A man wades in the flooded crypt of St Mark's Basilica. (Manuel Silvestri/Reuters)
Flooded Venice had tourists taking selfies and residents in tears
The people who live here say the toll of repeated inundation is mounting — measured not only in the damage to businesses and precious art or architecture, but above all, in the sense that life in one of the world’s most improbable and spellbinding cities is becoming unviable.
Behind the barricade, Hong Kong protesters turn a university into a fortress
As authorities clamp down harder, student pro-democracy demonstrators build defenses in preparation for a showdown with riot squads.
Intercepted calls show deep Russian involvement with Ukraine rebels at time of airline shoot-down
Senior Kremlin officials were directly involved in the day-to-day affairs of rebels in eastern Ukraine as the conflict there worsened in 2014, prosecutors said.
Cease-fire takes hold after two days of intense fighting between Israel, Gaza militants
Gaza’s ruling Hamas faction stayed quiet as Israel targeted the rival Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
North Korea threatens military escalation as clock ticks on year-end deadline
Pyongyang has warned of a “new path” if the United States does not change its approach.
Both a harder stance from Turkey and developments in the courts are forcing Europe to act.
The overall number of migrants taken into custody at the southern border continues to decline, according to U.S. officials.
A new report says senior State Department officials early in the Trump administration grew suspicious of a career staffer after an article in a conservative publication questioned her loyalty.
Patricia Anton, 63, had lived in Puerto Plata for more than 15 years.
Northwestern Europe has already experienced worsening floods since 1960. That trend is likely to continue.
The Delhi government is distributing 5 million pollution masks to try to change behavior.
“The worst thing we can do is become a bargaining chip,” Ukraine's foreign minister said of the impeachment hearings. “Unfortunately, we are such a chip now.”
The man, whom Turkish media have identified as a 39-year-old American of Jordanian origin, has been stuck at the Greek-Turkish border since Monday.
Some call it a Latin Spring, but demonstrators are rising up against a range of governments, for a variety of reasons. Here’s what the protests have in common.
As Hong Kong's protests against China's influence continue, here's an explanation of how it got to this point.
The 23-year-old said she comes from a long line of firefighters, including her parents, grandmother and great-grandfather.
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Ousted president Evo Morales says he is a victim of a coup. His opponents are championing the restoration of democracy.
The pneumonic plague is considered to be the most severe and viral form of the disease.
The latest “aqua alta” event has its roots in the Adriatic Sea, but it points to the precariousness of the historic city.
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine to get her turn to tell the public about the campaign to oust her
A general named to oversee reconstruction of fire-devastated Notre Dame Cathedral has received a public reprimand for advising the chief architect for France’s historic monuments to “shut his mouth.”
Anti-government protesters in Iraq celebrated a 2-1 win over Iran, chanting ‘Iran, out!’
A key U.N. committee has approved a resolution condemning North Korea’s widespread human rights violations which may amount to crimes against humanity — a decision denounced by the country as “politically motivated” and based on “fabrications.”
