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Indian passenger train rams freight train; 25 dead
A passenger train rammed into a parked freight train and caught fire before dawn Tuesday in southern India, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens more. Rescuers worked for about six hours to pull some 70 survivors from the twisted and smoldering wreckage near the southwestern border of Andhra ...
UN nuclear chief : Deal with Iran reached on probe
Despite some remaining differences, a deal has been reached with Iran that will allow the U.N. nuclear agency to restart a long-stalled probe into suspicions that Tehran has secretly worked on developing nuclear arms, the U.N. nuclear chief said Tuesday. The news from International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano, ...
Greece's caretaker gov't meets ahead of EU summit
Greece's caretaker prime minister will convene a meeting of Cabinet members ahead of this week's summit of European Union leaders that's expected to look into spurring economic growth across the continent. The meeting later Tuesday under Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos will include his predecessor Lucas Papademos and Finance Minister Giorgios ...
Bomb kills 5 in Syrian capital
A bomb that apparently targeted a restaurant in the Syrian capital killed at least five people, the state-run news agency said Tuesday, as activists reported intense clashes between army defectors and soldiers in the restive north. SANA, the country's main media outlet, released photographs of the bombing scene that appeared ...
Security beefed up at German magazine after threat
German officials say they've taken security measures at a popular German magazine and for members of a small far-right party after a known terrorist called for them to be attacked in a video online. The video surfaced May 18 on YouTube following street clashes between an ultraconservative Muslim group and ...
Suu Kyi to address UN body in Geneva next month
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver her first speech outside the country since at least 1988 before a U.N. labor conference in Geneva on June 14, the head of the U.N. labor office said Tuesday. Suu Kyi's speech to the annual conference of the Geneva-based U.N.'s International ...
Legion No. 1 admits he knew of priest's kid in '05
The head of the embattled Legion of Christ religious order admitted Tuesday to covering up news that his most prominent priest had fathered a child and announced a review of all past allegations of sexual abuse against Legion priests amid a growing scandal at the order. The Rev. Alvaro Corcuera ...
After bombing, somber Yemen marks National Day
Yemeni leaders led a somber ceremony Tuesday to mark the country's national day, scaling back the celebrations a day after a suicide bombing killed nearly 100 soldiers during a rehearsal for a military parade. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, along with top military commanders, government officials and foreign diplomats, took ...
UK's Royal Navy has first woman at command of ship
The first woman to command a major Royal Navy warship is taking up her post. Britain's Ministry of Defense says Commander Sarah West will take control of the frigate HMS Portland Tuesday. The 40-year-old has served in the Royal Navy for 16 years. The ship is being refitted and will ...
Everest will be crowded again days after 4 killed
Days after four people died amid a traffic jam of climbers scrambling to conquer Mount Everest, Nepal officials said a similar rush up the world's tallest peak will begin soon, and there's little they can do to control it. About 200 climbers are expected to attempt to scale the summit ...
China says Pentagon hypes Chinese military threat
China's Defense Ministry has accused the Pentagon of hyping Chinese military power and its threat to Taiwan in a depiction that will ultimately undermine ties between the two militaries. The annual Pentagon report to Congress on China's military always draws strenuous objections from Beijing. This year's report — which outlined ...
Organizers: Don't mess with the Olympic brand
One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe. The next day, it was the "Lympic." So where did the "O'' go? The manager won't say. But it's more than likely the small business became another casualty in the battle against guerrilla ...
Ex-detainee: Syrian prisons are 'slaughterhouses'
A prominent Palestinian writer who was jailed in Syria for nearly three weeks described the facilities as "human slaughterhouses," saying security agents beat detainees with batons, crammed them into stinking cells and tied them to beds at night. Salameh Kaileh, 56, was arrested April 24 on suspicion of printing leaflets ...
Myanmar explains power cuts to calm rare protests
Myanmar's government made an uncharacteristic plea for understanding Tuesday after chronic power cuts set off rare protests in the Southeast Asian country that is easing toward democracy after decades of military rule. A candlelight vigil was planned at Yangon's City Hall on Tuesday evening, following two days of rallies in ...
96 Yemeni soldiers killed in suicide bombing
A Yemeni soldier detonated a bomb hidden in his military uniform during a rehearsal for a military parade, killing 96 fellow soldiers and wounding at least 200 on Monday in one of the deadliest attacks in the capital in years. Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen claimed responsibility, saying in an emailed ...
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