Pakistani hospital hit by female suicide bomber, 9 killed
A female suicide bomber struck outside a hospital in Pakistan on Sunday as the wounded were being brought in from an earlier shooting against police, in a complex assault claimed…
1,800 firefighters battle wildfires in central Portugal
About 1,800 firefighters were struggling to contain wildfires in central Portugal that have already injured 20 people, including eight firefighters, authorities said Sunday. The fires broke out Saturday across three…
Venezuelan fighter ‘aggressively shadowed’ US reconnaissance plane over Caribbean Sea: US military
A Venezuelan Su-30 fighter plane “aggressively shadowed” a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft operating over the Caribbean Sea, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), in a move the U.S. is calling “unprofessional.”…
Suspension of flights ‘has nothing to do with Cairo airport’: British Airways official
British Airways’ abrupt decision to suspend flights to Cairo for seven days is not related to security concerns at the Cairo airport, an official at the airline told ABC News…
Electrical short in hotel swimming pool kills American student in Guatemala, injures his sister
An incoming college freshman died last week in Guatemala after an electrical short occurred while he was in the hotel pool, according to the university he was slated to attend.…
Monsoon flooding death toll climbs to 164 in South Asia
The death toll in monsoon flooding in South Asia has climbed past 160 as millions of people and animals continue to face the brunt in three countries, officials said Saturday.…
Hong Kong police find large cache of explosives ahead of weekend protests: Reports
Hong Kong authorities seized a large haul explosives and weapons in a raid Friday, leading to an arrest and an investigation just as the city braces for another mass protest,…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seizes British-flagged, Liberian-flagged tankers in Strait of Hormuz
Iran‘s paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have seized a British-flagged and a Liberian-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Straight of Hormuz on Thursday, Britain’s foreign secretary said, in what appeared…
Renee Bach wasn’t a doctor, but she still treated many patients in Uganda, lawsuit says
Renee Bach was still a teenager when she left her small hometown in rural Virginia and moved halfway across the world to Uganda, after spending just 10 months there on…
Massive fire at Kyoto animation studio kills at least 33, Japanese authorities say
More than two dozen people have died in a massive fire at an animation production studio in Kyoto, Japan, which investigators are treating as arson. Interested in Japan? Add Japan…