Powerful earthquake hits Philippines

A powerful earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on December 15, killing a child and damaging buildings.

       

North Korea claims another 'crucial test' at its rocket launch site

The test possibly involved technologies to improve intercontinental ballistic missiles that could potentially reach the continental United States.

       

Ex-Sudan President al-Bashir gets two years for money laundering, corruption

A court in Sudan convicted former President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption, sentencing him to two years in a rehab facility.

       

Bald eagle wrapped in octopus' tentacles rescued by salmon farmers

Salmon farmers at Vancouver Island, Canada rescued a bald eagle trapped in the tentacles of a large octopus.

       

2 bodies still missing from volcano eruption off New Zealand that killed 16 people

The bodies of six victims of a volcanic eruption on a popular New Zealand tourist island were recovered Friday. Two bodies remain missing.

       

Analysis: Britain's 'strange' vote, won by Boris Johnson, heralds American-style 'shift'

Boris Johnson comfortably won a vote linked to Brexit and Britain's place in the world. That place now looks more 'mid-Atlantic' than European.

       

Senate recognizes Armenian genocide over objections of Trump and Turkish government

For decades, Turkey had deployed an army of lobbyists to stop the measure. But that effort fell short on Thursday.