Senate panel says torture didn't help U.S. get bin Laden: AP

Highly controversial conclusion revolves around how U.S. learned identity of courier who unwittingly led U.S. to bin Laden

• Mar 31, 2014

North, South Korea trade artillery fire

Tension between neighbors mounts as North’s live fire drills cross disputed sea boundary, and Seoul responds with its own shells

• Mar 31, 2014

U.S. and Russia fail to reach agreement on Ukraine

Secretary of State Kerry says Russian troops amassed at Ukrainian border create "climate of fear and intimidation"; rejects Russia's demand that Ukraine become loose federation

• Mar 30, 2014

U.S. ping detector set to be taken to Flight 370 search area

Australian warship will transport it and other sophisticated equipment to hunt for jetliner's black boxes, but time is running out

• Mar 31, 2014

Swedish soccer match called off after man dies in fan fighting

Match is suspended in first half when angry fans storm field as word spreads of man's death; soccer stars and officials say they are sickened by the violence

• Mar 30, 2014

Russia: Despite troop buildup, “no intention” of invading Ukraine

Sec. of State Kerry and his counterpart met in Paris to calm tensions over the Ukraine crisis and hammer out differences on a solution

• Mar 30, 2014

Cuba opens door for more foreign investment

New law out of Havana intended to make it easier for foreign money to enter the economy, albeit with the government watching very, very closely

• Mar 30, 2014

Two tried to use trillions in false bonds to rob Vatican, police say

Would-be swindlers in suits attempted to bluff Swiss Guards at Vatican City by saying “cardinals were expecting them”

• Mar 30, 2014

Clock winding down on Flight 370’s black box beacon battery

Find out how little time searchers have before the automated flight data recorder beacon goes silent; families demand Malaysian government apologize

• Mar 30, 2014

Warship with black box detector joins search for missing Malaysian jet

Ships pluck objects from ocean in hopes of finding lost aircraft

• Mar 29, 2014

Flight's loved ones tortured by uncertainty as objects turn up

Hunt for missing jetliner enters new week as planes, ships comb newly targeted search area

• Mar 29, 2014

Havana's new place to be - in a factory transformed

Artists of all sorts find a home under one roof

• Mar 28, 2014

Photos of the week

The best images from the week's news, March 21 - March 28, 2014

• Mar 28, 2014
• 20 photos

Biggest challenge for an Afghan presidential candidate?

According to one hopeful, it's actually not the Taliban trying to blow the fledgling democracy's entire election process up

• Mar 28, 2014

Ukraine's combat dolphins now swim for Russia

Specially-trained dolphins can patrol marine areas and search underwater; U.S. Navy has similar program

• Mar 28, 2014

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