While a coalition airstrike killed Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, the number two man in the Islamic State (IS), a counterterrorism analyst downplays the impact of his death on the group's operations. But an American National Security representative says otherwise.
A total of 12,000 troops will join the Sept. 3 parade at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The march is commemorative of the 70th victory anniversary of China's resistance against Japan and the world anti-Fascist war.
The second day of military operations continues as Israeli aircraft attacks target in Syria. Israel claim that their action is in retaliation after militants fighting for the Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad started firing rockets into Galilee and the Israel controlled region of the contested Golan Heights.
Following the exchange of fire with its rival South Korea, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issued an order that his frontline troops should be in war footing.
Three workers were injured after a gas line exploded at the John F. Kennedy High School in the Marble Hill section of Manhattan on Aug. 20. The explosion happened while construction workers are on duty damaging three floors of the building.
Two female soldiers are making history after setting the record of being the first to complete the rigorous Range School from the United States Army.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) is experiencing trouble in recruiting teachers. According to an article published in the state-owned newspaper People’s Daily on Thursday, Aug. 20, prominent Chinese university teachers as well as educators with overseas degrees are hesitant to join.
NASA mission team scientists reveal Curiosity rover's epic selfie on Mars after drilling samples from the "wettest" region on the alien planet.
Photos are surfacing on the Internet showing China’s new type of anti-ship missile known as the YJ-18 accompanied by a transporter erector launch vehicle on the streets of an unknown location in China, according to a report by the Want China Times, citing a piece by the National Interest Magazine.
Wildlife officials have confirmed that a grey wolf pack has returned to California after the last sighting in 1924.
The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court is pending the application of a college student who is suing the Ministry of Education to remove textbooks that consider homosexuality to be a disorder. Chinese textbooks clash with accepted notions of homosexuality in the medical and scientific community.
China has been accused by some countries of designing its military aircraft by copying the fighters of other countries, after an Internet user published a black and white photograph of the "number 2013" prototype of the Chengdu J-20, China's first stealth fighter on a test flight, Sina's military news Web portal reported.
In preparation for the military parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the War Against Japanese Aggression on Sept. 3, Beijing has announced restrictions regarding the use of radio signals. The announcement follows several announcements made in the past weeks regarding other security measures.
China, India and Russia have expressed interest to form a partnership to explore oil and natural gas reserves in the Arctic, a report by Politico, a daily newspaper based in Arlington, Virginia, said.
More than 200 Chinese and foreign experts convened to discuss the country’s space exploration ambitions at a recent conference sponsored by the Space Technology Commission of the China Society of Astronauts held at the Harbin Institute of Technology, the Shanghai-based New Outlook reported.
