
Brutal attack in London heightens terror fears
Two men with butcher knives hacked another to death Wednesday near a London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime — ...

Man shot to death while questioned in Boston probe
Authorities in the U.S. shot to death a Chechen immigrant who turned violent while being questioned about his ties to one of the Boston Marathon ...

Afghan students protest women's rights decree
Hard-line Islamist students protested in the Afghan capital demanding the repeal of a presidential decree for women's rights that they say is ...

Report: Crisis stoking anti-migrant bias in Europe
A top human rights group warned Wednesday that the plight of refugees and migrants fleeing wars and economic hardship is worsening in Europe as ...
WikiLeaks case file fight moves to federal court
The WikiLeaks organization and a handful of journalists asked a federal judge Wednesday to order greater transparency in the court-martial of an Army ...

Kerry: US, allies ready to step up aid to rebels
The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the ...

Congo fighting persists as UN chief arrives
M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from ...
Colombia: 10 soldiers killed by in rebel attack
At least 10 Colombian soldiers were killed and six wounded Wednesday in a pre-dawn attack on an army patrol with homemade explosives by the country's ...

Boy achieves family dream with geography bee win
Passion for geography runs deep in Sathwik Karnik's family. When he was about 6, his mother began challenging Sathwik and his older brother, Karthik, ...
IAEA report: Iran expands nuclear technology
The U.N. atomic agency on Wednesday detailed rapid Iranian progress in two programs that the West fears are geared toward making nuclear weapons, ...

Egypt leader claims victory in captives' release
The safe release Wednesday of seven conscripts kidnapped by suspected militants in Sinai brought a victory for Egypt's Islamist president after months ...

Vatican releases 1st report of financial watchdog
The Vatican took another step Wednesday to show greater financial transparency by publishing the first annual report from its financial watchdog ...

Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said ...

El Salvador president meets pope amid Romero hopes
El Salvador's president meets with Pope Francis on Thursday amid mounting indications that the stars have finally aligned to beatify assassinated ...
France boosting security at facilities abroad
France's Foreign Ministry says it is strengthening security measures, hiring more guards and buying new equipment to help protect French facilities ...
Amid signs of turmoil, S Sudan says oil will flow
Following a lengthy Cabinet meeting, South Sudan's government spokesman said Wednesday that the country will continue to export oil through Sudan and ...

Cannes: Scott Thomas' glorious dip into darkness
To convince Kristin Scott Thomas to play the bloodthirsty matriarch of "Only God Forgives," director Nicolas Winding Refn appealed to Scott Thomas — ...

Trial for captain in deadly shipwreck in Italy
An Italian judge has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship to stand trial for manslaughter in the vessel's shipwreck off the coast ...
Irishman charged with 1982 IRA Hyde Park bombing
British prosecutors have charged a 61-year-old Irishman with the 1982 IRA attack on the queen's cavalry in Hyde Park, a nail-bombing at a top London ...

EU steps up fight against tax evasion by end 2013
The European Union's leaders took a major step in tackling tax-dodgers Wednesday by pushing to end bank secrecy across the bloc's 27 members by the ...

NY funeral for student accidentally shot by police
They hesitated at first, but then they came from all over the church: young women in black shuffling out of the pews and down the side aisles to the ...