iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. officials say they believe reports that more than 60 girls, who were kidnapped by the Nigerian terror group Boko Haram have, escaped are accurate. The girls were kidnapped last month from the Northern Nigeria area of Borno Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — Israel is calling up reservist forces and warning of an escalation of its activities in the Gaza Strip as more rockets fired by Palestinian militants fall in southern Israel. A meeting was held by Israel’s security cabinet on Read More
Tony Duffy/Getty Images(LAUSANNE, Switzerland) — Faced with a slim list of choices, the International Olympic Committee announced on Monday that Beijing, Oslo, Norway, and Almaty, Kazakhstan, are the three finalists to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. “The Read More
Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Oscar Pistorius’ prosecutors said on Monday they “have nothing to do” with a leaked video showing him reenacting the shooting of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, indicating they Read More
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images(ROME) — In a mass held by Pope Francis inside the Vatican Monday morning, the leader of the world’s Catholics told sexual abuse survivors that “despicable actions” caused by clergy have been hidden for too long and have Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A wedding photographer in Canada found an amazing backdrop for a couple’s wedding photos: a tornado. Colleen Niska snapped the photographs this weekend, showing the newlyweds’ embracing while a twister tore through the skies Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Preliminary results of Afghanistan’s presidential election are due Monday but it’s doubtful they will be accepted by the candidate who trails the frontrunner. Both Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani have accused Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Pro-Russian separatists who lost control of one of their strongholds in eastern Ukraine are determined to hold onto the cities they’ve occupied for the past three months. A day after Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko praised Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — If some overseas passengers flying to the United States want to bring cell phones and other electronics onboard with them, they’re going to have to show that the devices can turn on, the Transportation Security Administration Read More
Karwai Tang/WireImage(LONDON) — The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had quite a sporty weekend. Prince William and Kate Middleton graced Centre Court at Wimbledon Sunday to see the men’s final between Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The two are keen tennis Read More
