A U.S.-born reporter and a French photographer have been killed by Syrian government troops shelling the city of Homs.

A packed train slams into the end of the line in Buenos Aires' busy Once station, killing 49 people and injuring hundreds of morning commuters.

Israel gave preliminary approval to a plan to build 600 new homes in a settlement inside the West Bank, drawing rebukes from the United Nations and Palestinians, and casts a shadow over the PM's upcoming visit to the U.S.

U.S. Republican presidential hopefuls are again preparing to face each other on stage, with Rick Santorum expected to face intensified scrutiny in Arizona's debate after emerging as the main challenger to Mitt Romney.

Divers searching the capsized Costa Concordia off the Tuscan island of Giglio found eight more bodies, including that of a missing 5-year-old girl, authorities said.

Greece scrambled Wednesday to adopt a batch of emergency laws that will further cut incomes and government spending, while revising deficit estimates higher, a day after securing a new bailout and debt relief deal designed to stave off bankruptcy.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai has appealed for calm after clashes in several cities between Afghan security forces and protesters furious over the burning of Muslim holy books at a U.S. military base left seven people dead.

Honda is recalling 2,790 Honda Odyssey vans in Canada as part of a larger recall because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly — and have done so on at least two occasions in the U.S.

Israel's foreign minister is rebuffing international appeals for his country not to attack Iran's nuclear sites, insisting the Jewish state will not bow to foreign pressure.

Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday turned down a chance to address the court in the last session before the verdict in the seven-month trial in which he faces the death penalty.