South Korean ferry crew go on trial

With hostile spectators cursing, shouting and weeping behind them, 15 crew members from the sunken South Korean ferry, the Sewol, appeared in court on Tuesday to enter pleas on charges of negligence and failing to save more than 300 dead or missing passengers.

Egypt arrests 7 for attacks on women

Egyptian authorities have arrested seven men for sexually harassing women near Cairo's Tahrir Square while thousands celebrated the inauguration of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

Rebels in Iraq take control of 2nd-biggest city

Gunmen seized Iraq's second-largest city on Tuesday as troops threw away their uniforms and abandoned their posts, officials said, in another blow to the authorities, who appear incapable of stopping militant advances.

Pakistan repels second Taliban assault on Karachi airport

Taliban gunmen attacked a security post outside Pakistan's Karachi airport on Tuesday, a day after an all-night siege by the militants left 37 dead and shredded a tentative peace process.

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Quebec sees second jailbreak involving helicopter

Search stepped up for three inmates flown out of yard at detention center

Paraplegic in 'Iron Man' bodysuit to set World Cup rolling

The first kick at the World Cup opening ceremony will be made by a paraplegic wearing an Iron Man-like robotic bodysuit controlled by signals from the brain.

Israel desert ablaze with 'Burning Man'

For the Bedouin Arab shepherds tending their flocks in Israel's Negev desert last week, it was almost as if aliens had landed from outer space.

Waves unearth remains of 'WWII Japan soldiers' in Pacific

The skeletal remains of what are believed to be Japanese soldiers have been exposed on a remote Pacific island where waves have eroded the sea shore, a Japanese government official said on Monday.

Pakistani Taliban attack Karachi airport, 27 dead

Paramilitary forces say insurgents in assault on economic hub are Uzbeks

China expresses condolences to victims

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying expressed condolences on Monday to victims of the violent attack at Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.

MH370 families raise funds to find 'insider'

Several families of those aboard Flight MH370 launched a drive on Sunday to raise $5 million to reward any insider who comes forward and resolves the mystery of the plane's disappearance exactly three months ago.