Security officials have confirmed a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region Wednesday morning left at least 10 suspected Haqqani militants dead. The officials, speaking anonymously, said the strike targeted a compound in Tappi, North Wazir ...
Two American tourists taken hostage by armed Bedouin tribesmen today have been freed by Egyptian authorities. Several hours of negotiations with the kidnappers led to the release of the Americans and their Egyptian tour guide. No one was harmed. ...
A Wednesday night soccer match in Port Said, Egypt turned deadly after fans of the local team, Al-Masry, stormed the field and began attacking fans of the opposing team, Al-Ahly, with knives, stones and other weapons. Dozens of people died and ov ...
More than 100 people are believed to be missing after the sinking of a ferry early Thursday in the Vitiaz Strait about 10 miles off the coast of Papua New Guinea. According to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, the MV Rebaul Queen was carr ...
NATO: Soldier Killed By Man In Afghan Army Uniform
A Cambodian-flagged cargo ship anchored in the Black Sea off the coast of Eregli, Turkey sank Tuesday night in bad weather. Turkish authorities say rescue teams are currently searching for 8 of the 11 crew members. The crew included 10 Ukrainians ...
Security officials in Yemen have confirmed between 12 and 15 people died Monday night and early Tuesday morning in suspected United States drone strikes. All of the dead are believed to militants connected with al Qaeda. An unidentified tribal le ...
Afghan authorities say a young husband murdered his wife Saturday because she had given him daughters and no sons. Police in the Khanabad district of Kunduz province say 22-year-old Storay was beaten and strangled by her husband, Sher Mohammad, a ...
The central coast of Peru was rocked by an early morning earthquake Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 6.3 magnitude tremor struck shortly after midnight at a depth of 24.2 miles. The epicenter was located about 9 miles southeast of Ica ...
The Italian Association of Tour Operators announced Friday Costa Cruises has agreed to give each of the more than 3,000 passengers on board the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship $14,400 in compensation.
Iraqi authorities believe Colonel Norman Dakhil may have been the target of a deadly suicide attack near a funeral procession for his brother and two other relatives in Baghdad on Friday. Officials say Col. Dakhil was part of the Shiite funeral p ...
Pakistani officials say contaminated heart medication provided by a state-run institute is responsible for at least 100 deaths in Lahore, a city in Punjab province. According to the doctor investigating the deaths, the medication may have been ta ...
Three multi-story buildings collapsed in historic Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Wednesday night, leaving about 19 people missing Thursday. Rescue workers immediately began looking for survivors, and as of Thursday morning five injured people had been pu ...
A team of U.S. special forces successfully carried out an overnight operation to rescue two foreign aid workers being held hostage in Somalia. American officials confirm Jessica Buchanan, 32, and Poul Thisted, 60, were freed from a compound guard ...
Italian officials confirmed Tuesday the discovery of another body on board the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship. The body was found on the third deck. Authorities have not confirmed reports the body is that of a woman. Tuesday’s discovery, whi ...
At least 10 people were killed Tuesday in the latest series of explosions in Baghdad. Iraqi officials say at least 5 bombs exploded in three areas of the city. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The death toll in the Costa Concordia cruise ship accident rose to 15 over the weekend as searchers found the bodies of two women. Italian officials say both women were found on the fourth deck near the Internet Café. The area is submerged underw ...
Six United States Marines died Friday in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, an unidentified U.S. official has confirmed. NATO also confirmed the crash, but has not released the names and nationalities or the causalities.
Rescuers resumed searching the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship Thursday, a day after the search was temporarily suspended because the ship shifted. Although the chances of finding anyone alive in the icy waters are slim, the Italian Coast Gua ...
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at the Kandahar International Airport in southern Afghanistan on Thursday. Local authorities say at least 7 people were killed and 8 others were wounded when the bomber drove up to an e ...