(CNN) -- Operation Ocean Shield began life in 2008 as a United Nations-mandated mission to escort World Food Program ships through the Red Sea, one of the busiest waterways in the world. It later evolved into its current iteration, helping to drive down the frequency and success of piracy attacks. Read the complete article
Ben Emmerson a special reporter for the United Nations says U.S. drone strikes are killing farmers and other civilians in Pakistan. He says there is no justification for the strikes in international law. Read the complete article
About 6,000 dead, bloated pigs have been pulled so far from the river that flows through the center of Shanghai. And Chinese officials say they expect to find more carcasses in the river -- but they insist the city's water is fine. Read the complete article
Hawaii is in a unique geographical spot, the center of the Pacific Ocean, to witness the impact of the Japan tsunami. Debris swirls from Asia to the continental United States through Hawaii. The islands are, in effect, a comb of the Pacific. Read the complete article
More than 13.5 million girls under 18 are married each year across the world -- and the figure is rising. “Untying the Knot,” a new report from World Vision, child marriage increases in times of conflict and disaster, when fear pushes parents to marry their daughters early in order to ensure their safety and security. Read the complete article
The funeral for Hugo Chavez is Friday, but his final resting place will not be a cemetery.
In an unexpected twist, Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced that the Venezuelan president will be embalmed "just like Lenin (and) Mao Zedong" and laid to rest at a military museum where generations of Venezuelans can visit. Read the complete article
The number of Syrians who have fled their country since the civil war began almost two years ago reached 1 million Wednesday, the U.N. refugee agency said. Read the complete article
Uhuru Kenyatta, indicted for alleged crimes against humanity had an early lead Wednesday in the presidential election with 40 percent of votes counted Read the complete article
Former Vice President Nicolás Maduro will take over as president of Venezuela until an election is held. But opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable will push for change. Read the complete article
(CNN) -- A trial over one of Latin America's darkest moments is under way in Argentina, where 25 defendants are accused of crimes against humanity for their alleged role in a 1970s campaign of repression and violence. Read the complete article
