1 dead, more than 100 hurt in Bangladesh bomb attacks

Police say unidentified attackers threw home-made bombs at thousands of Shiite devotees gathered at a shrine in capital city

• Oct 24, 2015

Hurricane Patricia weakens after striking Mexico

Patricia comes ashore as powerful Category 5 storm but quickly loses steam as it moves inland toward mountains

• Oct 24, 2015

Hurricane Patricia: Watch live webcams of monster storm hitting Mexico

Webcams on Mexico's Pacific coastal cities show advance of historic storm

• Oct 23, 2015

Photos of the week: Oct. 17-23

The most compelling photos from the week's news, October 17-23, 2015, including a California mudslide, synchronized drones and Hillary Clinton on Capitol Hill

• Oct 23, 2015
• 35 photos

Deadly French bus crash

Fiery collision between a tour bus and truck in French wine country left at least 43 dead, mostly elderly tourists

• Oct 23, 2015
• 7 photos

14 killed in suicide bomb attack on Shiite procession in Pakistan

Dozens more wounded; no claim of responsibility, but suspicion falls on Sunni extremists

• Oct 23, 2015

U.N. warns smugglers forcing migrant kids into sex

Refugee agency says extortion of children along southeast Europe route happening "in every single country"

• Oct 23, 2015

Hurricane Patricia soaks Mexico

Hurricane Patricia, at its peak the strongest monster storm ever in the Western Hemisphere, inundated Mexico with rain as it made landfall, though it weakened significantly

• Oct 23, 2015
• 22 photos

China hands over likely remains of U.S. WWII airmen

U.S. lost 594 aircraft and 1,659 personnel on treacherous route between India and China, but 3 of those lost may now be heading home

• Oct 23, 2015

Taiwanese mom could be billed for forcing flight delay

Mother is widely believed to have planned birth in U.S. airspace to give child citizenship, but it could cost her thousands of dollars

• Oct 23, 2015

Police say "racist motive" behind Sweden sword attack

Search of 21-year-old masked perpetrator's home, his clothes and behaviour lead to conclusion he planned to kill minorities

• Oct 23, 2015

Kerry and Russian counterpart huddling on Syria

It is unclear there will be any breakthroughs regarding the civil war there

• Oct 23, 2015

Monster Hurricane Patricia nears Mexico's Pacific coast

Forecasters warn Hurricane Patricia, packing winds near 200 mph, could make "potentially catastrophic landfall"

• Oct 23, 2015

Bus crash in French wine country kills dozens

Many elderly tourists setting off on a day trip were aboard bus when it collided with a truck and caught fire

• Oct 23, 2015

"Potentially catastrophic" hurricane nears Mexico's Pacific Coast

Officials in Mexico declare a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Patricia, which could also pose problems for Texas

• Oct 23, 2015

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