gored in the leg and seven people treated for minor injuries in the seventh bull run in this year's San Fermin festival in Spain, which featured fewer runners...

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One man's silent run with Pamplona's thundering bulls

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Every summer Sergio Colas joins hundreds of other runners for Pamplona's annual bull-run but unlike them he cannot hear the roaring crowds or the bulls thundering through...

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Five hurt, no gorings at sixth day of Spain's bull-run festival

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) - Five people were treated for minor injuries but there were no gorings at the sixth San Fermin bull run this year in the northern Spanish city of Pamplona on Tuesday.

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From wooden glasses to honey, some Greeks innovating to survive

ATHENS (Reuters) - If necessity is the mother of invention, eight years of a crippling recession and dwindling work prospects has compelled at least some Greeks to reboot, switch professions and...

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