Newborn babies are being bought and sold on a lucrative black market
Sharif declares victory in Pakistan
Nawaz Sharif has declared victory for his centre-right party in Pakistan’s landmark elections, as unofficial partial results put him on course to win a historic third term as premier.
'I never dreamt I'd see the daylight again'
For days, every call for survivors in the rubble of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh had gone unanswered. On Friday, a female voice, weakened by 17 days trapped in a sun-baked ruin of concrete and masonry, called out, ''Save me'' - and a rescue hailed as a ''miracle'' took place.
Claims Australians killed in Syria were fighters, not aid workers
The four Australians killed in Syria's civil war since August were fighting Assad forces and not providing humanitarian aid as claimed, jihadist websites say.
Emails surface on Libya attack
Obama administration officials have insisted the White House and State Department had a minor role in altering an erroneous account of a deadly attack on a US compound in Libya last year, after internal emails surfaced indicating it was shaped by political concerns.
DNA confirms accused kidnapper fathered child born in captivity
As the last of three women imprisoned in a suburban Cleveland home was released from hospital, it was revealed that DNA tests had confirmed their accused abductor, Ariel Castro, had fathered the girl found with them in captivity.
Pakistan history in the making
An explosion in Karachi killed at least 11 people as tens of millions of Pakistanis went to the polls under the threat of serious violence from the Taliban in a historic, but risky, election for the country.
Panel recommends building a new school at Sandy Hook site
A task force of local leaders on Friday unanimously recommended tearing down Sandy Hook Elementary School and building a new one on the site where a gunman massacred 26 children and adults last year.
US princess-wannabes swoon over Harry
Scores of American women are love struck by Britain’s Prince Harry, who’s currently visiting the United States, and many princess-wannabes have taken to Twitter to express their adoration.
Thousands of babies sold on Indonesian black market
Newborn babies are being traded on a lucrative black market in Indonesia that could involve hundreds of children a year, some going illegally to parents offshore.
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