A street vendor's cooking gas container exploded Saturday night amid a Carnival celebration in the Bolivian city of Oruro, killing eight and injuring 40 others, police said. The vendor, who was cooking deep fried llama rinds, had likely dripped hot oil onto the hose of the cooking gas...

Russia has scrubbed the planned launch of an unmanned cargo spacecraft that was to have delivered tons of supplies to the International Space Station. Preparations for the launch of the Progress ship from the Baikonur complex in Kazakhstan appeared to be proceeding smoothly Sunday until...

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Boko Haram freed 13 hostages, Nigeria’s presidency said on Saturday, after authorities negotiated their release with the Islamist militants. The kidnappings were part of a campaign of attacks last year by the jihadist group whose bid to create an...

 Militants stormed an Indian army camp early Saturday in the country's northern Jammu and Kashmir state, killing two army personnel and wounding nine people, an army spokesman said. Two militants had also been killed as of Saturday evening - the men wore fatigues and carried...