Snowden leaves airport after Russia grants asylum
NSA leaker, granted one-year asylum by Moscow, criticizes the Obama administration as showing "no respect" for the law
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Spanish train driver on crash: "I can't explain it"
Driver in deadly train derailment admits he was speeding but is at a loss to explain why he didn't slow down, courtroom video shows
Zimbabwe opposition cries foul over alleged election fraud
Allegations of vote-rigging flow in Zimbabwe as main opposition camp accuses longtime President Robert Mugabe of stealing election
Ritual fighting in Peru
Traditional Andean fight tradition allows locals to settle scores
Up, up and away
French hot air balloon festival attempts world record for collective take-off
Deadly strike on weapons depot by Syrian rebels
Huge explosions rock regime-held districts, sending massive ball of fire into the sky after rocket attacks
Gay Olympic hopeful plans to defy anti-gay Russian laws
Speed skater Blake Skjellerup plans to wear gay pride pin in Sochi; "If I'm stopped at the border, I'm stopped at the border"
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Eeriest sounding world record in music history?
272 Japanese musicians set Guinness record by jamming on bizarre sounding, contactless instruments crammed into Russian dolls
Israel's Orthodox drag queen
Shahar Hadar has taken the gay Orthodox struggle from the synagogue to the stage
Japan finance minister under fire for Nazi comment
Taro Aso retracts comments suggesting Japan should follow Nazi example of how to stealthily change the country's constitution
Drones a significant topic as Kerry meets Pakistani leaders
Secretary of state trying to rebalance at-times tumultuous relationship with nuclear-armed Pakistan
Can Egypt's most popular man bring stability?
With tensions heightened between the military and Muslim Brotherhood, questions raised about Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's ambitions
Royal baby footman returns to India after visa reportedly expires
Badar Azim became a minor celebrity when he helped deliver Prince George's birth announcement last week
In video, 11-year-old asks parents not to marry her off
In YouTube video watched 8 million times, Nada Al-Ahdal from Yemen says she doesn't want to be married; authenticity of claims in question
Haiti still rebuilding after deadly '10 quake
Two years after the devastating earthquake that killed over 300,000 people, many of Haiti's residents are still homeless
3 children, 1 teacher killed in Oregon school shooting, police say
Vance says "selling access to the White House" is "disgusting"
"Flying cars are real": Musk debuts the new Tesla Roadster
White House prepares plans to use "mother of all bombs" on Iran
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Strait of Hormuz still unsafe for ships, maritime group warns
Trump calls off plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution
White House's Katie Zacharia confirms she never passed bar exam
