Zimbabwe: 157 unvaccinated children died amid measles outbreak

At least 2,056 cases have been reported and virtually all of the deaths have been children who were not vaccinated.

Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seized Kabul as woes mount

A year later, the Taliban struggle to govern, while teenage girls are still barred from school and women are required to cover themselves head-to-toe in public.

Lawyers for Brittney Griner appeal Russian prison sentence

Lawyers for American basketball star Brittney Griner on Monday filed an appeal against her nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession.

Norway euthanizes popular 1,320-pound walrus Freya

Walruses are protected and as recently as last month officials said they hoped Freya would leave of her own accord and that euthanasia would be a last resort.

Fire at Cairo church kills 41, including 15 children

Egypt's health minister blamed the smoke and a stampede as people attempted to flee the fire for causing the fatalities.

Divers find wreckage of first US Navy destroyer sunk by enemy fire

The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command says more than half the ship’s crew was lost during the attack in World War I.

WHO to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns

Monkeypox was first named in 1958 when research monkeys in Denmark were observed to have a “pox-like” disease.

Roller coaster crash at Legoland park in Germany injures 34

Two roller coaster trains crashed into each other Thursday at an amusement park in southern Germany, injuring at least 34 people, two of them severely, German media reported.

Record-breaking rainfall, flooding leaves at least 9 dead in Seoul, South Korea

At least nine people have been killed after nearly 16 inches of rain led to historic flooding in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, and forecasters warn an additional 10 inches could fall by the end of the week.