China getting "craftier and crueler" to lock up dissidents?
In prosecuting the country's political and social activists, an image-conscious Beijing is shifting tactics, and the numbers are shocking
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Nigeria leader backed out of deal to free some girls
Source close to secret talks confirms President Goodluck Jonathan scuttled prisoner swap deal with Boko Haram at last minute
Scores killed in battle to control Ukrainian airport
Fierce fighting continues after separatists launched bid to take over airport in eastern city of Donetsk
Gov't releases raw satellite data on Flight 370's path
Some relatives of those on board had sought the info, hoping it could shed new light on jetliner's course, but early signs aren't encouraging
Thailand's new military ruler warns: Don't protest, it's no use
After receiving endorsement from the king, general defends coup and tells public, "Do not criticize"
Pope Francis says he'll meet with sex abuse victims
Pontiff says there will be "zero tolerance" for clergy members who abuse children, hints he might retire if he ever feels not up to the job
Pope wraps up delicate Mideast pilgrimage
Pope Francis returns to Vatican after careful balancing act of symbolic and sometimes spontaneous gestures to call for peace between Israel, Palestinians
Nigeria defense chief: We know where the girls are
But Defense Chief Air Marshal Alex Badeh won't say where and says the military won't use force to rescue them
Mexican man once listed as world's heaviest person dies at age 48
Manuel Uribe once tipped the scales at 1,230 pounds, a Guinness World Record, but slimmed down to about 867 pounds
The great British tattoo show
Tattoo enthusiasts gather up for this annual two-day event which brings over 350 tattoo artists from around the world
Ukraine launches airstrikes against eastern militants
Ukrainian president-elect promises to negotiate an end to pro-Russian insurgency in east; heavy fighting reported at airport in Donetsk
American doctor volunteering in Pakistan assassinated
Dr. Mehdi Ali Qamar, a cardiologist from Ohio of Pakistani origin, apparently was killed because he was a member of the Ahmadi Muslim sect, official says
Ebola virus spreads, kills at least 4 in Sierra Leone
Deadly virus may have spread across border from Guinea, where hundreds have fallen ill
Thailand reacts to military coup
Protests spring up against martial law, days after Thai army chief seizes power in a coup
Mentally ill and tethered to a bus stop: 9-year-old Indian's plight
Lakhan Kale's grandmother said she raised him on the streets and was desperate; situation shows poor services for India's worst-off
Tennessee prison system head to resign after failed Christa Pike execution
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Senior Trump administration officials met to discuss Iran war at Camp David
Debris found of medical plane that went missing near Nantucket with 6 on board
Trump urges daylight saving time bill supporters to personally call Sen. Cotton
Cornell president says school "must do better" amid criticism of its investigation
Iowa approves pricy foreign-owned steel plant project in swing district
Zach Bryan wears "Free Palestine" shirt during concert at Gillette Stadium
More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane
