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International Partners Urge Russia to Stop Targeting Opposition and Civilians in Syria

An international coalition is urging Russia to immediately cease attacks on the Syrian opposition and civilians and focus instead on fighting Islamic State extremists.

10 years, 6 months ago

Oregon Town Reels from Classroom Carnage

Residents of a quiet Oregon town struggled to comprehend the carnage left by the latest U.S. mass shooting as investigators puzzled over what drove a young gunman to kill nine people in a college classroom before he died in an exchange of gunfire with police.

10 years, 6 months ago

U.S. Military Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Killing 14

An Air Force C-130J transport plane crashed early Friday in eastern Afghanistan, killing more than a dozen people, an American military official said.

10 years, 6 months ago

Narendra Modi Aims to Bolster India's Tech Credentials on US Visit

ndian PM sees visit to America as opportunity to enlist global IT industry leaders to help push for technological modernisation in his homeland

10 years, 6 months ago

Was Donald Trump’s Education Venture, Trump University, a Scam?

They hoped to get rich off real estate, and who would be a better mentor than one of the richest men in the world?

10 years, 7 months ago

British Airways Plane Catches Fire at Las Vegas Airport; 13 Injured

A British Airways flight caught fire on the runway at the Las Vegas airport Tuesday, sending 13 people to local hospitals for treatment.

10 years, 7 months ago

Five Chinese Ships in Bering Sea as Obama Visits Alaska

Five Chinese Navy ships are sailing in international waters in the Bering Sea off Alaska, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, in an apparent first for China's military that came as U.S. President Barack Obama toured the U.S. state.

10 years, 7 months ago

Virginia Killings: Shooter Flanagan 'a Human Powder Keg'

A man who shot dead two journalists on live TV in the US state of Virginia apparently sent a rambling fax to ABC News describing himself as a "human powder keg" shortly after the attack.

10 years, 7 months ago

Morgan Freeman Mourns Granddaughter Found Stabbed to Death; Boyfriend Charged

A man has been charged in the murder of E’Dena Hines, the granddaughter of Morgan Freeman.

10 years, 8 months ago

U.S. Officials: 5 Pentagon-Trained Fighters Captured in Syria

U.S. officials say five Pentagon-trained fighters have been captured, probably by al-Nusra the al-Qaeda branch in Syria. The Pentagon has lost track of some of the fighters who apparently have scattered, reports CBS News' David Martin.

10 years, 8 months ago

Rapper 50 Cent Files for Bankruptcy

He was recently sued after posting a sex tape online.

10 years, 9 months ago

Donald Trump's Next Reality Show: 2016

Donald Trump has a new reality show: the 2016 presidential election.

10 years, 10 months ago

Five Killed in US Balcony Horror

Five Irish students have died and eight other people were hurt after a fourth-floor balcony collapsed in an apartment building in California's San Francisco Bay Area.

10 years, 10 months ago

Vladimir Putin Denounces U.S. Over FIFA Arrests

Invoking the fates of Edward J. Snowden and the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, President Vladimir V. Putin on Thursday denounced the arrests of top FIFA officials in Zurich as “another blatant attempt by the United States to extend its jurisdiction to other states.”

10 years, 10 months ago

Biker Gang Shootout Kills 9 Outside Texas Twin Peaks Restaurant

Even before the deadly melee started, police were already in place, expecting a ruckus. What they saw was far more brutal than what they had anticipated.

10 years, 11 months ago