China asks N. Korea to keep diplomats safe
China said its embassy was operating normally in the North Korean capital.
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Afghan attacks kill U.S. diplomat, soldiers, others
A car bomb blast killed five Americans, including three U.S. soldiers and a young diplomat, on Saturday, while an American civilian died in a separate attack in the east. The diplomat and other Americans were in a convoy of vehicles in Zabul province when the blast occurred, Secretary of State John Kerry said in a statement. The soldiers and the diplomat died in the blast along with a civilian employee of the Defense Department and Afghan civilians, Kerry said. His statement gave no overall death toll. ...
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Church: Pastor Rick Warren's son commits suicide
The 27-year-old son of popular evangelical Pastor Rick Warren has committed suicide at his Southern California home, Warren's church and authorities said on Saturday.
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Deadliest submarine disaster in US remembered
Family and friends who lost loved ones when the USS Thresher sank 50 years ago attended an emotional service.
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Rights concerns overshadow trade ties on Putin's European trip
Growing concerns about Vladimir Putin's record could mean a chilly reception for the Russian president.
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Kerry to press Turkey on Israel ties, Syrian border, Iraq
Kerry will press Turkey to normalize relations with Israel and improve ties with Iraq, an official said.
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Nevada official's body found in river; 4 arrested
A body believed to be that of Nevada's missing chief insurance examiner was found wrapped in a blanket and bound with duct tape Saturday in a river.
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Firefighter dies battling Philadelphia blaze A fire burned a fabric shop, upstairs apartments and a neighboring boutique Saturday evening, causing a partial roof collapse that killed a firefighter and injured a colleague who was trying to rescue him, officials said. Read More ...
Suspected Islamists kill 11 in northeast Nigeria raid Suspected Islamist militants shot or hacked to death 11 people on Saturday in a northeast Nigerian village, including at a deputy governor's house, police said. Police spokesman for Adamawa state Mohammed Ibrahim said a further six people were wounded in the attack on Madube village, where Adamawa's deputy governor Bala Ngilari has a residence. The deputy governor himself was not harmed, he said. ... Read More ...
Chavez protégé invokes Venezuelan curse on opposition voters
Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday a centuries-old curse would fall on the heads of those who do not vote for him.
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Discouraged Americans leaving labor force
An improving economy is supposed to bring people back into the job market.
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Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown looks to sell China on his state
Brown plans to pitch the Golden State's wine, produce, and technology, and open a trade office in Shanghai.
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World powers and Iran fail to end nuclear deadlock
No new talks were scheduled, but big power negotiators were at pains to say the diplomatic process would continue.
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Five die in Christian-Muslim clashes in Egypt
Christian-Muslim confrontations have increased in Muslim-majority Egypt since the overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak in 2011.
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Suicide bomber kills 20 at political rally in Iraq
A suicide bomber blew himself up Saturday at a lunch hosted by a Sunni candidate in Iraq's upcoming regional elections.
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Three people shot and killed at Idaho pit bull business Three people were shot to death in a rural Idaho house where a man and his son were breeding pit bulls, police said on Saturday, adding that they found two small children and up to 70 dogs on the property. Deputies arriving at the residence in Holbrook, Idaho, near the Utah state line, on Friday found Brent Christensen, 61, his son Trent Christensen, 32 and Yavette Carter, 27, dead of gunshot wounds, Oneida County Sheriff Jeff Semrad said. Semrad said Carter, who was Trent Christensen's girlfriend, was still holding her unharmed 2-month-old baby. ... Read More ...
First magic mushroom depression trial hits stumbling block The world's first clinical trial designed to explore using a hallucinogen from magic mushrooms to treat people with depression has stalled because of British and European rules on the use of illegal drugs in research. David Nutt, president of the British Neuroscience Association and professor of neuropsychopharmacology at Imperial College London, said he had been granted an ethical green light and funding for the trial, but regulations were blocking it. ... Read More ...
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