San Francisco - As technology moves quickly into the third decade of the 21st Century, some people continue to fear it. The future is always unknown. But for one writer embracing tech will help us avoid 'blind spots.'

Shanghai - A wildly popular drama likened to "Sex and the City" is breaking ground on China's staid state television with content that strikes at the heart of life today for the nation's urban women.

Poet, editor and educator Eric Hafker has released the second edition of his critically acclaimed poetry book "Bare" via Moving Poetry Press.

- Take several dozen North Korean clams. Arrange vent-down on concrete slab. Douse liberally with petrol. Ignite. Add fuel until cooked.

Islamabad - The Pakistani Taliban on Tuesday released the first edition of a magazine for women, apparently aiming to convince its target readership to join the militant group and take up jihad.

- For Hindu followers it is an act of devotion, but at the Thiruthani Murugan temple and others across India there are millions to be made from heads that are shaved and smothered with tumeric paste.

London - Prince Philip, the 96-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, will retire this week, conducting the last of more than 22,200 solo public engagements, the palace said Monday.

London - One of the popular styles of clothing, especially for the club scene, this summer could be a style of luminescent clothing produced by digital printing. One brand, 'Insane Paris', featured at this year's London Film and Comic Convention.

Los Angeles - Hollywood A-lister George Clooney is fuming mad at Voici for publishing images of his twins and will sue the French entertainment magazine.

Brussels - It's a problem many people will be familiar with: forgetting to turn your phone off during an important meeting, then it rings with a call from home.