Amazon, through its new platform called Kindle Worlds, plans on monetizing the world of "fan fiction." It has obtained licenses for "Gossip Girl," "Pretty Little Liars," and "Vampire Diaries."

An 80-year-old Japanese man breaks all records as the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain peak.

Washington - President Barack Obama delivered a major foreign policy speech on Thursday in which he addressed hot-button issues including drones, civilian casualties, force-feeding of hunger striking Guantánamo detainees and the targeted assassination of US citizens.

New York - Danish toymaker LEGO, the maker of those tactile, dimpled little plastic bricks, yesterday unveiled a replica of the famous X-Wing fighter from the “Star Wars” films in Times Square, New York.

According to the public information officer for the Washington State Patrol, Trooper Mark Francis, the northbound and southbound lanes of the I-5 over the Skagit River, north of Seattle, collapsed Thursday, dumping vehicles and people into the water.

Sydney - The question of whether you can fly a drone over your neighbour’s place is getting a lot of attention online. The legal theory, such as it is, falls somewhere between the First Amendment and privacy laws, and it’s not helping anyone.

Columbus - Ohio lawmakers have decided it's time to shut down Internet cafes since their business methods are viewed as operating in a gray area of the law that could be viewed as encouraging gambling activities.

Toronto - A migratory shorebird known as ‘B95’, from the identification mark on a band attached to his leg, has been flying each year since 1995 between Patagonia and Canada’s Arctic; so far, it has flown the equivalent to the distance from Earth to the Moon.

After coming to the rescue of kidnapping victims Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight, Charles Ramsey has been offered hamburgers for life by Cleveland-area restaurants.

Cycling should be a fun and joyful experience minus the fear of crashing or slipping over rocks. Lumigrids might be the new way of riding bicycles.

Burgos - A group of archaeologists in Mexico found close to 5,000 ancient cave paintings in an unexpected location. The paintings were discovered in the north-eastern city of Burgos.

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd announced he's reversed his hardline opposition to same-sex marriage and will now support it.

Houston - A Houston Astros vendor is fired after his unsanitary act is caught on video by a fan. While this act is surely under the hygiene par, it is the least of ballpark health concerns.

Scientists have concluded that drug side effects are probably impossible to avoid. This relates to the way that proteins function in the body and due to the close similarity between proteins.

In 2003, when she was 17, Sonali Mukherjee had a bright future in front of her. She was the capital of the National Cadet Corps (NCC), the president of the Student Union and an honor student, wishing to pursue a degree in sociology.

West Point - In the latest sex scandal to hit the U.S. military, a sergeant has been charged with surreptitiously filming female cadets while they were showering.

German industry is being pressured to explore the possibility of extracting the country's natural gas reserves. Beer makers have warned Chancellor Angela Merkel that this could damage Germany's legendary beer industry by polluting the water.

TIME published exclusive photos of a 17-year-old Barack Obama celebrating his high school prom in Hawaii. Obama wrote in schoolmate Kelli Allman's yearbook: "You are extremely sweet and foxy."

Denver - Citing the "imperfect and inherently inequitable" nature of capital punishment, Colorado's governor has halted the execution of a man convicted of murdering four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese restaurant in 1993.

Leipzig - Despite Richard Wagner's anti-semitism, racism and socialist viewpoints, his musical career is legendary and has provided generations of classical music aficionados with some of the most beautiful music ever composed.