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US ambassador summoned by Russian Foreign Ministry

| |Tuesday, May. 14, 2013

The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador to Russia on Wednesday to submit a formal protest over Moscow's claim that it caught a U.S. diplomat disguised in a blond wig trying to recruit a counterintelligence officer for the CIA.Read more

Tilt-rotor Osprey wins fans in Afghanistan

| |Sunday, May. 12, 2013

The once-troubled MV-22 developed by Fort Worth-based Bell Helicopter and Boeing Co. has proved its worth in combat.Read more

UN: Eat more insects; good for you, good for world

| |Monday, May. 13, 2013

The latest weapon in the U.N.'s fight against hunger, global warming and pollution might be flying by you right now.Read more

Finding woman alive lifts Bangladesh rescuers

| |Friday, May. 10, 2013

Even amid the euphoria over finding a woman alive in the rubble of a garment factory that collapsed more than two weeks ago, rescuers on Saturday returned to the grim task of dismantling the wreckage and retrieving decomposing bodies, knowing there was little chance of finding any more survivors.Read more

Democrats: No scandal in Benghazi deaths

| |Thursday, May. 09, 2013

Politicians love few things better than a scandal to trip up their opponents, and Republicans hope last year's fatal attack on U.S. diplomats in Libya will do exactly that to Hillary Rodham Clinton and other Democrats.Read more

31 detained in probe of $50M Belgium diamond heist

| |Wednesday, May. 08, 2013

Belgium Diamond Heist

Unlike the brilliant thieves in "Ocean's Eleven," it appears that those behind the clockwork-precision, $50 million diamond heist at Brussels Airport may not get a Hollywood ending.Read more

Obama should close Gitmo — now

| |Tuesday, May. 07, 2013

A hunger strike shines a spotlight on a shameful situation.Read more

22 dead in gas tanker explosion near Mexico City

| |Tuesday, May. 07, 2013

Mexico Gas Explosion

A natural gas tanker truck lost control, hit a center divider and exploded on a highway lined by homes in the Mexico City suburb of Ecatepec early Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring nearly three dozen, authorities said.Read more

US, Russia seek to revive peace plan for Syria

| |Tuesday, May. 07, 2013

Hagel Kerry

The United States and Russia pledged Tuesday to set aside more than two years of differences over Syria's civil war, saying they'd convene an international conference later this month to try to corral President Bashar Assad's regime and the rebels into talks on a political transition.Read more

Pre-election bombings kill 11 in Pakistan

| |Sunday, Apr. 28, 2013

The Taliban claims responsibility for three bombings.Read more