Toronto Mayor Speaks Out Against Drug Use Allegations

(TORONTO) -- After a week in virtual hiding and refusing to speak to reporters, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford went on the attack vehemently denying he is a drug user. "I do not use crack-cocai... Read More

8.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Russian Coast

(MOSCOW) -- A powerful 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake’s epicenter was in the Sea of Okhotsk... Read More

UK-Bound Flight from Pakistan Diverted; Two Men Arrested

(LONDON) -- Two passengers aboard a U.K.-bound flight from Pakistan were arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft following an apparent incident over British airspace Friday. The... Read More

British Airways Aircraft Catches Fire, Makes Emergency Landing

(LONDON) -- A British Airways flight from London to Oslo made an emergency landing at Heathrow airport Friday morning after a fire broke out shortly after takeoff. Video of the Airbus A... Read More

US Man Arrested in Murder of Family in Czech Republic

(WASHINGTON) -- A 20-year-old American named Kevin Dahlgren accused in the grisly murders of a family of four in the Czech Republic has been arrested in the United States. Czech police had targe... Read More

Syrian Activist Presents Plan to End Long Civil War

(DAMASCUS, Syria) -- Any plan to end the long conflict in Syria is worth considering at this point, no matter how far-fetched it might seem. Opposition activist Moaz al-Khatib, who once led the... Read More

Kerry Tries Reviving Israeli-Palestinian Talks

(JERUSALEM) -- The U.S. and Great Britain are making a new push to restart peace talks between the Israelis and Palestinians that have gone nowhere for the past five years. Secretary of State Jo... Read More

Southern Iraqi City Invaded by Snakes, 60 Dead

(SAYID DKHEEL, Iraq) -- The residents of a southern Iraqi city have to worry about more than a war and deadly militants. The city of Sayid Dkheel is also facing an invasion of snakes, many of them... Read More

London Attack: British Intel Knew of Suspects in Hacking Death

(LONDON) -- The two men who allegedly hacked a British soldier to death were known to intelligence services before the Wednesday incident, a British security official admitted Thursday. Still, the... Read More

Charles and Camilla’s Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing

(LONDON) -- Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, had a mid-air scare Thursday when their helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing. Charles and Camilla wer... Read More