Tears on chopper ride to freedom

It was another day in five years of enemy captivity, and Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl didn't know what the 18 Taliban fighters were about to do to him Saturday in Afghanistan.



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Bergdahl's mother: 'It's a good day'

As the parents of U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl discussed his release, his father used an Afghan language, saying his son was struggling with English.



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Low voter turnout at Egypt vote

Reza Sayah reports on troubles with Egypt's election results, including low turnout.



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Sudan: Only court can release woman

Sudan's foreign ministry denied published reports that a woman sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her Christian faith is expected to be released.



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Who was swapped for Bergdahl?

Together with the announcement that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was released after nearly five years of captivity came the news that five detainees at Guantanamo Bay were being transferred to Qatar.



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U.S. Vets scandal: Secretary resigns

[Adds breaking news update 11:24 a.m. ET]



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$2B for the Clippers? You're kidding

Mike Downey says the ex-Microsoft boss' $2 billion offer for a middling basketball team is nuts.



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Mickelson: I've done nothing wrong

Five-time major champion Phil Mickelson denied involvement in an alleged insider trading fraud Saturday, saying he is fully co-operating with FBI agents.



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Easy for Rafa, Murray on brink

Rafael Nadal took another big step towards a ninth French Open title Saturday while one of his chief rivals in his half of the draw Andy Murray hovered on the brink of elimination before play was halted in fading light.



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Woman's stoning riles the world

Gayle Lemmon says in Pakistan, Nigeria, as well as the U.S., there are too many crimes and hatred against women.



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U.S. Marine tells of abuse in Mexico jail

Punched. Slapped. Cursed at. Deprived of water and food. Shackled to a bed with a "four-point restraint for almost a month."



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U.S. soldier held captive in Afghanistan freed, 5 years on

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, U.S. soldier held captive for nearly five years by militants during the Afghanistan war, is released, the White House says.



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Profile: Who is Bowe Bergdahl?

Just three days after his 28th birthday, the White House announced news of Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl's release by the Taliban.



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Military gets P.O.W.'s 'proof of life'

US obtained 'proof of life' video of Beau Bergdahl, the only U.S. POW from the Afghanistan war.



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Principles collide in soldier's case

"No negotiating with terrorists" versus "Leave no soldier behind."



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June 2013: New hope for soldier

The wait for a soldier held captive for four years continues with a glimmer of hope. CNN's Jake Tapper reports.



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Stoning suspects face terrorism court

Five relatives arrested in the public stoning death of a pregnant Pakistani woman will be taken to an anti-terrorism court, authorities said.



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Rossi woe at 300th MotoGP

Valentino Rossi will have to do it the hard way if he is to mark his 300th MotoGP with victory in front of his adoring home fans at Mugello.



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Tiananmen Square attack: 8 charged

Eight people in China have been indicted for their roles in an attack in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in October, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported Saturday, citing local authorities.



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Turkish cops harass CNN reporter

A CNN correspondent was harassed by Turkish plainclothes police as he was live on air, reporting on tensions between the officers and demonstrators on the first anniversary of mass protests in Istanbul.



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CNN reporter held by police on air

Turkish authorities demand CNN's Ivan Watson produce his passport during live reporting.



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Arrests in girls' rape, hanging

Two teenage girls' bodies were discovered hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh. CNN's Sumnima Udas reports.



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Terror arrest at Heathrow Airport

London's Metropolitan Police confirmed that officers from the police's Counter Terrorism Command, SO15, have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism.



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Man charged over Brad Pitt attack

A journalist accused of striking Brad Pitt at the "Maleficent" premiere is out of a job and possibly faces months in jail.



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Donetsk reels after week of violence

Pro-Russian separatists built roadblocks on the main routes into the flashpoint eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk on Saturday in an effort to prevent Ukrainian troops from entering.



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Toddler hurt by grenade in drug raid

Members of a northeast Georgia SWAT team are "devastated" after a drug raid in which a flash-bang grenade landed in a 1-year-old's playpen, seriously injuring the child, the Habersham County sheriff said Friday.



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6 Americans detained in Honduras

Six Americans who were salvaging goods from the bottom of the sea off the coast of Honduras have sat in a jail there for over three weeks as officials have charged them with illegal weapons possession.



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George Michael 'resting and well'

George Michael spent two days in a London hospital last week, but his representative is not revealing why.



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U.S.: Syria bomber was American

A radical Islamist fighter who carried out a recent suicide bombing in Syria was a man who grew up in Florida, U.S. authorities say.



