The remains of a large whale washed ashore along the coast of the Red Sea in war-torn Yemen. A naval mine planted by Houthi militias caused the whale's death, according to reports.

Cuba named a new prime minister Saturday after more than four decades since the post was abolished when Fidel Castro became president. Tourism Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz, 56, was named to the post by the National Assembly of People's Power, the legislative parliament of Cuba.

A veterinarian pulled out a gigantic parasite, also known as the Cuterebra botfly larva, from the tiny nostril of an eight-week-old kitten in the U.S.

Sudanese people chant as they march to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the December 2018 Revolution at Green Square in Khartoum, Sudan on December 19, 2019. Sudan on 19 December 2019 will start a week of celebrations marking one year since the start of protests that led to the ouster of long-time president Omar al-Bashir, who was ousted in April 2019 after mass uprising.

Turkish Trade Minister Ruhcar Pekcan meets with EU Trade Commissioner Phil Hogan in Brussels, Belgium on December 19, 2019.

American classical singer Jennifr Grout, an icon in the Arab world, attracted great attention when she fluently recited the Muslim Holy book, the Quran, in a video that has gone viral on social media.

Two detained relatives of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the killed leader of Daesh, were remanded by a court in central Turkey on Thursday, said judicial sources. In an anti-terror operation in the city of Kayseri, the provincial gendarmerie command arrested five suspects, including Baghdadi's two relatives, according to reports.

The United States began flying Mexican deportees to the interior of Mexico on Thursday and a senior U.S. official said Mexicans seeking U.S. asylum could be sent to Guatemala, as the Trump administration seeks to further limit border crossings. The flight carrying Mexican deportees from Tucson, Arizona, landed in Guadalajara around midday. One immigration shelter in the city said it had been informed of a likely influx of deportees.

The British Parliament on Thursday resumed sittings following last week's early general election that resulted with a landslide victory for the Conservative Party. Queen Elizabeth II delivered the program of the Boris Johnson government in the House of Lords, formally opening the Parliament with her speech.

This birthday boy/man in China was left with a single piece of chocolate cake in his hand after a sneaky monkey ran away with his whole cake, most likely to gobble it up.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad attend the signing of a goodwill agreements between Turkey, Iran and Malaysia after round-table meeting entitled 'The Priority of Development & The Challenges' within the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur on December 19, 2019.

A garbage collecter, who came across a wedding in Turkey's southern province of Mersin, joined the crowd as an uninvited guest, showing off his dance moves.

Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad attend the official opening ceremony of the Kuala Lumpur Summit on December 19, 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

A magnificent display of the Northern Lights on Wednesday illuminated the night skies of Lapland, Finland.

This jaw-dropping timelapse footage showing a quick snow squall enveloping New York City went viral on social media.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad delivers his speech during a round-table meeting entitled 'The Priority of Development & The Challenges' within the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur on December 19, 2019.

Haftar's LNA currently controls more than two-thirds of Libya. It has consolidated power in eastern Libya before launching an offensive against the capital. Many analysts opine that Haftar has ambitions to rule the whole Libya. In an interview with the Libyan Observer, Haftar's former military adviser Mohamed Buisier stated that Haftar was seeking increase his power by any means necessary. A former U.S. official, according to British daily The Guardian, said that Haftar's real ambition is to tur...

Turkish President Erdoğan Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday met with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Malaysia.

With Turkey ramping up its fight against terrorists, the security forces launched the eighth phase of a domestic anti-terror offensive, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The Operation Kiran-8 is underway in the rural areas of eastern Bitlis and Siirt provinces. A total of 3,480 security personnel, including gendarmerie and police forces as well as village guards, are taking part in the operation.

McDonald's has shut all its restaurants in Peru for two days of mourning after two of its employees died, the burger chain said on Twitter. The two teenaged employees were electrocuted while cleaning the kitchen of a McDonalds in Pueblo Libre, a district in the capital Lima, Peruvian daily La Republica reported.