Australian PM's gay sister: Marriage equality is a human right
Weddings can be a stressful time for any family.It's particularly the case for Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and his sister, Christine Forster, who's engaged to her female partner and says she'd rather get married "sooner rather than later."
Chinese chemical blasts: 112 dead, 95 still missing
Luo Shuhui's home was 700 meters from the chemical plant that exploded last week, hurling fireballs into the sky.
'I am Batman,' Trump tells boy on helicopter ride
A helicopter landed here just after noon on Saturday, causing a short but violent windstorm. Large trees shivered; small ones bent nearly sideways. Dust swirled up from the parking lot, stinging the eyes of the onlookers.
China Tianjin blasts: Evacuations as sodium cyanide found
The Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents within a 3km radius of the Tianjin blast site over fears of chemical contamination.
Massive blasts rock Chinese city of Tianjin, killing 17 and injuring over 300
Nine firefighters are dead and dozens more remain missing in the wake of massive blasts at an industrial warehouse in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin overnight, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported Thursday. It wasn't immediately clear whether the firefighters' deaths were included in the overall death toll of 17 that Chinese state media reported earlier.
Airline begins weighing passengers for 'safety'
"Now if you could please step on the scale, we need to check your weight."A common request at your doctor's office, sure. But at the airport?
Hillary Clinton to turn over private email server to Justice Department
Hillary Clinton agreed to turn over her private email server to authorities on Tuesday, the same day an intelligence community inspector general told congressional committees that at least five emails from the server did contain classified information.
U.S. begins manned airstrikes from Turkey targeting ISIS
For the first time, the United States launched manned airstrikes from a base in Turkey against ISIS forces in Syria, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Jimmy Carter says he has cancer and it has spread
Former President Jimmy Carter has cancer, and it has spread to other parts of his body, he announced Wednesday.
'They don't deserve this kind of life:' Meet China's abandoned children
The first thing that strikes me about JiaJia is how he almost looks like Superman.Arms and legs outstretched in flying position, lying stomach down on something resembling a modified skateboard, the 9-year-old uses his impressive upper body strength to gain speed, zooming back and forth across the floor.
