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An island nation in the Mediterranean Sea is running dry

Countries in the eastern Mediterranean are increasingly vulnerable to drought as the changing climate brings higher temperatures and less precipitation.

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Jellyfish sting thousands off Florida beaches

"This has probably been the worst summer in a long time," a surfing instructor says.

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Romania's ruling party leader handed 3-year jail term for corruption

Liviu Dragnea, head of Romania's Social Democratic Party, was given the sentence on Thursday.

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Legal marijuana will roll out differently in Canada than in U.S.

It's up to the provinces and territories to determine how to handle distribution, and they're taking a variety of approaches.

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Why protesters put their lives on the line by approaching Gaza fence

"We want to live a dignified life but we are losing hope," one demonstrator who was shot by Israeli troops told NBC News.

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New Zealand's leader gives birth — and begins 6 weeks of maternity leave

The last elected leader to have a baby while holding office was the late Benazir Bhutto, who was prime minister of Pakistan when she gave birth in 1990.

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Pentagon sending military lawyers to prosecute immigration cases

The lawyers will be appointed as full-time special assistant U.S. attorneys for as long as six months.

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Iranian women attend first World Cup screening in nearly 40 years

Iranian women flock to a Tehran sports stadium to watch a screening of a World Cup match between Iran and Spain. Iran lost, but that didn't seem to matter.

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Don't ask us to fly migrant children, airlines say

American, United, Frontier and Southwest made the requests after social media posts described groups of terrified, crying children on flights.

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Trump signs executive order to keep immigrant families together

Trump signs executive order to keep immigrant families together

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Central America's violence, turmoil keeps driving families to U.S. border

"If my country would be OK ... I would not try to cross," said a mother from El Salvador hoping to cross the U.S. border with her 7-year-old son.

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Hungary approves 'STOP Soros' bills, defying EU and rights groups

The right-wing Fidesz party also passed an amendment that says an "alien population" cannot settle in Hungary.

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British royal family to celebrate its 1st same-sex wedding

One of the grooms is the queen's third cousin once removed, and the great-great-great grandson of Queen Victoria.

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Gaza militants fire rockets, Israel responds with airstrikes

The impoverished seaside strip has been controlled by the militant group for more than a decade.

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Canada's Senate passes marijuana bill but legalization delayed

Canada would be the second country in the world to make pot legal nationwide.

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Five charged after Texas crash that killed 5 migrants

The accused were arrested in connection with a migrant-smuggling operation after a deadly chase, prosecutors said.

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Couples raises more than $4.5 million on Facebook to reunite immigrant families

It's Facebook's largest ever single fundraiser, and at one point, it was raising $4,000 a minute.

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'It's a fact': Merkel calls out Trump over climate change stance

"We know climate change isn't a matter of faith," said Merkel. "It's a fact."

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Six injured in Sweden shooting, not terrorism-related

Three of the six wounded have died overnight, Swedish police report, after a shooting in central Malmo.

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What is Boko Haram, the militant group terrorizing Nigeria?

The ISIS-linked sect has been involved in around 30,000 killings over the past decade.