Israeli, Palestinian negotiators break bread

Dinner at U.S. State Department marks start of preliminary peace talks after months of shuttle diplomacy by Secretary of State Kerry

• Jul 30, 2013

After months of prodding, Kerry kicks off peace talks

Israeli, Palestinian negotiators will sit down at the State Dept. for the first face-to-face talks in three years

• Jul 29, 2013

Showdown in Cairo appears imminent

After weekend of clashes with pro-Morsi protesters left dozens dead, former official says his supporters are "willing to die"

• Jul 29, 2013

2 Swiss passenger trains collide; 35 injured

5 seriously hurt and one person still stuck in the wreckage after passenger trains collide head-on in western Switzerland

• Jul 29, 2013

Spain mourns its train crash victims

Hundreds crowd Santiago de Compostela's storied cathedral to say goodbye to 79 people killed in last week's crash; "black box" searched for clues

• Jul 29, 2013

Biodome parkour

Two professional freerunners show off their skills in England

• Jul 29, 2013
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Verdict near in Bradley Manning trial

Manning, accused of aiding the enemy by leaking thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks, could face life in prison if convicted

• Jul 29, 2013

Volcano gods honored in Java

Indonesia's Tenggerese people offer sacrifices to Mount Bromo during their month-long festival

• Jul 29, 2013
• 21 photos

Tensions rise during Cambodian elections

Cambodians went to the polls Sunday to vote in the fifth parliamentary election held since 1993

• Jul 29, 2013
• 18 photos

Cannes jewelry robbery now the "Heist of the Century"

The company that was robbed upped the dollar value of a brazen midday jewelry heist in Cannes to $136 million

• Jul 29, 2013

Handcuff mishaps up in U.K.: "Fifty Shades of Grey" to blame?

Since publication of erotic novel, London Fire Brigade has seen rise in handcuffs-related emergencies

• Jul 29, 2013

Japan's art aquariums

Tokyo exhibit elevates fish tanks to fine art

• Jul 29, 2013
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Facing eviction, rogue Greek monks hurl petrol bombs at bailiffs

Monks at one of Mount Athos' 1,000-year-old monasteries say they are safeguarding centuries-old Orthodox traditions

• Jul 29, 2013

Deaths and arrests of Islamists in Egypt mount

With the Muslim Brotherhood's renewed call for mass protests, clashes like those over the weekend that killed dozens seem poised to continue

• Jul 29, 2013

Tour bus plunges into Italian ravine, killing at least 38

Driver appears to have lost control of vehicle filled with Italian pilgrims; falls off highway outside Naples and smashes several cars

• Jul 29, 2013

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