MANOKOTAK, Alaska – A 5-year-old girl from Manokotak (man-oh-KOH’-tak) has died after falling into the Alaska village’s sewage lagoon. Alaska State Troopers say Daphne Mochin was taken by emergency flight to Anchorage, but died from the effects of drowning. Troopers say the girl and two friends climbed under a fence …

FRANKFURT, Germany – Deutsche Bank’s net profit rose in the second quarter, but legal expenses stemming from investigations of the bank’s past conduct also increased and the bank’s new co-CEO said its financial performance was unsatisfactory. John Cryan said Thursday that Deutsche Bank needed to cut costs, shed unprofitable activities …

BRUSSELS – Europe ends a two-decade ban on ugly fruit and vegetables on Wednesday by scrapping standards that keep misshapen mushrooms and curvy cucumbers out of supermarkets. The European Union said dropping rules that only allow beautiful-looking produce to hit shop shelves would reduce waste and allow farmers sell more …

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s hard-line president took a final shot at his rivals Wednesday during his last public pre-election rally, accusing them of resorting to a smear campaign against him similar to the one used by Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is locked in a neck-and-neck race against reformist …

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – A lost hiker who was killed during a rescue in a helicopter crash last week called emergency services repeatedly, but the calls were initially routed to non-emergency lines that were not equipped with technology that could help locate her, authorities said. Megumi Yamamoto, a University of …

Following a week of bitter feuds, former Miss California Carrie Prejean and pageant executive Keith Lewis spoke out on allegations regarding the beauty queen’s firing. Lewis told FOX News’ Kimberly Guilfoyle on “Geraldo at Large” that he denies Prejean was fired over her political views and rebukes any report that …

CARACAS, Venezuela – Hugo Chavez says he is starting to “bombard” clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought. The Venezuelan president said Saturday night that specialized equipment, sent by Fidel Castro and Cuban …

MANILA, Philippines – Scientists say the cone-shaped Mayon volcano in the central Philippines has shot an ash plume into the air and are advising nearby residents to be ready to move in case of eruption. Chief state volcanologist Renato Solidum says Mayon’s alert level remains the same but that if …

AMMAN, Jordan – A Jordanian citizen died after being beaten by police, the second time this week, a police spokesman said Sunday, casting a rare spotlight on the nation’s U.S.-trained security forces, that may also have worked as proxy jailers for the CIA. The deaths have provoked angry demonstrations in …

ATLANTA – A 21-year-old firefighter was arrested on charges that he attempted to solicit a minor child for sex. The FBI says Rocky Davis Jr., a Walker County firefighter and EMT, was arrested on Friday after he engaged undercover officers in a series of chats on the Internet. FBI Special …