Saturn's moon shows favorable conditions for life: "Simply phenomenal"

Enceladus has long been considered a prime candidate in the search for life beyond Earth because of its hidden ocean and plumes of water erupting from cracks near its south pole.

• Oct 2

Gaza flotilla boats intercepted by Israel dozens of miles from Gaza coast

Israel says Gaza flotilla activists, including Greta Thunberg, are safe and being transferred to Israel after their boats were intercepted at sea.

• Oct 2

Part of drug lord's ranch, famous for "cocaine hippos," given to conflict victims

Pablo Escobar, once head of the powerful Medellin Cartel, was one of the richest men on the planet in the 1980s, with an estimated $25 billion fortune.

• Oct 2

2 killed in terror attack outside synagogue in U.K.; attacker dead

The terror attack unfolded outside a synagogue in the English city of Manchester while worshippers were inside, authorities said.

• Oct 2

Macron says oil tanker off France is linked to Russia's shadow fleet

French naval forces forcibly boarded the tanker known as "Pushpa" or "Boracay" a few days ago at the request of prosecutors who suspected wrongdoing.

• Oct 1

Pope criticizes those who say they're pro-life but support death penalty

Pope Leo XIV has for the first time waded into an abortion dispute roiling the U.S. Catholic Church.

• Oct 1

Jane Goodall, renowned conservationist, dies at 91

British conservationist Jane Goodall spent her life researching and educating others about chimpanzees and the natural world.

• Oct 1

Germany arrests 3 Hamas suspects accused of plotting attacks

German authorities say three Hamas members have been arrested and charged with plotting to stage attacks against Jews in the country.

• Oct 1

Ethiopia church scaffolding collapse reportedly kills at least 36 people

Scaffolding set up for a Virgin Mary festival at an Ethiopian church collapsed, killing dozens and wounding more than 200, state media say.

• Oct 1

U.S. Navy vet helping to rebuild a 1,400-year-old king's ship

David "Mac" MacDonald used to serve on U.S. nuclear subs. Now he's working on a precise replica of a ship that set sail almost 1,500 years ago.

• Oct 1

Trump decrees any attack on Qatar be treated as threat to U.S.

Weeks after Israel bombed Qatar's capital, Trump signed an executive order declaring any attack on the Arab nation will be treated as a threat to the U.S.

• Oct 1

Afghanistan gets internet back after Taliban's unexplained web shutdown

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers blocked internet access nationally for two days without any explanation, but suddenly, the country is coming back online.

• Oct 1

U.K. firm ordered to reimburse government for unusable COVID PPE gowns

A company linked to an underwear tycoon must repay the U.K. government millions for supplying unusable surgical gowns during the COVID pandemic.

• Oct 1

Bomb threat shuts Oktoberfest in Munich after explosion, fire in home

Authorities in Munich say a bomb threat has shut down Germany's famed Oktoberfest after an explosion and deadly fire in a home nearby.

• Oct 1

Bermuda braces for Hurricane Imelda after a brush with Humberto

The outer bands of Humberto lashed Bermuda ahead of a more direct pass from the newer and stronger Hurricane Imelda.

• Oct 1

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