Train crashes into truck in Spain; 2 dead, 8 hurt
A passenger train crashed into a heavy-duty dump truck in southwestern Spain on Monday, killing two people and injuring eight others, a government official
EU tries to tackle illegal immigration
European ministers on Monday discussed ways to crack down on illegal immigration, block false asylum demands and harmonize EU immigration policy so that one
Mexico, Texas under hurricane watch
Mexican authorities opened shelters and warned people to watch out for mudslides Monday as Tropical Storm Hermine approached the northeastern border with
Bahamas drops Travolta extortion charge
A judge in the Bahamas dismissed charges Monday against two people accused of trying to extort money from John Travolta after the prosecutor said the actor no
Abducted Japanese reporter returns home
A Japanese journalist returned home Monday after militants in Afghanistan released him from five months in captivity.
Police hunt for 2 people in slain UK spy case
Police investigating the mystery death of a British spy say they are hunting for two people seen entering his apartment block.
Unions suspend South African strike
A key labor leader says South African civil servants are suspending a nationwide strike for higher wages to give union members time to consider the
UN needs far more money for Pakistan floods
The United Nations says it needs hundreds of millions of dollars in new donations to get food, water, medicine and shelter to Pakistanis hit by flooding.
China, US meet amid tensions over trade, military
Senior U.S. and Chinese officials met Monday to steady relations upset by disputes over currency, trade and military affairs despite calls for a tougher line
Iran woman who faced stoning death to be lashed
The son of an Iranian woman who had faced death by stoning for adultery says authorities have imposed a new sentence of 99 lashes after a British newspaper ran
EU tries to tackle illegal immigration
Mexico, Texas under hurricane watch
Bahamas drops Travolta extortion charge
