Bodies found in Rio Grande near US-Mexico border: Officials

Bodies found in Rio Grande near US-Mexico border: Officials

(EAGLE PASS, TX) -- Two people have been found dead in the southern part of the Rio Grande river, officials said. One body was found stuck in the lines of orange buoys installed by Texas authorities near the U.S.-Mexico border. A second body was discovered separately in the area of…
US orders partial departure of US embassy in Niger as political unrest escalates

US orders partial departure of US embassy in Niger as political unrest escalates

(NIAMEY, Niger) -- The State Department has ordered the departure of some U.S. citizens from Niger Wednesday as the violence from the attempted military coup escalates. "Given ongoing developments in Niger and out of an abundance of caution, the Department of State is ordering the temporary departure of non-emergency U.S. government…
Body of hiker missing for 37 years discovered in melting glacier

Body of hiker missing for 37 years discovered in melting glacier

(LONDON) -- The body of a hiker who has been missing for 37 years has been unearthed on a thawing glacier near the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps. A 38-year-old German mountaineer was reported missing after failing to return from a hike in Sept. 1986, the Valais cantonal police in…
Death toll rises to 54 after blast at Pakistan political gathering

Death toll rises to 54 after blast at Pakistan political gathering

(LONDON) -- The death toll after an apparent suicide bombing in Pakistan has risen to 54, officials said on Monday. No organization has yet taken responsibility for the apparent suicide bombing, which injured dozens of others when it rocked a political rally in the country's northwest, local officials said. "Those…
Haiti’s gang violence worsens humanitarian crisis amid political turmoil

Haiti’s gang violence worsens humanitarian crisis amid political turmoil

(PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) -- When handing out machetes on the streets of Haiti to people who've never really used them, it's important to wrap up the blades. They're really sharp, and it's easy to hurt yourself, says Mertil Marcelin, a 35-year-old with a thick black beard who calls himself "The Machete…