2 Million Residents Of War-Ravaged Aleppo Now Without Running Water and other top stories.

• 2 Million Residents Of War-Ravaged Aleppo Now Without Running Water

  Buildings and debris in Aleppo's Darat Izza district, in Syria, on Sunday. Alm Aldeen Al Sabbagh/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alm Aldeen Al Sabbagh/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Buildings and debris in Aleppo's Darat Izza district, in Syria, on Sunday. Alm Aldeen Al Sabbagh/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images ..

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• The Emperor Strikes Back: Japans Monarch Takes On Imperialist Abe

  

  Raising the issue of his abdication, the emperor undermines the neo-imperial designs of the prime minister. But the battle between the palace and the PM has just begun.TOKYO — When the Emperor speaks, Japan listens and so does the world. Monday at 3:00 p.m. local time a speech by Emperor Akihito was televised on a date that commemorated no anniversary or major tragedy, as most of his addresses do. Instead it  pertained to the very Imperial System itself.The Emperor, who is 82, discussed his heal..

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• India's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila Ends Hunger Strike After 16 Years

  

  IMPHAL, India — One of India's most prominent political activists ended a 16-year hunger strike Tuesday, licking honey from her hand and declaring "I will never forget this moment." Irom Sharmila had been force-fed through a tube in her nose and held by police since November 2000, when she began her fast to protest a draconian security law that gives immense power to security forces in the northeastern state of Manipur. Irom Chanu Sharmila breaks her 16 year-old fast by tasting honey..

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• US says more military transparency needed in South China Sea

  

  Associated Press 11:11 a.m. EDT August 9, 2016In this undated photo released Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese H-6K bomber flies during a patrol over the South China Sea.(Photo: Gao Fei, AP)QINGDAO, China — The response from Beijing and others to an arbitration panel’s ruling invalidating China’s vast South China Sea maritime claims has brought no surprises, but much more military transparency is needed to reduce tensions in the region, the commander o..

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• Chinese tourist mistaken as an asylum seeker, spends 2 weeks in shelter

  

  Story highlightsThe Chinese tourist's passport was taken from him after he mistakenly filled out asylum requestHe spent almost two weeks at the refugee shelter, before officials realized the mistakeIdentified only as Junliang, the 31-year-old -- who only spoke Mandarin -- tried to report stolen money when he arrived at Stuttgart airport, but instead of signing a missing item form he mistakenly filled out an asylum request application, according to Christoph Schlütermann.From there, Junliang's pa..

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