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In a Rare Incident, Man Survives Plunge over Niagara Falls
The incident marks the fourth time an adult is known to have survived going over without protection, according to local news accounts.
Bahrain Records Hottest June in More Than 100 Years, Temperatures Soaring Even Higher
The Bahrain News Agency's report on Tuesday, however, shows temperatures are soaring even higher.
Post Easter Attacks, Sri Lanka to Slash Airline Charges to Help Boost Ailing Tourism
Tourism Minister John Amaratunga said on Tuesday the government's decision would lead to an increase in the number of flights to Sri Lanka and a reduction in plane ticket prices.
Deforestation + Climate Change = Dead End for Wildlife
'The loss of tropical forests between 2000 and 2012 led to an area larger than India losing the capacity to protect species from the effects of climate change,' lead author of the report Rebecca Senior said.
Greece's Centre-Right New Democracy Party Clinches Landslide Victory; Incumbent PM Calls Rival to Concede Defeat
The New Democracy Party, whose leader is 51-year-old Harvard graduate and former McKinsey consultant Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is set to win a majority of 158 lawmakers in the 300-seat parliament.
China's Migratory Bird Sanctuaries Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the coast of the Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf of China are located in the Yellow Sea eco-region, containing the world's largest continuous mud-flat seashore.
UK Conservative Members Sent More Than One Ballot in Leadership Vote: BBC
Ballot papers have been sent to about 160,000 Conservative Party members across the country, asking them to choose between frontrunner Boris Johnson, a former foreign minister, and Jeremy Hunt, the current foreign minister.
Turkey Fires Central Bank Chief as Policy Differences Deepen Amid Economic Malaise
Murat Cetinkaya, who had been serving as the governor since April 2016, was removed from the role and was replaced by his deputy Murat Uysal, as per a presidential decree.
Damage Reported as Magnitude 7.1 Aftershock Jolts Southern California Second Time in 48 Hours
Emergency workers and security forces were being dispatched early Saturday to the epicenter of the shallow earthquake in a remote and sparsely populated area around 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles, where it was also felt.
Gupta's Wedding Party Breached South Africa's National Security in 2013: Top General
Judge Ray Zondo-led commission is investigating a number of deals involving government officials, the influential Gupta family and state-owned companies during the presidency of former South African President Jacob Zuma.
Trump Says Immigrants 'Unhappy' With Detention Centres Should Stay Home
The comment came a day after a Homeland Security warned of 'dangerous overcrowding' in the facilities, where migrants fleeing violence and poverty in their Central American homes have been kept.
Drunk Irish Lawyer Held for Racist Tirade Against Air India Crew Found Dead Days After Leaving Prison
Simone Burns, who misbehaved with the crew and also spat at them, was found dead at the foot of Beachy Head in East Sussex.
Bangladesh Sentences 9 Activists to Death for Attack on Sheikh Hasina in 1994
Sheikh Hasina was leading a campaign by rail when her coach was attacked in Pabna during BNP's Khaleda Zia's first term as the Prime Minister.
China Condemns Violent Hong Kong Protests as 'Undisguised Challenge' to its Rule
A representative of China's Hong Kong affairs office denounced the demonstrators, who are furious about proposed legislation allowing extraditions to China, and said Beijing supports holding criminals responsible, state media said.
Woman Hides 3kgs Drugs in Walnuts, Caught at Dubai Airport
In another case, a man concealed narcotics in the battery of his cell phone trying to sneak in with the drugs.
International Atomic Energy Agency Confirms Iran Exceeds Enriched Uranium Stockpile Limit
The IAEA "verified on July 1 that Iran's total enriched uranium stockpile exceeded 300 kilogrammes", a spokesperson said, shortly after Tehran announced it had crossed the limit in retaliation to new US sanctions.