Mubarak was convicted of failing to stop killings of protesters during the uprising; there have been conflicting reports about his health.

It is the first time the camp has been hit since the uprising against the Syrian government began in March 2011.

Karine Kazinian died on December 6 in the U.S., with post-surgery complications cited as the reason for the diplomat’s death.

Colombian rescuers saved 14 people and recovered eight bodies after a cargo ship sank in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia.

A team from California's San Bernardino County Museum identified the fossils dug up in June as being front leg bones from the extinct predator.

Kuwait's emir denounced anti-government factions as committing "treason" and vowed to stand firm amid the country's deepening political crisis.

The military declared the airport secure after killing five attackers who rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the outer wall of the airfield.