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Although the Great Wall has become China’s pre-eminent national symbol of pride and strength, the construction of its soaring watchtowers and crenelated parapets actually reflected a moment of dynastic weakness.

Iraq's Supreme Court has invalidated a raucous parliament session in which six Cabinet nominees were approved, in a setback for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform efforts.

A 24-year-old weightlifter from Iran who reportedly wants to try his hand in the WWE has been compared to “The Incredible Hulk” due to his oversized biceps.

Spain's National Court judge has shelved an investigation into two puppeteers for allegedly praising terrorism in a theater show.

Indonesia's Parliament has passed a tax amnesty bill aimed at drawing billions of funds from wealthy Indonesians abroad as well as tax evaders at home.

In Zimbabwe, robust police responses to protests aren't usually captured on video or are quickly deleted at the demand of authorities.

An Israeli military official says the army will no longer employ the tactic of using overwhelming fire to prevent the capture of a soldier, even at the risk of killing the soldier.

The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday it will take time to mend ties with Turkey after the November downing of a Russian military jet.

Iran's supreme leader has chosen a Revolutionary Guard general to serve as chief of staff of the armed forces.

Researchers in Britain say they have discovered a huge helium gas field in Africa that they call a "game-changer for the future security of society's helium needs." Tuesday's statement by Oxford University says the discovery in Tanzania is the result of a new exploration approach for the precious gas that is critical to spacecraft, MRI scanners and nuclear energy.

The number of crimes committed by far-right extremists rose by more than 40 percent in Germany last year.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet has agreed upon new measures that would tighten controls on Germany's spy agency.

The U.K.’s departure from the European Union will erode the status of the English language in EU institutions to the benefit of French and German, with the bloc’s executive arm already moving to ditch English from some of its official communications.

A judge has recommended the former Catalan regional president and two others stand trial for staging a vote on Catalonia's secession from Spain and ignoring a suspension order by the Constitutional Court.

Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-Europe U.K. Independence Party, confronted European Union parliament officials with a damning speech met with boos and jeers Tuesday, less than a week after Britain's vote to leave the EU.

A state official says the militant leader of the Naga tribal insurgency, Isak Chichi Swu, has died in a New Delhi hospital at the age of 87.

The Czech Constitutional Court has overturned a law which banned individual gays and lesbians living in a registered partnership from adopting children.

An Eastern European family in Rugby finds dog excrement shoved through its mailbox. A Londoner nearly gets into a fight over drunken slurs shouted on a crowded subway car. A Polish teenager in Gloucestershire is taunted with threats of deportation at her high school.

Germany's minimum wage will go up by four percent next year, to 8.84 euros ($9.79) per hour.

Legendary skateboarder Tony Hawk, 48, the first known person to land a 900 trick 17 years ago, showed that he hasn’t missed a beat Monday by successfully completing the maneuver.