Satellite photos show Tonga before and after huge undersea volcano eruption
Significant damage is being reported on the Pacific island of Tonga and thick ash on an airport runway is preventing aid from arriving.
World
Photos show the aftermath of the fatal Abu Dhabi attack
The images by Planet Labs PBC show smoke rising over an Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. fuel depot in the Mussafah neighborhood of Abu Dhabi on Monday.
Watchdog warned months before U.S. pullout Afghanistan's air force would collapse
American authorities had been alerted that Afghanistan's air force did not have the capabilities to survive after a U.S. withdrawal.
Co-owner of the NBA's Warriors lambasted after saying 'nobody cares about the Uyghurs'
The 34-year-old billionaire repeatedly told his podcast co-hosts that "Nobody cares about the Uyghurs." The sound bite has gone viral and has been viewed millions of times on Twitter.
Sotheby's unveils 555.55-carat black diamond thought to come from outer space
Black diamonds are extremely rare, and are found naturally only in Brazil and Central Africa. The cosmic origin theory of "The Enigma" is based on carbon isotopes and high hydrogen content.
UAE has promised to respond after drone attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Explosions in Abu Dhabi killed three people near fuel trucks. Houthi rebels claim they've struck the United Arab Emirates for its fight against them in Yemen and the UAE promises to respond.
An epic inheritance fight will soon cost a Texas-born princess her 16th century villa
After years of legal wrangling, the sprawling Roman villa filled with masterpieces from antiquity to the Renaissance will hit the auction block Tuesday with a starting price of $534 million.
Sudan's pro-democracy movement hopes to force a transition to civilian rule
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly chats with Kholood Khair, managing partner of a think tank in Khartoum, about ongoing pro-democracy protests in Sudan.
MLK's memory is honored by demonstrators calling for the passage of voting rights bill
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would. have turned 93 on Jan. 15. He was just 39 when he was assassinated in 1968 in Memphis, Tenn.
The free press in Hong Kong is under fire from the Chinese government, critics say
Critics say the Chinese government is targeting Hong Kong's free press. The Hong Kong Journalists' Association is trying to protect freedom of the press, but it's unclear how much longer it can do so.