• Angry China Says Shadowed US Warship Near Man-Made Islands In Disputed Sea

  A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed close to China's man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said its warships tracked and warned the American vessel.

  

• Rev. Al Sharpton Backs Out Of Delivering Eulogy for Slain NYPD Officer Amid Controversy

  The Rev. Al Sharpton said on Tuesday that he would not deliver the eulogy for slain New York City Police Officer Randolph Holder because he feared police union leaders would use his presence to turn the funeral into "some kind of confrontation."

  

• Rev. Al Sharpton Backs Out Of Delivering Eulogy for Slain NYPD Officer Amid Controversy

  The Rev. Al Sharpton said on Tuesday that he would not deliver the eulogy for slain New York City Police Officer Randolph Holder because he feared police union leaders would use his presence to turn the funeral into "some kind of confrontation."

  

• 26 Million Children in Europe Threatened by Poverty After Years of Economic Crisis, New Study Finds

  Some 26 million children and young people in Europe are threatened by poverty or social exclusion after years of economic crisis, according to a study by the Bertelsmann Foundation which gave Greece the worst marks in the entire EU.

  

• Islamist Exremists Rise As Chaos Descends in Yemen's Cosmopolitan Port

  In Aden, Yemen's most cosmopolitan city, the masked Islamist gunmen seem to have burst onto the streets from some other world.