World Nov 14 Powerful quake takes out roads, strands residents in New Zealand A major earthquake struck the South Island of New Zealand just after midnight on Monday, and authorities are working to deliver aid to those marooned by landslides.
World Nov 09 What will foreign policy look like under President Trump? We asked a number of analysts for their thoughts on the future of U.S. foreign policy under a Donald Trump presidency.
World Nov 09 World leaders react to Donald Trump’s win With much still up in the air about how President-elect Donald Trump will approach issues brewing abroad, several world leaders commented on his win.
World Oct 28 In Haiti, are 1 million doses of cholera vaccine enough to stop an outbreak? When Hurricane Matthew steamrolled southern Haiti earlier this month, it wiped out houses, bridges and roads. It also decimated sanitation systems, putting the Caribbean island nation at risk of worsening cholera outbreaks.
Nation Oct 25 Aviation world remembers ‘greatest stick-and-rudder’ pilot Bob Hoover Legendary military, air show and test pilot Robert “Bob” Hoover, who survived more than his share of close calls, died Tuesday at age 94 near his home in Southern California.
World Oct 20 Photos: Iraqis flee violence as forces close in on Mosul As the campaign to free Iraq’s second largest city from Islamic State militants enters its fourth day, aid groups rush to prepare camps for the residents fleeing the fight.
World Oct 19 Surviving Boko Haram: Kidnapped girls tell their stories Aisha (not her real name), 17, was living with her mother in Nigeria when Boko Haram took over the town.
Arts Oct 13 American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan wins Nobel Prize in literature He’s gotten a presidential honor and performed for a pope. Now musician Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize in literature.
World Oct 11 Photos: Cholera outbreaks feared after hurricane hits Haiti As Haiti began rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, aid groups worried that cholera and other diseases would quickly spread in the flood waters. The Caribbean island nation has battled cholera for six years, but conditions following the hurricane could…
World Oct 07 Colombian president gets this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Friday won the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts to forge an agreement with FARC rebels to end the country’s 52-year civil war. Just last Sunday, Colombians rejected that landmark deal, sending it back to…