Francis Whittaker
100 Firefighters Battle Blaze At New York's Penn Station
A three-alarm fire tied up some subway service Tuesday morning and could cause delays on the Long Island Rail Road during rush hour.
Francis Whittaker
Death Toll From Beer "Contaminated With Crocodile Bile" Rises To 72
Authorities in Mozambique are not sure how the beer was poisoned, or if it was intentional.
Stephanie McNeal
Jon Stewart, Louis C.K., Other Comedians Pay Tribute To Charlie Hebdo
They stood in solidarity with the victims of Wednesday's massacre in Paris.
Francis Whittaker
Car Bomb Kills At Least 30 At Yemen Police Enrollment
The suicide blast happened outside a college in the capital, Sanaa, on Wednesday.
Francis Whittaker
Security Forces Killed In Suicide Blast And Clashes In Northwest Iraq
A reported ISIS suicide bomber attacked Iraqi security forces and pro-government Sunni fighters in Anbar province, prompting deadly clashes.
Francis Whittaker
SpaceX Aborts Unmanned Rocket Launch Until Friday
The privately run space company and NASA hope to send the rocket, loaded with 4,100 pounds of goods, to the astronauts at the International Space Station. The launch has been rescheduled to early Friday morning.
Tom Namako
Two Suspects Are In Custody Following Shooting Of NYPD Officers
Two wounded police officers are in stable condition, officials said. They were shot while responding to a robbery in the Bronx Monday night.
Jason Wells
Putin Critic Alexey Navalny Released From Jail
The Russian opposition leader was initially sentenced to three and a half years on trumped-up fraud charges, but prosecutors had argued in an appeals court on Tuesday that it should be longer.
David Mack
Two People Die In Clashes On Bangladesh Election Anniversary
A pair of activists were shot dead in the northern city of Natore on the first anniversary of disputed elections.
Francis Whittaker
Officials Suggest Chewing Mochi Slowly After 9 Choke To Death In Japan
One-hundred and twenty-eight people were reportedly hospitalized around the new year after choking on mochi — a sticky rice cake treat traditionally eaten in Japan over the holiday.
Francis Whittaker
Bono May Never Play Guitar Again
However, he conceded that neither "the band or western civilization are depending on this".
Francis Whittaker
Abandoned Ship Carrying 450 Migrants Left Adrift Off Italian Coast
The Italian coastguard boarded the ship on Friday morning, after it was left without a crew in rough seas overnight.
Francis Whittaker
Festive And Beautiful Photos Of New Year's Eve Celebrations Around The Globe
The world rings in 2015 with fireworks and party favors.
Francis Whittaker
Pussy Riot Member Arrested During Protests For Putin Critic Alexey Navalny
Navalny, an anti-corruption campaigner, tweeted his intention to break his house arrest and join protesters after he was found guilty of fraud charges and handed a suspended sentence of three and a half years. About 20 people were arrested in overnight Moscow protests, including a member of Pussy Riot.
Francis Whittaker
Greece Heading For Snap Elections
The Greek parliament's failure to elect a president means the country will head to the polls on Jan. 25, which could potentially cause Europe-wide instability.
Francis Whittaker
Burned-Out Ferry Arrives In Italian Port After Fire That Killed 11
Bari prosecutor Giuseppe Volpe said it is possible more bodies will be found on the vessel.
Tom Namako
Artist Who Made A Canoe Shaped Like Her Vagina Charged For Obscenity In Japan
Feminist artist Megumi Igarashi has been indicted with distributing "obscene" data following her arrest earlier this month. WARNING: CONTAINS ARTFUL VAGINAS.
Francis Whittaker
At Least 22 Dead Following Suicide Attack Near Baghdad
An attacker blew himself up while standing alongside a group of pro-government, anti-ISIS militia. Fifty-five people were injured.
Francis Whittaker
ISIS Says It Shot Down A Warplane Over Syria, But The U.S. Military Is Reportedly Doubtful
The Jordanian military said that one of its pilots had been captured after ISIS shot down the first U.S.-led coalition warplane since airstrikes began in September. The U.S. military is casting doubt on Jordan's claim, though.
Francis Whittaker
Yazidi Women And Girls Recount Horrors Of ISIS Sexual Slavery
A new report by Amnesty International has highlighted the horrific ordeals women and girls from Iraq's Yazidi minority have experienced at the hands of ISIS fighters.
Francis Whittaker
