World News
China currency falls for 2nd day after surprise devaluation
China\'s currency fell further Wednesday following a surprise change in its exchange rate mechanism that rattled global markets and threatens to fan ...Sweden, Ecuador aim to break deadlock in Assange case
Sweden and Ecuador have agreed to hold talks to break a deadlock over questioning Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, but investigations into three ...South Sudan rebels split, reject peace efforts
A top South Sudan rebel general said Tuesday that he and other powerful commanders had split from their chief Riek Machar, rejecting ...Turkish air strikes hit 17 Kurdish militant targets, military says
The Turkish military ratcheted up pressure on Kurdish militants with a fresh round of air strikes in the southeast of the country ...Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima disaster
A power plant operator in southern Japan restarted a nuclear reactor on Tuesday, the first to begin operating under new safety requirements ...Australia pledges 26% emissions cut by 2030
Australia plans to reduce carbon emissions by at least 26 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Tuesday, ...New protests after deadly clashes over Nepal constitution
Nepal sent in hundreds of police reinforcements Tuesday to a troubled western region as anger flared over the police killing of two ...State of emergency in Ferguson as teen charged in police shootout
St. Louis County declared a state of emergency Monday following a night of unrest in Ferguson, after a teenager was charged with ...Two killed in knife attack at IKEA in Sweden; two arrested
Two shoppers were stabbed to death at an Ikea store in the central Swedish town of Vasteras on Monday, police said, adding ...Nepal police fire at demonstrators protesting draft constitution, killing 3 and wounding 12
Police in Nepal fired at demonstrators protesting a proposed constitution on Monday, killing at least three and wounding 12 others, an official ...




