A strong magnitude 6.5 earthquake has struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East, according to seismologists and residents. Strong shaking was felt near the epicenter...
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.0 has struck Papua New Guinea, seismologists and residents say. Homes were destroyed near the epicenter but only few details were immediately...
Ecuador’s president has announced that the general public will be allowed to apply for permits to own and carry firearms for self-defense. The decision was made...
Pope Francis joked with reporters and comforted a grieving couple as he was released from a Rome hospital, where he was treated for a bout of...
More than 1,500 sea lions in Chile are believed to have died of H5N1 avian influenza, an increase of more than 1,000 in less than two...
The bodies of six people, including at least one child, have been pulled from the St. Lawrence River on the U.S.-Canadian border, local officials say. The...
A man in northern Chile has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, the health ministry reported on Wednesday, amid growing concern about the strain of avian...
Pope Francis has been hospitalized for a respiratory infection after having difficulty breathing during the past few days, his spokesman says. His upcoming schedule has been...
A fire has broken out at a migrant detention facility on the U.S.-Mexico border, killing at least 38 people from Central and South America and injuring...
A woman in southern China has tested positive for H3N8 bird flu, local officials say, making it only the third time that the virus has been...
