iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(ROME) — A 5-year-old girl was blessed by Pope Francis Wednesday after traveling with her parents to Rome for her “visual bucket list.” Lizzy Myers is going blind due to a rare disease called Usher’s syndrome, a Read More
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images(LONDON) — All eyes will be on William and Kate this weekend as they embark on one of their “most ambitious and colorful tours” yet. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be leaving Prince George and Princess Charlotte at Read More
NASA/JPL-Caltech(NEW YORK) — This may be one of the coolest photos NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover has ever sent back to Earth. Perched on a high ridge, Opportunity snapped a photo showing a dust devil whirling in the distance. The rover’s tracks are Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav’s bid for an early release was denied Wednesday after serving more than four years behind bars. Katsav was sentenced to jail for seven years in 2011 after being convicted of rape and other Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Last year, Amnesty International recorded its highest number of global executions in more than 25 years, according to a new report. In a press release early Wednesday, the group said in its review of the global use of the death penalty it Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NAIROBI, Kenya) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has discarded the case against Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto, the BBC reports. According to the BBC, the court made the decision because there wasn’t enough evidence to Read More
HALLDOR KOLBEINS/AFP/Getty Images(REYKJAVIK, Iceland) — The leak from Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca has claimed its first victim. Iceland Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson stepped down Tuesday after the leaked Panama Papers revealed he owned an offshore Read More
ARIS MESSINIS/AFP/Getty Images(ATHENS, Greece) — Greece has halted its controversial plan to return migrants to Turkey a day after it first began the operation. At least 200 people were deported to Turkey on Monday under the European Union agreement, but more Read More
ABCNews.com(NEW YORK) — A retired U.S. Marine dog was honored Tuesday with the PDSA Dickin Medal, the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross which is the highest British military decoration awarded for valor. Lucca, a German Shepherd, received the award after Read More
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s plan to force Mexico to pay for a border wall by blocking money transfers to the country would be a “mistake” and a total reversal of policy, experts say. In his plan released Tuesday, Trump says he will Read More
