Desperation in Colombia amid search for flood survivors
MOCOA, Colombia (AP) - People in a small city in southern Colombia searched desperately Sunday for loved ones after heavy rains sent floodwaters, mud and debris surging through homes, killing at least 207 and leaving many injured or missing. The streets of Mocoa were covered in thick sand, mud and tree limbs from the rivers and forest that surround the city. There was little drinking water and...
MOCOA, Colombia (AP) - People in a small city in southern Colombia searched desperately Sunday for loved ones after heavy rains sent floodwaters, mud and debris surging through homes, killing at least 207 and leaving many injured or missing. The streets of Mocoa were covered in thick sand, mud and tree limbs from the rivers and forest that surround the city. There was little drinking water and...
82-year-old woman still turning the tables as world's oldest club DJ
A grandmother in Japan is proving that age is nothing but a number for some, as she keeps turning the tables.
A grandmother in Japan is proving that age is nothing but a number for some, as she keeps turning the tables.
Two arrested for tampering after escalator reverses direction in Hong Kong Mall
Two people were arrested for tampering with an escalator after it reversed direction and then started speeding up at a Hong Kong mall. According to eyewitnesses, the escalator suddenly went haywire, injuring over a dozen shoppers on Saturday.
Two people were arrested for tampering with an escalator after it reversed direction and then started speeding up at a Hong Kong mall. According to eyewitnesses, the escalator suddenly went haywire, injuring over a dozen shoppers on Saturday.
Powerful cyclone slams into Australia's tropical northeast
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AP) - A powerful cyclone packing winds of up to 260 kilometers (160 miles) per hour roared across Australia's tropical northeast on Tuesday, uprooting trees, tearing down fences and knocking out power to thousands, officials said.
TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AP) - A powerful cyclone packing winds of up to 260 kilometers (160 miles) per hour roared across Australia's tropical northeast on Tuesday, uprooting trees, tearing down fences and knocking out power to thousands, officials said.
9 arrested including '2 significant' in London terror attack
Khalid Masood, who attacked Britain's Parliament, killing four people and wounding some 50, was born Adrian Russell Ajao, London's top counterterror officer said Friday.
Khalid Masood, who attacked Britain's Parliament, killing four people and wounding some 50, was born Adrian Russell Ajao, London's top counterterror officer said Friday.
Israel police arrest suspect in threats on US Jewish targets
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police say they have arrested a 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as the primary suspect in a string of bomb threats targeting Jewish community centers in the U.S. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Thursday the suspect's motives are unclear. Rosenfeld says the suspect is "the guy who was behind the JCC threats," referring to Jewish community centers in...
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli police say they have arrested a 19-year-old Israeli Jewish man as the primary suspect in a string of bomb threats targeting Jewish community centers in the U.S. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said Thursday the suspect's motives are unclear. Rosenfeld says the suspect is "the guy who was behind the JCC threats," referring to Jewish community centers in...
Pope's skullcap snatched by playful Atlanta girl
A 3-year-old Atlanta girl went viral after she had an unforgettable interaction with Pope Francis on Wednesday.
A 3-year-old Atlanta girl went viral after she had an unforgettable interaction with Pope Francis on Wednesday.
Eiffel Tower's lights dimmed in honor of London victims
The lights of the Eiffel Tower going dark tonight in solidarity with the London terror attack.
The lights of the Eiffel Tower going dark tonight in solidarity with the London terror attack.
Parliament, Westminster Bridge attacks bring chaos to London
LONDON (AP) - A session of Britain's House of Commons has been suspended as witnesses reported hearing sounds like gunfire nearby. The Commons' speaker suspended the session as police responded to an incident. Journalists at the Parliament building said they were told to stay in their offices. The Press Association news agency reported that two people were seen lying within the grounds...
LONDON (AP) - A session of Britain's House of Commons has been suspended as witnesses reported hearing sounds like gunfire nearby. The Commons' speaker suspended the session as police responded to an incident. Journalists at the Parliament building said they were told to stay in their offices. The Press Association news agency reported that two people were seen lying within the grounds...
Britain to formally trigger process to leave EU on March 29
LONDON (AP) - Britain's government will begin the process of leaving the European Union on March 29, starting the clock on the two years in which to complete the most important negotiation for a generation. Britain's ambassador to the 28-nation EU, Tim Barrow, informed the European Council President Donald Tusk of the timing on Monday morning, the Department for Exiting the European...
