Erdogan: CNN coverage of Turkey protests aimed at fomenting unrest

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called CNN correspondent Ivan Watson a "flunky" and an "agent" on Tuesday for his coverage of anti-government protests days after police harassed him live on air.

Reports: Generals convicted of arming Boko Haram

Ten generals and five other senior military officers have been found guilty in courts-martial of providing arms and information to Boko Haram extremists, several Nigerian newspapers said on Tuesday, though the military insisted there was no truth in the reports.

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Super-sized rocky planet found beyond solar system

Astronomers have discovered a new type of rocky planet beyond the solar system that weighs more than 17 times as much as Earth while being just over twice the size, scientists said on Monday.

Male-named hurricanes strike more fear, US researchers find

People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine name than a masculine one, a new study finds.

British TV star Savile may have abused 500 children

Late British television presenter Jimmy Savile was a far more prolific sex offender than previously suspected, a charity said on Monday, abusing children as young as 2 and targeting victims in a high-security psychiatric hospital.

Director of JFK to make movie on Snowden

Oliver Stone will write and direct a film about Edward Snowden, one of two high-profile films in the works about the US National Security Agency leaker.

Japan-Australia army ties on the rise

Japan's defense minister said on Tuesday he wants to meet his Australian counterpart this month to push for an agreement to jointly develop military technology, part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's drive for a more robust military.

'Comfort women' demand Abe give formal apology

Five former victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery and their supporters submitted hundreds of official documents to the Japanese government on Monday, demanding that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledge Japan's past atrocities and formally apologize.

Vietnamese firms fear tensions with China could hurt business

Like thousands of other factory owners in Vietnam, Nguyen Van Phuc relies on China for the expertise and raw materials needed to keep his production line humming. But spiking tensions between Hanoi and Beijing over maritime territorial claims are threatening that relationship and his bottom line.

Beijing demands Hanoi pull ships from Xisha

Beijing demanded on Tuesday that Hanoi "withdraw its vessels and personnel immediately" from the waters off a Chinese oil drilling site in the South China Sea.

US calls for missile defense against DPRK

The commander of US troops stationed in the Republic of Korea said on Tuesday he has proposed deploying an advanced missile-defense system to the country to counter the growing threat of Pyongyang's weapons capabilities.