Satellite images appear to show China has built aircraft hangars on disputed islands in the South China Sea. The images, from late July, were released by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and appear to confirm that Chinese military f...
The 2016 Olympic Games officially start in Rio on Friday with the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium. Athletes from 206 nations and a refugee team are in Brazil to compete in 28 sports and be watched by a global audience of billions. ...
Rio 2016 officially gets under way with the opening ceremony on Friday - but did you know football kicks off the action two days earlier? The first group stages of the women's tournament take place on Wednesday - so-called day -2 - with Swed...
Food and Culture in Philadelphia's Old City...
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An international tribunal is set to give a long-awaited ruling, with implications for China's controversial claims in the disputed South China Sea. The case at the tribunal in The Hague was brought by the Philippines, which argues Chinese ac...
Eleven police officers were shot ambush-style, including five fatally, in Dallas Thursday night by at least two snipers, amid a protest against the recent police shootings of two black men, Alton Sterling in Louisiana, and Philando Castile in...
Flood relief and rescue efforts have been stepped up in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which has been hit by severe flooding. Transport links and water and power supplies in the city of 10 million are severely affected. Flooding across central...
House Democrats Stand Down After Chaotic Sit-In...
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Congressional Democrats descended upon the House floor late Wednesday morning waging a sit-in to protest GOP inaction on gun violence. Several hours later, well into Thursday morning, these lawmakers remains camped out on the floor -- but the...
Three top NYPD officials and a fundraiser for Mayor Bill de Blasio were arrested at their homes by the NYPD and the FBI early Monday morning as part of a widening investigation, authorities said. Deputy Inspector James Grant, Deputy Chief M...
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French authorities are restricting the sale of alcohol and drafting in 4,000 extra police in Lille ahead of England and Russia's next Euro 2016 matches. Shops selling alcohol are closed until Friday, while some 350 bars will shut early...
Insomniac Theater: 'Warcraft' and 'Now You See Me 2'...
What would prevent you from buying a gun under Florida law? After a 29-year-old gunman opened fire in Pulse Nightclub, killing 49 revellers over the course of a three-hour siege on Sunday, one of the first questions asked was, how did he obt...
The massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub early this morning has been described as a \\\\\\"domestic terror incident,\\\\\\" with at least 50 dead and 53 injured, officials said, making it the worst mass shooting in U.S. history and the deadlies...
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