French deckhand Monday admitted he was lucky to be alive after escaping with bite wounds when a crocodile latched onto his head in northern Australia.

Sirens and church bells are set to ring across Warsaw Friday to mark 70 years to the day since hundreds of young, poorly armed Jews rose up against the Nazis in a doomed revolt.

A late-stage cancer patient has saved the life of an ambulance driver who suffered a heart attack, by taking the wheel of his vehicle and driving him to hospital, French medical officials said.

A bejeweled golden egg stolen four years ago in Geneva and worth an estimated one million euros (US$1.3 million) has been recovered by French police near the Swiss border, police said Monday.

A new “digital public library” set to launch this month aims to provide an alternative to Google for those looking for American cultural information online.

The charm lies in the potential for customers to encounter books that they might not otherwise.

Around 40 protesters took to the streets of New York on Saturday to demonstrate against a U.S. ban on mimolette that has angered lovers of the distinctive French cheese.

The National University of Singapore (NUS) is embarking on the first study here into how people's perception of various food smells changes as they get older.

A translation of Biblical psalms that was the first book ever printed in what became the United States goes on auction this November, with an expected price tag of US$15-30 million, Sotheby's said Friday in New York.

Queen Debbie doesn't quite have the right ring to it. King Bob just sounds wrong.