Mandela responding to treatment, S. Africa gov't says
President Jacob Zuma offers vague hope that beloved global icon could be recovering after "difficult last few days"; Mandela family releases statement
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State Dept. overhauls training for diplomats abroad
In the wake of the 2012 Benghazi attack and two deadly incidents at U.S. embassies in 2013, Margaret Brennan reports on new training for those serving at high-risk outposts
N. Korea gulags swell amid crackdown on borders
Analysts, recent defectors say new leader "tightening the noose" on people who try to flee, "to set an example"
Are South Africans ready to let Mandela go?
Country's 1st black president is so beloved that many find it hard to accept his decline -- but as hospitalization lingers, reality is setting in
Pope Francis bemoans "gay lobby" at Vatican
Report from key Latin American church group quoting pontiff appears to confirm rumors of corruption and dysfunction in Holy See
World's oldest person, and oldest man ever, dies at 116
Japan's Jiroemon Kimura was being treated for pneumonia; New oldest person, Guinness says, is Japanese woman who's 115
Clashes in Istanbul extend into night in Taksim
Riot police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets, battling protesters who have been occupying Taksim Square
Europe's airports snarled over control system dispute
Plan to consolidate Europe's air traffic control systems under a single authority has ignited strikes from controllers
Turkish cops renew sweep, clash with protesters
Violence continues as protesters return to Taksim Square and police try to chase them out with tear gas, rubber bullets
Turkey protesters, police retrench after clashes
Violence in central Instanbul eases ahead of planned talks aimed at ending almost 2 weeks of anti-government demonstrations
Singapore frog farm sales leap
The country's only farm has been booming since developing a local specialty made from frogs
Al Qaeda has feared weapon, Mali documents suggest
Papers left behind strongly suggest group has SA-7 surface-to-air missile, capable of taking down a commercial jet
Ecuador oil spill threatens Brazil and Peru
Riverbank communities put on alert as oil spilled from broken pipeline in Ecuador flows toward Brazil's Amazon Basin
Russian anti-gay bill passes, protesters detained
Bill that bans homosexual "propaganda" and stigmatizes Russia's gay community approved by lower house of parliament
Iran prepares for election
Iranians rally behind candidates for Friday's presidential election
Federal actions around voting system expand weeks ahead of midterms
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Russian envoy says visit to Iran aimed at averting return to war
France vows to crack down after protests spiral out of control
Trump says Zelenskyy doesn't want to end Russia's war on Ukraine
CBS News poll: Talarico-Paxton Senate race is a Texas toss-up
National Guardsman injured in shooting in Washington, D.C.
Expedition to find Amelia Earhart's missing plane comes up empty
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Ukraine, Sudan immigrants to retain deportation protections for now
