The number of dismembered bodied found near Lake Chalapas in Mexico continued to grow Wednesday. The Los Angeles Times reported that 15 chopped-up bodies were found inside of a van near the lake. The Associated Press later reported that the number had grown to 18, according to Jalisco State Prosecutor Tomas Coronado Olmos. Olmos said [...]

A double agent from Saudi Arabian Intelligence has turned over a bomb to U.S. authorities, according to officials. The Saudi spy had infiltrated an Al Qaeda-based group out of Yemen, The New York Times reported. “It is a device similar to the underwear bomber of 2009, but an evolution to that,” said Homeland Security Secretary [...]

Colombian authorities reported the surrender of the Rastrojos leader. The Rastrojos are a criminal organization that allegedly transports Colombian cocaine into Mexico to the kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, reported the Los Angeles Times. Javier Antonio Calle Serna surrendered himself to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration after weeks of negotiations. There was a $5 million [...]

The European elections in France, Greece and Germany ended Sunday, reported CNN. Socialist Francois Hollande defeated French President Nicolas Sarkozy in a presidential runoff Sunday. In the French city of Tulle, Hollande held a victory speech and declared his win “a great date for our country, and a new start for Europe.” Hollande also preached [...]

TV host Dick Clark dead at the age of 82. Daily Titan reporter Valerie Santana has more on his life and legacy.

With the European Union trying to decide how to solve the debt crisis in Greece, students listened to a lecture Thursday about the history of the European Union and what the crisis means for Europe and the rest of the world. The event was hosted in part by the European Studies program, the European Studies [...]

The Taliban attacked Afghanistan forces in Kabul and New Delhi, Sunday. Death tolls included eleven police, five civilians, and 19 insurgents, reported the New York Times. The attack succeeded for seven hours, until the afternoon when the Afghan Security Forces surrounded and contained the threat. Spokesman for the Afghanistan Directorate of National Security, Lutfullah Mashal [...]

A magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday. There were no reports of destruction or deaths, according to CNN.com. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami watch for the entire Indian Ocean, which was later canceled. A second large quake with a magnitude of 8.2 hit two hours later. There [...]