Panel wants 3 TEPCO executives charged over nuke crisis

An independent legal panel called on Thursday for criminal charges to be brought against three former executives of the Fukushima nuclear plant operator for their role in the 2011 atomic disaster.

Bathers ignore Karachi swimming ban; at least 21 die

At least 21 bathers drowned in rough seas off Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi, after they defied a ban on swimming during the monsoon season, officials said on Thursday.

Ebola fears grow across globe

European, Asian nations on alert; epidemic said to be out of control

Sierra leone declares health crisis

The president of Sierra Leone declared a public health emergency as the Ebola virus, blamed for nearly 700 deaths, spread across West Africa. He vowed to quarantine sick patients at home and conduct house-to-house searches for others who may have been exposed.

More foreigners withdraw from Libya

More countries have closed embassies and evacuated their nationals from warring Libya as the security situation continues to deteriorate.

Experts reach plane crash site in Ukraine

The OSCE security and rights organization said its monitors, accompanied by Dutch and Australian experts, reached the crash site of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine on Thursday, two weeks after the plane came down.

Argentina defaults as 'vulture talks' fail

Argentina was in default on Thursday for the second time in 13 years after the failure of last-ditch talks with US hedge funds it has branded "vultures."

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Final member of atom bomb crew on Enola Gay dies at 93

The last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, hastening the end of World War II and forcing the world into the atomic age, has died in the southern US state of Georgia.

Refugee All Stars sing to help people heal

It's a long way from the refugee camps of Africa to Poland's balmy Baltic coast, but for Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, the message is still the same.

School bombing kills 15 as cease-fire hopes fade away

Israeli tank shells slammed into a crowded UN school on Wednesday sheltering Palestinians displaced by fighting, killing 15 and wounding 90 after tearing through the walls of two classrooms, a spokesman for a UN aid agency and a health official said.

Celebrities stir passions with Gaza views

Pop idols and professional athletes are going public with strong views about Gaza, putting their relations with fans on the line while stirring up a social media frenzy.