Cindy Crawford and what real women look like
Everybody keeps telling me Cindy Crawfordwho always looked unrealis suddenly “real” because an unretouched photo of her leaked on Twitter. I’m sure you, like millions of others, have seen it…
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Crucial Talks Over Greece’s Debt Broke Down. What’s Next?
Despite all the tough talk of ultimatums and games of poker, Greece and its creditors in the 19-country eurozone are still expected to cobble together some sort of deal that…
Alain Nteff, the 23-year-old savior of Cameroon’s mothers and babies
Like many 23-year-olds, Alain Nteff has big dreams. What sets him apart from most, however, is what he’s actually trying to achieve: wiping out maternal mortality. The Cameroonian entrepreneur is…
Heat Map Tells Story Of China’s Massive New Year Migration
This map of China’s Lunar New Year travel tells a story of massive migration home from the big city. The interactive, updating graphic posted online by the Chinese Internet portal…
Niger police arrest 160 suspected Boko Haram militants
Authorities in the landlocked African nation of Niger have arrested 160 suspected Boko Haram militants allegedly involved in deadly attacks near that country’s border with Nigeria, a national police spokesman…
Danish Intelligence: No Sign Copenhagen Gunman Was Planning Attacks
Denmark’s domestic intelligence service acknowledged Tuesday that prison officials alerted the agency last year to the suspected gunman in last weekend’s shooting attacks that killed two people and wounded five…
At least 12 dead in Carnival parade accident in Haiti
The government spokesman did not elaborate on the accident. “My sincerest sympathies with the victims of the grave incident this morning at the Champ de Mars celebrating Mardi Gras Carnaval,”…
Breaking the bank: Bitcoins hit Africa’s money transfer traditions
Money makes the world go round, they say, but what if notes and coins were replaced with online code? Bitcoin — the world’s much talked about cryptocurrency — is just…
Cryotherapy: Would you freeze yourself fit?
Would you dare to freeze yourself fit by stepping into a chilling chamber colder than Antarctica? Golfers are used to frosty fairways, stormy tees and soggy greens but Padraig Harrington…
Attack in eastern Afghanistan kills 20 police officers, injures 8 others
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in Pole Alam, the provincial capital, group spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said in an email. One suicide bomber detonated his explosives at the entrance…
10 weirdest travel jobs
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France Moves to Open Up Sunday Shopping
Across Europe, it has been an enduring tension between the clamor for seven-day-a-week shopping and stores that close on Sundays in a nod to earlier times of greater religious faith…
Taliban Bombers Dressed As Officers Launch Deadly Attack On Police Station In Afghanistan: Officials
Taliban suicide bombers dressed as police officers attacked a police station Tuesday in Afghanistan, killing at least 20 people in the latest assault targeting local security forces, authorities said. –…
5 more Ukrainian forces killed as meeting with pro-Russian separatists canceled
The news comes three days into a so-called ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. – CNN’s Claudia Rebaza contributed to this report.
Haiti Carnival Accident Kills At Least 20 By Electrocution
At least 20 people on a music group’s packed Carnival float in the Haitian capital were killed Tuesday when they were electrocuted by a power line, officials said. – Hundreds…
Capital punishment: Inhumane aberration or necessary deterrent?
Is the use of capital punishment increasing or declining? What would account for these trends? Despite a global trend towards abolition, in 2013, the latest data available from Amnesty International,…
Train derails, explodes in West Virginia; crude oil spills into river
A train hauling crude oil derailed and exploded in West Virginia, displacing up to 1,000 residents and contaminating the local water supply. At least 27 of the train’s more than…
Up to speed: The latest developments in the aftermath of the Denmark attacks
Denmark is still coming to terms with the weekend’s deadly terrorist attacks in Copenhagen. On Monday, residents gathered for a vigil at the site of the attack. On Tuesday, the…
Meet the man who wants the world to drink Indian wine
India has produced wine throughout its history, but its popularity waned after phylloxera, a pest which also heavily affected European wine production in the 19th century, ravaged many of the…
Suspect’s confession played at ‘American Sniper’ trial
The man accused of killing Chris Kyle, subject of the hit film “American Sniper,” and Kyle’s friend said he didn’t have a choice. “I had to kill men today. It…
Opinion: Anwar imprisoned, Malaysia rights in free fall
After his appeal was denied on all counts, the sentencing hearing startedand Anwar took the gloves off, declaring the incident was a “complete fabrication” and a “political conspiracy” and attacking…
Inside Man in Paris Jewelry Holdups Admits to His Role, and Stupidity
PARIS — When diamond thieves struck a Harry Winston jewelry store with clockwork precision, it appeared to be a perfectly executed $100 million heist. But a video of their 2008…
How tech can fight extremism
Violent extremists like the self-proclaimed Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, have become increasingly sophisticated at creating dense, global networks of support online, networks that are helping these…
Crazy, sexy, muddy: Carnival’s dirtiest party pics
But slightly off that glittery path is a lesser known bacchanal that gives Rio a run for its rhinestones. From New Orleans to the Netherlands, people anxiously await this week’s…
Japan Issues Tsunami Advisory After Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake Hits Off Northeastern Coast
Japan has issued a tsunami advisory after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck off its northeastern coast. The quake struck shortly after 8 a.m. Japan time Tuesday at a depth of about…
With Ukrainian Troops Trapped, Cease-Fire Grows More Fragile
ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — The plight of as many as 8,000 Ukrainian troops trapped in the vicinity of Debaltseve, as well as the prospects for an already fragile truce, look decidedly…
What 2016 presidential candidates can’t avoid
History has a cruel sense of humor. Just watch President Barack Obama struggle with a war in Iraq and Syria during his final years in office; watch him discuss what…
French Jews See Cemetery Vandalism as Latest Sign of Anti-Semitism
PARIS — Teenage vandals are suspected of overturning as many as 250 gravestones in a cemetery in a rural part of eastern France near the German border, where many Jews…
Cindy Crawford pic used to satisfy ‘personal agenda’
The image showed the 48-year-old Crawford looking sultry, but imperfect, in black lingerie, her bared stomach and thighs characterized by what appears to be some cellulite, wrinkles and sun damage….
Why does ISIS keep making enemies?
Adding to your list of enemies is never a sound strategy, yet ISIS’ ferocious campaign against the Shia, Kurds, Yazidis, Christians, and Muslims who don’t precisely share its views has…