U.S. national faces "blood diamonds" charges

American-Belgian businessman suspected of enslavement and pillaging diamonds during Sierra Leon's civil war agrees to extradition

• Aug 31, 2015

Fears ISIS has razed another priceless treasure

Weeks after blowing up an ancient temple in Syria, witnesses say militants have attacked a larger, even older site nearby

• Aug 31, 2015

Alleged Nazi "gold train" sparks treasure hunt, police response

Treasure hunters in Poland are swarming the reported site of an alleged Nazi train filled with gold and gems

• Aug 31, 2015

Toll still rising from China industrial disaster

Dozens of firefighters among the 158 killed by massive explosions at chemical warehouses that were breaking the rules

• Aug 31, 2015

Refugees rush to beat Hungarian border block

Thousands of people escaping bleaks futures in war-torn Syria and elsewhere are clamoring to reach European soil before they face a new obstacle

• Aug 31, 2015

New evacuations in Dominica in Erika's wake

More mudslides feared after storm killed at least 20, caused "monumental" damage; Hurricane Fred forms in Atlantic; Ignacio expected to skirt Hawaii

• Aug 31, 2015

We didn't replace Stone Age tomb with picnic table, mayor says

Environmental protection group accuses Spanish village of destroying 6,000-year old Neolithic burial site

• Aug 30, 2015

Ancient Temple of Bel in Syria bombed by ISIS

Extremists in control of Palmyra have been systematically destroying one of the world's most important archaeological sites

• Aug 30, 2015

ISIS fighters push deeper into Syrian capital Damascus

Rival militant factions clash just a few miles from the city center, where an upscale neighborhood came under mortar fire

• Aug 30, 2015

National Security Adviser Susan Rice visits Pakistan

The White House simultaneously pushes Pakistani officials to step up fight against militants, and extends an invitation to D.C.

• Aug 30, 2015

Japan's plan for combat troops sees mass opposition

Tens of thousands protest PM Abe's likely-to-pass legislation that would allow troops to engage in combat for the first time since World War II

• Aug 30, 2015

Europe's open-border policy may be nearing its end

For 30 years, 400 million Europeans have traveled freely between dozens of countries, but terrorism, migrants and crime could stop that

• Aug 30, 2015

American-Belgian businessman arrested over "blood diamonds"

Michael Desaedeleer accused of profiting during Sierra Leone's bloody civil war; first time a businessman arrested for exploiting their diamonds

• Aug 30, 2015

Syrian refugees stuck in limbo at Budapest train station

Station overrun with migrants from Middle East unable to travel on to Germany or other countries -- and unwilling to return home

• Aug 29, 2015

Thai police arrest man in Bangkok bomb case

Police say man identified only as a 28-year-old foreigner was holed up with bomb-making equipment, stacks of passports

• Aug 29, 2015

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