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Two of four dismembered bodies found Thursday morning in the eastern state of Veracruz and bearing signs of torture have been identified as journalists, Mexican authorities said.

The Chinese activist who left the refuge of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said Thursday that he regrets the move and now wants U.S. officials to help get him and his family to the United States.

Syrian forces raided a university Thursday, the opposition said, the latest sign of continuing attacks despite a truce implemented three weeks ago and the presence of United Nations monitors in the country.

Former Liberian President Charles Taylor should receive an 80-year sentence for his conviction of aiding and abetting war crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone’s civil war, the chief prosecutor in the international court case recommended Thursday.

A guest at the royal wedding is auctioning off a slice of wedding fruitcake.

In Venezuela, you can fill a Hummer for as little as $2. CNN’s Paula Newton finds out how.

In Venezuela, you can fill a Hummer for as little as $2. CNN’s Paula Newton finds out how.

France’s two presidential contenders continue to battle over the country’s undecided voters Thursday, after sparring over the economy in their one head-to-head debate ahead of Sunday’s run-off vote.

Former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson have been summoned to testify next week before a judge-led inquiry investigating phone hacking and news media ethics.

Thirty-four people were killed and 30 wounded in an attack on a cattle market in Nigeria’s northern Yobe state, a government official briefed on the investigation said Thursday.