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Posted: 27 May 2013 06:12 AM PDT

A senior official from India's governing Congress party suffered brutal treatment at the hands of Maoist insurgents during an audacious and deadly attack on a political motorcade over the weekend, police said Monday.

Sectarian strife spills over into Lebanon

Posted: 27 May 2013 06:27 AM PDT

Four rockets struck Lebanese strongholds of the militant group Hezbollah on Sunday, highlighting sectarian tensions that seem to mirror the strife in Syria.

Second-oldest man dies at 113

Posted: 27 May 2013 05:20 AM PDT

Do 41,363 days sound like much time? You very likely won't live that long, but James Sisnett did.

Cave paintings shed light on past

Posted: 27 May 2013 05:30 AM PDT

Nearly 5,000 cave paintings found in northeastern Mexico were made by at least three groups of hunter-gatherers who lived in an area previously thought to have been uninhabited, archeologists said.

Hijacker offers U.S. surrender

Posted: 27 May 2013 08:26 AM PDT

Should William Potts, an American fugitive living in Cuba, ever set foot in the United States again, he faces an indictment for airplane hijacking and a potentially lengthy prison term.

Is the 'Chinese dream' a fantasy?

Posted: 27 May 2013 05:37 AM PDT

From the "Three Represents" to the "Harmonious Society," Beijing has long been fond of clunky political slogans.

Rockets hit Beirut suburb

Posted: 27 May 2013 06:32 AM PDT

Four rockets struck Lebanese strongholds of the militant group Hezbollah on Sunday, highlighting sectarian tensions that seem to mirror the strife in Syria.

Second-oldest man dies at 113

Posted: 27 May 2013 05:20 AM PDT

Do 41,363 days sound like much time? You very likely won't live that long, but James Sisnett did.

Kerry pushes $4B West Bank plan

Posted: 27 May 2013 06:21 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry outlined Sunday a $4 billion economic development plan for the West Bank that he hopes will help encourage peace in the region.

Hijacker offers U.S. surrender

Posted: 27 May 2013 08:18 AM PDT

A U.S. airline hijacker in Cuba wants to surrender to U.S. authorities if they would let him. Patrick Oppmann reports.

Dozens killed in wave of Baghdad bombings

Posted: 27 May 2013 11:36 AM PDT

At least 51 people have been killed and more than 160 others were wounded in a wave of violence in Iraq on Monday, Iraqi Interior Ministry sources told CNN.

U.N. rights chief on Syria: 'I feel utter dismay'

Posted: 27 May 2013 07:04 AM PDT

The war in Syria has deteriorated to an "intolerable affront to the human conscience," and the International Criminal Court must mete out justice to those who've violated the rights of Syrians, the U.N. human rights commissioner says.

Kerry pushes $4 billion West Bank development plan

Posted: 27 May 2013 05:34 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry outlined Sunday a $4 billion economic development plan for the West Bank that he hopes will help encourage peace in the region.

Kenya: UK slaying suspect was arrested in 2010

Posted: 27 May 2013 05:05 AM PDT

Years before two men allegedly hacked a British soldier to death on a London street, Kenyan authorities arrested one of the suspects on suspicion of terror ties.

Japanese mayor apologizes to U.S. over sex industry suggestion

Posted: 27 May 2013 06:24 AM PDT

A controversial Japanese politician apologized Monday for suggesting that U.S. military service members should use the adult entertainment industry in Japan more often to relieve sexual frustration and reduce aggression.

French soldier stabbed while on patrol in Paris

Posted: 27 May 2013 05:17 AM PDT

A French soldier was stabbed Saturday by an attacker on the western outskirts of Paris, officials said.

Poor farmers could be winners in deal between Colombia, rebels

Posted: 27 May 2013 05:12 AM PDT

Peace negotiators trying to end Colombia's blood-drenched, five-decade old civil war Sunday announced an agreement on land reform between the Colombian government and FARC rebels.