Government and rebel forces are blaming each other for an alleged chemical strike that killed and injured several people in central Syria April 11.
A morning explosion at a busy bus station in Nigeria's capital of Abuja claimed the lives of at least 71 people and injuring 124 others.
Armed pro-Russian mobs defied a Ukraine government order Monday to turn over all occupied buildings in the region.
NATO urged Russia Friday to pull back its troops from Ukraine's border. New satellite pictures reveal an estimated 40,000 Russian troops gathered there.
A judge in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian couple to death on false charges of blasphemy.
After more than 17 years of negotiations, the Philippine government has finally signed a peace agreement with a militant Islamic separatist group.
Searchers looking for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 detected another possible underwater ping that could be coming from the plane's black boxes.
Ukrainian authorities are threatening to use force against pro-Russian separatists who've taken control of government buildings in several cities in the east.
A well-respected Dutch priest has been murdered in the Syrian city of Homs.
The fighting between Muslims and Christians has left at least 30 people dead in the Central African Republic.