Iraq forces Iranian plane bound for Syria to land
Iraqi authorities forced an Iranian plane to land on Monday so it could be searched for weapons bound for Syrian regime fighters, but they found only ...

Death toll hits 72 in India building collapse
The death toll in the collapse of a residential building being constructed illegally in India's financial capital rose to 72 Saturday amid diminishing ...

Death toll in Tanzania building collapse up to 30
The death toll from a building that collapsed in Tanzania's largest city rose to 30 early Monday, according to a government agency statement.
Latvia rescues 220 people stranded on ice floes
Latvia's rescue service says it has rescued more than 220 people who became stranded on large ice floes in two separate places in the Gulf of Riga.
Russian officials searching Human Rights Watch
Russian officials are searching the Moscow offices of Human Rights Watch and the corruption watchdog Transparency International, intensifying the ...

US company to run UK search and rescue helicopters
A private U.S. company is to take over the work of Britain's military search-and-rescue helicopter service, whose pilots include Prince William.
Russians search Amnesty Intl office in Moscow
Russian prosecutors and tax police searched the Moscow headquarters of Amnesty International and several other rights groups Monday, continuing a wave ...

Hungary: Snowstorm strands thousands in their cars
A snowstorm in Hungary brought drifts 10 feet (3 meters) high and violent gusts of wind, forcing thousands of people to spend the night in their cars ...
2 fishermen from China missing off Bahamas
Authorities are searching off the Bahamas for two missing fishermen from China who apparently got lost in rough weather. A spokeswoman for the Royal ...
Avalanche kills 2 people in Scottish Highlands
Police say an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands has killed two people and left a third in critical condition. Emergency services responded to ...

Experts find remains of England's King Richard III
He was king of England, but for centuries he lay without shroud or coffin in an unknown grave, and his name became a byword for villainy. On Monday, ...
Air Force identifies missing F-16 pilot
The U.S. Air Force has identified the pilot of an F-16 fighter jet that went missing Monday on a training mission over the Adriatic Sea. It said he ...
Debris of missing Missoni plane found in Curacao
The first sign of debris from a missing plane that was carrying the CEO of Italian fashion house Missoni has surfaced in the Dutch Caribbean island ...
US fighter jet missing on training mission
U.S. and Italian aircraft on Monday searched the Adriatic Sea after losing contact with a U.S. fighter jet believed to have crashed during a training ...
5 more sailors rescued from sunken Russian ship
Five more sailors were rescued Monday from a Russian crab boat that capsized in the Sea of Japan with a crew of 30 Russians and Indonesians on board, ...
Wind, snow thwart search for plane in Antarctica
Hurricane-force winds and snow were preventing searchers Friday from reaching a plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while ...

Coast Guardsman faces investigation
A Coast Guard rescue swimmer is spending time in the brig while the service investigates his three-month disappearance as it was preparing to ...
Plane carrying 3 Canadians missing in Antarctica
Bad weather has forced rescuers to wait until Friday to try to reach a small plane believed to have crashed in an Antarctic mountain range while ...
US slams hostage-taking; Clinton to call Algeria
The Obama administration appeared to be in the dark Thursday about a hostage situation at a natural gas plant in Algeria, where Algerian forces ...

Collapse of apartment building in Egypt kills 25
An eight-story apartment building collapsed Wednesday in the port city of Alexandria, killing at least 25 people in the second deadly accident to hit ...
Police search offices at Marseille training ground
Police officers searched offices at Marseille's training on Wednesday as part of an investigation that does not directly involve the club.