Delay those New Year's plans: 2016 is getting a leap second
The IERS keeps an eye on any differences in the two time scales and will call for the insertion or deletion of leap-seco... …
Manhattanhenge 2016: Get Your Instagrams Ready for the Last One This Year
Like an ancient religious ceremony, Manhattanhenge falls at a slightly different time each year. "For Stonehenge, th... …
Love Island contestants will be back on your screens very soon
Don't worry if the post-Love Island blues are already hitting hard and fast, because it's not the end yet: there's a spi... …
Vote counting resumes for Parliament elections in Australia today
Voters fill in their ballots at a polling station at Town Hall in Sydney, Saturday, July 2, 2016. Plus Australian poli... …
North America leaders mount strong defence of trade despite threats
Sitting down earlier with Pena Nieto, Obama said the gun-and-bomb attacks show how little these "vicious organizations... …
Trump calls for revamping veterans care in speech
Critics of Nixon and subsequent Republican candidates who used the slogan described " law and order " as code words ... …
Former Arsenal player training with Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp could hand him contract
Liverpool's young 'keepers Danny Ward and Ryan Fulton have left the club on-loan to Huddersfield and Chesterfield respec... …
Over 29 Palestinians injured in clashes by Israeli Forces
Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani called for an immediate intervention to stop the unjustified violati... …
South Sudan's vice president orders ceasefire by his forces - radio
The violence, in which two Chinese peacekeepers and one United Nations staff member are among the slain, comes less than... …
Dwyane Wade to Miami Heat fans: "We did some special things together"
On Wednesday night, Wade released to The Associated Press a letter he penned to Miami with hopes of explaining some ... …
May day: Rival quits, Theresa set to be crowned as UK PM
No doubt she hoped it would be a riveting and headline-worthy speech, but it was all overshadowed by the Leadsom-May dra... …
Biles, Douglas headline US women's gymnastics team
Olympic team trials at SAP Center. Three could do the all-around in qualifying (but only two if Douglas and Madison K... …
Narendra Modi highlights areas of cooperation between India and Mozambique
Ahead of his departure, the Prime Minister tweeted on Wednesday that his visit was aimed at enhancing India-Africa tie... …
Hillary Clinton's trousers are on fire
Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform committee, suggested in his o... …
Crude Falls as U.S. Drilling Rigs Increase to Most Since April
Oil prices rebounded in early trading on Friday, bouncing off two-month lows hit in the previous session when prices f... …
Black Lives Matter protests spread to Europe
Whether it was outside Dallas Police Department headquarters, where thousands had covered two squad cars with notes , f... …
One 'legendary' photo from Baton Rouge protest takes over social media
Don't fight me", the officer said, according to NBC . "I'm stunned at the behavior of police officers that utilized, fr... …
Sheriff: 2 bailiffs, suspect dead in Michigan courthouse
Fisher said the last time a law enforcement officer was killed in the line of duty in Berrien County was in 1984 when Mi... …
Two bailiffs , suspect dead in Michigan courthouse shooting, official says
The suspected gunman was shot and killed. Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey said at a news conference that a deputy s... …
USA experts: bilateral negotiation better way to settle South China Sea disputes
China says the court has no jurisdiction, and that its historic rights and sovereignty over the South China Sea predates... …
