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Armenia says cathedral shelled in clashes with Azerbaijan

By Avet Demourian, Associated Press

Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of shelling a historic cathedral in the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, where nearly two weeks of heavy fighting has killed hundreds of people.

Protests against new labor law turn violent across Indonesia

By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press

Protests in many Indonesian cities turned violent Thursday as thousands of enraged students and workers criticized a new law they say will cripple labor rights and harm the environment.

WATCH: As ISIS members face U.S. charges, James Foley's mother hopes they 'understand their crimes'

By Morgan Till

Diane Foley, James Foley’s mother and founding president of the foundation that bears her son’s name, talked to the PBS NewsHour’s Nick Schifrin about the trial to come.

Why 2 Islamic State militants are going on trial in a Virginia courtroom

By Nick Schifrin

Two of the most notorious Islamic State militants were charged in a Virginia federal courtroom Wednesday with crimes stemming from the kidnapping and killing of four Americans in Syria. It’s the next step in the pursuit of justice for a…

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3.7 million Afghan children don't attend school, according to World Bank report

By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press

Nearly half of war-torn Afghanistan's 18,000 schools lack proper buildings and an estimated 3.7 million school-aged children are still out of school, the World Bank says.

Kyrgyzstan opposition divided amid political chaos, protests

By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press

Mass protests erupted Monday in the capital of Bishkek following a parliamentary election that appeared to show parties connected to the ruling elite winning.

With 239 deaths, Iran hits its highest daily coronavirus toll

By Associated Press

The report quoted the spokesperson of the country’s health ministry, Sima Sadat Lari, as saying that the 239 died since Tuesday. Iran has in the past had 235 daily deaths.

U.S. charges British Islamic State members in deaths of Western hostages

By Associated Press

They are expected to make their first appearance in the afternoon in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia, where a federal grand jury issued an eight-count indictment.

Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Mexico, toppling trees

By Associated Press

Hurricane Delta made landfall Wednesday just south of the Mexican resort of Cancun as an extremely dangerous Category 2 storm.

2 scientists win Nobel chemistry prize for gene-editing tool

By Associated Press

Frenchwoman Emmanuelle Charpentier and American Jennifer A. Doudna came up with a method known as CRISPR-cas9 that can be used to change the DNA of animals, plants and microorganisms with extremely high precision.