Colombia plane crash: Jet may have run out of fuel
As air safety officials begin their investigation into the deadly crash of LAMIA flight 2933 near Medellin, Colombia, the final resting place of the jet's wreckage may prove to be a central clue in determining why the airplane crashed.
The new Cold War: US Marines' wintry war games on Norway-Russia border
An American tank full of US Marines crashes through the silence of the sub-zero pine forest, far above the Arctic Circle, as unidentified drones hover overhead and yellow and green smoke fills the freezing air.
US military: Fatal phone tag with Russians contributed to Syrian deaths
A US military investigation revealed Tuesday that Russian and coalition officers engaged in a 27-minute game of phone tag while American and coalition warplanes were mistakenly bombing and killing fighters allied with the Syrian regime in September.
Troop carriers seized: Is China sending Singapore a message?
Singapore is scrambling to recover nine armored troop carriers that have been impounded in Hong Kong for a week after they were used in a military training exercise in Taiwan.
What Castro funeral RSVPs say about the world
Fidel Castro's funeral will bring together an unlikely mix of world leaders, royalty, Marxist guerillas and Hollywood actors.
Plane carrying 81, including soccer team, involved in accident in Colombia
A plane carrying 72 passengers and nine crew members was involved in an accident near Rionegro, Colombia, according to the country's civil aviation department.
Ohio State University: Attacker killed, 11 hospitalized after campus attack
The Ohio State University student who carried out a knife attack on campus Monday said in a Facebook post he was "sick and tired" of seeing fellow Muslims "killed and tortured," according to federal law enforcement officials.
Trump wins Michigan, state officials say
President-elect Donald Trump wins Michigan's 16 electoral votes, the secretary of state's office announced on Monday.
South Korea scandal: President too busy to take questions, lawyer says
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye has once again refused to be questioned by prosecutors in a corruption scandal that has prompted mass street protests.
China approves $36 billion rail project
China's already massive rail network is about to get even bigger. The country's top economic planning agency has approved a 247 billion yuan ($36 billion) plan to better connect Beijing to the port city of Tianjin, as well as cities in neighboring Hebei Province.
