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Damascus, Syria (CNN) -- In the midst of a bloody and protracted civil war, the Syrian government is set to hold a presidential election Tuesday. The outcome is hardly in doubt: President Bashar al-Assad is almost guaranteed to emerge…

Katra village, India (CNN) -- Three brothers have confessed to involvement in the gang rape of two teenage girls in India, a police officer told CNN. The men have pleaded guilty to the rape charges but have not admitted to killing the…

(CNN) -- After months of infighting within the Pakistan Taliban, a major faction of the deadly militant group has apparently had enough. The Mehsud faction has announced it's parting ways with the central leadership of the group, known…

(CNN) -- Prominent Australian-Chinese artist Guo Jian has been detained by Chinese authorities ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, according to friends. His arrest came soon after the artist was profiled in a…

(CNN) -- In Florida, one could coin a new term for black bears: Pets. Or maybe: Pests. Some have gotten into the habit, it seems, of visiting neighborhoods there, and on Thursday, one was literally caught hanging around -- in a Daytona…

TORONTO (AP) -- A malnourished 10-year-old boy was found living in squalor in a locked bedroom at an Ontario home, where authorities allege he'd been held for up to two years by his aunt and uncle, police said Friday. The boy was fed twice…

NEW YORK (CMC) -- Legendary New York radio personality, Dave Herman, has died in jail while awaiting United States federal trial on charges of trying to seduce a six-year-old girl in the Caribbean, his lawyer has confirmed. Attorney Marc…

LUCKNOW, India (AP) -- Police in northern India have arrested three men for brutally attacking the mother of a rape victim after she refused to withdraw her complaint, an official said Friday, as investigators sought clues in a gang rape…

OXON HILL, Md (AP) — Jacob Williamson shrieked with delight, sank to his knees and pounded the stage as his name was called as one of the 12 finalists in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. In the list of 12 finalists is 13-year-old Tajaun…

Madrid (CNN) -- Swooping in at 4 o'clock in the morning, Spanish police arrested six Spanish men on suspicion of recruiting and sending 26 radical Islamic fighters for terrorist groups in Syria, Mali and Libya, the Interior Ministry said…

AP -- The Nigerian government knows where nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls are being held by Islamic extremists but is incapable of using force to rescue them, the country's defence chief said Monday. Air Marshal Alex Barde made the comment…

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A fire broke out at a South Korean hospital for the elderly early Wednesday, killing 21 people -- most of them patients in their 70s and 80s who had difficulty walking. Police said that after examining video…

(CNN) -- Two Americans were injured Wednesday in Afghanistan when a U.S. Consulate vehicle was attacked while traveling through the western city of Herat, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul said. The Americans were "lightly injured" and are being…

(CMC)-- Pistorius listens as a court ruling is handed down that he would undergo psychiatric evaluation in Pretoria, South Africa, Tuesday, May 20. Pistorius is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on…

New Delhi, India (CNN) -- At least nine people were killed and 82 others were injured when a train derailed Monday in northern India, a railway spokesman told CNN. Preliminary reports indicate that six cars of the Gorakhdam Express…