Japan launches satellite for better GPS system

Japan on Saturday launched the third satellite in its effort to build a homegrown geolocation system aimed at improving the accuracy of car navigation systems and smartphone maps to mere centimetres.

As Trump Tweets World Into Nuclear Standoff, Bomb Shelter Sales Are Booming

After North Korea threatened to launch an "enveloping strike" at Guam, the territory's office of civil defense posted emergency guidelines on Friday, explaining what citizens should do in the event of a missile attack

Venus Williams bounced from Cincinnati Masters in second round

Venus Williams' resurgent summer hit a bump Wednesday when he was knocked out of the Western & Southern Open by a qualifier in the second round.

NASA set to livestream a six hour-long spacewalk from the International Space Station. Watch here.

A six hour-long spacewalk will take place on the International Space Station (ISS) today and NASA will be livestreaming the whole event.

At Least 13 Dead, 50 Injured After Van Strikes Crowd In Barcelona, Officials Say

A van drove into a crowd of people on a popular pedestrian street in Barcelona, Spain, on Thursday, killing at least 13 people and injuring at least 50 others, Catalonian Interior Minister Joaquim Forn says.

Saudi King Salman invites Qatar pilgrims to Hajj

Qatar welcomes decision, but says move should include a full lifting of the blockade imposed by the Saudi-led group.

Lebanon scraps controversial rape law after campaign

Parliament abolishes contentious 1940s law that allows rapists to marry their victims in order to avoid jail sentence.

SpaceX successfully delivers experiments, treats to space station

SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft is seen during an approach approach to the International Space Station in April. The commercial spacecraft has completed another delivery of experiments and other supplies, including ice cream, to the ISS.

Pence says he stands with Trump but will not defend president’s ‘both sides’ comments on Charlottesville

Vice President Pence says he is standing by President Trump in the aftermath of deadly violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, but he declined Wednesday to defend the president’s statement from the day before that “both sides” were to blame.

PressTV-US military aircraft crashes off Hawaii coast

A US Army helicopter has went down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii during a training exercise.