British tabloid newspaper the Daily Mail — which runs the most read online newspaper in the world, Mail Online — is facing criticism from parts of the British press and politicians following its story criticizing the late …
Lampedusa, the Italian Island Thousands Are Dying to Reach
A boat carrying 450 African immigrants caught fire early on Oct. 3, then capsized, spilling its passengers into the Mediterranean. Italian rescuers saved more than 150 people, but at least 114 died, including a pregnant woman and …
Look Out Below! Bolivian Drug Dealers Toss $1 Million From a Plane
Intended for their colleagues, it ended up in the hands of police
A Former Ugandan Child Soldier Campaigns In U.S.
Ocitti David was born in 1986, the year that the Lord’s Resistance Army began terrorizing northern Uganda. When he was 17, the LRA attacked his village, Pabbo, and he was forced to watch the rebels kill his father. Rebels then …
Secret Clinics Struggle to Aid War-Ravaged Syria
After nearly three years of intense fighting, Syria’s medical infrastructure has been decimated. Secret hospitals have been operating across the country, like the clinic featured in this video that offers intensive care for …
15 Dead in Nigeria Plane Crash
The passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff at Lagos airport
Report: Syria Holding Tens of Thousands of Political Prisoners
Human Rights Watch says many of the jailed regime opponents, including businessmen, medics, and software developers, are being tortured
Dozens Die As Migrant Boat Sinks Near Italy
Rescue operations were still underway Thursday afternoon
Suspected Assassination of Iranian Cyber Warfare Commander
Incident sparks further accusations of foreign powers killing leading security figures inside the country
Killer Hornets Claim 41 Lives in Central China
Environmental factors blamed for the increasing problem in Shaanxi province
Gods’ House or the Outhouse: India’s Leaders Debate Spending Priorities
Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, bracing himself for criticism, says he wants “toilets first, temples later”
Amanda Knox’s Ex-Boyfriend: My Life Is ‘Hell’
The Italian says “faults” in the investigation, not Knox, are to blame for the challenges he faces
Syrian Town That Was Gassed Now Reportedly Being Starved
12,000 residents, faced with severe food shortages, have resorted to foraging for olives and leaves