Migrants rescued off sinking dinghy in Mediterranean
Dramatic footage emerged Tuesday of migrants in a sinking rubber boat in the Mediterranean Sea desperately clambering up ropes and a ladder from a cargo ship that came to their aid. Five bodies were recovered and many others feared drowned.
Gun salutes for Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Royal gun salutes were fired simultaneously in Hyde Park and at the Tower of London on Monday to mark the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's daughter, newly named Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana.
Ethiopian Israelis clash with police
Several thousand people, mostly from Israel’s Jewish Ethiopian minority, protested in Tel Aviv against racism and police brutality on Sunday, shutting down a highway and clashing with police on horseback.
Chile's Calbuco volcano erupts again
The Calbuco volcano erupted again on Thursday, sending ash and hot rock billowing into the air and prompting Chilean officials to order a new evacuation of nearby residents.
Death toll climbs on Mount Everest after quake
The number of fatalities on Mount Everest from Nepal's devastating earthquake on Saturday has climbed to 19. Injured climbers were taken out from base camp by helicopter for treatment.
Jolie scolds U.N. for response to Syrian crisis
Actress Angelina Jolie pleaded with world powers Friday to help the millions of Syrian refugees, sharply criticizing the U.N. Security Council for being paralyzed by its division over Syria's four-year conflict.
