Monday, 13th May, 2013 How a voice from a North Korean gulag affected human rights discourse
The unflinching account from a defector revealed how he picked corn
kernels out of cow manure to eat as he competed with his family for food
at one of North Korea's notorious prison camp.
Monday, 13th May, 2013 Turkey detains 9, alleges Syrian link to car bombings
Funeral prayers echoed across a small Turkish town Sunday after a pair
of car bombings that killed dozens of people, an attack that government
officials are blaming on Syria.
Monday, 13th May, 2013 Pakistan election: Sharif edges closer to majority
Nawaz Sharif is hoping to secure a majority in Pakistan's parliament and
form the next government after claiming election victory.
Sunday, 12th May, 2013 DNA test shows captor fathered girl, Ohio AG's office says
DNA tests confirm that Ariel Castro is the father of a 6-year-old girl
born to one of the three women he is accused of keeping in captivity for
more than a decade, the Ohio attorney general's office said Friday.
Sunday, 12th May, 2013 Bangladesh's improbable survivor making progress
A day after her discovery alive amid the wreckage of a building that had
entombed her since it collapsed here on April 24, Reshma Begum is
fragile but recovering, her doctor said Saturday.
Sunday, 12th May, 2013 Brother of 8-year-old California girl arrested in her stabbing death
Detectives on Saturday arrested the 12-year-old brother of Leila Fowler
on a homicide charge in connection with his 8-year-old sister's death,
Calaveras County, California, Sheriff Gary Kuntz said.
Sunday, 12th May, 2013 Grandson of Malcolm X killed in Mexico
The grandson of civil rights activist Malcolm X, Malcolm Shabazz, died
in a Mexico City hospital after suffering an apparent beating, police
told CNN.
Sunday, 12th May, 2013 Fugitive Andrew Moran arrested in Spain
One of Britain's most wanted fugitives has been arrested in a raid on a luxury villa on Spain's Costa Blanca.
Sunday, 12th May, 2013 China: 28 miners killed in coal mine explosion
A coal mine explosion in China's southwestern Sichuan province killed 28 miners, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Friday, 10th May, 2013 Doomed Libya ambassador: 'We're under attack'
Late on the night of last September 11, U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens spoke to his deputy for the final time from the diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya.
Friday, 10th May, 2013 Scores of police officers killed in central Nigeria
Scores of police officers have been killed during attacks in Nasarawa
state in central Nigeria, the Nigerian Police High Command said
Thursday.
Thursday, 9th May, 2013 Ariel Castro charged with rape and kidnap in Ohio case
Police in the US state of Ohio have charged a man with the kidnapping
and rape of three women held captive for a decade at a house in
Cleveland.