iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(LARNACA, Cyprus) — Photos capture the harrowing moments when passengers and crew fled from an Egyptian airline flight after a hijacker diverted the plane to Larnaca International Airport in Cyprus Tuesday. EgyptAir Flight 181 had 55 Read More
Astro_Jeff/Twitter(NEW YORK) — Astronaut Jeff Williams shared a photo on Twitter showing his view of the Copahue volcano, which sits on the border of Chile and Argentina, as it erupted. A plume of white smoke is seen rising into the air. Williams, who arrived at the Read More
(CYPRUS) An EgyptAir plane has been hijacked en route from Alexandria to Cairo, and landed at Larnaca airport on the island of Cyprus, according to Cypriot officials. The company tweeted that Flight 181 was carrying 81 passengers when air traffic control lost contact Read More
Sven Creutzmann/Mambo Photo/Getty Images(HAVANA) — Fidel Castro broke his silence in an op-ed following up on President Obama’s visit to Cuba last week. The 1,500-word letter, penned in the state-owned Cuban paper Granma, said Cuba did not “need the Read More
Sven Creutzmann/Mambo photo/Getty Images(HAVANA) — It was the awkward handshake seen around the world — Cuban President Raul Castro attempting to raise President Obama’s hand in solidarity last week while the American president did everything he could, Read More
ARIF ALI/AFP/Getty Images(LAHORE, Pakistan) — The shocking attack left dozens of casualties, mostly children. A bomb went off Easter Sunday in a public park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore that killed 70 and injured more than 350 people. Devastated families Read More
Belgian Federal Police(BRUSSELS) — Belgian authorities on Monday released new video on YouTube of the third man they believe was involved in the deadly terror attack at Brussels Airport last week. The 32-second video shows a man wearing a dark hat and light-colored Read More
Jacopo Raule/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — U2 frontman Bono is using his spotlight to shine a light on the plight of refugees, calling the refugee crisis a “global problem.” “We now know that what goes on in the Middle East or North Africa this year Read More
iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(PALMYRA, Syria) — After 10 months of terror at the hands of ISIS, Syrian troops have recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra. Cameras document the destruction of priceless relics and statues in the town’s museum. “I’m Read More
NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSSR(NEW YORK) — NASA has released radar images showing what a comet looked like as it hurtled past Earth last week, making it the third closest brush in recorded history, according to the space agency. At its closest pass, the irregularly shaped Read More
