Death toll climbs to over 400

Visibly emotional president says cost of rebuilding will be in the billions and may hurt economy

Quake evacuees sent to local prison

Japan has resorted to opening a prison to those left homeless by two deadly earthquakes, officials said on Tuesday, highlighting the challenges faced in dealing with tens of thousands who have fled their homes.

PM plans to call for rare early election

Australia's prime minister said on Tuesday he expects to call a rare early election, with the nation likely to head to the polls in July amid waning popularity for the ruling conservative party.

University tutor resigns after posts about Chinese students

Armored vehicle in motorcade of US ambassador to UN hits, kills 7-year-old boy

A trip by the US ambassador to the United Nations to Cameroon's front lines in the war against Boko Haram started horrifically on Monday as an armored jeep in her motorcade struck and killed a young boy who darted into the road.

Court rules ringleader in the 2014 killing of Palestinian teen is sane

An Israeli man was convicted on Tuesday of murdering a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem, as an Israeli court rejected his insanity plea for a crime that helped trigger the 2014 Gaza war.

Taliban launch attack in central Kabul, killing 28

Thick plume of black smoke seen near US embassy and NATO-led mission, but they were not affected

Houston recovering from yet another deadly flood

As more than 30 centimeters of rain deluged the nation's fourth-largest city, inundating homes, shutting down highways and leaving at least five people dead, Houston's mayor said there was no immediate solution.

'Instant paradise': A child bomber's journey

At first glance Mohibullah looks an ordinary Afghan teenager, wide-eyed with a tender smile, a little peach fuzz and a boyish dream of becoming a kick boxer. But this 15-year-old is languishing in prison - jailed after the Taliban preyed on him to become a suicide bomber.

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Teenager braves threats, family pressure to lead women's orchestra

Girls face possible harm for their devotion to music

'Inverted Jenny' resurfaces 61 years after it was stolen

Opening a new chapter in an infamous stamp-world mystery, a valuable "inverted Jenny" stamp has surfaced six decades after it was stolen from a collectors' convention.