ZAQS.ORG

Today in History: May 24, America's first telegraph line transmits 'What hath God wrought'

15 hours ago

Today in History: May 23, cigarette smoke linked to lung disease in non-smokers

1 day ago

Giant inflatable artworks have taken over The Hague

1 day ago

Why a Mexico City nightclub charges Americans $300 just to enter

2 days ago

Flotilla activists describe beatings, tasers and mistreatment by Israeli forces

2 days ago

Legal fight could delay a proposed $7B settlement for lawsuits in Roundup cancer claims

2 days ago

Body of missing 'Virgin River' actor Stewart McLean found; disappearance now a murder investigation

1 day ago

A look at the Hajj pilgrimage and Eid al-Adha and their significance to Muslims around the world

2 days ago

Rare public appearances, low profile mark Raúl Castro's life since stepping down as Cuba's president

2 days ago

The game's afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day

2 days ago

Taiwan's government says US hasn't notified it of any pause in a planned $14B arms sale

2 days ago

Ukrainian protesters in Kyiv urge veto of a bill families fear could declare missing soldiers dead

2 days ago

NATO allies bewildered by Trump's about-face on US troop moves in Europe

2 days ago

Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment

2 days ago

Today in History: May 22, Johnny Carson hosts final 'Tonight Show'

2 days ago

Artist JR, the 'French Banksy' creates a 'cave' installation over Paris' oldest bridge

2 days ago

Mussolini's granddaughter wins Italy's 'Big Brother,' gets $116K

3 days ago

Air France flight to US diverted to Montreal due to Ebola travel restrictions

3 days ago

Indictment of former Cuban president includes 5 fighter jet pilots involved in 1996 plane downings

3 days ago

US and Mexico pledge ongoing joint security efforts during DHS Secretary Mullin visit

2 days ago

Russia holds nuclear drills on land, sea and air, joined by its ally Belarus

3 days ago

A displaced Lebanese grandmother feeds thousands of compatriots who fled war

3 days ago

In many ways, Brits admire the US. But as America hits 250, they say one man defines it: Trump

3 days ago

Europe faces stray Ukrainian drones as Kyiv targets Russian oil exports

3 days ago

Germany urges the EU to offer Ukraine 'associate membership' and boost talks with Russia

3 days ago

A record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day

3 days ago

United Nations' top court says right to strike is protected by a key labor treaty

3 days ago

Ukraine says its drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia as long-range strikes escalate

3 days ago

The differences — and similarities — in the Trump and Putin visits to China

3 days ago

Residents burn an Ebola center in Congo as fear and anger grow over the outbreak

3 days ago

This hard-line Iranian general is a major player in talks with US over war

3 days ago

Israel deports hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists after international backlash

3 days ago

Today in History: May 21, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus takes final bow

3 days ago

Holy deception: Rome's 'sexy priest' calendar star never set foot in a seminary

4 days ago

Netanyahu's coalition alliances with religious parties put his reelection at risk

4 days ago

US sanctions hit alleged Sinaloa cartel fentanyl network, including a Chihuahua restaurant

4 days ago

Demand soars for Israel's battle-tested weapons tech despite global criticism of its wartime conduct

4 days ago

Trump's portrait hits New Delhi traffic as US Embassy rolls out 'Happy Birthday America!' rickshaws

4 days ago

Ukraine ally Britain eases new sanctions on Russian oil as fuel prices surge over Iran war

4 days ago

Residents of Lithuania's capital told to shelter as drone alarm underlines NATO's eastern jitters

4 days ago

US test fires mobile rocket system near Mount Fuji in rapid 'shoot and scoot' drill

4 days ago

In Iran's capital, weapons demonstrations send a signal at home and abroad as threat of war remains

4 days ago

Poland welcomes U.S. statements that troop reduction there is temporary

4 days ago

Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists

4 days ago

'90 Day Fiance' reality star Jenny Slatten is battling ALS

4 days ago

EU overcomes fierce internal debate to agree on tariff deal with the US

4 days ago

Putin and Xi hail their friendship and growing energy trade at their meeting in Beijing

