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- Dennis Rodman returns from North Korea without Kenneth Bae
Former NBA player Dennis Rodman arrived in Beijing's airport Saturday, on his way back from a visit to North Korea where he met with leader Kim Jong-un. Rodman said asking about jailed American missionary Kenneth Bae is not his job.
- Hitler's bodyguard says his boss was 'no monster'
Hitler's bodyguard, Rochus Misch, describes Adolf Hitler's last days in a Berlin bunker. One of Hitler's two bodyguards, Misch says he knew nothing of the Holocaust. Misch died Thursday. His book "The Last Witness" will be published in English in October.
- Pope: Syria strike 'futile,' search for peaceful solution
Pope: Syria strike would result from 'one-sided interests' prevailing in Syria, preventing a diplomatic end to the conflict and allowing the continued 'senseless massacre' of innocents.
- 100-vehicle crash: Was fog to blame?
100-vehicle crash: The crash outside London that involved about 100 cars and trucks took place in a thick fog bank. Witnesses reported visibility around 20 yards.
- Russian warships will evacuate Russian civilians, say Russian officials
Russian warships heading to Syria have a peaceful intent, Russian officials claim: extracting Russian citizens from Syria and transporting them safely back to the motherland.
- Auschwitz guards could stand trial: Why new trials for old Nazis?
Auschwitz guards, now in their 80s and 90s, should be prosecuted for their role at the death camps, say German prosecutors. A new legal argument says that anyone involved in the operation of a death camp was an accessory to murder, opening the door to prosecuting 30 surviving Auschwitz guards.
- Dennis Rodman in North Korea: Will he try free Kenneth Bae?
Dennis Rodman says he's not a diplomat. Rodman says he's going to meet with Kim Jong Un and "start a basketball league over there or something like that."
- Israel and US test Sparrow missile in Mediterranean
The joint Israel-US missile test Tuesday was seen as a display of military prowess. An Israeli Arrow missile defense system successful detected and tracked a US Sparrow missile.
- Tropical storm Kiko winding down
Tropical storm Kiko is weakening, with winds dropping below 35 m.p.h. But in the wake of Kiko, forecasters are tracking another storm that could become a tropical storm in the next 48 hours.
- Victory! Diana Nyad completes record-breaking Cuba-to-Florida swim
Diana Nyad completed her swim from Havanna to Key West Monday afternoon, after swimming about 110 miles in 53 hours. One other person has swum the distance, but with the help of a shark cage that sped her through the journey in 25 hours.
- Gareth Bale: Fans flock to world's most expensive soccer star
Gareth Bale reportedly got 100 million euros ($132 million) for a 6-year contract with Real Madrid, the Spanish soccer club that has won nine European championships.
- UN chemical weapons team leaves Syria. What's next?
After four days of investigation, a UN chemical weapons team left Syria carrying samples from victims and from the area of an alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus. The UN team will do further work in laboratories in Europe.
- India gang rape case: Teenager sentenced to three years
A teenager (age 17) convicted of the rape and murder of a New Delhi woman in December was sentenced to serve three years in a reform home. The victim's family says he should have gotten the death penalty.
- Scud missiles moving: Syrian soldiers take Scud missiles out of strike zone
Scud missiles: Reuters reports that Assad's soldiers are removing Scud missiles from a base north of the capital, to avoid being targeted by Western military forces.
- Israeli 'Gangnam Style'? Why Israelis dancing at Palestinian party got in trouble.
Israeli 'Gangnam Style': Israeli soldiers discovered a group of Palestinians dancing 'Gangnam Style' and joined in. When word got back to headquarters, the soldiers were disciplined.
- Obama: No decision yet on action in Syria
The Obama Administration has determined the Syrian government staged a chemical weapons attack on rebels last week. The timeline a U.S. response to the attack could be delayed by U.N. weapons inspectors and ongoing efforts to coordinate with international partners.
- Australia backs action against Syria, with or without UN approval
Australia, incoming chair of the UN Security Council, announced Wednesday it endorses possible retaliation against Syria over the use of chemical weapons, whether or not the Security Council agrees.
- Russia warns US not to attack Syria
Russia warns US about the consequences of attacking Syria in order to punish it for using chemical weapons. The US and is allies are drafting plans for an attack, apparently giving little heed to Russia's warning.
- Sonia Gandhi stable in hospital, reports Indian press
Sonia Gandhi, India's most powerful politician and the leader of the ruling Congress party alliance, was in stable condition after falling ill during a debate in Parliament.
- Afghan President Karzai asks for Pakistani help with Taliban peace talks
Karzai has made 19 trips to Pakistan but this was his first meeting with Nawaz Sharif since the prime minister's landslide election in May.