World News
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Zimbabwe billionaire donates cash to end prolonged doctors' strike
Doctors in Zimbabwe have agreed to return to work amid a prolonged strike that had paralyzed the country's health care system after accepting a billionaire's offer to break the impasse.
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US environmental reporter jailed in Indonesia over visa regulations
An American journalist was arrested in Indonesia Tuesday, sparking fears that his detention could signal an impending crackdown on other foreign journalists in the country.
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UK woman believed to be oldest female World War II veteran dead at 108
Anne Robson, who was believed to be the oldest living female World War II veteran, died at 108 in Scotland.
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Ex-CIA contractor who developed controversial interrogation program testifies at Guantanamo Bay
The psychologist contracted by the Bush administration to create a CIA torture program testified for the first time in a Guantanamo Bay courtroom Tuesday in connection to the death-penalty trial for five men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
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US 'likely' to deploy anti-missile system to protect American troops in Iraq
The Pentagon is likely deploying a missile-defense system to Iraq in response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack on an Iraqi base housing American troops earlier this month, U.S. defense officials tell Fox News.
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Last decade was the most expensive for natural disasters, over $1 trillion increase, report says
Severe weather such as devastating flooding and powerful hurricanes contributed to why the last decade was the worst on record for economic losses due to natural disasters around the globe, according to report released Wednesday.
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Putin to meet mother of American-born Israeli woman jailed in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet the mother of American-born Israeli backpacker Naama Issachar, jailed in Russia for carrying a few grams of cannabis in her luggage, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
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Dutch man who kept children captive wanted to ward off 'bad spirits' with beatings, prosecutors claim
A Dutch father told his six unregistered children he held captive in a bunker that "bad spirits" would enter their bodies if they talked to outsiders, one of many disturbing and bizarre allegations that surfaced after the isolated farmhouse case has gone to court.
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Winter storm in Spain caused surge that 'ravaged' major delta area
A powerful winter storm that battered Spain for days, killing at least five people, also spawned devastating flooding in a major delta area.
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Greece lawmakers elect country's first female president
Greece’s lawmakers elected their country’s first female president Wednesday, with an overwhelming majority voting in favor of high court judge Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
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Arizona mother of 2 vacationing in Belize vanishes from small island, is 'feared no longer alive,' family says
An American mother of two vacationing in Belize disappeared over the weekend while she and her boyfriend camped on an island less than an acre in size, officials said Wednesday.
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Brazilian far-right member of fascist group claims responsibility for Molotov cocktail
The man Brazilian police accuse of being the mastermind behind a fiery Molotov cocktail attack in the headquarters of the producing company behind the controversial Netflix satirical Christmas special portraying Jesus as gay told Fox News exclusively that the attack was symbolic and justified.
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Deported Mexican national could be ‘serial killer’ after 5th body found in Tijuana: police
A Mexican man now accused of killing at least five people – including his own in-law who traveled from California to Tijuana to collect rent from their tenants – may be a serial killer who was luring potential victims in with offers for cars for sale, Mexican authorities said Tuesday.
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Afghanistan Ambassador partners with Independence Fund, brings cultures together
Amb. Roya Rahmani says 40 years of war has left her country with deep wounds.
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Putin names new Cabinet, keeps foreign, defense, finance ministers
Russian President Vladimir Putin formed his new cabinet Tuesday, days after he fast-tracked sweeping reforms to the country's constitution that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024.
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More US troops flown out of Iraq after Iran missile attack, officials say
Additional U.S. troops have been flown out of Iraq for closer evaluation of potential concussion injuries from the Iranian missile attack of Jan. 8, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday.
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New ISIS leader? What to know about the terror network’s hardline founding member
The Islamic State has named a new leader to replace Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who died in a U.S. Special Operations forces raid on a compound in northern Syria’s Idlib Province in October, reports say.
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UN Security Council must recognize Iran as the real Mideast aggressor, Kelly Craft says
Kelly Craft, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, called out the Security Council in a speech Tuesday, saying the world body continued to criticize Israel but failed to work toward keeping Iran in check.
Attorney General Hill traveled to Washington D.C. on Wednesday to participate in a press conference on this matter with several other states’ attorneys general.
A concerned citizen informed police about the potential deal after seeing messages on Snapchat.
The simulation based on the Hispanic tradition of La Posadas is a ritual usually enacted in the days leading up to Christmas.
East Central picked up a big win over Lawrenceburg in girls basketball.
This announcement was made last night.
The ORVC report for January 13-18 was released Tuesday.
