Pity the poor urban dwellers who have to cycle home on a sullen grey concrete bike path. If you lived in Auckland, New Zealand, you’d be able to take a far more scenic route. Designed by Monk Mackenzie Architects, the … Read More
The Auschwitz Memorial has asked Pokémon Go gamers not to play the popular app on its premises, saying it is “disrespectful” and “not appropriate.” The game is now available in Germany, but not elsewhere in Europe. Some users have found a way … Read More
SINGAPORE — Oh boy. As Pokémon Go madness envelops the Internet, wannabe trainers in Singapore have been left high and dry, since the app hasn’t been released here yet. The trending Nintendo game was released several days ago in countries … Read More
The suspect in the deadly attack on Dallas police taunted authorities during two hours of negotiations, laughing at them, singing and at one point asking how many officers he had shot, the police chief said Sunday. SEE ALSO: Activists walk … Read More
After a tumultuous and tragic week in the U.S., protesters have been arrested in Baton Rogue, Louisiana on Saturday. DeRay Mckesson, the prominent Black Lives Matter activist, was detained while protesting the fatal police shooting of Alton Sterling in Baton … Read More
Malaysian police have released a 76-year-old man, who was arrested on Saturday for allegedly insulting the prime minister on WhatsApp. Local reports say the man was held for three days in custody, after he was arrested for sharing a crude … Read More
The much-awaited inquiry into the Iraq war, dubbed the Chilcot report, is about to be published after seven years in the making. With its 2.6 million words, the report will be five times the size of War and Peace. SEE … Read More
LONDON — Eight months before the Iraq war, the then-British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote to George W. Bush saying he would be with him “whatever,” the chairman of a long-awaited inquiry said. In presenting the results of a seven-year … Read More
“Welcome to Jupiter.” When NASA’s Juno probe reached the planet Jupiter in tact Monday, it was the culmination of a risky five year journey. The probe, which is the first to orbit Jupiter since the Galileo mission ended in 2003, … Read More
At least 126 people were killed Sunday in two bombings in the Iraqi capital, including a large-scale attack claimed by the Islamic State group that killed 86 people — among them 25 children — in a central shopping district, officials … Read More