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Astronaut Breaks US Record: 521 Days In Space And Counting

An astronaut has set a U.S. record for most time spent in space.

Aerial Pictures Show Destruction From Italy Quake, Described as 'Dante's Inferno'

A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, with reports that as many as 50 people were killed and hundreds injured as rescue crews raced to dig out survivors.

Powerful Earthquake Shakes Central Myanmar

A powerful earthquake shook Myanmar on Wednesday, killing at least three people and damaging nearly a hundred ancient Buddhist pagodas in the former capital of Bagan, a major tourist site, officials said.

Private Lives Are Exposed As WikiLeaks Spills Its Secrets

WikiLeaks' global crusade to expose government secrets is causing collateral damage to the privacy of hundreds of innocent people, including survivors of sexual abuse, sick children and the mentally ill, The Associated Press has found.

Sports Court Confirms Russia Ban From Rio Paralympics

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed Russia's ban from the Paralympic Games as punishment for a state-backed doping program.

Samba, Reflections And Pride In Final Rio Olympics Party

Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both revelatory and a sigh of relief.

Iran: Russia Has Stopped Using Iran Base For Syria Strikes

Russia has stopped using an Iranian air base for launching airstrikes on Syria for the time being, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday, just hours after the Iranian defense minister criticized Moscow for having "kind of show-off and ungentlemanly" attitude by publicizing their actions.

GOP Slams Obama After Explanation Of $400M Payment To Iran

The Obama administration is facing a storm of Republican criticism after acknowledging that a $400 million cash payment to Iran seven months ago was contingent on the release of a group of American prisoners.

Brazil Police Official: Lochte Made Up Story About Robbery

A Brazilian police official is telling The Associated Press that American swimmer Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about being robbed at gunpoint in Rio de Janeiro.

Two Of Ryan Lochte's Teammates In Robbery Probe Pulled Off Plane

The USOC says American swimmers Jack Conger and Gunnar Bentz were removed from their flight to the U.S. by Brazilian authorities Wednesday night.

Brazilian Judge Orders Seizure Of Passports Of American Swimmers Lochte & Feigen

A Brazilian judge ordered Wednesday that the passports of American swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen be seized.

Russia-Iran Cooperation In Syria Sends Message To US

Russia's use of an Iranian air base to bomb targets in Syria sends a message to Washington as it weighs a military partnership with Moscow: Join us or we'll look to your enemies.

Russian Warplanes Take Off From Iran To Target IS In Syria

Russian warplanes took off on Tuesday from a base in Iran to target Islamic State fighters and other militants in Syria, Russia's Defense Ministry said, widening Moscow's bombing campaign in a major development in the country's civil war.

Podium Proposal At Rio Olympics

Just moments after receiving a silver medal for the 3M springboard final, China's He Zi was unsuspectingly met by her boyfriend who proposed at the podium.

Trump To Declare End To Nation Building If Elected President

Republican Donald Trump says he will replace nation building with what aides are calling "foreign policy realism" focused on destroying the Islamic State group and other terrorist organizations.

Police Investigate Possible Poisoning At Wimbledon

Britain's Metropolitan Police is looking into the possibility that tennis player Gabriella Taylor was deliberately poisoned during this year's Wimbledon.

Phelps Wins Olympic Gold Medals No. 20 And 21 In Rio

Michael Phelps sat alone, thoroughly exhausted. He put his head in his hands and then motioned at his neck as though he had nothing left to give.

After Outage, Delta Seeks Forgiveness With Refunds, Vouchers

Delta Air Lines will be handing out refunds and travel vouchers as penance for the latest computer outage to knock a major airline off stride.

Suicide Bombing At Pakistani Hospital In Quetta Kills 67

A suicide bomber killed at least 67 people and wounded dozens in an attack that struck a government-run hospital in the southwestern city of Quetta on Monday, police and doctors said.