International

(BBC) -- Spain's Princess Cristina is being questioned in court in connection with a corruption scandal involving her husband's business dealings. It is the first time in history that a member of Spain's royal family has appeared in court…

(CNN) -- Toronto police Friday were investigating a threat against controversial Mayor Rob Ford, a police spokesman said. Two police officers were at the mayor's City Hall office. The nature of the threat was unclear, police said. The…

(CNN) -- At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in a train derailment in Southeastern France on Saturday morning, a local Mayor said. The train, which carried 35 passengers, was traveling on a route between…

Denpasar, Indonesia (CNN) -- Indonesia said Friday that Schapelle Corby, an Australian woman convicted almost nine years ago of drug smuggling, has been granted parole. Indonesian Justice Minister Amir Syamsuddin announced the decision at…

(CNN) A leaked audio recording of a phone call allegedly catches the top U.S. diplomat to Europe working on a behind-the-scenes deal to end the Ukrainian political turmoil, and using profanity to express strong frustrations with inaction…

(CNN) The Australian navy has destroyed nearly 353 kilograms (780 pounds) of heroin after intercepting the drugs on a smuggling vessel off the coast of Tanzania, the Australian Department of Defense said Friday. Authorities estimate the…

(BBC) -- Syria says international accusations that it is delaying the destruction of its chemical weapons stockpile are "absolutely unjustified". Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad told the BBC "Syria is doing its best" to comply…

(BBC) -- Italy's navy has rescued 1,123 people from inflatable boats in the space of 24 hours, as clandestine migration from North Africa reaches record levels. The latest migrants were found in eight boats and a barge about 120 miles…

Hong Kong (CNN) -- A suspected bomb was found Thursday afternoon at a construction site on Hong Kong Island, prompting evacuations in the area, including at hospitals and hotels, police said. Chinese state-run media outlet Xinhua reported…

(CNN) -- At least six people were killed in bombings across the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Thursday, police said. Four car bombs and two roadside devices exploded in five different areas around the city. Almost all of the neighborhoods…

(CNN) -- At the heart of a $600 million complex of Miami condominium and office towers, a network of holes in the ground has provided new insight into the people who were there first. The holes lay out the foundations of a prehistoric…

(CNN) -- At least 25 people were killed and 30 others injured in three bombings that hit the Iraqi capital on Wednesday morning, Baghdad police officials said. All three attacks struck close to checkpoints for entry to the city's Green…

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Six students were wounded when unknown assailants tossed a hand grenade into a school in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, hospital staff said Wednesday. The blast occurred during break time at the Mahd…

(BBC) -- A French court has begun hearing the landmark trial of a former Rwandan intelligence chief charged with complicity in the 1994 genocide. Pascal Simbikangwa, who is paraplegic, was arrested in 2008 when he was living under an alias…

(CNN) -- Syria plans to send a large shipment of toxic agents out of the country this month, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told Russian state-run news agency Ria Novosti. Syria intends to finish the process by March 1,…