Southern Russia reels from floods as toll climbs to 171
Investigators Sunday launched a probe into possible negligence after devastating flash floods in southern Russia killed at least 171 people and President Vladimir Putin demanded officials explain the disaster.
09 July 2012 14:16
Annan in Syria hoping to save peace plan
International envoy Kofi Annan has arrived in Syria after admitting that his peace plan has so far failed to end nearly 16 months of carnage, as scores more die in the violence-wracked country.
09 July 2012 14:09
First witness to take stand against Ratko Mladic
UN prosecutors open their case Monday against Bosnian Serb ex-military chief Ratko Mladic before the Yugoslav war crimes court, with their first witness to testify on how he survived a mass execution in 1992.
France issues final report on mid-Atlantic air crash
French investigators will release on Thursday a final report into what caused the mid-Atlantic crash of a Rio to Paris Air France flight that killed 228 people in 2009.
06 July 2012 16:48
Police find 'Canadian Psycho' victim's head
Canadian police confirmed Wednesday that a head found in a Montreal park does belong to the Chinese student victim in the "Canadian Psycho" murder and dismemberment case.
Strauss-Kahn separated from wife, source confirms
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and wife Anne Sinclair have been separated for about a month, a source close to the one-time French presidential hopeful confirmed Monday.
Syria opposition meets as UN slams new violations
Exiled opposition groups tried to forge a common vision for a transition in Syria as they met Monday in Cairo as the UN rights chief accused both the regime and opposition of "serious" violations.
03 July 2012 17:56
Islamists smash Timbuktu relics, plant mines in north Mali
Islamist rebels smashed the entrance of a 15th-century Timbuktu mosque on Monday, while their Al-Qaeda allies in northern Mali cut off the key city of Gao by planting landmines all around it.
03 July 2012 17:06
Power slowly returns as US heatwave drags on
Utility crews made slow progress Sunday in restoring electricity to millions of households amid a record-setting heatwave in the eastern United States that showed no sign of abating soon.
Israel gives West Bank Hamas chief 54 life terms
An Israeli military court on Sunday sentenced a former military leader of Hamas to multiple life sentences after convicting him of ordering the killing of dozens of Israelis.
02 July 2012 18:26
One of Kazakhstan's best racers dead
Andrey Kulemzin, one of the best car racers of Kazakhstan, lost a control of his car at high speed at the first stage of Kazakhstan Drag Racing Championship.
