China's Market Meltdown: Chinese Stock Collapse Is Not Reason For Global Panic, Economists Say
While the Shanghai Composite Index has dropped by more than 40 percent from a mid-June peak, it is still up 35 percent from this time last year.
Chinese Illegal Stock Market Activity: Police Subpoena 11 People, Including A Financial Journalist
Caijing magazine, a respected Chinese business publication, confirmed that its writer Wang Xiaolu was among the 11 who the police had targeted for investigation.
Amid Russian Hostility, Finland Says It Can't Protect The Baltic Region From Attacks
Finland has never been part of NATO and protects its 1,340-kilometer border with Russia alone.
WDBJ News Reporter And Photographer Shot Dead During Live On Air Broadcast In Moneta, Virginia
The pair from the WDBJ newsroom in Virginia were fatally shot live on air during a morning broadcast at a water park. Follow this story for updates.
La Tomatina Festival 2015: Pictures, Video, Facts And History Of Spanish Tomato-Throwing Festival In Bunol, Valencia
During the peak of the Franco dictatorship in the 1960s, La Tomatina was banned as it had no religious significance.
What Is Rule 48? New York Stock Exchange Invokes Rare Trading Measure For Second Day In A Row, Dow Rises By 400 Points
On Tuesday, the New York Stock Exchange again relied on Rule 48, a mechanism for ensuring orderly trading during high market turbulence.
UK Falkland Islands Radar Defense Against Argentina Ordered Out Of Fear Of Future Attacks
The United Kingdom went to war with Argentina over the islands in 1982 after the military regime in Buenos Aries ordered an invasion, and it fears a repeat of history.
Mistral Warships: Russian Military To Dismantle Computers, Radar, Specialist Equipment After Canceled Deal
Russia military engineers arrived in France Tuesday to begin the process of taking back all the specialist military systems installed on the ships.
Russian Arms Expo 2015: European Sanctions Keep Exporters Away From Russian Weapons Event
European Union-led sanctions against Russia have caused many top weapons manufacturers to avoid attending the September event.
China Military Expansion And Stock Market Meltdown: Economy Won't Stifle Beijing's Record Defense Spending
The Asian country is the world's No. 2 defense spender and No. 3 exporter of weapons.
North Korea, Kim Jong Un Deploy 20 Assault Hovercraft To Yellow Sea Amid War Tensions With Seoul
Pyongyang and Seoul have both been readying their respective militaries as border tensions threaten to turn into war.
Lebanese Refugee Camp Assassination Attempt Fuels Riots, Protestors In Beirut Call For New Government
Violence erupted inside Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries, as well as an attempted assassination of its security chief.
India-Pakistan Relations: Pakistan Cancels High Profile Security Meeting With India Amid Falling Out
Pakistan has called off high-profile talks with India that had been designed to discuss cooperation and peace between the two countries.
New Anti-Planned Parenthood Protest Video (#ProtestPP) Released By Center For Medical Progress
One of the Center for Medical Progress' aims is to show that Planned Parenthood is profiting from the sale of fetal tissue.
Taliban Suicide Attack On NATO Convoy Kills At Least 12 And Injures Dozens
The Taliban denied it was behind the blast in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul that killed at least 12 people Saturday, saying, "We are investigating who carried out the attack."
Thousands Of Refugees Rush Over Border From Greece To Macedonia To Reach Western Europe
The U.N. refugee agency urged Macedonia to open its borders to the thousands of refugees fleeing wars in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere.
ISIS May Have Used Mustard Gas Against Kurds, US Defense Department Official Says
Kurdish forces gave fragments to U.S. forces after an attack Aug. 11 in the village of Makhmur, northern Iraq.
Ukrainian Russia Conflict: Prisoner Swap With Kiev Called For By Pro-Russian Rebels Amid East Ukraine War
Since the eastern Ukraine war began in March 2014, hundreds of soldiers from both sides have been taken prisoner.
Greece Refugee Crisis: Macedonian Border Police Deny Entry To Thousands Of Migrants, Use Stun Grenades And Tear Gas
The country is trying to exert greater control over its borders as people from Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere try to enter the European Union.
US Military Same-Sex Spouses In Germany Offered Legal Protections, Pentagon Confirms
Germany has joined the growing list of nations where same-sex U.S. service spouses will receive overseas protections.
North Korea Operates 2 Private Cell Phone Networks, One Built With Egypt's Help
The networks -- one for ordinary citizens, one for the elite -- were built after the West blocked access to encryption technology, the engineer said.
Women Army Ranger Graduates Represent Shift In Army Attitudes, But Military Discrimination Still Rampant
The first women Army Ranger graduates will receive their Ranger tab at a ceremony Friday, but they still face a military full of discrimination.
Russia-China Military Drills In Sea Of Japan Not Aimed At Other Countries As Tensions With US, NATO Continue
The exercises come at a time of deep division between China and Russia in the East and the U.S.-led West.
Four Palestinian Hostages Kidnapped In Sinai During Bus Trip From Gaza Border To Cairo
No group has taken responsibility for the abductions in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, a hotbed for Islamic terrorism.
Amid Russia Hostility, NATO Holds Largest Military Exercise In Europe Since End Of Cold War
The highlight of the drills will take place at the end of August, when warplanes drop more than 1,000 paratroopers over Germany.
Mistral Ships Update: Failed Deals With Russia, Egypt And India Militaries Will Cost France $60 Billion In Defense Contracts
Two fumbled contracts with India and Egypt for hundreds of Dassault Rafale fighter jets will see Paris lose close to $57 billion.
Russia Supplies Syria With MiG-31M Fighter Jets To Help Fight Islamic State Group: Report
The jets reportedly landed at the Mezze air base outside Damascus on Sunday evening.
To Deter Russian Hostility, US Marines In Bulgaria To Receive Abrams Battle Tanks And Heavy Artillery
Despite scaling back its presence in Europe over the last decade, the U.S. military is re-establishing itself along the eastern front with Russia.
Will Jeb Bush's Veterans Affairs Reform Plan Revive His 2016 Republican Presidential Bid, Win Over GOP Voters?
The former governor of Florida hopes that overhauling the Department of Veterans Affairs will make him the pro-veteran GOP candidate.
East Ukraine Conflict: Kiev Stoking Donbas War, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Claims
"We are worried by the developments in recent days which strongly recall preparation for more military actions," said Lavrov.
