2016-08-28 328cd20f71a92ff9d1feaf6807c0cd43b41d1d49 14 Indian Space Research Organisation 1 /wiki/isro Scramjet 13 /wiki/scramjet Indian Space Research Organisation Scramjet Indian Space Research Organisation /feed/2016/08/28/the-indian-space-agency-isro-successfully-tests-its-scramjet-engines-two-scramjet-engines-were-mounted-alongside-of-a-t The Hindu 28 acd3e54f21565c9a8498bade645c4a47ce2f8768 8 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/isro-successfully-testfires-scramjet-rocket-engine/article9042486.ece 2016 The Indian Space agency ISRO successfully tests its Scramjet engines. Two scramjet engines were mounted alongside of a two-stage, solid fueled rocket called Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV), which is an advanced sounding rocket. Scramjet engines were then ignited when ATV achieved a speed of Mach 6 (7350 km-hr) at an altitude of 20 km. 2016-08-28 3e4d8ded11d244dbbb9369cee957f475623e6489 13 2016 presidential election 1 /wiki/gabonese%20presidential%20election,%202016 Ali Bongo 14 /wiki/ali%20bongo%20ondimba Foreign Minister 37 /wiki/foreign%20minister%20of%20gabon Jean Ping 71 /wiki/jean%20ping President 2 /wiki/list%20of%20presidents%20of%20gabon 2016 presidential election Ali Bongo Foreign Minister Jean Ping President 2016 presidential election /feed/2016/08/28/both-president-ali-bongo-ondimba-and-his-main-challenger-former-foreign-minister-jean-ping-say-they-won-yesterday-s-el Reuters 28 959d74b8cf88f17433de256fcc62eb7e2b72dcc1 8 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gabon-election-idUSKCN1130MV?il=0 2016 Both President Ali Bongo Ondimba and his main challenger, former Foreign Minister Jean Ping, say they won yesterday's election for a seven-year term as president. Official results are expected Tuesday. 2016-08-28 5d33557bb4da8029e1e762aad8c5ea1efdc5e5e7 12 German economic ministry 1 /wiki/federal%20ministry%20for%20economic%20affairs%20and%20energy Sigmar Gabriel 13 /wiki/sigmar%20gabriel TTIP 36 /wiki/transatlantic%20trade%20and%20investment%20partnership German economic ministry Sigmar Gabriel TTIP German economic ministry /feed/2016/08/28/german-economy-minister-sigmar-gabriel-claims-the-ttip-negotiations-have-de-facto-failed-citing-a-general-lack-of-pro AP 28 599a189551377b4c7a97542a392edd326745bf61 8 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/611ff828b5ed44d5ad56ab46e0781e52/german-economy-minister-says-eu-us-trade-talks-have-failed 2016 German economy minister Sigmar Gabriel claims the TTIP negotiations "have de facto failed", citing a general lack of progress. The U.S. and the European Commission have no immediate response to his comment. 2016-08-28 de728b91f0dd63c4db65ab6e4adc6a940a34cfb8 11 Chen Hao 115 /wiki/chen%20hao%20(politician) Chen Quanguo 70 /wiki/chen%20quanguo Communist Party Secretary 13 /wiki/communist%20party%20secretary Du Jiahao 316 /wiki/du%20jiahao Hunan 405 /wiki/hunan Li Jiheng 238 /wiki/li%20jiheng Tibet Autonomous Region 36 /wiki/tibet%20autonomous%20region Wu Yingjie 1 /wiki/wu%20yingjie Xu Shousheng 505 /wiki/xu%20shousheng Yunnan 171 /wiki/yunnan Chen Hao Chen Quanguo Communist Party Secretary Du Jiahao Hunan Li Jiheng Tibet Autonomous Region Wu Yingjie Xu Shousheng Yunnan Wu Yingjie /feed/2016/08/28/wu-yingjie-becomes-the-communist-party-secretary-of-the-tibet-autonomous-region-replacing-chen-quanguo-who-will-assume Reuters 28 3afdb87fc8e50640bfb07fdd2ab665297a7eed73 8 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKCN1130J4?il=0 2016 Wu Yingjie becomes the Communist Party Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region, replacing Chen Quanguo, who will assume another post.Chen Hao becomes Communist Party Secretary of Yunnan, replacing Li Jiheng, who will assume another post.Du Jiahao becomes Communist Party Secretary of Hunan, replacing Xu Shousheng. 