April 23, 2013
Boston Marathon bombing: Mystery remains
No mention has been made of any possible motive for the Boston Marathon bombing in the charges filed against surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Federal prosecutors charged him in hospital with using a weapon of mass destruction and malicious…
April 21, 2013
2 shot, 1 person grazed at 4/20 pot rally in Denver
Police are searching for the two suspects who fired shots during the 4/20 pot rally in Denver's Civic Center Park on Saturday, injuring three people and causing thousands of festival-goers enjoying the jovial atmosphere to flee in panic. A man and…
April 21, 2013
Extra police on duty for London Marathon
Hundreds of extra police officers will be on duty at the London Marathon later in a bid to reassure runners and spectators after the Boston bombings. More than 35,000 runners are due to take part in the race, which starts in Blackheath, south-east…
April 21, 2013
China quake kills scores in rural Sichuan
A powerful earthquake has killed at least 160 people and injured at least 5,700 in China's rural south-west, officials say. The 6.6-magnitude tremor sent people fleeing from buildings across Sichuan province, which was devastated by a massive quake…
April 21, 2013
Syria crisis: US steps up aid to rebels at talks in Turkey
US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced a doubling of US aid to Syria's rebels and told a Friends of Syria meeting its members were committed to a peaceful transition. Mr Kerry told the meeting in Istanbul that the US would provide Syrian…
April 21, 2013
China Tells Japan to Cool Tensions in East China Sea
China is accusing Japan of increasing tensions over a groups of disputed islands. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying Thursday called on Japan to stop scrambling fighter jets over the East China Sea. The spokesperson said, "We believe…
April 15, 2013
Kerry Offers Talks with Pyongyang if it Moves to Scrap Nukes
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has offered to negotiate with North Korea for a peaceful resolution of tensions on the Korean peninsula if Pyongyang takes steps toward abandoning nuclear weapons. The top U.S. diplomat said Pyongyang has a "clear…
April 15, 2013
Thousands Protest Spain’s Monarchy
Thousands of Spanish protesters marched through the streets of the capital, Madrid, to demand the abdication of the monarchy and the return to a democratically-elected government. Sunday's protest marked the anniversary of the country's last…
April 14, 2013
China Reports Bird Flu Infections in New Province
China has reported two cases of bird flu in a new province, west of the area where the disease has been centered. The state Xinhua news agency said that the two human cases were reported Sunday in central Henan province. Until Saturday, when…
April 14, 2013
9 Dead in Pakistan Blast
Pakistani police say a bomb blast on a bus killed nine people Saturday near the northwestern city of Peshawar. Police say at least 15 people were injured in the blast in the suburban town of Matani. No one has claimed responsibility for the…