International News

8:06 AM on Thursday, October 2

Turkey's emergency services say that a moderately strong earthquake has shaken Istanbul and northwestern parts of the country

2:46 AM on Thursday, October 2

The death toll in a powerful earthquake that hit the central Philippines late Tuesday has risen to 72 with nearly 300 others injured

12:11 AM on Thursday, October 2

Turkish journalist Fatih Altayli has been imprisoned, but his reporting continues through a YouTube channel

12:09 AM on Thursday, October 2

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has apologized for poorly managed foreign adoption programs that were rife with abuses and fraud

10:55 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Indonesian rescue authorities have made the tough decision to start using heavy machinery to move large sections of a school that collapsed earlier this week, with no more signs of life from beneath the rubble

8:53 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A Japanese nationalist party led by fiery anti-globalist Sohei Kamiya was among the biggest winners in this summer’s parliamentary election

5:39 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Tributes are pouring in from around the world honoring the life and influence of famed primatologist Jane Goodall

5:07 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Rohingya Muslims have pleaded with the international community at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the plight of the ethnic minority to prevent the mass killings taking place in Myanmar and to help those in the persecuted group lead normal lives

3:26 PM on Wednesday, October 1

A U.S. government shutdown has begun, and it could impact travel plans, with potential airport delays and cancellations

2:03 PM on Wednesday, October 1

It’s been eight years since Daniel Day-Lewis announced his retirement from acting and said he wanted to “explore the world in a different way.”

2:03 PM on Wednesday, October 1

The U.N. Security Council's approval for the creation of a so-called gang suppression force in Haiti has been met with wary resignation in the small Caribbean state

1:30 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died

11:39 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Confusion surrounds internet connectivity in Afghanistan after some networks were restored on Wednesday following an outage that began Monday

10:40 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Hundreds of migrants have embarked on a protest march in southern Mexico in support of an aim to legalize their immigration status and find more work opportunities after a long frustrating wait near the Guatemala border

8:59 AM on Wednesday, October 1

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pledging to defend Qatar, including using U.S. military action if necessary

7:06 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Hurricane Imelda is nearly on top of Bermuda as a Category 2 storm that forecasters have warned is expected to bring potentially destructive weather to the British territory

7:05 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza say the Israeli navy intercepted at least 19 of their boats as they approached the besieged Palestinian territory

4:47 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Israel’s defense minister has ordered all remaining Palestinians to leave Gaza City, saying it is their “last opportunity.”

2:39 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Thousands of demonstrators have marched through Athens as part of a general strike protesting changes to Greece's labor laws

12:31 AM on Wednesday, October 1

Rescuers are using backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines