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Obama prom photos: Yep, presidents go to prom too

Chatter: Machete terrorist attack in London

America: What's more harmful, pot use or incarceration?

Mt Everest: Octogenarians compete for title of oldest man to reach summit

Chinua Achebe's body arrives in Nigeria ahead of burial

Russia vs. Azerbaijan: the Eurovision edition

Ai Weiwei's new music video, 'Dumbass,' is a little dark, and a lot awesome

Russia's foreign minister fights for "stolen points" in Eurovision mishap

Stockholm riots rage for 3rd day after police shooting

Chatter: North Korea sends envoy to China

Revenge of the gnomes

Peace Corps will accept same-sex couples

Pope Francis exorcism just simple prayer, Vatican says (VIDEO)

Manchester City and New York Yankees buy US soccer club

Top 50 most popular songs in 14 countries this week

Myanmar jails 7 Muslims for attacks on Buddhist monk

Chatter: Mile-wide tornado rips through Oklahoma

Video: Where brothers sell sisters into prostitution

Rock climber dies in freak accident on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park after granite slices his line

Church of Scotland votes to allow gay ministers into the clergy

First Boeing 787 Dreamliner takes to the skies three months after mass grounding by FAA over safety concerns

Dubai hotel unveils gold iPads as virtual concierge

Barbra Streisand to receive Hebrew University doctorate

#AFridayIn: The Nantucket Wine Festival

The world's largest crack market is in the world's largest Catholic country (VIDEO)

Obama tells Morehouse College graduates to shun excuses during commencement speech (VIDEO)

Obama's approval rating holds steady despite string of scandals

Beyoncé slams 'low life people' who spread rumors about her second pregnancy

DSM-5, controversial update to psych manual, released

Plane lands on at Newark airport on belly without landing gear

Afghanistan's parliament fails to pass women's rights legislation

Could electroshock therapy work — for learning math?

Raha Moharrak makes history as the first Saudi Arabian woman to summit Mt. Everest

European Union to ban refillable olive oil jugs

San Francisco bacon restaurant forced to close over smell (VIDEO)

France signs gay marriage into law, but divisions run deep

What to read: think globally (VIDEO)

Beyoncé expecting second child with Jay-Z: report

Mexican gangland film contends Cannes Palme d’Or

Ultra-orthodox Jews protest in Jerusalem against military draft

Cannes jewelry heist sees $1-million worth of bling vanish

A quarter of gay people have been subjected to attacks or violent threats, EU poll says (VIDEO)

Pakistan bombings target mosques during Friday prayers, killing at least 13

Is North Korea evil and clownish?

Has Hollywood sold out on Tibet?

Pope Francis criticizes global 'cult of money'

Move over, ultrasounds: Fetus holograms are the next big trend (VIDEO)

Baghdad car bombing leaves at least 5 dead as Iraq sees more violence

Life-size Barbie Dreamhouse opens in Berlin (PHOTOS)

Life-size Barbie Dreamhouse opens in Berlin

Cannes Film Festival kicks off with 'Gatsby,' 'Heli'

Depardieu stars in new DSK film

Psy will perform on Dancing with the Stars (VIDEO)

Reflecting on the pursuit of equality and non-discrimination on LGBT Day

From village to airport lounge

Gerhard Richter painting sells for a record $37m

Belize calls for prosecutions in Mayan pyramid gutting

Whites-only scholarship still offered at Columbia University

Media pens protest letter to Eric Holder over DOJ's seizing of AP records

France's harsh contrast: glitzy Cannes opens, another recession sets in

In Gaza, an 'original recipe' for happiness

The Associated Press, IRS scandals build unlikely bridge over bipartisan divide

Pilot locked out of cockpit of Air India jet

London: All priced out and nowhere to go

Why Catholic saints are marching into Latin America

North Korea’s latest barking? South Korea had a sex scandal

Prince Harry visits NYC and storm damaged New Jersey towns

Ashton Kutcher in Israel for spiritual, tech retreat

Fashion retailers H&M and Zara will sign Bangladesh safety accord

Gay Paris: not all it's cracked up to be

After global campaign, Singapore opens investigation into American engineer's death

Psychologist Dr. Joyce Brothers dies at 85

Boston student accepted to UCLA after Twitter campaign

Minnesota becomes 12th state to legalize gay marriage (VIDEO)

In Swaziland, witches on broomsticks must fly low

Bangladesh will raise the minimum wage for garment workers

British sports memorabilia: A new safe haven?

Why hotels have high hopes for the Middle East

In isolated Myanmar, sanctions breed bogus US franchises

Seth Meyers to replace Jimmy Fallon as 'Late Night' host

Jack Butler dies

Pope creates 800 Italian saints

Is apartheid funny? South Africa’s new comedians think so

A Friday In goes to Britain's Lingfield Park for a day at the races

Mexico's mamas don't want to let babies grow up to be gangsters

Europe's other potentially toxic food: salmon

Women's prayer service at Israel's Western Wall marred by protests, arrests (PHOTOS)

Women's prayer service at Israel's Western Wall marred by protests, arrests

How Nike solved its sweatshop problem

South Africa: Police filmed taking bribes, performing sexual act (VIDEO)