A 12-year-old girl found hanged in her home left behind a suicide note that mentioned online bullying, according to police.

Delegates to the annual meeting of the Boy Scouts of America made a monumental statement Thursday, voting to allow openly gay youths to join scouting.

A valuable necklace was stolen from a party at the Cannes Film Festival, the second major jewelry theft at the event this year, police said Thursday.

Pakistan on Friday welcomed President Barack Obama's stance that "force alone cannot make us safer" in battling terrorism.

An Arizona jury Thursday said it was unable to reach a unanimous agreement and would be unable to decide what penalty Jodi Arias should receive for killing her ex-boyfriend.

Pepper Schwartz says with constant drumbeat of scandals in armed forces, the military must require education programs to teach men self control, address culture of sexual entitlement

Will Bunch says many kids seeing their parents come home from Afghanistan weren't even born when the war started. Al Qaeda and bin Laden have been taken care of: Why are we still there?

Any Nigerian government victory over Boko Haram will be hollow unless it wins over a disenfranchised youth and roots out alleged Boko Haram sympathizers in the government, says expert.

When the Boy Scouts of America found out den leader Jennifer Tyrrell is a lesbian, the organization's Ohio River Valley Council sent her a letter saying "you must immediately sever any relationship you may have" with the Scouts.

Ford's decision to quit making cars in Australia comes amid concerns the mining boom has peaked as the nation's manufacturing base declines.

After a gruesome killing of British soldier with a cleaver by suspects claiming retaliation for attacks on Muslims, world affairs columnist Frida Ghitis says neither Muslims or terrorism are to blame.

When the twister hit a school, bringing down walls, teachers tried to shield kids from falling debris and tore through rubble to save them - tragically, seven drowned in the basement.

A personal envoy to North Korea's leader tells China that the country's open to talks "to solve problems" as President Xi urges it to get back to the nuclear negotiating table.

At least 17 children died Saturday when a gas canister used to fuel a minivan exploded in the Pakistani city of Gujrat, police said.

British police arrested a 31-year-old man in London Friday night on terrorism-related offenses, according to a statement from London's Metropolitan Police Service.

British police arrest two men who allegedly threatened to blow up a Pakistan International Airlines flight mid-air forcing an emergency landing in Stansted.

Eighteen-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt, charged with a crime for having sex with a 14-year-old girl, rejected a deal Friday that would have required her to plead guilty to child abuse, according to Hunt's attorney.

Three-month-old Elayna Nigrelli has redefined what it means to be a miracle baby. She was born while her mother was technically dead.

Police in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, have called in reinforcements after the city's suburbs were hit by a fifth night of riots.

The head of European football has told players not to walk off the pitch if they are racially abused, saying any decision to stop a match should be left to the referee.

"I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine." Those words aren't what you might expect from the mayor of Canada's biggest city. But little is normal nowadays for Rob Ford, who spoke out Friday at length for the first time since reports came out suggesting he'd been filmed smoking crack.

Washington's governor estimated Friday it will take about $15 million to fix a bridge on Interstate 5 that collapsed into a river after being struck by an 18-wheeler, shutting down a portion of the state's main artery to Canada.

A day after a jury deadlocked on whether Jodi Arias should be sentenced to death for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, the jury foreman described the decision process as tense and emotional.

Researchers managed to create embryonic stem cells through cloning, a breakthrough in the field that was announced May 15 in the journal Cell. That study is now being called into question -- but not necessarily on scientific grounds.

The Czech Republic will request the extradition of an American citizen suspected of killing a family of four in the city of Brno, the Czech Justice Ministry said Friday.

A British Airways plane bound for Oslo made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport -- one runway remains closed and flights have been delayed.

British Airways plane made an emergency landing at London's Heathrow Airport. CNN's Richard Quest reports.

An upstate New York student said he got a three-day suspension for creating a controversial Twitter hashtag encouraging discussion of the school district's failed budget.

Adding to what's becoming a lengthy list of run-ins with the law, New York police arrested actress Amanda Bynes on Thursday night after she allegedly tossed drug paraphernalia out the window of her 36th floor Manhattan apartment.

Inter Milan sacked coach Andrea Stramaccioni Friday and replaced him immediately with Walter Mazzari.

Slumping World No.2 Rory McIlroy and defending champion Luke Donald will not be contesting the weekend action at the European Tour's flagship event at Wentworth.

AS Monaco signaled their intention to use their financial muscle in the summer transfer window with an audacious double swoop Friday for Porto pair Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez,

There will be no repeat of the 2012 men's singles final at the French Open after defending champion Rafael Nadal was drawn Friday in the same half as No.1-ranked Novak Djokovic for this year's second grand slam of the season.

