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- What's Michelle Obama doing in China?
Michelle Obama arrived in China Thursday for a week-long solo visit, without the US president. Michelle Obama will spend time with China's first lady, Peng Liyuan, who is a well-known folk singer.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: 'Credible' debris spotted in Indian Ocean
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Large objects were seen by satellite floating in the Indian Ocean, 1,500 miles southwest of Perth. Malaysian officials called it a "credible lead.' But there have been many false leads in the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
- Police investigating repeat offender in connection with Madeleine McCann case
Police have linked 12 crimes to one man over a six-year period, all assaults of young girls in southern Portugal. Officials seek to establish whether the offender is connected to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Why the focus on southern Indian Ocean?
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: The search area has shrunk to 230,000 sq miles, roughly the size of Spain and Portugal. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 most likely flew into the southern Indian Ocean, says a source close to the investigation.
- Why China's new anti-satellite weapon worries US
China appears to be testing a kinetic interceptor launched by a new rocket that could reach geostationary orbit. China's new anti-satellite weapon appears to be based on a road-mobile ballistic missile.
- Oscar Pistorius trial: Sloppy police work at crime scene, says defense
The defense lawyer for Oscar Pistorius highlighted police photos showing that objects at the crime scene had been moved, suggesting the police had been sloppy during their investigation.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: No Uighur terrorist links, says China
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Chinese officials found no connection to Uighur Muslim separatists among the passengers or crew on the Malaysia Airways flight that disappeared March 8. China says 21 of its satellites are now searching for the missing flight.
- Catholics, Anglicans, and Muslims join to fight world slavery
Christians and Muslims have joined to eradicate slavery by encouraging governments, businesses, educational and faith institutions to rid their supply chains of slave labor.
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Timing points to meticulous planning, say pilots
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Two minutes after the last voice communication with the copilot of Flight 370, the transponder was shut off. The Malaysia Airlines flight apparently flew west on standard flight routes. Was that to avoid suspicion?
- Hellfire missiles delivered to Iraq. Why now?
Hellfire missiles: The US delivered 100 Hellfire missiles to help Iraqi forces fight against an Al Qaeda splinter group. The Iraqi warplanes frequently fire Hellfire missiles at militant positions in the embattled western Anbar province.
- Oscar Pistorius trial: Firearms expert testifies to his love of guns
The manager of a local shooting range said that, on one other occasion, Pistorius pulled a gun when he thought an intruder had entered his home.
- Syrian government forces capture key rebel town near Lebanon border
In a blow to Syria's armed opposition, forces loyal to President Bashir Assad, including Hezbollah fighters, have seized Yabroud near Lebanon's border on a strategic cross-country highway.
- Missing Malaysian flight: Air traffic control heard from pilot after systems shut down
The pilot told air traffic controllers that everything was all right, even though one of the plane's communication systems had already been disabled. Now, authorities are investigating the pilot to see if there are any clues to the plane's disappearance in his past.
- North Korea launches 18 rockets into the sea
The rockets, believed to be short-range, were fired as part of a test that experts believe is meant to protest military drills by the US and South Korea.
- Russian and Ukrainian troops in natural-gas pumping station standoff
Ukraine's military scrambled aircraft and paratroops to confront 120 Russian troops and six Russian helicopters landing near the Ukraine border.
- Rwanda genocide: Why France finally held a trial for 1994 genocide
Rwanda genocide: A former Rwandan soldier was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Friday for his role in Rwanda's 1994 genocide.
- Pakistan reduces sentence of doctor accused of helping US find Bin Laden
Shakil Afridi was vilified because of his alleged role in collecting DNA that confirmed Osama Bin Laden's hiding place in Abottabad, Pakistan.
- Indian navy finds no sign of missing Malaysian airliner
They have been searching for three days and have yet to find any clues of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight.
- Missing Malaysia flight: Piracy would require luck, skill
As officials increasingly believe that the missing flight was turned deliberately off-course, experts conclude that hijacking would be difficult but not impossible.
- Crisis in Ukraine: Propaganda war heats up in Russia
The Russian media has portrayed Ukraine's leadership as part of a fascist conspiracy ultimately driven by Western powers in a return to Cold War-era suspicion.