Clues sought in deadly Massachusetts jet crash

BEDFORD, MASS. — An airport employee watched as the Gulfstream jet raced past the end of a runway, plunged down an embankment and erupted in flames. The...

Religious freedom law a focus in church bankruptcy

CHICAGO — A lawsuit tied to the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s bankruptcy will go before the federal appeals court in Chicago on Monday, with judges hearing arguments...

1 in 10 Australians turning to Internet for cheaper drugs

CANBERRA — More than one in 10 Australians aged between 18 and 34 had bought prescription drugs online in a bid to save money, a new...

More trains arranged for China’s record holiday railway traffic

BEIJING — China railways laid on extra trains to manage a record number of passengers on Monday, the last day of three days of the Dragon...

74 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan in 24 hours

KABUL — Afghan Ministry for Interior on Monday reported killing more than six dozen Taliban militants across the country over the past 24 hours. “Units of...

US defends captive swap with Taliban, critics stir

WASHINGTON — Five years a captive from the Afghanistan war, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is back in American hands, freed for five Guantanamo terrorism detainees in a...

3 Catholic missionaries freed in Cameroon

ROME – Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun have been freed two months after they were abducted in northern Cameroon by armed groups, the Vatican...

Thai protesters come out again despite junta’s ban

BANGKOK — Thailand’s ruling junta deployed thousands of security forces on the streets of Bangkok on Sunday to thwart another round of small-scale protests denouncing last...

Suspect in Jewish museum killings went to Syria

7 die in Cambodia after looking for money in well

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Seven people died from a lack of oxygen after climbing down a well in Cambodia to retrieve about 75 cents, police and...