Officials warned Washington D.C. area residents to brace for a potentially slow commute Monday after a CSX freight train derailed near a Metro stop, sending 15 cars off the tracks and spilling hazardous material. The train derailed about 6:40 a.m.…
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1st cruise from a US port in decades leaves Miami for Cuba
Passengers set sail Sunday from Miami on an historic cruise to Cuba, the first in decades to depart from a U.S. seaport for the communist island nation. Carnival Corp.’s 704-passenger Adonia left port at 4:24 p.m., bound for Havana. Carnival’s…
Norway calls off helicopter rescue, says 13 dead
Norwegian rescue officials say the search operation after the helicopter crash near Bergen is over and all 13 people who were on board are presumed dead.
Syria conflict: UN envoy calls on US and Russia to save talks
The UN envoy to Syria has urged the US and Russia to urgently intervene “at the highest level” to salvage talks.Speaking after briefing the UN Security Council on the faltering peace process, Staffan de Mistura said that a truce agreed…
US deploying rocket launchers near Syria
Turkey’s foreign minister says the United States will deploy a rocket launcher system in southeastern Turkey across the border from Syria.
N Korea ready for another missile launch
North Korea appears to be preparing a test-launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, after what the United States described as the “fiery, catastrophic” failure of the first attempt.On April 15, the North…
5.6-magnitude quake strikes Mexico
A 5.6-magnitude earthquake has struck southwest of the Mexican town of Suchiate at a depth of 10 km, the US Geological Survey reported.
N. Korea appears to fire submarine-launched missile
North Korea on Saturday fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile from a submarine off its northeast coast, South Korean defense officials said, Pyongyang’s latest effort to expand its military might in the face of pressure by its neighbors…
At least 25 killed as violence spikes in Syria
Syrian government strikes hit opposition-held areas near the capital and in the country’s largest city, Aleppo, killing at least 25 Saturday while rebels fired mortars into Damascus, in a rare occurrence since the teetering cease-fire took effect in late February.
WHO launches new strategy to end leprosy
World Health Organisation today launched a new global strategy for leprosy calling for stronger commitments and accelerated efforts to stop disease transmission and end associated discrimination and stigma, to achieve a world free of leprosy. “The new global strategy is…
Death toll reaches 48 from Japan earthquakes
Searchers found a man’s body Wednesday in a landslide-hit area in southern Japan, bringing the death toll to 48 from two powerful earthquakes last week. Three people remain missing. Kumamoto prefecture said that another 11 have died from illnesses believed…
Iran’s parliament approves $97 billion budget
Iran’s parliament approved a $97 billion budget for the current year, the official IRNA news agency reported on Tuesday.
Brazil president says she won’t quit after impeachment vote
Brasilia, Apr 19 (AP) – President Dilma Rousseff said Monday she is “indignant” over a congressional vote to open impeachment proceedings against her and vowed to fight what she called the injustice. She again categorically ruled out resigning. In her…
World stocks, crude slide after oil output accord collapses
World stock benchmarks sank and crude oil prices slumped Monday after an effort by major oil producing nations to agree on production cuts failed over the weekend. European stocks fell in early trading, with France’s CAC 40 dropping 0.8 percent…
Ted Cruz takes anti-Trump campaign to Wyoming
Cheyenne, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took his delegate-by-delegate strategy aimed at thwarting a Donald Trump presidential nomination on Saturday to the least populous U.S. state on Saturday, while the billionaire front-runner focused on running up the vote in Tuesday’s primary…
Armed group kills more than 140 near South Sudan
An Ethiopian official says that armed groups have killed more than 140 civilians near Ethiopia’s border with South Sudan.
Pentagon chief: US eyes ways to step up Islamic State fight
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he will talk with his commanders in the coming days to identify additional ways the U.S. can intensify the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, including more airstrikes, cyberattacks and American…
Rescuers rush to trapped residents as Japan quakes kill 41
Army troops and other rescuers rushed Saturday to try to reach scores of trapped residents after a pair of strong earthquakes in southwestern Japan killed at least 41 people, injured about 1,500 and left hundreds of thousands without electricity or…
A colossal snake dies under mysterious circumstances
A 24-foot-long reticulated python was captured just days ago in Malaysia. Members of Malaysia’s Civil Defense Force can be seen holding a big reticulated python caught at a construction site about a week ago. The snake has since died. A…
Panama raids offices of Mossack Fonseca law firm
Panama’s attorney general raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm to search for any evidence of illegal activities, authorities said in a statement.The Panama-based law firm is at the centre of the “Panama Papers” leaks scandal that has…
The Next UN Secretary-General: Selecting the World’s Top Diplomat
The U.S. election is dominating the news cycle these days, but there is another race that may not be on your radar, but should be: the next United Nations Secretary-General.
Duchess Kate has Marilyn Monroe moment in India
On the second day of Prince William and Princess Kate’s official royal trip to India and Bhutan, Kate had a Marilyn Monroe moment at a solemn event honoring the war dead. The Duchess of Cambridge, 34, was unable to control…
Brazil impeachment: Vote deals new blow to Rousseff
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has suffered a blow to her hopes of staving off impeachment proceedings, after a committee voted they should go ahead.The 65-member congressional committee voted 38 to 27 to recommend impeachment over claims she manipulated government accounts…
Kerry makes historic visit to Hiroshima
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday called his visit to a memorial to victims of the 1945 US nuclear attack on Hiroshima “gut-wrenching” and said it was a reminder of the need to pursue a world free of…
18 Filipino soldiers killed, 52 others wounded in clash
Philippine military officials say at least 18 soldiers have been killed in fierce daylong fighting with Muslim militants in the south.
New protests across France over labor law reforms
Protesters across France are marching to voice their anger at labor reforms being championed by the country’s Socialist government.
Greece resumes migrant deportations to Turkey amid protests
Greece on Friday resumed deportations of migrants to Turkey after a four-day pause, despite mounting desperation among refugees and attempts by activists to stop the two boats from leaving Lesbos with 124 people onboard.
Court gives former Lebanese minister 13-year jail sentence
Lebanon’s Military Court of Cassation on Friday sentenced a former Cabinet minister convicted on terrorism charges to 13 years in jail, three months after he was set free on bail pending retrial, Lebanese judicial officials said.
Myanmar swears in first elected civilian president
Myanmar’s new president has been sworn in, the first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years.Htin Kyaw from the National League for Democracy (NLD) takes over from Thein Sein, who introduced wide-ranging reforms during his five years in power.Although…
EgyptAir hijackers surrenders
An EgyptAir plane flying from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked and forced to land in Cyprus on Tuesday but the passengers and crew were freed unharmed and the hijacker, whose motives remained a mystery, was arrested after giving himself up.Eighty-one…