ATHENS, Greece -- Greek authorities said Thursday there were serious indications that a deadly wildfire that gutted a vacation resort near Athens was started deliberately. Meanwhile experts have warned that the devastated coastal town had been built like a "fire…
A photo provided by the Guinness World Records shows Chiyo Miyako, who was certified as the world's oldest living person before her death on July 27, 2018, at the age of 117 years 81 days. Chiyo was born in Wakayama,…
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea -- North Korea on Friday returned the remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, the White House said. A U.S military plane is making a rare trip from a U.S.…
PYEONGTAEK, South Korea -- North Korea on Friday returned the remains of what are believed to be U.S. servicemen killed during the Korean War, the White House said. A U.S military plane is making a rare trip from a U.S.…
Veteran farmer Ron Heck, who produces 100,000 bushels of soybeans a year on his family farm in central Iowa, likes President Trump's big-picture plans to negotiate a fair trade deal with China that would improve market access and lower export…
Veteran farmer Ron Heck, who produces 100,000 bushels of soybeans a year on his family farm in central Iowa, likes President Trump's big-picture plans to negotiate a fair trade deal with China that would improve market access and lower export…
Never underestimate the power of a social media campaign. TransLink BC, the public transportation system in Vancouver, British Columbia, announced Thursday that actor Seth Rogen will lend his voice to announcements -- an initiative born from a social media request.…
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Rick Downes was 3 years old when his father Hal went off to the Korean War. He's been missing ever since. "I call it the wound that never heals," Downes said. "After a while you get used to having…
Lawson Craddock was about halfway through the first stage of the Tour de France when he hit a roadblock. "Just the rider in front of me I guess dropped a bottle," he said. "I hit a bottle and went shooting…
ATHENS, Greece — Frantic relatives headed to the Athens morgue Thursday to seek the fate of loved ones still missing after Greece's deadliest forest fire in decades — a blaze that Greek authorities said they increasingly suspect resulted from arson. Public Order…
The first joint tour of the women's and men's teams in FC Barcelona history has gotten off to a rocky start after fans criticized the club for seating the teams in different classes on a charter flight to the United…
The first joint tour of the women's and men's teams in FC Barcelona history has gotten off to a rocky start after fans criticized the club for seating the teams in different classes on a charter flight to the United…
This montage of images taken by skywatcher Keith Burns shows the Dec. 20, 2010 total lunar eclipse. The photos won a NASA space photography contest. NASA The longest lunar eclipse this century will coincide with Mars' closest approach to Earth…
This montage of images taken by skywatcher Keith Burns shows the Dec. 20, 2010 total lunar eclipse. The photos won a NASA space photography contest. NASA The longest lunar eclipse this century will coincide with Mars' closest approach to Earth…
This montage of images taken by skywatcher Keith Burns shows the Dec. 20, 2010 total lunar eclipse. The photos won a NASA space photography contest. NASA The longest lunar eclipse this century will coincide with Mars' closest approach to Earth…
An Iraqi Airways Boeing 737 sits on the tarmac at Baghdad International Airport on September 18, 2004, in Baghdad, Iraq. Photo by Wathiq Khuzaie/Getty Images Two Iraqi Airways pilots had an argument during a flight and physically fought at 37,000…
President Trump says the United States will impose sanctions on NATO ally Turkey over a detained American pastor held on terror and espionage charges. Shortly after the possibility of sanctions was first announced by Vice President Mike Pence Thursday, Mr.…
President Trump and the European Union appear to be backing away from a trade war. Mr. Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed Wednesday to work toward eliminating tariffs, trade barriers and subsidies between the two economic giants. The…
An alleged zebra stands nearby Egyptian student Mahmoud A. Sarhan. Mahmoud A. Sarhan An Egyptian zoo is insisting it did not paint a pair of donkeys to look like zebras. Cairo's International Garden municipal park became a target of ridicule after…
The longest "blood moon" eclipse in this century will coincide with Mars' closest approach to Earth in 15 years to offer skygazers a thrilling astronomical double bill on Friday, astronomers say. For about half the world, the moon will be…
Vendors line a street in the Kakuma refugee settlement in north western Kenya WFP/Martin Karimi In the noisy debate around migration, many damaging myths about refugees have been amplified – foremost among them the persistent "refugee as terrorist" myth. But…
Vendors line a street in the Kakuma refugee settlement in north western Kenya WFP/Martin Karimi In the noisy debate around migration, many damaging myths about refugees have been amplified – foremost among them the persistent "refugee as terrorist" myth. But…
Knesset member Oren Hazan takes a selfie with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, and MP David Bitan, right of Netanyahu, after a Knesset session that passed of a contentious bill, in Jerusalem, July 19, 2018. AP JERUSALEM -- Israel's…
The soccer ball that Vladimir Putin gave President Donald Trump may have had a bug after all. Though it's not what you're thinking. Adidas says that particular ball is embedded with a microchip that accesses Adidas content for display on…