2016-08-28 d7aec97320b065ff4bd9648d5aef07c3670d6a81 8 Archbishop of 2 /wiki/archbishop%20of%20manila Luis Antonio Tagle 37 /wiki/luis%20antonio%20tagle Manila 14 /wiki/manila Rodrigo Duterte 116 /wiki/rodrigo%20duterte his anti-drug campaign 1 /wiki/philippine%20drug%20war murder 71 /wiki/murder Archbishop of Luis Antonio Tagle Manila Rodrigo Duterte his anti-drug campaign murder His anti-drug campaign /feed/2016/08/28/the-archbishop-of-manila-luis-antonio-tagle-condemns-the-extralegal-killings-and-murders-under-rodrigo-duterte Rappler 28 86cfc6de61e815c96f2b3f1ac934590e5f40df4a 8 http://www.rappler.com/nation/144517-philippines-cardinal-tagle-extrajudicial-killings-war-drugs 2016 The Archbishop of Manila Luis Antonio Tagle condemns the extralegal killings and murders under Rodrigo Duterte. 2016-08-28 a2ef4dce3598065888e47a9f887d7a768363969f 7 2016 Pacific hurricane season 1 /wiki/2016%20pacific%20hurricane%20season Hawaii 14 /wiki/hawaii International Union for Conservation of Nature 37 /wiki/international%20union%20for%20conservation%20of%20nature Tropical Storm Madeline 2 /wiki/2016%20pacific%20hurricane%20season#tropical%20storm%20madeline 2016 Pacific hurricane season Hawaii International Union for Conservation of Nature Tropical Storm Madeline 2016 Pacific hurricane season /feed/2016/08/28/tropical-storm-madeline-is-expected-to-reach-the-american-state-of-hawaii-tuesday-just-before-world-leaders-arrive-for AP 28 1fc4d9019cc32a09c9d8bee21bc34889ea6fb85b 8 http://bigstory.ap.org/article/98eb3aa05e4e44a2850212ca889215d3/storm-may-head-toward-hawaii-coinciding-obama-visit 2016 KHON-TV 28 6ca2daf1728cf0c8715fc68027ee85e966ee1739 8 http://khon2.com/2016/08/25/president-obama-to-arrive-in-honolulu-ahead-of-world-conservation-congress/ 2016 Tropical Storm Madeline is expected to reach the American state of Hawaii Tuesday, just before world leaders arrive for the World Conservation Congress. 2016-08-28 23a62870656c7d460b9c2f9750988c2dcbfad2a2 6 2016 Louisiana floods 1 /wiki/2016%20louisiana%20floods New Orleans 2 /wiki/new%20orleans St. John the Baptist 14 /wiki/st.%20john%20the%20baptist%20parish,%20louisiana 2016 Louisiana floods New Orleans St. John the Baptist 2016 Louisiana floods /feed/2016/08/28/a-bus-carrying-volunteers-crashes-into-emergency-vehicles-responding-to-an-earlier-accident-near-new-orleans-killing-two Reuters 28 0a5eb1b4c2029482542c29c1794ea5f9e5e4824b 8 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-louisiana-bus-crash-idUSKCN1130VD 2016 A bus carrying volunteers crashes into emergency vehicles responding to an earlier accident near New Orleans killing two, including the St. John the Baptist Fire District Chief, and injuring 43 more. 2016-08-28 8b563939cfbfbe4eaf3c46bb5a9eff77987e707f 5 2016 Central Italy earthquake 1 /wiki/2016%20central%20italy%20earthquake 2016 Central Italy earthquake 2016 Central Italy earthquake /feed/2016/08/28/officials-report-the-death-toll-is-at-least-290-people-with-at-least-10-others-still-missing Reuters 28 95ebec6e204a676a8cece2dd26586a7e135bbbf5 8 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-quake-idUSKCN1130D2?il=0 2016 Officials report the death toll is at least 290 people with at least 10 others still missing. 