The United Nations Explained: Its Purpose, Power and Problems
Nearly everybody has heard of the United Nations. But how many know what it actually does? Or how it works? Or why, as world leaders gather for the 73rd...
Typhoon Mangkhut: At Least 43 Bodies Found in Philippines Landslide
Emergency workers in the Philippines recovered 43 bodies from the muddied wreckage of a gold miners’ bunkhouse after Typhoon Mangkhut set off a landslide, burying the remote northern town...
Typhoon Mangkhut: Deadly Storm Nears Hong Kong and China’s Coast
Typhoon Mangkhut was nearing Hong Kong and the southern coast of China on Sunday, after cutting a destructive path through the Philippines and killing dozens of people there. The...
Typhoon Mangkhut: Storm Slams Philippines on Landfall
Typhoon Mangkhut struck the Philippines early Saturday after thousands of people evacuated their homes to dodge the 550-mile wide storm as it roared across the Pacific.
The ferocity of the...
Typhoon Mangkhut Live Updates: Philippines Braces for the Worst
Thousands of people were being evacuated from their homes in the Philippines on Friday, as Super Typhoon Mangkhut, a colossal storm more than 550 miles wide with maximum sustained...
The White Helmets prepare provocation in Syrian Idlib
The imminent threat of offensive launched by Assad’s forces in the North-West of Syria makes the insurgents and their patrons from Western powers nervous. Mainstream mass-media citing statements of...
Pope Francis Live Updates: Attack on Pontiff Further Clouds Ireland Visit
Right Now: The pope has landed in village of Knock to pray at a revered shrine.
On the second day of a difficult mission to win back the confidence...
Live: Pope Francis Is Visiting Ireland Under a Cloud of Abuse Scandals
Right Now: Pope Francis is traveling to Ireland for a two-day visit.
Pope Francis is making the first papal visit to Ireland in 39 years, joining Catholics from around the...
Kofi Annan, Diplomat Who Redefined the U.N., Dies at 80
Kofi Annan, a soft-spoken and patrician diplomat from Ghana, who became the seventh secretary general of the United Nations, projecting himself and his organization as the world’s conscience and...
In Greece, Wildfires Kill Dozens in Deadliest Blaze in Years
At least 49 people have been killed in fast-moving wildfires outside Athens, officials said Tuesday. As thousands of tourists and residents found evacuation routes blocked by flames, some took...
