Train carrying petroleum derailed not far from Moscow

14:03
Canadian child killed in hostage crisis at school in Cambodia before police seize attackers
Four masked gunmen killed a 3-year-old Canadian boy during a hostage standoff at an international school in Cambodia Thursday before police raided the building, freeing the dozens of remaining students and arresting the attackers, the government and police said More details...

12:56
Train carrying petroleum derailed not far from Moscow
A train carrying petroleum has been derailed 200 km north-west of Moscow, threatening reservoirs near capital, the Emergency Situations Ministry said More details...

12:39
Police arrest four hostage-takers following standoff at international school in Cambodia
Four masked gunmen seized children from several nations at an international school in Cambodia in an hours-long standoff Thursday that ended in gunfire, with police saying the hostages were freed and the attackers arrested More details...

09:59
Crash of US attack jet: no one injured
The aircraft, a Harrier AV-8B jet carrying two 500-pound (227-kg) bombs and 30 rounds of 20 mm ammunition, went down in a central Yuma neighborhood at 2:49 p.m. local time during a training exercise More details...

09:33
A trial of Edgar Ray Killen is started
Edgar Ray Killen, 80, is on trial in Neshoba County Circuit Court for the 1964 killings of Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney, who were registering voters in Mississippi during the "Freedom Summer" campaign More details...

22:49
Prominent suspect in multiple murder in southern Russia pleads not guilty
The most prominent of 16 suspects charged in last year's slaying of seven people in a southern Russian province pleaded not guilty Wednesday before the republic's highest court, court officials said More details...

18:31
Grenade explosion kills two, wounds seven in Russian court
Two people died and seven others were wounded Wednesday when a convicted man detonated a hand grenade in a courtroom in St. Petersburg, Russia, a court official said More details...

12:25
Thieves steal priceless carpets from ancient Afghan mosque; replace them with cheap imitations
Three large carpets were stolen from an ancient Afghan mosque by thieves who came in the middle of the night and replaced them with cheap imitations, a local police chief said Wednesday More details...

09:48
Backing home after 40 years of absence
A former U.S. Army sergeant who deserted his squad and defected to North Korea 40 years ago returned on Tuesday to the quiet sycamore-lined streets of his native North Carolina, where some residents denounced him as a traitor More details...

08:13
A major earthquake at northern California
A major 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit at 7:50 p.m. local time 91 miles west of Crescent City, California, a rugged coastal community hit by a deadly tsunami in 1964 More details...

11:01
A crash of jet was caused by two pilots, who wanted to have a little fun
Two pilots snickered and joked in the final minutes before losing control of a passenger less jet last fall in a crash that is the focus of a three-day government hearing on training and safety involving popular regional jets More details...

09:31
7.9 magnitude earthquake at northern Chile
Three people died as buildings collapsed and another five were killed when their vehicle was hit by a falling boulder More details...

21:54
Four American soldiers are wounded at Afghanistan suicide bombing
A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a U.S. military vehicle in southern Afghanistan on Monday More details...

21:32
Iraq: death toll from the six explosions
Four bombs, one outside the governor`s house and two outside the housing ministry, exploded in the provincial capital on Sunday, killing eight. Two devices exploded a few hours later in Tehran, one of them killing two in a crowded marketplace More details...

15:25
Number of hepatitis A patients rises to more than 460 in western Russia
The number of people suffering from an acute liver disease in western Russia jumped by more than 100, Russian news reports said Saturday, as a hepatitis A epidemic continues to spread. More details...

15:46
Grenades explode close to Spanish airport after warning from Basque group ETA
Two grenades exploded Friday close to Zaragoza airport in northeastern Spain following warning calls by the Basque separatist group ETA, police said. More details...

15:18
Japanese student throws homemade bomb into classroom, injuring 58
An 18-year-old student tossed a homemade bomb into a high school classroom in southern Japan on Friday, wounding 58 teenagers when the gunpowder-filled jar exploded near the teacher's desk, spraying the room with shards of glass, officials said More details...

22:49
Arlene, the first Atlantic tropical storm, picked up speed
The storm was causing heavy rains and squalls across the Cayman Islands and western and central Cuba. Forecasters warned that very heavy rains in Nicaragua and Honduras could cause flash floods and mud slides More details...

18:39
Two Russian sailors killed, four missing after boat capsizes in exercise
A small boat capsized during a training exercise off St. Petersburg, killing a Russian sailor and a naval cadet and leaving four other cadets missing many hours after the accident, naval officials said. More details...

22:53
Drunken pilots?!
Two former America West pilots were convicted Wednesday of being drunk in the cockpit after an all-night drinking binge. They face up to five years in prison on the charge of operating an aircraft while drunk More details...

22:03
Ethiopia: fire was opened on demonstrators
Security forces opened fire on stone-throwing demonstrators Wednesday in Ethiopia, killing more than 20 people in a third day of protests over election results More details...

12:26
High voltage wire falls on bus, killing 11 passengers in southern India
A high voltage wire fell on a bus on Wednesday, killing 11 passengers and injuring 15 others in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, police said. More details...

10:40
Michael Jackson waits for court`s decision
The jury in the Michael Jackson child molestation trial will be back at work Wednesday after deliberating for six hours Tuesday without coming to a decision on the 10 felony charges against the pop star More details...

09:44
Pieces of a man`s body fall to earth from a passenger plane
Pieces of a man's body fell from the wheel well of a South African Airways passenger plane bound for John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday and landed in the yard of a suburban home More details...

09:27
Four foreign workers are killed in Gaza Strip
Two Palestinian workers and a Chinese national were killed in an attack on a Gaza Strip Jewish settlement claimed by the Islamic militant group Hamas More details...

14:16
Ukraine says about 20 metric tons of fish found dead in Azov Sea
Ukrainian experts are investigating the deaths of 20 metric tons (22 U.S. tons) of fish in the Azov Sea, emergency officials said Tuesday. The dead goby were found Monday on the banks of the sea near the village of Urzuf in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine, the Emergency Situations Ministry said More details...

10:02
Violence in Nepal: 38 people killed and 71wounded
At least 36 people have been killed and dozens more wounded when a crowded bus detonated a land mine planted by suspected communist rebels in Nepal's south More details...

18:22
Russian gas pipeline break kills 2 workers
A natural gas pipeline ruptured while workers were digging nearby Monday, killing two people and injuring three others, an emergency official said. More details...

17:51
Man's corpse lay undiscovered in Swiss apartment for 18 months
The body of a man lay undiscovered in his apartment for 18 months, Swiss media reported Monday. More details...

14:53
Massive manhunt launched for three men who fled prison in fareastern Russia
Security forces have launched a massive manhunt for three murder convicts who escaped from a prison colony in Russia's fareastern Primorsky region on Monday, officials said More details...