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Popping up near you: ice cream museums, sitcom-themed diners and more ...

[2016-08-13 06:35]

Now you see them; now you don't. Pop-up storefronts and eateries have been around for years, but entrepreneurs increasingly are taking the concept in new and unexpected directions.

Chefs dish up surplus food from Olympic Village to Rio's hungry

[2016-08-13 06:35]

As athletes have warmed up for the Rio Olympics 2016, dozens of chefs are preparing for a different kind of challenge: feeding the Brazilian host city's hungry with excess food from the Olympic Village.

Tiny Polish car catches a wave in auto-crazy Cuba

[2016-08-12 07:44]

Ramses Fernandez's most cherished possession is barely larger than a refrigerator, with the legroom of an economy airplane seat and a little more horsepower than a riding lawnmower.

Chilling mountaintop find may confirm dark ancient legend

[2016-08-12 07:44]

Archaeologists have made a sinister discovery at the top of a Greek mountain which might corroborate one of the darkest legends of antiquity.

Europe's migrant woes continue

[2016-08-12 07:44]

A year after hundreds of thousands of refugees snaked their way across southeastern Europe and onto global television screens, the roads through the Balkans are now clear, depriving an arguably worsening tragedy of poignant visibility.

Australia says asylum seekers lied about abuse

[2016-08-12 07:44]

Australia on Thursday accused asylum seekers held in Pacific detention camps of falsely reporting sexual assault in order to get sent to Australia, a day after a newspaper published leaked documents detailing abuse at the Nauru immigration center.

Man scales facade of Trump Tower; arrested by police

[2016-08-12 07:44]

A man who claimed to be a researcher seeking "a private audience" with Donald Trump spent three hours scaling the glass facade of Trump Tower using large suction cups before officers hauled him to safety through an open window.

Plan to lift midnight curfew in Hanoi brings joy, worries

[2016-08-12 07:44]

A plan to lift a midnight curfew in Hanoi to lure more tourists to the capital city has generated applause and concerns among local residents.

Moscow announces cease-fires to let in aid

[2016-08-12 07:44]

Russia said on Wednesday there would be daily three-hour cease-fires in Syria's Aleppo starting on Thursday to allow humanitarian convoys to enter the city safely, a proposal which the United Nations said it would consider.

Scathing report vindicates black residents

[2016-08-12 07:44]

With startling statistics, a federal investigation of the Baltimore Police Department documents in 164 single-spaced pages what black residents have been saying for years: They are routinely singled out, roughed up or otherwise mistreated by officers, often for no reason.

Opposition MPs hold anti-THAAD gathering

[2016-08-12 07:44]

Lawmakers of three South Korean opposition parties held their first gathering to oppose the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense on its soil, Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. Members of three political parties, including the main opposition Minju Party, the People's Party and the minor Justice Party, held the first closed-door meeting to discuss how to launch a tri-party anti-THAAD gathering.

Ecuador to let Sweden question Julian Assange 'in coming weeks'

[2016-08-12 07:44]

Ecuador said on Thursday it's ready to set a date for Swedish prosecutors to question Julian Assange inside its London embassy - a potential breakthrough in the yearslong international impasse over the WikiLeaks founder.

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