International

Donetsk, Ukraine (CNN) -- Masked men with metal rods and Molotov cocktails prowl the Russian flag-draped balcony, surveying the crowds below. Stacks of tires topped with ribbons of razor wireline a makeshift barricade around the main…

Kiev (CNN) -- Ukrainian acting Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Wednesday that the separatist protests in Ukraine's eastern region would be resolved within 48 hours -- either through negotiations or the use of force. At the same time,…

(CNN) -- Pro-Russian protesters have seized state buildings in several east Ukrainian cities, prompting accusations from Kiev that Moscow is trying to "dismember" the country. The protesters broke into a regional administrative building in…

(CNN) -- Actor Mickey Rooney, one of Hollywood's brightest stars in the 1930s and 1940s, died Sunday in California, the Los Angeles County Coroner's office said. He was 93. The diminutive 5-foot, 2-inch Rooney began his acting career…

ISLA VISTA, California (AP) -- About 100 people were arrested and at least 44 people were taken to the hospital during a weekend college party in Southern California that devolved into a street brawl, authorities said. The violence broke…

DETROIT (AP) — Mazda is recalling 42,000 Mazda6 cars in the US because of reports that spiders can weave a web in a vent hose and cause the fuel tank to crack. The recall involves cars from the 2010 through 2012 model years equipped with…

Istanbul (CNN) -- A court in Turkey's capital, Ankara, lifted a ban on the YouTube video sharing website Friday, the semiofficial Anadolu news agency reported. The ruling came a day after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office said…

(CNN) -- He has been in a medically induced coma for over three months, but former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has shown "moments of consciousness and awakening," his agent said Friday. Schumacher, 45, suffered severe…

Killeen, Texas (CNN) -- As the community reels from a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, investigators are grappling for answers on why Spc. Ivan Lopez opened fire against fellow soldiers. Investigators are looking at a possible altercation…

(CNN) -- Strict building codes and the preparedness of millions of Chileans who live along an arc of volcanoes and fault lines likely kept the death toll -- only six by Wednesday afternoon -- low after an 8.2-magnitude earthquake rumbled…

Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- The killings of protesters in the Ukrainian capital during anti-government demonstrations in February took place under the order of ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, a report said Thursday. The preliminary report…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (CNN) -- With no obvious explanation for what may have happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the inspector general of Malaysian police said Wednesday that authorities were redoubling their efforts, but pleaded for…

(CNN) -- An Egyptian police brigadier general was killed and five other people were injured Wednesday in what the Interior Ministry said was a twin bomb attack outside Cairo University. A third bomb later exploded in front of the…

The Italian navy rescued 730 migrants from overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily, it said Wednesday. The migrants are from North Africa and have been taken to the Sicilian port in Agrigento. Italy is a major gateway…

Off Garden Island, Australia (CNN) -- Docked at the largest naval base in Western Australia Monday is a ship with a bright red hull and the weight of the world resting on the shoulders of its 30-member crew. To some, the ship represents…