CHANG RAI, Thailand -- Officials say the massive operation to rescue the soccer team stranded in a flooded cave could begin soon -- if the torrential rains hold off. And inside the cave another problem: Oxygen is running out. Thai…
TOKYO -- Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, with local media casualty reports climbing quickly. Public broadcaster NHK said 38 people were dead, four were injured seriously and 47 were missing. Television…
Croatia's Andrej Kramaric scores against Russia in the World Cup Quarterfinal match at Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia, July 7, 2018. CHRISTIAN HARTMANN/REUTERS Last Updated Jul 7, 2018 5:09 PM EDT MOSCOW -- Croatia has beaten host Russia 4-3 in…
Last Updated Jul 7, 2018 2:27 PM EDT A U.S. service member was killed and two others were injured in an "apparent insider attack" in Afghanistan on Saturday, according to the NATO Resolute Support mission. The U.S. service members who…
Harvard scholars discovered a copy of the Declaration of Independence two years ago in an unlikely place: a public records office in England. The document was then sent to the British Library for further tests, which have revealed a little…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Beryl weakened to a tropical storm Saturday but is still expected to dump heavy rain over the Lesser Antilles at the end of the weekend on its way to the eastern Caribbean, bringing a new…
CHIANG RAI, Thailand -- Saturday marks 15 days since a group of boys and their soccer coach became trapped by floodwaters inside a cave in Thailand. Fifteen-year-old Kongphob, who is on the same soccer team as the boys, was supposed to…
England's John Stones celebrates with Harry Maguire at the end of the match as Sweden's John Guidetti looks dejected. MICHAEL DALDER/REUTERS SAMARA, Russia -- England advances to World Cup semifinals, beats Sweden 2-0. This is a developing story and will…
Three young adventurers were killed earlier this week when they fell from the third-highest waterfall in British Columbia, Canada. The social media personalities were known for posting stunning videos and photos of daring feats and travel. The vloggers were part…
Last Updated Jul 7, 2018 9:53 AM EDT SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's Foreign Ministry called talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo "regrettable" after his visit this week to Pyongyang and accused the U.S. of making unilateral demands…
Last Updated Jul 7, 2018 9:05 AM EDT TOKYO, Japan -- In a face-to-face visit with hopes of putting meat on the bones after the historic summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, U.S. Secretary of…
MAE SAI, Thailand -- The soccer coach trapped in a cave with 12 Thai boys has apologized to their parents in the first letter he and the team have sent out through divers. The boys wrote letters to their parents…
When Secretary of State Mike Pompeo engaged in a full day of denuclearization talks with North Koreans in Pyongyang Saturday, the top North Korea negotiator suggested that the secretary might have lost sleep over their dinner conversation Friday, and both…
Russian opposition activists rally in support of freedom of press in central Moscow, on April 13, 2014. Anatoly Tanin / AFP/Getty Images The U.S. State Department on Friday condemned the Russian government for its efforts to "stifle press freedom and…
A protester stands at a barricade on the Pan-American highway during a protest against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government in Jinotepe, Nicaragua July 5, 2018. OSWALDO RIVAS/REUTERS The U.S. government on Friday ordered non-emergency government personnel to leave Nicaragua and…
TULTEPEC, Mexico -- Grieving emergency personnel in the Mexico City suburb of Tultepec carried the caskets of four comrades through the town's streets Friday as authorities investigated whether an attempt to douse burning fireworks with water may have triggered further blasts…
Last Updated Jul 6, 2018 5:54 PM EDT Barbados declared a hurricane watch Friday as Hurricane Beryl gathered strength in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm was declared the first hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season,…
Belgium's Nacer Chadli, Vincent Kompany and Eden Hazard celebrate at the World Cup on Friday. Manan Vatsyayana / AFP/Getty KAZAN, Russia -- Belgium beat Brazil 2-1 to reach the semifinals of the World Cup for just the second time. The Belgians…
MAE SAI, Thailand -- Authorities in Thailand said Friday they will not immediately attempt an underwater evacuation of 12 schoolboys who have been trapped in a cave for almost two weeks because they have not learned adequate diving skills in…
Mourners attend a vigil at the Elgar Petersen Arena, home of the Humboldt Broncos, on April 8, 2018. Jonathan Hayward/Pool via REUTERS TORONTO -- Canadian police say someone has been arrested and charged in connection with an April bus crash…
Last Updated Jul 6, 2018 4:06 PM EDT The first semi-final match up for this year's World Cup is set, and France will face off against Belgium on Tuesday. Both teams won their respective quarterfinal matchup on Friday. Quarterfinal schedule,…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in North Korea, where he could meet with Kim Jong Un. He landed in Pyongyang Friday for the first time since President Trump met Kim at a summit in Singapore last month. Pompeo said…
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in North Korea, where he could meet with Kim Jong Un. He landed in Pyongyang Friday for the first time since President Trump met Kim at a summit in Singapore last month. Pompeo said…
JOHANNESBURG -- A recent bombing in Zimbabwe is raising questions about security ahead of a significant election in the country on July 30. At least two people were killed and dozens others were injured in the attack last month. So…