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For Second Time in Year, NYPD Kills Own Cop in 'Friendly Fire' While Investigating Gang Activity
Officer Brian Mulkeen, 33, was the second New York police officer shot dead by colleagues in the line of duty this year.
Restive Hong Kong Under Lockdown as China's 70th Anniversary Celebrations Begin
Police said they expected a 'very serious violent attack' to mark the anniversary. Authorities have rejected a permit submitted by protesters for a planned march, but demonstrations are expected across the city.
As Communist China Turns 70, Prediction of Rosy Coexistence With US Fades into 'Great Fracture'
The United Nations General Assembly showcased the harsh new tone between the world's two largest economies, with US President Donald Trump declaring from the rostrum that the age of tolerance for China's "abuses" was over.
Hafiz Saeed Says Facing 'Threat' to Life, Pak Court Allows Shifting of Terror Financing Case to Lahore
On July 17, Hafiz Saeed, a UN-designated global terrorist, was arrested in connection with the terrorism financing case while on his way from Lahore to Gujranwala.
47-year-old Indian Man Killed in Gas Pipeline Explosion in Dubai Building, 3 Others Injured
The explosion took place on Saturday on the sixth floor of the building in Mankhool area when a mechanic was trying to repair a gas leak.
Why One NYC House Democrat Is a Holdout on Impeaching Trump
Democratic activists have accused Max Rose of putting his own reelection above his duties as a congressman.
Starbucks Becomes Latest Target of Hong Kong Protesters' Rage After Franchise Owner Backs China
The vandalism illustrates the huge pressures on international brands as Hong Kong is shaken by its worst political unrest in decades.
As Deadly Floods Engulf Nepal Border, Anger Turns to India
Nepal says India has been constructing embankments unilaterally for years, violating international guidelines on transboundary water sharing.
Renia Spiegel, 'Poland's Anne Frank', Gets Her Due as Her Wartime Diary Gets Published
Spiegel filled around 660 pages of notebooks sewn together with longing for her mother, daydreaming about green-eyed Schwarzer and dozens of poems, plus sobering passages about the Soviet and Nazi occupations of Przemysl.
Determined to Access Trump's Calls With Putin, Other Leaders, Says Congress Amid Impeachment Inquiry
The Democratic-led House last week launched an official impeachment inquiry into Trump in the aftermath of a whistleblower complaint from an individual within the US intelligence community that Trump solicited interference by Ukraine in the 2020 election...
Borris Johnson Calls Party Conference Ahead of Crucial Brexit Vote, May Get a 'Hero's Welcome'
Despite a string of parliamentary setbacks and a defeat in the Supreme Court, Johnson insists he will take Britain out of the European Union, with or without a deal, on October 31.
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas and Water Cannon after Protesters Hurl Molotov Cocktails
The police also used pepper spray to try to disperse anti-government protesters who threw rocks and blocked a key road next to a huge pro-democracy rally, near the local headquarters of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Malaria Vaccine That Took 30 Years to Develop to be Available in Three African Countries
The malaria vaccine, known as RTS,S that was developed by GlaxoSmithKlein with the non-profit organization PATH over a 30-year period with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a network of African research centers
China Rejects Trump's 'Untrue' Remarks at UN on Hong Kong and Trade
Beijing is facing international criticism on a number of fronts, as months of pro-democracy unrest in the semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong come alongside economic tensions with the US.
'Malaria Must Die' Campaign Introduces AR Filter to Add More People
The ‘Malaria Must Die’ campaign is urging more and more people to register their voices to the petition to end malaria. This will be made possible via the world’s first malaria AR (augmented reality) filter.
NASA to Demolish Apollo 11 Moon Landing Lab Where Neil Armstrong, Colleagues Were Kept in Quarantine
The building, completed in 1967, was designed to isolate the astronauts and lunar rock samples until it was clear they weren't carrying disease.