Man Burns to Death After Rushing Into Burning Man Festival Flames
NEVADA — A man rushed past layers of security officers into a massive fire at the Burning Man festival's signature ceremony, suffering burns that left him dead just hours later.
Xi Calls for BRICS to Play a Bigger Role in World Governance
XIAMEN, China — Five major emerging economies opened a summit Monday to map out their future course, with host Chinese President Xi Jinping calling on them to play a bigger role in world governance, reject protectionism and inject new energy into tackling the gap between the world's wealthy and developing nations.
More Rohingya Pour Into Bangladesh; Camps at Full Capacity
SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh — Aid officials said relief camps were reaching full capacity as thousands of Rohingya refugees continued to pour into Bangladesh on Sunday fleeing violence in western Myanmar.
Seoul: N. Korea Believed to Have Conducted 6th Nuclear Test
SEOUL —North Korea likely conducted its sixth nuclear test Sunday, South Korea's military said after detecting a strong earthquake near the North's main nuclear test site. Hours earlier, Pyongyang claimed its leader had inspected a hydrogen bomb meant for a new intercontinental ballistic missile.
Thousands More Rohingya Refugees Flee Myanmar by Land, Sea
SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh — Tens of thousands more people have crossed by boat and on foot into Bangladesh in the last 24 hours as they flee violence in western Myanmar, the UNHCR said Saturday.
The Muslim Hajj Pilgrimage: In Numbers
MINA, Saudi Arabia — The Islamic hajj pilgrimage draws people from around the world to Saudi Arabia each year. The crowds, squeezed shoulder to shoulder in prayer five times a day, fill the city of Mecca and surrounding areas to perform a number of physically demanding and intricate rites.
Ai Weiwei Puts Human Face on Migrant Crisis in ‘Human Flow’
VENICE, Italy — The United Nations says there are 65 million forcibly displaced people around the world – a number so huge it can be overwhelming to contemplate.
Sheriff: 2 Bodies Pulled from California River Gorge
FRESNO, California — A recovery team using a helicopter and a winch on Friday dragged a car from the middle of a dangerous California river where it had been stranded for more than a month and freed two bodies inside believed to be a pair of exchange students from Thailand.
World’s Highest Sandcastle Built in Germany
BERLIN — The world's highest sandcastle is now standing 16.68 meters tall in the German city of Duisburg.
A German travel operator organized the construction...
Boats Carrying Fleeing Rohingya Sink in Bangladesh; 26 Dead
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Three boats carrying ethnic Rohingya fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized in Bangladesh and 26 bodies of women and children have been recovered, officials said Thursday.
