Drawbridge Rising Sends Vehicle Crashing

(ROTTERDAM, Netherlands) -- A forgotten lesson that whatever goes up must come down led to an eye-popping vehicle crash on a drawbridge in the Netherlands this week. A cameraman filming a progra... Read More

Former Pakistani Leader Poised to Rise from the Ashes

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) -- As Pakistanis take to the polls for a historic election, the man poised to become Pakistan’s new leader isn’t really a new leader at all. He’s an ol... Read More

Woman Pulled Out Alive 17 Days After Bangladesh Building Collapse

(SAVAR, Bangladesh) -- Bangladeshi rescue workers pulled a seamstress from the rubble of a collapsed garment factory on Friday, 17 days after the building collapsed. "I heard voices of t... Read More

Ammonia Gas Leak Discovered at International Space Station

(MOSCOW) -- An ammonia gas leak has been discovered on the American side of the International Space Station. According to Russian news reports, the leak is serious but not critical.&nbs... Read More

S. Korea's President Fires Spokesman Amid Sexual Assault Allegations

(SEOUL, South Korea) -- South Korea's president fired her spokesman Yoon Chang-jung after he was accused of sexually assaulting a 21-year-old intern hired by the Korean Embassy at a Washington, D.C... Read More

In Run-up to Pakistani Elections, Son of Former PM Is Abducted

(ISLAMABAD) -- The kidnapping of a former prime minister's son Thursday is the latest violent incident in the run-up to Pakistan's national election this weekend. At least 100 people hav... Read More

Iran Threatens Israel for Syrian Air Strikes

(BEIRUT) -- Iran will reportedly seek vengeance against Israel for a series of air strikes in Syria last week that targeted missiles heading to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The Lebanese newspap... Read More

US Ambassador Makes Secret Crossing Into Syria to Briefly Meet with Rebels

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford briefly crossed into northern Syria on Thursday to meet with Syrian opposition leaders. Ford was recalled from Syria in late 2011 ami... Read More

Ohio Women Give Hope to Parents of Missing Madeleine McCann

(LONDON) -- The parents of one of Europe's best-known missing children say the discovery of three women in Cleveland who were abducted 10 years ago provides hope their daughter can be rescued safel... Read More

Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills at Least Eight

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) -- A fire in a garment factory in Bangladesh has left at least eight people dead, including the factory's director and a police official. The 11-story building, conta... Read More