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Dropped off at Grandma's ... for good

Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:34 PM PDT

It's often the grandparents who step up when a parent dies or is unable to take care of a child for other reasons, such as incarceration, abuse or mental illness. But the sudden shift in responsibility can be incredibly stressful.

Crash victim: 'It felt like a roller coaster'

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:11 AM PDT

One minute, Stephen Ward was writing in his journal. The next, he was covered in blood. The 18-year-old was one of scores of people hurt when a train in Spain derailed and smashed into a concrete wall. Nearly 80 were killed.

Canadians paying coffee forward

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 07:30 AM PDT

What's in the coffee in Canada? Apparently something that's making a few folks pretty generous.

Pope wades into Rio slums

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:46 AM PDT

The man widely revered as the "Slum Pope" wades into the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.

Classic films get African makeover

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:25 AM PDT

What if The Matrix, and other classic Hollywood movies has been made in Africa? This is what they'd look like.

'It felt like a roller coaster'

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:55 AM PDT

One minute, Stephen Ward was writing in his journal. The next, he was covered in blood. The 18-year-old was one of scores of people hurt when a train in Spain derailed and smashed into a concrete wall. Nearly 80 were killed.

Canadians paying coffee forward

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 07:30 AM PDT

What's in the coffee in Canada? Apparently something that's making a few folks pretty generous.

Pope wades into Rio slums

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:46 AM PDT

The man widely revered as the "Slum Pope" wades into the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.

'Pink Panther' escapes prison

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:59 AM PDT

Police in Switzerland hunted Friday for two inmates who escaped in a prison break staged by a pair of armed accomplices.

Syrian opposition urges U.S. to provide weapons

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:17 AM PDT

Syria's opposition urged the United States to provide arms to rebel groups in a Thursday meeting with Secretary of State John Kerry in New York City.

Judge orders Morsy to be jailed for 15 days

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:43 AM PDT

Egypt's top prosecutor ordered deposed President Mohamed Morsy be jailed for 15 days over charges of collaborating with Hamas in the storming of prisons in 2011, state-run MENA reported Friday.

'Pink Panther' escapes in armed prison break

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 08:56 AM PDT

Police in Switzerland hunted Friday for two inmates who escaped in a prison break staged by a pair of armed accomplices.

Italy police arrest more than 100 in Mafia crackdown

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:15 AM PDT

More than 100 people suspected of Mafia involvement were arrested Friday in Italy as police launched two separate operations near Rome and in the country's southern Calabria region.

Police detain suspect in 'haiku' killing case

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:19 AM PDT

A 63-year-old man wanted in connection with the murder of five people in a remote Japanese hamlet has been captured after a manhunt involving more than 400 police.

Zimbabwe ready for elections? Depends on who you ask

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 10:50 AM PDT

Zimbabwe has known only one leader in its entire 33-year history as an independent nation, and President Robert Mugabe hopes that doesn't change any time soon.

Veteran POWs recall misery of North Korean captivity

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:21 AM PDT

Pictured giggling on a park bench, 89-year-old Lee Soon-sang and his wife, Kim Eun-hae, look as though they met just yesterday.

Russian court denies parole for jailed Pussy Riot member

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 04:05 AM PDT

A court denied parole for a jailed member of Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot on Friday, state media reported.

Modernizing the Maasai

Posted: 26 Jul 2013 05:31 AM PDT

A Maasai activist is helping his people adapt to the 21st century, starting radio stations and encouraging women to set up in business.