Haitian gang leader charged in kidnapping of 16 US missionaries

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged the leader of a notoriously violent Haitian gang with conspiracy to commit hostage taking for his alleged role in the kidnapping of 16 Americans last year.

Russia pummels vital port of Odesa, targeting supply lines

Ukrainian officials say Russian missiles pummeled the vital port of Odesa, part of apparent efforts to disrupt supply lines and weapons shipments.

Sandals Bahamas hotel guests complained of insecticide odor where Americans found dead: report

Vacationers who have recently been in the area of the Sandals Bahamas resort where three Americans were found dead say they have complained about the "strong odor" of insecticide there, according to a report Tuesday.

Colombia cartel shuts down dozens of towns after leader extradited to US

The retaliation closed businesses, shut schools, suspended intercity bus service, and a professional soccer match couldn’t be played.

As Putin marks Victory Day, his troops make little war gains

While Western analysts in recent weeks had widely expected Putin to use the holiday to trumpet some kind of victory in Ukraine or announce an escalation, he did neither.

‘Everything shook’: Last civilians leave Ukraine steel mill

The steel mill in Mariupol, where roughly 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are making their last stand, is the only part of the city not under Russian control.

Afghanistan's Taliban order women to cover up head to toe

The decree says that women should leave the home only when necessary, and that male relatives would face punishment for violations.

Ukraine: Women, kids, older adults evacuated from Mariupol steel mill

All women, children and older adults have been evacuated from a Ukrainian steel mill that's been under attack by Russian forces for weeks.

Hotel Saratoga explosion devastates icon of Cuban capital; at least 18 dead

A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak has blown away outer walls from a five-star hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens.

50 more civilians rescued from besieged Mariupol steel plant

Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are believed to be holed up beneath Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol. Ukraine said a few hundred civilians were also trapped there.

US shared intel before Ukraine sank Russian warship, official says

The Pentagon denied Friday any involvement in the attack on the Russian warship but acknowledged that the U.S. does share intelligence with Ukraine.

Canadian visitor who went missing in Hernando County found dead

A 74-year-old from Canada, who went missing sometime early Wednesday morning, leaving his wife asleep in their parked van, was found dead, according to Hernando County authorities.

'Seemed like goodbye': Mariupol defenders make their stand

Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia's most recent estimate, were holed up in the tunnels and bunkers under the sprawling Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.