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North Caucasus: Russia kills 2 suspected militants

Daniel DeFraiaMay 21, 2013 07:46

"During negotiations, a woman and a child left the house. Two or three people refused to lay down arms and engaged in a shootout with law enforcers," a police source said.

Israeli forces exchange gunfire over Israeli-Syrian border in Golan Heights

Freya PetersenMay 21, 2013 06:41

Israeli forces say they have exchanged gunfire over the Israeli-Syrian border on the disputed Golan Heights.

Rock climber dies in freak accident on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park after granite slices his line

Freya PetersenMay 21, 2013 05:59

A rock climber has plunged to his death in an accident near the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.

Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers into the clergy

Freya PetersenMay 21, 2013 05:31

The decision to allow actively gay men and women to become ministers allows liberal parishes to opt out of Church policy that the only appropriate expression of sexual activity should be in a marriage between a man and woman.

14 dead, 14 missing in Indonesia mine tunnel collapse

Jill LangloisMay 20, 2013 20:47

Officials said 38 Grasberg mine workers were undergoing safety training at the Big Gossan underground training facility when the ceiling collapsed.

120 Boko Haram Islamists arrested in Nigeria

Jill LangloisMay 20, 2013 18:52

Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade the 120 militants who were arrested were now being interrogated. They now bring the number of Islamists arrested since last week to more than 200.

First Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes to the skies three months after mass grounding by FAA over safety concerns

Freya PetersenMay 20, 2013 18:23

The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner flown by a US airline taken to the skies since a mass grounding by safety authorities earlier this year.

Australian businessman Matthew Joyce jailed for 10 years over Dubai property deal

Allison JacksonMay 20, 2013 16:05

"The most difficult part of today's decision is that I've been convicted based on the evidence of a witness who was found by an Australian court to have lied," Matthew Joyce said.

Video: Where brothers sell sisters into prostitution

Suridh Hassan, Omer Azm and Leah Holzworth May 21, 2013 06:01

MANADO, Indonesia — Human trafficking is hard to stop in North Sulawesi since the practice is largely culturally condoned and many victims are sold into slavery by their friends and family. More than 100,000 women and children are trafficked each year in Indonesia, with the port city of Manado serving as a hub of the trade.

As if his life wasn't insane enough, John McAfee's home in Belize burned to the ground

Julie Bort, Business InsiderMay 20, 2013 15:09

The drama in tech mogul John McAfee's life never seems to end. The Belize compound where he lived before he snuck out of the country to avoid talking to police about a murder was burned to the ground last week.