--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Maddy Fry ## Maddy Fry Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close ## Maddy Fry Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close *  Apr 25, 2014 ### [Everest Hopefuls Pack It Up as Sherpas Mull Strike](https://time.com/77042/everest-sherpa-strike/) Some foreign mountaineers looking to ascend the world's highest peak in Nepal are divided between st... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 24, 2014 ### [Benedict Cumberbatch Is Everyone's Favorite European on the TIME 100](https://time.com/75590/benedict-cumberbatch-time-100/) The English actor's fans were full of support for the honoree, who was amongst high-profile European... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 24, 2014 ### [Twitter Reacts to Honorees From Africa on 2014 TIME 100](https://time.com/75500/time-100-2014-africa-reactions/) Religious leaders, philanthropists and activists in Africa were among the individuals honored [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 22, 2014 ### [Gun, Bomb Attacks in Northwest Pakistan Kill 9](https://time.com/71652/pakistan-attacks-kill-9/) Dozens more were injured in two attacks a week after the Taliban ended a ceasefire with Pakistan's g... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 22, 2014 ### [Syrian Rebels Cling to Homs Amid Regime Assault](https://time.com/71592/syria-homs-assad-rebels-opposition/) Opposition forces in Syria's third-largest city are struggling to stand their ground as government f... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 22, 2014 ### [Venezuelan Capital Hit By Fresh Wave of Riots](https://time.com/71618/venezuela-protests-rally/) Anti-government demonstrators marked Easter Sunday by burning effigies of President Nicolas Maduro i... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 17, 2014 ### [Argentina Rescues Girl Imprisoned in Garage for Nine Years](https://time.com/66376/argentina-girl-garage/) The 15-year-old was discovered by one of her biological sisters [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 17, 2014 ### [Facebook Removes Jihadist Preacher's Page](https://time.com/66340/facebook-jihadist-preacher/) The social media site is thought to have removed his page on the grounds that it violated restrictio... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 16, 2014 ### [Iran Mulls Ban on Vasectomies](https://time.com/64701/iran-vasectomies-ban/) Iran's supreme leader has encouraged the government to boost birthrates by rolling back family plann... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 16, 2014 ### [Iraq Shutters Abu Ghraib Prison](https://time.com/64721/iraq-closes-abu-ghraib/) The country's justice ministry has relocated the infamous prison's inmates over concerns about milit... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 15, 2014 ### [Court Sentences Berlusconi to Community Service](https://time.com/63200/berlusconi-community-service/) Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to a year of community service on Tues... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 15, 2014 ### [French Auction House Cancels Nazi Memorabilia Sale Amid Outrage](https://time.com/63160/france-nazi-auction-canceled/) Jewish groups objected to the proposed sale of items owned by Hitler and Goering, calling it 'obscen... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 14, 2014 ### [Assad: Syrian War Turning in My Favor](https://time.com/61378/assad-syria-war-turning-point/) Syrian President Bashar Assad claims government forces are handily beating the diverse range of oppo... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 14, 2014 ### [Libya Begins Trial of Gaddafi’s Sons](https://time.com/61356/libya-gaddafi-sons-trial/) Two sons of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi and thirty of his former associates will be tri... [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Apr 11, 2014 ### [Child Bride in Nigeria Poisons Husband](https://time.com/59286/child-bride-in-nigeria-poisons-husband/) The 14-year-old in the northern region of Kano killed her husband during a dinner celebrating their ... 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