
Bittersweet end for missing in Bangladesh collapse
As Farida knelt beside the linen-wrapped body and looked at the dress that she herself had purchased, her sobs of sorrow turned to tears of painful ...

For 3, bomb suspect's friendship leads to charges
The surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect exchanged text messages with a friend who had become suspicious after seeing what looked like a familiar ...
German co. 'surprised' by Bangladesh clothing find
A German clothing company says it is "surprised, shocked and appalled" after samples of its textiles were reportedly found in the remains of a ...

'Off the charts': 133k Somalia famine child deaths
A decision by extremist Islamic militants to ban delivery of food aid and a "normalization of crisis" that numbed international donors to unfolding ...
430 dead so far in Bangladesh building collapse
Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building Thursday and authorities say it may take another five days ...

Unidentified victims of Bangladesh collapse buried
Dozens of Bangladeshi garment workers whose bodies were too battered or decomposed to be identified were buried in a mass funeral, a week after the ...

FBI: 3 removed backpack from Boston suspect's room
Three college friends of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were arrested and accused Wednesday of trying to protect him by going into ...

Syria's Assad in rare visit as rockets hit capital
Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare public appearance at a Damascus power station on Wednesday, while two bombs exploded near the city center, ...

Around the world, angry workers unite on May Day
Workers around the world united in anger during May Day rallies Wednesday — from fury in Europe over austerity measures that have cut wages, reduced ...

Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing
The building collapse in Bangladesh that killed hundreds of clothing factory workers last week put a spotlight on the sobering fact that people in ...

Obama: US reviews whether intel missed in bombing
President Barack Obama said Tuesday that the U.S. will review whether any sensitive intelligence was missed that could have prevented the deadly ...

Bangladeshis turn rescuers after building collapse
The heat in the rubble was sweltering. It closed in on his body like the darkness around him, making it hard to breathe. Working by the faint glow of ...

Hezbollah warns of possible Syria intervention
The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group said Tuesday that Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat President Bashar Assad's regime ...
Prison terms issued over fatal Russian club fire
A court in the Siberian city of Perm has convicted seven people in connection with a nightclub fire that killed 156, sentencing them to prison terms ...

Surviving hell in a Bangladesh factory collapse
Merina was so tired. It had been three days since the garment factory where she worked had collapsed around her, three days since she'd moved more ...
US cargo plane crash in Afghanistan kills 7
A civilian cargo plane owned by an American company crashed at Bagram Air Field, north of the Afghan capital, soon after takeoff on Monday, killing ...

Syrian premier escapes bomb attack in Damascus
Syria's prime minister escaped an assassination attempt Monday when a bomb exploded near his convoy in Damascus, state media reported, in the latest ...

Powerful blast injures at least 35 in Prague
A powerful blast believed to be a gas explosion ripped open an office building in the center of Prague on Monday, injuring at least 35 people and ...
2 dead, 8 missing after freighter sinks off Greece
A cargo ship sank off southern Greece within minutes of colliding with another freighter in fair weather Monday, leaving two Syrian seamen dead and ...

Syrian TV reports blast near Damascus school
Syrian state-run TV says an explosion has taken place near a school in the capital, Damascus. The TV says the blast struck on Monday in the capital's ...

3 killed in French building collapse after blast
A possible gas explosion ripped off the side of a five-story residential building in France's Champagne country on Sunday, killing at least three ...