Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(CARLOWAY, Scotland) — A massive ocean oil rig that was being towed through the Atlantic broke free during severe weather and washed ashore on the remote Isle of Lewis in Scotland. The Transocean Winner broke free from its tow late Sunday Read More
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images(LONDON) — It could be the first step to thawing tensions between Russia and the U.K. According to the Kremlin, Putin spoke to British Prime Minister Theresa May over the phone for the first time since she took office. The Kremlin said Read More
ABCNews.com(MADRID) — A man managed to gain unauthorized access to the tarmac at one of Europe’s busiest airports in an effort to catch his Ryanair flight after he apparently missed his boarding call, Madrid airport police told ABC News. The incident occurred Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The United Nations has urgently called for a cease-fire in Aleppo, Syria in order to provide much-needed humanitarian assistance to the more than two million civilians left without electricity or access to water, following a series of Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Two young athletes from neighboring countries that have been political enemies for more than 60 years snapped a selfie together in Rio, in a photo many say captures the spirit of the Olympic Games. Lee Eun-Ju, 17, of South Korea, Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(ST. PETERSBURG, Russia) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Turkey’s leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to heal relations after almost a year of hostility and what has often been seen as a personal battle of wills between the two Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico) — Tropical Storm Javier was closing in on popular resort city Cabo San Lucas Monday evening. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of up to 65 miles per hour, was expected to pass near or over the area sometime Read More
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images(RIO DE JANEIRO) — A second Olympic boxer has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. Brazilian police arrested Jonas Junius, a 22-year-old Namibian boxer, after a maid in the Olympic village said he grabbed her, tried to kiss Read More
Jun Sato/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Japan’s emperor hinted in a rare public TV address Monday that he’s looking to retire. Emperor Akihito, 82, said in the 10-minute pre-recorded message he feared his age and failing health could impact his ability to fulfill Read More
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Monday marks the two-year anniversary of the first U.S. airstrikes against ISIS militants. ISIS had captured the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq, after overrunning the cities of Mosul, Kirkuk, Baiji, and Tikrit to name a few. Tens of Read More
