BY MATTHEW MOFFETT BUENOS AIRES—A crowded commuter train that had apparently lost its brakes barreled into a station in a commercial area of Buenos Aires during the Wednesday morning rush, injuring some 550 people, Argentinian officials said. Government officials said there were fatalities, but didn't immediately say how many. Some trapped passengers were still being pulled out of the wreckage. ... BY MATTHEW MOFFETT BUENOS AIRES—A crowded commuter train that had apparently lost its brakes barreled into a station in a commercial area of Buenos Aires during the Wednesday morning rush, … [Read more...]

BY HABIB KHAN TOTAKHIL AND DION NISSENBAUM KABUL—Demonstrators armed with iron rods, wooden sticks and stones rampaged through the streets of Kabul Wednesday as outrage spread over the burning of copies of the Quran, Islam's sacred book, at a U.S. military base north of the capital. Afghan police unsuccessfully used rubber bullets to try to contain the confrontation as marchers targeted a U.S. military base inside Kabul, attacked Afghan drivers, stoned an Afghan military pickup truck and rushed at least one convoy of armored SUVs that appeared to be carrying Westerners. "We want violence," … [Read more...]

By WILLIAM HOROBIN and NOUR MALAS PARIS—The French government confirmed Wednesday that a French photojournalist and U.S.-born war correspondent have been killed in Homs, in Syria, a flash-point city in the country's nearly yearlong uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A handout picture obtained from The Sunday Times shows war correspondent Marie Colvin in Cairo, Egypt. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A file picture taken on Feb. 2, 2005, in Paris shows French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik. French government spokeswoman Valérie Pécresse … [Read more...]

1 of 4. A damaged armoured vehicle belonging to the Syrian army is seen in the Syrian district of al-Khalidya in Homs February 20, 2012. Syrian government forces killed at least 16 people and wounded some 340 on Tuesday when they unleashed a heavy artillery barrage on a rebel-held district of the city of Homs, activists said. Picture taken February 20, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Stringer By Andrew Quinn and Khaled Yacoub Oweis WASHINGTON/AMMAN | Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:41pm EST WASHINGTON/AMMAN (Reuters) - The United States appeared to open the door to eventually arming Syria's opposition, … [Read more...]

Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:34am EST (Reuters) - Federal authorities on Wednesday charged the former superintendent of a West Virginia coal mine where 29 workers died in a 2010 explosion with felony conspiracy for impeding mine safety enforcement efforts before the blast.Gary May, 43, of Bloomingrose, West Virginia, was charged with conspiring to impede the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration's enforcement efforts at the Upper Big Branch mine between February 2008 and April 5, 2010, the date of the explosion, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia R. Booth Goodwin II said in a … [Read more...]

A trial court in Iran has issued its final verdict, ordering a Christian pastor to be put to death for leaving Islam and converting to Christianity, according to sources close to the pastor and his legal team. Supporters fear Youcef Nadarkhani, a 34-year-old father of two who was arrested over two years ago on charges of apostasy, may now be executed at any time without prior warning, as death sentences in Iran may be carried out immediately or dragged out for years. It is unclear whether Nadarkhani can appeal the execution order. “The world needs to stand up and say that a man cannot be put … [Read more...]

BEIRUT –  A French photojournalist and a prominent American war correspondent working for a British newspaper were killed Wednesday by Syrian shelling of the opposition stronghold Homs as President Bashar Assad's regime escalated its attacks on rebel bases by strafing from helicopter gunships, activists said. Weeks of withering barrages on the central city of Homs have failed to drive out opposition factions that include rebel soldiers who fled Assad's forces. Hundreds have died in the siege and the latest deaths further galvanized international pressure on Assad, who appears intent on … [Read more...]

Production facilitator Jeff Rice, who worked for reality shows including the current season of 'The Amazing Race,' was found dead in his hotel room in Kampala, Uganda, and his production assistant is clinging for her life after a suspected poisoning, says the man's grieving widow. "They were not attacked but [evidence] points towards being poisoned," Rice's widow Sally Blackman tells FoxNews.com exclusively. "[A]t this stage it is quite difficult to give you any firm reports as the incident is currently under investigation by the Uganda police." A source close to the show told FoxNews.com the … [Read more...]

A BlackBerry smartphone handset is displayed in a store in Bern February 13, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Pascal Lauener By Mitch Lipka Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:53am EST (Reuters) - Nearly 12 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2011, an increase of 13 percent over 2010, according to a report released on Wednesday by the research firm Javelin Strategy & Research. The rise in the use of smartphones and social media by incautious consumers fueled the increase in identity fraud, and 2011 was a year of several big data breaches too, Javelin said. With the rise in credit card … [Read more...]

A trial court in Iran has issued its final verdict, ordering a Christian pastor to be put to death for leaving Islam and converting to Christianity, according to sources close to the pastor and his legal team. Supporters fear Youcef Nadarkhani, a 34-year-old father of two who was arrested over two years ago on charges of apostasy, may now be executed at any time without prior warning, as death sentences in Iran may be carried out immediately or dragged out for years. It is unclear whether Nadarkhani can appeal the execution order. “The world needs to stand up and say that a man cannot be put … [Read more...]