Hawaii's Health Director Loretta Fuddy Dies in Plane Crash
Loretta Fuddy, the state of Hawaii's Health Director, died in the crash of a small aircraft one-half mile off of the coast of Molokai late Wednesday.
Opposition Leader Hanged for War Crimes in Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Thursday executed an opposition leader convicted of war crimes hours after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute appeal.
U.S., Britain Suspend Non-Lethal Aid to Northern Syria
The United States and Britain has suspended non-lethal aid to the opposition forces in Syria after warehouses belonging to the Supreme Military Council was taken over and supplies were seized by the Islamic Front, a group of seven major rebel brigades.
TIME Magazine Chooses Pope Francis as 'Person of the Year'
For the third time in its 86-year history of choosing a "Person of the Year," Time magazine chose a pope for the honor. Pope Francis, the first non-European pope in 1,200 years, won out against National Security Agency contractor-turned-leaker Edward Snowden to take the title.