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- Pirate attack off Somalia thwarted by EU Naval Force
Pirate attack: The EU Naval Force says 14 Indian sailors aboard a dhow alerted officials Wednesday that their craft was under attack from 12 armed pirates.
- Suspect buried alive for rape in Bolivia
Suspect buried alive: In a case of vigilante justice, villagers in Bolivia buried alive a suspect in the rape and murder of a woman. They buried the man in the grave of the woman that he allegedly murdered.
- 165 rescued from house near US-Mexico border
165 rescued: Mexican troops rescued 165 people held captive near the US border. Drug cartels have begun capturing would-be migrants for extortion or to used to carry drugs into the US.
- Bikini ban at Miss World pageant. Why?
Bikini ban? The Miss World pageant says no bikini contest this year. The ban comes amid hard-liner Islamic protests. Contestants must wear traditional Bali sarongs, instead.
- Vladimir Putin, wife announce divorce on state television
Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila made the statement on state television after attending a ballet performance at the Kremlin.
- A top cop in Kashmir arrested for recruiting - then killing - rebels for awards
Shiv Kumar Sharma had received India's highest gallantry honor in the past. Now he's accused of encouraging men to join rebel groups before killing them.
- Russian Navy to deploy Mediterranean fleet in bid to protect national security
Russian Navy: Putin said the plan should not be seen as saber rattling, but it comes as Moscow is serving as a key ally and arms supplier to Syrian President Bashar Assad during that nation's civil war.
- 'Happy Prostitute' ads yanked from web by Brazil health official
Happy prostitute ads online were intended to encourage Brazilian sex workers to seek treatment for AIDs as part of International Prostitute Day. But criticism over the 'Happy prostitute' ads may be indicative of the growing clout of evangelical Christians in Brazil.
- Pope: Wasting food is a moral crime against the poor
Pope: Wasting food is like 'stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.' Pope Francis decried the 'culture of waste' created by consumerism. Larger servings in the US mean nine percent of meals are thrown away, says UN report.
- Syrian rebels feel the blow of regime's Qusair capture
The Syrian regime could not have taken control of Qusair without help from Iranian-back Hezbollah, said a White House spokesman on Wednesday. Following the fighting, the U.S. urged Syria to allow international groups to evacuate the wounded.
- Sarin confirmed? France, Britain confirm use of chemical weapons in Syria
France said today it has confirmed that the nerve gas sarin was used by the Syrian regime. Britain later said it had found evidence of sarin as well.
- Marine kidnapped: Land dispute to blame?
Marine kidnapped: U.S. Marine reservist Armando Torres III, a veteran of the Iraq War, was taken with his father and uncle from a ranch near the US-Mexico border
- American gang raped in Indian tourist town
American gang raped in India: Police say an American was gang raped in India, and this report comes on the heels of several other allegations of tourists being raped in India.
- Pope leads first-ever worldwide 'Holy Hour' prayer for poor
Pope Francis called on Catholics around the world to spend one hour in prayer for the marginalized and for the Catholic Church itself during the first-ever 'Holy Hour' concurrent prayer.
- Egypt pyramids warning 'baseless,' says Egyptian government
Egypt pyramids warning: Recent incidents near the Egyptian pyramids at Giza prompted a warning to American citizens from the US Embassy in Egypt, but Egyptian officials scoffed at the pyramid warning.
- Chinese poultry plant fire kills at least 119 people, officials say
Over 50 are injured in the deadly blaze that occurred in a slaughterhouse in northeast China.
- Steven Seagal: What's he doing in Russia?
Steven Seagal helped set up key meetings between Russian officials and US congressmen in Moscow investigating the Boston Marathon bombing. Steven Seagal, a movie actor, also traveled to Chechnya with members of Congress.
- Egypt's supreme court rules Brotherhood-led upper house illegal
Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled Sunday that the Shura Council, the upper house of parliament, is technically illegal due to election law flaws, but the council will be allowed to continue as it is until the next election.
- Syrian rebels battle Hezbollah as border with Lebanon blurs
Syrian rebels say they will continue to carry out attacks inside Lebanon in response to Hezbollah guerrillas' support for the Assad regime's assault on strategic border town Qusair. Some Lebanese Sunni Muslims have joined the Syrian rebels.
- More than 1,000 Iraqis killed since April as sectarian violence rises
Fanned by the war in Syria, a surge in sectarian attacks made May the bloodiest month in Iraq in nearly five years. While the violence is not near what it had been at its peak in 2006 and 2007, some residents are worried.