A Rush of Volunteers in Venezuela Has Slowed Rescue Efforts

The outpouring of volunteer aid after Venezuela’s earthquakes clogged the only road into the disaster zone, delaying rescue crews.

12 Hours With Venezuelan Doctors Searching for Earthquake Survivors

A medical team set out from the capital to rescue people in the hardest-hit part of the disaster zone, La Guaira. They found silence in the ruins instead.

Foreign rescuers in Venezuela battle debris, scarcity of supplies and time.


A Close Call With an Alberta Grizzly Bear, Recorded in Its Entirety

A woman in Alberta, Canada, recorded the bear as it circled her and her dog near a campsite and lodge.

In Venezuela’s Ruins, Civilians Fill the Gaps One ‘Grain of Sand’ at a Time

Volunteers have rushed to help earthquake victims, loading vehicles with medical supplies, shovels and other tools to assist rescue and recovery efforts.

The scale of destruction heralds a larger death toll to come, a top U.N. official says.


Venezuela Live Updates: Rescuers Work as Window Narrows to Find Quake Survivors

International teams were joining search efforts on Saturday after twin earthquakes killed more than 900 people in northern Venezuela and left many others trapped.

Deal With Israel Divides Lebanese, Fueling Protests in Beirut

Supporters welcomed the agreement as a step toward curtailing Iran’s influence within Lebanon, but others took to the streets, calling it a capitulation.

Central and Eastern Europe Are Feeling the Heat Now

Much of Germany and Poland were under extreme heat warnings on Saturday, as the weather phenomenon driving this week’s record-breaking temperatures moved east.

Once He Wanted to Lead FIFA. This Is Much Better.

Jordan’s arrival at the World Cup is the culmination of decades of patient effort by one man, but also a moment of solidarity for his nation and its diaspora.