(LONDON) -- An American tourist was seriously injured in a shark attack in Turks and Caicos on Wednesday, authorities said. The 22-year-old Connecticut woman was snorkeling with a friend in the waters off Providenciales island at around 3 p.m. local time when a shark attacked, according to the Royal Turks…
(LONDON) -- One of the world's most wanted fugitives, accused of involvement in the Rwandan genocide, has been arrested in South Africa after more than two decades on the run, authorities announced Thursday. Fulgence Kayishema was taken into custody in Paarl, about 35 miles northeast of Cape Town, on Wednesday…
(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration is investigating claims that American munitions initially supplied to the Ukrainian government have been used in a rare cross-border attack on Russia by groups of anti-Kremlin assailants, U.S. officials said on Wednesday. "We're looking into those reports that the U.S. equipment and vehicles could have been…
(NEW YORK) -- Orcas may be teaching each other to attack boats following a spate of strikes on sailboats off the coast of Europe, some observers say. Sailors have reported a series of "coordinated" attacks by a group of orcas, including a May 22 strike on a 26-foot vessel sailing…
(NEW YORK) -- A U.S. nonprofit created after a school shooting is helping troops in Ukraine learn crucial medical care -- and some soldiers on the ground credit the new skill set with saving lives. Stop the Bleed, a nonprofit collaboration from the American College of Surgeons formed in the…
(LONDON) -- Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has lost his bid to challenge a decision that he cannot pay for police protection while he is in the United Kingdom. A judge ruled Tuesday that Harry cannot bring a second case against the U.K. Home Office, querying their stance that…
(NEW YORK) -- Researchers have discovered hundreds of new animal and plant species in remote parts of the world previously inaccessible to humans, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Among the 380 newly found species include animal vertebrates such as a color-changing lizard, a thick-thumbed bat, a poisonous snake named…
(NEW YORK) -- More than 50 years ago, a plane carrying 45 passengers and crew, including a Uruguayan rugby team and some of their friends and family, crashed in the Andes mountains in Argentina. For 10 weeks, the survivors had to deal with the extremes before they were rescued, including…
(SLOVYANSK, Ukraine) -- The frontlines in eastern Ukraine are shifting in significant ways, with Russia and Ukraine carrying out offensive operations in and around Bakhmut. Russian forces inside the city have made further advances and claim to have full control of every district. Ukraine claims its forces are still fighting…
(BAJA, Mexico) -- At least 10 people were killed and nine were wounded when an apparent team of gunmen ambushed a car rally in Baja, Mexico, about 73 miles from the U.S. border, authorities said. The horrific attack unfolded just after 2 p.m. on Saturday in San Vicente, near Ensenada,…
