Assertive Japan poised to abandon 70 years of pacifism
Japan's upper house of Parliament is poised to pass the first major reinterpretation of the country's pacifist constitution since the end of World War II ...
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n China, grassy fashion trend sprouts on people’s heads
Sprouts, grass, and flowers are blossoming from Chinese people's heads -- and nobody quite knows why.
Pope says society must protect most vulnerable, including unborn
Pope Francis on Sunday called on society to protect its "smallest" and most vulnerable members, including the unborn.
Black holes heading for ‘massive collision,’ says astronomer
A really, really big bang not due for a hundred millennia may help astronomers test one of the central theories of physics, according to one of the authors of a new paper.
Hong Kong’s ‘Umbrella’ protest: One year on, what has changed?
It was an unexpected outburst of violence that shocked Hong Kong and the world.
Why teachers are ditching report cards
Lane Merrifield vividly recalls the stress his young son felt when he got his first "C" on a report card.
Saudi Arabia is facing a cash crunch
Saudi Arabia's mountain of oil money is shrinking.
‘Hundreds’ of Yazidi women killing themselves in ISIS captivity
"Hello?" The voice is muffled, crackly, and barely audible, but the caller's desperation is clear: "Our situation is very bad and cannot get any worse."
CITE: The $1 billion city that nobody calls home
In the arid plains of the southern New Mexico desert, between the site of the first atomic bomb test and the U.S.-Mexico border, a new city is rising from the sand.
Nanjing Sifang Art Park: An architectural wonderland hidden in a Chinese forest
In 2003, nearly two dozen of the biggest names in international and Chinese architecture were invited to this bamboo-clad patch of mountain on the outskirts of the ancient Chinese capital of Nanjing.
