Brutal child murders spark outrage in TurkeySeveral brutal murders of children have sparked outrage across Turkey, prompting calls to bring back the death penalty and leading the government to stiffen sentences for child killers.
'Spider-Man 2' leaps to box office top"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" sprang to the top of the North American box office this weekend, its first in movie theaters, industry estimates showed.
05 May 2014
Acrobats seriously injured in US circus fallNine acrobats were seriously injured Sunday when a platform collapsed during an aerial hair-hanging act during a circus performance filmed by spectators in Rhode Island.
05 May 2014
Opposition's Varela wins Panama presidencyConservative Juan Carlos Varela, the vice president who broke politically with President Ricardo Martinelli, was officially declared Panama's next president.
05 May 2014
Tug of war over stolen lion in BrazilA male lion named Rawell is at the center of an ownership dispute in Brazil after the creature was abducted from his sanctuary and surfaced later hundreds of kilometers away.
05 May 2014
Francis Bacon fever flares anew in New YorkHype over Francis Bacon, whose work fetched a record price last year, is set to hit fever pitch when a new triptych goes under the hammer next week.
04 May 2014
One dead, 11 hurt in southern Mexico clashesAt least one person was killed and 11 injured in clashes between a holdover group of the Zapatista rebel movement and rivals with ties to the local government, officials said.
04 May 2014
Death toll rises to 10 in Colombia mine disasterRescue workers recovered more bodies Saturday of people killed in a landslide at an illegal gold mine in western Colombia, raising the death toll to 10, with an additional six feared dead.
04 May 2014
Truck crash kills 23 in HaitiA truck filled with food and street vendors overturned Saturday in Haiti, killing 23 people and wounding two dozen others.
04 May 2014
Uruguay limits legal pot purchases to 10 grams per weekUruguay on Friday took a major step in setting rules for the government-regulated sale of marijuana, a daring experiment supported by the country's iconoclastic president.
04 May 2014
US economy rebounds, adding 288,000 jobs in AprilThe US economy pumped out 288,000 jobs in April, the highest pace in over two years, in a fresh confirmation that growth has resumed after a harsh winter freeze.
04 May 2014
Deadly Middle East respiratory virus strikes in USThe first case of MERS, a dangerous respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East and has a high death rate, has been confirmed in the United States, officials said.
03 May 2014
Panama Canal to earn $3.1 bn a year, less than expectedA widened Panama Canal is expected to bring in some $3.1 billion per year, considerably less than earlier estimates, the official responsible for the waterway told AFP.
03 May 2014
New York subway train derailment injures 19A New York City subway train carrying 1,000 passengers derailed just after the morning commute Friday leaving 19 people hurt, including four who had potentially serious injuries, rescue officials said.
03 May 2014
France suspends pig imports from North America, JapanFrance has suspended imports of live pigs from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan to try to prevent the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus entering the country, the French agriculture ministry announced.
03 May 2014
Dozens die in Odessa blaze as Ukraine violence spreadsMore than 30 people were killed in a "criminal" blaze in Ukraine's southern city of Odessa, as violence spread across the country during the bloodiest day since Kiev's Western-backed government took power.
03 May 2014
Mixed verdict in Samsung-Apple patent trialJurors on Friday ordered Samsung to pay just a fraction of the big-money damages sought by Apple in a high-stakes Silicon Valley case over smartphone patents.
03 May 2014
Han, Luke and Leia back for new 'Star Wars'The original "Star Wars" movie blasted its way onto screens a long time ago, in a cinema galaxy seemingly far, far away -- but Han, Luke and Leia will be back soon.