ISIS jihadists are within a few miles of an ancient Christian village in northern Syria.
The planet is on the brink of a water crisis. Without action, food prices will rise, economic growth will slow, and political instability will likely follow. Meanwhile, in remarkable defiance of this emergency stands Israel.
Officials are looking into what caused a Russian airliner to lose speed before crashing into Egypt's Sinai Peninsula Saturday, killing 224 people.
A minister at a U.K. prison says he was pressured to resign after quoting the Bible in a chapel service.
Five of Somalia's Islamic extremists attacked a leading hotel in the capital at dawn Sunday, killing at least six people and injuring 10, before all the assailants were killed by security forces.
Pope Francis has decried a flare-up of violence in Central African Republic and says he hopes he can still visit that conflict-torn country during his pilgrimage to Africa this month.
A cult leader in southern China accused of selling toxic food, swindling followers and seducing dozens of women has been sentenced to life in prison.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says American special operations troops being sent to Syria will only fight Islamic State militants and won't become involved in the long-running civil war.
Gabe and Livvy Finn are a brother and sister from Kentucky who did something remarkable.
In Mexico, Hurricane Patricia swept ashore as the strongest hurricane ever in the western hemisphere. Amazingly, it caused little damage and no loss of life.