World | Time

Andy Chan, founder of the Hong Kong National Party, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) in Hong Kong on Aug. 14, 2018.

Hong Kong Has Outlawed a Pro-Independence Political Party in Unprecedented Move

The embargo reignites fears of Chinese encroachment on the city's freedoms

The embargo reignites fears of Chinese encroachment on the city's freedoms

Maldives' opposition presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, center, shakes hands with a supporter as his running mate, Faisal Naseem, right, addresses the gathering in Male, Maldives on Sept. 24, 2018.

Maldives' Opposition Candidate Declares Victory in Hard-Fought Presidential Election

Some feared current President Yameen Abdul Gayoom would rig the polls

Some feared current President Yameen Abdul Gayoom would rig the polls

Iranian soldiers march during the annual military parade marking the Iraqi invasion in 1980, which led to an eight-year-long war (1980-1988), in Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 22, 2018. On the same day, gunmen have reportedly opened fire killing at least 24 people, including civilians, and injuring dozens during an Iranian military parade in the south-western city of Ahvaz, media reported.

Iran's President Blames U.S. for Attack on Military Parade That Killed 25

Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire at an annual parade Saturday

Militants disguised as soldiers opened fire at an annual parade Saturday

Friends toasting with glasses of light beer at the pub.

U.N.: Excessive Drinking Killed Over 3 Million People Worldwide in 2016

237 million men and 46 million women reportedly faced alcohol problems

237 million men and 46 million women reportedly faced alcohol problems

In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2018 photo, seaside vegetation along a beach at Aitoliko, in western Greece, is covered in thick spiders' webs. It's not quite the World Wide Web _ but the spiders of Aitoliko ihave made a good start. Spurred into overdrive by an explosion in populations of insects they eat, thousands of little spiders in the western town have spun a sticky white line extending for a few hundred meters along the shoreline. (AP Photo/Giannis Giannakopoulos.)

Greek Beach Completely Covered in Giant Spider Webs

A similar phenomenon was recorded in 2003

A similar phenomenon was recorded in 2003

A handout photo made available by the World Economic Forum shows Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivering a speech at the opening of the World Economic Forum on Sept. 19, 2018.

China Scraps Trade Talks as New U.S. Tariffs Loom

The White House had no immediate response to China’s latest move

The White House had no immediate response to China’s latest move

Rescuers retrieve a body from the water near Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania on Sept. 21, 2018.

Survivor Found Inside Capsized Tanzanian Ferry, Two Days After It Killed Over 200

An engineer was reportedly found near the engine of the upturned vessel

An engineer was reportedly found near the engine of the upturned vessel