Rescuers trying to save migrants after Mediterranean shipwreck
Rescuers are trying to save hundreds of migrants Wednesday after their fishing boat capsized off the coast of Libya, Cmdr. Filippo Marini of the Italian Coast Guard, which is coordinating the rescue operation, told CNN.
Locust swarms plague southern Russia
Millions of locusts have descended on farmlands in southern Russia, devouring entire fields of crops and causing officials to declare a state of emergency in the region.
Super Typhoon Soudelor is strongest storm of the year
Super Typhoon Soudelor is taking aim at Taiwan and China, threatening damaging winds, destructive storm surge and flooding rains.
MH370: Searches for debris on Reunion island and beyond
Investigators and volunteers are scouring the shoreline of Reunion in the western Indian Ocean for more debris that could be linked to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Thousands abandon homes as California fires spread
The only force fiercer than a 100-square-mile wildfire was Joe Welz's impulse to protect his home. Then came the moment when he relented: Welz turned his back on his home and evacuated.
Two horrific killings of children put Israel at a crossroads
Ori and Mika Banki did what no parent should ever face.On Monday they buried their daughter Shira. She was just 16.
Obama unveils major climate change proposal
The Obama administration unveiled a major climate change plan on Sunday aimed at a large reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's coal-burning power plants. On Monday, President Barack Obama started selling it to the public at a White House event.
India's massive Internet porn purge
The country's government has ordered Internet service providers to disable access to 857 pornographic websites in the name of "morality."
MH370: Amid wait for plane part analysis, islanders seek more debris
Steve Wang still listens sometimes to the last voice mail his mother left for him before she boarded Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Death row prisoner: 'I have been told I am going to be executed seven times'
After numerous postponements, Shafqat Hussain was hanged in a Karachi prison in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to campaign group Reprieve.
