News

Photo

Car bombs target Shi'ites in Iraq, killing more than 60

BAGHDAD - More than 60 people were killed in a series of car bomb explosions targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, part of the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops pulled out in December 2011. | Video

Recent Top News

China offers India a 'handshake across the Himalayas'

NEW DELHI - India and China will study new ways to ease tensions on their ill-defined border after an army standoff in the Himalayas, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday on his first official foreign trip.

World, China 10:39am EDT

Israel calls off UNESCO Jerusalem tour, blaming Palestinians

JERUSALEM - Israel said on Monday it had canceled a visit by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Jerusalem's Old City, saying the Palestinians had sought to politicize a conservation mission.

Israel, World, United Nations 10:41am EDT

Powerful tornadoes strike in four central U.S. states

- A massive storm front swept north through the central United States on Sunday, hammering the region with fist-sized hail, blinding rain and tornadoes, including a half-mile wide twister that struck near Oklahoma City. News reports said at least one person had died. | Video

U.S., Environment, Natural Disasters 10:55am EDT

Pakistan's MQM denounces Imran Khan in Karachi protest

ISLAMABAD - Supporters of an influential Pakistani political party took to the streets of Karachi on Monday to protest against cricket-hero-turned-politician Imran Khan, who has accused it of killing one of his senior staff a week after a general election.

9:08am EDT

Car bombs kill at least two in Russia's Dagestan

MAKHACHKALA, Russia - Two car bombs killed at least two people on Monday in Dagestan, a turbulent province in Russia's North Caucasus region where armed groups are waging an Islamist insurgency.

World, Russia 9:52am EDT

U.S. News

Photo

Arias jury to weigh possible death sentence in Arizona murder trial

PHOENIX - Jodi Arias, facing the possible death penalty for the murder of an ex-boyfriend in Arizona, was due back in court on Monday for the final phase of a four-month-long trial.

» More U.S. News

World News

Somali government says guns won't decide disputed port's fate

MOGADISHU - Somalia's new government said on Monday it was pursuing talks to resolve rival claims for control in the south that have stoked fears of a return to the clan wars that pitched the nation into anarchy two decades ago.