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.

India meth problem grows as criminals tap chemical hub

The teenager sits quietly in a Mumbai rehab clinic, a victim of India's emerging fad for the drug crystal meth, which experts say is spurred by loopholes in the country's giant chemical industry.

UN-backed tribunal holds initial hearing

The United Nations war crimes tribunal conducted an initial hearing on Wednesday in the latest case against two ailing former senior leaders of Democratic Kampuchea, also known as the Khmer Rouge regime, on charges of genocide.

US, EU impose new sanctions on Russia

US President Barack Obama swiftly announced new penalties against Russia on Tuesday, as the European Union approved tougher sanctions.

Central bank vows support for financial institutions

Russia's central bank is promising to support financial institutions hit by US sanctions as stocks took a tumble on opening in Moscow.

UCLA wades through flood damage

The quiet summer campus of UCLA found itself in chaos, suddenly soaked in water after a major pipe burst and spewed 30 million liters of water, stranding people in parking garages and flooding the school's storied basketball court less than two years after a major renovation.

African hero doctor dies from Ebola virus

A leading doctor who risked his own life to treat dozens of Ebola patients died on Tuesday from the disease, officials said, as a major regional airline announced it was suspending flights to the cities hardest hit by an outbreak that has killed more than 670 people.