Leaders upbeat as Mideast peace talks resume Direct talks between Israelis and Palestinians resume with pledges of support from both sides for a peace process leading to a full settlement within a year.
Oil platform explodes in Gulf of Mexico An oil and gas production platform has exploded 80 miles off the central coast of Louisiana, with 13 people overboard, including one injured, the Coast Guard said Thursday morning.
10 killed in NATO airstrike in Afghanistan Ten parliamentary campaign workers were killed in a NATO air strike in northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, a provincial official said.
Kenya defends war crimes suspect visit The Kenyan government Thursday defended its decision not to arrest Sudan's visiting head of state -- wanted on charges of war crimes and genocide -- saying Kenya's first obligation was to the African Union, not the International Criminal Court.
Man held over club fire that killed 156 Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday.
South African unions reject wage offer South African union officials Thursday rejected an improved wage offer from the government as a public sector strike continues to cripple the country.
