How genocide officially became a crime, and why South Africa is accusing Israel of...
In the aftermath of World War II and the murder by Nazi Germany of 6 million Jews in the Holocaust, the world united around a now-familiar pledge: Never again.
Thousands of people are forced out of their homes after 7.1 quake in western...
As aftershocks from an earthquake continued to rock western China on Wednesday, more than 12,000 people were staying in tents and sturdier shelters, lighting bonfires to fend off the freezing weather.
Israeli women who were held hostage in Gaza denounce sexual violence by Hamas
Israeli women who were hostages of Hamas in Gaza assured today in a committee of the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) that those who remain captive in the Strip suffer sexual abuse by...
21 Israeli soldiers are killed in Gaza as criticism of war’s handling rises at...
The Israeli army said Tuesday that 21 soldiers were killed in the Gaza Strip in the deadliest attack on its troops since the war began, as criticism grows over the government’s handling...
Landslide in mountainous southwestern China buries 47 people
A landslide in southwestern China’s mountainous Yunnan province early on Monday buried 47 people, killing at least two, and forced the evacuation of 200 more amid freezing temperatures and falling snow.
At least 27 people are reported killed in an attack on Donetsk in Russian-occupied...
Moscow-installed officials said Ukrainian shelling killed at least 27 people and wounded 25 on Sunday at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in the eastern part of the...
More students in quake-hit central Japan evacuate to continue studies
Over a hundred students from junior high schools in quake-hit Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan left their families Sunday to evacuate to a facility some 100 kilometers away to continue their studies.
13 students reported killed in an elementary school dorm fire in China’s Henan province
A fire broke out in dorms at a boarding school for elementary students in central Henan province, and 13 students died in the blaze, Chinese state media reported Saturday.
Gaza faces longest communication blackout since start of conflict
The Gaza Strip is experiencing its longest telecommunication blackout since the conflict began on Oct. 7, significantly affecting humanitarian and emergency services in the war-torn Palestinian enclave.
The near-total...
Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and injuring a...
A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring a baby during an ice storm that turned roads and mountain highways treacherous...