Hurricane Melissa slammed into Cuba, hours after causing devastation in neighboring Jamaica as the strongest-ever storm on record to hit that Caribbean island nation.

Most people know the traditional wedding vow couples take, but for many of the millions of Muslims in the United States, that's not the case at all. In fact, the whole Muslim wedding experience is ...

The actual Muslim wedding is known as a nikah. It is a simple ceremony, at which the bride does not have to be present so long as she sends two witnesses to the drawn-up agreement. Normally, the ...

From the fires that devastated Los Angeles to deadly earthquakes in Myanmar and Afghanistan, a selection of photos recalls the tragic disasters that defined this year.