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No human has ever set foot on Mars, but that hasn't stopped science fiction writers like Andy Weir, author of the best-selling novel "The Martian," from imagining what it would be like to live on the dusty Red Planet.

Despite claims in August that it would stop reclaiming land in the South China Sea, Beijing is continuing to pursue construction of man-made islands flush with military equipment. 

Havana (AFP) - Good luck getting a table these days at Atelier, a trendy Havana restaurant where four charter flights of American Catholics packed the dining room on the eve of Pope Francis's arrival in Cuba Saturday.

Five years ago, a company called UberCab made a splash in San Francisco by letting you hail a car with your smartphone. Since then, the company, now known as Uber, has spread like wildfire through the globe. Uber currently operates in 58 countries and is valued at over $50 billion.

It is the end of an era for "Doctor Who." Jenna Coleman is leaving the drama after about three years with the popular sci-fi series.

Losses at Zopa, the pioneer of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in the UK, shot up last year despite jumps in revenue and lending, raising big questions about how profitability.

Seven years ago, the US economy went into recession.

Lehman Brothers, the giant investment bank, collapsed after the housing-market crash came to a head.

A sharp plunge in the stock market followed.

The US economy's collapse came right in the middle of the 2008 presidential election, and Barack Obama was elected less than two months later with an imperative to turn things around.

Seven years later, he's arguing that he did.

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SAN ANDREAS, Calif. (AP) — California fire officials say 250 additional homes burned in a Sierra Nevada wildfire, bringing the total to 503.

India is home to many palaces.

Each is magnificent in its own way — whether it's the bright colors, archways and domes, or beautiful gardens.

Many of the palaces are still the official residences of royal families, while others have been turned into luxury hotels.

From the famous Mysore Palace to the floating Jal Mahal, here are some of the country's most stunning palaces.

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Cardiff (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Six Nations champions Ireland kicked off their World Cup Pool D campaign with a resounding bonus-point 50-7 victory over Canada on Saturday.

In 2009, Sam Bradford made a gutsy decision to enter the 2010 NFL Draft despite missing most of his junior year with an injury to his shoulder. 

Tokyo (AFP) - China accused Japan of threatening regional peace Saturday after Tokyo passed laws clearing Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II, saying that its rival should learn "profound lessons from history".

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Sitting in a narrow strip of gray cubicles in a suburban California office, immigration agents and analysts quickly scroll through computer databases to try to determine which inmates sitting in jails across the country should be deported.

Vienna (AFP) - Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann and German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel on Saturday called for United Nations countries to contribute an extra five billion euros ($5.65 billion) in aid for refugees living in camps in Lebanon and Jordan.

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MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The spokesman for Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says some 100,000 security personnel have been deployed to oversee the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage that begins on Tuesday.

Real-estate mogul Donald Trump's Republican rivals aren't quite sure what they should do to defeat him.

NEW YORK (AP) — With a revamped offense led by Yoenis Cespedes, the New York Mets are finally perfecting the formula that has had this city in Yankees pinstripes for two decades: power and pitching.

Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis heads for Cuba on Saturday on the first-leg of a trip that will also take him to the United States for his most high-profile overseas visit to date.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (AP) — Lawrence Ross looked beat, his head hanging and his eyes bloodshot five days after fleeing his home in the path of a wall of flames.

BOSTON (AP) — Cornerback Jalen Ramsey returned a fourth-quarter fumble 36 yards for a touchdown to help No. 9 Florida State beat Boston College 14-0 on Friday night.

PHOENIX (AP) — Officials say a suspect has been arrested in connection with a string of shootings along Phoenix-area freeways that have kept drivers on edge for weeks.

Tbilisi (AFP) - A court in ex-Soviet Georgia sentenced a top opposition leader to four and a half years in jail for misspending public funds, a charge he denounced as trumped-up and politically motivated.

Vice President Joe Biden's aides have begun suggesting to donors that he's more inclined to run for president than not, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter. 

Washington (AFP) - The Federal Reserve's decision to delay raising interest rates mainly because of uncertainties about China's economy is bothering a number of economists and investors.