A historic African-American church in Greenville, Mississippi, was burned down and vandalized with “Vote Trump” graffiti. Local and federal officials are investigating the fire as a hate crime.
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A British citizen was freed by an Israeli military court after a judge ruled that his confession had been extracted under physical and psychological duress, and without access to a lawyer.
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Britain’s electronic spy agency GCHQ is advertising 50 vacancies for its new elite cyber force, but recruiters don’t seem to mind if applicants lack experience.
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The famous bonfire celebration in Edenbridge, Kent, will this year feature a 36ft (11 meter) effigy of Donald Trump holding Hillary Clinton’s severed head being set on fire.
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President Barack Obama has said the US Army Corps of Engineers is considering ways of rerouting the Dakota Access Pipeline amid an eight-month-long protest staged by the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.
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The Swiss president has held talks in Germany to discuss limits on immigration into Switzerland, a move required by a popular vote that goes against Bern’s treaties with EU members. The talks have been complicated by similar issues raised in the UK’s decision to exit the bloc.
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More than 18,000 police and military have been put on high alert ahead of an upcoming rally to protest Jakarta’s non-Muslim governor for alleged blasphemy. Messages from Islamists and foreign jihadists are said to be behind the calls for violence.
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Crude prices extended losses to a five-week low on Wednesday as the American Petroleum Institute reported an increase of 9.3 million barrels in US inventories, more than nine times the amount analysts predicted.
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The State Duma Committee for Defense has approved a draft law allowing citizens to sign short-term military contracts and participate in counter-terrorist operations in Russia and abroad, as well as other missions required by extraordinary circumstances.
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The US and NATO are building up their offensive capabilities on the Western borders of Russia and its ally Belarus, prompting Moscow to take reciprocal measures, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu told the two countries’ top military brass.
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The influential US magazine on energy industry, Power, has chosen the BN-800, Russia’s new fast-neutron breeder reactor, for its annual ‘Top Plant’ award. The reactor was signed for commercial operation on Monday.
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Following years of legal squabbling, German music copyright collector GEMA has struck a deal with YouTube that enables artists to be paid for every view and removes the obnoxious restrictions for Germany that banned even the most popular YouTube music videos.
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Katrina Bookman thought she had won the jackpot – but the slot machine had gone to pot. It told her she’d won $42.9 million, but after being escorted out by security, all she got from the casino was a steak dinner.
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A New York federal judge has rejected a settlement in cases of NYPD spying and “religious profiling” of Muslims. The judge also urged stronger protection of Muslims’ rights, accusing the police department of “systematic” court order violations.
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The DC Council voted to give initial approval to legislation allowing physicians to assist terminally ill patients who wish to end their lives. The 11-2 vote followed passionate arguments both for and against the Death with Dignity Act.
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Syrian President Bashar Assad called out Western media for vilifying him while at the same time whitewashing terrorists as “freedom fighters” to paint a “black-and-white” picture of the war in Syria, as he pledged to not leave office until his term expires.
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The US and Russia may join efforts in exploring the second planet from the Sun, as NASA and Russian space agency Roscosmos are discussing a joint mission to Venus, Russian media reports.
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Facebook has briefly censored Caravaggio’s “Amor vincit omnia” (Love conquers all) in the latest case of classical art suffering from the social giant’s anti-nudity policy.
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Ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft have a problem with racist and sexist drivers, a new study argues. Experiments in two major US cities found that black and female riders faced longer wait times and more cancellations.
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