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.

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dublin - The debate of HTML5 versus native apps has been ongoing for quite some time now and until a solution can be formed then it could transpire for a long period of time.

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.

Madrid - Just as Spain’s Ministry of Defense has seen its budget cut by some 30% as part of recent austerity measures, it turns out they have spent some $680 million on the design of a brand new S-80 class submarine. One big problem, the darn thing won't float.

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.

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.

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.

London - Supporters of the far right-wing extremist group English Defense League (EDL) clashed with police near Woolwich Arsenal railway station, south east London, hours after the gruesome street murder of a British soldier by extremist Muslims.