LOS ANGELES -- California high school seniors faced a tougher time winning a freshman spot at most of the University of California campuses for the fall, with their chances at UCLA and UC Berkeley now fewer than one in five, according to a report ...
DAMASCUS, Syria -- The thud of mortar shelling alternated with tolling church bells Friday as the Christians of this capital's ancient Bab Touma district marked Good Friday amid extremely tight security.
The Easter Week processions that once ...
SEOUL, South Korea -- The number of people killed in the sinking of a South Korean ferry approached 50 on Sunday, national media reported, as relatives of the passengers clashed with police on the island of Jindo.
The confirmed death toll ...
SEATTLE -- The attorney who filed $3.5 million in claims on behalf of a woman whose husband was killed in the March 22 Oso, Wash., mudslide said she's spoken to other families who lost homes or loved ones in the slide, and additional claims may be...
TEHRAN -- Iran has "virtually resolved" its dispute with world powers over a planned nuclear plant that could produce weapon material, the chairman of Iran's nuclear agency told a state news agency.
Ali Akbar Salehi, head of Iran's nuclear ...
KATHMANDU, Nepal -- The death toll from Mount Everest's deadliest avalanche on record rose to 13 Saturday, authorities confirmed.
The Tourism Ministry said that one more body had been pulled out of the snow. However, three people are still ...