China has detained a prominent scholar who helped blind dissident Chen Guangcheng flee to the United States two years ago and has banned books by eight writers in an escalating crackdown on dissent.
An Iranian police plane crashed late on Saturday killing four high-ranking officers investigating the deaths of police in a province that borders Pakistan and Afghanistan, state news agency IRNA reported.
The July-August war in Gaza drew international condemnation for a number of reasons, but one episode proved more deadly than any other: an Israeli air and artillery bombardment on Aug. 1 that killed 150 people in a matter of hours.
Spoilers for this week's episodes of "General Hospital" revealed another round of action-filled drama will be happening in the town of Port Charles. Dr. Liesl Obrecht will be reuniting with her sister, but the encounter will leave her disturbed. Meanwhile, mom-to-be Ava Jerome will be put in grave danger after taking the medication that Sabrina gave her. Patrick, Sam, and Tracy will continue their search for Fake Luke, but they will be caught off-guard in Amsterdam.
