Rohingya Muslims Being Wiped Out of Myanmar
For generations, Rohingya Muslims have called Myanmar home. Now, in what appears to be a systematic purge, they are, quite literally, being wiped off...
Myanmar’s Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Says Most Rohingya Villages Are Intact & Violence-Free
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is defending her country against international criticism over an exodus of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims by...
New Allegations of Sex Abuse Hang Over UN Meeting
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said sexual abuse is a problem that goes beyond peacekeeping missions and plagues the entire United Nations, pledging Monday to root...
Hurricane Maria Hits Caribbean as Category 5 Storm
Hurricane Maria intensified into a dangerous Category 5 storm and pounded the small island of Dominica as it surged into the eastern Caribbean on...
‘Aunt V,’ the World’s Oldest Woman, Dies in Jamaica at 117
Her reign as the world’s oldest person did not last long; but her life – well, that’s a whole ’nother story.
Violet Moss (also spelled...
Egypt Sentences 7 ISIS Members to Death for Beheading Christians
An Egyptian court Saturday condemned to death seven people for membership of the Islamic State group and over the beheading in Libya of 21...
U.S. and Israel Open First Permanent American Military Base On Israeli Soil
Israel and the U.S. inaugurated the first American military base on Israeli soil on Monday, which will serve dozens of soldiers operating a missile...
Iraqi Supreme Court Suspends Kurdish Independence Vote
Iraq's top court on Monday temporarily suspended the northern Kurdish region's referendum on independence that's due next week, a decision that put further pressure...
Opposers of Brexit Say Government Shifts Are Sign of Chaos in Conservative Party
The British government's attempt to appear strong and united over Brexit wobbled Monday as a top official was shifted from his post days before...
German Foreign Minister Calls For Direct Talks With North Korea
Germany's foreign minister is calling for direct talks with North Korea in the standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.
Officials in Germany, which holds...
US Flies Warplanes Over Korean Peninsula Amid Rising Tensions With North Korea
The U.S. military flew advanced bombers and stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula and near Japan in drills with South Korean and Japanese warplanes...
UK Police Question 2 Former Refugee Foster Children Over London Subway Bombing
The two suspects detained over last week's London subway bombing are an 18-year-old refugee from Iraq and a 21-year old from Syria, both of...
Russian President Putin Attends Large-scale Military Drills With Belarus
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday attended the weeklong war games with Belarus that have demonstrated the Russian military's resurgent might and made neighboring...
4 US Students Attacked With Acid in France Forgive Assailant
The four American college students attacked with acid at a Marseille train station have forgiven their assailant, who reportedly suffers from a mental illness,...
Hurricane Maria Strengthens to Category 3, Nears Caribbean
Hurricane Maria grew into a Category 3 storm on Monday as it barreled toward a potentially devastating collision with islands in the eastern Caribbean....
French Foreign Minister Says Dissension & Conflict Are at Highest Point Since Cold War
France's top diplomat says dissension and conflict are at their highest level since the Cold War, while cooperation among nations has become more difficult.
French...
8 Ultra-Orthodox Jews Arrested in Clashes With Israeli Police as They Protest Court Ruling...
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews scuffled with police in Jerusalem on Sunday in protest against a court ruling that could require them to serve in...
Boston College Student Says She is Praying for Her Attacker After She and 3...
Hours after a shocking acid assault on four American college students in Marseille, one of the victims showed extraordinary strength and compassion by taking...
Israeli Police Arrest 8 in Protest by Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem
Israeli police say they have arrested eight people during a protest by ultra-Orthodox Jews in Jerusalem.
Dozens of protesters blocked streets during Sunday's demonstration. Some...
Wife of Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Wins His Parliament Seat
A Pakistani minister says the wife of ousted Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif has won his parliament seat which fell vacant after the country's Supreme...
