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Connecticut commuter trains collide, dozens injured (VIDEO)

Sarah WolfeMay 17, 2013 21:52

Dozens of people were injured when two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during the Friday rush hour.

Girl murdered for her organs at Indian health clinic, parents say

Amy SilversteinMay 17, 2013 19:53

"We have been contacted by other families who say their relatives have died and had organs removed without an explanation."

Stocks surge higher on positive news about US economy

Jennifer MattsonMay 17, 2013 18:48

The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 121 points to end the week at 15,354.

Alexander Litvinenko inquest in doubt after coroner ruling

Jennifer MattsonMay 17, 2013 17:47

His widow Marina Litvinenko accused British coroner Sir Robert Owen of abandoning "his search for the truth about Russian state responsibility for her husband's death."

Iraq explosions kill dozens on deadliest day in months

News DeskMay 17, 2013 16:00

According to news service estimates, 76 people across Iraq died on Friday.

Car bombing in Kandahar gated community connected to Karzai kills 9

Talia RalphMay 17, 2013 14:53

A car bomb detonated in an elite gated community connected to President Hamid Karzai in Kandahar, Afghanistan Friday has left nine people dead and over 70 injured.

The Financial Times says it was hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army

Jennifer MattsonMay 17, 2013 14:04

The Pro-Assad, Syrian Electronic Army has claimed previous cyber attacks on a number of other media outlets including, CBS News, The Associated Press and The Onion.

IRS congressional hearing: "Foolish mistakes" were made, Steven Miller says

Amy SilversteinMay 17, 2013 13:03

“I think that what happened here was that foolish mistakes were made by people who were trying to be efficient in their work.”

North Korea: How the least-wired country became a hacking superpower

Geoffrey CainMay 22, 2013 06:01

SEOUL, South Korea — The obsolete North Korean ground forces are outgunned and outmaneuvered. But its cyber-warriors strike from the shadows.

A quarter of gay people have been subjected to attacks or violent threats, EU poll says (VIDEO)

Jill Langlois and Paul AmesMay 17, 2013 12:14

BRUSSELS — The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) surveyed 93,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the EU and Croatia for what is said to be the most comprehensive survey of its kind.