The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved the deployment of African and French troops to the chaotic and war-ravaged Central African Republic, CNN reported. The council also voted to impose an arms embargo on the nation.
Former South African President Nelson Madela, who survived 27 years in prison to protest the country's apartheid system, died on Thursday. He was 95 years old
Ronald Smith, an American chemistry teacher working at the International School Benghazi, was shot and killed on Thursday, a school official confirmed to CBS News. "He was doing his morning exercise when gunmen just shot him. I don't know why. He was so sweet with everyone," said Adel al Mansouri, the director of the school
Paul Ciancia, the man charged with killing a Transportation Security Administration and wounding two other agents and a civilian during a shooting rampage on November 1 at Los Angeles International Airport, made his first court appearance on Wednesday
