U.S. military prepares for potential chemical weapons in Syria

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division engage in an exercise designed in part to prepare for the worst in Syria

• Jul 18, 2013

Egypt's interim leader vows to protect country from chaos

Adly Mansour gives his first address to the nation after widespread protests and military takeover kicked out President Mohamed Morsi

• Jul 18, 2013

Russian opposition leader sentenced to 5 years

Police surround square where protesters expected to gather following conviction of prominent opposition figure Alexei Navalny

• Jul 18, 2013

Vat of pesticide found in India school cooking area

As death toll rises to 23, authorities search for school's principal, who fled when children began falling ill

• Jul 18, 2013

U.K. investigators: Disable locator beacon on 787s

After plane fire at Heathrow Airport, FAA also urged to conduct safety review of emergency locator transmitters in other aircrafts

• Jul 18, 2013

U.S. considering use of military force in Syria

Gen. Martin Dempsey tells a Senate panel that gov't agencies are mulling it over but ultimately it's up to Obama and Congress to decide

• Jul 18, 2013

Happy 95th Nelson Mandela

South Africans celebrate the birthday of their beloved former president

• Jul 18, 2013
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Nelson Mandela turns 95 on 41st day in hospital

Government, ailing statesman's daughter give S. Africans reason to hope he may soon leave hospital

• Jul 18, 2013

Eiffel Tower in China? Why the East replicates the West

Carbon copies of entire Western cities are popping up all over China and now the fad is reportedly spreading to North Korea

• Jul 18, 2013

France learns to speak 'touriste'

After years of casually riding a reputation for monuments and world-class food, the French are starting to talk about tourism as an economic benefit

• Jul 18, 2013

U.N.: Syria war will create generation full of hate

Envoy warns that war is forcing an entire generation of children to grow up illiterate and spiteful

• Jul 18, 2013

Syria refugees "begging" John Kerry for no-fly zone

Top U.S. diplomat visits camp in Jordan where 105K Syrians are taking refuge from a war many of them blame the U.S. for failing to stop

• Jul 18, 2013

Beijing pollution forces students to play under dome

Concerned parents routinely check air quality, while schools are taking extraordinary measures to protect students

• Jul 17, 2013

Vatican: Get time off in purgatory by following Pope on Twitter

Concept of indulgences date back to 1300s; church has power to reduce amount of time one spends in purgatory

• Jul 17, 2013

Power: U.N.'s "failure" to respond to Syria a "disgrace"

Obama's nominee to be United Nations ambassador harshly criticized the U.N. during her Senate confirmation hearing

• Jul 17, 2013

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