World News Young women are talking about consent. Social venues are following suit. Affirmative consent is coming into practice in everyday venues such as yoga studios and dance clubs. 23/12/2018
World News Why a tsunami struck Indonesia without warning "This was not a common tsunami," said Costas Synolakis, director of USC's Tsunami Research Center. "This was a volcanic tsunami." 23/12/2018
World News One of last living Warsaw ghetto-uprising fighters against Nazis dies "What chance did we have with our miserable supply of firearms to hold off this show of German force with machine-guns, personnel carriers and even tanks?" Rotem said. 23/12/2018
World News Japan's emperor draws huge birthday crowd before abdication next year More than 82,000 well-wishers paid their respects to Emperor Akihito, who turned 85 on Sunday. 23/12/2018
World News Banksy gifts Welsh steel town a white Christmas attraction The street artist and social commentator has apparently popped up in Wales, leaving a new artwork on a garage in Port Talbot that seems to reference the town's air pollution. 23/12/2018
World News At least 168 dead after tsunami hits Indonesia, hundreds injured It was apparently caused by a volcanic eruption, the government said. 23/12/2018
Indonesia Rescuers use drones to search for Indonesia tsunami survivors A tsunami has killed over 429 people on the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, the country's disaster management agency has confirmed. 23/12/2018
World News Tsunami hits Indonesia, killing at least 20 It was apparently caused by undersea landslides from a volcanic island, the government said. 23/12/2018
World News U.S., Canada call on China to release detained Canadians China last week detained former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor after Canadian police arrested tech-giant executive Meng Wanzhou. 22/12/2018
World News Two arrests in Gatwick Airport drone scare that delayed flights "The military measures we have in place at the airport have provided us with reassurance necessary to re-open our airfield," airport officials said. 22/12/2018
World News Wrestling ref benched after forcing high-schooler to cut locks before match The same referee was reportedly accused by a fellow official of using a racial slur in 2016. 22/12/2018
World News Family of Florida woman killed in Costa Rica sues Airbnb, resort Carla Stefaniak had traveled to Costa Rica to celebrate her 36th birthday. 21/12/2018
World News Taliban greets Trump withdrawal news with cries of victory "The 17-year long struggle and sacrifices of thousands of our people finally yielded fruit," said a senior commander in Helmand. 21/12/2018
World News London's Gatwick airport thrown into chaos again by another drone Mystery saboteur seems to have returned after forcing 36-hour shutdown that is snarling Christmas travel in England. 21/12/2018
World News Punk rockers who fled to Sweden now face deportation back to Russia "This is a signal to all political activists in Russia that no one will defend them if something happens," one of the punk-rock protesters said. 21/12/2018
World News Stranded travelers fret about Christmas after drone shuts airport Government agencies and the military worked overnight to put "measures in place" that reassured authorities that the runway could be re-opened safely. 21/12/2018
World News One-third of U.K. kids live in poverty — and Brexit will make things worse "For almost one in every two children to be poor in 21st century Britain is not just a disgrace, but a social calamity and an economic disaster." 21/12/2018
World News U.S. pullout from Syria will be 'trigger that blows up the region' The announcement of a pullout is widely seen as an abandonment of the Kurds, a loyal ally and partner in the war against ISIS. 21/12/2018
World News Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is resigning In his resignation letter to Trump, Mattis implicitly criticized him for not being "clear-eyed" about U.S. enemies and competitors. 20/12/2018
World News Britain's Gatwick Airport shut down after drones spotted over airfield "There are 110,000 passengers due to fly today and the vast majority will see cancellation and disruption," said Gatwick's chief operating officer. 20/12/2018