FIFA under fire after arrests in corruption probe

More than a dozen people expected to face charges of racketeering and bribery in what one U.S. official called "the World Cup of fraud"

• May 27, 2015

U.S. senator in Cuba says normalized relations just "weeks away"

Sen. Tom Udall, who led a four-member Democratic congressional delegation to Cuba, said the two sides are close to resolving final issues

• May 27, 2015

Defense secretary wary of island construction in South China Sea

The building of artificial islands have caught the attention of Ash Carter because of potential Chinese military buildup

• May 27, 2015

Blatter: We "welcome" arrest of corrupt FIFA members

Embattled FIFA president insists one of two criminal probes was "set in motion" by his organization, even though several members were arrested

• May 27, 2015

Letter to Obama cited at Washington Post reporter's trial in Iran

Jason Rezaian is being tried on allegations of "espionage for the hostile government of the United States"

• May 27, 2015

ISIS using Roman ruins for executions, activists say

First known use of 2,000-year-old theater in Palmyra, Syria, by extremists since taking it

• May 27, 2015

Queen opens Parliament with speech, ceremony and bling

It's tradition, similar to the State of the Union address, but with enough dizzying jewels to make a Kardashian blush

• May 27, 2015

U.S., 2 Asia allies discuss N. Korean nuclear threat

Envoys from S. Korea, U.S. and Japan meet after recent N. Korea claim that it had tested a new type of missile from a submarine

• May 27, 2015

Heat in India leaves 1,100 people dead in one month

Weather officials say the sweltering temperatures are likely to continue for at least another week

• May 27, 2015

Iran nuclear talks driving wedges in Tehran

Leaked video shows vehement argument between a hard-line lawmaker and the country's foreign minister in closed parliament session

• May 27, 2015

Dutch police detain biker gang members, seize RPGs

Members of the Bandidos gang were involved in a deadly shootout earlier this month in Waco, Texas

• May 27, 2015

FIFA calls itself a victim amid corruption arrests

Spokesman for scandal-plagued world governing body said it "is fully cooperating as injured party"; Blatter's election to go ahead as planned for now

• May 27, 2015

Passenger jet loses power to both engines mid-flight

Singapore Airlines and engine-maker investigating mysterious power loss in bad weather that prompted a 13,000-foot descent

• May 27, 2015

Vatican: Irish marriage vote a "defeat for humanity"

Predominantly Catholic nation held a public referendum on same-sex marriage, and the result has left the Catholic Church disappointed

• May 27, 2015

China's expanding military footprint

Beijing lays out plans to increase naval presence in contested waters as tension with the U.S. mounts

• May 27, 2015

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