South Korea investigates vessel's crew members as weather worsens
Two more Chinese nationals were confirmed Friday as being aboard the capsized South Korean ferry, bringing the total number of Chinese missing in the tragedy to four.
At least 13 Nepalese guides preparing routes up the Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West, for commercial climbers were killed on Friday by an avalanche in the most deadly mountaineering accident ever on the world's highest peak, officials and rescuers say.
98-year-old bears witness to atrocities on 'Railway of Death'
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Colombian author whose beguiling stories of love and longing brought Latin America to life for millions of readers and put magical realism on the literary map, died on Thursday. He was 87.
Mistrust between pro-Russian force, Kiev govt may hinder Geneva deal
Beijing welcomed the agreement reached by the Geneva talks on defusing tension in Ukraine and called for joint efforts to promote a final political settlement to the crisis, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Friday.
The hunt for potential life in outer space has taken a step forward - an international team of researchers has discovered the first Earth-sized planet within the "habitable zone" of another star.
Teenagers send heart-wrenching messages to parents as ferry tilts
Kim Jeong-keun woke up on his cabin bed to find out his friends had smeared lipstick on his face while he had been asleep, a prank harking back to their school days.
Russian leader urges Washington to respect other nations' interests
Three pro-Russian protesters were killed and 13 were injured during an attempted overnight raid on a Ukrainian National Guard base in the Black Sea port of Mariupol, Ukrainian authorities said.
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