Africa's hunted albino kids given hope with new limbs

Many traditional communities in Africa believe those born with albinism have magical powers, so they often harvest their body parts, sometimes while they're still alive

• Aug 28, 2015

Quadruplets born to German grandmother, 65, to leave hospital

Annegret Raunigk already has 13 other children; she is believed to be the oldest woman to have ever delivered quadruplets

• Aug 18, 2015

Libya asks Arab states for arms to fight ISIS

Ill-equipped government is unable to fight off ISIS militants that want to establish base in Libya, says foreign minister

• Aug 18, 2015

Nobel winner Desmond Tutu back in hospital in South Africa

"As my father is finding out, he is 83, not 38" says daughter; "This is caution, not crisis... we are concerned but not panicked"

• Aug 18, 2015

Thailand hunts suspect in deadly shrine attack

Police release images of man in yellow shirt near shrine that was scene of Monday's deadly attack; "He is the bomber," official says

• Aug 18, 2015

Amnesty International: All sides in Yemen conflict may be guilty of war crimes

Fighting leaves "trail of civilian death and destruction" as scores of innocents killed, says rights group

• Aug 18, 2015

Thunderstorms threaten recovery efforts at Tianjin port

Rain could spread hazardous materials or set off chemical reactions that spark more explosions, experts warn

• Aug 18, 2015

All 54 on crashed Indonesian plane dead, officials say

Aircraft was destroyed when it slammed into mountain, and all the bodies, and aircraft's "black boxes," have been recovered, they add

• Aug 18, 2015

Indonesian plane "totally destroyed" searchers at site say

So far 38 bodies have been recovered from the site where a passenger plane went down with 54 people on board

• Aug 17, 2015

Police: "No conclusion" in Thailand bomb blast probe

Investigators continue to sift through debris, looking for clues a day after an explosion at a Bangkok shrine killed 18

• Aug 17, 2015

Scientists find evidence of prehistoric massacre in Europe

Archeologists say they discovered a 7,000-year-old mass grave in Germany with skeletal remains from the continent's first farmers

• Aug 17, 2015

Caught on camera: Koala chases terrified Australian dairy farmer

An Australian woman posted a video to her Facebook page showing a koala bear chasing her as she tried to get away on a four-wheeler

• Aug 17, 2015

Despite 6-month-old cease-fire, Ukraine fighting rages

Fresh shelling between Russia-backed separatist rebels and Ukrainian government troops kills at least nine; talks keep breaking down

• Aug 17, 2015

Pistorius prosecutors file appeal at Supreme Court

The Olympic runner is scheduled to be released from prison this week, just 10 months after being convicted of culpable homicide in the death of his model girlfriend

• Aug 17, 2015

7 men sentenced for gang rape of teenager

Some Romanians have voiced their support for the teen, while many have blamed her and media scrutiny for the case

• Aug 17, 2015

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