Tourists among 22 killed in apparent attack on Bangkok shrine
A huge bomb explosion that appeared to target a popular Hindu shrine in central Bangkok killed at least 22 people Monday and wounded about 120 more, authorities said.
Airstrikes rain death and injury on Syrian town; at least 82 dead, activists say
Airstrikes from Syrian government forces hit the rebel-held town of Douma on Sunday, killing as many as 82 people and wounding hundreds, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and aid groups.
U.S. warns China to stop pressuring expatriates to return home
U.S. diplomats have warned China to stop using covert law enforcement agents on U.S. soil to pressure Chinese citizens into returning home to face justice, often on corruption charges, United States officials confirmed to CNN.
Humanitarian crisis in Syria is worsening, 'horrified' U.N. official warns
The top U.N. humanitarian official said Monday that the conflict in Syria continues to escalate and that he is "horrified" by what he's seen.
Indonesian plane crash: Search resumes
Search and rescue teams resumed their efforts Monday after an Indonesian airliner crashed with 54 people on board.
Australian PM's gay sister: Marriage equality is a human right
Weddings can be a stressful time for any family.It's particularly the case for Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, and his sister, Christine Forster, who's engaged to her female partner and says she'd rather get married "sooner rather than later."
Chinese chemical blasts: 112 dead, 95 still missing
Luo Shuhui's home was 700 meters from the chemical plant that exploded last week, hurling fireballs into the sky.
'I am Batman,' Trump tells boy on helicopter ride
A helicopter landed here just after noon on Saturday, causing a short but violent windstorm. Large trees shivered; small ones bent nearly sideways. Dust swirled up from the parking lot, stinging the eyes of the onlookers.
China Tianjin blasts: Evacuations as sodium cyanide found
The Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents within a 3km radius of the Tianjin blast site over fears of chemical contamination.
Massive blasts rock Chinese city of Tianjin, killing 17 and injuring over 300
Nine firefighters are dead and dozens more remain missing in the wake of massive blasts at an industrial warehouse in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin overnight, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported Thursday. It wasn't immediately clear whether the firefighters' deaths were included in the overall death toll of 17 that Chinese state media reported earlier.
