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Second boat in 2 days sinks off Malaysia
(CNN) -- A small overcrowded boat sank off the coast of Malaysia early Thursday, a maritime official said. It's the second boat to go down in two days.
Eighteen passengers have been rescued, and the search continues for nine others who are…
89-year-old Philadelphia man accused of war crimes as Nazi death-camp guard
(CNN) -- An alleged former Nazi camp guard who has lived in the United States since the 1950s is facing possible extradition to Germany following his arrest in Philadelphia, authorities said Wednesday.
Federal authorities are moving to…
Michael Schumacher out of coma and transferred to rehab
(CNN) -- Former F1 driver Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has been transferred from a hospital in Grenoble, France, where he had been admitted after a skiing accident last year, his management said in a statement Monday.…
Eight suspected Islamic militants arrested in Spain
Madrid (CNN) -- Spanish police arrested eight suspected Islamic militants in Madrid in predawn raids Monday, for allegedly recruiting and sending radical fighters to aid the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Interior…
U.S., Iran to resume nuclear talks in Vienna
(CNN) -- The United States and Iran will start a new round of negotiations this week over the future of Iran's nuclear program.
An interim six-month agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 nations-- the U.S. and the five other…
Voting ends in Afghan presidential runoff
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghans have finished casting their ballots to pick a president in a runoff election between former Cabinet ministers.
Saturday's runoff between former Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah Abdullah and former…
Man freed in jury mistake killed; suspect arrested
FRESNO, California (AP) -- A burglary defendant who won his freedom because of a jury's mistake lost his life a few hours later when he was stabbed to death in a fight.
The jury in the trial of Bobby Lee Pearson, 37, mistakenly signed a…
Priest killed, another one injured in attack at Catholic church in Phoenix
(CNN) -- A priest was killed and another critically wounded in an attack at a Catholic church in Phoenix, police said early Thursday.
The Rev. Kenneth Walker was fatally shot, and the Rev. Joseph Terra is hospitalized in critical…
Second drone strike in hours hits Pakistani militant hideout
Karachi, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike killed 10 militants early Thursday in Pakistani tribal areas, local intelligence officials said.
A high-level commander with the Haqqani network, Haji Gul, was among those killed in…
Indian family alleges gang rape, as PM Modi issues warning on words
(CNN) -- Forensic tests on a woman found hanging from a tree in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have so far failed to find evidence of rape, a local police chief said.
More tests are being done, amid claims from the woman's family that…
No new Madeleine McCann evidence found during Portugal dig, UK police say
(CNN) -- A eight-day search in Portugal near where Madeleine McCann went missing seven years ago has uncovered no new evidence, British police said Wednesday.
London's Metropolitan Police -- also known as Scotland Yard -- are leading the…
US man accused of killing woman, eating her body
MANCHESTER, Tennessee (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee man is accused of killing a woman, dismembering her body and eating part of her corpse.
Coffee County District Attorney Mickey Layne tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that…
Fatal Oregon high school shooting: ‘This is not a drill’
(CNN) -- When the shooting started at her high school near Portland, Oregon, early Tuesday, student Jaimie Infante didn't recognize the sound of a gunshot.
She thought maybe somebody had dropped a book.
In reality, a lone gunman had…
UPDATE: 2 cops, 3 others dead in Las Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A man and a woman ambushed two police officers eating lunch at a Las Vegas restaurant, fatally shooting them at point-blank range before fleeing to a nearby Wal-Mart where they killed a third person and then themselves in…
South African President Jacob Zuma discharged from hospital
(CNN) -- South African President Jacob Zuma was discharged from the hospital Sunday and will rest at home for a few days, state media reported.
Doctors hospitalized Zuma, 72, for a "thorough checkup following a demanding schedule" and "are…