Israeli forces raid al-Shifa Hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting

Israeli troops stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility filled with hundreds of patients, including newborns, who have gone for days without electricity and with little food as fighting raged around them.

Armed gang takes hundreds of women and children hostage at Haiti hospital

The director of a Haiti medical center is pleading for help after an armed gang burst into the hospital and took hostage hundreds of women, children and newborns.

Watch: Russian-born mayor in Colombian town proves he's not a hologram after legal action filed

Russian-born Mayor Mikhail Krasnov of Tunja, Colombia, faced an unusual challenge as he had to prove his authenticity and dispel hologram and microchip implantation accusations through a legal action known as "tutela."

Carnival Glory cruise ship passenger vanishes, Coast Guard searching Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a passenger who went missing while traveling aboard the Carnival Glory cruise ship sailing in the Gulf of Mexico, officials said Tuesday.

Large crack in Iceland slices through Grindavik roads as volcanic eruption chances remain high

Large cracks in Iceland are beginning to appear, some seen with steam coming out of them, as hundreds of small earthquakes have shaken the area amid the threat of a likely dangerous volcanic eruption.

Iceland volcanic eruption could wreak havoc on international air travel

As volcanic and seismic activity continues to rattle southwestern Iceland with thousands of small earthquakes, scientists remain on alert, still declaring that there is a "significant likelihood" of volcanic eruption in the coming days.

Lion captured after escaping from circus near Rome, Italy

Videos posted on social media appeared to show the lion, named Kimba, roaming the residential streets of the seaside town Ladispoli.

Diwali record set as millions of Indians celebrate amid air pollution worries

A “hazardous” 400-500 air quality level was recorded last week, but unexpected rain and wind improved the air on Diwali. But levels are expected to soar again after the celebrations.

Iceland clears town, issues aviation warning amid possible volcanic eruption

Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland left their homes Saturday after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region.

Rare Titanic first-class menu from ill-fated voyage heads to auction

This historic menu, which dates back to the ill-fated ship's voyage from Queenstown to New York, features dishes like spring lamb and "squab à la godard."

4 men charged in $5.95M gold toilet heist from Winston Churchill's birthplace

Four men were charged Monday over the theft of an 18-carat gold toilet from Blenheim Palace, the sprawling English country mansion where British wartime leader Winston Churchill was born.

Climate activists take hammers to famous painting in London museum

Climate activists took hammers to a famous painting in London on Monday while calling for the U.K. to stop new oil and gas projects in the country.