Four dead as 'catastrophic' floods hit Bosnia and Serbia
Four people in Bosnia have died in flooding from the heaviest rainfall to hit the Balkans in over a century, officials said Friday, in what Serbia's premier has called a "horrible natural catastrophe".
Two US men arrested for burying woman alive
Two American men have been accused of burying a woman alive, according to court documents released Friday after the pair was arrested and charged with murder.
Clashes near Sao Paulo airport 27 days from World Cup
Dozens of protesters clashed with police late Friday, throwing fireworks and torching at least two vehicles near Sao Paulo's airport, which has just opened a new international terminal ahead of the World Cup.
Fast-food workers strike in US for pay, union rights
Fast-food workers in Miami and New York went on strike Thursday to demand pay hikes and the right to unionize in a protest also observed in other cities around the world.
Philippine, Vietnamese join anti-China street protest
Several hundred Filipino and Vietnamese protesters united in a march in the Philippine capital on Friday, demanding that China stop oil drilling in disputed South China Sea waters.
Turkish mining operator denies any 'negligence' in catastrophe
The operator of a Turkish mine where an explosion has claimed more than 280 lives said on Friday the disaster was not due to negligence on its part.
Five MSF aid workers freed in Syria
Five aid workers from Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) who were kidnapped in Syria in January have been freed, the medical charity said.
Malian soldier killed, 46 injured in crash
A Malian soldier was killed and 46 others were injured Thursday when their military transporter crashed, the army said.
22 killed, scores more feared dead as Bangladesh ferry sinks
Divers recovered 10 more bodies from a sunken ferry in Bangladesh Friday, bringing the death toll to 22, with scores more feared to have perished, police and officials said.