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2 dead, 23 hurt as hot air balloons collide in Turkey

5 hours 45 min ago
At least one person was killed when two hot air balloons collided mid-air in central Turkey early Monday, a town official said.
Categories: International News

Kidnapped civilians among dozens killed in Iraq

5 hours 51 min ago
A barrage of car bombings and shootings across Iraq left at least 39 people dead, authorities said Monday.
Categories: International News

14 dead, 14 missing in mine collapse

6 hours 8 min ago
At least 14 people are dead, 14 are unaccounted for and 10 have been rescued in Indonesia after a tunnel collapse last week at an underground mine training facility, the mining company said.
Categories: International News

Woman makes Everest history

6 hours 26 min ago
A 27-year-old graphic designer has made history by becoming the first Saudi woman to conquer Mount Everest.
Categories: International News

Al-Assad gives rare interview

6 hours 39 min ago
CNN's Nic Robertson says a rare interview with Bashar al-Assad shows the Syrian president hasn't changed his narrative.
Categories: International News

Seoul: North Korea fires more projectiles

6 hours 41 min ago
North Korea on Monday fired more projectiles into the sea, South Korean officials said, urging Pyongyang to refrain from "tension-creating acts." But Pyongyang described the launches as a "regular military exercise."
Categories: International News

Hollande signs same-sex marriage bill

6 hours 58 min ago
French President Francois Hollande signed into law Saturday a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt.
Categories: International News

Inside look at Bangladesh factory

7 hours 40 min ago
The rat-a-tat of a hundred green sewing machines. The hypnotic hum of spools spinning brightly colored threads. The hiss of a thousand clothing irons.
Categories: International News

Tunisia forces clash with protesters

7 hours 41 min ago
One protester was killed as Tunisian security forces clashed Sunday with supporters of a hard-line Islamist group who were holding a conference despite a government ban.
Categories: International News

Police: $1 million in Chopard jewels stolen

8 hours 8 min ago
Jewels worth more than $1 million were stolen from a hotel in Cannes, France, police in the nearby city of Nice said Friday.
Categories: International News

Who won Eurovision Song Contest?

8 hours 12 min ago
Emmelie de Forest carried Denmark to triumph early Sunday in the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual musical spectacle known for its combination of over-the-top costumes, kitsch pop songs and international rivalries.
Categories: International News

The seamstress in the rubble

8 hours 22 min ago
In an extended one-on-one interview, a Bangladeshi teen describes how she spent 17 harrowing days buried underground in pitch-black darkness. "I'd crawl, tire and sleep. I would wake up and crawl again," Reshma said.
Categories: International News

Iran claims it hanged CIA, Mossad spies

8 hours 41 min ago
Two men who the Iranian government said worked as spies for Israel and the United States were hanged Sunday morning, according to Iranian state news outlet Press TV.
Categories: International News

Powerful earthquake hits off Chilean coast

8 hours 41 min ago
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rattled the coast of southern Chile early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Categories: International News

Violence surges in strategic Syrian city

8 hours 45 min ago
Violence surged in the strategically important Syrian town of Qusayr on Sunday. Activists said the offensive marked some of the most intense fighting they've seen in the fiercely contested area near the Lebanese border.
Categories: International News

Nigerian forces tout 'massive deployment' against insurgents

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 4:27pm
An ongoing "massive deployment" against insurgent groups in northern Nigeria by the nation's special forces killed at least 14 suspected terrorists and captured 20 others, according to a statement released Sunday by Nigeria's defense ministry.
Categories: International News

North Korea launches missile into sea

Sun, 05/19/2013 - 2:36pm
North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan, South Korea's semi-official Yonhap news agency reports, citing a South Korean military official.
Categories: International News
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