Iran Blocks Google And Youtube To Protest Innocence Of Muslims

To protest a film mocking Islam’s Prophet Mohammed, Iran has blocked citizens from using Google and YouTube. According to the country’s semiofficial new agency Mehr, the government’s decision came after the public demanded the move. It is unclear ...

St. Maarten Police Identify Suspect In Murder of South Carolina Couple

St. Maarten authorities have released more details about the Jamaican man arrested in connection with the stabbing deaths of a South Carolina couple. Prosecutors only identified the man by his initials, M.K.J, which is common in the Dutch Caribbe ...

St. Maarten Police Arrest Man In Murder Of American Couple

Authorities in St. Maarten say they have arrested a man in connection with the slaying of an American couple at the Ocean Club Resort in Cupecoy. Prosecutor General Taco Stein said the suspect’s name will not be released until the initial investi ...

3 Climbers Remain Missing In Manaslu Avalanche

Authorities in west Nepal have halted the search for three climbers missing since Sunday’s deadly avalanche on Manaslu mountain, the eighth-highest peak in the world. The climbers are believed to be dead.

KFC Closes All Locations In Pakistan Amid Violent Protests

As violent protests rage in Pakistan over the anti-Islamic film Innocence of Muslims, Yum! Brands announced they are temporarily closing all KFC locations in the country. A spokesman for the company said the move is a “precautionary measure.”

British Soldier Gives Birth At Camp Bastion In Afghanistan

A British soldier who was unaware she was pregnant gave birth at a UK military camp in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday. Britain's Defense Ministry confirms the soldier, who has not been identified, delivered a premature baby boy at Camp Bastion i ...

132 Inmates Escape Mexico Prison Through Underground Tunnel

Authorities in northern Mexico have launched a massive manhunt for more than 100 inmates that escaped from a minimum-security prison about 2 miles from the United States border. Federal police, soldiers and 70 members of a special forces military ...

Super Typhoon Expected To Hit Japan And South Korea

A violent super typhoon moving north in the Pacific is expected to pass close to east Japan before making its way to South Korea over the weekend. According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, Typhoon Sanba is currently packing winds over 150 mp ...

Volcan de Fuego Eruption Prompts Thousands To Flee

Guatemala's "Volcan de Fuego," or Fire Volcano, began spewing ash and lava Thursday morning, prompting thousands of residents to flee nearly 20 communities situated at the base of the 12,346 foot volcano. Authorities have not reported any deaths, ...

Karachi Factory Fire Prompts Officials To Open Murder Investigation

A deadly factory fire in Karachi has prompted Pakistani officials to open a murder investigation into factory owners and government workers who failed to enforce proper safety regulations. The fire ripped through Ali Enterprises clothing factory ...

Factory Fire Kills 289 People In Karachi

Pakistani officials say firefighters are still trying to put out a deadly blaze that engulfed a garment factory overnight in Karachi. Karachi Commissioner Roshan Ali Shaikh told reporters that firefighters face difficulties in reaching certain pa ...

US Ambassador, 3 Embassy Employees Killed In Lydia

Libyan protesters attacked the US Embassy in Benghazi late Tuesday with guns and rocket propelled grenades, killing four consulate workers as they tried to flee the area. The White House identified two of the dead as J. Christopher Stevens, the a ...

Taliban Attacks Bagram Airfield, 3 Killed

Three people were killed and several others were wounded Monday when Taliban militants fired at a United States base in eastern Afghanistan. The dead have been identified as Afghan intelligence agents. The wounded include Afghan soldiers and at l ...

Top Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Leader Killed In Yemen

A top leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is believed to have been killed in an air raid in southern Yemen. Officials with Yemen’s Defense Ministry say Said al-Shihri, the second in command of AQAP, died Monday with 5 other militants when ...

Migrant Boat Sinks off Turkey, 60 Dead

Turkish officials say an overloaded migrant boat sank just 160 feet off the coast of Menderes township on Thursday, leaving at least 60 people dead. The intended destination of the boat is unknown. The 39-foot long vessel was carrying more than 1 ...

French Alps Shooting: Girl Found Unharmed Amid Bodies

A 4-year-old girl was found unharmed amid three dead bodies inside a BMW parked outside the town of Chevaline, French Alps on Wednesday. The child went unnoticed because she quietly hid under luggage and the legs of a female victim. Police believ ...

Earthquake Hits Off Costa Rica, Tsunami Warnings Issued

Tsunami warnings were issued for Costa Rica and nearby countries following a powerful, 7.6 magnitude earthquake Wednesday morning. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported a 7.9 magnitude tremor struck in the Pacific Ocean about 7 miles sout ...

Godmother Of Cocaine Griselda Blanco Killed In Shooting

Griselda Blanco, a former Colombian drug lord who is considered a pioneer of the large scale trafficking of cocaine into the United States in the 70s, was shot and killed Monday in the Belen area of Medellin, the capital of Colombia’s Antioquia p ...

Earthquake Causes Major Damage In Philippines, Tsunami Warning Canceled

A strong earthquake off the east coast of the Philippines prompted tsunami warnings to be issued for the Philippines, Palau, Taiwan, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Yap. The epicenter of the 7.6 magnitude earthquak ...

Canadian Police: Dismembered Remains Are Those Of Missing Mom

Canadian police have identified dismembered human remains discovered in two waterways over the past week as those of 41-year-old single mom Hua Guang Liu. Liu, the former owner of a Scarborough spa, was reported missing on August 11, according to ...