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Odd items messaged in bottles

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 01:32 PM PDT

They've been romanticized in movies and songs, but many people really do send messages in a bottle. Chad Pregracke has found 64 of them, accumulating what he believes to be one of the world's largest collections.

Your solstice traditions

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 03:35 AM PDT

If Stonehenge is anything to go by, summer celebrations have a millennia-old history. While the ancient druids may have commemorated the fertility of the season, many of us are just happy to get outdoors.

Solstice celebrations

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:22 AM PDT

Summer can inspire madness -- and a little bit of genius too. We asked iReporters across the globe how they welcomed the change in season, and got some interesting answers.

Jolie: 'Every 14 seconds, a refugee'

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:04 AM PDT

As a human tide of refugees overflows Syria's borders, actress and U.N. special envoy Angelina Jolie visits those left homeless by the war. In one country, a refugee camp has become the fifth-largest city.

'Never seen flooding like this'

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 10:42 AM PDT

Rain-swollen rivers burst from their banks in southern Alberta, Canada, ripping out roads, cutting off communities and forcing about 75,000 people out of their homes in Calgary alone.

Geologist tastes prehistoric water

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 10:16 AM PDT

If you discovered water that could be millions or billions of years old, would you taste it?

Saving China's finless porpoise

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 05:12 AM PDT

Professor Kou Zhangbing conducts a health check. He tenderly calls the patient over with a tap of his hand, checks tongue and teeth for injuries, eyes for mood, and skin for scratches. As a treat, he hands out a salted fish.

Jolie gives voice to Syria refugees

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 11:07 AM PDT

As a human tide of refugees overflows Syria's borders, actress and U.N. special envoy Angelina Jolie visits those left homeless by the war. In one country, a refugee camp has become the fifth-largest city.

'Never seen flooding like this'

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 08:17 AM PDT

Rain-swollen rivers burst from their banks in southern Alberta, Canada, ripping out roads, cutting off communities and forcing about 75,000 people out of their homes in Calgary alone.

Brazilians march on despite victory

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 06:46 AM PDT

A massive crowd of demonstrators swelled around an iconic church in the heart of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, shouting "down with corruption" and "I can live without the World Cup."

Google exec to girls: Tech needs you

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 09:18 AM PDT

Dear Girls of the World,

Brazilian protests surge despite bus-fare victory

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 05:31 AM PDT

A massive crowd of demonstrators swelled around an iconic church in the heart of Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, shouting "down with corruption" and "I can live without the World Cup."

Survivors of 'Himalayan tsunami' recount horror

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 08:04 AM PDT

Survivors of India floods recount horror

Syrian rebels say they've received heavy weaponry

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 06:40 AM PDT

Syrian rebels have received heavy weapons -- including anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles -- from "brotherly nations that support the Syrian revolution," a rebel spokesman said Friday.

Singapore in haze over worsening smog

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 05:08 AM PDT

Singapore's pollution standards index (PSI) tipped the scales at 401 at noon on Friday, the highest ever recorded, as the government warned that the lingering haze could last for weeks.

Report: Palestinian PM asks to resign

Posted: 21 Jun 2013 06:23 AM PDT

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah offered his resignation nearly three weeks after he accepted the job, two Palestinian government sources said Thursday.