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Venezuela holds massive military exercises, citing looming U.S. threat
Soldiers rolled out shoulder-fired missiles, fighter planes and armored trucks Saturday for the first of 10 days of military exercises that the ...England go top of Six Nations after Scotland victory
Jack Nowell\'s late try ensured England clawed their way to the top of the Six Nations table on a small points difference ...Serbian military helicopter crashes, seven dead including child
A Serbian military helicopter evacuating a five-day-old baby for emergency medical treatment has crashed in heavy fog, killing all seven people on ...Egypt sacks 41 judges for supporting Brotherhood
An Egyptian disciplinary court ordered 41 judges into compulsory retirement on Saturday for supporting the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, judicial sources said, the ...Gallopin wins penultimate Paris-Nice stage to seize lead
Tony Gallopin took the overall lead in the Paris-Nice race Saturday after a solo victory on the penultimate stage that was marred ...Dozens feared dead as Myanmar ferry sinks
A crowded double-decker passenger ferry capsized in northwestern Myanmar after being slammed by huge waves, killing 34 people and leaving more than ...Vanuatu appeals for aid after devastating cyclone
Vanuatu\'s president made an emotional appeal for international assistance after his island nation was hit by a calamity of a cyclone, wreaking ...US shuts Saudi embassy over security fears
The US embassy in Saudi Arabia said it had suspended consular services in the kingdom for two days due to "heightened security ...Several killed in twin blasts at Pakistan churches
Bombs outside two churches in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed 14 people and wounded more than 78 during Sunday services, rescue ...Syria enters fifth year of bloody civil conflict
Syria\'s conflict entered its fifth year on Sunday with the regime emboldened by shifting international attention, and a growing humanitarian crisis exacerbated ...