Rumors that Apple is preparing major design changes with iOS 7 continue to heat up, with new reports suggesting a more muted and flat design aesthetic.

Tributes are pouring in for Drummer Lee Rigby, killed in a grisly knife attack in London -- and police are now holding four suspects in connection with the crime.

The family of Drummer Lee Rigby share their memories of the British soldier who was killed in London.

The British soldier slain in a gruesome cleaver attack in London was a well-liked infantryman and machine gunner who served in Afghanistan and Cyprus, and then became a military recruiter and ceremonial drummer outside the Royal Palaces, the military said Thursday.

Go inside the anti-trafficking fight in the Philippines where one activist wins support from Manny Pacquiao.

Gymnast turned Olympic weightlifter Zoe Smith is the first Englishwoman to win a Commonwealth Games weightlifting medal.

The cast of "Star Trek Into Darkness" take a break from fighting space villains to answer questions from CNN iReporters.

A man dressed up as a woman to expose sexual harassment in Egypt -- and says he can't imagine how women put up with the daily abuse.

In the battle against cancer, one video game is taking the deadly disease head-on. And some young patients are the winners.

When Marco Torremocha was laid off last year as a health and safety technician on construction sites -- another victim of Spain's deep economic crisis -- he wanted to put his severance pay into a sound investment.

Despite dramatic terrorist incidents, the terror threat that led to 9/11 has been defeated, and Obama is right to say the U.S. should move on, says Peter Bergen.

It seems that anytime Brad Pitt speaks, the world stops to listen, and his latest interview with Esquire has been no exception.

The Germans are coming, this time in the form of the first all-German Champions League football final -- and this time, London cannot wait.

When Germany's two biggest soccer clubs go head-to-head in Saturday's Champions League final, there can only be one winner: German industry.

When American pop artist Andy Warhol visited Beijing in 1982 and was told there wasn't a McDonald's, he replied: "Oh, but they will."

Photographer Paul Hellstern snapped his shutter just minutes after the tornado reduced Oklahoma City's Briarwood Elementary School to rubble.

Richard III's burial was hardly fit for a king.

On Thursday, President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver a major speech in Washington about his administration's counterterrorism policies, focusing on the rationale and legal framework for the controversial CIA drone program and his plans to wind down the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.

A man dresses as a woman and goes undercover to expose sexual harassment in Egypt. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.

Students in Missouri rebuilt an old-school Volkswagen Karmann Ghia into an electric car powered by tweets.

CNN's Becky Anderson looks at the runners and riders at this year's Cannes Film Festival + updates on Adam Ant & Genesis

CNN is hosting a tweet chat Monday May 27 at 12pm BST to debate how the crisis has split the world and hear your views on who is at fault and how it can be fixed. Join the conversation using the hashtag #inequalityCNN.

Commercial logos on historic sites may seem crass, but in Italy there may be no other way to preserve cherished monuments.

A Ugandan artist has created an incredible children's playground built entirely from trash.

Every eight minutes, a child goes missing in India. Parents say reports of missing children from poor families are often ignored by police.

Japan's red-hot rally cools off this week, hit by waves from the U.S. and China. But this could actually be a promising sign.

Jes Baker is cutting retailer Abercrombie & Fitch down to size.

A soldier lies in a pool of blood while suspects brandish knives, one of them ranting at passers-by. Some are taking pictures. It is unlike anything seen in Britain which has a low murder rate.

The gesture couldn't have been more dramatic, nor the setting more grand: 78-year-old French writer and historian Dominique Venner chose the altar of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to shoot himself in front of about 1,500 horrified visitors. Just before pulling the trigger, he had meticulously laid a letter on the altar for the police.

Choke on this! Doctors remove a tiger's hair-raising hairball. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

Rose Matrie lives in a cracked house -- a reminder of the earthquake that struck her Haiti home -- but the young student still has big dreams for the future.

Controversial Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei has released a heavy metal single and music video inspired by his harrowing detention two years ago.

A group of students in London has developed an electrically conductive paint, which could change the way the world is wired.

In this era of ever-accelerating technological development, we all tend to be so fixated on the gizmos of the future that we rarely take the time to think about the glorious technology of the past.

Could Africa's armed forces be a secret weapon in building roads and infrastructure across the continent?

When he was 6 weeks old, Kaiba Gionfriddo lay flat on a restaurant table, his skin turning blue. He had stopped breathing.

The millions of people working in tourism in Egypt have been hit hard by the unrest. Here's what they're thinking.

St Louis boat builder creates pirate ships, sells to History Channel for $80,000 on Craigslist.

When Germany's two biggest soccer clubs go head-to-head in the Champions League final, there can only be one winner: German industry.

