International

(CNN) -- A Pennsylvania woman charged in the November slaying of a man she and her husband met through Craigslist has told a newspaper that she killed many more victims, and authorities told CNN Sunday they are investigating the woman's…

FRESNO, California (AP) -- A Fresno-area father watched his four children and their mother perish in a fiery crash, and was injured as he tried to rescue them from the burning vehicle. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) says Juana…

(BBC)-The UN mediator Lakhdar Brahimi has apologised to the Syrian people after peace talks in Geneva ended without making progress. He had held final discussions with both sides in Geneva in a last-ditch bid to break the stalemate between…

(BBC) -- An Australian man who was shot dead by police after beating his 11-year-old son to death on Wednesday night with a cricket bat was already wanted by police, the authorities have said. Police shot and killed Greg Anderson after he…

(BBC) -- Tens of thousands of Indonesians have fled their homes after a volcano erupted in east Java. Mount Kelud spewed ash and debris over a large area, including the city of Surabaya, about 130km (80 miles) away. Officials said two…

Rome (CNN) -- Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta resigned Friday after less than a year in office, according to a statement released by the Italian presidential palace. The country's President, Giorgio Napolitano, has accepted the…

(CNN) -- Eleven "terrorists" were killed -- eight by police, and three by their own suicide bomb -- in a terrorist attack Friday afternoon in northwest China's restive Xinjiang region, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing…

(CNN) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree banning foreign same-sex couples -- as well as singles from countries where same-sex marriages are legal -- from adopting Russian children. Though there was no official ban…

(CNN) -- Citing a lack of evidence, Afghan authorities released from prison 65 men Thursday over objections from U.S. officials, who said they pose a threat to security forces and civilians. "We took this decision according to our law,"…

(CNN) -- Anti-government protesters clashed with police in Venezuela, leaving three people shot to death and nearly two dozen injured, authorities said. Two people were killed in the capital of Caracas during the protests Wednesday,…

(BBC) -- Syrian government forces have resumed their bombardment of Yabroud, the last rebel stronghold in the Qalamoun mountains, activists say. Warplanes have been carrying out air strikes and artillery has been pounding the strategic…

Hong Kong (CNN) -- A strong earthquake struck the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The 6.8-magnitude quake hit about 270 kilometers (170 miles) southeast of the city of Hotan at a depth…

Moorland, Somerset (CNN) -- Like a modern-day King Canute, Sam Notaro is determined not to let rising waters flood his home. He lives in Moorland village in Somerset, southwest England, which has been hit hard by weeks of flooding.…

(CNN) -- Shirley Temple Black, who rose to fame as the best-known Hollywood child star of the 1930s, died late Monday night, her publicist said. She was 85. Temple Black, who also enjoyed a career as a diplomat, died of natural causes at…

Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least 11 people have been killed in a multiple bombing Tuesday afternoon at a movie theater in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, a hospital official said. Syed Jamil Shah, press officer for the…