Priyanka BoghaniApril 24, 2013 15:40

The South Korean press and blogosphere are divided on Bill Gates' handshake on his recent visit to the country. Some saw his stance as too casual for an important meeting with a head of state.

Israeli beer tasting notes

Noga TarnopolskyApril 24, 2013 12:44

JERUSALEM — Now they're coming after our beer! That's the rallying cry at Jerusalem and Tel Aviv bars tonight, the last evening before a new beer tax goes into effect.

Cheetah could be extinct by 2030

Jill LangloisApril 24, 2013 09:45

Experts have warned that the big cat, which is already on the endangered species list, is losing its natural habitat fast and does not adapt well to living in wildlife reserves.

Why Chinese buyers love Buick

Alex Davies, Business InsiderApril 23, 2013 13:42

The heyday of Buick on American roads is long gone, but the brand is far from dead. In fact, business is booming — just not in the US.

Airlines want permission to make passengers wait on the tarmac for more than 3 hours

Pamela Engel, Business InsiderApril 23, 2013 12:32

A rule banning long delays on the tarmac could be dropped with pressure from airlines.

NYC gets electric taxis

Amy SilversteinApril 22, 2013 14:01

Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants at least one third of the city's taxis to go electric by 2020.

Loveland Pass, Colo., avalanche kills 5 snowboarders

Samantha StainburnApril 21, 2013 13:20

“We are very much in a winter snowpack right now. The calendar may say it's April, but the snowpack looks more like February, and it needs to be treated as such,” Colorado Avalanche Information Center executive director Ethan Greene told the Denver Post.

Geoffrey CainApril 23, 2013 06:26

Artisan coffee comes to North Korea

In Pyongyang, one new coffeeshop serves a hip and cosmopolitan roast.

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A general view of downtown street on April 2, 2011 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Feng Li/Getty Images)

Pyongyang is home to a hip new coffeeshop serving "third wave" coffee.

World’s oldest record store rocks on

Corinne PurtillApril 19, 2013 06:01

CARDIFF — Founded in 1894 as a purveyor of gramophones and wax cylinders, Spillers has been selling music for nearly 120 years. It’s the world’s oldest record store, a feat of longevity listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and celebrated by no small number of devoted customers. But staying open is a growing challenge, even for this cultural institution.

Indonesian pilots have a nasty crystal meth problem

Alex Davies, Business InsiderApril 18, 2013 11:51

Overworked pilots in Jakarta have a history with Indonesia's No. 1 drug.