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5 killed as ice, snow glaze highways across Northeast Black ice causes havoc on highways across Northeast 01:22 (CNN) - After freezing rain and snow glazed roads across the Northeast, leaving five dead, more misery awaits Monday. Winter storm warnings are in effect through the morning for upstate Vermont and portions of New Hampshire, Maine and western Massachusetts. In Vermont, there could be...

The ‘six’ Hezbollah members killed in Israel’s strike The son of slain Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh, Jihad, was one of the "six" killed on Sunday when an Israeli helicopter fired two missiles in the Syrian province of Quneitra near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, according to Hezbollah’s al-Manar news channel. Those killed also reportedly included Mohammed Issa, a Hezbollah commander responsible for...

At least two killed, 14 injured in Yemen clashes Houthi Shiite Yemeni hold their weapons during clashes in near the presidential palace in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. (AP) At least two people were killed and 14 were injured in clashes between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and state forces on Monday, medics told Agence France-Presse. This follows a ceasefire reached earlier on...

EU to appeal decision removing Hamas from terror list The European Union says it will appeal against a court decision to strike Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from the bloc's terrorist list. Hamas has labeled the push to keep it blacklisted as "immoral." Foreign ministers from the 28 EU member states on Monday agreed to appeal the court's judgment, EU Council spokeswoman...

Congo police fire at protesters opposed to election changes There have been clashes in the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, between police and protesters opposed to electoral changes that could prolong the reign of the president. Unrest was also reported in the east of the country. Police fired tear gas at the crowd of several thousand protesters who'd gathered in the streets of...

Mother and two children killed at railroad crossing An Afghan asylum seeker and her two children died after being hit by a freight train at a railroad crossing near Örnsköldsvik, northern Sweden. The barriers were apparently down when the woman stepped out on the crossing on Saturday morning, pushing a double stroller. The previous day, the family, along with around 30 other...

Sweden whistles past Norway in ski team sprint Sweden has achieved its first cross-country world cup victory thanks to duo Ida Ingemarsdotter and Stina Nilsson, who narrowly saw off their Norwegian rivals in the ladies team sprint in Otepaa, Estonia. Ingemarsdotter and Nilsson, who have won six gold medals between them, clocked a time of 16:11.13 in Otepaa, taking the...

Uzbekistan beat Saudi Arabia to reach Asian Cup quarters Uzbekistan's Bakhodir Nasimov makes a foul against Saudi Arabia's Osama Hawsawi (L) during their Asian Cup Group B soccer match at the Rectangular stadium in Melbourne January 18, 2015. (Reuters) Uzbekistan beat Saudi Arabia 3-1 on Sunday to leapfrog their opponents and advance to the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup as runners-up...

Suicide Car Bombing Rocks S. Afghanistan Kabul, January 18 (QNA) - A suicide car bombing rocked Kandahar city, the provincial capital of southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province Sunday morning, killing the attacker and injuring two persons, police said. The blast took place in Hino Meena locality, a police officer told Xinhua news agency, adding "one child and a policeman were wounded...

Obama tax plan: Middle-class credits, increases for rich Washington (CNN) - In his upcoming State of the Union speech, President Barack Obama will call on Congress to simplify a tax code he deems overly complicated and weighted toward wealthy Americans, administration officials said Saturday. The moves -- likely to meet resistance from Republicans in Congress -- are meant to pay for...

Malawi: Deadly floods menace tens of thousands (CNN) - Tens of thousands of people in the southern tip of Malawi have been cut off by deadly floods, leaving them without food, clean water or access to health care, aid organizations have warned, while many others have been displaced. Conflicting accounts from the southeast African nation put the number killed at anywhere...

Massive Manila Mass for Pope Francis Pope Francis and millions in Manila gathered for an outdoor Mass on the last full day of the pontiff's trip. He read a brief prayer in English to the vast crowd in the capital of the predominantly Catholic country. Pope Francis celebrated Mass with a huge crowd in Rizal Park on Sunday, in a ceremony...

German authorities investigating 350 suspects tied to 'IS' German police are on the trail of 350 individuals with possible ties to the self-styled "Islamic State," and 100 suspected Islamist cells, while politicians debate whether to revive a terrorism law ditched in 2002. German Justice Minister Heiko Maas told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper that investigations were currently ongoing against 350 suspects...

Charlie Hebdo killers Said and Cherif Kouachi buried in secret The jihadist brothers who murdered 12 people at the Paris office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo have been buried in unmarked graves. French authorities made efforts to ensure the sites would not attract fanatics. The bodies of Said and Cherif Kouachi were buried without fanfare over the weekend in unmarked graves...