Yet despite the latest horrifying incident, flying remains far safer than other forms of transport; only rail rivals aviation for keeping passengers alive. Each of the almost 280 fatalities in ...

With the Shia Alawite sect making up only 10 percent of the population in the majority Sunni country, Syria’s de-facto ruler is trying to keep tensions from boiling over. Simona Foltyn reports.

A gaggle of Canada geese that sparked warnings to Auckland motorists have been persuaded to move off the road, police say. Police earlier warned motorists on State Highway 18, near the Constellation ...

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the former Al-Qaeda affiliate that led the rebel campaign that toppled Mr Assad, has repeatedly vowed to protect minority religious groups, who fear the new rulers could seek ...

Video / NZ Herald Police officers have managed to shepherd a “significant number” of geese off State Highway 18 on Auckland’s North Shore. The road is now clear after police earlier urged ...

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former al-Qaeda affiliate that led the rebel campaign that toppled Assad, has repeatedly vowed to protect minority groups, who fear the new rulers could seek to ...

Upon further investigation, officers said the saw used in the assault was a circular saw taped to a wooden 2x4 board. The 45-year-old suspect, from Ann Arbor, fled the scene in his vehicle but was ...

With 500,000 dead in the war and more than 100,000 missing, the new authorities have also pledged justice for the victims of abuses under the deposed ruler. Syria's new leaders face the monumental ...

Sweet Marsh, a wetland northeast of Tripoli, welcomes Canada geese, trumpeter swans and dabbling ducks. However, these three types of birds are succumbing to bird flu at rapid rates. Jason Auel ...

Sitting at Washington Dulles International Airport earlier this year, Ady Beitler overheard both sides of an argument so caustic that “if it was my marriage, it would have been a breakup.” For ...

Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the former al Qaeda affiliate which led the rebel campaign that toppled Assad, has repeatedly vowed to protect minority groups, who fear the new rulers could seek to ...

An Embraer passenger plane flying from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with 62 passengers and five crew on board, Kazakh authorities announced ...