Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive ...
Finland stops Russia-linked vessel over damaged undersea power cable in Baltic Sea
Finnish authorities have detained a Russia-linked ship as they investigate whether it damaged a Baltic Sea power cable and ...
A Syrian family recounts the horrors of the 2013 chemical attack near Damascus
A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, ...
Heat wave leads to warnings of potentially devastating wildfires in southern Australia
Communities and firefighters across Australia’s second-most populous state were preparing Thursday for potentially ...
Japan Airlines was hit by a cyberattack, delaying flights during the year-end holiday season
Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier ...
What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to death made his ...
Israel’s plan to double the number of settlers in the Golan Heights is met with conflicting emotions
A dry mountain wind whipped through a cluster of Israeli flags at the entrance of a kibbutz in the Israeli-annexed Golan ...
Biden signs last-minute ban on gasoline-powered vehicles
The Environmental Protection Agency last week granted California’s Democratic governor the power to forbid consumers from ...