Understanding cricket, in 200 words
Eleven men try their hardest to strike out the guy with a bat. Hint: It’s not baseball.
In Philippines, aid effort picks up but thousands missing
Survivors’ distress worsens as law and order breaks down in some parts, though relief efforts pick up pace.
For Filipino couple, ferry has become a lifeline
A pastor and his wife take the ferry to an intact city to bring home desperately needed supplies.
India’s god of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar, retires
The world-famous batsman’s departure from the game after 24 years leaves the country bereft.
In Philippines, post-typhoon looting raises security fears
Survivors’ distress worsens as law and order breaks down in some parts, though relief efforts pick up pace.
Philippine typhoon survivors grow increasingly desperate
Philippine military, international aid groups struggle to access areas devastated by Haiyan.
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Ashura, Philippines disaster relief, Mount Sinabung eruption, Golden Spike reenactment and more.
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Pakistan’s Mr. Popular
Imran Khan hopes to replicate his success on the cricket pitch in the field of Pakistani politics.
India election sees change
After 34 years, world’s longest-serving democratically elected communist party loses power.
The art of Ai Weiwei
A collection of popular works of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who was arrested by the Chinese police.
Global nuclear debate heats up
Governments around the world are questioning the use of nuclear power.
Powerful quake, aftershocks rattle Tokyo
A massive earthquake and tsunami struck the eastern coast of Japan.
Quake in New Zealand kills scores
The search for survivors continues after 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.
Elsewhere in World
Asia / Pacific
Africa
- Most Kenyans want their president to be tried at Hague for vote violence crimes, poll finds.
- Gunmen kidnap French parish priest in terror zone in north Cameroon, radical sect a suspect
- UNICEF's Farrow warns of danger of genocide in Central African Republic
- French foreign minister says documents show Nigeria's Boko Haram trained in north Mali
Middle East
- UN nuclear agency says Iran has slowed pace of uranium enrichment ahead of nuclear talks
- Egypt gives Russian dignitaries red carpet welcome but insists it's not turning away from US
- Libyan cleric, ex-police officer killed, part of a wave of targeted attacks in eastern city
- Egypt's ousted president moved from hospital room to solitary confinement in prison
The Americas
- Police say 65 men arrested in Australia as part of Canadian child porn website investigation
- Venezuela's congress looks set to hand President Maduro decree powers
- Bieber says he's sorry, but his gear is stuck in Argentina, where he faces criminal complaints
- Canada says 386 children rescued in international child porn bust; 348 people arrested
National Security
- Thunderbirds, Blue Angels are back; but other military outreach programs remain grounded
- Kerry: Nuclear deal with Iran will be 'failsafe' so it will have no nuclear weapons capability
- Air Force to 'add more rigor' to screening of candidates for nuclear commander jobs
- Air Force to 'add more rigor' to screening of candidates for nuclear commander jobs
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