PALU, Indonesia -- Aid was slowly making its way into areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami that struck a central Indonesian island on Wednesday, but the scale of the destruction from the twin disasters was still becoming clear. Officials…
Nov. 22, 2010, photo shows notorious French criminal Redoine Faid posing prior to interview with French all-news TV channel LCI as he was promoting his book, in Boulogne-Billancourt, outside Paris IBO/Sipa via AP A gangster who made a Hollywood-esque helicopter jailbreak…
PALU, Indonesia — The rescue effort in Indonesia after a deadly 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami is now increasingly a grim recovery operation. At least 1,300 people have been killed and the death toll is expected to rise. The earthquake…
Last Updated Oct 2, 2018 8:51 AM EDT PHOENIX — Remnants of Tropical Storm Rosa drenched parts of the desert Southwest on Tuesday, slowing morning commute in metro Phoenix as authorities prepared for possible flash flooding in the city, central…
UNITED NATIONS -- The Trump administration reversed visa policy this week for same-sex partners of United Nations staff, saying they must marry their partners by the end of the year or leave the U.S. within 30 days of the December 31 deadline. In…
Supporters of the movement to boycott the referendum vote celebrate in the street after election officials announced low voter turnout figures on September 30, 2018 in Skopje, Macedonia. / Getty Images A referendum to change the name of Macedonia appears…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS VIENNA, Austria -- The United Nations' nuclear watchdog Tuesday refused to "take at face…
Brooks Koepka of the United States signed a glove and gave it to a woman who was hit by his ball on the sixth hole during the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National on Sept. 28, 2018, in Paris, France.…
41 Photos The body of air traffic controller Anthonius Gunawan Agung, who died in Friday's earthquake, is carried to a helicopter during his funeral procession in Makassar, south Sulawesi, Indonesia September 29, 2018, in this picture obtained from social media.…
First lady Melania Trump met over tea with Ghana's first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo after arriving in the West African nation on Tuesday to open her first extended solo international tour. It's also her first visit to Africa. A spokeswoman for…
The Regina Seaways ferry, operated by Danish ferry company DFDS, is seen in a file corporate photo. DFDS COPENHAGEN -- Danish ferry operator DFDS says that 294 passengers have been stranded after one of its ships had an engine breakdown…
PALU, Indonesia -- Indonesian authorities were still desperately working on Tuesday to get food and other aid to victims of the devastating earthquake and tsunami which struck last Friday. Drone video has revealed the widespread destruction from the twin natural…
An image provided by the Royal Academy of Sciences on Oct. 2, 2018, shows the winners of the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics, from left to right: American Arthur Ashkin, Frenchman Gerard Mourou and Canada's Donna Strickland. Royal Academy of…
A 2014 file photo shows suspected Al-Shabab militants captured during an attack on an African Union base in Mogadishu, Somalia. AP JOHANNESBURG -- The U.S. military says it has conducted an airstrike that killed nine al-Shabab extremists after its fighters attacked…
PHOENIX -- After soaking northwestern Mexico with heavy rains as it neared the Baja California Peninsula, reportedly claiming at least one victim, Tropical Storm Rosa is expected to drench the U.S. Southwest. From Arizona to Utah, some residents filled sandbags…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance on his country's nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 3, 2017. KCNA/REUTERS SEOUL, South Korea -- A top South…
President Trump offered his condolences to the people of Indonesia Monday following a devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that left hundreds dead. The death toll is expected to rise and could reach into the thousands as rescuers start to…
President Trump offered his condolences to the people of Indonesia Monday following a devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that left hundreds dead. The death toll is expected to rise and could reach into the thousands as rescuers start to…
A man surveys damage caused by an earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. A 7.5 magnitude quake struck the region at dusk Friday, September 28, 2018, creating a tsunami that swept waves ashore, reaching…
This Oct. 13, 2016, file image shows the USS Decatur operating in the South China Sea. Petty Officer 2nd Class Diana Quinlan/U.S. Navy A U.S. Navy cruiser had an "unsafe" encounter with a Chinese ship while conducting a freedom of…
CANBERRA, Australia -- A South Pacific airline announced Monday that a passenger died when a plane crashed into a Pacific lagoon in Micronesia last week. Air Niugini had initially said all 47 passengers and crew had survived when a Boeing…
Last Updated Oct 1, 2018 11:10 AM EDT MEXICO CITY -- Tropical Storm Rosa neared Mexico's Baja California on Monday, spreading heavy rains that were projected to extend into a drenching of the Southwest U.S. Forecasters said the rain may…
SEOUL, South Korea -- Seoul said on Monday that the rival Koreas had begun removing mines and other explosives at two sites inside their heavily armed border as part of their recent tension-reduction steps. They will likely end up pulling…
High waves splash a pier at Aki Fish Port as Typhoon Trami approaches on September 30, 2018 in Aki, Kochi, Japan. Asahi Shimbun/GETTY TOKYO -- A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including…