Cold water swimming is growing in popularity in the U.K. ABC News joined the 'Seaford Mermaids' off the south coast for one of their morning jaunts. In remarkably good health for someone her age, what started as a personal pursuit has... >>>

An American hostage was rescued early on Saturday in Nigeria by SEAL Team Six. © Provided by Washington Examiner While the Pentagon has confirmed the rescue operation, they have not confirmed the name of the hostage. ABC News and Fox News have... >>>

US military forces rescued an American citizen in Nigeria, the Pentagon said on Saturday, days after he was kidnapped by gunmen in the south of neighbouring Niger and apparently taken across the border. "We delivered on that commitment late last... >>>

© Karen MINASYAN An elderly man walks with a rifle near Coucha, a town in Azerbaijan near Nagorno Karabakh, October 31, 2020 La Russia said on Saturday it was ready to provide "necessary" assistance to Armenia, which is in conflict with Azerbaijan... >>>

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara appealed to opponents to give up a campaign of civil disobedience during Saturday's election as protests broke out in Abidjan and other towns over his contested bid for a third term. Ivory Coast needs... >>>

© MARCO LONGARI Supporters of the CCM, the ruling party in Tanzania, celebrate the victory of their presidential candidate for the Tanzanian archipelago in the suburbs of Stone Town, October 30, 2020 The Tanzanian opposition on Saturday called on... >>>

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station was a cramped, humid, puny three rooms when the first crew moved in. Twenty years and 241 visitors later, the complex has a lookout tower, three toilets, six sleeping compartments and 12... >>>

(Bloomberg) -- U.S. forces early Saturday rescued an American citizen who’d been held hostage for several days by a group of armed men in Northern Nigeria, the Pentagon said. “This American citizen is safe and is now in the care of the U.S.... >>>

Officials feared he would be sold to terrorists."U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 October in Northern Nigeria to recover an American citizen held hostage by a group of armed men," Chief Pentagon spokesman >>>

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara urged opponents to give up a campaign of civil disobedience during Saturday's election when he is seeking a contested third term that critics reject as unconstitutional. At least 30 people have been killed >>>

US forces conducted a rescue operation of an American citizen held in northern Nigeria earlier Saturday, the Pentagon said. "U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 October in Northern Nigeria to recover an... >>>

First planes land at Berlin's much-delayed airportDozens of climate activists demonstrated at the new airport on Saturday, carrying signs reading "Flying is so yesterday" and "BER opening cancelled due to the climate crisis", using the code for... >>>

England could enter a second national lockdown in the coming days, as surging coronavirus infections across Europe trigger strict new rules and violent protests. © Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images A medical worker wearing a protective equipment... >>>

Austria readies new COVID curbs as daily infections stay above 5,000Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who has said hospitals would be stretched beyond capacity at around 6,000 daily infections, has said an economically damaging second lockdown would be a... >>>

Women are profoundly affected by war. They've shown they can end it. Twenty years ago this month, the United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 1325, which declared something that should have been self-evident: Women around... >>>