ROME — A 2,000-year-old skeleton belonged to a senior Roman soldier who was likely sent on a rescue mission to the doomed towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum as Mount Vesuvius erupted, scientists have ...

Police in northern Australia said Thursday they had found the remains of a 12-year-old girl who was reportedly snatched by a crocodile earlier this week while swimming in a creek. The child was ...

The suspect in the German car-ramming attack that killed five and injured more than 200 on Friday has been identified as Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a self-described member of the “liberal opposition” to ...

Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, ...

LONDON — To the British people, he’s the longest-serving royal consort in the nation's history, serving alongside the queen for 65 years. The country — and the world — paid tribute to Prince Philip ...

WASHINGTON — Israel signed deals to normalize ties with the Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday that were brokered by President Donald Trump in what is described as a ...

A new initiative is aimed at raising awareness about a dark and often forgotten chapter of U.S. history: the secret bombing of Laos during the Vietnam War. Nearly half a century later, most Americans ...

MANILA, Philippines — Police said Wednesday more people had come forward alleging sexual abuse by celebrity pastor Apollo Quiboloy, pointing to what they called an alarming pattern of crimes by the ...

The Russian military has suffered dramatic casualties on the battlefield since invading Ukraine in February 2022, according to newly declassified intelligence shared with Congress, a person familiar ...

JERUSALEM — Abuses against Palestinians held in Israeli jails have risen since Hamas ' Oct. 7 attacks, former detainees and rights organizations have warned, with one group alleging that prison ...

Three people are wanted after 12 people were injured in a shooting at a Toronto pub on Friday night, police said. The shooting occurred around 10:39 p.m. near Progress Avenue and Corporate Drive, ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s fertility rate rose in 2024 for the first time in nine years, supported by an increase in marriages, preliminary data showed Wednesday, in a sign that the country’s ...