Anyone new to Ukraine may quickly notice the disconnect between the front line and much of daily life farther away, including the patient behavior of pedestrians waiting to cross the street.

Big Ocean, a boy band whose members are deaf or hard of hearing, has found success with a mix of singing and signing.

The boat, carrying 48 passengers and five crew members, was on a sightseeing tour of Ha Long Bay when a sudden storm caused it to overturn, state media said. At least 10 people were rescued.

Sectarian-tinged clashes left hundreds dead and attracted Israeli military intervention. A U.S. envoy said Israel and Syria had agreed to a truce.

The latest deaths add to U.N. figures showing that more than 670 Palestinians have been killed since May near sites built under a new Israel-backed aid system.

Relatives of the Jeju Air disaster victims objected to the report in a stormy scene at a news conference, complaining that it blamed the pilots prematurely.

The most important factors may be far from the battlefield.

Thousands went missing during Syria’s decades-long intervention in Lebanon. Months after the fall of the Syrian regime, families are still clinging to hope.

Shigeru Ishiba of the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party could face calls to resign if his party fares poorly in Sunday’s Upper House elections.

Defying demolition orders, a Chinese man turned his home into a rickety 11-story tower. Now tourists are coming.