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Thai court says election can be postponed
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- A Thai court ruled Friday that elections scheduled for next month in the Asian nation could be postponed, a decision likely to please anti-government demonstrators who've taken to the streets of Bangkok.
The…
Fire at Quebec seniors’ home leaves 5 dead, 30 missing
(CNN) -- A fire swept through an apartment complex for the elderly in the small Quebec town of L'Isle-Verte early Thursday, killing at least five and leaving roughly 30 others unaccounted for, police said.
Frigid temperatures have made…
8-year-old boy rescues 6 relatives from fire, dies trying to save 7th
(CNN) -- In his final moments, 8-year-old Tyler Doohan managed to rescue six people -- including two younger children -- from a burning mobile home in upstate New York, authorities said.
A last-ditch effort, however, to save his disabled…
Utah university investigates suspected sperm switch
(CNN) -- Imagine the following scenario.
A woman and her husband underwent infertility treatment in the early 1990s. Now they learn their daughter, contrary to what they thought, is not the man's biological child.
Instead, her biological…
Justin Bieber arrested on suspicion of DUI, drag racing
(CNN) -- Pop star Justin Bieber was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and drag racing Thursday morning, a Miami Beach, Florida, police spokesman said.
Bieber was driving a yellow Lamborghini that police saw drag racing a…
Deadly fire at Quebec home for the elderly
(BBC) -- At least three people have died and 30 more are reported missing after a fire tore through an old people's home in Quebec, according to media reports.
The fire at the 52-unit residence in L'Isle-Verte, 140 miles (225km) east of…
Ukraine protests: Crisis talks after day of bloodshed
(BBC) -- Ukrainian opposition leaders are due to meet President Viktor Yanukovych, a day after the first deaths in protests that have gripped Kiev for two months.
One of them, former boxer Vitali Klitschko, has said he will lead pro-EU…
Woman gang-raped on orders of ‘kangaroo court’
(BBC) -- Police in India's West Bengal state have arrested 13 men in connection with a gang rape of a woman, allegedly on orders of village elders who objected to her relationship with a man.
The 20-year-old woman has been admitted to a…
Russia’s Sergei Lavrov: Ukraine getting ‘out of control’
(BBC)--Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that protests in Ukraine are "getting out of control".
He described violent clashes between anti-government protesters and police as "scary" and accused EU politicians of stirring…
Barack Obama to meet Pope Francis in March
(BBC)--US President Barack Obama will visit Pope Francis on a European tour in March, the White House has said.
The White House said Mr Obama looked forward to discussing their "shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing…
Syria accused of torture and 11,000 executions
(BBC)--There is clear evidence that Syria has systematically tortured and executed about 11,000 detainees since the start of the uprising, a report by three former war crimes prosecutors says.
The investigators examined thousands of still…
Police: Maryland mom kills 2 of her children during attempted exorcism
(CNN) -- A Maryland mother stabbed two of her children to death and wounded two others while attempting an exorcism, authorities said.
Zakieya L. Avery, 28, was charged Saturday with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of…
Market attack kills 13 near Pakistani Army headquarters in Rawalpindi
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least 13 people were killed and 28 others were wounded in a suicide bombing Monday at a market near the Pakistani Army's headquarters, police said.
Those killed in the attack at the Royal Artillery Bazaar…
88-year-old man walks into wife’s hospital room in Nevada and shoots her
(CNN) -- An 88-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting his wife in the chest at a Nevada hospital, authorities said.
William Dresser was being held on $225,000 bail and has been put on suicide watch.
He…
Obama: Marijuana is not more dangerous than alcohol
Washington (AP) -- President Barack Obama said he doesn't think marijuana is more dangerous than alcohol, "in terms of its impact on the individual consumer."
"As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad…