Aug. 21 (UPI) -- China has formed a new counterterrorist special ops unit in Xinjiang, where Beijing has cracked down on suspected dissidents, placing them in "reeducation camps."

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The March for Our Lives group proposed new gun control laws Wednesday that would raise the age to purchase guns from 18 to 21 while requiring longer wait periods and a federal registry for gun purchases.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Australia announced Wednesday that it will add military assets to help patrol the Strait of Hormuz.

Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The United States' special envoy for North Korea said Wednesday he will not be serving as the top U.S. diplomat to Russia.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The High Court of Ireland moved Wednesday to block a planned strike by Ryanair pilots, granting an injunction to halt the work stoppage less than a day after it was set to begin.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Three women have filed three new lawsuits against the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, detailing more incidents of sex trafficking -- for which he was jailed and why officials believe he ultimately killed himself in jail.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- An Australian court rejected an appeal Wednesday for Catholic Cardinal George Pell, the highest-ranking member of the church to be convicted of a sex crime.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has postponed a trip to Denmark to meet with its prime minister, apparently because the Danish government won't sell Greenland to the United States.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- China has detained a British consulate employee who has been missing for almost two weeks, the country's foreign ministry said Wednesday.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Atlanta police said officers were investigating a shooting at Clark Atlanta University that left at least three people injured.