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Palestinians want to prosecute
The Palestinians submitted documents to the United Nations to join the International Criminal Court on Friday, a high-stakes move that will soon enable them to...
AirAsia recovery continues
More ships arrived Friday with sensitive equipment to hunt for the fuselage of AirAsia Flight 8501 and the more than 150 people still missing since it crashed...
Kim Jong Un open to more talks
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a New Year's speech Thursday that he is open to more talks or even a summit with his South Korean counterpart, a...
Former NY Governor dies at 82
Mario Cuomo, a son of Italian immigrants who became an eloquent spokesman for a generation of liberal Democrats during his three terms as governor of New York...
The latest on the AirAsia crash
A passenger aboard AirAsia Flight 8501 became the first victim of the crash to be returned to her family Thursday, one of many painful reunions to come, as...
Largest Ebola outbreak ever
It's been nearly 40 years since Ebola first appeared on our radar, and in those years nearly two dozen outbreaks have occurred. That's plenty of time to...
Fire destroys hundreds of homes
A huge blaze believed to have been ignited by firecrackers razed nearly a thousand shanties and killed three people in a creekside slum in the Philippine...
5.3 earthquake off coast
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting a 5.3 magnitude earthquake off the coast of northern California. The USGS says the quake was centred in the Pacific...
NYE celebrations kill dozens
Revelers crowded New York's Times Square and converged on the beaches of Brazil and skyscrapers of Dubai to say good riddance to a turbulent 2014 marred by...
Better weather during search
A much needed break in the weather gave searchers a window Thursday to "fight with full force" to find the victims of AirAsia Flight 8501, with...
No more delay in bombing trial
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to overturn a judge's decision to not move his...
26 killed at wedding party
A rocket fired amid fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan soldiers killed at least 26 people at a nearby wedding party Thursday, authorities said, a...
Police helicopter crashes
A Las Vegas police helicopter crashed on a residential street Wednesday and two police officers were hospitalized with injuries that weren't believed to be...
35 killed in Shanghai stampede
Thirty-five people have been killed in a stampede during New Year's celebrations in downtown Shanghai, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency is...
Box office top 10 in 2014
The top 10 films at the North American box office in 2014: 1. "Guardians of the Galaxy," $332.9 million. 2. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part...
98 missing from fire-ravaged ferry
Stormy weather in the Adriatic Sea thwarted efforts Wednesday to tow a fire-ravaged ferry to Italy so authorities can investigate the blaze that killed at least...
Saudi Arabia beheads 83
Saudi authorities beheaded a Pakistani man on Wednesday convicted of smuggling "large quantities" of heroin, the kingdom's state news agency...
7 bodies found from AirAsia crash
Bad weather hindered efforts to recover victims of AirAsia Flight 8501 on Wednesday and sent wreckage drifting far from the crash site, as grieving relatives...
Some of the world rings in 2015
After a turbulent year marred by terror woes, Ebola outbreaks and a horrific series of airline disasters, many could be forgiven for saying good riddance to...
Activist to float DVDs into N. Korea
A South Korean activist says he will launch balloons carrying DVDs of Sony's "The Interview" toward North Korea to try to break down a personality...






