Saying military drone strikes are effective and legal, U.S. President Barack Obama defends the use of the unmanned aircraft during a policy speech in Washington.
Part of a four-lane freeway bridge over the Skagit River in Washington state, in the US, collapsed on Thursday (May 23), causing vehicles and people to career into the cold water below, authorities sa..
Russia's military has begun holding drills to ready its latest generation of military helicopters, used in its restive North Caucasus, to increase security at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Former Beatles member Paul McCartney on Wednesday (May 22) wrote a letter to Russian authorities in support of the jailed members of the anti-Putin punk rock group Pussy Riot.
An 80-year-old Japanese mountain climber who has had four heart surgeries reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday (May 23), becoming the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain.
