Offbeat | US: ‘Pokemon Go’ players blamed for damage at historic fort

A fort destroyed in the Revolutionary War is again fending off attacks — this time from “Pokemon Go” players. Caretakers of Fort Phoenix in Massachusetts say players of the popular smartphone

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SOUTH CHINA SEA  A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer arrives in the northern Chinese port of Qingdao in the first visit by an American warship to the country since Beijing

Iran says it executed nuclear scientist in US spy mystery

Iran executed a nuclear scientist who defected to the U.S. in 2009 and later returned to the Islamic Republic under mysterious circumstances a year later, authorities said yesterday, acknowledging for the

Crowds gather for massive anti-coup rally in Istanbul

Huge crowds gathered yesterday in Istanbul for a massive rally to mark the end of nightly democracy demonstrations following Turkey’s abortive July 15 coup that killed over 270 people. A 60-meter

This Day in History | 1974 – President Nixon to resign from office

Richard Nixon has announced he is stepping down as president of the United States - the first man ever to do so. He has announced his departure in the face of

Offbeat | London to offer alerts on air quality at bus stops

Londoners will soon be able to get air quality reports when they check whether their bus is about to arrive. Mayor Sadiq Khan has ordered that 2,500 bus stop information signs

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CHINA In halting televised confessions and emotional courtroom testimony, Chinese lawyers and activists held in a government crackdown have voiced the same ominous message: Shadowy foreign forces are funding, directing

Nature | In Rio’s Olympic water, it’s all about avoiding the splash

There’s a contradictory mission for rowers competing in this year’s Summer Olympics. Get into your boat, work your hardest — but try to avoid the water. And definitely don’t swallow it. On

Paradox nation: Norway, a climate leader making money on oil

Norway wants to get rid of gasoline-fueled cars, plans to become carbon neutral by 2030 and spends billions on helping poor countries reduce their carbon footprints. Meanwhile, it’s pushing ever

Emirates crash land in Dubai | Crashing, burning planes don’t stop passengers from grabbing their luggage

If your flight has an emergency and you’re told to evacuate, be certain that at least two things will happen. You’ll experience the adrenaline rush of a lifetime, for one.

Briefs | Woman killed, five hurt in London knife attack

A man who stabbed an American woman to death and injured five other people in London’s Russell Square is a Norwegian of Somali origin, police said yesterday. They said they have found

This Day in History | 1983 – IRA members jailed for 4,000 years

Twenty-two members of the IRA have been jailed for a total of more than 4,000 years following one of Northern Ireland’s biggest mass trials. Four defendants were given life sentences with

Offbeat | The Ideal Office Floor Plan, According to Science

The open office plan that everybody loves to hate is here to stay. The ideal seating plan still involves sitting almost on top of your co-workers, according to new research from

The Buzz | Beijing on track for 2022 games

Organizers of the Winter Olympics in 2022 in Beijing are promising that everything is already on track for the country’s second Olympics, building on experience from the Summer Games in

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CHINA A Chinese lawyer was sentenced to seven years in prison in the third in a series of subversion trials demonstrating the ruling Communist Party’s determination to silence independent human

Atlantic City’s cost cutting seen stopping short of default

Atlantic City is crafting a recovery plan to prevent New Jersey from taking over the distressed seaside gambling hub. Bondholders are betting it won’t entail default. Local officials have tapped three

UN panel says Yazidi genocide ‘ongoing,’ appeals for help

The Islamic State group is still committing genocide and other crimes against the Yazidi minority in Iraq, a United Nations commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria said yesterday. The commission’s

Emirates airliner with 300 onboard crash lands in Dubai

An Emirates flight from India with 300 people on board crash landed at Dubai’s main airport yesterday, sending black smoke billowing into the air and halting all traffic at the Middle

this day in history | 2002 – Police ‘concerned’ for missing girls

Police have said they are “extremely concerned” over the disappearance of two 10-year-old girls from their homes in Cambridgeshire. Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman are best friends, both from Soham, and

Offbeat | Five Germans arrested after flash mob spreads panic

Spanish police say they have arrested five German women for organizing a flash mob event that sent dozens of people running in the streets of a northeastern tourist resort town,

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