London mayor accuses President Obama of hypocrisy

U.S. president has weighed in through aides on the "Brexit" -- whether the U.K. remains in the EU -- just ahead of his trip there

• Apr 17, 2016

Palestinians trapped in Syria "facing starvation," U.N. says

Amid brutal deterioration of cease-fire across the country, refugee agency pleads for food and water in Damascus

• Apr 17, 2016

Hundreds killed in Ecuador earthquake

Magnitude-7.8 temblor flattens buildings and buckles highways, in South American nation's worst quake in decades

• Apr 17, 2016
• 44 photos

"Holy water" becomes life line after pair of Japan quakes

A 1,700-year-old heavily damaged Shinto shrine in southern Japan is now a place of both moral and health support after calamity

• Apr 17, 2016

​Bhutan's secret of happiness

21st century changes are coming, slowly, to the "Forbidden Kingdom" of the Himalayas, but residents are adamant in preserving their way of life despite encroaching technology

• Apr 17, 2016

KGB successor takes aim at Brooklyn Nets owner in Russia

Mikhail Prokhorov has politically challenged Vladimir Putin, something that has destroyed other bold Russian billionaires before

• Apr 17, 2016

Death in the dark: Massive Ecuador quake kills hundreds

"There's almost nothing we can do," official says after magnitude-7.8 temblor, country's strongest since 1979; damage along hundreds of miles

• Apr 17, 2016

Global oil producers meeting disrupted by U.S. and Iran

Gathering in Doha to discuss possible freeze of production of crude oil to counter low global prices marked by absence of two major producers

• Apr 17, 2016

Views of Bhutan, the "Forbidden Kingdom"

Hidden away for centuries amid the soaring majesty of the Himalayas, this tiny country is slowly opening to 21st century changes

• Apr 17, 2016
• 27 photos

7.8-magnitude earthquake kills dozens in Ecuador

"There's almost nothing we can do," mayor of town near the epicenter says. "This wasn't just a house that collapsed, it was an entire town"

• Apr 17, 2016

"Life is in limbo" after pair of deadly Japan earthquakes

Powerful quakes have killed at least 41 people and injured about 1,500 others, flattening houses and triggering major landslides

• Apr 16, 2016

In an instant, pope transforms lives of Syrian refugees

"It's a drop of water in the sea," says pontiff of decision to bring 12 refugees from Greece to Vatican

• Apr 16, 2016

​U.S. frees 9 from Guantanamo, sends them to Saudi Arabia

Pentagon says the move is part of an effort to release detainees considered low-risk while seeking to transfer the remainder to the U.S.

• Apr 16, 2016

Trump mocks Sanders' meeting with Pope Francis

"I wonder why the pope gave him five [minutes]," Trump said, "he shouldn't have given him that much time, really"

• Apr 16, 2016

Thousands mourn anniversary of S. Korean ferry disaster

More than 300 people died two years ago when ferry capsized

• Apr 16, 2016

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