More than 280 killed, 900 hurt after 2 trains derail in India

Two passenger trains derailed in India, killing more than 280 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars.

Eating junk food may hinder deep sleep, study says

Participants were given both healthy and unhealthy diets at random times and their sleep schedules were monitored to see what, if any, connection there was between diet and sleep.

Watch: Chimp 'infatuated' with newborn at zoo builds nest for 'pretend baby'

"Zola has always had a very maternal side and we have often caught her playing with rocks and building nests for her stones, even picking them up and carrying in her leg pocket."

Jordan's crown prince marries scion of Saudi family

Jordan’s crown prince has married the scion of a prominent Saudi family in a palace celebration attended by royals and other VIPs from around the world.

45 bags with human remains found by Mexican authorities on outskirts of Guadalajara

Authorities in northern Mexican have found 45 bags containing human remans in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara and were still trying to determine how many bodies were there.

Sweden close to becoming first 'smoke-free' country in Europe

Many experts give credit to decades of anti-smoking campaigns and legislation, while others point to the prevalence of "snus," a smokeless tobacco product that's marketed in Sweden as an alternative to cigarettes.

Why did Venice's Grand Canal turn green? Italian officials now have answer

Footage released by the Vigili del Fuoco, Italy’s national firefighters, showed a patch of Venice's famed Grand Canal turning a fluorescent green Sunday morning in the Rialto area.

Teenage girl charged with killing 19 in school dorm fire after cellphone confiscated: report

A 15-year-old schoolgirl from Guyana was charged as an adult Monday in the murder of 19 people after police accused her of purposefully setting fire to a school dormitory in retaliation for her cellphone being confiscated.

Review-bombers can't stop 'The Little Mermaid' from making a box-office splash

Websites are reporting a suspicious amount of negative reviews being directed at the new Disney film 'The Little Mermaid,' which had a historic opening weekend.

See some of the 5,000 new species found in planned mining zone of the deep Pacific

The Clarion-Clipperton Zone is a vast 2.3 million square-mile region located between Hawaii, Kiribati and Mexico in the central and eastern Pacific. It is regulated by the International Seabed Authority.

Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot beaten in prison, lawyer says, and requests better security

Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway, was beaten in a Peruvian prison over the weekend, according to his lawyer, who is requesting better security for his client.

Cruise ship Carnival Sunshine pounded by large waves during coastal storm near Charleston, South Carolina

Passengers aboard the cruise ship Carnival Sunshine were left distressed as large waves churned up by a powerful storm off the Southeast coast pounded the vessel, delaying its return from the Bahamas over the Memorial Day weekend.

Italy tourist boat capsizes in storm, leaving 4 dead

A tourist boat capsized in a storm on Italy’s Lago Maggiore in the northern Lombardy region on Sunday.

Uganda president signs tough anti-gay bill into law with death penalty in some cases

The new law prescribes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality," which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving people infected with HIV as well as with minors and other categories of vulnerable people.

Russia issues arrest warrant for Sen. Lindsey Graham over Ukraine comments

Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, noted in an edited video that “the Russians are dying” and described the U.S. military assistance to Ukraine as “the best money we’ve ever spent.”