Ingvar Ambjørnsen, a Norwegian author who mixed a sharp, even dark tone with humor and empathy in works that depicted the lives of the oppressed and vulnerable, has died.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a threat forecast for Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after two powerful earthquakes struck nearby on Sunday.

Armed Bedouin clans in Syria have withdrawn from the southern city of Sweida after over a week of deadly clashes. A U.S.