9 killed when boat hits barge on Moscow River
MOSCOW — An overloaded motor boat crashed into a docked barge on the Moscow River in pre-dawn darkness Sunday, killing nine of the 16 people on board, officials said. The other seven passengers swam to safety More...
Syrian military kills 45 in Hama attack
BEIRUT — Syrian activists say at least 45 people have been killed in military attacks on the flashpoint city of Hama. The Local Coordination Committees, which organizes and monitors anti-government protests in More...
Concrete slab falls in Montreal tunnel, no one hurt
A large slab of concrete fell from the ceiling of a Montreal tunnel, forcing the closure of both the eastbound and westbound lanes of a major highway Sunday morning. Police said no injuries were reported and no More...
11 killed in 2 attacks in troubled NW China
BEIJING — Police shot and killed four suspects after “an eruption of violence” injured more than 10 pedestrians and police in China’s volatile northwest Sunday, a state media report said a More...
Xbox addict ‘dies from blood clot’
The family of a budding computer programmer have on Saturday launched a campaign to raise awareness about the health risks of playing online computer games after their son died following a marathon session on his More...
Iran acid victim spares attacker from retribution
TEHRAN – An Iranian woman blinded with acid by her suitor for turning down his marriage proposal spared him at the last minute from being blinded too as punishment for his crime, Iranian media reported on More...
German nuns bake for papal visit
AM MELLENSEE, Germany — Benedict XVI will not visit the Benedictine Abbey of St. Gertrud, but preparations for his trip are nevertheless in full swing, with the nuns baking thousands of communion wafers to be More...
Tanks shell east Syrian city, 5 killed
AMMAN – At least five civilians were killed on Saturday when Syrian forces shelled the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, an activists’ group said, in the latest attempt by authorities to crush protests against More...