The fire was extinguished after three hours of intense effort, with the cause still under investigation, officials said.

Heavy rain often sends everyone running indoors to stay dry—but centuries ago, there was an even more pressing reason to avoid the streets. “Back when public sanitation was practically nonexistent, a ...

A woman from Syria's Alawite minority has spoken about her harrowing experience of being kidnapped and raped by gunmen.

The United States has for the first time criticized China for aiming radars at Japanese military aircraft during a training exercise last week, an incident over which the Asian neighbors have given ...