World-renowned mountaineer Nirmal Purja and nine others were killed during an avalanche on Pakistan's Broad Peak, it was confirmed Saturday.

An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off the main island of Java on Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and dozens missing as rescuers and passing vessels evacuated hundreds from the burning ship,

A truck exploded outside a National Police base in Colombia on Saturday, injuring 11 people and killing an 8-year-old police dog named Gorda.

A small tourist plane crashed Saturday (August 1) while flying over southern Peru's Nazca Lines archaeological site, killing all 13 people aboard, Peru's government said. A Ministry of Transport and Communications statement said the plane was carrying 11 foreign tourists,

Venezuela’s government and some opposition members formally launched a US-backed political dialogue that could establish the terms for future democratic elections.

The crisis in Ceuta, on the African coast, instantly became a touchstone in the global migrant debate as suspicions swirled that the viral incident was orchestrated.

Three people were killed and 21 injured when a homemade bomb exploded in a Moscow cafe Saturday. The cause of the blast remains under investigation.

Europe’s wildfire crisis split into three stark fronts Sunday: gale-force winds drove flames deeper into the Athens region and forced fresh evacuations, France guarded a still-burning scar four times the size of Paris,