Asiana Airlines flight 214 crew seemed surprised by crash

Benjamin Levy, a passenger, said after crew on deadly flight "overwhelmed" by "chaos" of tail ripping off, he and others were helping people to safety

• Jul 13, 2013

Asiana Airlines president apologizes for crash

While the cause of the crash in San Francisco is yet to be determined, airline says the pilots -- all South Koreans -- were "skilled"

• Jul 13, 2013

Plane crash victims were 16-year-old Chinese schoolgirls

Ye Mengyuan and Wang Linjia, both 16, were likely among the 70 Chinese students on board on their way to summer camps

• Jul 13, 2013

Volcanic ash shuts small Mexico airport 7 hours

Airport in Puebla was temporarily closed due to ash from the Popocatepetl volcano

• Jul 12, 2013

Egyptian protesters (on both sides) angry at U.S.

Supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi still on streets of Cairo; many blame America for seeming to condone army's actions

• Jul 12, 2013

Saudi consulate paid princess' $5M bail in Calif.

Meshael Alayban was arrested Wednesday after a Kenyan woman who worked for her as a maid alleged she was held against her will

• Jul 12, 2013

Deadly passenger train derailment outside Paris

Train carrying hundreds of passengers crashes into station south of Paris with at least 6 dead, dozens injured

• Jul 12, 2013

Mercedes sets auction record, fetches $29.6 million

1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 race car driven by Formula 1 legend Juan Manuel Fangio sells for $29.6 million at auction

• Jul 12, 2013

Edward Snowden emerges, wants asylum in Russia

NSA leaker trapped in Moscow airport meets with human rights groups to discuss options; White House criticizes "propaganda platform"

• Jul 12, 2013

Photos of the week

The best images from the week's news, July 5 - July 12, 2013

• Jul 12, 2013
• 24 photos

Al Qaeda-linked gunman kill Syrian rebel commander

Free Syrian Army commander's death in shootout highlights infighting among militant groups

• Jul 12, 2013

Heathrow Airport re-opens runways after Boeing plane fire

Airport says in tweet there are no passengers aboard Ethiopian Airlines plane; British police say fire being treated as unexplained

• Jul 12, 2013

U.K. police eye terrorism in explosion near mosque

Residents report hearing loud bang and finding nails near mosque in central England; no injuries reported

• Jul 12, 2013

Inside an Indonesian tempeh factory

A look at food production in Jakarta during the month-long fasting holiday of Ramadan

• Jul 12, 2013
• 12 photos

China pollution fears pushing some foreigners out of country

A look at one family's decision to leave Beijing to escape the polluted air and the origins of China's pollution problem

• Jul 12, 2013

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