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Lawyers: Egypt judge sentences 683 to death in mass trial, including Muslim Brotherhood leader
A judge in Egypt on Monday sentenced to death 683 alleged supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president in the latest mass trial that included the Muslim Brotherhood's spiritual leader, defense lawyers said.But in a surprise reversal, the same judge also reduced most of…
Illegal mining machinery destroyed as Peru security forces begin crackdown in jungle region
HUEPETUHE, Peru – In a surprise raid, about 1,500 police and troops dynamited $20 million worth of heavy machinery as Peru's government throttled up a crackdown on illegal gold mining that has badly scarred the ecologically rich southeastern jungle region of Madre de Dios.The…
All 15 crew that navigated South Korean ferry in custody, prosecutor says
SEOUL, South Korea – All 15 people involved in navigating the South Korean ferry that sank and left 302 people dead or missing are now in custody after authorities on Saturday detained four more crew members, a prosecutor said.Yang Jung-jin of the joint investigation…
Afghan security guard shoots dead 3 American doctors at hospital
The U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan confirmed Thursday that three American doctors -- including a father and son -- were killed by an Afghan security guard who opened fire at a Kabul hospital."With great sadness we confirm that three Americans were killed in the attack…
'Save us': Boy's desperate call from doomed S. Korean ferry reveals horror
A boy's desperate call from aboard a doomed South Korean ferry captured the horror on the ship as it sank in the Yellow Sea last Wednesday, killing at least 104 and leaving hundreds more missing."Save us! We're on a ship and I think it's…
New drone strike in Yemen kills 55 Al Qaeda militants
A suspected U.S. drone strike in southern Yemen killed 55 militants Monday, in the third deadly attack on an Al Qaeda training camp in the area in several days.Yemen's interior ministry says among those killed in an hours-long campaign of strikes on the camp…
South Korean coast guard finds 3 more bodies from ferry sinking, raising death toll to 32
MOKPO, South Korea – South Korean coast guard officials say they've found three more bodies from the sinking of a ferry, raising the death toll to 32.Coast guard spokesman Kim Jae-in says the latest bodies were recovered Saturday, three days after the ferry sank.…
New York auto show is all about technology
Auto shows are becoming more of a venue for companies to trot out new technology rather than more horsepower. The New York International Auto Show, which opens to the public this Friday, is a demonstration of how cars are now viewed as four-wheeled computers, touting…
Ukraine Interior Minister says three pro-Russia protesters killed at military base
Ukraine's Interior Minister said Thursday that three pro-Russian protesters were killed, 13 more were wounded, and 63 were arrested in a confrontation at a military base in the east of the country. The Wall Street Journal first reported the remarks by Arsen Avakov. The incident…
Malaysia jet search area too deep for submarine, authorities say
The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has suffered another setback after a robotic submarine meant to hunt for wreckage and the plane's flight data and cockpit voice recorders was hauled to the surface less than halfway through its initial search. Search crews sent…