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11 police officers get prison in mob killing

[2015-05-20 07:36]

An Afghan judge sentenced 11 policemen to a year in prison on Tuesday for their role in the mob killing of a woman in Kabul.

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

[2015-05-20 07:36]

A speeding bus struck a van, killing at least 18 garment workers and injuring nearly two dozen in eastern Cambodia, prompting a plea from Prime Minister Hun Sen for drivers to slow down to make the country's roads safer.

58 dead as mud and water destroy town

[2015-05-20 07:36]

Rescuers searched for bodies on Tuesday and sought to aid the hundreds of survivors of a deadly flood that was triggered by a mudslide after heavy rains swept through a Colombian town.

Tens of thousands rally in favor of PM

[2015-05-20 07:36]

Tens of thousands of supporters of embattled Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski took to the streets of the capital in a show of strength on Monday, a day after a huge opposition protest called on him to resign.

Iran's role in 1994 Buenos Aires bombing dismissed by adviser

[2015-05-20 07:36]

An adviser to Iran's supreme leader has dismissed accusations that he masterminded Argentina's worst terrorist attack, saying in an interview that he and the Islamic Republic are innocent.

Octogenarian cobbler saves rich soles

[2015-05-19 07:42]

Arturo Azinian plucked a pair of Chanel pumps from a box full of shoes, unfazed by the leather peeling off the interlocking C's on the toes or the tarnished metallic heels.

Famous daredevil dies while BASE jumping

[2015-05-19 07:42]

Dean Potter knew the risks every time he flew off a cliff in a wingsuit.

Online dating scams top list of financial frauds

[2015-05-19 07:42]

Australians were tricked out of A$82 million ($65.6 million) last year, with online dating scams accounting for the biggest losses, the country's competition regulator revealed on Monday.

Gay couple reflects hopes, ahead of same-sex marriage vote

[2015-05-19 07:42]

When Donal Traynor met Joseph Bowlby in Dublin in 1994, a year after Ireland decriminalized homosexuality, neither man ever imagined Ireland would one day hold a referendum on legalizing same-sex marriage, as it will this week.

Refugees told they must fight extremists

[2015-05-19 07:42]

Hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis displaced by anti-Taliban military operations in tribal areas wish to return home - but they have to agree to fight the extremists.

500 killed as Ramadi falls to IS

[2015-05-19 07:42]

A spokesman for the governor of Iraq's Anbar province said on Monday that about 500 people - both civilians and Iraqi soldiers - are estimated to have been killed over the past few days as the city of Ramadi fell to the Islamic State group.

Rival biker gangs shoot it out leaving 9 dead and 18 injured

[2015-05-19 07:42]

A shootout among rival motorcycle gangs at a restaurant in Waco, Texas, left nine bikers dead and 18 injured, and sent patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

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