4 days ago

Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare type

4 days ago

Today in History: May 20, white mob attacks Freedom Riders bus

4 days ago

Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon kill 19, including children and women, officials say

5 days ago

What to know about the Bundibugyo virus, a species of Ebola causing an outbreak in Congo

5 days ago

Cocaine worth $9.4M found in shipment of Kim Kardashian SKIMS brand garments

5 days ago

NATO's top officer doesn't expect more American drawdowns beyond the 5,000 troops Trump announced

5 days ago

Israeli minister orders West Bank hamlet evicted after hearing he may face arrest warrant overseas

5 days ago

Lettuce introduce you to the live frog found in this grocery store salad bag

5 days ago

The UAE's image as a Middle Eastern haven is tested by the Iran war

5 days ago

Board of Peace will ask the UN Security Council to press Hamas to disarm

5 days ago

Kyiv holds a funeral for 2 young sisters killed by a Russian missile strike

5 days ago

UK police investigate allegations of child sex abuse dating back to 1980s after Epstein file release

5 days ago

Police say dozens of people and organizations could be charged over deadly 2017 London fire

5 days ago

Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties as Xi also seeks stable US relations after Trump summit

5 days ago

The UAE says drones that targeted its Barakah nuclear power plant came from Iraqi territory

4 days ago

Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

5 days ago

Video and satellite photos show Iran war oil spill on Persian Gulf island

5 days ago

WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead

5 days ago

Today in History: May 19, Rubik's Cube debuts as teaching tool

5 days ago

Police break out tear gas to control crowds clamoring for new Swatch drop

6 days ago

Prince William to sell 20% of Duchy of Cornwall to fund housing, clean energy

6 days ago

The Ebola outbreak in Congo went unnoticed for weeks. This is what we know

3 days ago

A humanitarian aid ship from Mexico docks in Havana as US-Cuba tensions escalate

6 days ago

Argentina's icy outpost at the end of the world fears the hantavirus will chill tourism

6 days ago

Ebola and hantavirus have Africa talking 'health sovereignty' as donor support fades

6 days ago

Pope and co-founder of Anthropic to launch pontiff's AI encyclical on May 25

6 days ago

Lebanon death toll reaches 3,000 in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

6 days ago

Greenland's prime minister tells Trump's envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated

6 days ago

Congo opens more centers to treat rare type of Ebola that has killed nearly 120

5 days ago

Israeli troops intercept flotilla boats trying to breach the blockade of Gaza

6 days ago

Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case

6 days ago

Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection

6 days ago

Today in History: May 18, only 1 survives Boeing 737 crash near Havana airport

6 days ago

Barbra Streisand to miss Cannes and Palme d'Or acceptance due to knee injury

6 days ago

Today in History: May 17, televised Watergate hearings begin

7 days ago

Israeli strike kills Hamas' military wing leader, who Israel says was an architect of Oct 7 attacks

8 days ago

Today in History: May 16, Queen Elizabeth addresses US Congress

8 days ago

Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide

9 days ago

Belarus authoritarian leader welcomes US evangelist Franklin Graham to hold massive gathering

9 days ago

Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 mass uprooting and say today's catastrophe is worse

5 days ago

War worsens Lebanon's economic crisis with job losses, price gouging and slow business

9 days ago

Iran war energy shock drives interest in ethanol and other biofuels across hard-hit Asia

9 days ago

What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola as cases and deaths rise

2 days ago

6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

9 days ago

Kyiv mourns as death toll from Russian attack in the Ukrainian capital rises to 24

9 days ago

Today in History: May 15, first McDonald's opens in California

9 days ago

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

10 days ago

New round of Lebanon-Israel talks kicks off as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues

10 days ago

Over 40% of Sudan's population faces high levels of acute food insecurity, monitoring group warns

10 days ago

Cuba's power grid collapses and plunges eastern provinces into a major blackout

10 days ago

After bombs, blackouts and bank restrictions, Gaza's digital workers are still coding

10 days ago

Ultranationalist Jews chant racist slogans during annual march into Jerusalem's Old City

10 days ago

Hungary summons Russian ambassador after drone attack in Ukraine

10 days ago