Author: The Associated Press

A powerful bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in a Pakistan district that borders Afghanistan.

More than 30 people were killed and seven injured in China in a massive cooking gas explosion at a barbecue restaurant in the city of Yinchuan.

Death toll hits an all-time high as Kenyan authorities exhume mass graves connected to a pastor in the area; over 300 bodies recovered so far.

Preliminary investigations indicate a short circuit may have set off an explosion in a Peruvian gold mine about 330 feet below the surface, killing 27

The victims when a tourist boat capsized in Southern Indian included children who had come for a ride on the boat during their school vacation.

The fire at a private hospital in Beijing forced dozens of people to evacuate, including some who escaped from windows using bedsheets tied together.

Pope Francis wrote his resignation letter in 2013, shortly after he became pontiff. The pope’s resignation note was revealed in an article recently.