NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Jeanne Carstensen about her new book, "Greek Tragedy," about the wreck of a ship filled with refugees off the Greek coast in 2015.

World Theatre Day celebrates the global impact of theatre, with Greece at its heart as the birthplace of Western drama. From ...

Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss and Peeta’s mentor from the first trilogy, narrates the events of Sunrise on the Reaping, which ...

The primary cause of boating accidents in Florida is operator inexperience. Friday's boating tragedy on the St. Johns River with three people confirmed dead and one child still missing is a ...

The grieving father of a pilot killed when his jet crashed into a military helicopter is calling on the US Army to apologise for the 'completely preventable' tragedy. Samuel Lilley, 28 ...

Miller Gardner, the 14-year-old son of former New York Yankees player Brett Gardner, died in Costa Rica while on vacation with his family. The teenager was found dead inside a hotel room in Manuel ...

A body that was recovered from the River Tyne on the Newcastle Quayside has been identified as a missing man from Gateshead. Craig Sutton, 26, was reported missing after last being seen in the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Thursday's tragic submarine sinking in the Red Sea has so far left six people dead and nine more injured, after the tourist vessel failed off the coast of the Egyptian city of Hurghada.

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