Strong earthquake shakes Costa Rica's capital

There were reports of fallen objects but none of major damages to buildings in capital city San Jose, says spokesman

• May 13, 2011

Pakistan lawmakers slam U.S. after army session

Parliament members also demand independent commission probe bin Laden raid instead of one led by country's armed forces

• May 13, 2011

Mubarak's wife in hospital after arrest

Suzanne Mubarak is in the intensive care unit after suffering severe chest pains upon arrest order for corruption allegations

• May 13, 2011

Bombing adds fuel to Pakistani resentment

U.S. relations with Pakistan remain tense, with CIA given only supervised interviews with bin Laden wives, stealth helicopter still unreturned

• May 13, 2011

Ai Weiwei's mother pleads, "Save my son"

One of China's top artists hasn't been heard from since being taken away by police last month

• May 13, 2011

Day in pictures

A glimpse at the days news as seen through a camera's lens

• May 13, 2011
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Qaddafi: "I live in the hearts of millions"

Libyan leader speaks publicly for first time since strike that some thought killed him, says NATO will never get him

• May 13, 2011

Pakistan bombings kill 80 to avenge bin Laden

Two suicide bombers hit paramilitary training center in what Pakistani Taliban call vengeance for slaying of al Qaeda chief

• May 13, 2011

Afghan policeman kills 2 NATO service members

Victims were mentoring an Afghan National Civil Order brigade and were shot and killed inside the police compound

• May 13, 2011

Syrian protesters fired upon, at least 6 dead

Security forces wage violence as thousands demonstrate in Homs; Human rights groups say between 700-850 people have been killed

• May 13, 2011

Man beheads woman in Spanish island supermarket

Suspect detained after randomly attacking woman on Tenerife, a popular vacation destination in the Canary Islands

• May 13, 2011

John Demjanjuk released from German prison

Convicted of serving as guard in Nazi death camp, 91-year-old freed pending appeal, transfers to a nursing home

• May 13, 2011

Court seeks warrants for 3 top Libyan officials

Prosecutor of International Criminal Court doesn't name officials, but leader Muammar Qaddafi believed to be among them

• May 13, 2011

U.K. taps gov't wine cellar for funding boost

Foreign Ministry looks to sell off prized bottles - some worth $4,000 a pop - from stock used at official functions

• May 13, 2011

Spain mourns Lorca quake victims

Crown prince and princess, P.M. visit makeshift refugee camp, comfort survivors after country's deadliest earthquake in half-century

• May 13, 2011

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