Hundreds arrested as murder sparks riots in Moscow

Russian nationalists and locals in working class area storm shopping center in riots targeting ethnic Muslims from Caucasus

• Oct 14, 2013

New lead in Madeleine McCann case?

Investigators say more detailed reconstruction of events surrounding tot's disappearance could yield new clues

• Oct 14, 2013

Egypt: U.S. citizen found dead in prison

American detained in August found hanging at the door of the bathroom in his cell block

• Oct 13, 2013

Indian officials say few deaths in massive cyclone

Mass evacuations spared India the widespread deaths many had feared from a powerful cyclone that roared ashore over the weekend, officials said

• Oct 13, 2013

Kerry: Diplomatic window with Iran "cracking open" ahead of nuclear talks

But Secretary of State stresses to pro-Israel lobby that "no deal is better than a bad deal" in negotiations over Iran's nuclear program

• Oct 13, 2013

7 Red Cross workers kidnapped in northern Syria

Nationalities of abduction victims not released; attack comes after warnings against Western aid workers from al Qaeda affiliate in Syria

• Oct 13, 2013

How Portugal became the first global sea power

During the Age of Discovery Portuguese explorers used advanced technology to help the tiny, seafaring nation conquer the oceans - and become very rich

• Oct 13, 2013

NATO soldier killed in possible insider attack in Afghanistan

Man in Afghan national security forces uniform kills troop; local official says victim is American;

• Oct 13, 2013

WikiLeaks founder blasts upcoming film about him

Julian Assange, the founder of the online organization dedicated to exposing secrets, is leading a campaign against "The Fifth Estate"

• Oct 13, 2013

U.S.-Afghan officials near a deal on American troops

U.S. and Afghanistan reached an agreement in principle on the major elements of a deal that would allow American troops to stay in Afghanistan after 2014

• Oct 12, 2013

Peru bus plunge kills 51, including 14 children

Cargo truck made its way back from a party, went off the road, and fell about 650 feet into a ravine

• Oct 12, 2013

Mortar shells hit near inspectors' hotel in Syria

The blasts struck some 1,000 feet away from the Four Seasons Hotel where the chemical weapons inspectors and U.N. staff are staying

• Oct 12, 2013

Gay rights rally in Russia ends in violence

Several dozen protesters confronted by about 200 conservative, religious activists at St. Petersburg rally

• Oct 12, 2013

Massive cyclone pounds India with wind, rain

Storm packing heavy rains, destructive winds slams into eastern coastline as hundreds of thousands of residents move inland to shelter

• Oct 12, 2013

Canadians held without charge in Egypt headed home

2 Canadians were detained since Aug. 15, when they were arrested while observing a demonstration in support of ousted President Morsi

• Oct 11, 2013

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