OREGON, United States - An Oregon man became the first person to cross Antarctica alone without any assistance on Wednesday, trekking across the polar continent in an epic 54-day journey that was previously deemed impossible.
A groundbreaking ceremony to modernize and eventually connect road and rail transportation on the Korean Peninsula was held on Wednesday, building on the momentum of easing inter-Korean relations since early this year.
WASHINGTON - US Customs and Border Protection announced medical checks on all children in its custody following the death of an eight-year-old Guatemalan migrant - the second child fatality in US detention this month.
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an attack on Libyan foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli that has killed at least three people, including a senior civil servant.
The British couple released without charge in relation to the Gatwick Airport drone incident that closed one of the world's busiest airports for 36 hours in the lead-up to Christmas could win at least 75,000 pounds ($95,000) from the newspapers who identified them.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited US President Donald Trump to visit Turkey in 2019. At the same time, Erdogan has sent more troops to Syria's border ahead of an imminent US withdrawal, a series of moves experts said target Kurdish forces.
In her annual Christmas message, Queen Elizabeth II appealed for people to show more respect to those with opposing views.
SOMAIN, France - The protests against French President Emmanuel Macron may have eased in the run-up to Christmas, but dozens of demonstrators camped out at roundabouts across France are vowing to keep up the pressure, with no plans to head home for the holidays.
WASHINGTON - The lights were not twinkling. The toy trains were not whirring. Even the nearby bathrooms were locked.
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