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Nigerian military: At least 20 insurgents killed in raid

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:58pm
At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria's military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant Islamist camps in the country's northeast, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
Categories: International News

Police: Suspects ID'd in Madeleine McCann case

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 2:57pm
British police have identified a number of suspects in the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann during a 2007 family vacation in Portugal, London's Metropolitan Police said Friday.
Categories: International News

Earthquake reported in eastern Canada

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 1:15pm
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck eastern Canada on Friday morning, the government said.
Categories: International News

Somalia's struggle with rape

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 1:03pm
The Elman Peace and Human Rights Center, the first rape crisis center in Somalia, is part of an effort to halt the sexual violence plaguing the country.
Categories: International News

Police: $1 million in Chopard jewels stolen from hotel

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:43am
Jewels worth more than $1 million were stolen from a hotel in Cannes, France, police in the nearby city of Nice said Friday.
Categories: International News

Who wants the 'title' of president?

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:16am
CNN's Sara Sidner reports on a Palestinian TV show where the winner gets the title of president.
Categories: International News

Gitmo prisoners being force-fed

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 11:16am
102 detainees are on a hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay and 30 are being force-fed. CNN's Chris Lawrence reports.
Categories: International News

Politician hurt in kangaroo attack

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 10:37am
An Australian politician suffered gashes to one of his legs when a close encounter with a kangaroo during his morning jog turned violent.
Categories: International News

Pacquiao rises for toughest fight

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:34am
Manny Pacquiao is not a god, but that doesn't stop millions of Filipinos worshipping him.
Categories: International News

Clashes raise tension in Iraq

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:21am
Iraqi security forces raided a farm belonging to a prominent Sunni tribal leader Thursday, he and two other tribal leaders said, prompting fears that sectarian tensions could escalate in Iraq's restive al-Anbar province.
Categories: International News

Albino activist fights for equality

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:20am
Albinos in Tanzania have been attacked and killed because some people believe their body parts bring good luck. But one albino is fighting back.
Categories: International News

Singapore probes American's death

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:19am
Holding a black noose over her head, Singaporean forensics expert Lim Chin-Chin explained Wednesday to a packed courtroom how re-enactments showed that American engineer Shane Todd would have been able to hang himself from a similar black strap attached to his bathroom door.
Categories: International News

Cyclone Mahasen pulls its punch

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:19am
Tropical Cyclone Mahasen began to lash the coast of Bangladesh with heavy rain Thursday, bringing the risk of flooding and landslides to densely populated, low-lying communities.
Categories: International News

Troubled youth run 'old skool' bistro

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:18am
As a juvenile corrections officer in Southern California, Teresa Goines found it rewarding to work with troubled youth and help them turn their lives around.
Categories: International News

Fisherman's death sours relations between Taiwan, Philippines

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:15am
May has been a bad month for relations between Taiwan and the Philippines, with Taiwan reacting angrily to a Philippine coast guard vessel's killing of a fisherman.
Categories: International News

Obama: U.S. won't act alone on Syria

Fri, 05/17/2013 - 8:09am
President Obama met with Turkey's prime minister to talk about ways of handling the raging conflict in Syria, but he said "it's not gonna be something that the United States does by itself."
Categories: International News

U.S. soldier sentenced to life in prison for killing comrades in Iraq

Thu, 05/16/2013 - 8:38pm
A U.S. Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for gunning down five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.
Categories: International News
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