US family to try rescue effort for S.Sudanese orphans

An American family who fled an orphanage they set up in South Sudan because of the outbreak of fighting there, are planning to spend $6,800 on a private plane to fly back into the violence-ravaged nation to rescue 10 orphans who were in their care.

Toronto mayor on new video: I was drinking 'a little bit'

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford confirmed Tuesday that he's fallen off the wagon after a video surfaced showing him rambling incoherently with what appeared to be a Jamaican accent in a steakhouse.

China crackdown brings happy New Year for sharks

  As China prepares to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Horse, conservationists are hoping it may also turn out to be the Year of the Shark.

Inside Russia's pre-Olympics terrorist crackdown

Iraqis flee fighting at rates not seen since civil war

Iraqis are fleeing fighting in the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi at rates not seen since that country’s civil war six years ago.

Afghan translator dodges Taliban on long road to U.S.

Thousands of Afghans and Iraqis have worked for Americans during the wars, and now wait in fear of retribution while bureaucrats sift through a visa backlog. Mohammad, an interpreter, finally arrived in the U.S. last week.

Mobile clinics are lifeline for those in need

The mobile clinic – known as the "big blue bus" in some communities – travels throughout New York City’s boroughs, complete with nurses, a physician and fully equipped examination rooms to provide free healthcare to those in need.