Kidnapping of Nigerian girls "is awful," Obama says
The president says that, as a father, he can't imagine what the parents of the kidnapped girls are going through
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Whereabouts of Toronto's crack-smoking mayor a mystery
Brother insists Rob Ford is in rehab but mayor is not in Chicago as expected
U.S. denounces planned referendum in Ukraine's east
Pro-Russian insurgents have planned a referendum pushing for autonomy and independence for portions of eastern Ukraine; Sec. Kerry calls it "bogus"
Israel's graffiti bomb shelters
Bomb shelters decorated with bright colors, graffiti, and idyllic landscapes at odds with the monolithic architecture and the imminent threat of attack
Nigeria welcomes U.S. military assistance to free kidnapped girls
U.S. to form a "coordination cell" with Nigeria involving U.S. military personnel and law enforcement officials with expertise in investigations and hostages
What to do about the world's worst polio problem
Pakistan will begin immunizing all travelers at airports, border crossings and seaports, following alarming report from World Health Organization
U.S. brushes off Iran threat to aircraft carriers
Iran’s plan to target a mock-up of the USS Nimitiz leaves Pentagon spokesman “unconcerned”; Iran says it will hit aircraft carriers if war breaks out
Nigerians express outrage over missing girls
Islamist group Boko Haram angers the world by abducting hundreds of schoolgirls in northern Nigeria
Vatican swears in new recruits for elite Swiss Guard
The swearing in ceremony is held on May 6 every year to commemorate the 147 halberdiers who died defending the pope in 1527
“Now the criminals themselves have entered politics”
As Indians flock to polls in Earth's largest democratic elections, one common factor binds many of the candidates; criminal charges
Rare, genetic skin-eating disease afflicts Brazilian village
Villagers suffer from extreme sensitivity to sunlight that destroys the skin
Nigeria militants kidnap 8 more girls as U.S. offers help
As anger inside and outside Nigeria mounts over ineffective response, police and villagers say Boko Haram Islamists have struck again
Cornelius Gurlitt, infamous German art collector, dies at 81
Tax investigators stumbled across 1,400 works of art in Gurlitt’s apartment from Picasso, Matisse and more, some of which had been looted by Nazis
U.S. commander: Russian planes flying to Calif. coast
Head of U.S. air forces in Pacific notes "increase in the activity from Russia in the Asia-Pacific," which he links directly to Ukraine crisis
"Don't worry, we're soldiers": How Boko Haram got away
Nigeria schoolgirl who escaped Islamic militant kidnappers describes harrowing ordeal which has brought global attention to terror group’s rise
FlyDubai co-pilot was likely lone wolf, Israeli investigators believe
CBS News poll finds Democrats maintain House advantage amid concern about prices
Key Biden aide recalls "draconian measures" being considered against Israel
Hero passenger on FlyDubai flight: "We are going to survive"
Search ongoing after debris of plane that went missing off Nantucket found
Supreme Court gears up for new term with major cases on climate change, guns
U.S. Marine arrested, accused of killing Japanese woman in Okinawa
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