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Bus collides with truck, kills 19

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 07:31 AM PDT

At least 19 people died Tuesday, when a bus collided into a truck and burst into flames in central Thailand.

World gets first glimpse of royal baby

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:35 AM PDT

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge made their first public appearance with their newborn son Tuesday, holding him to cheers outside a London hospital. A name has not yet been announced for the child, who is third in line to the British throne.

Commuters lift train, free woman

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:48 AM PDT

Even during Tokyo's notoriously hectic rush hour, dozens of commuters stopped to push a 32-ton train car out of the way.

First look: The royal baby

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:46 PM PDT

Commuters lift train, free woman

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:42 AM PDT

Japanese commuters lift a 32-ton train carriage freeing a woman trapped between the train and the platform.

Al Qaeda-linked prisoners escape

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:37 AM PDT

An al Qaeda group claimed responsibility Tuesday for coordinated attacks on two Iraqi prisons that a lawmaker said freed more than 500 inmates, including some senior members of the militant group.

Hundreds of al Qaeda-linked prisoners escape

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 11:35 AM PDT

An al Qaeda group claimed responsibility Tuesday for coordinated attacks on two Iraqi prisons that a lawmaker said freed more than 500 inmates, including some senior members of the militant group.

Source: Obama to move forward with plan to arm Syrian rebels

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 07:42 AM PDT

President Barack Obama is in a position to move forward with a plan to arm Syrian rebels, an official said Monday, after concerns raised by Congress were resolved.

Shark attack claims Brazilian teen's life

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 10:45 AM PDT

As lifeguards approached to pull a drowning Brazilian teenager from the water, she suffered a second, fatal misfortune -- a shark attack.

Officers hunt down headmistress after Indian school poisoning

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 08:21 AM PDT

A week after an Indian school served toxic food to students, leaving 23 dead, its headmistress remains missing along with her husband, police said Tuesday.

Syrian refugees face resentment in Lebanon

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 12:29 PM PDT

He escaped the war, but life's no happier now for Omar. The 8-year-old Syrian refugee longs for friends back in Qusayr, hard hit by a civil war that grinds on. He also misses days in school -- when the most he had to worry about was finishing his homework.

Hezbollah slams EU blacklisting

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:33 AM PDT

Hezbollah denounced the European Union's decision to list its military wing as a terrorist organization, calling the move "aggressive and imbalanced."

Police found, destroyed bomb before pope's visit

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 05:25 AM PDT

Brazilian military police say they destroyed a small explosive device over the weekend after discovering the item in a bathroom near a sanctuary Pope Francis is scheduled to visit later this week.

Report: Millions of girls still at risk of female genital mutilation

Posted: 23 Jul 2013 06:20 AM PDT

The largest report yet into the extent of female genital mutilation, or cutting, has shed new light onto a practice that affects tens of millions of women and girls worldwide, U.N children's agency UNICEF said.