2 members of U.S. military stop Islamist attacker on train in Belgium

A massacre on a high-speed train in Belgium was prevented Friday when two members of the U.S. military in civilian clothing surprised an Islamist militant, authorities said.

Oil sinks below $40 for 1st time since 2009

Crude crumbled below $40 a barrel on Friday for the first time since March 2009. It's a watershed moment for the meltdown in energy prices that began last fall. Keep in mind as recently as June 2014 crude was hovering north of $100 a barrel.

Worries mount about migrant crisis on Macedonia border

A day after Macedonia declared a state of emergency to deal with an unprecedented migrant crisis, the United Nations refugee agency said it received assurances Friday that the border between Greece and the former Yugoslavia will not be closed.

North Korea issues military threat as tensions with South Korea rise

North Korea outlined an ultimatum Friday to its southern neighbor: Stop the "provocations" and "psychological warfare" or pay the price.

China: Sodium cyanide levels well past limit at Tianjin explosion site

High levels of dangerous chemicals remain at the site of last week's deadly chemical warehouse blasts in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin -- hundreds of times higher than is safe at one spot -- officials said Thursday, signaling that a cleanup has a significant way to go.

Japan can't afford gifts for citizens turning 100

Every year since 1963, citizens turning 100 have received a commemorative silver cup. When the tradition began, Japan had 153 centenarians.

Police: Woman sought in Bangkok bombing probe

Police are looking for a "woman wearing a black shirt" in connection with this week's deadly bombing at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine, a senior police spokesman said Thursday.

Greece's Prime Minister Tsipras resigns, calls for early elections

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced Thursday he was resigning and called for early parliamentary elections, resetting the debt-ridden country's government after members of his own party opposed economic reforms that European lenders demanded for Greece's latest bailout.

Taxi driver: Suspect in Bangkok shrine bombing was calm, didn't seem Thai

The chief suspect in the deadly bombing of Bangkok's popular Erawan Shrine is "an unnamed male foreigner," according to an arrest warrant issued Wednesday by a Thai court.

End of the road for Mahinda Rajapaksa -- Sri Lanka's 'warrior king'?

In hindsight the odds were stacked against such a major comeback -- even for Sri Lanka's most powerful politician of the last decade.