An American was evacuated from Antarctica to a New Zealand hospital last week for medical treatment, officials said Friday.

Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a defense agreement on Friday that would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three, Turkish and Pakistani officials said, solidifying cooperation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security concerns.

It is one of the largest gatherings of people in the world. More than 20 million Shia Muslim pilgrims gathered in the Iraqi city of Karbala this week for the annual commemoration of the 7th Century killing of a central figure of their faith.

Robert Gilman, 32, is being held at a Russian hospital in what his advocate, Eric Lebson of Global Reach, described as a "dissociative stupor."

The elephant deaths and disputes about the cause have intensified concerns over growing human-wildlife conflict in the region due to expanding agricultural activities.

Norway's soccer federation wants Gianni Infantino to step down immediately, piling more pressure on FIFA's embattled president Friday. Infantino is facing a revolt after his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.

Syria's Health Ministry reports that 14 people were wounded in a minibus explosion in a Damascus suburb. Initially, officials said two people were killed Thursday, but later clarified that

Police and forensic scientists have drafted in extra staff to try to identify the ​bodies of 80 migrants found after last week's mass rush into Spain's Ceuta enclave, as desperate families wait for news of missing ‌loved ones.