BEIJING — A two-story building collapsed into rubble while workers were trying to prop up the second floor during renovations in central China, killing 17 construction w...
More than 220 people on board
CAIRO — A Russian aircraft carrying more than 220 people crashed Saturday in the Sinai Peninsula more than 20 minutes after takeoff from a R...
BEIJING — China’s Communist Party on Thursday officially ended its policy that limited most families to a single child, an acknowledgment that the 1970s population-contr...
TOFINO, British Columbia — Passengers were crowded on the left side of the top deck of a whale-watching boat when it was struck by a wave from the right side, causing th...
5 die as boat goes down on calm day
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Five people died after a whale watching boat with 27 people on board sank off Vancouver Island on Sunday...
Death toll expected to rise
KABUL, Afghanistan — A strong earthquake in northern Afghanistan shook buildings from Kabul to Delhi, cut power and communications in some are...
11-year-old grew up in Pakistan
NEW DELHI — Twelve years ago, a deaf and mute 11-year-old girl crossed the Indian border into Pakistan. Today, finally, she flew home to a...
Rain could lead to slides, floods
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — Record-breaking Hurricane Patricia pushed rapidly inland over mountainous western Mexico early Saturday, rapid...
AMMAN, Jordan — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday renewed his push to ease violence and tension between Israel and the Palestinians in talks with Palestinia...
TORONTO — Canadian voters emphatically reclaimed their country's liberal identity, putting Justin Trudeau, the youthful son of one of the country's most dynamic politici...
