Nigeria Refused Help To Search For Kidnapped Girls
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The president of Nigeria for weeks refused international help to search for more than 300 girls abducted from a school by Islamic extremists, one in a...
US Airways flight lands in Dublin after 9 attendants fall ill
(CNN) -- A US Airways flight en route from Italy to the United States was diverted to Ireland after nine flight attendants became ill, officials said Saturday. Responding to the...
FAA official: Drone, jetliner nearly collided over Florida
(CNN) -- A Federal Aviation Administration official warned this week about the dangers of even small unmanned aircraft, pointing specifically to a recent close call involving a drone and a...
2 bodies found, 1 missing after hot air balloon burns, crashes in Virginia
(CNN) -- More than 100 state troopers and deputies searched for the third occupant of a hot air balloon that crashed in flames at a Virginia balloon festival, killing the...
South Sudan rivals sign cease-fire deal after months of mass killings
(CNN) -- South Sudan's President has reached a cease-fire deal with a rebel leader following five months of violence in the world's youngest nation. The deal signed Friday in the...
Dozens of protesters arrested after South African election results
(CNN) -- South African police arrested 59 people in Johannesburg overnight following postelection protests, authorities said Saturday. Police used rubber bullets to disperse the protesters, who burned tires in the...
Thousands flee intense Falluja shelling
(CNN) -- Violence erupted across Iraq on Saturday, with dozens of killings reported in shellings, bombings and shootings, authorities said. Most of the deaths occurred in Anbar province, the Sunni...
Source: Al Qaeda tries, fails to kidnap 2 U.S. Embassy staff in Yemen
(CNN) -- Two al Qaeda gunmen tried to kidnap two U.S. Embassy employees in Yemen last month but were shot and killed by one of the Americans, a Yemeni government...
South Korean ferry disaster: Death toll rises to 275 as crews search frigid waters
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- The death toll from the South Korean ferry capsizing has gone up to 275, with dozens more still missing, the nation's officials said Saturday. "The...
Beatification set for Pope Paul VI
(CNN) -- Pope Francis approved a decree Saturday to beatify Pope Paul VI, the Vatican said in a statement. Beatification is considered a step toward sainthood. The ceremony is...