Activists want more pressure on the Syrian regime to stop using the primitive and indiscriminate barrel bombs that have killed thousands in the Syrian civil war.
A gunman opened fire on a high speed train that was traveling between Amsterdam and Paris. According to French officials, two Americans subdued the shooter.
A young photographer has won a scholarship for his work documenting the lives of six families in Guangdong province who are struggling with mental illness.
Australia suffered through a truly epic drought, and it survived. But some of Australia's solutions — like a free market for water — may be too radical for the Golden State.
The country's failed bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics disappointed LGBT activists. They'd hoped global attention would lead to greater tolerance in a country where they live in a "state of fear."
Tensions between North and South Korea have been rising. This week the North fired a rocket across the demilitarized zone separating the two countries. The South responded with dozens of shells.
An airstrike has killed dozens of civilians in the city of Taiz, Yemen. Aid groups are calling on the Saudi-backed coalition and the Houthi rebels on the ground to stop attacking civilian targets.