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Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident
Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries.
December 21, 2024Thousands stream into Belgrade square to protest against populist Serbian president
Tens of thousands have streamed into a central square in Serbia’s capital for a big rally against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government
December 22, 2024In Assad's hometown, few shared in his family's fortune. They hope they won't share in his downfall
On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad — whose son, Bashar Assad, was ousted two weeks ago — vandals have sprayed variations of the phrase, “Damn your soul, Hafez.”
December 22, 2024
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10 dead in small plane crash in Brazil
At least 17 others, who had been in the area Christmas shopping, were injured.
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2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in 'friendly fire' incident: Officials
One of the pilots has minor injuries, according to the U.S. Central Command.
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Rome's iconic Trevi Fountain reopens after renovation work
Rome’s iconic Trevi Fountain has reopened ahead of the inauguration of the 2025 Jubilee Holy Year, following the completion of extraordinary maintenance
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December 22
At least 10 are killed as a small plane crashes into a Brazilian town popular with tourists
Brazil’s Civil Defense Agency says a small plane has crashed into a Brazilian town that's popular with tourists and killed all 10 passengers and crew on board
December 22
December 22
Thousands stream into Belgrade square to protest against populist Serbian president
Tens of thousands have streamed into a central square in Serbia’s capital for a big rally against populist President Aleksandar Vucic and his government
December 22
December 22
Suspect in Germany Christmas market attack facing murder charges, police say
The attack occurred on Friday night in the eastern city of Magdeburg.
December 22
December 22
'El Gordo' lottery in Spain spreads Christmas riches worth $2.8 billion
Spaniards have been anticipating the arrival of “El Gordo” or “The Fat One” for weeks
December 22
December 22
Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas
Pope Francis has called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday prayer ahead of Christmas celebrations, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza
December 22
December 22
Destructive Cyclone Chido unearths tensions between locals and migrants in France's Mayotte
Cyclone Chido not only ravaged Mayotte’s fragile infrastructure but also laid bare deep-seated tensions between the island’s residents and its large migrant population
December 22
December 22
Ukrainian drones hit a Russian fuel depot for the second time this month
Ukrainian drones have struck a major Russian oil terminal for the second time in just over a week, according to the Russian local governor, as part of a “massive” cross-border attack on fuel and energy facilities that Kyiv says supply Moscow's military
December 22
December 22
Iran's supreme leader says Syrian youth will resist incoming government
Iran’s supreme leader says young Syrians will resist the new government emerging after the overthrow of President Bashar Assad as he again accused the United States and Israel of sowing chaos in the country
December 22
December 22
At least 4 dead in Turkish ambulance helicopter crash
An ambulance helicopter has crashed in southwestern Turkey, killing all four people on board
December 22
December 22
At least 32 killed in stampedes at 2 Christmas charity events in Nigeria
Nigerian police say the death toll from stampedes during two Christmas charity events has increased from 13 to 32
December 22
December 22
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 16, Palestinian officials say
Palestinian medical officials say Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 16 people
December 22
December 22
China says US is 'playing with fire' after latest military aid for Taiwan
The Chinese government is protesting the latest American announcements of military sales and assistance to Taiwan, warning the United States that it is “playing with fire.”
December 22
December 22
Winter is hitting Gaza and many Palestinians have little protection from the cold
Nearly two million displaced Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to protect themselves from the coming winter
December 22
December 22
In Assad's hometown, few shared in his family's fortune. They hope they won't share in his downfall
On the walls of the palatial mausoleum built to house the remains of former Syrian President Hafez Assad — whose son, Bashar Assad, was ousted two weeks ago — vandals have sprayed variations of the phrase, “Damn your soul, Hafez.”
December 22
December 21
As flooding becomes a yearly disaster in South Sudan, thousands survive on the edge of a canal
Flooding is becoming a yearly disaster in South Sudan
December 21
December 21
2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in 'friendly fire' incident: Military
The military said a full investigation is underway.
December 21
December 21
Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly fire' incident
Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries.
December 21
December 21
The water was their livelihood. Now Thailand's sea nomads work to preserve a vanishing way of life
The Moken, a group of indigenous people from Thailand and Myanmar, once sailed freely between the archipelago of 800 islands off the coast of the two countries
December 21
December 21
As Christmas nears, Ecuador's homes get a break from power cuts but companies still face rationing
As Christmas approaches and people decorate their homes with lights, Ecuadoreans are getting some relief from the severe power cuts that have hounded the country this year with President Daniel Noboa saying there will be no power rationing for resident...
December 21
December 21
5 killed, including 9-year-old, 200 injured in German Christmas market attack
The attack occurred on Friday night in the eastern city of Magdeburg.
December 21
December 21
Santa Claus joins sharks for a holiday swim at a Rio de Janeiro aquarium
Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro — under water
December 21
December 21
Greek authorities say boat capsizing victims and survivors were from Afghanistan. 2 Turks arrested
Greece's coast guard says it continues to search for survivors or victims of a speedboat that capsized carrying migrants off the eastern Greek island of Rhodes
December 21
December 21
38 people are dead and over 100 remain missing in Congo after a ferry capsizes in the river Busira
Officials say 38 people are confirmed dead, and over 100 remain missing in Congo after an overloaded ferry — full of people returning home for Christmas — capsized late Friday night
December 21
December 21
Child among 5 dead, over 200 injured after car attack in Germany
A young child is one of the at least 5 dead and over 200 injured in the vehicle-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Germany on Friday, according to Minister President Reiner Haseloff.
