August 3, 2014
Lebanon Condemns Syrian Rebel Attack
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam is calling Saturday's raid on a border town by Syrian rebels an attack against Lebanon and its people. Salam says his government will not tolerate chaos and let matters get out of control, adding that the army is…
August 3, 2014
China Plant Blast Kills 65
Chinese officials say 65 people have been killed and more than 100 injured in an explosion at a factory in eastern Kunshan City. Authorities say the explosion occurred at 7:30 a.m. Saturday (1130 Friday UTC) in an automobile wheel hub grinding…
August 2, 2014
Obama: Hamas to Blame for Cease-fire Collapse
U.S. President Barack Obama condemned a reported Hamas attack on Israeli soldiers in Gaza as a violation of the newly reached humanitarian cease-fire and called for the release of an Israeli soldier allegedly held hostage. "That soldier needs to be…
July 29, 2014
Israel Pounds Gaza
Israel's military stepped up its bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country should be prepared for a long conflict in the Palestinian enclave, quashing any hopes of a swift end to the…
July 29, 2014
China Investigates Former Powerful Security Chief
China has announced it is investigating a man who used to be one of the country's most powerful politicians, former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang. The investigation is likely to boost already growing public support for Chinese President Xi…
July 28, 2014
Downing of MH17 May Be ‘War Crime
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in rebel-held eastern Ukraine could be ruled a “war crime." Navi Pillay said Monday in a statement "the horrendous shooting down" of the aircraft was a…
July 24, 2014
Wreckage of Air Algerie Plane Spotted
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita says searchers have spotted the wreckage of an Air Algerie plane that went missing on a flight from Burkina Faso to Algeria. Keita says the plane's wreckage has been spotted in northeastern Mali, between the…
July 22, 2014
Israel Hits Targets in Gaza
Israel kept up its assaults in the Gaza strip on Tuesday, pummeling a wide range of targets, as the conflict entered its 15th day. Overnight, Israel bombed five mosques, a sports complex and the home of the late Hamas military chief, a Gaza police…
July 22, 2014
Train With MH17 Crash Victims’ Remains Arrives in Ukraine-held City
A train carrying the bodies of nearly 300 people killed in the crash of a Malaysian airliner in Ukraine arrived in the government-controlled eastern city of Kharkiv Tuesday, as a senior pro-Russia separatist leader handed over the plane's black…
July 18, 2014
OSCE investigators reach east Ukraine site
International investigators have arrived at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, after rebels in eastern Ukraine allowed them access. Some 30 monitors went to the village of Grabovo where the plane, carrying 298 people, came down on…