Clinton on US gun violence: 'Something is deeply wrong'Hillary Clinton reiterated her call for gun safety reforms, saying this week's murder of Virginia journalists during an on-air broadcast shows that "something is deeply wrong" in America.
Greece vote set for Sept 20 as Syriza takes poll leadGreece geared up for a snap election next month, with an opinion poll showing the leftist party Syriza ahead despite a wave of defections over the country's massive new bailout.
29 August 2015
Bush praises New Orleans 'resilience' after KatrinaFormer president George W. Bush, who faced fierce criticism for the botched government response to Hurricane Katrina, returned to New Orleans to mark the storm's 10th anniversary.
Russia launches Proton rocket with British satelliteRussia successfully launched a Proton rocket with a British satellite in the first such launch since an engine failure in May resulted in a Mexican satellite being destroyed.
France's economy minister stumbles on 35-hour-week, againFrance's divisive economy minister has once again made waves among Socialists by criticising the country's sacrosanct 35-hour week just as the ruling party gathers for its annual conference.
28 August 2015
Japan slashes 2020 Olympic stadium price tagJapan said it would slash the cost of Tokyo's new 2020 Olympic stadium by more than 40 percent, after ditching its original plan due to the eye-watering $2 billion price tag.
28 August 2015
Malaysia PM criticises upcoming demonstrationMalaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak criticised organisers of a weekend protest demanding his ouster, saying the timing and venue of the demonstration would clash with independence day parade rehearsals.
Vietnam to free 18,200 prisoners in amnesty but no activistsVietnam said it will free more than 18,200 prisoners to mark its independence day celebrations, but political activists will be excluded from the country's second biggest-ever amnesty.
Instagram images no longer just squaresInstagram broke its square mold with an update that adds portrait and landscape formats to the image-sharing smartphone application.