December 21
December 21
Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the northwest
The Pakistani Taliban says it carried out a deadly attack on a military checkpoint in the country's northwest
December 21
December 21
Vatican advances beatification process for Belgium's king who abdicated rather than approve abortion
The Vatican has taken the first main step to implement Pope Francis’ wish that Belgium’s late king be beatified
December 21
December 21
Syrian soldiers distance themselves from Assad in return for promised amnesty
Hundreds of former Syrian soldiers are reporting to the country’s new rulers for the first time since Bashar Assad was ousted to answer questions about whether they may have been involved in crimes against civilians in exchange for a promised amnesty
December 21
December 21
22 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil
Officials say 22 people have been killed in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil
December 21
December 21
German Christmas market ramming is the latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons
Police are treating a car-ramming at a Christmas market in Germany that killed at least five people as an attack
December 21
December 21
13 dead, including children, in stampedes at Nigeria Christmas charity events
Large crowds gathered for food and clothing distributed at Christmas events.
December 21
December 21
10 die in stampede in Nigeria at Christmas food distribution event
Authorities in Nigeria say ten people, including four children, have been killed in a stampede in the capital city as a large crowd gathered to collect food items distributed by a local church at a Christmas event
December 21
December 21
Russian aircraft grounded by 'massive' overnight Ukrainian drone attack
Russian authorities reported 8 Ukrainian drones over the city of Kazan.
December 21
December 21
What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack
Germany is still in shock and struggling to understand the suspect behind the attack in the city of Magdeburg
December 21
December 21
France's Mayotte struggles to recover as cyclone overwhelms hospitals
A week after Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte, France’s poorest territory, the island remains in crisis
December 21
December 21
Cyprus can help rid Syria of chemical weapons and search for its missing, Cypriot top diplomat says
Cyprus’ top diplomat says his country stands ready to help eliminate Syria’s remaining chemical weapons stockpiles and to support a search for people whose fate remains unknown after more than a decade of war
December 21
December 21
Ukrainian drones strike deep into Russian territory, hundreds of miles from the front line
Ukraine has brought the war into the heart of Russia with drone attacks that Russian authorities said damaged residential buildings in the city of Kazan, some 600 miles from the front line
December 21
December 21
Tel Aviv hit by Yemen rocket strike, 16 hurt; Palestinians mourn children in Gaza
Houthi rebels later reported airstrikes in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa.
December 21
December 21
Germans mourn attack on Christmas market with no answers about why
Authorities in the German city of Magdeburg say at least two people were killed and dozens were injured after a car plowed into a busy Christmas market what officials called a deliberate attack
December 21
December 21
AP PHOTOS: Scenes of devastation from the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami
On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of Sumatra, causing a massive wave that devastated Asian coastal communities across thousands of miles.
Some 230,000 people died as the tsunami leveled remote villages, ports and tourist resorts in Indonesia, Thailand, India and Sri Lanka, among other countries.
Ahead of the 20th anniversary of a disaster that's still vividly remembered in the region, here's a look back at the aftermath. In these photos, a resident of a fishing village in India's Tamil Nadu state contemplates the remains of her house as fires continue to burn in her village. In Thailand, dozens of bodies are lined up at a Buddhist temple, and a young Swedish boy carries a sign listing family members he hasn't seen since they were swept out to sea from their beachfront hotel.
In Sri Lanka, villagers search for the dead among derailed train cars, lighting fires to cremate those they find. And in Aceh, Indonesia, the worst-hit area nearest the...
December 21
December 20
Sectarian violence in Syria has been less intense than feared since Assad's ouster
The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule
December 20
December 20
2 dead, nearly 70 injured when car plows into German Christmas market: Officials
A suspect has been arrested in the attack in Magdeburg, sources said.
December 20
December 20
Officials investigating deadly car attack in Germany
ABC News’ Juju Chang spoke with ABC News contributor and former DHS official Elizabeth Neumann about the Christmas market attack in Germany and how U.S. officials are taking extra protective measures.
December 20
December 20
Indonesians mark 2 decades since tragic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands
Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani still cries when she recalls how she lost her mother while trying to escape the giant waves and her father to the sea
December 20
December 20
Guatemala authorities raid ultra-orthodox Jewish sect's compound after report of abuse
Guatemalan authorities have searched the compound of an extremist ultra-orthodox Jewish sect and taken at least 160 minors and 40 women into protective custody after reports of abuse
December 20
December 20
Driver in Christmas market crash is doctor from Saudi Arabia: German officials
At least two people were killed in the incident and 60 others were injured, according to a German security official.
December 20
December 20
Regional court faults El Salvador for denying a mother's access to abortion, violating her rights
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has found El Salvador’s government responsible for violating the rights of a young Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion of her anencephalic fetus in a country with a total abortion ban
December 20
December 20
Zambian police arrest 2 over alleged plot to bewitch President Hichilema
Two people have been arrested for allegedly plotting to harm Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema using witchcraft
December 20