China mine blast kills 28: state media
A gas blast in a northeast China coal mine killed 28 people, authorities said Saturday, according to state media, the latest incident to damage the industry's notoriously poor safety record.
Mideast peace deal will demand huge risks: experts
Bold choices are needed to coax the Middle East peace process back to life, including bringing Hamas off the sidelines, which may risk tearing the new Israeli cabinet apart.
29 March 2013 12:13
US massacre gunman may plead guilty to escape death
James Holmes, the suspected gunman in the horrific Aurora theatre massacre, could plead guilty in exchange for escaping the death penalty, lawyers said ahead of a crucial hearing next week.
28 March 2013 23:03
UN gives DR Congo one week to act against 'rape' troops
The United Nations on Wednesday gave Democratic Republic of Congo a final one-week deadline to take action against two army battalions accused of carrying out at least 126 rapes.
Judge in Sarkozy probe receives bullet in post
The judge who charged former president Nicolas Sarkozy with taking financial advantage of France's richest woman has received a bullet and a death threat in the post, say lawyers.
Ban says 11,200 peacekeepers needed for Mali
Up to 11,200 troops could be needed for a peacekeeping mission in Mali but a "parallel" military force will have to battle radical Islamists.
27 March 2013 18:43
Rebels crack down on looting after C. Africa coup
Rebel leaders in the Central African Republic have been cracking down on looters roaming the streets of the capital following the latest coup in the notoriously unstable nation.
27 March 2013 15:27
Strong quake injures 20 in Taiwan
A strong earthquake shook buildings in the Taiwanese capital Taipei on Wednesday, injuring at least 20 people and sparking a fire.
27 March 2013 13:57
French woman drowned babies found in freezer
A 32-year-old Frenchwoman has admitting drowning two of her own new-born children, a prosecutor said Tuesday after infant corpses were found in a freezer at her home.
27 March 2013 12:21
Five jailed in Britain over movie tax scam
Five people were jailed for more than 20 years in Britain on Monday for pretending to make a Hollywood blockbuster to secure millions of pounds in tax breaks from the government.
27 March 2013 11:37
Five-year jail term sought for ex-Olympus head
Japanese prosecutors sought a five-year jail term Tuesday for the former head of Olympus for his involvement in a $1.7 billion loss cover-up scandal that hammered Japan's corporate governance image.
Gay marriage foes stage last-ditch protest in Paris
Hundreds of thousands opposed to French legislation allowing gay marriage staged a massive protest march in Paris Sunday, with police using force to evict hundreds from the Champs-Elysees.
26 March 2013 11:43
KRouge 'Brother Number Two' fit for trial: experts
Pol Pot's former deputy Nuon Chea is fit to continue with his trial for war crimes and genocide, medical experts told Cambodia's Khmer Rouge court on Monday following the death of a co-defendant.
Two people injured in fire next to Stolichyi in Almaty
Two people have been injured in the fire next to Stolichyi supermarket in Almaty.
