British Police Have New Leads in Case of Missing Girl
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Police in Great Britain said they have identified new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the British girl who went missing in Portugal six years ago at the age of three.Several persons of interest, as well as “both…
North Korea Launches Three Short-Range Guided Missiles
Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) — The South Korean Defense Ministry says that North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into waters off its east coast on Saturday, raising concerns about the potential for more military provocat…
Grisly Execution Videos Show Growing Brutality in Syria
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(RAQQA, Syria) — The camera pans up from three blindfolded men with their hands bound to a rebel fighter speaking into a megaphone. He stands by a white pickup truck, his face covered with a white and red checkered scarf.In classic…
Grisly Execution Videos Show Growing Brutality in Syria
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(RAQQA, Syria) — The camera pans up from three blindfolded men with their hands bound to a rebel fighter speaking into a megaphone. He stands by a white pickup truck, his face covered with a white and red checkered scarf.In classic…
High Turnout for Historic Election in Pakistan Despite Violence
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan will make history on Saturday when up to millions of Pakistanis showed up at the polls to mark the first democratic transition in the nation’s history.Pakistan, technically a democracy, has been led by Presid…
High Turnout for Historic Election in Pakistan Despite Violence
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan will make history on Saturday when up to millions of Pakistanis showed up at the polls to mark the first democratic transition in the nation’s history.Pakistan, technically a democracy, has been led by Presid…
High Turnout for Historic Election in Pakistan Despite Violence
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan will make history on Saturday when up to millions of Pakistanis showed up at the polls to mark the first democratic transition in the nation’s history.Pakistan, technically a democracy, has been led by Presid…
Amid New Reports of Massacres, Israel Strikes Syria
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TEL AVIV, Israel) — Israeli warplanes struck weapons inside Syria that were bound for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, American and Israeli officials say.The attack, which reportedly took place Friday morning, was the seco…
Five NATO Soldiers Killed in Southern Afghanistan
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Five NATO troops were killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan on Saturday.The troops, members of the International Security Assistance Force, were killed by an improvised explosive device, according …
Queen of England Hiring New Chef
TOBY MELVILLE/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — The queen of England is looking for a new sous chef for Buckingham Palace. In an ad posted on the Royal Household’s job site, the chef is required to have a catering certification and work 45 hours a week…
North Korea Lists Requirements Before Talks Can Occur
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — North Korea’s top military body issued a list of conditions necessary before any talks will take place with the United States or South Korea.Among the conditions are the lifting of United Nations sanctions, the cal…
Death of Lu Lingzi in Boston Marathon Bombing Shattered Parents Dreams
Courtesy Darson Li(BOSTON) — Boston University graduate student Lu Lingzi, the third victim to die in the Boston Marathon bombings, was the embodiment of her parents’ highest hopes, a daughter born under China’s one-child policy.The ambitious 23-year-…
Teen London Marathoner Starts Boston Twitter Campaign
Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)(LONDON) — Despite the bombing at Monday’s running of the Boston Marathon, leaving three dead and more than 170 injured, the London Marathon will proceed as scheduled Sunday.Londoner Amelie Hunton, 18, will be parti…
Notorious French Criminal Escapes from Prison
Kevin Horan/Stone(LILLE, France) — French police are searching for a notorious armed robber who escaped from prison on Saturday morning.According to BBC News, Redoine Faid used dynamite and took four prison guards hostage before breaking out of Sequed…
Lion Air Jet Crashes into Sea In Bali
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BALI, Indonesia) — An airplane that crashed into the sea Saturday morning of the Indonesian island of Bali snapped into two pieces from the impact.The plane was carrying over 100 passengers and at least seven crew members, all …
Russia Bans Former Bush Administration Officials
ThinkStock(MOSCOW) — Russia slapped sanctions on a pair of former top Bush administration officials, two former commanders of the Guantanamo Bay detention center and 14 other Americans in retaliation for a set of human rights sanctions the Obama admi…
Alaskan Fort Is Last Defense Against Possible North Korea Nuke
Ralph Scott/MDA Public Affairs(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) — In the remote Alaskan wilderness, some 3,800 miles from Pyongyang, North Korea, the United States’ last line of defense against a nuclear warhead from North Korea or Iran stands ready to attack.Fort …
French President Will Receive New Camel to Replace One Eaten
PHILIPPE WOJAZER/AFP/Getty Images(TIMBUKTU, Mali) — The president of France will soon get a “bigger and better-looking” camel after an apparent misunderstanding led to a West African family eating a camel that was originally given to him a…
White House Responds to North Korean Threats
Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — One day after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned that the time had come to “settle accounts with the U.S.,” the White House responded, calling Kim’s comments “unconstructive.”"We’ve seen reports of a new and…
Nelson Mandela Breathing Without Difficulty
Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images(JOHANNESBURG) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is now able to “breathe without difficulty” while receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection, a spokesman for South Africa’s president said Saturday.Mande…