World/Local News

MOUNT MERAPI, INDONESIA—Indonesia’s most volatile volcano erupted Tuesday, after scientists warned that pressure building beneath its dome could trigger the most powerful eruption in years. A 2-month-old baby reportedly died as panicked villagers fled the […] […]

BAGHDAD—The Pentagon’s No. 2 official says that U.S. enemies already are mining data released this week in a trove of Iraq war documents for ways to harm the American military. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. […] […]

UNITED NATIONS—The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn almost a half-century of U.S. sanctions against Cuba, demanding an end to what member states say is a cruel Cold War anachronism that only hurts […] […]

GENEVA—The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Tuesday for the U.S. and Iraq to investigate allegations of detainee abuse contained in Wikileaks’ release of American military documents. The online whistleblower put out nearly […] […]

GENEVA—Sixty-thousand civilians in Somalia have fled their homes over the past week as fresh fighting between Islamist insurgents and a government-allied militia claimed the lives of at least 10 people, the U.N. refugee agency said […] […]

PENSACOLA, Florida – Jury selection began on Monday, US time, in the trial of a karate instructor charged with leading a group of armed men dressed as ninjas in robbing the home of a wealthy […] […]

IRAQ and Afghanistan came near the top of a global list of perceived corruption published by watchdog Transparency International (TI), despite efforts to stamp out graft in the war-torn nations. Nearly three-quarters of the 178 […] […]

By Sandrea:-MYGRIPE Following a spate of recent gun crimes across the UK It gave me hope to read an article which shows what the Manchester police have been doing with guns seized across the Manchester […] […]

BERLIN—Germany’s diplomats were much more deeply involved in carrying out the Holocaust than previously known, according to a new report about the Foreign Ministry’s Nazi past published Monday. Despite decades-long efforts by ministry employees to […] […]

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran began loading fuel into the core of its first nuclear power plant on Tuesday, moving closer to the start-up of a facility that the U.S. once hoped to stop over fears of Tehran’s […] […]