14+ hour, 37+ min ago   (1080+ words) Iraq said attacks on a key Saudi oil pipeline were launched from its territory, as U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to blame Iran. Meanwhile, the number of displaced people in Yemen is rising quickly after a swift advance by Iran-backed Houthi…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (402+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The local Muslim community is doing its part to combat Islamophobia a quarter of a century after 9/11. MORE: Events honoring 9/11 victims: Blood drive and vigil on Thursday, ceremonies on Friday Every year since 9/11, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community hosts blood…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (836+ words) Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers grappled with rising mortgage rates and home prices. Existing home sales fell 2% last month from July to a seasonally…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (551+ words) August’s sizzle also helped push the globe and the United States to swelter through the hottest Northern Hemisphere summer scientists have measured. Last month the world averaged 62.53 degrees Fahrenheit (16.96 degrees Celsius), which technically was one-hundredth of a degree Celsius more…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (380+ words) Anak Krakatau initially erupted for about 25 hours over the weekend, and it has since continued to erupt intermittently with explosions ejecting lava, ash and incandescent volcanic material from the crater, Indonesia’s Geology Agency said in a statement on Wednesday. He…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (745+ words) His office said in a statement that Tung passed away peacefully in the presence of his family members. Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday that he died of an unspecified illness. Tung, a shipping tycoon, had little political experience…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (487+ words) Delays continued for a second day Wednesday, rippling across 15 U.K. airports and beyond as airlines and airports worked to clear a huge backlog of canceled and delayed flights. The problems stranded passengers for hours on airport runways and in terminals. Flight…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (638+ words) Ramisa’s mother Ranu Akhter traveled hundreds of kilometers (miles) after doctors in eastern Bangladesh referred her to a specialized child hospital in Dhaka to seek treatment for the life-threatening condition. “It made me realize how widespread the measles outbreak is,…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1649+ words) Canada retaliated against U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday with tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods, in response to the latest round of U.S. tariffs on Canada. Canada’s move to reduce economic reliance on the U.S. will test whether its economy…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (590+ words) Following the latest American strikes, Iran launched missiles toward U.S. targets in Jordan, Iranian state-run media said. U.S. Central Command said it had no information to offer about the strikes on the Jordanian airbase. Both the U.S. and Iran are seeking to exert…...