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Posted: 14 May 2013 05:48 AM PDT

If any American has the power of persuasion over North Korea's defiant young ruler, it might be eccentric ex-basketball star Dennis Rodman.

Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:27 AM PDT

Wigs, dark glasses, a compass and a large bundle of foreign cash. That's the "spy arsenal" Russia's counterintelligence agency says it found on a U.S. diplomat accused of trying to recruit a Russian staff member.

The life of a North Korean orphan

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:32 AM PDT

The first time Yoon Hee was abandoned, she was an infant.

Ancient Mayan pyramid destroyed

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:31 AM PDT

A Mayan pyramid that has stood for 2,300 years in Belize has been reduced to rubble, apparently to make fill for roads.

Saudi Arabia's first anti-abuse ad

Posted: 13 May 2013 05:58 AM PDT

Last month, thousands of people in Saudi Arabia opened up their newspapers to find a full-page picture of a woman with a black eye clearly visible underneath her burqa.

Traffickers prey on vulnerable

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:44 AM PDT

Birds chirp outside. A motorcycle groans up a nearby hill. And in a small, warm room filled with books and framed drawings, a young woman we're calling Maria tears at a tissue as she prepares to tell how sex traffickers corrupted her life.

Russia alleges U.S. spy

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:17 AM PDT

Wigs, dark glasses, a compass and a large bundle of foreign cash. That's the "spy arsenal" Russia's counterintelligence agency says it found on a U.S. diplomat accused of trying to recruit a Russian.

The life of a North Korean orphan

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:32 AM PDT

The first time Yoon Hee was abandoned, she was an infant.

Rebel appears to eat heart

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:26 AM PDT

Mohammed Jamjoom reports on a video that apparently shows a Syrian rebel removing and eating a dead soldier's heart.

Saudi Arabia's first anti-abuse ad

Posted: 13 May 2013 05:58 AM PDT

Last month, thousands of people in Saudi Arabia opened up their newspapers to find a full-page picture of a woman with a black eye clearly visible underneath her burqa.

Video appears to show Syrian rebel cutting out, eating heart

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:15 AM PDT

The ghastly video shows how barbaric the Syrian civil war can be.

Iranian-American launches bid for Iran's presidency

Posted: 13 May 2013 09:14 PM PDT

An Iranian-American college professor hopes to be Iran's next president. But the motivation for Hooshang Amirahmadi's quixotic campaign is to re-establish trust between the United States and Iran.

Japanese politician says comfort women were 'necessary'

Posted: 14 May 2013 09:55 AM PDT

Japanese officials have distanced themselves from comments made by a prominent nationalist politician that suggested women forced to become prostitutes to entertain Japanese troops during World War II were "necessary."

Promise of a new start in Bangladesh

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:30 AM PDT

In response to last month's deadly building collapse, Bangladesh's cabinet is pursuing a law that would force factories to offer life insurance for garment workers. And several clothiers have signed on to a safety plan to prevent disasters.

U.N.: Boats carrying Rohingya capsize in Myanmar

Posted: 14 May 2013 04:56 AM PDT

Three boats carrying as many as 150 people are believed to have capsized near the western coast of Myanmar as local residents scrambled to avoid a storm that's approaching the area, a U.N. agency said Tuesday.

Prison yard ... or a nightclub?

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:47 AM PDT

It is a surprising scene -- a picnic-like atmosphere with children playing in the pool under the tropical sun. The adults are also in celebration mode. The crowd is listening to a couple of rappers and some people dance to the beat.