International News

Natural gas export plans stir debate
Published May 16, 2013 9:53am

A domestic natural gas boom already has lowered U.S. energy prices while stoking fears of environmental disaster.

Obama, Mexican president talk economy, security
Published May 03, 2013 6:59am

President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to tamp down a potential rift with Mexico over a dramatic shift in the cross-border fight against drug trafficking and organized crime, acceding that Mexicans had the right to determine how best to tackle...

North Korea sentences American to 15 years' labor
Published May 02, 2013 8:06am

An American detained for nearly six months in North Korea has been sentenced to 15 years of labor for crimes against the state, the North's state media said

Syrian TV: Bombing in Damascus kills 13 people
Published April 30, 2013 7:30am

A powerful bomb rocked central Damascus on Tuesday, killing 13 people according to Syrian TV, and sowing fear and chaos in a busy commercial district of the capital for the second consecutive day.

Toll in Bangladesh building collapse passes 300
Published April 26, 2013 7:14am

More than two days after their factory collapsed on them, at least some garment workers were still alive in the corpse-littered debris Friday, pinned beneath tons of mangled metal and concrete.

Bail hearing set for 2 men in Canada terror plot
Published April 23, 2013 7:17am

Two men face a bail hearing Tuesday after their arrest on charges of plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida elements in Iran, authorities said.

Canada to announce arrests in major terrorism plot: U.S. source
Published April 22, 2013 1:40pm

Canadian authorities are to announce arrests on Monday related to a "major terrorist" plot, a U.S. law enforcement source said.

Taliban capture 9 from helicopter in Afghanistan
Published April 22, 2013 7:35am

A Turkish civilian helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in a Taliban-controlled area of eastern Afghanistan, and the insurgents took all nine people aboard the aircraft hostage, including eight Turks, officials said Monday.

Russia's Caucasus: breeding ground for terror
Published April 19, 2013 7:56am

Militants from Chechnya and other restive regions in Russia's volatile North Caucasus have targeted Moscow and other areas with bombings and hostage-takings

Britain's Iron Lady laid to rest with full pomp
Published April 18, 2013 7:37am

Margaret Thatcher was laid to rest Wednesday with prayers and ceremony, plus cheers and occasional jeers, as Britain paused to remember a leader who transformed the country — for the better according to many, but in some eyes for the worse.