Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams arrested over 1972 slaying

Leader of the political arm of the Irish republican party and alleged one-time IRA military leader confirmed his own arrest over the 1972 abduction, killing and secret burial of a Belfast widow

• Apr 30, 2014

Deadly explosion rocks train station in China

Attack comes as country's president wrapped up four-day visit to restive far-western region

• Apr 30, 2014

Airstrike on Syrian school kills 19 during children's art exhibit, activists say

Missile slams into school as teachers and students were preparing an exhibit of children's drawings depicting Syria at war

• Apr 30, 2014

Malaysia to release investigation report 7 weeks after jet disappeared

Officials believe jetliner with 239 on board crashed in ocean off Australia, but not one piece of confirmed debris has been found

• Apr 30, 2014

Dead whale may explode in Canada town, official warns

60-ton carcass of blue whale is rotting along Newfoundland shoreline; experts say mammal could burst or "deflate like an old balloon"

• Apr 30, 2014

Kidnapped Nigerian girls forced to marry abductors

Group says Boko Haram militants buying kidnapped school girls for $12 each, as regional lawmaker begs gov't to rescue them

• Apr 30, 2014

S. Korea ferry captain’s warning on stability ignored?

Actual captain of ill-fated Sewol was off-duty when it sunk, but says he warned owners vessel was unstable after modifications

• Apr 30, 2014

Jordan opens new refugee camp as Syria violence rages

As Syrian activists say 9 killed in gov’t strike on school, Jordan braces for another 130,000 refugees from the war next door

• Apr 30, 2014

China rejects sign it may soon be No. 1 economy

Leaders downplay such projections, possibly to avert pressure to take on financial obligations or make concessions on trade or climate change

• Apr 30, 2014

Australia dismisses claim of "wreckage" near Bangladesh

Agency heading up search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 "relying on information from satellite and other data"

• Apr 30, 2014

Ukraine leader: We’re “unable” to stop pro-Russians

President says Kiev now "helpless" to protect citizens in eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, where separatists have taken control

• Apr 30, 2014

Iraqis brave bombs to cast ballots

Massive security presence after daily attacks marred run-up to 1st national elections since U.S. withdrawal

• Apr 30, 2014

Rohingyas in danger, aid groups forced out

Restrictions on international aid worsen situation for stateless Rohingyas amidst growing health crisis

• Apr 29, 2014
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Finding gold in the Philippines

Miners in the Philippines work seven days a week in search of gold

• Apr 29, 2014
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OPCW to investigate latest chemical weapons attack claim in Syria

While already eliminating Syria's proclaimed chemical arms stockpile, OPCW to follow up on rebel claims chlorine was used in an attack

• Apr 29, 2014

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