Pluto mission: NASA's New Horizons 'phones home' after blackout
NASA has re-established contact with its New Horizons spacecraft after a planned communications blackout as the probe completes humankind's first flyby of Pluto.
Animator Hayao Miyazaki slams Japan's Abe ahead of controversial security vote
As Japanese lawmakers debate a controversial security bill, one of the country's leading artists has characterized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's desire to reinterpret the constitution as vainglorious and "despicable."
China hits bull's-eye again with 7% GDP growth
Gross domestic product expanded by 7% in the second quarter, compared to the same period last year, according to data released Wednesday by China's National Bureau of Statistics.
Rain disrupts normal life, Eid shopping, in city
Heavy rain triggered by monsoon lashed many parts of the capital on Wednesday, leaving the normal life, especially Eid shopping for some dwellers, in disarray, United News of Bangladesh reports.
Trump tweets photo of Nazi uniforms
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's official Twitter account posted a photo Tuesday that appears to show men in German World War II uniforms beneath an American flag instead of American troops.
Sea aquarium to be set up in Cox’s Bazar, says PM
The government has a plan to set up a sea aquarium in Cox’s Bazar as part of its various steps for protecting the country’s forests, environment and maintaining biodiversity, said prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday.
After 'El Chapo' escape, Mexico offers reward for fugitive drug lord's capture
Mexico's most notorious drug lord now has one more nefarious title: serial prison escapee. Authorities are scrambling to find Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman after his stunning escape from a maximum-security prison west of Mexico City.
Prince William starts new helicopter rescue job
He's a working dad whose career is flying: Prince William is taking to the air as a newly qualified air ambulance pilot, while trying to keep his feet on the ground.
Tunisia scrambles to seal border amid growing ISIS threat
The desert town of Remada in southern Tunisia has suddenly lost 33 of its citizens. They vanished overnight last week and are thought to have crossed the nearby border into Libya, amid a crackdown by the Tunisian authorities against suspected jihadist cells.
Between rock, hard place, Greece picks austerity. How did it get into this mess?
Greece's affair with the euro began with the grandest of hopes. But then it all went terribly wrong. In talks over the weekend, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faced an awful choice: Either abandon the euro currency and watch Greece's economy collapse, or accept more austerity in the knowledge it will cause his people even more torment.
