Happy the elephant, whose name became known far beyond the Bronx Zoo, has died at 55 after a life that connected science, animal welfare, courtroom debate and decades of care…

A night meant for rest turned into a devastating tragedy in Kenya after a fire swept through Utumishi Girls Academy Senior School in Gilgil, killing at least 16 students and…

Belgium is mourning a devastating school transport tragedy after a passenger train struck a minibus carrying children at a level crossing in Buggenhout, East Flanders, killing four people, including two…

A suspected chemical spray incident at Tokyo’s Ginza Six shopping complex sent more than 20 people to hospital on Monday, after visitors reported throat pain, coughing and irritation inside the…

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Hawaii’s Big Island late Friday night, shaking homes across South Kona and sending tremors across several islands, including Maui, Oahu and Kauai. The earthquake was…

Mount Everest has produced another headline-grabbing record, but this one is less about glory and more about pressure. A record 274 climbers reached the summit from Nepal’s side in a…

China’s coal industry is again under intense scrutiny after a deadly gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province left at least 82 people dead and nine others…