World Mar 16 Photos: Isolated islands thrashed by Cyclone Pam challenge relief efforts Cyclone Pam, with winds of more than 185 mph, flattened homes, washed out roads and knocked out power to the South Pacific islands of Vanuatu over the weekend, and relief organizations were rushing to respond on Monday.
Arts Mar 12 British fantasy author Terry Pratchett dies at age 66 Terry Pratchett, author of more than 70 books including the popular Discworld fantasy series, has died at his home, his publisher said Thursday.
World Mar 10 Banned documentary examines brutal Delhi gang rape A documentary produced by the BBC focuses on the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in India. It was a watershed moment in women’s rights in the nation of 1.2 billion but the movie could not be…
World Mar 05 Watch the viral documentary raising awareness about air quality in China Chinese journalist and environmental activist Chai Jing describes in a video that’s gone viral the moment China’s pollution problem hit home. She was bringing her sick infant daughter home from the hospital and felt compelled to cover her nose with…
World Mar 05 Knife-wielding man arrested after attack on U.S. ambassador U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was attacked in Seoul on Thursday by a man wielding a 10-inch knife, who managed to slash his face and wrist before being wrestled to the ground.
World Mar 02 Iraq reopens museum in defiance of jihadist threat The Iraqi National Museum, ransacked after the U.S.-led invasion in 2003, has reopened 12 years later displaying ancient winged creatures, tablets and sculptures in stone.
World Feb 25 Obama selects first U.S. ambassador to Somalia since 1991 President Obama has nominated Katherine Dhanani, a long-time diplomat with a specialty in African affairs, to be the first U.S. ambassador to Somalia since 1991.
World Feb 24 Eurozone extends Greece’s bailout by four months Eurozone finance ministers on Tuesday accepted reform proposals offered by Greece to extend its bailout program by four more months.
Nation Feb 24 Video: Rescuers free manatees from Florida drain pipe Nineteen manatees seeking the warm waters of a Florida beach were rescued overnight Tuesday after they became trapped in a drainage pipe.
World Feb 19 Happy Lunar New Year! But is it the Year of the Sheep or Goat? Millions of Asians are traveling home to celebrate the weeks-long Lunar New Year, but are they ringing in the Year of the Sheep or the Goat?…