admin Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century
Athens’ iconic Panathenaic Stadium is undergoing its first systematic cleaning in more than a century. The U-shaped stadium, built entirely…
Rescuers dig through rubble and landslides after Indonesia quake kills 47
Rescue teams are searching through rubble and landslide debris, a day after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off Flores island…
Italian Carabinieri recover stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse artworks worth millions
Italian authorities have recovered three stolen artworks by Renoir, Cézanne, and Matisse worth millions of euros. Police said Friday the…
Iran says Qatar is holding pilots, Israeli strikes kill 9 in Lebanon, and other Middle East news
Iran says Qatar is holding three of its pilots who went missing in March. The pilots were reportedly captured when…
While Taliban leaders mark 5 years in power in Afghanistan, a UN official warns of a rights crisis
Taliban rulers have celebrated the fifth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. They claim to have brought stability…
Myanmar says over 300,000 Rohingya refugees verified for repatriation as exodus enters ninth year
Myanmar’s military-backed government says it has verified that more than 300,000 Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh are former…
Exhausted health workers in Congo struggle to keep up as Ebola outpaces contact tracing
Gédéon Banga Ngbape and his team of community health workers are laboring tirelessly in eastern Congo to track the country’s…
Youngest Black professor at Cambridge who faced plagiarism claims is found dead
A British sociologist who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week following plagiarism accusations was found dead Friday. Jason…
Why Israel has done so little to rein in spiraling settler violence against Palestinians
A dayslong standoff in the occupied West Bank points to Israel's reluctance to rein in settler violence against Palestinians. Many…
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast, toppling buildings and killing at least 5
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, damaging buildings and homes, killing at least five…