Irish examining possibility of other mass baby gravesIrish 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.
Italian navy rescues 2,500 migrants in 24 hoursThe Italian navy on Friday said it had rescued around 2,500 asylum-seekers from 17 boats in the past 24 hours as good weather conditions in the Mediterranean further boost the influx of asylum-seekers trying to reach Europe.
06 June 2014 14:58
Japan says Chinese ships in disputed watersChinese ships sailed into disputed waters off Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea Friday, officials said, after G7 leaders cautioned against "intimidation" in territorial disputes.
06 June 2014 14:38
Canada in massive manhunt for cop killerA city in Canada's easternmost New Brunswick province remained on lockdown Thursday as police hunted for a man believed to have shot dead three officers and wounded two others in a brazen attack.
06 June 2014 14:12
GM fires 15 over ignition scandal but says 'no coverup'General Motors chief executive Mary Barra said Thursday that the company has fired 15 mostly senior executives over the deadly ignition scandal that has placed the automaker under federal investigation.
06 June 2014 13:47
UN inquiry finds war crimes on both sides in C. AfricaUN investigators say talk of genocide or ethnic cleaning in the Central African Republic is premature, but that evidence of war crimes and crimes against humanity exists on both sides.
06 June 2014 12:50
Thousands call for elections in HaitiThousands of Haitians took to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince Thursday to demand that President Michel Martelly step down and new elections be held.
06 June 2014 12:23
Gunman kills one, injures three on Seattle campusA lone gunman killed one person and injured three others Thursday on a college campus in the northwestern US city of Seattle, where the mayor denounced America's "epidemic of gun violence."
06 June 2014 11:49
Former son-in-law of Kazakh leader arrested in AustriaThe former son-in-law of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev was arrested in Vienna late Thursday in connection with murder and kidnapping charges, the APA press agency reported.
06 June 2014 11:19
Oceans worth up to $222 bln annually in CO2 captureBy absorbing carbon emissions from the atmosphere, the seas avert climate damage worth up to $222 billion (163 billion euros) every year, according to an estimate released.
06 June 2014 10:53
G7 leaders take tough message to Putin on UkraineWestern leaders said they stood united Thursday ahead of their first direct meetings with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Ukraine, with President Barack Obama giving him a month to back down or face more sanctions.
Alibaba buys half stake in China's top football clubE-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday it will pay $192 million for a 50 percent stake in China's top football club, in a frenzy of deal-making before a multi-billion dollar share offer in the United States.
