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UN says 20 million people face food insecurity in the region, with five million children suffering from malnutrition.

Spanish authorities went fishing for backpacks full of cocaine and netted nearly a ton of the drug after uncovering what they say was a sophisticated undersea smuggling operation.

Parents could be banned from smacking their children if assembly members defy ministers and succeed in amending new legislation going before the assembly.

The explosion was the latest in a series of security incidents to hit Yemen in less than a week.

NJ Gov. Christie says he asked for answers on lane closures months before he joked about them     

Coastal areas of Wales battered by high winds and heavy rain are warned to prepare for further disruption.

Laws introducing gay marriage in Scotland are expected to be passed by parliament, paving the way for the first ceremonies take place in the autumn.

The pilot of an aircraft who lost his life along with three others in Nashville is praised for managing to avoid further deaths.

Security officials: Explosion hits military bus in Yemeni capital, killing at least 2 troops     

The globe is facing a "tidal wave" of cancer, and restrictions on alcohol and sugar need to be considered, say World Health Organization scientists.

Sri Lankan president says it will be a 'grave crime' if war crime allegations taken up at UN     

Thai protesters file complaints in court as an election commission investigates voting irregularities.

Is the core leadership of al Qaeda losing control of its affiliates? CNN's Barbara Starr reports.

Amid concerns about terrorism, complaints of unfinished hotels rooms, controversy over Russia’s law targeting gays and reports of a last-minute roundup and killing of stray dogs, International Olympic Committee Preside...

Former student posted video making the allegations.     

The first woman to bring a gender discrimination lawsuit in China won a small settlement, but made a larger point against the country's often gender-biased work environment.

For the second time in two weeks, James ‘Barney’ O’Donnell, one of the longest-operating trainers in the greyhound industry, is accused of violating state law to race his dogs.

Ethan Nadelmann and Tony Newman say people are mourning the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, but more than 100 people die every day from drug overdoses.

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Sandra Fluke Joins the Congressional Fray

It was kind of weird to walk into the gorgeous Coolidge Corner Theatre the other night and see the scowling face of Whitey Bulger staring out from a movie poster.     

A quarter of Slovenians have been left without electricity, as parts of Europe battle some of the worst winter blizzards for decades.