Malala's voice stronger, not silenced
The attack was meant to silence the outspoken teenager who dared to defy the Taliban's ban against girls in school. Instead, it only made Malala's voice more powerful. After a school year that started with a shooting, Malala now eyes a summer of speaking at the U.N., telling her story in a new book and amplifying the issue of girls education.
Fighting for the 'throwaway' girls
Less than half of U.S. teen moms graduate high school. And Principal Asenath Andrews believes that's a slow death for them by lack of opportunities. "In other countries, we scream at people about throwing away girls, but we [do it], too; we just kill them slowly."
Impact Your World: How to help
CNN Films' "Girl Rising" tells the stories of girls across the globe and the power of education to change the world. Are you inspired to help the cause of girls' education around the world? You can make an impact in many ways, but by just being aware of the issue, you can spread the word. By acting in your own community, you can make a global difference.
Photos: Beyoncé rocks for girls education
When cooking can kill
For nearly half of the world's population, building and maintaining a fire is a daily -- and often deadly -- chore.
'I'm not a welfare mom, I'm a soldier'
Jaspen Boothe is committed to helping out homeless female veterans.
Wildlife's worst enemy? Us
Mona Rutger got the call in October: A bald eagle was flopping around on an airport runway after it had been clipped by a private jet. Unfortunately, it's something she sees all too often.
Troubled youth run 'old skool' bistro
As a juvenile corrections officer in Southern California, Teresa Goines found it rewarding to work with troubled youth and help them turn their lives around.
Pregnant and homeless: The real cost
Martha Ryan couldn't believe it. She had never heard of women who were pregnant and homeless. But in one night, she met three.
Grieving dad helps kids get to chemo
For many children fighting cancer, it can be extremely tough to make it to their chemotherapy appointments.
Fires shroud Singapore in haze
Singapore was shrouded in haze on Wednesday as smoke from forest fires in nearby Sumatra drifted across the Malacca Strait in the city's worst pollution crisis in more than a decade.
Netizens decry dolphin's treatment
A dolphin who died in the southern Chinese city of Sanya Monday has sparked nationwide anger after pictures surfaced of tourists near the shore mistreating and posing with the dying animal were spread on Weibo, China's most popular social network site.
Indonesia fuel prices up 44%
After clashes between police and protesters, Indonesia's parliament Monday night voted to revise the national budget and allow an increase of up to 44% in the prices of subsidized gas and diesel fuel.
Summer solstice: It's all about sex
In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice has a history of stirring libidos, and it's no wonder. The longest day of the year tends to kick off the start of the summer season, and with it, the harvest. It should then come as no surprise that the solstice is linked to fertility -- both of the vegetal and human variety.
Your most memorable moments
For some it was an exhilarating holiday to an exotic place, finding new love or conquering their greatest fear. For others, it was witnessing an historic event.
Witnessing sniper's 'kill shot' in Syria
CNN EXCLUSIVE: Snipers are doing most of the fighting in one war-torn Damascus suburb in Syria -- and as CNN's Fred Pleitgen finds out first-hand, death can come any minute.
World's oldest person dies
The world's oldest person has died in Japan, aged 116 -- just days after the passing of a Chinese woman with a rival claim to the title.
China's secret space base
The first thing I noticed were the bicycles. Those who weren't riding them were walking.
WWII plane raised from sea
A World War II German bomber, likely the last of its kind, has been raised from the bottom of the English Channel and will be restored for display in a British museum.
When cooking can kill
For nearly half of the world's population, building and maintaining a fire is a daily -- and often deadly -- chore.
Shark attacks teen in waist-deep water
A shark attacked a teenager Monday afternoon as he swam in waist-deep water at Surfside Beach, along Texas's Gulf coast, local police said.
Angelina Jolie double sues over hacking
A stunt double for Angelina Jolie is suing Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in the United States over possible phone hacking, her attorney Mark Lewis told CNN on Tuesday.
The top 2013 travel spots in Europe
Paris and Rome are lovely this time of year, but they're also packed with summer travelers.
BuzzFeed reporter Hastings dead at 33
Journalist Michael Hastings, known for his 2010 profile of Gen. Stanley McChrystal that led to the officer's abrupt retirement, died in a car accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
Elephant killings, tusks funding terror
The accelerating pace of the slaughter of elephants for their tusks has put African elephants at catastrophic risk in the coming decades. To make matters worse, some of the region's most notorious armed groups are taking tusks to finance their atrocities.
How tech can help African women
I recently left the Global Forum on Innovation & Technology Entrepreneurship in South Africa, inspired, empowered and hopeful, but extremely impatient to see radical changes to help women in Africa develop a world-class talent in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and businesses.
Decade needed to end trafficking?
Thirteen-year-old Anjali didn't just pack her bags and run away to the circus, she signed a 10-year contract with a circus master after fleeing from long hours of domestic servitude in Nepal. Taken to India, she then endured years of appalling and dangerous working conditions for no pay. A British charity helped Anjali finally say goodbye to the circus.
Has the U.S. started an Internet war?
Today, the United States is conducting offensive cyberwar actions around the world.
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U.N. workers killed in 'barbaric' attack in Somalia
Somalia's prime minister condemns a "despicable" and "barbaric" attack on the United Nations headquarters in Mogadishu that leaves at least 14 people dead.