WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump escalated his verbal assaults against France and its leader on Tuesday, suggesting that America's stalwart European ally would have been vanquished in both world wars if not for the military firepower provided by the United…
A Digital Globe satellite image taken on March 29, 2018 shows what the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Beyond Parallel project reports is an undeclared missile operating base at Sakkanmol, North Korea. CSIS/Beyond Parallel/DigitalGlobe 2018 WASHINGTON…
Blackpool Police shared the image of a thief who bares an uncanny resemblance to actor David Schwimmer, who played Ross Geller in the 90s sitcom "Friends." Blackpool Police LONDON -- A man who is definitely not "Friends" actor David Schwimmer…
JERUSALEM -- Hamas and other Gaza militant groups said Tuesday they have accepted an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire after launching hundreds of rockets into Israel over the past 24 hours and weathering a wave of punishing Israeli airstrikes. There was no immediate…
Yuri "Chornota" Cherkashin, head of Sokil (Falcon), the youth wing of the nationalist Svoboda party, sits with his AK-47 rifle at the "Temper of will" summer camp in a village near Ternopil, Ukraine. FELIPE DANA / AP KIEV, Ukraine -- The…
PARIS -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday became the first Western leader to acknowledge his country had received the recordings of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "Canada has been fully briefed up on what Turkey had…
Last Updated Nov 12, 2018 9:31 AM EST Police investigating a major Australian strawberry needle contamination scare that sparked nationwide panic on Monday identified a former farm supervisor as their main suspect. Pins and needles were found stuck into the…
Israel carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday after dozens of rockets were fired from the Palestinian territory into Israel. Clashes which erupted during an Israeli special forces operation in Gaza late Sunday had threatened to derail efforts…
A British Airways 747 approaches Heathrow airport over Richmond in west London, June 19, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett Irish aviation officials are investigating after two airline pilots reported seeing unidentified flying objects off the southwest coast of Ireland last week, the…
Sailor signals FA-18 Hornet fighter jet to take off during routine training aboard U.S. aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt in South China Sea in April 2018 Ted Aljibe / AFP/Getty Images A U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jet crashed into the Philippine…
If you're searching for the best Neapolitan pizza in the world, you'd probably head to Naples, Italy. After all, it is the birthplace of the namesake pie known for its San Marzano tomatoes and mozzarella di bufala. But now some…
PARIS — President Trump paid tribute Sunday to U.S. and allied soldiers killed in World War I as he and dozens of other world leaders commemorated the 100th anniversary of the end of "a horrible, horrible war" that marked America's emergence…
President Trump is receiving some criticism on social media for not finding a way to visit a cemetery in France for Americans killed in World War I. Mr. Trump was to visit the the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery at Belleau Wood…
KINSHASA, Congo — Congo's current Ebola outbreak is the worst in the country's recorded history with 319 confirmed and probable cases, the health ministry said. The deadly virus has killed about 198 people since the outbreak was declared Aug. 1…
President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron worked Saturday to ease tensions after a dustup over their comments about European security that threatened to divert attention away from a weekend celebration marking 100 years since the end of World War…
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are taking part in memorial events in France this weekend to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Meanwhile, across the channel in London, a very public tribute…
The climate science printing press has been working overtime the past two weeks spitting out study after study. Even for a discipline used to eye-opening research, the recent revelations have been particularly alarming, and for scientists like myself, they deserve…
LONDON -- A wheelchair used by physicist Stephen Hawking has sold at auction for almost 300,000 pounds, or $393,000, while a copy of his doctoral thesis fetched almost 585,000 pounds ($767,000), auctioneer Christie's said Thursday. The motorized chair, used by…
SYDNEY — An attacker who fatally stabbed one person and injured two others in central Melbourne had also planned to set off an explosion, Australian police said. Hassain Khalif Shire Ali, 30, had his passport canceled in 2015 after it was…
ANKARA, Turkey -- The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has expressed "shock and sadness" over unconfirmed reports suggesting that his body may have been dissolved with chemicals. Hatice Cengiz said on Twitter late Thursday that Khashoggi's killers had…
A burnt out vehicle is surrounded by police tape on Bourke Street in central Melbourne, Australia, November 9, 2018. REUTERS Last Updated Nov 9, 2018 6:53 AM EST SYDNEY -- Police shot a knife-wielding man Friday after he fatally stabbed…
MEXICO CITY -- Thousands of Central American migrants decided to depart Mexico City early Friday and head toward the northern city of Tijuana, opting for the longer but likely safer route to the U.S. border, caravan organizers said. The decision…
Former Philippines First Lady and current Congresswoman Imelda Marcos waves to supporters in Manila in October 2015 Erik de Castro / REUTERS MANILA, Philippines -- A Philippine court found former first lady Imelda Marcos guilty of graft and ordered her…
Claire Busby, 46, of Berkshire, England, is seen outside the High Court in London, October 15 2018, where she is suing the Berkshire Bed Company, trading as Beds Are Uzzz, for seven-figure damages, after she was left paralysed after being…