Yemeni troops raided a third al Qaeda stronghold in a southern province, killing 40 suspected militants, authorities said Friday. The troops entered Shaqra town in Abyan province.

Germany-Forest-Boy

The story of the so-called Forest Boy -- a riddle that has perplexed people in Germany and elsewhere for months -- is a lie, police in Germany said Friday. The 20-year-old hoaxer, who claimed he was 17 and lived in the German woods for five years, is actually from Hengelo, in the Netherlands. He never lived in the forest and made his way to Berlin some time last year, police said.

India-Athlete-Accusations

A retired gold medal-winning athlete in India is under pressure to prove she is female after her partner accused of deception and sexual assault, police said Friday.

US-Guatemala-STD-Experiments

The victims and heirs of U.S. experiments involving sexually transmitted diseases and human subjects in Guatemala between 1946 and 1948 will appeal following the dismissal of their lawsuit against the U.S. government.

US-Defense-Cuts-War-Funding

Afghanistan war funding could be in jeopardy if proposed severe budget cuts hit the military in the beginning of 2013, according to senior Pentagon officials.

UN-Kony-Hunt

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon is questioning the effectiveness of the manhunt for fugitive warlord Joseph Kony and his Lord's Resistance Army, saying African Union troops are short on equipment, food and transportation

UK-School-Dinner-Blog

It started as a fun writing project -- 9-year-old Martha Payne decided to blog each day about lunch at her school in Scotland, rating and photographing each meal. Six weeks and more than 3 million page views later, her "NeverSeconds" blog has become an Internet sensation and provoked a minor political controversy.

Japan-Americans-Arrested

Japanese authorities are holding an American man on suspicion of killing a female Irish exchange student in Tokyo, a police spokesman said Friday. Police charged a second American man with groping the dead woman's friend.

China-Space-Launch

China will launch its historic space docking mission Saturday along with its first female astronaut in space.

Georgia-Iran-West-Relations

For Iranian tourists strolling in the sun-drenched squares in the Black Sea town of Batumi, Georgia is a pocket of hospitality in a world that has largely closed its doors to them.

Netherlands-ICC-Prosecutor

The International Criminal Court swears in Gambian lawyer Fatou Bensouda as its new prosecutor Friday, the first woman to assume the top job at the world war crimes tribunal.

China-Foxconn-Death

Chinese police are investigating the death of a Foxconn employee, whose body was found outside his residence this week.

SPORT-nadal-loses-in-halle

Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon preparations suffered a hitch as he fell to a shock straight sets defeat to Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber in the quarter-finals of the Gerry Weber Open.