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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.

China police catch man accused of killing 6 in jealous rage     

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

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

Endemic graft drains $162m from the bloc's economy annually

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.

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.

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.     

The violent protests in Ukraine could have an end in sight. A close ally of Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych told a TV station that the president was thinking of giving into opposition demands and holding early elec...

Ditch the short skirts, Her Majesty orders

Corporations are betting on climate change - and primed for a big payday when things really heat up

China's navy concludes Indian Ocean drills, moves to western Pacific     

LeBron James nearly had a triple-double, but it was Dwyane Wade’s 30-point performance that lifted the Heat to its fifth win in six games.

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2014. There are 330 days left in the year.     

A 4-year-old child died after being pulled unresponsive from a swimming pool on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the coast of North Carolina on Monday, cruise line and Coast Guard officials said. Crew members were able t...