IN CHINA AMASSIVE NEWSUPERCITY RISESAROUND BEIJING

YANJIAO China Every morning at 5 30 Liu Desheng joins a dozen retirees waiting for the express bus to central Beijing from this small city in Hebei Province... READ MORE›

WHERE ISIS HAS DIRECTED AND INSPIRED ATTACKS AROUND THE WORLD

April 12 Egypt Egypt ISIS militants killed at least 12 people in three separate attacks on Egyptian security forces... READ MORE›

YOGAS DAY ARRIVES IN INDIA AND BEYOND

Senior ministers from Mr. Modi's cabinet took part in yoga events in Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow and Shimla... READ MORE›

Abby Haglage in the Daily Beast says Dr Spencer's case could affect Ebola patients worldwide - by deterring would-be volunteers from travelling to West Africa to help... READ MORE›

JITTERS IN TECH WORLD OVER NEW CHINESE SECURITY LAW

Segal added that one recourse would be to argue through the World Trade Organization that what China considers national security concerns are not valid... READ MORE›

JONATHAN FLEMING SPENT 25 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MURDER HE DID NOT COMMIT, WILL RECEIVE $6.25 MILLION

Email Justin Independent.co.uk New York Jonathan Fleming will receive 6.25 million from New York City after wrongfully spending 25 years in prison... READ MORE›

GARBAGE DUMP LANDSLIDE LEAVES AT LEAST 46 DEAD IN ETHIOPIA

In the long run, we will conduct a resettling program to relocate people who live in and around the landfill, the Addis Ababa mayor said... READ MORE›

AT HOME IN LONDON GIRLS CHOSE ISIS

Video At Home in London, Girls Chose ISIS... READ MORE›

DENTIST WHO ILLEGALLY KILLED CECIL THE LION BLAMES LOCAL GUIDES FOR THE SCANDAL

Walter James Palmer of Eden Prairie Minnesota has been named by Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force as the shooter of Cecil a 13-year-old prized lion... READ MORE›

BLACK TEEN IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER STORE EMPLOYEE 'SHOOTS HIM FOR STEALING 79-CENT PACK OF COOKIES'

Black teen in critical condition after store employee shoots him for stealing 79-cent pack of cookies... READ MORE›

OBAMA ON CHINAS TURF PRESENTS US AS A BETTER PARTNER FOR AFRICA

China has far outpaced the United States in economic interaction with Africa since Mr. Obama took office... READ MORE›

37-YEAR-OLD BLACK WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN POLICE CUSTODY

Email Justin Independent.co.uk New York Ralkina Jones was found dead in her jail cell in Cleveland Heights City Jail on Sunday morning... READ MORE›

LANDSLIDE AT ETHIOPIAN GARBAGE DUMP KILLS AT LEAST 35

It was not immediately clear what caused the landslide at the Koshe Garbage Landfill, which buried several makeshift homes and concrete buildings... READ MORE›

L.A. SHUTS SCHOOLS; NYC STAYS OPEN, SAYS THREAT A 'HOAX'

At Kentwood Elementary School in the Westchester section of Los Angeles, stunned parents were met by the principal as they came to drop off their kids... READ MORE›

THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL

The fall of the berlin wall what it meant to be there... READ MORE›

CHINESE POLICE ARE SAID TO SEIZE ASHES OF TIBETAN MONK TENZIN DELEK RINPOCHE

Geshe Nyima said that Tenzin Delek's hometown and monastery had been surrounded by police officers... READ MORE›

RINGING IN 2016 AROUND THE WORLD

In his traditional New Year's Eve speech, Hollande said We just lived a terrible year... READ MORE›

OBAMA DANCED TO KENYA'S BIGGEST NIGHTCLUB JAM DURING HIS AFRICA TRIP

During his two-day trip to Kenya, US President Barack Obama performed Kenya's version of Gangham Style on Saturday night at Nairobis State House... READ MORE›

WHAT THE OLYMPICS MEANS FOR THE PEOPLE OF RIO

Guimaraes is better qualified than most Brazilians to make such comparisons, having been involved in every Olympics since 1980... READ MORE›

AFRICAN 'BLOOD IVORY' DESTROYED IN NEW YORK TO SIGNAL CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL TRADE

Kelly Aylward, director of the Washington office of the Wildlife Conservation Society, countered that such events demonstrate the ivory has no monetary value... READ MORE›

NEW YORK'S ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER SPIRE LIT BLUE, WHITE AND RED IN SOLIDARITY WITH FRANCE

Paris attacks New York's One World Trade Center spire lit blue, white and red in solidarity with France... READ MORE›

WHOLE FOODS MARKET IS 'SYSTEMATICALLY' ILLEGALLY OVERCHARGING CUSTOMERS, REPORT CLAIMS

New York City has launched an investigation of Whole Foods Market for allegedly overcharging customers on groceries items... READ MORE›

CHARLESTON COP FIRED AFTER POSTING PHOTO WEARING CONFEDERATE FLAG BOXER SHORTS TO FACEBOOK

Charleston police officer fired after posting photo wearing Confederate flag boxer shorts to Facebook... READ MORE›

CHINESE FIRMS POUR MONEY INTO U.S. R&D IN SHIFT TO INNOVATION

Largely absent from American research hubs a decade ago Chinese firms including Huawei Technologies HWT.UL and ZTE Corp 000063.SZ are now using U.S... READ MORE›

All four officers involved in the New York City incident had recently graduated from the city Police Academy... READ MORE›

NEW WORLD TRADE CENTRE OPENS 13 YEARS AFTER 9/11 ATTACKS

Some staffers of publishing giant Conde Nast began working at 1 World Trade Center on Monday... READ MORE›

CHARGE OVER COMMONS MARBLE THROWING

Steven Abberley, 27, from Sutton in south London, has been charged with causing fear or provocation of violence, Scotland Yard said... READ MORE›

MH370 SEARCH: MALAYSIA SAYS 'ALMOST CERTAIN' DEBRIS DISCOVERED FROM BOEING 777

The debris coming in there can only have originated to the east of the region where they found it, said Professor Charitha Pattiaratchi... READ MORE›

ALIBABA MISSES PROFIT FORECAST DESPITE 54 PERCENT SALES INCREASE

Mobile revenue was more than ten times higher than in the same period last year... READ MORE›

PLANE DEBRIS ON REMOTE ISLAND POINTS TO BREAKTHROUGH IN MH370 MYSTERY

Plane debris on remote island points to breakthrough in MH370 mystery... READ MORE›