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Sick of Congested Roads, German Man Swims to Work
The burly beer garden worker now packs his laptop and clothes into a waterproof bag which he puts on his back, dons his wetsuit and slides into the River Isar for his journey.
WWII Era Bomb Found at Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant
The 2.9 foot long object, believed to be an unexploded bomb dropped by the United States during the war, was discovered by workers constructing a parking lot close to the facility's reactors, a spokesman for Fukushima operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEP...
US Expels 2 Cuban Diplomats After Unexplained Incidents in Cuba
US diplomats are among the most closely monitored people on the island. It's virtually impossible for anyone to take action against an American diplomat without an element of the Cuban state being aware.
You Can Now Rent Donald Trump's Boyhood Home on AirBnb For $775 a Night
The $2 million, mock Tudor-style family home in Queens, where the New York tycoon turned Republican commander-in-chief lived for the first four years of his life, sleeps up to 20 people in five bedrooms.
China Plays Wargames as North Korea Tensions Spike
'Large-scale' exercises were being conducted in the seas and skies off China's east coast in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Gulf.
Fired by Trump, Former US Attorney Preet Bharara Launches Podcast
The 48-year-old is launching the weekly show "Stay Tuned With Preet," in partnership with WNYC Studios, a subsidiary of New York Public Radio.
Would-be Suicide Bomber Sheds Light on Suspected Pakistani Militant Web
Usman's testimony describes a web of radical seminaries and training and bomb making facilities stretching from eastern Afghanistan, where the young man was recruited, to Pakistan's southern Sindh province.
Mike Pence Denies Eyeing Presidential Bid Amid Distance With Donald Trump Over Russia
Pence had not only kept a full political calendar but also had created his own independent power base, including a political fund-raising group called the "Great America Committee."
France Opens Terrorism Probe Into Knife-wielding Man at Eiffel Tower
The man, brandishing a knife, tried to force his way through a security check before being stopped, it said. Police evacuated the tower to carry out a check of the entire site.
Donald Trump Turns to his Base to Protect Imperiled Presidency
Facing the prospect of limping through another three and a half years, Trump is settling on a strategy of shoring up the support of voters who propelled him to the White House with a series of right-wing policy announcements and red-blooded speeches.
North Korean Missiles Add Urgency to Hiroshima Atom Bomb Appeals
Many Japanese and others in the region seem resigned to North Korea's apparent newfound capacity to launch missiles capable of reaching much of the continental United States.
Lufthansa Changes Flight Routes After Latest North Korea Missile Test
North Korea has said that its latest missile test proved its ability to strike the US mainland, drawing a sharp warning from President Donald Trump and a rebuke from China.
29 Killed as Suicide Bomber Attacks Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan
The assault on the Jawadya mosque in Herat, which is close to Afghanistan's border with Iran, came a day after the Islamic State group claimed a deadly attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul.
Turkey Defends Plan to Allow Religious Marriages Amid Controversy
Turkey is mainly Muslim but officially is a secular state. Under its current laws, even religiously observant couples must be married by a state registrar from the local municipality and not an Islamic cleric.
China Can Defeat All Invading Armies, Says Xi Jinping at Massive Military Parade
Xi Jinping also said the People's Liberation Army (PLA) should strictly follow the absolute leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and "march to wherever the Party points to."
China Mall Offers 'Man Pod' Havens for Husbands Wary of Shopping
The first pods were launched at the Global Harbor shopping mall in Shanghai in June, and since then over 1,000 men have used the facilities, according to Ruwo Smart Technology, the company behind the scheme.