Israeli official says talks continuing, hostage release won't take place before Friday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser says a planned hostage-for-prisoner swap with Hamas has been delayed until at least Friday.
Banksy's real name? Street artist appears to reveal identity in lost BBC interview
The famous graffiti artist Banksy, who has never confirmed his full identity, may have revealed his name in a lost BBC interview from 2003.
Israeli cabinet greenlights cease-fire deal with Hamas, involving the release of hostages
Israel’s Cabinet has approved a cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group that would bring a temporary halt to a devastating war now in its seventh week.
Shakira reaches deal with Spanish prosecutors on 1st day of tax fraud trial
After having maintained her innocence for nearly five years, pop star Shakira struck a last-minute deal with prosecutors -- who had originally sought an eight-year prison sentence.
Javier Milei, a fervent right-wing populist, secures Argentina's presidency
Right-wing populist Javier Milei will become the next president of Argentina after promising a dramatic shake-up to the state in a fiercely polarized election campaign held amid deep discontent over soaring inflation and rising poverty.
Record-shattering roller coaster simulates falling from cliff with 155 mph speeds
A theme park in Saudi Arabia unveiled a new roller coaster that’s expected to be the tallest and fastest in the world when patrons catch their first ride next year.
Icelandic town braces for volcano as locals prepare to stay away for months
People in southwest Iceland remained on edge Saturday, waiting to see whether a volcano rumbling under the Reykjanes Peninsula will erupt.
World's most sought-after scotch whisky sets auction record at $2.7M
A bottle of Scotch whisky billed as “the most sought-after” in the world sold Saturday for almost 2.2 million pounds ($2.7 million), an auction record for a bottle of wine or spirits.
Taylor Swift 'devastated' after fan dies at Brazil concert
Taylor Swift shared a note about the fan's death on social media: she said she had a "shattered heart."
UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza amid communications blackout
The communications blackout is now in its second day, largely cutting off Gaza’s 2.3 million people from one another and the outside world, as well as paralyzing the coordination of aid.
Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US 'not going anywhere'
President Joe Biden has made America's case to CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco that the United States is committed to high standards in trade that will benefit economies across the Pacific.
Internet, phone networks collapse in Gaza, threatening to worsen humanitarian crisis
The communications breakdown largely cuts off Gaza's 2.3 million people from each other and the outside world, worsening the severe humanitarian crisis in southern Gaza, even as Israeli airstrikes continue there.
Israeli forces raid al-Shifa Hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting
Israeli troops stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility filled with hundreds of patients, including newborns, who have gone for days without electricity and with little food as fighting raged around them.
FBI adds Haitian gang leader on 10 Most Wanted list for abduction, murder of US citizens
The FBI added a Haitian gang leader to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on Wednesday for the kidnapping and slaying of American missionaries in that country.
Armed gang takes hundreds of women and children hostage at Haiti hospital
The director of a Haiti medical center is pleading for help after an armed gang burst into the hospital and took hostage hundreds of women, children and newborns.
Adam Johnson death: Suspect arrested in England
Police in England say they have made an arrest in connection to the death of Adam Johnson, a hockey player from Minnesota who was killed while on the ice in October.
Watch: 'World's most dangerous bird' emerges from ocean in Australia, stunning beachgoers
"We’re not sure how long this animal was in the water or why it went for a swim but the footage is astonishing," Australian wildlife officials said.
Watch: Russian-born mayor in Colombian town legally proves he's not a hologram
Russian-born Mayor Mikhail Krasnov of Tunja, Colombia, faced an unusual challenge as he had to prove his authenticity and dispel hologram and microchip implantation accusations through a legal action known as "tutela."
Carnival Glory cruise ship passenger vanishes, Coast Guard searching Gulf of Mexico
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a passenger who went missing while traveling aboard the Carnival Glory cruise ship sailing in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said Tuesday.
Large crack in Iceland slices through Grindavik roads as volcanic eruption chances remain high
Large cracks in Iceland are beginning to appear, some seen with steam coming out of them, as hundreds of small earthquakes have shaken the area amid the threat of a likely dangerous volcanic eruption.