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Watch the scenes from Sunday's celebrations in Singapore as the city-state celebrates 50 years of independence from Malaysia

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota is under federal court pressure to rework its program that locks up sex offenders even after they serve out prison terms. It's a system that the state's political leaders have vigorously defended and resisted changing.

SAN ANTONIO - Michael Phelps has posted the third-fastest qualifying time in preliminaries of the 200-meter individual medley at the U.S. national championships.

Fireworks lit up Singapore's sky on Sunday night as crowds celebrated the city state's 50th anniversary

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Sunday to get rid of nuclear weapons, thus honoring the legacy of the surviving victims of nuclear bombings in Japan.

Australia`s Bronte Campbell won the women`s 50m freestyle final at the world swimming championships on Sunday to complete the sprint double having already won the 100m title.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haitians were electing legislators to Parliament Sunday after a yearslong wait, but the vote was plagued with delays, disorder and occasional fistfights.

MAYHEW, Miss. (AP) — The inaugural ninth-grade class of no more than 50 students at the Early College High School in Mayhew is scheduled to start this fall. But the Columbus school system has not signed a memorandum of agreement with the new school. The project is a partnership among East Mississippi Community College, Mississippi State University and the Mississippi Department of Education. The school will be located at EMMC's Mayhew campus. Columbus Schools Superintendent Philip Hickman told WCBI-TV... Читать дальше...

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Police in Bangladesh have shot dead six suspected tiger poachers in the world's largest mangrove forest after a new survey found that the population of the big cats has dropped alarmingly.

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police in Bangladesh have shot dead six suspected tiger poachers in the world's largest mangrove forest after a new survey found that the population of the big cats has dropped alarmingly.

Widnes Vikings overcome a stiff test from part-timers Halifax to start the Qualifiers with a hard-fought win at The Shay.

A year after Ferguson was torn apart, young families and single strivers are moving in, providing hope for the small city's rebound.

About 24 million people tuned to Fox News on Thursday night to watch 10 Republican presidential candidates trade barbs in a two-hour prime-time debate, according to Nielsen, making it the most-watched nonsports event in cable-television history.

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KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- At least 29 pro-government Arbakis militia members were killed in Afghanistan's Kunduz province by a Taliban suicide car bomb attack on Saturday.

A U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed by a falling tree while battling a blaze in the Lake Tahoe area on Saturday, officials said. “It is with great sorrow we must confirm the loss of a U.S. Forest Service wildland firefighter this evening in the Lake Tahoe area,” the agency said in a statement released late Saturday. The firefighter, who was not immediately identified, died around 5:30 p.m. The incident occurred at a new wildfire burning in a remote area... Читать дальше...

What a hero.

Cows are taken into a supermarket by dairy farmers protesting against the price they are paid for their milk.

The top quotes from the Sunday talk shows, in which Republican presidential candidates reacted to Donald Trump's remarks about Fox News host and debate moderator Megyn Kelly, appealed to women voters, reiterated strong anti-abortion stances, and more.

MADISON, Wisconsin - A pivotal decision is due this week in the case of two 13-year-old Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please online horror character Slender Man - keep them in adult court or move them into the juvenile system.

Desolate estate on Romney Marsh in Kent that has become tourist hotspot on the market for first time in more than 50 years after trustees decide to sell up

Typhoon Soudelor made landfall in China’s Fujian province late Saturday killing several people, and causing damage to hundreds of homes before being downgraded to a tropical storm. Photo: Getty

KAZAN, Russia - Olympic champion Sun Yang of China did not swim in the final of the 1,500-meter freestyle at the world championships.

Silicon Valley can be a strange place for newcomers, with quirky mantras like “fail fast” and “anything is possible.”

Nigel Scullion, Australia's indigenous affairs minister, is pushing remote communities to restrict Vegemite sales to prevent the yeast-based spread - a national staple - being used to make alcohol