China’s actions in South China Sea seen as defying ruling
Two Chinese aircraft landed on disputed reefs and Beijing’s coast guard reportedly blocked a Filipino fishing boat from a contested shoal, in acts of defiance after a landmark ruling found…
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Zimbabwe pastor charged with trying to overthrow government
By FARAI MUTSAKA Zimbabwean pastor Evan Mawarire was charged Wednesday with attempting to overthrow a constitutionally elected government for organizing a nationwide strike which shut the country down last week.…
Cameron heads out, May comes in: Drama in British politics
By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA David Cameron left 10 Downing St. on Wednesday for the last time as Britain’s prime minister, making the short trip to Buckingham Palace to…
Funerals Wednesday for 3 of 5 slain Dallas police officers
Funerals are set to begin for the five officers slain by a sniper during a protest last week in downtown Dallas. Funerals will be held Wednesday for Dallas Police Sr.…
Protests of police killings: Dozens of arrests in Louisiana
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and REBECCA SANTANA Officers stared down hundreds protesting against police killings near a ramp leading to an interstate in Louisiana’s capital Sunday night before another squad in…
UK’s Cameron says he will resign by Wednesday
The Latest on the Conservative Party leadership race in Britain (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Prime Minister David Cameron says he will step down on Wednesday, making way for Theresa…
Friend or foe? Open-carry law poses challenge to police
By LISA MARIE PANE Gun-rights activists, some of them wearing camouflage and military-style gear and openly toting rifles and handguns, marched alongside the hundreds of people who flocked to downtown…
Police agencies on edge, on guard amid heightened threats
By GREG SCHREIER Police agencies across the U.S. are on edge and on guard after receiving threats and calls for violence against them on social media in the aftermath of…