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You and the Yuan, What China Currency Devaluation Means Here in CNY

China’s Currency is all over the news...and you might be wondering if there’s any relationship between you and the Yuan. Well the devaluation is intended…

Iraqis gather at the scene of a truck bomb attack at a vegetable market in Jamila district, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday.

ISIS Claims Responsibility As Scores Killed In Baghdad Truck Bomb

The suicide bomb hit a major marketplace in a predominantly Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad.

An aerial view shows the explosion site in Tianjin, north China. Dozens of people died in twin blasts Thursday.

China Examines Aftermath Of Immense Twin Explosions That Killed Dozens

The powerful blasts toppled stacks of shipping containers, scorched hundreds of cars in nearby lots, and blasted out the windows of cars and buildings.

Myanmar's Parliament speaker Shwe Mann leaves after a news conference at the Union Solidarity and Development Party headquarters in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. He was ousted from the post on Thursday.

Coup In Ranks Of Myanmar's Ruling Party Highlights Concern Over Suu Kyi

After the army surrounded the headquarters of the United Solidarity Development Party, its chairman, Shwe Mann, was forced to step down. Shwe Mann was seen as having close ties to Aung San Suu Kyi.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during an Aug. 14, 2014, press conference inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he has lived for more than three years.

Swedish Prosecutors Drop Part Of Sex-Crime Investigation Against Assange

Time essentially ran out on investigations into three sex-crime accusations against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. One allegation of rape remains.

Participants play the latest video games at the gamescom computer game fair in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday. The Electronic Sports League, which sponsors a tournament in the city later this month, says it will require random drug tests to ensure players are clean.

Video Game League Announces Random Drug Tests For Competitors

The Electronic Sports League is implementing the new requirement after a top player at one of its tournaments acknowledged he and his team "were all on Adderall" during competition.

Nurse Issa French with his wife Anita, who's holding a copy of <em>Time</em> magazine's issue devoted to front-line workers. He's earned that title, treating more than 420 Ebola patients.

A Doctor's Gift To The Brave Nurses Of Sierra Leone

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia volunteered to help fight Ebola in the African nation. When she learned that many of the nurses there didn't always receive a salary, she sprang into action via crowdfunding.

A brown bear in its natural habitat. Wildlife ecologists in Minnesota found that black bears in their study experienced an increase in heart rate when buzzed by drones.

Drones Increase Heart Rates Of Wild Bears. Too Much Stress?

Scientists studying animals in their natural habitats can now just send in a drone with a camera, rather than trudging through rough terrain. But a new study finds that the drones don't go unnoticed.

The Cuban flag was raised over the reopened Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C., on July 20. The U.S. Embassy in Havana is set to reopen on Friday.

On Eve Of Embassy Reopening, Fidel Castro Says U.S. Owes Cuba 'Millions'

In a newspaper column, the former Cuban president says "Cuba is owed compensation equivalent to damages" because of the decades-long U.S. embargo.

A photo from May shows Gino Celli checking his parched crops near his farm near Stockton, Calif. If predictions of a strong El Niño prove true, it could presage a relief from the region's prolonged drought.

Scientists Say We Could Be Heading Into 'Godzilla El Niño'

It could bring much-needed rain to California and the National Weather Service says there's a greater than 90 percent chance it will persist through the Northern Hemisphere winter.

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