To many African women suffering from "obstetric fistula" it's much more than just a physical injury -- they are shunned and rejected by their communities.

President Barack Obama is to deliver a major speech on counterterrorism, including the controversial use of drones and the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Peter Bergen examines some of the misinformation around the subject.

Sure, serious-minded folks from the White House on down have taken to Tumblr, the popular blogging platform that Yahoo announced it had purchased this week.

Zoe Smith's petite frame should fool nobody -- she's a weightlifting warrior. If the 19-year-old isn't employing her immense physical strength to lift weights of more than 120 kilograms, she's smiting Twitter trolls who are foolish enough to take her on.

Pictures of a boy cowering behind his father as bullets rain down became an enduring image of the second Intifada. Now Israel's casting doubt on them.

CNN's Becky Anderson interviews Grameen Bank founder Mohammad Yunus about Bangladesh's labor conditions.

A WFLA news chopper catches a woman trying to straddle a manatee after a herd gathered near swimmers at a sand bar.

When American pop artist Andy Warhol visited Beijing in 1982 and was told there wasn't a McDonald's, he replied: "Oh, but they will."

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calls women "Japan's most underutilized resource," yet traditions have been hard to overcome.

Hnin Ei Phyu, 19, is on her knees at home, whispering her prayers. It's a sign of normality as ethnic tensions threaten to tear apart her community.

There's fresh evidence that American teenagers may be growing weary of Facebook.

Over the past few weeks some of the biggest names in world football have been guests on CNNFC.

The pristine waters of the Seychelles, a glittering necklace of coralline and granitic islands scattered on the Indian Ocean, have long beguiled jet-setters and eco-conscious visitors from around the world, turning the idyllic archipelago into a popular travel destination.

Bionic exoskeletons that make us superhuman could soon be a reality -- take a look at five of the most incredible robot suits being developed.

South Africa's "mother of the nation" is being pursued by bailiffs for unpaid debts. How has the ex-wife of freedom fighter and former President Nelson Mandela fallen so badly on tough times?

Friends of Michael Adebolajo paint a very different picture of the man who allegedly hacked a British soldier to death in the street.

A former teacher approached one of the suspects after the attack on a British soldier on the London street. When Ingrid Loyau-Kennett saw the man wielding a knife, she tried to engage him in a conversation to distract him.

UK police have arrested three people over the brutal killing of soldier Lee Rigby in London -- but much of the world's attention has been focused on the cleaver-wielding suspect who faced up to cameras after the attack.

The family of Drummer Lee Rigby share their memories of the British soldier who was killed in London.

A former teacher approached one of the suspects after the attack on a British soldier on the London street. When Ingrid Loyau-Kennett saw the man wielding a knife, she tried to engage him in a conversation to distract him.

The killing of a British soldier in a London street highlights the fear that there is little police can do in the age of "open-source jihad" to prevent these types of terror attacks.

Tributes are pouring in for Drummer Lee Rigby, killed in a grisly knife attack in London -- and police are now holding four suspects in connection with the crime.

From the targeted killing of Americans overseas to the future of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, President Barack Obama will lay out the framework and legal rationale for his administration's counterterrorism policy in a widely anticipated speech on Thursday.

"This shouldn't be happening" -- these were the words of a visibly nervous and frustrated sheriff of the court as he rang the outside bell and knocked at the gate belonging to a woman still considered by many in South Africa as the "mother of the nation."

The eyes of the country will be upon Texas on Thursday.

CNN is hosting a tweet chat Monday May 27 at 12pm BST to debate how the crisis has split the world and hear your views on who is at fault and how it can be fixed. Join the conversation using the hashtag #inequalityCNN.

Ai Weiwei is at it again. This time, the controversial Chinese artist-activist has taken his first venture into music, releasing a heavy metal single and music video inspired by his harrowing detention by the government two years ago.

Three university researchers working on medical technology are facing federal charges -- and up to 20 years in prison if convicted -- for allegedly taking Chinese money for their U.S.-funded research, according to federal authorities.

Three Chinese airlines received "false bomb threats" on Wednesday that caused disruption to five different domestic flights destined for the southern city of Shenzhen, state-run media reported.

Demonstrators braved a heavy police presence and the threat of arrest by massing Thursday in the streets of Kunming, China, to protest the planned construction of a chemical plant, they said.

The decision to grant permanent observer status to China and five other nations by the Arctic Council meeting in Sweden Wednesday reflects the heightened interest by some of the world's most powerful economies in an area rich in oil, gas, minerals, fish and new transport possibilities.

Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang has called on his nation's tourists to improve their behavior, stressing it was important to project a "good image of Chinese tourists," official state media outlet Xinhua reported.

Four months before the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, a woman fired a gun in China's National Art Gallery -- all in the name of art.