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McIlroy falls away at Memorial

A second consecutive round of 66 fired Paul Casey to the top of the Memorial Tournament leaderboard in Dublin, Ohio, Friday after overnight leader Rory McIlroy fell away.



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Snowden: 10 things we learned

Traitor or patriot? Low-level systems analyst or highly trained spy?



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Torres earns World Cup spot

Fernando Torres may have booked his place in Spain's 23-man squad for its defense of the World Cup by scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 warmup win over Bolivia in Sevilla.



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How terrible is it to be born a girl?

Isobel Coleman says violence against women is being discussed, and that's a step forward from centuries of silence.



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Secret eyes watching you shop

FTC chairwoman Edith Ramirez warns consumers about the perils of invisible data brokers where common transactions quietly surrender a gold mine of data, from where you live to what you like.



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We need birds, and birds need us

Peter Doherty says more than ever before, birds are threatened by human pollutions and climate change.



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Model fights Google over porn photos

Attorneys for Google and Yahoo appeared in a Buenos Aires court to respond to accusations that searches on their websites link the name and photos of a popular Argentina model to sexually-oriented websites.



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Sex trafficking hero quits after expose

She was the world's crusader against the trafficking of girls for sex in Cambodia, and she told an extraordinary personal tale: she was a village girl sold by a grandfatherly man into sex slavery.



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Did Somaly Mam fabricate story?

CNN's Randi Kaye investigates recent accusations that activist Somaly Mam may have fabricated her sex slavery story.



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Catholic teachers battle morality clause

If you want to teach at a Catholic school in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, regardless of your religion, you must be willing to sign a detailed morality clause that critics say focuses on "pelvic issues."



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2 more arrested over gang-rape of hanged Indian teens

Indian authorities hold five men in custody -- including two police officers -- over the gang-rape of two teenage girls found hanging from a tree in a northern village.



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Husband of stoned woman speaks

The husband of the Pakistani woman who was stoned speaks out as outrage spreads around the country. Jim Clancy reports.



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Bloody clashes in C.A.R.

Clashes in Central African Republic between protesters and peacekeepers end in bloodshed. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.



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Redskins fumble on Twitter

The Washington Redskins, stinging from a letter by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and dozens of fellow Democrats calling on the league to force the team to change its racist name, apparently fumbled a desperate Twitter appeal to fans.



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Store defends flag likened to KKK hood

A British supermarket chain has defended the sale of a wearable England flag in its stores that has been compared to a Ku Klux Klan uniform.



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Tennis: Gulbis comments cause stir

Ernest Gulbis is no stranger to a controversial comment.



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Bodies hanging from branches

The brutal gang rape and murder of two girls in rural India has infuriated the rest of the country. Sumnima Udas reports.



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Nigeria: Militants kill Islamic leader

Gunmen on Friday shot dead a Nigerian Islamic traditional leader in the northeastern state of Borno as he and other Muslim royals were heading to a funeral, the state government said.



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Protesters lash out at peacekeepers

Thousands of angry protesters poured into the streets of the Central African Republic's capital Friday. The target of their rage? Peacekeepers sent to protect them.



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NBA: Record $2B deal to sell Clippers

A deal has been reached for the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers.



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Tennis: Rafa avoids upsets in Paris

Serena Williams, Li Na and Stan Wawrinka all exited the French Open in the first four days. But eight-time winner Rafael Nadal avoids a potential upset against young Austrian hopeful Dominic Thiem.



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Multiple monitor groups missing

Another group of international monitors has gone missing in Ukraine. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.



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Boko Haram raids 'kill 35'

Boko Haram insurgents killed 35 people in coordinated early morning raids on three villages in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, a military source and residents said, the latest deadly attacks by the militant group.



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IDF suspends soldier after shooting

The Israeli military has suspended a soldier who was filmed by CNN firing a rifle at Palestinian demonstrators during a deadly shooting incident on May 15 that resulted in the deaths of two Palestinian teenagers, an Israeli military source told CNN.



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World unready for 'forgotten' decision

The Internet has radically altered many things, not least the speed at which we all share and receive information, and the depth of the information available.



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Maya Angelou: 'Phenomenal woman'

Donna Brazile shares the joy and pain of losing her friend, her mentor, her hero. "Maya Angelou was the voice of three generations, a phenomenal woman. She had a talent for weaving words into songs and songs into melodies. She wasn't afraid to sway her hips. And she taught us to do the same."



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Stoning death: Pakistan police probed

Police officers will be investigated because they didn't intervene when a group beat a woman to death in a Pakistani "honor killing," a court official said Friday.



