Hunters bearing spears, amulets offer to help search for schoolgirls

Group from northern Nigeria say they may be able to do what the government can't against Islamic militants

• May 22, 2014

Legendary canoe from Hawaii embarks on global voyage

Polynesian sailing canoe, Hokulea, is setting out on 47,000-mile trip that will last three years

• May 22, 2014

Injured American climber crawls out of crevasse on Himalayan mountain

American climber with broken ribs and arm says he crawled to his tent after falling 70 feet into crevasse on Himalayan mountain

• May 22, 2014

Pope Francis will not join Facebook

He has an active Twitter account, but Vatican officials reportedly think Facebook would attract too many profane comments

• May 22, 2014

U.N. Security Council blacklists Nigeria's Boko Haram

U.N. approves sanctions on terrorist group which carried out abduction of nearly 300 schoolgirls; 80 U.S. Air Force personnel on ground in Chad

• May 22, 2014

Separatists kill 11 Ukrainian troops at checkpoint

Pro-Russian militants reportedly ambushed soldiers near Donetsk and mowed them down at close range in deadliest clash in weeks

• May 22, 2014

Hunting Boko Haram

About 100 traditional hunters volunteer to hunt for the Islamist militants responsible for recent kidnappings of school girls in Nigeria

• May 22, 2014
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Thailand military seizes control in coup

After 7 months of political deadlock and 2 days of martial law, army chief says move is necessary to maintain order

• May 22, 2014

Russia, China veto U.N. move to refer Syria to war crimes tribunal

More than 60 countries sign on to support the resolution in a dramatic move to demand a path to justice in the war

• May 22, 2014

Quelle horreur! New French trains too big for stations

A measurement just a few inches off is going to cost French taxpayers almost $70M

• May 22, 2014

Separatist Muslims suspected in deadly attack in China

Dozens killed, scores injured by blasts in busy street market in volatile northwestern region of Xinjiang

• May 22, 2014

Ukraine sees tensions with Russia ease a bit

But pro-Russian insurgents are trying to derail Sunday's vote, and NATO says Russian troops remain on border

• May 21, 2014

More than 2,000 killed this year by Nigeria's Boko Haram

Islamic extremist groups is blamed for gun battles, bombings, arson attacks and kidnappings

• May 21, 2014

U.S. deploys 80 troops to Chad in Nigerian girls hunt

Intelligence officials believe the 200 or so kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been split up and transported to other countries

• May 21, 2014

Boko Haram attacks more Nigerian villages, killing dozens

Islamic militant group expands its campaign of terror a day after its blamed for cab bombs that killed more than 100 in Jos

• May 21, 2014

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