Report: Mutated butterflies found near Fukushima

Genetic damage discovered in butterflies near epicenter of Japan's nuclear disaster; Several reports of radioactive wildlife

• Aug 13, 2012

Rio residents forced to relocate for 2016 Olympics

Citizens say city is hiding the poor living in slums known as favelas; Officials argue they're providing better government housing

• Aug 13, 2012

Games over, London sidesteps dire predictions

City emerges from Olympics largely unscathed after critics foresaw problems with airports, security

• Aug 13, 2012

Syria denies rebels shot down plane

Assad regime confirms plane went down, but says "technical failure" to blame; Purported video shows pilot in rebel hands

• Aug 13, 2012

Pope's butler faces trial in leaks scandal

Vatican butler and computer expert face trial for allegedly stealing documents from Pope Benedict XVI's private apartment

• Aug 13, 2012

Kangaroo on lam after German zoo escape

Three marsupials escape with help from fox, wild boar; One still on the loose

• Aug 13, 2012

Afghan policeman opens fire on troops; No deaths

Latest apparent "green-on-blue" attack stokes concerns about deteriorating trust between Afghan, NATO forces

• Aug 13, 2012

Russian air force's 100th anniversary

British aerobatic group the Red Arrows performs during a celebration marking the Russian air force's 100th anniversary in Zhukovsky

• Aug 13, 2012
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Twin Iran quakes kill hundreds

Magnitudes 6.4 and 6.3 temblors level villages in Islamic Republic's mountainous northeast; More than 3,000 injured

• Aug 13, 2012
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Mexican mayor-elect gunned down in ambush

Matehuala mayor-elect and an aide were returning from a party when they were killed

• Aug 12, 2012

Joy in the Congo: A musical miracle

There's a remarkable symphony orchestra in the Congo, 200 musicians defying the poverty of their war-torn country and creating some of the most moving music we have ever heard.

• Aug 12, 2012

Syrian opposition leader calls for no-fly zone

No-fly zone urged in border areas to protect civilians who are coming under increasingly intense attacks by regime warplanes

• Aug 12, 2012

U.S. Navy ship collides with oil tanker in Gulf

USS Porter left with gaping hole on one side after it collides with an oil tanker just outside the strategic Strait of Hormuz

• Aug 12, 2012

Death toll in Iran quake soars to 250

Twin earthquakes kill at least 250 people and injure over 2,000; Villages leveled in country's northwest

• Aug 12, 2012

Iran earthquakes kill at least 180

2 strong earthquakes leveled villages and damaged homes in northwestern Iran, killing at least 180 people, injuring over 1,350 others

• Aug 12, 2012

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