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Man charges elephant, loses job

Posted: 15 May 2013 05:28 AM PDT

Man who charged elephant spared life, but not job. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

The seamstress in the rubble

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:23 AM PDT

In an extended one-on-one interview, a Bangladeshi teen describes how she spent 17 harrowing days buried underground in pitch-black darkness. "I'd crawl, tire and sleep. I would wake up and crawl again," Reshma said.

Pacquiao rises for toughest fight

Posted: 15 May 2013 01:03 PM PDT

Manny Pacquiao is not a god, but that doesn't stop millions of Filipinos worshipping him.

Ancient Mayan pyramid destroyed

Posted: 15 May 2013 11:22 AM PDT

The deputy prime minister of Belize is calling for full prosecution of those responsible for destroying a 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid to turn it into rock for roads.

Giant rubber duck drowns

Posted: 15 May 2013 05:27 AM PDT

Hong Kong's new favorite tourist attraction, a giant inflatable duck, mysteriously deflated overnight.

'Don't leave me here like this'

Posted: 15 May 2013 10:26 AM PDT

In an extended one-on-one interview, a Bangladeshi teen describes how she spent 17 harrowing days buried underground in pitch-black darkness. "I'd crawl, tire and sleep. I would wake up and crawl again," Reshma said.

Pacquiao rises for toughest fight

Posted: 15 May 2013 01:03 PM PDT

Manny Pacquiao is not a god, but that doesn't stop millions of Filipinos worshipping him.

Giant rubber duck drowns

Posted: 15 May 2013 05:27 AM PDT

Hong Kong's new favorite tourist attraction, a giant inflatable duck, mysteriously deflated overnight.

North Korea says jailed American now in 'special prison'

Posted: 15 May 2013 04:55 AM PDT

North Korea said Wednesday that the U.S. citizen it sentenced last month to 15 years of hard labor has begun his stay at a "special prison."

Israeli military: Syrian rockets hit Golan Heights

Posted: 15 May 2013 04:54 AM PDT

Several Syrian rockets landed early Wednesday in the Mount Hermon area of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, on the border with Syria, the Israeli military said.

Bay of Bengal braces for large cyclone

Posted: 15 May 2013 04:56 AM PDT

Residents of coastal areas in Bangladesh and Myanmar are preparing for the arrival of a large storm that is rumbling toward them across the Bay of Bengal, with a U.N. agency warning that more than 8 million people could be in danger.

'Massive' numbers of Nigerian troops target insurgents

Posted: 15 May 2013 07:34 AM PDT

Nigeria announced the deployment of "massive" amounts of troops and resources "to rid the nation's borders territories of terrorist bases and activities," a military spokesman said Wednesday.