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When the tornado hit, they were ready

Posted: 24 May 2013 05:14 AM PDT

When an EF5 tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, this week, Tad Agoglia and his First Response Team of America were stationed at a hotel about 30 miles away, ready to take action.

U.S. family may exhume son's body

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:49 AM PDT

The parents of American Shane Todd, found hanging in his Singapore apartment last June, tell CNN they may exhume their son's body to conduct an autopsy in the United States.

Russia's Far East rocked by quake

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:51 AM PDT

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck the Russian Far East on Friday, the U.S. Geologicial Survey reported.

'Eye for an eye makes the world go blind'

Posted: 24 May 2013 05:08 AM PDT

Tributes are pouring in for British soldier Lee Rigby, killed in a grisly knife attack in London -- and police are now holding four suspects in connection with the crime.

Kids playground made from trash

Posted: 24 May 2013 03:01 AM PDT

A Ugandan artist has created an incredible children's playground built entirely from trash.

Actor in drag exposes harassment

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:51 AM PDT

A man dresses as a woman and goes undercover to expose sexual harassment in Egypt. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.

Who was slain British soldier?

Posted: 24 May 2013 09:29 AM PDT

The British soldier slain in a gruesome cleaver attack in London was a well-liked infantryman and machine gunner who served in Afghanistan and Cyprus, and then became a military recruiter and ceremonial drummer outside the Royal Palaces, the military said Thursday.

Kids playground made from trash

Posted: 24 May 2013 03:01 AM PDT

A Ugandan artist has created an incredible children's playground built entirely from trash.

In drag to expose harassment

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:11 AM PDT

A man dresses as a woman and goes undercover to expose sexual harassment in Egypt. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.

Obama: Drone strikes are a necessary evil

Posted: 24 May 2013 05:23 AM PDT

Drone strikes are a necessary evil, but one that must be used with more temperance as the United States' security situation evolves, President Barack Obama said Thursday.

2 arrested after Pakistan flight diverted in UK airspace

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:54 AM PDT

A UK fighter jet was scrambled to escort a Pakistan International Airlines flight as it was diverted Friday from northwestern England's Manchester Airport to London's Stansted Airport.

Second jewelry theft reported at Cannes Film Festival

Posted: 24 May 2013 05:20 AM PDT

A valuable necklace was stolen from a party at the Cannes Film Festival, the second major jewelry theft at the event this year, police said Thursday.

Opinion: Win over youth to beat Boko Haram

Posted: 24 May 2013 03:19 AM PDT

Any Nigerian government victory over Boko Haram will be hollow unless it wins over a disenfranchised youth and roots out alleged Boko Haram sympathizers in the government, says expert.

Runways reopen after emergency landing at Heathrow

Posted: 24 May 2013 05:19 AM PDT

London's Heathrow Airport is "fully operational" and returning to normal after an emergency landing Friday forced the closing of both runways, the airport said -- but many travelers are likely to suffer delays anyway.

Swedish capital hit by fifth night of riots

Posted: 24 May 2013 09:29 AM PDT

Police in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, have called in reinforcements after the city's suburbs were hit by a fifth night of riots.

Winnie Mandela's financial woes

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:48 AM PDT

"This shouldn't be happening" -- these were the words of a visibly nervous and frustrated sheriff of the court as he rang the outside bell and knocked at the gate belonging to a woman still considered by many in South Africa as the "mother of the nation."

Report: Militants claim Niger attacks

Posted: 24 May 2013 08:47 AM PDT

An Islamist militant group has claimed responsibility for Thursday's deadly attacks on an army barracks and a uranium mine in Niger, saying they were responses to Niger's cooperation with France in a "war against Sharia," CNN affiliate BFMTV reported.