Russian official ridicules U.S. over Navy Yard shooting

Government official tweets that "nobody's even surprised anymore" by such an attack, which he blames on American exceptionalism

• Sep 18, 2013

Hindus celebrate Ganesha - the elephant-headed god

Devotees celebrate the ten day Ganesh Charturti festival in cities across India

• Sep 18, 2013
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Costa Concordia salvage boss on fame after righting wreck

Nick Sloane - hailed a hero after successful operation - explains particular challenges of work on ship 20 months after disaster

• Sep 18, 2013

Deadly train-bus collision in Canada

Rush hour passenger train hits city bus as it crossed the tracks in Ottawa

• Sep 18, 2013
• 11 photos

Deadly floods in Mexico

The official death toll rose to 47 after the tropical storms, Ingrid and Manuel, inundated large swaths of the country

• Sep 18, 2013
• 30 photos

WFP expanding food voucher program for Syria refugees

U.N. food agency says move away from food handouts to cash vouchers brings more choice to refugees, and much-needed cash to host nations

• Sep 18, 2013

Far-right Greek political party linked to murder

Greek police raid offices of fast-rising Golden Dawn party after member allegedly stabs anti-fascist hip-hop artist to death

• Sep 18, 2013

Russia: U.N. Syria report "preconceived and one-sided"

Deputy FM slams U.N. inspectors' work as he collects Syria's own "evidence" purportedly showing rebels were behind sarin attack

• Sep 18, 2013

Russia: "Serious grounds to believe" rebels used sarin

Unconvinced by U.N. report deemed by U.S. to be further proof Bashar Assad gassed his own people, Russia sticks by its old ally

• Sep 18, 2013

Mexico's one-two punch of storms leaves 47 dead

About 800,000 in Mexico seeking aid following tropical storm and hurricane; tourists stranded in Acapulco

• Sep 18, 2013

Missing: One newly minted millionaire in Spain

Lottery ticket worth $6.3 million found in shop, owner sought

• Sep 17, 2013

Austrian police: Man killed cops, then set himself ablaze

A suspected poacher accused of killing three cops and a paramedic had barricaded himself in a hidden basement in a farmhouse near Vienna

• Sep 17, 2013

Costa Concordia still an eyesore even right side up

Righting the capsized cruise ship was an anxiety-filled job

• Sep 17, 2013

Congolese nun who helps survivors of violence wins yearly award

Sister Angelique Namaika is honored for work with survivors of Lord's Resistance Army

• Sep 17, 2013

Protesting NSA spying, Brazil's leader postpones White House visit

Brazil's president is dissatisfied with the U.S. response to questions about NSA spying that targeted her government

• Sep 17, 2013

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