Tag: World

German military: 15 troops wounded in Afghan attack, including brigadier general; 1 killed

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 12:13 pm

Britain's Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, centre, walks with Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, centre left and Prince Harry, as they view the Tower of London's 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' poppy installation, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of WWI, in London, Tuesday Aug. 5, 2014. Their visit to the work in progress installation, which currently consists of approximately 120,000 ceramic poppies and will finish with 888,246 poppies, was held Tuesday to mark the centenary of World War I. The final ceramic poppy will be placed on Armistice Day on November 11, with each poppy representing a British and Commonwealth military fatality from World War I. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Red ceramic poppies spill from Tower of London

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 11:58 am

Saudi Arabia tests man suspected of having Ebola

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 11:40 am

Earthquake shakes buildings in Johannesburg; no immediate reports of casualties

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 10:29 am

In this April 16, 2014 photo, Yoshiki Sasai, deputy chief of the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo. Police said Sasai, 52, was found Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, at a government science institute RIKEN in Kobe, western Japan. Sasai had supervised and co-authored stem-cell research papers that had to be retracted due to falsified contents. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT

Japanese scientist in research scandal found dead

Mari Yamaguchi · August 5, 2014 10:19 am

Photo issued by Britain's Ministry of Defence, showing HMS Enterprise as it evacuates Britons from Tripoli, Libya, Sunday Aug. 3, 2014. Around 100 Britons have fled from Libya and are on their way to sanctuary in Malta amid increasing violence in the north African state. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) confirmed an evacuation mission involving the Royal Navy survey ship HMS Enterprise had left its mooring near the Libyan capital of Tripoli and was on its way to safety. (AP Photo / MoD, Crown Copyright)

Libyan lawmakers elect judge as new speaker

Omar Almosmari · August 5, 2014 10:12 am

China to ban all coal use in Beijing by 2020

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 10:08 am

In this Thursday, July 31, 2014 photo, skiers and snowboarders enjoy clear skies at The Remarkables ski area near Queenstown, New Zealand. The Remarkables is one of several large ski areas that has been making snow at record rates following the warmest start to winter ever recorded. Scientists said New Zealand's glaciers and ice are melting at alarming rates due to climate change. (AP Photo/Richard Savoie)

Missing from New Zealand’s ski slopes? Snow

Nick Perry · August 5, 2014 9:47 am

In Gaza war, violent death part of daily life

Hamza Hendawi · August 5, 2014 9:17 am

Raw: Cease-fire Takes Effect to End Gaza War

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 8:14 am

Japan formally OKs additional Russia sanctions

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 5:39 am

This aerial photo shows buildings toppled down by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake at the quake's epicenter in the town of Longtoushan in Ludian County of Zhaotong, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. Rescuers dug through shattered homes Monday looking for survivors of the strong earthquake in southern China as the death toll rose to hundreds of people, with more than 1,800 injured. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Xue Yubin) NO SALES

Lakes formed by quake in China threaten flooding

Christopher Bodeen · August 5, 2014 5:27 am