California firefighters struggle to contain a huge blaze that has reached the edge of Yosemite National Park and threatens a San Francisco reservoir.
Thousands attend a rally in the US capital to mark 50 years since Martin Luther King's famous "I have a dream" speech on civil rights.
Shares in Microsoft jump 9% after the software giant announces that chief executive Steve Ballmer will retire within the next 12 months.
Rafael Nadal's scintillating form makes him the man to beat at the US Open, says world number one Novak Djokovic.
Lewis Hamilton says the Red Bull is still the fastest car despite his fourth consecutive pole for Mercedes.
From textiles to idols, Maya tradition persists
Obama mide sus palabras ante el presunto ataque químico de esta semana. Mientras, el Pentágono aumenta su presencia en el Mediterráneo y una organización humanitaria habla de miles de pacientes con "síntomas neurotóxicos".
韩国红十字会周六(8月24日)宣布韩方参加南北离散家属团聚活动的500名候选人名单。
منظمة "أطباء بلا حدود" تقول إن أشخاصا يعانون من أعراض عصبية عولجوا في مستشفيات تشرف عليها في سوريا، واوباما وكاميرون يقولان إن استخدام الكيمياوي يستدعي "ردا جادا" من المجتمع الدولي.
رهبران آمریکا و بریتانیا در یک گفت و گوی تلفنی ضمن بررسی اوضاع در سوریه از ادامه رایزنی های خود درباره کاربرد تسلیحات شیمیایی در این کشور و اقدام احتمالی جامعه بین المللی خبر دادند.
On Talbot Bay, horizontal waterfalls and dramatic tidal changes add danger to the average fishing trip.
The Vietnamese port of Da Nang has been voted the country's most livable city. But can it overcome the legacy of a war which still poisons its people?
From an electric car that can fold up to park, to high-profile website outages - Spencer Kelly takes a look at some of this week's top technology stories.
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