terex/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon is monitoring an Iranian cargo ship bound for Yemen, urging Iran to stick to United Nations protocols. Pentagon spokesperson Col. Steve Warren said at an off-camera briefing on Tuesday that the U.S. was keeping an Read More
Tomislav Zivkovic/iStock/Thinkstoc(TOKYO) — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck just off the northeastern coast of Japan on Wednesday. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake hit just after 6 a.m. local time. It originated just offshore and about 24.1 miles Read More
rypson/iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(MANAMA, Bahrain) — A U.S. Navy jet crashed into the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, shortly after taking off from an aircraft carrier operating in the region. According to the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs Office, the Read More
iStock/Thinkstock(KATHMANDU, Nepal) — An American helicopter flying above Nepal has been declared missing, a defense official confirmed to ABC News. The UH1 “Huey” helicopter had two Nepalese soldiers and six U.S. Marines on board when it went missing at Read More
iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — Baby Chloe made an unscheduled arrival when her mother went into labor aboard a flight to Tokyo. Ada Guan had no idea she was pregnant when she boarded a flight from Calgary, Canada to Tokyo with her boyfriend, Michael Branch Read More
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — Prince Harry tweeted on Tuesday, nearly a year after he posted his first message on Twitter. Through Kensington Palace’s official Twitter account, the 30-year-old prince posted a picture of himself Read More
TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images(TOKYO) — Japan’s newest beauty queen is fighting back against critics inside the country, arguing that she is a foreigner because the 20-year-old is half African-American. Ariana Miyamoto was born in Nagasaki, Japan, on May 12, Read More
iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) — Colleagues of the slain Russian opposition politician, Boris Nemtsov, have published a report they say details the participation of Russian troops in the war in Ukraine, which some believe may have been the reason for Read More
Ruslan Olinchuk/Hemera/Thinkstock(KATHMANDU, Nepal) — Still recovering from April’s massive earthquake that left more than 8,000 people dead, Nepal was struck Tuesday by a 7.3-magnitude temblor and powerful aftershocks. The Nepali government said at least 29 Read More
Two US Osprey aircraft come in for a landing at Kathmandu’s international airport on May 3, 2015 as part of a new phase by the US goverment in helping the distribution of aid to remote parts of the Himalayan nation. ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) Read More
