Man attacked by tiger at Australia Zoo
A man was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after being bitten on the neck by a tiger at Australia Zoo, run by the family of late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin.
China high-speed train kills four rail workers: report
A Chinese high-speed train killed four maintenance workers after a communication failure, state media reported Tuesday, the latest fatal incident on the country's flagship rail network.
Pro-EU Ukrainians mass in biggest rally since Orange Revolution
Pro-Western Ukrainians on Sunday held the biggest protest rally in Kiev since the 2004 Orange Revolution, urging the government to sign a historic pact with the European Union and clashing with police.
Global gangs target Australian pupils as drug mules
Australian authorities on Monday warned that high school students were being recruited by international drug syndicates to help them bring illicit substances into the country.
North Korea admits holding US citizen
North Korea has acknowledged that it is holding another American, but has so far barred Western officials any access to the detainee, a US official said Friday.
23 November 2013
UK 'slave' women 'beaten, brainwashed' in 30-year ordeal
Three women held captive in a London house for 30 years were beaten and brainwashed, police said Friday, as Britain struggled to comprehend its worst case of modern-day slavery.
23 November 2013
US marks 50th anniversary of JFK assassination
With flags fluttering at half-staff, the United States paused Friday to mourn President John F. Kennedy and a generation's shattered dreams, cut down 50 years ago by an assassin's bullet.
23 November 2013
Malaysia's 'Lizard King' back in business: report
A notorious Malaysian wildlife trafficker dubbed the "Lizard King" for his smuggling of endangered reptiles is back in business despite a 2010 conviction for illegally trafficking endangered species, according to an investigative report by Al Jazeera.
After a year, no news of US reporter missing in Syria
The family of US journalist James Foley, who on Friday will mark the first anniversary of his disappearance in war-torn Syria, say they have not given up hope of welcoming him home.