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In the past year, thousands of Ofo bicycles have popped up on the sidewalks of Dallas and other cities — but the company has recently been shrinking its operations. These bikes were photographed in Singapore last summer.

Hundreds Of Bikes Dumped At Dallas Recycling Center As Ofo Leaves Market

"Terrible," Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said of the sight of hundreds of bikes in a massive pile. Ofo sold the bicycles as scrap metal.

Students gathered at Elephant Road Circle, demanding better road safety and justice for traffic deaths, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 4.

Angered By Traffic Deaths, Students Began To Direct Traffic In Bangladesh

It started when a bus killed two students in the capital city of Dhaka. Thousands of student prs literally changed the flow of traffic — to the dismay of the government.

20 Years After Embassy Attacks In Africa, U.S. Vows To Remain Vigilant

It's been 20 years since U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were hit by blasts that killed more than 200 people. They were the first major attacks on U.S. targets by al-Qaida.

Tetsuo Yukioka, managing director of Tokyo Medical University, speaks during a press conference Tuesday, Aug. 7 in Tokyo. The school confirmed that it systematically altered entrance exam scores for years to keep out female applicants and ensure more men became doctors.

Tokyo Medical School Apologizes For Test Scoring Practices To Keep Women Out

Officials confirmed reports of the systematic exclusion of female candidates from the prestigious university are true. "We betrayed the public trust," the school's managing director told reporters.

Troy Balderson, Republican candidate for Ohio's 12th Congressional District, claims victory at an election night party on Tuesday. He holds a small lead over Democrat Danny O'Connor, but the race remains too close to call.

Republican Narrowly Leads In Ohio Special Election; Final Count Possibly Weeks Away

Republican Troy Balderson claimed victory, but Democrat Danny O'Connor has not conceded. More than 8,000 votes remain to be counted, with official results not expected until at least Aug. 24.

Security personnel surround Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro after explosives-laden drones exploded near the podium where he was speaking in Caracas on Saturday. Maduro was unhurt.

Venezuela's Maduro Says Opposition Politicians To Blame For Assassination Attempt

President Nicolás Maduro, who narrowly escaped when explosives-laden drones detonated near him as he was giving a televised speech, says two opposition lawmakers were in on the plot.

The HBO film<em> The Tale</em> stars Laura Dern as a woman who realizes later in life that a relationship she had at 13 years old with two adults was child sexual abuse.

A 'Tale' Of Child Sex Abuse Was Inspired By Filmmaker's Real-Life Trauma

"We never talk about how a child can love his or her abuser," Jennifer Fox says. "If we don't understand that, we don't understand how abuse happens." Her new HBO film is The Tale.

Explore One Of The World's Largest Collections Of Bird Eggs And Nests

The Western Foundation for Vertebrate Zoology in Camarillo, Calif., houses one of the largest collections of birds eggs and nests in the world. We meet the scientists who run the foundation.

Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Primaries A Study In Contrast

This year’s Republican and and Democratic Party primary race for Lieutenant Governor in Connecticut is a study in contrast.On the Republican side, a long…

Prisoners including members of Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood wait inside a glass dock during their trial in Cairo on July 28. Egypt's courts have held mass trials of hundreds of defendants, sentencing many of them to death.

U.S. Military Aid To Egypt Gives A 'Green Light' To Repression, Say Rights Advocates

The Trump administration's release of $195 million for the Middle Eastern nation's security spending, frozen last year over rights concerns, has left experts stunned and deeply worried.

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