Earthquake off Solomon Islands triggers tsunami warning

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes off archipelago in the Southern Hemisphere

• Apr 12, 2014

Attempted murder charge against 9-month-old dismissed in Pakistan

Case involving baby boy highlights country's troubled criminal justice system

• Apr 12, 2014

Syria rebels, government report poison gas attack

Details of reported attack remain sketchy as both sides blame each other

• Apr 12, 2014

Plane search "likely to continue for a long time to come"

Australia leader says not to underestimate difficulties crews face with signals from plane's black boxes fading fast

• Apr 12, 2014

Cubans getting squeezed by soaring milk prices

Average state employee already spends up to 80 percent of their income just on food

• Apr 12, 2014

Flight 370 search: "No major breakthrough" yet

Aussie PM says authorities are confident recent signals were from missing Flight 370; but they note the boxes batteries are living on borrowed time

• Apr 11, 2014

Satellite photos show Russian troops digging in near Ukraine

Russian military equipment appears ready to move, while infrastructure improvements suggest troops are in it for the long haul

• Apr 11, 2014

New documentary series explores climate change through ordinary lives

Journalists including Lesley Stahl and Thomas Friedman combined forces with Hollywood stars to examine global warming's impact

• Apr 11, 2014

Photos of the week

The best images from the week's news, April 4, 2014 - April 11, 2014

• Apr 11, 2014
• 31 photos

Nollywood: Nigeria's booming movie industry

Nigeria's movie business is one of the biggest in the world and has a growing audience among Africans living abroad

• Apr 11, 2014
• 18 photos

Pope Francis' strongest statement yet on sex abuse

In closed meeting with children's rights group, pontiff says he felt need to "take it upon myself" and ask forgiveness

• Apr 11, 2014

Egging on Easter season

German farm produces 120,000 brightly-colored chicken eggs for Easter holiday

• Apr 11, 2014
• 17 photos

Where is prison undercrowding a crisis?

One country in Europe faces an interesting dilemma: More guards than prisoners

• Apr 11, 2014

Lab-grown vaginas give patients a "normal life"

Body parts grown in a lab using patients' own cells showing real promise in medical research

• Apr 11, 2014

New Ukraine PM promises pro-Russia regions more power

But unclear how much power he's willing to give, or whether it will keep Russia or Ukrainian separatists at bay

• Apr 11, 2014

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