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ISIS claimed responsibility for the New Year's attack at Istanbul's swanky Reina nightclub that left 39 people dead, but authorities are still scrambling to find the killer.

Police have detained the captain of a ferry that caught fire off the coast of Indonesia's capital, killing at least 23 people Sunday, amid allegations he was the first to jump ship.

A nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, was attacked early Sunday, January 1. At least 35 people were killed and 40 others wounded, according to Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin.

At least 25 people -- including two children -- died Monday after a van crashed into a pickup truck and burst into flames in Thailand, police told CNN.

Author Senan Molony believes pictures that were hidden in a forgotten album for a century prove that the Titanic was weakened by a smoldering coal fire even before it left on its maiden voyage.

A suicide attack on a busy commercial street in Baghdad has left at least 28 people dead and scores wounded, according to local authorities.

The daughter of the woman at the center of South Korea's presidential scandal has been arrested in Denmark after months in hiding, according to special prosecutors.

The Obama administration's failed policy of "strategic patience" toward Pyongyang contributed to the rapid development of North Korea's arsenal of mass destruction. The acceleration of its nuclear and ballistic missile program represents a grave threat to global peace and stability -- and a direct threat to the American homeland in the immediate future.

A pilot who allegedly passed out in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 in Canada was arrested on suspicion of being drunk, police said.

French workers have won the right to ignore business emails that arrive after hours.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said that his country is close to testing an intercontinental ballistic missile.

In Istanbul's horrific New Year terror attack the message is clear: 2017 has begun, expect more of the same to come.

The political tumult that rocked the world in 2016 might be an appetizer for 2017.

Donald Trump has fans in Iraqi Kurdistan. One businessman has named his restaurant Trump Fish. And a soldier named his baby after the US President-elect.

Cologne police are alleged to have detained hundreds of men because they appeared to be of African origin for questioning on New Year's Eve.

If you ever see a particularly big, bright star in the night sky, chances are it may not be a star at all. It is probably Venus, the brightest planet visible from Earth.

Plenty of us turn to takeout when we're feeling too sick to cook. But a Belfast woman's order has gone viral after she asked for a side order of medicine with her food.