With Google's voice assistant now available on iPhones and iPads, The Associated Press used an iPad Mini to throw five test questions at Google Now and Siri on Monday afternoon in New York. Here's what the two digital assistants had to say for themselves:

Taiwan and Israel should step up cooperation in developing medical devices as both sides enjoy advanced technology and well-trained professionals, experts said yesterday at a seminar aimed at promoting such cooperation.

Charges have been filed against a man who allowed his 9-year-old son to drive his Ferrari, police in the southern Indian state of Kerala said Monday.

An Asian gourmet dished out US$36,750 at a New York auction to have dinner for four with famed chef Ferran Adria.

When applications began to be accepted for a program to create a settlement on Mars, more than 600 Chinese applied in the first 72 hours. The Mars One project, launched by a Dutch nonprofit organization, plans to bring four humans to Mars in 2023 to make it their home. In the first three days that began April 22, as many as 20,000 people from around the world submitted applications online, and the project founder expects to attract up to 500,000 overall.

The foodies gathered behind a velvet rope at this Chicago bistro may have been francophiles, but the servers still had trouble tempting them into eating frog's legs and snails.

Bidders looking for a pair of mended underwear worn by a former emperor came away disappointed Thursday from an auction of Austrian imperial memorabilia. But a lock of his hair was on offer, and went under the hammer for nearly 14,000 euros (around US$18,000) —more than 20 times its listed worth.

A 16th century religious tapestry which police suspect was stolen by one of Europe's most prolific art thieves from a cathedral in Spain in 1979 has returned to the country after an odyssey that took it to five countries.

Are you crazy enough to sign up for a one-way trip to Mars? Applications are now being accepted by the makers of a Dutch reality show that says it will deliver the first humans to the Red Planet in 10 years.

South Koreans, who lunch religiously between midday and 1 p.m., can now get an extra treat through a smartphone app that promises to help singles find their one true love.