Day: April 23, 2012

The scene Friday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square felt familiar. Only this time, the protest came ahead of critical elections.

More than 100 people were injured when two passenger trains collided in Amsterdam on Saturday, authorities said.

Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 86th birthday Saturday privately at Windsor Castle, a palace spokesman said.

Queen Elizabeth II is marking her 86th birthday Saturday privately at Windsor Castle, a palace spokesman said.

A group of masked gunmen stormed a popular bar in the Mexican city of Chihuahua late Friday, killing 15 people, including two journalists, state prosecutors said Saturday.

A group of masked gunmen stormed a popular bar in the Mexican city of Chihuahua late Friday, killing 15 people, including two journalists, state prosecutors said Saturday.

Forty-three people were killed and 18 injured Friday morning in a roadway crash involving a bus in the state of Veracruz, the governor’s office said.

Fourteen months to the day after an earthquake devastated Christchurch’s 19th century cathedral, work is starting on a new center of worship reflecting the spirit of 21st century design.

Fourteen months to the day after an earthquake devastated Christchurch’s 19th century cathedral, work is starting on a new center of worship reflecting the spirit of 21st century design.

I glimpse the sprawling hotel from a distance, nestled into the lush hills on the outskirts of Chongqing. The air is fresher here, the temperature several degrees cooler than the sprawling metropolis of more than 30 million people below.