2016-08-28 4ffc7c1e5363ee66e565e64ae446a75019548302 4 European migrant crisis 1 /wiki/european%20migrant%20crisis Italian Coast Guard 239 /wiki/corps%20of%20the%20port%20captaincies%20-%20coast%20guard Libya 116 /wiki/libya Mediterranean Sea 37 /wiki/mediterranean%20sea Nigeria 172 /wiki/nigeria Sabratha 71 /wiki/sabratha#modern%20sabratha Spain 2 /wiki/spain non-governmental organization 14 /wiki/non-governmental%20organization European migrant crisis Italian Coast Guard Libya Mediterranean Sea Nigeria Sabratha Spain non-governmental organization European migrant crisis /feed/2016/08/28/the-spanish-based-proactiva-open-arms-ngo-rescues-more-than-700-migrants-in-the-mediterranean-sea-about-17-miles-north-o AP via NBC News 28 09488386f2954188e9b1193b4daddbf1f3a7581a 8 http://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/hundreds-migrants-fleeing-libya-recued-mediterranean-n639051 2016 The Spanish-based Proactiva Open Arms NGO rescues more than 700 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea about 17 miles north of Sabratha, Libya. The rescued, who are from Nigeria, are transferred to the Italian Coast Guard. 2016-08-28 f9967e55f885ad275c3e3ce5ef2b4d3899bbac2c 3 Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) 1 /wiki/iraqi%20civil%20war%20(2014-2017) Kerbala 37 /wiki/kerbala Shiite 14 /wiki/shiite suicide bombing 2 /wiki/suicide%20bombing Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) Kerbala Shiite suicide bombing Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) /feed/2016/08/28/a-suicide-bombing-kills-at-least-15-people-at-a-wedding-in-the-southern-shiite-city-of-kerbala Reuters 28 6900f64f87909fd51f96bb332df23d68bfa07f33 8 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-blast-idUSKCN1140MM 2016 A suicide bombing kills at least 15 people at a wedding in the southern Shiite city of Kerbala. 2016-08-28 24c6f1ae315d5a8e946515ea917f658cf2e7b54d 2 Colombian conflict 1 /wiki/colombian%20conflict FARC 2 /wiki/farc Colombian conflict FARC Colombian conflict /feed/2016/08/28/the-farc-orders-all-its-fighters-to-observe-a-ceasefire-from-midnight-local-time-monday-1-am-edt BBC 28 ccaf38b4ce7efd6598577fc0b547fcf6f48f71e5 8 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-37211085 2016 The FARC orders all its fighters to observe a ceasefire from midnight local time (Monday 1 a.m. EDT). 2016-08-28 9e9f3a2179d894858635692b035457c2a0c89e25 1 Islamic State 2 /wiki/islamic%20state%20of%20iraq%20and%20the%20levant Marawi 14 /wiki/marawi Moro conflict 1 /wiki/moro%20conflict Philippines 37 /wiki/philippines Islamic State Marawi Moro conflict Philippines Moro conflict /feed/2016/08/28/islamic-state-of-iraq-and-the-levant-militants-break-free-supporters-from-a-marawi-jail-in-the-philippines BBC 28 e9414bc7e85e96a355e4cb2bdf4b941ac82d6d46 8 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37207973 2016 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants break free supporters from a Marawi jail in the Philippines.