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Promise of a new start in Bangladesh

In response to last month's deadly building collapse, Bangladesh's cabinet is pursuing a law that would force factories to offer life insurance for garment workers. And several clothiers have signed on to a safety plan to prevent disasters.

U.N.: Boats carrying Rohingya capsize in Myanmar

Three boats carrying as many as 150 people are believed to have capsized near the western coast of Myanmar as local residents scrambled to avoid a storm that's approaching the area, a U.N. agency said Tuesday.

Iranian-American launches bid for Iran's presidency

An Iranian-American college professor hopes to be Iran's next president. But the motivation for Hooshang Amirahmadi's quixotic campaign is to re-establish trust between the United States and Iran.

Prosecutors: Ban Berlusconi from public office

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's controversial former prime minister, should be sentenced to six years in prison and banned permanently from holding public office over the "Ruby the heart-stealer"case, prosecution said Monday.

Surviving 16 days in rubble

Remsha, a Bangladeshi teen who was buried for 16 days under the rubble of a garment factory where she worked, spoke for the first time Monday and vowed never to work again in the industry.

Racist abuse stops soccer match

A leading Italian soccer coach has called for stronger action against racism after a top-level match between AC Milan and Roma was suspended Sunday due to abusive chants by supporters.

Escaping a North Korean gulag

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 camps.

'Shredded bodies' reported in Benghazi blast

Children were among at least 13 people killed and more than 40 wounded Monday when a car bomb blew up near a hospital in the Libyan city of Benghazi, a security official told state TV.

Exclusive: Hunt for pirates

CNN got an exclusive look as African Union security forces hunt for pirates in the waters off Somalia.

Saudi Arabia's first anti-abuse ad

Last month, thousands of people in Saudi Arabia opened up their newspapers to find a full-page picture of a woman with a black eye clearly visible underneath her burqa.

Mubarak's retrial begins

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak faces retrial Saturday, after a first retrial attempt in April ended abruptly, when a judge in the case recused himself and left the courtroom.

Ex-PM set to return to power in Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif, the prime minister whose government was overthrown by a military coup more than a decade ago, appears to be back on top in Pakistan, election officials have said.

Poolside raid nabs British fugitive

Four years after escaping British custody, Andrew Moran is arrested after a dramatic raid on a villa in southern Spain.

Poolside raid nabs British fugitive

Four years after escaping British custody, Andrew Moran is arrested after a dramatic raid on a villa in southern Spain.

Pope canonizes first saints from Colombia, Mexico

Pope Francis canonized the first saints of his papacy -- including the first ever honored from Colombia and Mexico -- at a Mass on Sunday at St. Peter's Square, according to the Vatican website.

Guatemala ex-dictator guilty of genocide

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was found guilty of the genocide of more than 1,700 indigenous Ixil Mayans during his 1982-83 rule.

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