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U.S. Vets scandal: Secretary resigns

[Adds breaking news update 11:24 a.m. ET]



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Thai ex-interim PM freed

Former interim Thai Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan is among the latest batch of people that the military has released following last week's coup, a military officer said Thursday.



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The rape case that changed India

When I tell people outside India that I live in New Delhi, I'm almost always asked the now inevitable question: "Do you feel safe there?" or worse, "what's with the rape culture in India?"



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Rape survivor gives others strength

As a rape survivor, I have always wanted to give voice to victims of violence. But it was only this week, after the publication of a very personal piece on rape, that I understood how important it is to do so.



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Woman's stoning riles the world

Gayle Lemmon says in Pakistan, Nigeria, as well as the U.S., there are too many crimes and hatred against women.



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In shooter's world, victims get blame

A powerful reaction to women-hater Elliot Rodger's killing rampage Friday night has been the Twitter hashtag #YesAllWomen, where women point out how misogyny and sexism damage them and restrict their lives. It emerged in response to the common, misguided argument that "not all men" are like that.



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Bostom bomb: Obstruction charge

A Massachusetts man was arrested Friday on suspicion of obstructing the investigation of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, authorities said.



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Donetsk Gov's hopes for region

CNN's Hala Gorani speaks to Serhiy Taruta, Governor of Ukraine's Donetsk region, about the chaos that grips his country.



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Spain arrests 6 terror suspects

Swooping in at 4 o'clock in the morning, Spanish police arrested six Spanish men on suspicion of recruiting and sending 26 radical Islamic fighters for terrorist groups in Syria, Mali and Libya, the Interior Ministry said Friday.



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MH370 hunt: What happens now?

What happens now?



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Friend: Marine tied to Mexico jail bed

Instead of getting treatment for his post-traumatic stress disorder, a U.S. Marine is now confined to a Mexican prison cell, his body sometimes tied to a bed by all four limbs, a close friend told CNN.



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Give China's tourists what they want

As the global travel industry rolls out the welcome mat for China's surge of outbound tourists, it should consider tipping the scales in their customers' favor.



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Forget Pfizer, UK must look to NHS

Following AstraZeneca's most recent rejection of Pfizer's bid, many may ask if this is a lost opportunity for British innovation, or the salvation of it? Neither, George Freeman says.



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Report: Iran hackers spy via social

Hackers based in Iran used social networks to spy on high-ranking U.S. and Israeli officials, a new report by a cybersecurity firm claims.



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Golf: McIlroy continues hot streak

There's nothing worse than seeing your ex on top of the world while you're down in the dumps.



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How Maya Angelou gave me life

LZ Granderson never had the chance to meet Dr. Maya Angelou. But she has been in his life all along.



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Egypt: El-Sisi rival concedes defeat

The only opponent of the former military chief concedes defeat in Egypt's presidential elections while challenging the credibility of the vote.



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Kiev: 'Bandits' will be punished

Ukraine's President-elect Petro Poroshenko has vowed to punish the "bandits" who shot down a military helicopter as the government's efforts to rein in pro-Russia separatists continue.



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U.S. man blamed for massive blast

Mohammed Jamjoom reports on a massive explosion terrorists in Syria claim was carried out by an American.



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Man charged over Brad Pitt attack

A journalist accused of striking Brad Pitt at the "Maleficent" premiere is out of a job and possibly faces months in jail.



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Who is new LA Clippers owner?

After weeks in limbo, the Los Angeles Clippers could shift hands from an embattled billionaire octogenarian to a former Microsoft CEO.



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Outraged villagers remain at scene

Two teenage girls' bodies were discovered hanging from a tree in Uttar Pradesh. Sumnima Udas reports.



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Arrests over rape, hanging of two girls

A police officer and two other people were arrested after an alleged gang-rape that left two teenage girls dead in an Indian village, authorities said Friday.



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Suicide bomber was U.S. citizen

A radical Islamist fighter who carried out a suicide bombing in Syria was a U.S. citizen, two U.S. government officials told CNN late Thursday.



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Vote extended after low turnout

Egyptian authorities suddenly extended presidential elections for another day. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.



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Snowden: 10 things we learned

Traitor or patriot? Low-level systems analyst or highly trained spy?



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China raises anti-terror measures

As the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square approaches, officials step up anti-terror training. Michael Holmes reports.



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Oil tanker blast: Captain missing

Japanese coast guard ships and aircraft are battling a fire set off by an explosion on an oil tanker off the country's southern coast.



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Russians among rebel dead

Recent clashes in Donetsk, Ukraine, have killed at least 70 pro-Russian separatists. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.



