Paid-for sex doesn't count as adultery? Court ruling leaves experts baffled

Japanese judge rules that husband's infidelity with a bar hostess was strictly business

• Jun 15, 2015

Kurds accused of "ethnic cleansing" by Syria rebels

Several rebel groups say Arabs and Turkmens are being deliberately displaced as Kurdish fighters push deeper into ISIS-held territory

• Jun 15, 2015

Circus elephant that killed German man finds new home

Police still investigating whether "Baby" was intentionally released or if someone forgot to close her cage

• Jun 15, 2015

Dangerous animals still on the loose after Georgia floods

Zoo trying to determine what happened to four lions, three tigers and one jaguar; human death toll stands at 13

• Jun 15, 2015

Sudan's leader dodges detainment on genocide charges

Omar al-Bashir was in South Africa for leaders' summit, but left quickly amid calls for him to be held on ICC arrest warrant

• Jun 15, 2015

Vatican indicts its former Dominican ambassador

Jozef Wesolowski to be prosecuted under new Holy See law for sexually abusing young boys and having child pornography

• Jun 15, 2015

Young N. Korean soldier reportedly flees to South

South Korean officials say defector fled across the world's most militarized border on foot to avoid beatings from superiors

• Jun 15, 2015

Official: It "certainly looks like" al Qaeda leader killed in U.S. strike

Mokhtar Belmokhtar was charged with leading 2013 attack in Algeria that killed at least 35 hostages, including 3 Americans

• Jun 15, 2015

Quake-battered in Nepal tries to lure back tourists

Worried recent disasters will cut into tourism revenue, officials reopen World Heritage sites -- with some caveats for safety

• Jun 15, 2015

Commemorating 800th anniversary of Magna Carta

Britain may be making up for lost time with famed historic document, which was first memorialized there by the American Bar Association

• Jun 15, 2015

Anger, confusion in Yemen's shell-shocked capital

Clarissa Ward meets people in Sanaa who have seen their ancient city turned into a warzone, and many can't understand why the bombs are dropping

• Jun 15, 2015

Archbishop of St. Paul resigns over church sex scandal

Pope Francis accepts resignations of Archbishop John Nienstedt and his deputy amid charges archdiocese turned "blind eye" to abuse

• Jun 15, 2015

Tropical storm makes way up Mexico's coast

While workers at nearly deserted resorts prepared for the high winds, Tropical Storm Carlos threatened to gain strength

• Jun 14, 2015

Passengers on United flight get stranded in unlikely place

A group of passengers, who expected to fly to London, wound up staying a night in unaccommodating quarters when their flight was diverted

• Jun 14, 2015

U.S. airstrike may have killed wanted al Qaeda leader

U.S. warplanes targeted suspected terrorist thought to have led gas plant attack in Algeria in 2013 that killed at least 35 hostages

• Jun 15, 2015

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