Four bullet-riddled bodies found in South African mine

South African police found four bullet-riddled bodies in an unused shaft of a mine belonging to relatives of Nelson Mandela and President Jacob Zuma, an officer said on Thursday.

Narco-blogger beats Mexico drug war news blackout

  An anonymous, twentysomething blogger is giving Mexicans what they can't get elsewhere — an inside view of their country's raging drug war.

Where are Japan's missing centenarians?

Japan prides itself on the world's longest life expectancy but is struggling with a disturbing footnote to that statistic — hundreds of people listed as its oldest citizens are either long dead or haven't been heard from for decades.

Moscow’s burning: Putin, ‘Action Man,’ to the rescue!

Iraq general: U.S. army 'must stay' until 2020

The commander of Iraq's military is calling for U.S. forces to stay in the country for another decade, reinforcing his stance that his country's military won't be able to secure the nation on their own after U.S. troops leave.

NYT: Afghan army mission turns into debacle

An ambitious military operation that Afghan officials had expected to be a sign of their growing military capacity instead turned into an embarrassment.

Baby boomers: 4 sisters, 4 births, 4 days

Four sisters from the same family have each given birth within four days. Three of the babies were born in the same suburban Chicago hospital. The fourth baby was born in California.