Jill LangloisApril 19, 2013 16:59

Member of Parliament David Mayo told BBC News that the hospital in the village of Lorema was attacked by soldiers and that fighting continued into Friday. One doctor, one patient and four nurses were killed.

Cameroon: kidnapped French family released

Samantha StainburnApril 19, 2013 11:40

"We are all very tired but normal life will now resume," Tanguy said in Yaounde today.

Chechnya and Dagestan: troubled corners

News DeskApril 19, 2013 12:13

BOSTON — In Boston, questions abound. A manhunt is underway for the remaining live suspect in the marathon bombings that occurred earlier this week. Halfway around the world, there may be some answers.

Baghdad cafe bombing leaves many dead

Sarah WolfeApril 18, 2013 16:49

A bombing at a Baghdad cafe filled with young people killed at least 26 and wounded dozens more.

In Pakistan’s tribal region, a woman runs for office for the first time

Aamir LatifApril 19, 2013 06:01

BAJAUR, Pakistan — In a district known more for militants and drones than women’s lib, Badam Zari is receiving some early support. Outside a small courtroom in Khar, the capital of Bajaur Province, a dozen of her supporters — almost all men — cheered when the election commission official announced that Zari would be allowed to run.

Katrine DermodyApril 18, 2013 15:36

Innovation of the Day: Camouflage Condoms

South African soldiers have a new camouflaged weapon in their arsenal.

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A pack of the new South African condoms 'sexy and fun', launched 14 June 2004 in Benoni in Johannesburg. (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images) (ALEXANDER JOE/AFP/Getty Images)

Bringing a whole new meaning to fit and flare: South African soldiers are supplied with camouflage condoms.

North Korea sets tough new terms for talks with US

Faine Greenwood and Geoffrey CainApril 18, 2013 08:39

SEOUL — North Korea said it would agree to regional talks with South Korea and the US — but only if certain tough preconditions were met first, which the South deems "absurd."

Matthew Welch and Rian RossettiApril 17, 2013 15:50

Finger-pointing in the wake of the Boston attack

Some suspicious of the official investigation and others too impatient to wait for its results, many people provide their own unfounded theories regarding the violence.

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FBI crime scene investigators stand near an evidence marker on Boylston Street just past Berkeley Street as they sweep up towards the bomb scene of the Boston Marathon April 17, 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

As tragic as they are, disasters provide a wealth of material for individuals looking to justify prejudices, provoke aggression against political enemies, or simply profit from the paranoia and fear that naturally follow any calamity.

South Korea and China's so-called honeymoon

Geoffrey CainApril 19, 2013 06:01

SEOUL — China has uncomfortably backed North Korea since the 1950s, at times treating South Korea as a direct enemy and, more recently, a wary and reserved trading partner. But this time around, are Beijing and Seoul on the verge of a honeymoon in the face of Pyongyang’s war threats? It’s possible. Behind the scenes, Seoul has been carving out the beginnings of a grander, longer-term strategy to deal with a militant North Korea, say analysts.

Mac Deford April 17, 2013 12:41

Boston Marathon bombing reveals the worst and best among us

Commentary: Can we prevent global destruction on a scale yet to be seen?

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A piece of debris rests against a police barricade near the scene of Monday's deadly bombing at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. FBI investigators will try to rebuild the bombs used in the attack to determine their origin. (Spencer Platt/AFP/Getty Images)

OWLS HEAD, Maine — The Boston Marathon attack was not 9/11. But the awful shock, that kick-in-the-gut feeling it created, brought back memories of that first, terrifying run-in with international terrorism. The death rate in Boston was minuscule, 1/1,000th of those lost on 9/11, but that it happened at one of the nation's happiest, carefree athletic events made it particularly painful, and not just for the memories it evoked. Sure, we'll continue to have marathons, parades, mass celebrations of one sort or another, but like our trips through airports these days, they'll be less carefree, more burdensome, less the innocent experience of our youth.