
Israeli leader rallies party support for peace talks

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been trying to pull together the diverse elements of his own party before leaving for Washington and direct peace talks with the Palestinians.

603-pound Thai woman leaves home after 3 years

A 603-pound (274-kilogram) woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years Thursday with the help of Bangkok city hall and a forklift.

China plane crashes, 43 dead, 53 in hospital

A passenger plane crashed in northeast China late on Tuesday, overshooting the runway and bursting into flames, killing 43 of 96 people onboard in what was one of the nation's worst air disaster in years.

It's a girl for British PM Cameron and wife

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, announced Tuesday the birth of their fourth child, a baby girl.

Iraq confirms 2009 escape of British aid worker's killer

An Iraqi man convicted of kidnapping and killing a British humanitarian worker in 2004 escaped from Abu Ghraib prison last year, Iraq's deputy justice minister said Monday.

Protest in Turkey against detention of politicians

Hundreds of people have marched to a prison complex to demand the release of pro-secular politicians accused of plotting to bring down Turkey's Islamic-oriented government.

26 dead in Pakistan suicide bombing

Twenty-six people, including a former federal lawmaker, were killed Monday afternoon when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in northwest Pakistan, government officials told CNN.

Epic traffic jam in China leaves drivers stuck for 9 days

Think you had a hellish commute this morning? Just be thankful you're not on National Expressway 110 in China, where a traffic jam stretching more than 100 km (62 miles) has forced drivers to keep their feet planted on brake pedals for nine days.

China may cut execution cases

China said Monday it may eliminate more than a dozen crimes that currently carry the death penalty, state-run media reported.

4 million homeless in Pakistan floods; U.S. to boost aid

Floods in Pakistan have left more than 4 million people homeless, the United Nations said Thursday, as the U.S. plans to announce more funds for relief efforts.

Palestinian held after Turkish embassy intrusion

An Israeli court has approved the detention of a Palestinian man who broke into the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv and allegedly took two hostages.

Nine arrests in iPhone premium rate number scam

Nine people have been arrested over a global scam to use fraudulently bought mobiles to call premium phone numbers.