14 Greenpeace Protesters Charged with Piracy in Russian Oil Platform Incident
14 of the 30 people arrested after an attempt to scale the Gazprom oil platform in Russia's Pechora Sea have been charged with "piracy" on Wednesday.
Congress Plunges US Government into Shutdown
The political impasse over President Barack Obama's health care law continues on Capitol Hill, after Congress missed a midnight deadline to extend federal funding. The Democratically-controlled Senate has rejected a last minute measure by House Republicans, and both sides are blaming the other for shutting down major parts of the U.S. government.
Private Jet Veers off Santa Monica Runway, No Survivors Reported
As many as three people were killed when a Cessna Citation 525A came in for a landing at Santa Monica airport, veered from the runway and crashed into a hanger bursting into flames on Monday.
Russian Court Jails Greenpeace Activists for Two Months after Oil Rig Incident
A Russian court sent all remaining eight Greenpeace activists to jail for eight months on Sunday, they join the other 20 activists and two journalists that were sentenced to an identical detention period on thursday.