At least 47 people were killed on Wednesday when a TransAsia Airways turboprop plane crashed on an island off Taiwan while trying to make an emergency landing in the midst of torrential rains from Typhoon Matmo.
Oil and mineral deals include a $4 billion credit line in exchange for Venezuelan oil In a recent stop on his news-making Latin American tour, Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a number of oil and mineral deals with Venezuela, according to a BBC report.
Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down by rebels in east Ukraine Wednesday. Two Ukrainian fighter jets were shot down in a rebel-controlled area of east Ukraine Wednesday in a continuation of hostilities between pro-Russia separatists and the Ukrainian military.
On Tuesday, the Mexican government shared its worries over the state of Texas' plan to send hundreds of additional National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.
The social media post isn't enough for a conviction, depends on what he tells prosecutors A man was arrested in northern Mexico's Nuevo Leon state after he wrote a Facebook post confessing that he killed his fiancee's mother, according to a report from IANS Live.
The Lincoln, California-based The Rogers Family Company and their green coffee buyer Pete Rogers decided to combat this, establishing the "Rust Trust" project, which aims to plant 50 million trees in numerous regions by 2016 to replace those lost to Roya.
US and UN officials meeting to discuss a ceasefire while 100,000 Palestinians are homeless and nearly 500 people have died since the Israeli Forces operations began.
After two weeks of fighting in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military forces have killed over 500 Palestinians with airstrikes and artillery, while tens of thousands of Palestinians have been displaced.
A Venezuelan oppositon leader and mayor was stabbed in his home Sunday; Four suspects were arrested today. Motive appears not to be political and suspects are quite young in comparison to the mayor.
Delta, American Airlines, United Airlines all cancelling flights The Federal Aviation Administration is canceling flights into Tel Aviv, Israel until further notice after a rocket attack occurred nearby.
Update on the situation in Gaza following the two week offensive by Israeli forces and the Obama Administration, United Nations and Peace Groups calling for ceasefire.
President Obama will meet with leaders from Central America to discuss ways to curb the high numbers of unaccompanied children crossing into the United States.
Secretary of State John Kerry opened up about the overwhelming evidence pointing to Russia's involvement in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash last week and called on the European Union to put pressure on Russia and hold the country accountable.
Leader looking to make a deal with rebels to end 50-year war. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who will be inaugurated for a second term Aug. 7, said on Sunday that Colombia's new legislature will be a "Congress of peace," according to Reuters.
The arrested is said to be the leader of notorious organization dating to the 1980s Spanish police have arrested the alleged leader of a Colombian organized crime outfit that is accused of smuggling cocaine and at least 400 murders, according to a report from The Telegraph.
Following criticism from Western leaders, pro-Russia rebels are sending black boxes and human remains from downed Flight MH17 to Malaysian and Dutch investigators.
