The U.S. looks like it will meet the administration's goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the fiscal year in October. Newcomers are already getting a rundown on life in America.
China warns Britain to stop delaying a nuclear power plant deal, which it says could cost the country future Chinese investment. Britain's new prime minister wants to examine the project.
Steve Inskeep talks to Anna Neistat of Amnesty International about recently released reports detailing the condition of refugee detention centers on the Pacific island nation of Nauru.
India needs an uptick in manufacturing to employ millions who enter the labor force every year. The slow expansion is imperiling India's ability to create jobs and lift millions out of poverty.
Kohei Uchimura, who has been the best in the world for seven years, kept his Olympic title in the all-around. American Kristin Armstrong took a third gold in cycling — a day before turning 43.
The fire appears to have been caused by electrical wiring, The Associated Press reports. More than two dozen patients were evacuated to other hospitals.
The 10 athletes representing the first-ever refugee team received a stadium-rattling ovation at the opening ceremony. They hope to send a message about refugees that reaches far beyond the Rio Games.
This shower might be crazy; it might have no conception of how a normal shower is supposed to behave. But it's also the punchline to a story that took months to tell.
Rear Adm. Mustafa Zeki Ugurlu, who had just finished a NATO job in Norfolk, Va., is among the "pro coup fugitives" being pursued by Turkey following last month's failed coup attempt.