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Édgar Zúñiga runs this 80-year-old ice cream shop in Quito. This shop has seen a lot of history, including back in the 1990s when power had to be rationed. There were blackouts and even a national ...

On the morning of Aug. 1, 1966, Charles Whitman, a former Marine, stepped out on the observation deck of the University of Texas Tower and aimed his Remington bolt-action rifle at his first victims on ...

The 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York destroyed much more than the landmark Twin Towers of the city’s World Trade Center. A total of 10 buildings, including all seven of the WTC complex, and the ...

BOMANDORO, Central African Republic — For the past two years, Guillaume Benam has spent most of his days doing back-breaking labor, hunting for the riches that so many of his countrymen have fought ...

The sprawling Russia investigation that has dogged President Donald Trump predates both the November 2016 election of the billionaire businessman and the May 2017 appointment of special counsel Robert ...

The first protests against Assad quickly spread across the country, and are met by security forces with a wave of arrests and shootings. Some protesters take up guns, and military units defect as the ...

Le continent africain a connu une augmentation significative des coups d’État ces dix-huit derniers mois au cours desquels des militaires ont pris le pouvoir au Burkina Faso, au Soudan, en Guinée, au ...

Abiy announces an end to what he calls a “law enforcement operation” after federal forces retake the city of Mekelle, the Tigray regional capital. Learn more ...

赤潮也称“红色幽灵”，指特定环境条件下，海水中某些浮游植物、原生动物或细菌爆发性增殖或高度聚集，引起水体变色的 ...

* Includes victims who died as a result of the shooting, in some cases decades later due to injuries suffered at the scene.

Two generations of refugees created their lives on the Gulf of Mexico. But as the seafood industry limps along, these unexpected Americans — and the entire region — are questioning their future. BAYOU ...