$210 million needed now for Bosnia floods: UN
The United Nations estimates it will cost $210 million to cover immediate priority needs for the next six months in Bosnia, alone, after devastating floods hit the region, an official said.
10 June 2014 14:11
Five NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan: officials
Five NATO soldiers have been killed in southern Afghanistan, coalition officials said Tuesday, without giving the cause of the deaths or releasing the nationalities of the victims.
10 June 2014 13:36
15 bodies found in northwest Mexico
Police in northwestern Mexico found 12 bullet-riddled bodies in a pickup truck Monday, as well as three men who had been shot dead in a separate case, authorities said.
10 June 2014 12:42
38 killed in DR Congo ethnic violence: government
A total of 38 people died in ethnic violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at the weekend, many massacred when a church was set ablaze, the government said.
10 June 2014 11:14
Two Politkovskaya murderers sentenced to life imprisonment
A Russian court on Monday sentenced two men found guilty of the murder of prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya to life imprisonment, and handed lengthy prison terms to three others involved in the killing.
10 June 2014 09:57
Frenchman faces 17-year term on Indonesia meth charges
An Indonesian prosecutor on Monday recommended a 17-year jail sentence for a Frenchman accused of smuggling a huge stash of crystal methamphetamine into the resort island of Bali.
09 June 2014 15:07
Vietnam banking tycoon given 30-year jail term
A Vietnamese court on Monday sentenced a disgraced banking tycoon to 30 years in jail over a multi-million dollar scandal that shocked the nation's already fragile financial markets.
Attack on Pakistan's main airport leaves 24 dead
Heavily armed militants launched an assault on Pakistan's busiest airport in the southern city of Karachi, leaving at least 24 dead including 10 militants in a six-hour siege that the army quelled at dawn.
Heavy clashes, suicide bombings kill 36 in north Iraq
Heavy fighting between security forces and militants and twin suicide bombings killed 36 people in north Iraq Friday, as deadly violence shook other parts of the country.
07 June 2014 12:06
Canada cop killer suspect charged with murder
The suspect in the cold-blooded killing of three Canadian policemen was arrested after a 30-hour manhunt and charged Friday with murder and attempted murder.
07 June 2014 11:08
Irish examining possibility of other mass baby graves
Irish officials will investigate if the mass grave for almost 800 babies discovered near a home for unmarried mothers run by nuns is an isolated case, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Thursday.
