ABC News(NEW YORK) — Nick Cienski considers himself fortunate. He was on Mount Everest with his team when a massive earthquake — and avalanche — hit. The disasters are responsible for more than 4,000 deaths, plus 18 people killed on the mountain. Cienski Read More
plusphoto/amanaimagesRF/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A wealthy Finn is fed up with his country after being slapped with a speeding ticket that topped a hundred thousand dollars. According to the local publication Italehti, Finland’s speeding fines are linked to the Read More
Joel Carillet/iStock/Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — Several alleged terrorists were killed Sunday night while trying to place explosives along the Syrian-Israeli border, the Israeli Defense Force announced. An IDF patrol identified the targets around 9:30 p.m. local time Read More
neneos/iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(VATICAN CITY) — After Saturday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, Pope Francis offered his prayers for the victims from his balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square. The pope called for help for the survivors during his Read More
ABC News(KATHMANDU, Nepal) — Three Americans were among the thousands killed in a massive earthquake that struck Nepal’s capital on Saturday. The State Department hasn’t identified any of the three, but two of the Americans were killed in an avalanche Read More
Abigail Hunter (BAKTAPUR, Nepal) — An American traveling in Nepal described the moment a massive earthquake hit Saturday, as she witnessed “the whole ground, all the temples… moving at once.” “It was huge. Everyone felt it,” Abigail Read More
zapatisthack/iStock/Thinkstock(ENSENADA, Chile) — Chileans are digging out from under 15 inches of heavy inches of heavy ash, after twin eruptions from the Calbuco volcano Wednesday and Thursday spewed smoke, ash and lava 6 miles high. More than 6,500 people have Read More
RoschetzkyIstockPhoto/iStock/Thinkstock(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — The Canadian government and city of Vancouver are at odds over the regulation of marijuana dispensaries. Earlier this week, Vancouver city officials announced a plan to regulate stores that sell Read More
Photo by Ian Gavan/WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — The anticipation of Prince William and Duchess Kate’s second baby is at a fever pitch, as the people of Great Britain and the rest of the world wait to find out all they can about the coming bundle of joy and Read More
RONNY HARTMANN/AFP/Getty Images(LUENEBURG, Germany) — In a moving moment, former Nazi guard Oskar Gröning embraced Holocaust survivor Eva Kor, a witness in the case against him. Gröning, 93, who is on trial in Germany, kissed 81-year-old Kor on the cheek, Read More