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Syria militants: U.S. man in attack

Radical Islamists say that an American sacrificed himself as part of a recent suicide attack in Syria targeting government forces.



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Drug gangs rule Rio favelas

Drug gangs still reign in slums away from the pre-World Cup crackdowns around tourist areas.



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How aid to Sudan is spent?

CNN looks at humanitarian aid to Sudan and if it could be leveraged in the case of the woman on death row for apostasy.



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George Michael 'resting and well'

George Michael spent two days in a London hospital last week, but his representative is not revealing why.



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NSA fires back with e-mail release

The NSA has released an e-mail exchange between Edward Snowden and the agency's general counsel's office, countering a claim the former contractor made in an interview this week.



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Amnesty: Crackdown in China

Andrew Stevens talks to Amnesty International's Salil Shetty about human rights in China 25 years after Tiananmen Square.



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Thousands watch stadium terror trial

Thousands watch terror trial following deadly attacks.



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Did listening device capture crash?

Could the sound of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 striking the water have been captured by ocean devices used to listen for signs of nuclear blasts? CNN investigates.



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Snowden: I'm a patriot; Kerry: No

Edward Snowden says he considers himself a patriot, and he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to reveal secret U.S. government surveillance programs if he didn't have to.



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'I think Ukraine will be destroyed'

As fighting continues in eastern Ukraine, many wonder how the region will ever heal. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.



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Will 'Candy Man' deliver goods?

The thing about presidential elections, be it in Ukraine or anywhere else for that matter, is that it makes sense to ignore everything that was said during the election campaign and, especially, in the immediate aftermath.



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Girls raped, hanged in India, police say

Two teen girls have been gang-raped and hanged in northern India, authorities said.



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Claim: American suicide bomber

Islamic militants claim American carried out suicide attack in Syria. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports.



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What next in search?

What happens now?



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Give China's tourists what they want

As the global travel industry rolls out the welcome mat for China's surge of outbound tourists, it should consider tipping the scales in their customers' favor.



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Forget Pfizer, UK must look to NHS

Following AstraZeneca's most recent rejection of Pfizer's bid, many may ask if this is a lost opportunity for British innovation, or the salvation of it? Neither, George Freeman says.



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2011 tsunami debris ashore

Japanese boats are washing ashore along Washington beaches. The debris is suspected to be from the tsunami in 2011.



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Separatists admit holding OSCE team

Pro-Russia separatist militants are holding four European observers who have been missing since Monday, the self-declared mayor of a Ukrainian rebel stronghold told CNN.



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How Maya Angelou gave me life

LZ Granderson never had the chance to meet Dr. Maya Angelou. But she has been in his life all along.



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Skype to break language barriers

Skype users soon will be able to expand the list of people they can connect with, says Microsoft, owner of the popular Web-chat tool.



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Egypt polls suggest al-Sisi will win

Former Egyptian military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is poised to win the country's presidential election in a landslide -- though the fairness of the vote has been questioned.



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Exec fired for remarks on shooting

The co-founder of Rap Genius, an online-annotation website, has been fired after marking up the 137-page manifesto of California shooter Elliot Rodger with comments that are being called tasteless and creepy.



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LIbya grapples with power struggle

Libyans fear that the country's struggles over political power could lead to violence. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.



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Deck stacked against millennials

Matthew Segal says America is serving its young people for lunch with unpaid internships, high debt and no jobs



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Search area for MH370 'can now be discounted'

The area where the pings were heard is ruled out as the final resting place of MH370 by officials after Bluefin-21 scoured over 850 square kilometers.



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Boko Haram kills 33 in Nigeria

Militants with Islamist terror group Boko Haram killed at least 33 security personnel in attacks this week on a military base and a police station in northeastern Nigeria's Yobe state, security sources said Wednesday.



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Poet Maya Angelou dies at 86

Maya Angelou, a literary voice revered globally for her poetic command and commitment to civil rights, has died at the age of 86.



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Sewer tests show cities' drug use

Imagine you could let your city urinate in a cup and submit the sample to a laboratory for drug testing. Would it pass?



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Brad Pitt attacked at premiere

Actor Brad Pitt was struck in the face by a man at a Hollywood premiere Wednesday, Los Angeles police said.



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Explosion on oil tanker off Japan

Japanese coast guard ships and aircraft are battling a fire set off by an explosion on an oil tanker off the country's southern coast.



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Tiger Woods out of U.S. Open

For the second golf major in a row, Tiger Woods will be missing.



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French migrants camp dismantled

Police in northern France reportedly moved in Wednesday on makeshift migrant camps near the port of Calais, prompting a standoff with the defiant residents -- many of whom have fled conflicts in Syria, Sudan and Eritrea.



