Knox 'relieved and grateful' after Italy verdict
American Amanda Knox expressed "tremendous" relief after Italy's top court cleared her of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher.
Amanda Knox's fate in hands of Italy's top court
Amanda Knox will discover if she is to be definitively convicted of murder as Italy's top court resumes a hearing on the 2007 slaying of British student Meredith Kercher.
Nineteen hurt as blast, then fire bring down New York buildings
Nineteen people were hurt when three New York buildings collapsed and a blaze tore through another in what preliminary indications suggested was a gas-related explosion.
Mexicans protest six months after 43 students vanished
Thousands marched in Mexico City to mark six months since the disappearance of 43 college students.
Meltwater floods towns in Karaganda Oblast
Meltwater has caused havoc in Karaganda Oblast in central Kazakhstan, flooding houses and killing cattle.
Boston marathon boming: Tazhayakov's defense seeks extradition to Kazakhstan
The defense of Azamat Tazhayakov is seeking extradition for their client, who was accused of obstructing the investigation of the Boston marathon bombings case.
Chairman of Kazakhstan's state atomic company dies
Chairman of Kazakhstan's KazAtomProm Nurlan Kapparov has died of cardiac arrest.
Pilot of crash plane was locked out of cockpit: report
A pilot of the plane that crashed in the French Alps left the cockpit before the fateful descent and was left trying to smash the door down but still failed to get back in.
Ukraine arrests officials on live TV, sacks powerful oligarch
Ukraine dramatically arrested two top officials on graft charges at a televised cabinet meeting hours after the president sacked a powerful oligarch as regional governor.