US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter acknowledged on Wednesday that al-Qaida was seizing territory amid the chaos in Yemen, but vowed that Washington would continue to combat the extremist group despite the ongoing fighting.
Every evening, hundreds of millions of Indian women hover over crude stoves making dinner for their families. They feed the flames with polluting fuels like kerosene or cow dung, and breathe the acrid smoke wafting from the fires.
Syria said on Wednesday that military action is needed to solve the worsening situation in the Yarmuk refugee camp, one day after it said it was ready to offer Palestinians its firepower to support their battle with the Islamic State group there.
Japan's imperial couple arrived in the Pacific island nation of Palau on Wednesday, the site of a fearsome battle with US troops, on a rare overseas visit related to World War II.
CIA director John Brennan gave a staunch defense of the nuclear deal with Iran on Tuesday, expressing surprise at Teheran's concessions and describing criticism of the accord as "wholly disingenuous".
Germany's economy minister branded Greece's demand for 278.7 billion euros ($312 billion) in reparations from World War Two II as "stupid" on Tuesday, while the German opposition said Berlin should repay a forced loan dating from the Nazi occupation.
Greece has not asked Russia for money to help cope with its debt and financial problems and wants to resolve them within the European Union, a Greek government official said on Wednesday.
About 9 percent of adult US citizens who have a record of impulsive and angry behavior have access to guns, a study released on Wednesday reported.
The streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, blocks away from fancy stores and long lines of tourists waiting for cable cars, have been cleaner since solar-powered toilets started rolling in four afternoons per week.
The fraternity named in a discredited Rolling Stone magazine feature about an alleged gang rape on a US college campus said on Monday it will take legal action against the publication.
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