U.N.: 1 child killed in Gaza every hour

Fighting rages on between Israeli forces and Hamas; FAA extends ban on U.S. planes' travel to Israel another 24 hours

• Jul 23, 2014

With focus on Ukraine and Gaza, Washington watches other crises simmer

Though not making as many headlines recently, there are multiple other global flash points lawmakers are dealing with

• Jul 23, 2014

John Kerry defies FAA ban, flies into Israel

Top U.S. diplomat pressing efforts to get Jewish state and Hamas to agree to truce; dozens of families scrambling to flee fierce fighting near Gaza Strip town

• Jul 23, 2014

Somber homecoming: First Flight 17 victims arrive in Netherlands

Six days after Boeing 777 was shot down over the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, the first bodies finally arrived in the Netherlands

• Jul 23, 2014

What U.S. intelligence knows about Flight 17 shoot-down

Senior intelligence officials say pictures posted on social media, phone calls point to pro-Russian rebels, but it's not an airtight case

• Jul 22, 2014

Malaysia Airlines victims left behind at crash scene

As some MH17 crash victims make the journey home, as many as a hundred victims remain unaccounted for

• Jul 22, 2014

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 investigators finally reach crash site

Tragic plane's black boxes handed over to Malaysian officials for analysis 5 days after crash; OSCE observer calls Ukraine rebels handling of wreckage "invasive"

• Jul 22, 2014

Dutch declare day of national mourning for plane crash victims

Country's king and queen will be at an air base Wednesday to greet two military planes carrying the first victims' remains

• Jul 22, 2014

FAA tells U.S. airlines not to fly to Tel Aviv

24-hour ban on flights comes after Hamas rocket landed near main Israeli airport; anxiety in industry grows after Malaysia jet downing

• Jul 22, 2014

World War I plane collection takes to the air

Of the thousands planes flown in WWI few remain airworthy

• Jul 22, 2014
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What do Russians know about Flight 17?

Thanks to narrative driven by Kremlin-backed media, most Russians believe exactly the opposite to the rest of the world

• Jul 22, 2014

James Rodriguez signs 6-year deal with Real Madrid

Madrid reportedly will pay Monaco $108 million for Colombia forward who scored the most goals of any player at the World Cup

• Jul 22, 2014

Redentore Festival in Venice

The Venetian festival celebrates the end of the plague of 1577

• Jul 22, 2014
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Flight 17 victims' bodies finally heading home

5 days after Malaysia Airlines jet downed in eastern Ukraine, train carrying victims reaches gov't territory; but less bodies aboard then first believed

• Jul 22, 2014

Amid new Israeli strikes, Kerry begins truce push

Two-week war has killed more than 600 Palestinians and 29 Israelis; U.S. airlines scrap Israel flights over missile fear

• Jul 22, 2014

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