Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo spreads to 2 new health zones with a total of 60 areas now affected
Congo government figures show that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo.
UK warns against Israel removing it from Gaza ceasefire center, and other news in the Middle East
The U.K. government has warned against any attempt by Israel to remove British officials from the Gaza ceasefire coordination center after reports that Israel was considering expelling U.K. and other…
Ebola is still killing in central Africa. These groups are working to save lives
The U.S. has pledged $512 million in direct aid in response to the outbreak.
Jerusalem court acquits a man indicted in nun attack, orders psychiatric care
A Jerusalem court has acquitted a man accused of attacking a Catholic nun, citing an insanity defense, but orders psychiatric hospitalization for up to six years.
For everything from troubled hearts to lost keys, Greeks bake cakes for a wish-granting saint
Saint Fanourios, the Orthodox Christian patron saint of lost things, is honored each Aug. 27 with prayers and orange-flavored cake.
Chinese foreign minister calls for US and China to ‘overcome obstacles’ ahead of presidential summit
China’s foreign minister says his country and the United States need to overcome obstacles between the nations ahead of an expected September summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese…
Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies in prison at 84
Ratko Mladic, the notorious Bosnian Serb general, has died at 84 while serving a life sentence for war crimes. U.N. officials confirmed his death in a prison hospital in The…
Ukraine’s president coos over a puppy, starting a new volley in his war of visuals against Russia
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has been captured on video cuddling a three-month-old American pit bull terrier named Freya.
The epic La Tomatina food fight drew foreigners to paint a small Spanish town red
La Tomatina began in 1945 and became an international attraction by the 1980s.
A tornado tears through a village in southern France, wrecking 300 homes
Thirty-nine people were injured, with 20 hospitalized.