A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes
The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may off...
Oil, Hunters and Dr. Phil: How a Longshot Project Is Shaking Up Greenland
A U.S. oil company says it could be on the verge of a major discovery in Greenland. The proposal comes at a tricky time for the Arctic island, and loc...
Former Catholic Bishop Is Convicted of Sexual Abuse, Australian News Outlets Say
A court found Christopher Alan Saunders, the former bishop of Broome, guilty of sexually abusing two men, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation repo...
Hundreds of Flights Canceled in Sicily as Mount Etna Erupts
Etna erupts often, but it usually doesn’t release this much ash, an expert said. Tens of thousands of travelers’ plans have been disrupted in the past...
Putin Visits Islands Seized from Japan in World War II, Angering Tokyo
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan has been a public critic of Mr. Putin, who has denounced her country’s sanctions against Russia over the Ukrain...
How China Remembers Zhu Rongji, the Premier Who Spoke His Mind
Tributes to the former premier recalled his spirited style and his efforts to integrate China into global commerce, in contrast with the rigidity of t...
A Patient’s Final Breath in a Congolese Ebola Ward
The distance between life and death is razor thin at one medical clinic in Rwampara, the heart of the epidemic ravaging the Democratic Republic of Con...
What to Know About Thursday’s Special Election in Clacton: Farage vs. Binface
Nigel Farage, the right-wing populist leader, forced a by-election in his parliamentary seat of Clacton after he came under pressure over his financia...
What to Know About Thursday’s Special Election in Clacton: Farage vs. Binface
Nigel Farage, the right-wing populist leader, forced a by-election in his parliamentary seat of Clacton after he came under pressure over his financia...
Arabian Sea Bird and Turtle Habitat Threatened by Oil From Grounded Tanker
The spill of Russian crude bound for India compounds the environmental damage from spills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers and oil fa...
For Trump, Secret Flight Was a Stunning Ruse. For Putin, ‘a Regular Tuesday.’
President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge pales in comparison to the secrecy surrounding Russia’s president, whose fixation on security has reached n...
Driver Sets Record for Hydrogen-Powered Vehicle at More Than 406 M.P.H.
Andy Green, a 64-year-old retired Royal Air Force pilot from Britain, was already the only person to break the sound barrier on land. “The ground come...
A Special U.S. Navy Squadron Photographed the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Spain in 1905
Three American warships were sent to Valencia to capture pictures of the sun’s corona with a high-definition camera that would cost over $34,000 in to...
A Special U.S. Navy Squadron Photographed the Last Total Solar Eclipse in Spain in 1905
Three American warships were sent to Valencia to capture pictures of the sun’s corona with a high-definition camera that would cost over $34,000 in to...
More Than 40 Dead After a Ferry Capsizes on Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba
The vessel was crowded far beyond capacity and was hit by strong waves, the police said. While dozens have been rescued, the search continues for an u...
