Israel was on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah on Wednesday after one of the top leaders of the Palestinian Hamas was killed in a strike in Beirut that was widely blamed on Israel and heightened the risk...
A rueful thief has returned a golden ornamental cockerel stolen in a French village, a prosecutor said on Tuesday, lifting the veil on its mysterious disappearance nearly 25 years ago.The iron-wrought painted cockerel was taken in April 1999 from...
At least 20 people were killed in Iran Wednesday as two explosions in quick succession...
Israel and the surrounding region were on edge Wednesday, a day after the assassination of a top Hamas leader in Lebanon heightened worries that the war in Gaza could spill over into a broader conflict.Hamas blamed Israel for the...
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSaveWarning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience.Nikita Zimov walked through the sticky brown muck of Siberia, just above the Arctic Circle. The sun radiated over the Russian...
Japanese rescue workers and canine units searched urgently through rubble Wednesday ahead of predicted bitter cold and heavy rain in what the prime minister called a race against time after powerful earthquakes killed at least 65 people in western...
As smoke filled the cabin of Japan Airlines Flight 516 after its fiery landing in Tokyo on Tuesday, the sound of a child’s voice rose above the din of confusion onboard. “Please, let us off quickly!” the child pleaded,...
Saleh al-Arouri, the senior Hamas official killed in a suspected Israeli strike in the suburbs...
A CHILLING audio recording has revealed the moment air traffic control cleared the landing of the Japan Airlines plane - just two minutes before the fatal crash.
The JAL aircraft carrying 379 people erupted in flames when it collided with...
Rescue teams in Japan face a "race against time" to find survivors after at least 62 people were killed following a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in the region.Dozens of...