Medvedev orders army to fight wildfires

Wildfires in central Russia have destroyed around 1,000 homes, left five people dead, and prompted Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to call on local officials to resign, Russian news agencies reported Friday. President Dmitry Medvedev has called out the army to help.

July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan

Three U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts in southern Afghanistan, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago.

Gunmen execute 15 in Mexico

Fifteen people -- including two women -- were tortured and executed in the border state of Tamaulipas, state media said.

At least 325 people dead in Pakistan flooding

Flooding caused by monsoon rains has killed at least 325 people across Pakistan, according to an aid organization.

Bomb blast kills four soldiers in India

A bomb blast killed four soldiers and injured 41 others in northeastern India on Friday morning, authorities said.

Police quiz Bettencourt financial adviser

Police questioned financial adviser to L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into his client's finances.

Daughters say mother accused of killing 8 babies was secretive

A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period was secretive but always supportive of her family, two of her daughters said in a local newspaper report published Friday.

Pentagon: WikiLeaks founder may have blood on his hands

The top U.S. military officer said that the founder of WikiLeaks was risking lives to make a political point by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan.

U.S. closes consulate in Ciudad Juarez

The Consulate General in Ciudad Juarez has closed to "review its security posture," the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City said Thursday in a statement.

Pakistan mourns in crash aftermath

Every time the automatic doors at the outpatient ward of Islamabad's main hospital slid open, they revealed a thick white mist lingering inside.