ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — The president of Turkmenistan is calling for an end to one of the country's most notable but infernal sights. A blazing desert natural gas crater widely referred to as ...

Satellite images from May 2020 showed a roaring pit; recent accounts describe a much weaker flame.

Israel’s defense minister warned Friday that the “gates of hell” will soon open up to destroy Gaza City if Hamas doesn’t agree to Israel’s terms for a cease-fire. The ominous threat came a day after ...

At night, the Darvaza gas crater looks almost theatrical: a ring of fire dropped into the Karakum Desert, its orange glow carrying across the dark, flat landscape of central Turkmenistan. For decades, ...