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Ancient Roman column gets high-tech laser facelift
Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN | Posted Dec. 28 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
Vivid scenes of battlefield decapitations and female prisoners dragged off by their hair, carved into the 1,840-year-old marble Column of Marcus Aurelius towering over central Rome, are being brought back into focus through a $2.3 million laser restoration.
Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91
Thomas Adamson and Elaine Ganley, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 28 - 8:34 a.m. | Save Story
French 1960s sex symbol Brigitte Bardot has died at age 91. Bardot became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist.
At least 15 injured in a knife and chemical attack at a factory in Japan
Associated Press | Updated Dec. 27 - 5:43 p.m. | Save Story
A man has been arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with a chemical believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan.
Zelenskyy to discuss land, security guarantees with Trump on Sunday
Yuliia Dysa, Reuters | Updated Dec. 27 - 7:04 a.m. | Save Story
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants to discuss territorial issues, the main stumbling block in talks to end the war, with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Sunday, as a 20-point peace framework and a security guarantee deal near completion.
Gold is set for its best year since Jimmy Carter was president
John Towfighi, CNN | Posted Dec. 26 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
Gold is having its best year since 1979.
US launches strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria
Trevor Hunnicutt, Idrees Ali and Surbhi Misra, Reuters | Posted Dec. 25 - 8:22 p.m. | Save Story
The United States carried out a strike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government, President Donald Trump and the U.S. military said on Thursday, claiming the group had been targeting Christians in the region.
North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees test-firing of long-range missiles, KCNA says
Heejin Kim, Reuters | Posted Dec. 25 - 5:10 p.m. | Save Story
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing on Wednesday of long-range surface-to-air missiles at a launch site near its east coast, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.
Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 25 - 9:13 a.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything.
Trump-backed Asfura wins Honduras presidency after disputed election
Laura Garcia and Iñigo Alexander, Reuters | Posted Dec. 24 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate for Honduran president backed by President Donald Trump, was declared the winner more than three weeks after the Nov. 30 election.
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Joshua McElwee, Reuters | Updated Dec. 24 - 5:37 p.m. | Save Story
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
Thousands flock to Bethlehem to revive Christmas spirit after 2 years of war in Gaza
Melanie Lidman, Associated Press | Posted Dec. 24 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
After two years of subdued Christmas celebrations due to war in Gaza, thousands of people have flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve.
US strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific
The Associated Press | Posted Dec. 22 - 9:41 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person.
Trump unveils plan for 'Trump-class' battleships to boost US sea power
Reuters | Posted Dec. 22 - 5:23 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump announced on Monday plans to build a new "Trump-class" of battleships — larger, faster and "100 times more powerful" than any before — aimed at cementing U.S. naval dominance.
Japan prepares to restart world's biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
Kantaro Komiya, Yuka Obayashi and Katya Golubkova, Reuters | Posted Dec. 22 - 8:22 a.m. | Save Story
The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant on Monday, a watershed moment in the country's pivot back to nuclear since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Australian state parliament reconvenes to push stricter gun laws after Bondi mass shooting
Renju Jose, Reuters | Updated Dec. 21 - 7:47 p.m. | Save Story
Australia's New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Monday to vote on proposed new laws that would impose major curbs on firearm ownership.
US envoy Witkoff calls Ukraine talks productive
Steve Holland and Erin Banco, Reuters | Posted Dec. 21 - 3:03 p.m. | Save Story
Talks held between U.S., European and Ukrainian officials over the last three days in Florida aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine were productive and focused on aligning positions, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday.
Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10
Michelle Gumede and Alfonso Nqunjana, Associated Press | Updated Dec. 21 - 1:56 p.m. | Save Story
Authorities report that nine people have died and at least 10 others are injured after a shooting at a South African pub. The incident occurred early Sunday in Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg.
Australia holds day of reflection to honor victims of Bondi Beach attack
Sam McKeith, Reuters | Posted Dec. 21 - 8:02 a.m. | Save Story
Australia held a day of reflection on Sunday to honour those killed and wounded in a mass shooting that targeted a seaside Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach a week ago.
