Haiti makeover leaves many homeless

The pictures of broad avenues in the Haitian government's promotional materials are clean and unbroken, dotted with palm trees, parks and manicured expanses of grass. The new ministry buildings are sleek and modern but retain some of the neoclassical architecture of the former structures lost to natural disasters.

MERS virus may spread in air

Saudi scientists have found gene fragments of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus in air samples from a barn housing an infected camel and say this suggests the disease can be transmitted through the air.

Airstrikes pummel Gaza Strip

Death toll rises to 585 Palestinians, 29 from Israel in two-week conflict

Egypt raises possibility of restarting stalled talks

Egypt's foreign minister raised the possibility on Tuesday of restarting stalled peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians as part of negotiating a cease-fire in the war that has broken out on the Gaza Strip.

Germany, France, Italy condemn anti-Semitic protests

The foreign ministers of Germany, France and Italy condemned on Tuesday the rise in anti-Semitic protests and violence in their countries over the conflict in Gaza, saying they will do everything possible to combat it.

Body of fugitive South Korean ferry owner found, police say

South Korean police said on Tuesday that a badly decomposed body found surrounded by liquor bottles in a field last month was that of a fugitive billionaire businessman blamed for April's ferry disaster that killed more than 300 people.

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First bodies begin journey home

Newspaper ads from Dutch govt honor victims of doomed flight

France's green light on carrier deal dilutes EU threats for sanctions

European Union foreign ministers threatened Russia on Tuesday with harsher sanctions over Ukraine, but tougher talk may not be matched by much action after France's president signaled the disputed delivery of a warship to Moscow would go ahead.

China welcomes UN resolution on crash investigation

To avoid repeating the tragedy of the downed Malaysian airliner, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged all concerned parties on Monday to not politicize the issue but rather reach a cease-fire in Ukraine.

Putin, Dutch PM hold probe talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte by telephone in the early hours of Tuesday to discuss an international investigation into the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in Ukraine, the Kremlin said.

Russian ambassador: Accusations 'groundless'

Russian Ambassador to Malaysia Lyudmila G. Vorobyeva said on Tuesday that accusations of Russia's involvement in the MH17 incident were groundless.