Three American firefighters died in a water tanker plane crash Thursday while battling wildfires in Australia, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed.
Zimbabwe billionaire donates cash to end prolonged doctors' strike
Doctors in Zimbabwe have agreed to return to work amid a prolonged strike that had paralyzed the country's health care system after accepting a billionaire's offer to break the impasse.
US environmental reporter jailed in Indonesia over visa regulations
An American journalist was arrested in Indonesia Tuesday, sparking fears that his detention could signal an impending crackdown on other foreign journalists in the country.
UK woman believed to be oldest female World War II veteran dead at 108
Anne Robson, who was believed to be the oldest living female World War II veteran, died at 108 in Scotland.
Ex-CIA contractor who developed controversial interrogation program testifies at Guantanamo Bay
The psychologist contracted by the Bush administration to create a CIA torture program testified for the first time in a Guantanamo Bay courtroom Tuesday in connection to the death-penalty trial for five men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
US 'likely' to deploy anti-missile system to protect American troops in Iraq
The Pentagon is likely deploying a missile-defense system to Iraq in response to Iran's ballistic missile attack on an Iraqi base housing American troops earlier this month, U.S. defense officials tell Fox News.
Last decade was the most expensive for natural disasters, over $1 trillion increase, report says
Severe weather such as devastating flooding and powerful hurricanes contributed to why the last decade was the worst on record for economic losses due to natural disasters around the globe, according to report released Wednesday.
