Most ambitious women on earth
The rapid growth in emerging markets over the past decade has made them fertile ground for the development of the next generation of female executives. A CNN special on International Women's Day.
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French army in major Mali pullout
France begins a key stage of its military withdrawal from Mali, four months after sending troops to push Islamist rebels out of the north.
Murder sparks anti-Muslim backlash
There has been a huge increase in anti-Muslim incidents since the murder of a British soldier in London, an inter-faith charity says.
2-child limit for Muslims in parts of Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that does not apply to Buddhists in the area and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath o...
Pakistan bus fire kills 16 children
At least 16 children and a teacher are killed in a fire on their school bus in the eastern Pakistan of Gujrat, police say.
‘Black widow’ bombing in Russia
A suicide bomber has blown herself up close to an interior ministry building in the southern Russian republic of Dagestan, officials say.
Lantern record sought in Philippines
Thousands of paper lanterns light up the night sky in the Philippines in an attempt to set a new world record.
