Bomb on bus kills employees of UN

A bomb exploded on Monday on a bus carrying UN employees in northern Somalia, killing at least 10 people and wounding many others, police and UN officials said. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Oystermen still suffer five years after oil spill

Five years after the largest oil spill in US history spewed millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, many Louisiana oystermen are fearful that a once-bountiful population of the mollusks may never recover.

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Three media outlets said on Sunday that Mexican federal police killed 16 unarmed people in two separate attacks in January, appearing to contradict an account by the federal government that the deaths could have been caused by friendly fire.

Police, protesters clash over Sewol ferry disaster

South Korean police clashed with thousands of protesters, blocking their way to the presidential palace, where they hoped to demand a more vigorous government response to a ferry disaster that claimed more than 300 lives a year ago.

Government rejects Iranian peace proposal

Yemen's government has rejected a four-point peace plan for the country that Iran submitted to the United Nations, a spokesman said on Saturday.

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President asks immigrants to stay in country

President Jacob Zuma pleaded with foreigners on Saturday to stay in South Africa as he canceled a state visit to Indonesia to deal with a wave of deadly xenophobic violence at home.

Nation seeks to save tourist season

Tunisia, still smarting from a jihadist attack that killed 21 foreign tourists last month, is hoping to save its summer season.

Ceremony security reviewed

Security arrangements for next weekend's ANZAC Day commemorations in Britain are being reviewed following terrorism arrests in Australia, although there is no specific threat, police said on Saturday.

Warriors? Cavs? Spurs again? No clear favorite

Sweet-shooting Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have the best record, an unmatched home-court advantage, and the understanding that means nothing now.

Davis eagerly awaits playoff debut

It takes a certain self-confidence for a college freshman to embrace a potentially pejorative nickname like "The Unibrow".

In the NBA, No 8 seeds always have a chance

The Golden State Warriors know all about playoff upsets. After all, the franchise pulled off one of the biggest stunners in NBA history just eight years ago.