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At summit with Putin, Kim Jong Un pledges to ‘always be standing with Russia’
1 of 4 | Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd-L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) met at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in eastern Russia for a summit on Wednesday,…
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Libyan flood death toll hits an estimated 6,000 as rescue efforts ramp up
1 of 2 | A relative of an Egyptian man who died in the storm that hit Libya shows his picture at Kafr Sharif village in Beni Suef, about 120 km south of Cairo on…
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Cruise ship stranded in Greenland could take days to reach
The Danish Joint Arctic Command has dispatched the ship Knud Rasmussen to assist a cruise ship that is stranded in Greenland. The ship could take several days to arrive and offer…
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Ursula von der Leyen says Ukraine’s future lies in EU, commits to 30-country bloc
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Wednesday for the EU to be enlarged to 30 or more countries and pledged more resources to help develop Ukraine, which…
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Hurricane Lee still a strong storm Wednesday as it heads west of Bermuda
Hurricane Lee, a Category 3 storm, was forecast to pass by Bermuda and bring hazardous conditions to the Atlantic coast Wednesday. A Tropical Storm Warning was in effect for…
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British economy reverses early summer gains as GDP slips 0.5%
Britain's economy contracted by 0.5% in July as output from services, production and construction, which had been growing, turned negative, according to official estimates released…
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Iran acknowledges arrest of Swedish EU official for unspecified crimes
Image of Johan Floderus in a video call released by his family. Photo courtesy of #FreeJohanFloderus The Iranian government on Tuesday acknowledged the arrest of Johan…
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Death toll in Libya rises to more than 5,000 after rains destroy 2 dams
1 of 2 | Storm Daniel hit the north-eastern part of Libya affecting thousands of people, killing at least 5,000 people. Teams and volunteers from Libyan Red Crescent…
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Morocco earthquake deaths cross 2,900 as rescuers comb small towns
There were more than 5,500 injuries as well, mostly from collapsing buildings…
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U.N.: Afghanistan human rights in ‘state of collapse’
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said Tuesday that Afghan human rights are in a "state of collapse." UPI File Photo The U.N. High Commissioner for…
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