British Police Have New Leads in Case of Missing Girl
 iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) -- Police in Great Britain said they have identified new leads in the case of Madeleine McCann, the British girl who went missing in Portugal six years ago at the age of three.Several persons of interest, as well as "both in
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North Korea Launches Three Short-Range Guided Missiles
 Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images(SEOUL, South Korea) -- The South Korean Defense Ministry says that North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into waters off its east coast on Saturday, raising concerns about the potential for more military provocation
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Russia Unmasks CIA Station Chief in Moscow
 AFP/Getty Images(MOSCOW) – In a breach of protocol, Russia has publicized the name of a man it says is the CIA station chief in Moscow.In comments to Russian media Friday, a spokesman for Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB (the successo
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Dempsey and Hagel Call Russian Missiles to Syria 'Ill-Timed,' 'Unfortunate'
 Mark Wilson/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- At their joint news conference Friday at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey addressed the reports of new Russian missile sales to Syria. Dempsey called it
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Nine Killed, Dozens Wounded in Kandahar Attack
 File photo. Stocktrek Images/Thinkstock(KANDAHAR CITY, Afghanistan) -- Nine people were killed more than 50 injured when twin vehicle bombs exploded in a housing complex of Kandahar City in Aghanistan. Children are reportedly among the dead and injured.T
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Jewelry Heist at Cannes Straight Out of Hollywood
 ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images(CANNES, France) -- It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller: while a fancy jewelry company is hosting a ball at the Cannes Festival, thieves break into a company employees’ hotel room and steal $1 million wort
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Four Possible Anonymous Hackers Arrested in Italy
 FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/AFP/Getty Images(ROME) -- Police in Italy have arrested four possible members of Anonymous, the global hacker group known for attacking websites of organizations that opposed the exposed WikiLeaks documents.The suspects have been plac
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Talk to the Hand: Japanese Researchers Reimagine Smart Phone
 iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TOKYO) -- It’s not exactly the next big smartphone, but if you spend one too many hours searching for that misplaced iPhone, this could be even better. Researchers at the University of Tokyo are developing a system that puts t
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Syrian 'Cannibal' Says He Will Stand Trial if Assad Does
 Alessio Romenzi/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The recent video of a Syrian rebel commander carving open the corpse of a fighter loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, removing several organs and biting into what appeared to be a lung, shocked and revolted ev
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Russia Urges Iran to Attend Syria Peace Summit
 ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images(MOSCOW) -- Moscow is putting pressure on Iran to take an active role in a conference planned for the beginning of June that seeks a peaceful resolution to the ongoing conflict in Syria.Last week, Secretary of State John
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New Round of Deadly Bombings in Iraq Fuels Response from PM
 Iraqi Prime Minister office via Getty Images(BAGHDAD) -- The sudden surge of what is to believed to be sectarian-related violence continues to spread across Iraq as a series of attacks on Thursday killed at least 30 people and wounded scores of others.The
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Famed Drug War Blogger Flees Mexico
 Stockbyte/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- One of Mexico's most important drug war bloggers has fled the country fearing for her life. She also fears that her main associate has gone missing.The author of the popular website Blog del Narco is too afraid to reveal
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