World

Penalty phase begins in Jodi Arias murder trial

Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 04:15

PHOENIX - Jodi Arias returns to court for the final phase of her trial as the same jury that convicted her of first-degree murder last week now weighs whether the former waitress should be sentenced t

Car bomb in Iraq kills 5, wounds 19

Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 03:53

BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded in a sprawling Shiite neighbourhood of Baghdad on Thursday morning, killing at least five civilians and wounding 19, officials said.

Two police officers said the blast s

Ouster of IRS official isn't ending investigations

Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 03:33

WASHINGTON - Don't look for the outcry over the Internal Revenue Service's improper targeting of tea party groups to subside with the ouster of the agency's acting commissioner.

Three congressional c

Officials to give Texas explosion probe results

Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 03:11

WEST, Texas - Federal and state officials say they're poised to announce findings of their investigation into a deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion that killed at least 14 people.

Officials from

Cyclone Mahasen batters Bangladesh; 1 million flee

Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 03:02

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - The outer bands of Cyclone Mahasen struck the southern coast of Bangladesh on Thursday, lashing remote fishing villages with heavy rain and fierce winds that flattened mud an

At least 6 confirmed dead in Texas tornado

Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 01:53

GRANBURY, Texas - At least six people were killed Wednesday as a spring tornado outbreak devastated parts of North Texas, destroying or damaging dozens of homes and injuring dozens of people.

The wor