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Typhoon Soudelor hits Taiwan, moves toward China: Were they prepared?China and Taiwan deployed tens of thousands of responders to deal with typhoon Soudelor, the strongest recorded storm of 2015.
Singapore at 50: What can other countries learn from its path?Singapore's economic success has surprised many: Its GDP per capita has shot up from $500 to $55,000 in the last 50 years. Political constraints sometimes pose challenges to residents, but a lack of corruption has kept good governance intact.
Deadly explosions in Kabul: Will they derail the peace process?Experts disagree whether the deadly bombings were a display of force by the Taliban or a diversion from the Taliban's leadership struggle.
Will a 'modest military industrial complex' help Nigeria defeat Boko Haram?Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said the nation’s continual reliance on other countries for military equipment and materiel is 'unacceptable.'
Coast Guard makes record $181 million cocaine haul from another 'narco-sub'Officials were able to recover 12,000 pounds of cocaine from the semi-submersible before it sank in the Pacific, 200 miles south of Mexico.
Bangladeshi gang kills secular blogger in fourth case this yearNiloy Chakrabarti, who wrote under the pen name Niloy Neel, was hacked to death in his home in the capital of Dhaka Friday.
Putin tries to claim the North Pole. Can he do that?Russia has petitioned the United Nations for exclusive control over almost half a million square miles of the Arctic.
North Korea: Why the hermit kingdom has established its own time zoneNorth Korea says it will pull back its current standard time by 30 minutes, a move that will allow it to differentiate its time zone from that of Japan and South Korea.
Japan calls for abolishment of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima anniversaryOn Thursday, Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the attack on its western city, calling for a nuclear weapon-free world.
Taiwan braces for strongest typhoon of 2015, evacuates 2,600The approaching typhoon could lead to flooding rains, damaging winds, and tidal surges.
US 'forced' to hitch rides with Russia to space station, says NASA chiefNASA retired its space shuttles in 2011, and has since relied on Moscow to get US astronauts to the International Space Station.
Dozens killed in India train derailments: How safe are India's trains?Two trains veered off a bridge in central India on Wednesday, in the fifth train accident to occur in the country this year.
Britain's Islamic preacher charged with 'inviting support' for ISISAnjem Choudary has long been a source of frustration and anger for the government for encouraging extremist ideas, but British officials were not able to find a legal way to hold him responsible.
Hope fades as search continues for lost free diver Natalia MolchanovaA recreational dive turned tragic and possibly deadly for Natalia Molchanova last weekend. Ms. Molchanova was widely regarded as the world's best free diver.
Islamic preacher charged with promoting ISIS in UKA prominent preacher, lawyer, and regular British talk show guest, Anjem Choudary is known for openly expressing his pro-Islam political and religious views.
Pope urges acceptance for remarried Catholics. How does this fit into his progressive politics?Pope Francis said the clergy must be merciful towards Catholics who remarry, especially in light of the impact on their children.
China says reclamation efforts in South China Sea have stoppedThe announcement by the Chinese foreign minister followed a meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry, while Japan and the Philippines have already voiced skepticism.
Trial postponed for Zimbabwe's 'Cecil the lion' guide. Why?The trial for Theo Bronkhorst, the Zimbabwean hunter accused of failing to prevent Cecil's death, will not resume until September.
Top prosecutor fired amid controversy over German treason probeGermany's Justice Minister Heiko Maas has said he was seeking the dismissal of chief federal prosecutor Harald Range, who ordered a controversial treason investigation against two German journalists.
A state of their own: Could 'Refugee Nation' be an answer?California real estate developer Jason Buzi has an outlandish idea that experts say should not be dismissed.
