Behind the top-secret Russian military intelligence unit accused of paying insurgents to kill Americans in Afghanistan
There is a Russian clandestine military intelligence unit known as the 29155, and it is believed to behind a string of scandals – most recently, a reported scheme to pay bounties to Afghan insurgents to kill U.S. troops.
Death toll in Mexican drug rehab center shooting rises to 26; men were targeted, prosecutors say
The death toll from a shooting attack on a drug rehabilitation center in Mexico has risen to 26, officials confirmed Thursday, making it the deadliest such attack in a decade.
Britain withholds gold from Maduro, says it does not recognize him as Venezuela's president
A British judge refused to hand over nearly $1 billion in gold to Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro Thursday, citing that the United Kingdom does not recognize him as the legitimate president of the country.
European police crack encrypted phones network, arrest hundreds in major cyber sting
European police delivered a major blow to organized crime after cracking an encrypted communications network, allowing them to covertly watch "over the shoulder” of criminals in real time as they planned drug trafficking, arms sales, assassinations and torture, officers announced Thursday.
Man who beheaded US journalist Daniel Pearl, 3 others linked to crime will remain in jail – for now
Four men who were sentenced to life in prison for the death of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl but then were later exonerated, will remain in prison for three more months, officials said Thursday.
Landslide at Myanmar jade mine triggers 'muddy wave,' killing over 160, shocking video shows
A hillside of rock and debris slides down a hill into a crater, triggering a massive wave on a lake in shocking footage that shows the deadly landslide in Myanmar that struck a jade mine.
Black workers hit Facebook with class action complaint alleging discrimination and bias
A group of black workers filed a class action charge against Facebook, alleging that the company discriminates against African-American workers in hiring, promotions, evaluations and pay.