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Survivors tell police in Sicily some 200 migrants were kept inside capsized boat by smugglers
ROME – Italian police say some of the nearly 370 migrants who survived the capsizing of a fishing boat told investigators that about 200 people likely perished because smugglers kept them inside the hold.A day after survivors arrived in Sicily aboard an Irish naval…
French question Malaysia claims that more possible MH370 debris washed up on island
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia's assertion that more debris potentially linked to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had washed up on an Indian Ocean island prompted puzzlement from French officials, adding to criticisms that the international response to one of the most famous aviation mysteries…
India seeks to step up scrutiny of offshore wealth managers
Seeking to root out undeclared wealth, India's market regulator has sent letters to some large wealth managers operating out of low-tax centres like Hong Kong and Singapore to try and bring them under its remit, people with knowledge of the matter said.India's government is…
The supersonic plane that could get you from London to NYC in 1 hour
Want to fly on a plane that can take you to London from New York in only an hour? While it sounds like an vehicle straight out of “James Bond,” aircraft manufacturer Airbus has filed a patent with the U.S. Patent Office for the development…
Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
HIROSHIMA, Japan – Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts toward making a nuclear weapons free world.Tens of thousands…
Islamic State group in Egypt threatens to kill Croat hostage
CAIRO – An Islamic State affiliate released a video Wednesday threatening to kill a Croatian hostage if Egyptian authorities do not release "Muslim women" held in prison within 48 hours, a day before the country plans to unveil a highly promoted new extension of the…
Plane debris found on Reunion Island belongs to MH370, Malaysian PM says
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Thursday that experts in France have determined that a barnacle-encrusted airplane wing fragment found on Reunion Island belongs to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 – the latest twist in the exhaustive search for the plane that vanished in March 2014.…
Widow of ex-South Korean leader who backed softer approach to Pyongyang travels to North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea – The 92-year-old widow of late South Korean President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kim Dae-jung left Wednesday for a four-day visit to North Korea.There are hopes among some South Koreans that Lee Hee-ho's trip could help ease continuing tension between…
Photojournalist reluctantly fled beloved city for safety, only to be slain in Mexico City
Ruben Espinosa got a text from a friend. The two had made a pact to stay in touch when Espinosa moved to Mexico City in self-exile. A news photographer for eight years in Xalapa, the capital of Veracruz state, he had left in early June…
Pakistan must admit mistakes vis-a-vis 26/11: Ex-Pakistani official
Islamabad: Pakistan must admit its mistakes for allowing Pakistani terrorists to sail to Mumbai in 2008 and carry out a massacre, a retired Pakistani official said in remarks published on Tuesday."Pakistan has to deal with the Mumbai mayhem, planned and launched from its soil,"…
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