LONDON (AP) - Britain's government will begin the process of leaving the European Union on March 29, starting the clock on the two years in which to complete the most important negotiation for a generation. Britain's ambassador to the 28-nation EU, Tim Barrow, informed the European Council President Donald Tusk of the timing on Monday morning, the Department for Exiting the European...
Paris police search financial prosecutor's HQ after threat
PARIS (AP) - Paris police are searching for possible explosives at the headquarters of the national financial prosecutor after a phone-in bomb threat. A Paris police official says the building is being evacuated Monday and explosives experts are at the site in central Paris, near the Garnier Paris opera house. The official, who wasn't authorized to be publicly named, says that empty bomb...
PARIS (AP) - Paris police are searching for possible explosives at the headquarters of the national financial prosecutor after a phone-in bomb threat. A Paris police official says the building is being evacuated Monday and explosives experts are at the site in central Paris, near the Garnier Paris opera house. The official, who wasn't authorized to be publicly named, says that empty bomb...
Paris police: Letter bomb at French office of International Monetary Fund injures 1 person
PARIS (AP) - Paris police: Letter bomb at French office of International Monetary Fund injures 1 person.
PARIS (AP) - Paris police: Letter bomb at French office of International Monetary Fund injures 1 person.
Amal Clooney: Don't let Islamic State get away with genocide
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged Iraq and the world's nations on Thursday not to let the Islamic State extremist group "get away with genocide."
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney urged Iraq and the world's nations on Thursday not to let the Islamic State extremist group "get away with genocide."
Pope Francis open to having some married men become priests
In a move that could transform the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has said he’s open to the possibility of ordaining married men to minister in remote communities facing priest shortages.
In a move that could transform the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has said he’s open to the possibility of ordaining married men to minister in remote communities facing priest shortages.
34 deaths in fire at Guatemala youth shelter
A blaze that killed at least 34 girls at a shelter for troubled youths erupted when some of them set fire to mattresses to protest rapes and other mistreatment at the badly overcrowded institution, the parent of one victim said Thursday.
A blaze that killed at least 34 girls at a shelter for troubled youths erupted when some of them set fire to mattresses to protest rapes and other mistreatment at the badly overcrowded institution, the parent of one victim said Thursday.
Five killed, including four US tourists in Australian plane crash
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An Australian pilot and four American tourists on a golfing vacation were killed when a light plane crashed in flames into a shopping mall on Tuesday shortly after takeoff in the Australian city of Melbourne, officials said. The five were on a twin-engine Beechcraft Super King Air that crashed about 45 minutes before the Direct Factory Outlet mall in suburban...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - An Australian pilot and four American tourists on a golfing vacation were killed when a light plane crashed in flames into a shopping mall on Tuesday shortly after takeoff in the Australian city of Melbourne, officials said. The five were on a twin-engine Beechcraft Super King Air that crashed about 45 minutes before the Direct Factory Outlet mall in suburban...
Russian Federation ambassador to United Nations dies in New York
Russian officials say its ambassador to the United Nations has died suddenly in New York City. Vitaly Churkin was 64.
Russian officials say its ambassador to the United Nations has died suddenly in New York City. Vitaly Churkin was 64.
Sign of the times walking and texting guides
The city of Bodegraven, Netherlands, launched an innovative pilot project on February 14, aimed at making it safer for distracted cell phone users to cross the street
The city of Bodegraven, Netherlands, launched an innovative pilot project on February 14, aimed at making it safer for distracted cell phone users to cross the street
Traffic cop leaps to safety, escaping an out-of-control car
A traffic cop in Madrid, Spain, narrowly escaped the path an out-of-control car on a motorway near the city on February 11.
A traffic cop in Madrid, Spain, narrowly escaped the path an out-of-control car on a motorway near the city on February 11.
Islamic State attack on Pakistan shrine kills 75
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll from an Islamic State suicide bombing at a famous shrine in Pakistan has climbed to 75, with another 200 people wounded. Fazal Palejo, a senior health official in Sindh province, provided the death toll. Three security officials confirmed the toll, saying the dead included 20 women and nine children. The security officials spoke on condition of anonymity...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - The death toll from an Islamic State suicide bombing at a famous shrine in Pakistan has climbed to 75, with another 200 people wounded. Fazal Palejo, a senior health official in Sindh province, provided the death toll. Three security officials confirmed the toll, saying the dead included 20 women and nine children. The security officials spoke on condition of anonymity...