Jerusalem bus explosion was "terror attack," police say

Police say the bus that exploded was empty and the nearly two dozen injured happened to people nearby

• Apr 18, 2016

Why do so many earthquakes strike Japan?

Located along the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, Japan is especially vulnerable

• Apr 18, 2016

Oscar Pistorius to be sentenced in June for murder

The double amputee sprinter was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day 2013

• Apr 18, 2016

Philippine presidential candidate's rape remark draws condemnation

Front-runner for country's top office joked about being first to rape an Australian missionary murdered in 1989

• Apr 18, 2016

Rare stories of survival emerge after killer Ecuador earthquake

Stories of triumph are few as the 7.8-magnitude quake left hundreds dead, thousands injured and many still unaccounted for

• Apr 18, 2016

Victim's wife: U.S. "siding with Saudi Arabia over the 9/11 families"

Outraged families of 9/11 victims want president to back legislation allowing them to sue the Saudi government over possible links to hijackers

• Apr 18, 2016

Looming Iraq battle draws in 200 more U.S. troops

Fight to reclaim Mosul from ISIS may be more than Iraqi forces can handle on their own, so the Pentagon sends help

• Apr 18, 2016

Depp's wife dodges jail in "war on terrier" dogs saga

Actress Amber Heard pleads guilty to providing false information on immigration form, but avoids illegal import charge

• Apr 18, 2016

U.S. troops join race to help Japan quake victims

At least 42 killed by pair of powerful temblors on southern Japanese island of Kyushu, and 10 still feared missing

• Apr 18, 2016

South Korea's president says North Korea is preparing 5th nuclear test

Speculation about fifth nuclear test increased last month when North's state media cited leader Kim Jong Un as ordering test of nuclear warhead

• Apr 17, 2016

Brazilian legislators vote to impeach President Dilma Rousseff

Dilma Rousseff is accused of using accounting tricks in the federal budget to shore up support for her struggling government

• Apr 17, 2016

Aid begins to flow in after massive quake devastates Ecuador

Death toll rises as people left homeless, hunkered down for another night outside in the dark; country's strongest quake in decades

• Apr 17, 2016

"Boaty McBoatface" wins UK poll for name of $280M research vessel

Council asked for inspirational entries about environmental and polar science; but in the contest, "Boaty McBoatface" won

• Apr 17, 2016

Drone believed to hit plane on approach to Heathrow

London police say a British Airways flight from Geneva hit an object believed to be a drone

• Apr 17, 2016

London mayor accuses President Obama of hypocrisy

U.S. president has weighed in through aides on the "Brexit" -- whether the U.K. remains in the EU -- just ahead of his trip there

• Apr 17, 2016

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