Ship captain convicted of manslaughter in sinking that killed 700

April 2015 disaster in Mediterranean was one of migrant crisis' worst tragedies, and now 2 men will serve time for causing it

• Dec 13, 2016

Putin "ready at any moment" to meet Trump

But Russian leader adds it won't likely happen until Trump is actually sworn in

• Dec 13, 2016

Mob breaks into police station to kill man accused of stabbing kids

Indonesian police say 7 kids stable after attack at school, but suspect couldn't escape mob justice, even in jail

• Dec 13, 2016

U.N. says Syrian forces murdering civilians by scores in Aleppo

Human rights officials say execution-style murders of women, children documented as thousands crowd "hellish corner" still held by rebels

• Dec 13, 2016

Obama nixes bid to release report on detainees' "torture" by CIA

President opts instead to keep the Senate report under wraps for at a least dozen years

• Dec 13, 2016

Nursing home staffer jailed for killing elderly with insulin

3rd victim -- all of whom were at least 80 -- survived unnecessary injection, and one major question remains unanswered

• Dec 13, 2016

Syrian forces nearly complete retaking Aleppo

But the campaign spread Syrian forces thin, allowing ISIS to capture Palmyra

• Dec 12, 2016

For unlikely tech hub in Russia, recession pays off

Russia's economy may be struggling, but it's a boom time for these tech workers

• Dec 12, 2016

Antonio Guterres sworn in as U.N. secretary-general

Former Portugal prime minister vows greater transparency, accountability and flexibility from sprawling international bureaucracy

• Dec 12, 2016

Cause of London's 1952 "killer fog" revealed

Scientists have figured what caused the notorious "killer fog" in London that led to the deaths of at least 4,000 people in 1952

• Dec 12, 2016

Scientists say reindeer may be shrinking due to this

Reindeer living on the Arctic island of Svalbard are getting smaller – and scientists think they know why

• Dec 12, 2016

Crash survivor not told about soccer team tragedy: reports

One of only three players to survivor plane crash that wiped out soccer team wanted to know how they did in the big game that was never played, according to reports

• Dec 12, 2016

Israel gets delivery of America's costliest war machine

Defense chief Ash Carter in Tel Aviv as Israelis tout delivery of first F-35 fighter jets to maintain "air superiority in our region"

• Dec 12, 2016

"Terrifying" scene as thousands penned in by Syrian army advance

Bashar al-Assad's army says rebels hold only tiny sliver of Aleppo, where thousands of people are trapped under constant bombardment

• Dec 12, 2016

More than 200 arrested after deadly attack on soccer fans

The detainees were affiliated with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK; some detained for "spreading terrorist propaganda"

• Dec 12, 2016

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