A Chinese military team of nuclear and chemical experts has begun work at the site of two massive explosions in the city of Tianjin as pressure grows for authorities to explain the cause of blasts that left 50 dead.
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LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has again become a lightning rod for accusation and counter accusation as Swedish prosecutors dropped three sex assault claims against him but intend to pursue a rape claim.
ATHENS - Greek politicians are preparing to vote on the terms of the country's third international bailout since 2010, which have split the ruling radical left Syriza party and met with a wary response in Berlin.
WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State John Kerry has called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov to express "grave concern" about increased separatist attacks in Ukraine, a senior State Department official says.
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NEW YORK - Samsung has unveiled two new smartphones to ramp up its efforts to win over consumers seeking large-screen handsets.
MIAMI - The El Nino weather phenomenon that began this year could be among the strongest in 65 years, US government scientists say.
PARIS - A comet hosting the Philae robot and orbited by the Rosetta spacecraft has zipped by past the Sun with all systems go, The European Space Agency says.
