Survivors of a deadly migrant shipwreck in southern Greece three months ago are suing authorities for failing to intervene to rescue passengers before their vessel capsized in international waters, their lawyers said Thursday. Hundreds of migrants are believed to have been trapped
A powerful earthquake shook the country of Morocco on Friday night, causing widespread destruction and casualties. The quake, a magnitude-6.8, destroyed buildings and crumpled walls across the five provinces at its epicenter near the town of Ighil in Al Haouz Province. “The
Britain’s security minister on Monday pledged more U.K. support for Iraq’s security forces in combating drug production and trafficking. In a visit to Baghdad on Monday, Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said British officials “want to build on our strong counterterrorism cooperation” and
Kidnapping of American nurse, her daughter in Haiti deals blow to aid efforts in impoverished nation
The kidnapping of an American nurse and her young daughter in Haiti last week has impacted aid efforts in the impoverished nation devastated with ongoing gang violence. Alix Dorsainvil, originally from New Hampshire, was reportedly abducted Thursday from the campus of faith
A fire that had been raging on board a cargo ship carrying thousands of new cars appears to have burnt itself out after nearly a week, the Dutch ministry coordinating salvage efforts said Tuesday. The Fremantle Highway, carrying 3,783 new vehicles, including
Ukraine will begin its efforts to retake Crimea from Russia ‘soon’, its intelligence chief has said. The peninsula – which has been home to the Russian navy’s Black Sea fleet for nearly 250 years – was illegally annexed and occupied by Vladimir
The ongoing political instability in Niger presents a threat to U.S. counterterrorism operations as the ultimate outcome of a coup attempt could dictate the future of Washington’s involvement in the region. U.S. officials have urged the rebel forces to release Niger’s President
Sierra Leone on Thursday declared its commitment to working alongside other West African nations to more effectively fight against piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The renewed anti-piracy push follows the hijacking of the Shenghai-2, a Chinese fishing vessel from which 23
NASCAR star Bubba Wallace appeared to take aim at those who were against the sport’s diverse and inclusion efforts ahead of the Chicago street race last week. Wallace on Thursday hosted Bubba’s Block Party at the DuSable Black History Museum in Chicago
A Polish climber has died after scaling Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat, known as “killer mountain” for its dangerous conditions, local police and a mountaineering official said Tuesday. Pawel Tomasz Kopec had suffered breathing problems while descending the 26,660-foot mountain with two other climbers