A self-proclaimed leader of the Nigerian militant group, Boko Haram, said that the more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls have not been released as was promised in a recent agreement with the Nigerian government, but instead have been "married off" to its fighters.
Villagers dressing up as clowns will run afoul of the law in southern France lest the change their costumes. The municipality of Vendargues in the country's Languedoc-Roussillon region has banned the jesters after "evil clowns" terrorized citizens" in several incidents - and across the "grande nation" - in recent weeks.
Around the world people mourn for their loved ones who have passed through quiet prayer, sacred rituals or celebrations. On Nov. 1 during All Saints Day (Dia de Todos Santos), Guatemala City, Guatemala, residents transformed parts of their country into "the land of colors" with enormous kites, otherwise known as giant Barriletes, that filled the sky and communicated with the dead.
Wedged between Halloween and All Saint's Day is a Mexican tradition of celebrating the ancestors that goes back thousands of years - Dia de los Muertos. The festival used the mark Harvest Time but that was before the Spaniards occupied Mexico. Mano a Mano are organizing a two day festival for New Yorkers.
Maine health officials were able to persuade the court to issue a order restricting the nurse's movements. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. just returned from Ebola stricken countries but is self-monitoring.
A new research study conducted by the UK government has found that there is "no obvious" correlation between tough laws and the level of illegal drug use.
Thousands of protesters on Thursday stormed Burkina Faso's parliament building and clashed with security forces outside the presidential palace in Ouagadougou. The crowd is demanding the ouster of President Blaise Compaoré, who has ruled the west African nation for the past 27 years.
The Maine nurse defied state health officials by going for a bike ride. In New Orleans at the beginning of a tropical diseases conference, medics are told not to attend if they've had contact with Ebola and the World Health Organization has only half of the funds it needs to carry out its goals to combat the Ebola epidemic.
Four bodies have been found in an area near Matamoros, Mexico where three Americans and one Mexican disappeared two weeks ago, The Associated Press reported.
Researchers at The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery announced that a piece of famous flyer Amelia Earhart’s missing plane was found in Nikumaroro, along the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati.
The New York Post's speculation that Russian President Vladimir Putin may be suffering from cancer was sharply rebuffed by a Kremlin spokesman on Wednesday.
