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White House sets out looming climate risks for U.S., calls for ‘urgent action’
Washington (CNN) -- Flooded rail lines. Bigger, more frequent droughts. A rash of wildfires.
Those are some of the alarming predictions in a White House climate change report released Tuesday, part of President Barack Obama's broader…
Kidnapped Nigerian girl describes ordeal; 276 still missing
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- The girls in the school dorm could hear the sound of gunshots from a nearby town. So when armed men in uniforms burst in and promised to rescue them, at first they were relieved.
"Don't worry, we're soldiers," one…
Nigeria bus station explosion: Death toll doubles to 18; dozens more injured
(CNN) -- An explosion in a bus station filled with laborers killed 18 people in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, authorities said Friday.
The explosion injured 66 people Thursday night, said Manzo Ezekiel, a spokesman for the National…
Separate attacks in Egypt’s Sinai region kill 1, wound 6
(CNN) -- A soldier was killed Friday in a suicide blast at an army checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, state news reported.
The blast in the town of El Tur wounded three other soldiers, the MENA news agency said.
In an unrelated…
Death and desecration in Syria: Jihadist group ‘crucifies’ bodies to send message
(CNN) -- It is a scene seared forever into the memory of an eyewitness:
Masked men drag the bloodied body of a man across a public square, and tie it to a make-shift cross on a metal pole.
Green string holds the body's arms outstretched…
Mayor Rob Ford takes break from campaign to seek help for alcohol abuse
(CNN) -- Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said he is taking a break from his re-election campaign to seek help for alcohol abuse -- hours after a local newspaper reported on a new video that allegedly shows him smoking crack cocaine.
"It's…
Florida jail blast kills 2, injures dozens
(CNN) -- Part of the Escambia County, Florida, jail collapsed after an apparent gas explosion, killing two inmates and injuring about 100 others.
The explosion happened late Wednesday night in the Pensacola jail's central booking area,…
Gerry Adams’ arrest praised by murder victim’s family
Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- Gerry Adams' arrest in connection with the 1972 abduction and killing of a mother of 10 by the Irish Republican Army is being praised by the family of the victim.
"The McConville family is glad to see…
Russian diplomat to be expelled from Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN) -- Ukraine has ordered the expulsion of a Russian naval diplomat after alleged spying this week, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on its Facebook page.
The statement said the attache was detained "while he was committing…
Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas call it quits after two year relationship
London (CNN) -- Britain's Prince Harry is officially single again after splitting with Cressida Bonas, his girlfriend of two years.
The two had been widely tipped to marry in the next big royal wedding. Speculation became feverish after…
Iraqis vote amid worst violence in year
(CNN) -- With a backdrop of rapidly growing violence, Iraqis voted Wednesday in their first nationwide polls since the 2011 withdrawal of U.S. forces
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is battling for a third term in office, but faces fierce…
Police force receives dual purpose building
(ZIZ)-- The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force, this morning, officially opened the doors to a dual purpose building, known as DeZen House, which will facilitate training for the force's women.
The ceremony was brief but…
Egypt court sentences hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death
(CNN) -- An Egyptian court has sentenced the leader of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood and hundreds of supporters to death, state television said Monday.
Intensifying a crackdown on the Islamist movement ahead of elections next month, …
North Korea conducts live-fire exercises amid escalating tensions
Hong Kong (CNN) -- North Korea conducted a live-fire drill Tuesday near its disputed western sea border with the South, immediately inviting a stern rebuke from its neighbor.
"The South Korean Army, Air Force and Navy is fully prepared for…
South Korean president apologizes for response to ferry sinking
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- The web of blame in the South Korean ferry sinking is getting wider, and now the country's president is accepting some of the heat.
President Park Geun-hye apologized to the nation Tuesday over the government's…