Posted inWorld
Three of four engines on stricken Norway cruise ship restarted
A cruise ship that broke down in rough seas off the Norwegian coast with some 1,300 passengers and crew on board has restarted three of its four engines and will…
Posted inWorld
U.S. Treasury sanctions Venezuela’s national development bank
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Friday slapped sanctions on Venezuelan Economic and Social Development Bank (BANDES) and on four other financial institutions BANDES owns or controls, over an…
Posted inWorld
Museum is glad to finally hear: Yes, it’s really a Van Gogh
A painting at a Connecticut museum that has long been thought to be by Vincent Van Gogh has been authenticated as such by Dutch researchers. The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford…
Posted inWorld
A rare albino penguin makes its debut at zoo in Poland
The albino penguin hatched in mid-December and has been under veterinary care. In the wild, such an unusual-looking penguin would be rejected by other penguins and would have little chance…
Posted inWorld
US sanctions Iranian individuals, entities related with weapons program
The U.S. Department of the Treasury said on Friday that it had slapped sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities for their involvement in a defense research organization of Iran that…
Posted inWorld
Spacewalking astronauts swap out space station’s batteries
Changing batteries in orbit took some huffing and puffing and some intricate maneuvering by two spacewalkers Friday. But in the end, it went almost as smoothly as doing the chore…
Posted inWorld
Family of slain boy visits Christchurch mosque as it reopens
A Jordanian prince and the family of a slain 3-year-old boy and were among those who visited a New Zealand mosque Saturday when it reopened for the first time since…
Posted inWorld
US-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State
U.S.-backed forces in Syria announced Saturday they have liberated the last pocket of territory held by the Islamic State in Syria, declaring victory over the extremist group and bringing an…
Posted inWorld
Super bloom visible from space
An image picked up by the DigitalGlobe's WorldView-2 satellite shows blooming poppies on hillsides along Walker Canyon near Lake Elsinore in California on March 19, 2019.
Posted inWorld
Indonesia safety board denies leaking Lion Air probe details
Indonesia's transportation safety board denied on Thursday that it leaked details from its probe into the crash of a Lion Air flight in October. The chairman of the National Transportation…