Germany tries 92-year-old for Nazi war crime
HAGEN, Germany (AP) — Germany put a 92-year-old former member of the Nazi Waffen SS on trial Monday on charges that he killed a Dutch resistance fighter in 1944. ...
Report: Anti-drug agents involved in phone data spying
A report in The New York Times says that a secretive program, using subpoenas, run by federal and local drug enforcement officials in conjunction with telecom operator AT&T, collects more...
U.S.-Brazil tensions rise after new NSA spy report
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Brazilian government condemned a U.S. spy program that reportedly targeted the nation's leader, labeled it an "unacceptable invasion" of sovereignty and called Monday for...
The six key players in Congress’ Syria debate
WASHINGTON — A week ago, it seemed the question of whether to take military action against Syria rested solely on the shoulders of President Obama. But he has turned...
Dennis Rodman heads to North Korea to see Kim Jong Un
BEIJING – The Worm is back in play, as one of the world's most unlikely diplomats. Former basketball star Dennis Rodman, who recently launched his own Bad Boy vodka brand,...
Manhunt underway after 1-year-old killed in Brooklyn
A manhunt was underway Monday for the man who fatally shot a 16-month-old boy in his stroller on a Brooklyn street Sunday night, authorities said. Antiq Hennis and his...
Meningitis deaths may be undercounted in Tenn.
NASHVILLE -- Records in a newly filed federal lawsuit indicate the official death toll among Tennessee patients from the nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak may be understated. According to the...
Mexico: Female vigilante may be killing bus drivers
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexican prosecutors said Monday they are investigating claims that a woman who killed two bus drivers last week in this northern border city was seeking...
Nigeria: Another stowaway arrested in Benin
A 25-year old man has been arrested at the Benin airport for attempting to gain access into the airside, Nigeria’s aviation authorities said on Monday, nine days after a teenager...
Nigeria: Teenage Stowaway at Benin Airport
How possible was it for such a young teenager to outwit the aviation security agents and then proceed tactically and strategically into the tyre compartment of an airplane? How could...