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U.S. Navy rescues Iranian fishermen stranded at sea for eight days
The rescue in the Gulf of Oman comes days before key nuclear talks are set to restart.
Barren forests, dirty rivers, unbreathable air: Inside an Arctic city's vast pollution problem
A smelting company has poisoned rivers, killed off forests and belched out more sulfur dioxide than active volcanoes. Now it wants to produce more metal for the “green economy.”
Widow of South Korea's last military dictator issues apology over brutal rule
Chun Doo-hwan never said sorry for his atrocities, which included overseeing the massacre of hundreds of pro-democracy protesters in the city of Gwangju.
New Zealand politician cycles to hospital in labor, gives birth
The island nation of 5 million already has a reputation for down-to-earth politicians, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern famously taking maternity leave while in office.
U.K., Italy, Germany, Australia confirm omicron cases amid scramble to contain variant
Dr. Anthony Fauci told NBC News’ "Weekend TODAY" he "would not be surprised" if the variant had reached the U.S.
India has an eroding image of tolerance in the West. A recent cricket loss proves why.
Tensions between India’s Hindus, who make up about 80 percent of the country’s 1.4 billion people, and Muslims, who make up 14 percent, go back hundreds of years.
19 dead, 32 injured in Mexico religious site pilgrimage bus crash
Many Mexicans go on religious pilgrimages as Dec. 12, the day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, approaches.
Russia denies involvement in alleged Ukraine coup plot
Ukraine’s President Zelenskiy claimed to have intelligence and recordings of a coup plot involving Russians and a Ukrainian billionaire oligarch. NBC News cannot verify the claims and the State Department was apparently unaware of the accusation before today.
Russian coal mine fire kills at least 52 people
The incident is one of the country's worst mining disasters in decades.
Russian authorities launch criminal investigation into Siberian coal mine explosion
Authorities are launching a criminal investigation into a coal mine fire in Siberia. There were 285 miners in the mine when the explosion happened and at least 52 people have died.
WHO names new variant of concern 'omicron,' as scientists advise caution
Epidemiologist Dr. Deepti Gurdasani, said she would rather see countries “overreact and then scale back than under-react” to the new variant.
