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- North Korea pops off another projectile into the Pacific
It's not clear if North Korea fired a short-range missile or an artillery round. The isolated regime also launched three missiles on Saturday, causing no damage.
- Saudi woman scales Everest for first time
Saudi woman scales Everest with group of 64 climbers Saturday. Raha Moharrak, a 25-year old graphic designer, is the first Saudi woman to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.
- Showgirls dressed as Obama at Berlusconi's 'bunga bunga' parties
Showgirls dressed as Obama, Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho, as well as nuns and nurses at former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's parties. Karima El Mahroug testified about showgirls dressing up at a prostitution trial in Italy.
- Sea of protesters fills streets in Rome
Thousands took to the streets on Saturday to protest austerity measures and advocate for job creation and workers' rights in Italy. The country is experiencing its longest recession since 1970, with unemployment rates soaring.
- North Korea fires three short-range missiles. Why?
The firing of three short-range missiles Saturday by North Korea could be to improve their accuracy. Or it could be atmospherics as a period of tentative diplomacy begins.
- Opposition groups protest proposed law regulating NGOs in Egypt
Egypt's opposition parties and human rights groups say a proposed bill requiring NGOs to be vetted and receive special permissions by the government would restrict their work.
- In visit with Pope, Angela Merkel urges strong financial regulation
Two days after Pope Francis called for world finance reform, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with him to discuss financial crises worldwide. She emphasized the need for tightening financial regulation.
- Scotland Yard announces new suspects in Madeleine McCann case
Six years after 3-year-old Madeleine McCann went missing from her parents' hotel room in Portugal, British investigators say they have a new list of people they would like to question.
- Francois Hollande signs France's same-sex marriage bill into law
On Friday, France became the fourteenth country to legalize same-sex marriage. A campaign promise by French President Francois Hollande, the bill was hotly contested by conservatives in France.
- Afghanistan fails to pass law banning violence against women
A law banning violence against women, considered a major step forward in women's rights in Afghanistan, failed to pass parliament. The law would have also created shelters for abused women, and limited the number of wives permitted to two.
- With conservative Islamists in power, blasphemy cases surge in Egypt
Accusations of blasphemy, a criminal offense under Egypt's new Islamist-backed constitution, have been leveled more frequently against writers, activists, and Christians in recent months.
- Canada 5.2 quake: Earthquake felt in Ontario
Canada 5.2 quake: Canada's government agency that monitors earthquakes said the quake it registered a 5.2-magnitude temblor with an epicenter located about 11 miles northeast of Shawville, Quebec.
- Jorge Rafael Videla, former dictator, dies in Argentine prison
Jorge Rafael Videla died of natural causes in the Marcos Paz prison, according to Federal Prison Service Director Victor Hortel.
- Toilet paper shortage sends Venezuelans scrambling for rolls
Toilet paper shortage: After years of economic dysfunction, the country has gotten used to shortages of medicines and basic food items like milk and sugar but the scarcity of bathroom tissue has caused unusual alarm.
- Chef killed over meal? Japanese chef's death under investigation in Germany.
Prosecutors say Miki Nozawa died Monday following a brawl with the two men at a nightclub near his restaurant on the North Sea resort island of Sylt.
- To tame drug violence, Mexican general takes control of chaotic Michoacan
As part of President Enrique Pena Nieto's strategy against drug violence, Alberto Reyes, a Mexican general was given control over all police and military operations in the western state of Michoacan.
- Beckham to retire: British star will step away from pitch at season's end
Beckham to retire: After playing in Britain, France, Spain, and the US, David Beckham has decided to retire from professional soccer.
- Palestinian protests mark the anniversary of Israel's creation
On Wednesday, Israel's 65th anniversary, Palestinians demonstrated and expressed their desire to return to what they view as their holy land. A recent report shows approximately 5.3 million Palestinians are classified as refugees and live in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, the West Bank and Gaza.
- Russia, U.S. plot peace talks for Syria
The United States and Russia are 'finding this common ground' on the conflict in Syria, said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The two countries are now preparing for a peace conference in Geneva in June, which Syria is expected to attend.
- Cardinal: Sexual misconduct behind his departure from Scotland
Cardinal sexual misconduct: Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who resigned as archbishop after admitting to sexual misconduct, is leaving Scotland for "spiritual renewal, prayer and penance."