June 3, 2013
Dehui poultry plant fire: Locked exits ‘blocked escape’
A fire at a poultry processing plant in China has killed at least 119 people, officials say. The fire broke out at a slaughterhouse in Dehui in Jilin province early on Monday. Accounts speak of explosions prior to the fire, which caused panic…
June 3, 2013
Turkish PM Blames Protests on Extremists
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused anti-government protesters of walking "arm-in-arm with terrorism," as he blamed "extremist elements" for three days of some of the most violent riots in years. His comments Monday came as the…
June 3, 2013
First UN Arms Trade Treaty Signed
Representatives of more than 60 countries lined up at U.N. headquarters in New York to sign the first international treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade. Argentina was the first to sign the Arms Trade Treaty the…
June 3, 2013
US Tax Agency Spent Heavily on Employee Conferences
The U.S. tax collection agency is facing new controversy with a report saying that it spent lavishly on expensive conferences for its employees. The Internal Revenue Service [IRS], whose policies affect all tax-paying Americans, spent about $50…
June 3, 2013
Heavy Floods Threaten Parts of Central Europe
Parts of Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic are on high flood alert as rising water levels threaten cities and drive thousands from their homes.At least eight people were killed across the region as a result of the floods, including one who…
May 29, 2013
Biden Presses Brazil on Trade
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is pressing Brazil for closer economic ties with the United States.On the last stop on a six-day swing through Latin America and the Caribbean, Biden on Wednesday encouraged Brazil to make trade easier. Brazil has South…
May 29, 2013
Boko Haram Chief Says Nigerian Offensive Failing
The leader of the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram says his forces are beating back a military offensive aimed at stopping the group's four-year insurgency. In a video released to news agencies, Boko Haram chief Abubakar Shekau says Nigerian…
May 29, 2013
US Drone Strike Kills Top Pakistani Taliban Commander
Pakistani officials say a suspected U.S. drone strike has killed the number two commander of the Pakistani Taliban, in what would be a major blow to the militant group. Officials say Waliur Rehman was among at least six people killed Wednesday by…
May 28, 2013
7 Police Officers Killed in Attack in Afghanistan
Afghan officials say suspected Taliban militants have killed seven police officers at a security checkpoint in the southern province of Kandahar.A spokesman for the Kandahar governor says two men invited by police to eat at the checkpoint picked up…
May 28, 2013
Syrian Opposition Welcomes US Senator McCain’s Visit with Rebels
The Syrian opposition is welcoming what it calls an "extremely significant" visit by influential U.S. Senator John McCain, who made an unannounced trip to meet with rebels inside of Syria.McCain's aides say he crossed from Turkey into Syria on…