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CARACAS (Reuters) - Nicolas Maduro, a former bus driver who became Hugo Chavez's protege, narrowly won Venezuela's presidential election on Sunday, the electoral authority said, allowing him to…

By SETH BORENSTEIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON — China, the world's largest producer of carbon dioxide, is directly feeling the man-made heat of global warming, scientists conclude in the first…

Downing Street has released an initial list of invitations to Baroness Thatcher's funeral next Wednesday. All surviving US presidents and British Prime Ministers are on the guest list, as well as a…

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea on Tuesday urged all foreign companies and tourists in South Korea to evacuate, saying the two countries are on the verge of nuclear war. The new threat appeared to be…

Former Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher has died "peacefully" at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her family has announced. David Cameron called her a "great Briton" and the Queen spoke of her…

(CNN) -- Anne Smedinghoff lived inside a heavily secured compound. But the public diplomacy officer for the U.S. Embassy in Kabul was always pushing to get out. "We thought she was relatively safe in…

By Laura Smith-Spark and Charles Pellegrin, CNN Nearly a dozen countries have passed laws opening up marriage to same-sex couples Paris (CNN) -- The French Senate opened debate Thursday on a…

Mick Philpott has been described in court as "the driving force" behind a fire that killed six of his children, as he was sentenced to life in prison. He was told by the trial judge at Nottingham…

By Holly Yan, CNN April 2, 2013 -- (CNN) -- Former South African President Nelson Mandela's condition continues to improve, the country's presidential office said. Mandela, 94, was readmitted last…

By Marilia Brocchetto, CNN March 28, 2013 (CNN) -- A Brazilian doctor appeared in court for allegedly killing seven patients to free up hospital beds in the southeast city of Curitiba. Virginia Helena…

From Carol Cratty, CNN March 27, 2013 -- Updated 0609 GMT (1409 HKT) (CNN) -- The FBI is investigating the mysterious death of a 64-year-old woman aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The woman,…

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's 2005 trial and acquittal on child sex abuse charges may be revisited in a civil lawsuit next month that pits the pop singer's mother against concert…

By Tom Cohen. John King and Jessica Yellin, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) -- President Barack Obama tried Thursday to invigorate the stalled Middle East peace process, urging young Israelis to pressure their…

By Jason Hanna and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN March 20, 2013 -- (CNN) -- For the first time since the Taliban shot her five months ago, Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai has done what made her a target…

By Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) -- A British woman touring India dropped from her hotel room's balcony to the one below to escape the hotel's owner, who had been trying to enter her room, police said…