Five die in Russian helicopter crash
Five people died when a helicopter on a commercial flight crashed and burst into flames in a remote region of Far Eastern Russia.
09 June 2013
Hungary evacuations as flood waters surge toward Budapest
Hungary began evacuating villages and reinforced leaking dykes along the rising Danube River on Saturday, as central Europe's worst floods in over a decade headed toward Budapest.
Turkey PM urges end to protests, tells supporters to 'go home'
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an immediate end to mass protests against his rule Friday, but urged supporters to "go home" after they staged a major show of strength welcoming him back from an overseas trip.
Turkey defends democratic credentials as tear gas flies
Turkey's embattled government insisted on Wednesday it was "not a second-class democracy" even as police tear-gassed protesters massed in the streets calling for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to quit.
06 June 2013
Toll from US tornadoes climbs to 20: officials
At least 20 people were killed by a series of tornadoes that swept through the Midwestern US state of Oklahoma last week, including seven children.
US condemns Hezbollah-backed assault on Syrian town
The US on Wednesday condemned a Hezbollah-backed assault on the town of Qusayr, as France kept up the pressure for action over what it said was the regime's use of sarin gas.
France says 'no doubt' Assad regime has used sarin gas
France said Tuesday it had proof President Bashar al-Assad's regime has used the deadly nerve agent sarin gas in Syria's civil war, adding that "all options," including armed intervention, are on the table.
Outrage as Egypt court sentences 43 NGO workers
A Cairo court sentenced 43 Egyptian and foreign NGO staff on Tuesday to jail terms of up to five years for working illegally, sparking outrage and raising fears for the future of civil society.