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UNICEF, the Commonwealth Games Federation and…

Glasgow, 22 April 2013 – Today UNICEF, the CGF and the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games have announced a unique collaboration for children that seeks to touch the lives of children in Scotland and in…

Huge manhunt for Boston bomb suspect

Heavily armed police are searching a US town house by house for a man suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon. Residents of Watertown and surrounding areas, including the whole of Boston, have been…

‘Like a nuclear bomb’: Deadly…

By Lateef Mungin, CNN (CNN) -- The full extent of the devastation will have to wait until the light of day Thursday. But residents of the small Texas town of West already know what to expect. "There…

Troops are out, patrolling the city of Boston,

Troops are out, patrolling the city of Boston, and the mood evokes the early hours after the 2001 terrorist attacks. This time, though, Americans are less surprised. Deborah Kathan, a 57-year-old…

Chavez ally Maduro narrowly wins Venezuela…

CARACAS (Reuters) - Nicolas Maduro, a former bus driver who became Hugo Chavez's protege, narrowly won Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday, the electoral authority said, allowing him to…

Greenhouse gases make high temps hotter in China

By SETH BORENSTEIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON — China, the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, is directly feeling the man-made heat of global warming, scientists conclude in the first…

Baroness Thatcher funeral invitation list released

Downing Street has released an initial list of invitations to Baroness Thatcher's funeral next Wednesday. All surviving US presidents and British Prime Ministers are on the guest list, as well as a…

North Korea urges foreigners in South Korea to…

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Tuesday urged all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of nuclear war. The new threat appeared to be…

Ex-Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher dies aged 87

Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has died "peacefully" at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family has announced. David Cameron called her a "great Briton" and the Queen spoke of her…

U.S. diplomat died ‘doing what she…

(CNN) -- Anne Smedinghoff lived inside a heavily secured compound. But the public diplomacy officer for the U.S. Embassy in Kabul was always pushing to get out. "We thought she was relatively safe in…

French Senate debates same-sex marriage bill

By Laura Smith-Spark and Charles Pellegrin, CNN Nearly a dozen countries have passed laws opening up marriage to same-sex couples Paris (CNN) -- The French Senate opened debate Thursday on a…

Fire Deaths: Philpotts and Friends Jailed

Mick Philpott has been described in court as "the driving force" behind a fire that killed six of his children, as he was sentenced to life in prison. He was told by the trial judge at Nottingham…

Nelson Mandela’s condition improving,…

By Holly Yan, CNN April 2, 2013 -- (CNN) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela's condition continues to improve, the country's presidential office said. Mandela, 94, was readmitted last…

Brazilian doctor killed 7 patients to free up…

By Marilia Brocchetto, CNN March 28, 2013 (CNN) -- A Brazilian doctor appeared in court for allegedly killing seven patients to free up hospital beds in the southeast city of Curitiba. Virginia Helena…