Turkish fishermen rescue baby: 'Brother, he is alive'
A remarkable rescue at sea was captured on video and is helping to lift spirits on a story so wanting for good news.
Saudi Arabia to run out of cash in less than 5 years
Not even the mighty Middle East can survive cheap oil forever. If oil stays around $50 a barrel, most countries in the region will run out of cash in five years or less, warned a dire report from the International Monetary Fund this week. That includes OPEC leader Saudi Arabia as well as Oman and Bahrain.
Tony Blair: The clear lesson of Iraq war
The actual lesson of Iraq is not complicated but clear. When you remove the dictator -- no matter how vicious and oppressive -- you end one battle only to begin another: How to stabilize and govern the country when the ethnic, tribal and particularly religious tensions are unleashed after the oppression has been lifted.
Rights group: Russian airstrikes in Syria may have killed dozens of civilians
Airstrikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes in western Syria are reported to have killed dozens of civilians, Human Rights Watch says, suggesting that the bombings appear to be war crimes.
4 killed, 44 hurt when car hits crowd at Oklahoma State parade
A woman suspected of drunken driving crashed a car into a crowd of spectators at Oklahoma State University's homecoming parade, killing four people -- including a 2-year-old -- authorities in Stillwater said Saturday.
Hurricane Patricia dissipates in Mexico; flooding, mudslide concerns remain
Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea, approached Mexico's Pacific coast with such ferocity that one official predicted it would become the most dangerous storm in history.
Kerry: Israel agrees to surveillance at disputed Jerusalem holy site
Israel's Prime Minister has agreed to 24-hour video surveillance at a disputed Jerusalem holy site -- a move that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said could be "a game-changer" to reduce regional bloodshed.
Russian airstrike hits Syrian hospital, aid group says
After the first airstrike hit near a hospital in eastern Idlib, Syria, no one was injured, according to one local man.
Torrential rain -- up to 20 inches in spots -- pummels much of Texas
Much of Texas was deluged Saturday by pounding, relentless rains -- up to 20 inches, in some locales -- causing dangerous flooding that washed away cars, a train and, possibly, one person.
Hurricane Patricia weakens, but still 'extremely dangerous'
Hurricane Patricia weakened to a Category 4 storm Friday night with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, but remained "extremely dangerous" over southwestern Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said. Patricia made landfall hours earlier as a Category 5 storm, the fiercest.
