Three days of clashes between tribes in the southern Libyan town of Sabha have killed more than 70 people, Libyan government spokesperson Nasser al-Manaa said on Wednesday. "It is regrettable that more than 70 people have been killed and more than 150 have been wounded," since Monday the desert town of Sebha, the spokesperson told a news conference in the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Earlier local officials said the fighting pitted the Toubou …

A fishing boat lost in the massive Japanese tsunami a year ago has turned up off Canada's west coast, authorities said Saturday. An aerial inspection suggested that there was no one on board, Transport Canada spokeswoman Sau Sau Liu told AFP. The 65-meter (210-foot) vessel was spotted Tuesday by a Canadian Forces aircraft on a routine surveillance patrol, and its Japanese owner has been notified, said Transport Canada. A military photo …

European researchers said Thursday they have created a device invisible to a static magnetic field that could have practical military and medical applications. Fedor Gomory and colleagues in Slovakia and Spain designed a cloak for a direct current, or dc, magnetic field that is static and produced by a permanent magnet or coil carrying a direct current. DC magnetic fields are used in MRI imaging devices, in hospitals and in security systems, …

Asians are the fastest growing race group in the United States, reflecting a surge in immigration from the entire region over a decade, the US Census Bureau said Tuesday. As part of an ongoing analysis of the data it reaped from its 2010 census, the federal agency said those who identified themselves as Asian alone, and not mixed race, grew by 43.3 percent from a decade earlier. That was more than four times faster than the rate of growth …

Kensington Palace, home to Queen Victoria and Princess Diana in the past and from next year to Prince William and his wife Catherine, reopens to the public Monday after extensive renovation. Fringed by manicured gardens, the red-brick palace in central London has borne witness to both the high politics and intimate personal lives of the British monarchy for more than 300 years. Visitors - who officials hope will come in droves during a summer …

South Korea is set to reach agreement with the US on expanding its ballistic missile range to better guard against attacks by North Korea, the South's leader was quoted Thursday as saying. The two allies are close to agreement on revising a 2001 deal that restricts Seoul's missile range to 300 kilometres (186 miles), President Lee Myung-Bak said in an interview with Dong-A Ilbo newspaper and other media. "Missiles with a 300-kilometre range …

A devastating "mini-tornado" tore through the Australian city of Townsville on Tuesday, ripping roofs off houses, flipping cars and bringing down powerlines, officials and witnesses said. The Queensland State Emergency Service said it had received dozens of calls for help, with authorities trying to determine whether anyone had been injured. "Early this morning a mini-tornado tore through the suburb of Vincent resulting in 25 to 30 houses …

A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night. The Gemasolar station, up and running since last May, stands out in the plains of Andalusia. From the road between Seville and Cordoba, one can see its central tower lit up like a beacon by 2,600 solar mirrors, each 120 square metres (1,290 square feet), that surround it in an …

China put rare public pressure on ally North Korea over the reclusive state's plan to launch a long-range rocket which is raising tension in the region and could scupper a recent aid deal with the United States. The announcement of the launch immediately threw into doubt recent hopes that the new young head of the family dynasty ruling North Korea was ready open up more to the international community. Experts said the planned launch is clearly …

New research suggests neutrinos that appeared to break one of Einstein's fundamental theories by travelling faster than the speed of light actually keep within the universal speed limit after all. The latest measurement of the sub-atomic particles' speed of flight from the CERN research centre in Geneva to Gran Sasso in central Italy contradicts an initial super-fast reading reported last September, which caused a scientific sensation. Since …