Yazidis capture life in refugee camp through the lens
Forced to flee the advance of ISIS, they left almost everything behind: close friends and treasured belongings, favorite lessons and a place to call home.
The yakuza: Inside Japan's murky criminal underworld
Last month, Japan's largest crime group, the Yamaguchi-gumi, split into two main factions, potentially creating a gang war that may ultimately involve all 21 designated crime groups in Japan.
Satellite images suggest China 'building third airstrip' in South China Sea
China appears to building a third airstrip in disputed waters in the South China Sea, according to new satellite images analyzed by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Pilot spots large object off Reunion, aviation authorities say
Nearly two months after debris from the vanished Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 washed up on Reunion Island, a large object reportedly floating off the island has piqued the interest of French officials there.
Egyptian security forces kill tourists after mistaking them for terrorists
Egyptian security forces killed 12 people and injured 10 more after firing upon a tourist group they had mistaken for militants, the country's Interior Ministry said.
Delta State U. shooting: Police seek suspect after history professor killed
Ethan Schmidt and Shannon Lamb taught together at Delta State University.A photo on the school's website shows them standing side by side, smiling at a 2013 holiday party. That same year, Schmidt thanked Lamb in the acknowledgmen
Malcolm Turnbull: 5 things to know about Australia's new PM
The man who ousted Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is a former Rhodes Scholar and barrister who once defended a former MI5 spy against the British Government in the "Spycatcher" trial.
European officials hold emergency session on escalating refugee crisis
It's not just migrants fleeing war and chaos in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere who want to put the world's growing refugee crisis behind them. European nations bearing the brunt of the influx are desperate for it to end as well.
Al Qaeda leader to ISIS: You're wrong, but we can work together
After a prolonged spell of silence, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has come alive with a series of audio messages. And they're raising a few eyebrows because -- in two separate messages -- al-Zawahiri has extended an olive branch to ISIS, even while describing ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's "caliphate" as illegitimate.
Europe migrant crisis: Germany adds border controls
Facing an influx of migrants and refugees from war-torn Syria and Iraq, Germany is instituting temporary border controls, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Sunday.
