Sailing competitions are set to take place in dirty waters The city of Rio de Janiero needs to clean up their act -- and their bodies of water. The city will host the 2016 Summer Olympics, and much of the water that will be used in outdoor water events is filthy, the Washington Post reports.
During construction at a U.S. military base in Bavaria, workers discovered an unexploded bomb from the Second World War, prompting an evacuation. The bomb was successfully defused a couple hours later.
A Spanish couple and a Tunisian security guard were found alive after having spent close to 24 hours hiding in a Tunisian museum where gunmen killed 22 people during terrorist attack.
A solar eclipse will appear in the sky Friday morning, the first day of spring, USA Today reports. The solar eclipse will occur the same day as a Supermoon.
At an emergency summit meeting on Tuesday, Latin American left-wing leaders urged the U.S. to repeal an executive order which declared Venezuela to be a threat to the national security of the US.
The U.S. military has confirmed that it has lost contact with an unarmed Predator drone that had been flying over northwestern Syria and which forces loyal to dictator Bashar al-Assad claim to have shut down.
Fidel Castro upped the ante in the row between the United States and Venezuela on Tuesday when he warned that the government of embattled President Nicolás Maduro was prepared to confront U.S. "threats and impositions."
A three-hour-long hostage situation at a Tunisian museum left 19 dead in the capital city of Tunis. A three-hour-long hostage situation at a Tunisian museum left 19 dead in the capital city of Tunis, according to The Guardian.
According to Argentine authorities two Paraguayan men who were trying to get across the border with a 19th Century gold ingot worth more than $2m have been arrested.
The military exercises around Venezuela are meant to show Venezuela's strength in the face of new U.S. sanctions and accusations. Troops and civilians have been mobilized throughout the nation, practicing invasion drills as well as conducting marches.
The latest round of talks between U.S. and Cuban negotiators ended after just one day on Tuesday, and participants did not disclose how much progress they had made in their attempt to restore diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington.
The U.K. has begun looking for contractors to help develop a laser weapon for the country. Though only a prototype, the project will help launch the U.K.'s laser weapons program.
A street-art initiative brought a group of graffiti artists from Mexico and around the world to transform Mexico City into a hub of urban protest, making the country's social and political issues a permanent visible topic, Fusion reports.
