Nation reels as new quake sows terror

Italy's most powerful earthquake in 36 years dealt a new blow on Sunday to the country's seismically vulnerable heart, sending terrified residents fleeing for the third time in nine weeks and flattening a revered six-century-old church.

Powder sprinkled into opera pit may have been human ashes

A powdery substance a man sprinkled into the orchestra pit at New York's Metropolitan Opera may have been an opera lover's ashes, police said on Saturday.

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Migrants try to adapt again

Thousands of migrants dispersed this week from the now-torched camp they had called home in Calais are struggling to adapt to unfamiliar surroundings in towns and villages throughout France.

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Extremists 'shave beards' as pressure builds on Mosul

Extremists with the Islamic State group were shaving their beards and changing hideouts in Mosul, residents said, as a major Iraqi offensive moved ever closer to the city on Wednesday.

Israel recalls envoy after UNESCO vote

Israel recalled its ambassador to UNESCO for consultations on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced, after a second resolution accused of denying the Jewish connection to Jerusalem.

Abe has chance to be longest-ruling PM after rule change

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has a chance to stay in power through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and become the country's longest-ruling leader after his party decided this week to allow its presidents to serve a third straight three-year term.

Police investigate destruction of Trump's Hollywood star

Los Angeles police are investigating a pre-dawn attack that destroyed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame less than two weeks before the election.

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2016 is deadliest year for refugees

The United Nations refugee agency said on Wednesday that at least 3,800 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year in an attempt to reach Europe, making 2016 the deadliest year on record.

Zoo's 'matriarch' claims oldest orangutan record

An orangutan that goes by the name "Puan", which means "Mrs" in the Malay language, has been awarded a Guinness World Record for being the oldest living Sumatran orangutan in the world.