Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway's first black Jean Valjean, dies after fall
Actor Kyle Jean-Baptiste, who made history as the first African-American to play the lead role in a Broadway production of "Les Miserables," died Friday night in New York.
Austria: 71 refugees found in abandoned truck probably died of suffocation
Dozens of refugees -- most likely fleeing war-ravaged Syria -- probably suffocated inside a truck abandoned on an Austrian highway, authorities said Friday.
9 civilians killed as India and Pakistan exchange fire over disputed border
India and Pakistan blamed each other Friday for exchanges of fire over their disputed border that killed nine civilians and wounded dozens more. The violence is the latest flareup along the heavily armed frontier.
Firepower up close: Witnessing a South Korean military drill
On the side of a hill in Pocheon, about 18 miles (30 kilometers) from the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea, targets are laid out. They're huge painted numbers and drawings of tanks bearing the North Korean star emblem.
Virginia TV reporter, photographer killed in shooting during live interview
A gunman killed a reporter and photographer during a live interview about a local business in Franklin County, Virginia, on Wednesday morning, according to CNN affiliate WDBJ, the two journalists' employers.
U.S. sending top-line F-22 jets to Europe
The U.S. Air Force will soon dispatch its most advanced fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor, to Europe in a show of solidarity with allies that have concerns about Russian actions in Ukraine, Air Force leaders said Monday.
Train hero's wife: 'I thought he was going to die'
When Mark Moogalian saw the gunman on the train, he was the first to rush him and tried to wrest an assault rifle from his grip.The two men struggled, and Moogalian was shot in the neck. The French-American collapsed to the floor, bleeding heavily.
French prosecutor: Suspected train attacker had 'terrorist intent'
It appears from information revealed Tuesday by a French prosecutor that the world owes much to the people who subdued a gunman on a Thalys train in France late last week. By jumping him and disarming him, they may have prevented a massacre of enormous proportions.
Protesters in western Nepal kill police with spears, axes
Protesters in western Nepal have killed at least seven police officers as violent clashes broke out over the country's proposals for a new constitution. Thousands of people had come out onto the streets in defiance Monday, encroaching a "prohibited zone" imposed by the administration since Friday.
Ukrainian filmmaker gets 20-year prison term in Russian military court
A military court in Russia sentenced a Ukrainian film director Tuesday to 20 years in prison for what the court said was terrorism.
