Inside the ghost town that holds the key to Ukraine conflict
In driving snow and frigid temperatures, one Ukrainian fighter on a tank leaving the besieged town of Debaltseve described it as “a one-way street to the grave.” The surrounding roads…
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Video Aims To Show What 10 Hours Of Walking In Paris As A Jew Looks Like
A month after a gunman killed four people at a kosher market in Paris, following a larger attack on Charlie Hebdo, Jewish journalist Zvika Klein decided to record 10 hours…
Denmark Arrests 2 Suspected Of Helping Gunman
Two men suspected of helping the gunman behind the deadly attacks in Copenhagen were jailed for 10 days Monday as Danes mourned the victims of a shooting spree that authorities…
Danish Police Shoot And Kill Man After Copenhagen Attack
By Sabina Zawadzki and Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Danish police shot dead a man in Copenhagen on Sunday during an intensive manhunt after earlier shootings in which…
Diena Thompson Burns Home Of Convicted Child Killer Jared Harrell
The mother of a girl raped and murdered five years ago was allowed to burn down the house where her daughter was killed. On Thursday afternoon, Diena Thompson set fire…
U.N.: Boko Haram carries out first known lethal attack in Chad
The fighters killed four civilians and a soldier in the predawn attack on the fishing village of Ngouboua on the shores of Lake Chad, according to residents and Chadian security…
Tsunamis Fast Facts
Tsunamis can travel up to 600 mph (965 k/ph, 521 knots) at the deepest point of the water, but slow as they near the shore, eventually hitting the shore at…
Earthquakes Fast Facts
Major Earthquakes since 2000:(selected timeline of earthquakes around the world with death tolls exceeding 100) June 4, 2000 – A magnitude 7.9 earthquake strikes southern Sumatra, Indonesia, killing an estimated…
Trans Woman Was Killed By Football Player She Was Dating: Police
A trans woman who was found dead on a Texas street was killed by a college football player she was dating, according to police. Carlton Champion Jr., was charged on…
AP Investigation Finds High Civilian Death Toll In Airstrikes On Homes In Gaza
The youngest to die was a 4-day-old girl, the oldest a 92-year-old man. They were among at least 844 Palestinians killed as a result of airstrikes on homes during Israel’s…
Boko Haram Launches First Attack Inside Chad
N’DJAMENA, Feb 13 (Reuters) – Boko Haram fighters attacked a village in Chad on Friday, the first known lethal attack in that country by the Nigerian militant group, which killed…
9 Killed as Train in India Hits Boulder
NEW DELHI — Nine passengers were killed and 10 were seriously injured when a train in southern India derailed Friday morning near Bangalore after hitting a boulder that had rolled…
These 15 Black Women Were Killed During Police Encounters. Their Lives Matter, Too
Three months after Tanisha Anderson lost her life in an incident with Cleveland police officers, the community is still waiting for answers. The 37-year-old died in November after her mother…
Gunmen Attack Shi’ite Mosque In Peshawar, Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 13 (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed on Friday in the Pakistani city of Peshawar in a series of explosions targeting a Shi’ite mosque, in…
U.S. Drone Strike In Afghanistan Kills ISIS Recruiter Who Was Once Held In Guantanamo
The top recruiter for the Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan was killed in an American drone strike on Monday, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday, marking the first targeted attack…
Kayla Mueller, American Woman Killed By ISIS, Helped Abuse Survivors, HIV Patients, War Victims
Kayla Mueller was killed while trying to wipe away human suffering from the world’s most vulnerable victims. The Obama administration and Mueller’s parents confirmed on Tuesday that the 26-year-old who…
Shooter Who Killed Ex-Wife And Kids Had Fought For Child Custody
Cedric Prather Jr.’s three children were his whole life and when he lost his job as a truck driver recently, the pressure over supporting them may have led him to…
Opinion: Egypt’s soccer violence has deeper roots
James Montague is the author of When Friday Comes: Football, War and Revolution in the Middle East (de Coubertin). The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely his. Another matchday,…
Former Taliban Commander Who Joined ISIS Is Said to Be Killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan — A former Taliban commander who had recently pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group was killed in a military operation in Helmand Province on Monday, according…
Violence flares after Baghdad’s decade-old curfew lifted
The curfew, which was in place nightly, was lifted at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. The move represents the first time the curfew, aimed at stymying violence in Baghdad, has been completely…
Gunman who killed four opened fire at ex-wife’s home, witnesses say
A gunman parked down the street from his ex-wife’s home in Douglas County, Georgia, sneaked up on the house and opened fire Saturday, witnesses told CNN affiliate WSB-TV. Cedric G….
Prosecutors: 22 People Killed in Egyptian Soccer Match Riot
CAIRO — A riot broke out Sunday night outside of a major soccer game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and fans killing at least 22 people,…
5 dead, including gunman, at Atlanta-area home
The gunman is dead, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether he killed himself or was shot by someone else. – Douglas County is west of Atlanta.
Family Of Islamic State Hostage Kayla Jean Mueller Hopeful She’s Still Alive
The parents of a 26-year-old American who Islamic State extremists say was killed in an airstrike in Syria said in a statement addressed to group leaders that the claim of…
ISIS Claims U.S. Captive Died in Jordanian Airstrike
The Islamic State claimed Friday that the Jordanian bombings in northern Syria intended to avenge its immolation of a captured pilot had killed an American woman held hostage by the…
Argentina Fails To Find Ex-Spy Chief Tied To Dead Prosecutor Case
By Sarah Marsh and Richard Lough BUENOS AIRES, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Argentine investigators failed on Thursday to track down a former spymaster wanted for questioning over the death of…
Deadly Metro-North Crash Highlights Concerns About Railway Grade Crossings
While the train crash Tuesday in a New York City suburb was the deadliest in Metro-North’s history, experts say the beleaguered railroad likely isn’t to blame. In October, Sen. Chuck…
Boko Haram Slaughter Over 100 People In Cameroon
ACCRA, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Boko Haram fighters killed more than 100 people during an attack on the north Cameroon town of Fotokol, murdering residents inside their homes and in…
Man Killed In Police Shootout Was Former Officer
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was shot and killed after opening fire on a San Bernardino County sheriff’s helicopter has been identified as a former…
Investigation Begins In Fatal Metro-North Train-SUV Crash
Investigators headed Wednesday to the wreckage of a fiery commuter train crash, seeking clues to why an SUV was stopped on the tracks when the train came through a crossing…