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Turnout low as Egypt polls close

Egyptians headed to the polls to pick a President for a third day Wednesday as both candidates criticized the extended voting.



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5 foreign policy headaches for U.S.

President Obama faces a series of pressing foreign policy challenges in the years ahead.



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Syria militants: U.S. man in attack

Radical Islamists say that an American sacrificed himself as part of a recent suicide attack in Syria targeting government forces.



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Al Qaeda offshoot on rampage in Syria

As President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to help fight the influx of extremists vying for control in Syria's three-year civil war, anti-government fighters reported that jihadists in an eastern village methodically set fire to the homes and farms of those who openly opposed a hardline al Qaeda offshoot.



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Amnesty: Wide crackdown in China

Andrew Stevens talks to Amnesty International's Salil Shetty about human rights in China 25 years after Tiananmen Square.



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Pregnant woman stoned by family

Relatives of a pregnant Pakistani woman beat her to death with bricks outside court after she married a man against their will.



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Search for MH370 postponed

After two grueling months with no word from their loved ones, relatives of those on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will have to wait two more months before the search resumes underwater.



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Snowden: I'm a patriot

Edward Snowden says he considers himself a patriot, and he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to reveal secret U.S. government surveillance programs if he didn't have to.



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Can Egypt's new leader fix economy?

Since the 2011 revolution, Egyptians have seen near non-stop protests, the toppling of two presidents, six elections, and a seemingly endless political crisis.



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Why did Pope Francis pray at wall?

Jay Parini says in his symbolic and significant stop to pray at the Bethlehem wall, Pope Francis was implicitly crying: Tear Down This Wall!



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Food scandal at World Cup hotels

Brazilian authorities have confiscated food "not fit for consumption" from two hotels that will host the English and Italian national teams during the upcoming World Cup competition in Brazil.



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Let teens talk about mental illness

Susan Antilla says kids suffering from mental illness crave information that can help them



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U.S. Navy: MH370 pings theory likely wrong

The four acoustic pings that helped decide the search area for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 for seven weeks are no longer believed to have come from the plane's black boxes, a U.S. Navy official tells CNN.



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Search back to square one

What was believed to be the best hope of finding the missing plane is now being called a false hope. Rene Marsh explains.



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5 questions from satellite data

For the first time in several weeks, authorities have released information about missing Malaysia Flight 370 not previously available to the public.



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A giant's life on civil rights front line

Iconic writer Maya Angelou was known for her words. A literary voice who had the ear of presidents, she used language to stir her audiences and reach into their hearts.



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Obama: U.S. is 'might doing right'

U.S. President Barack Obama sets out a foreign policy vision combining a strong military, diplomacy and sanctions to exert influence.



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Condemned Christian gives birth

A Sudanese woman sentenced to die for refusing to renounce her Christianity has given birth to a girl in prison, her lawyers said Tuesday.



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Should you climb Everest?

At Camp 3 of Mount Everest at an altitude of 7,200 meters, an American woman, 50-year-old Cleonice Pacheco Weidlich, sits in a solitary tent.



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Vietnamese, Chinese boats collide

A Vietnamese fishing boat has sunk after colliding with a Chinese vessel near an island chain in the South China Sea at the center of a territorial dispute between the two Communist neighbors.



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Glazer's era of glory

Malcolm Glazer, the owner of Manchester United and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has died at 85. CNN's Jim Boulden has more.



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Manchester United owner Malcolm Glazer dies

Malcolm Glazer, owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and English soccer club Manchester United, has died. The club enjoyed huge success with Glazer at the helm but some fans criticized him for loading debt onto the club.



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NFL player denies double murder

An accidental bump at a nightclub preceded the 2012 double homicide allegedly committed by then-New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez, an assistant district attorney alleged Wednesday during Hernandez's arraignment in the case.



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Images show husband's grief

A pregnant woman was beaten to death by her family after she married a man against their will. Jonathan Mann reports.



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Fears rise over 'incurable' TB

"Sometimes I ask myself, why me? Why did this have to happen again?" says 31-year-old Andile from the Khayelitsha township in Cape Town, South Africa. "But the problem is I could have got it anywhere, on the bus, in a taxi, in my work. It's everywhere."



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Snowden: I was trained as a spy

The NSA document leaker says he lived and worked undercover, overseas and under a false name, in his first U.S. TV interview.



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Raw MH370 satellite data released

The 47-page document of satellite data on the missing Malaysia Airlines plane is released. Inmarsat says it is confident in its analysis.



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Deck stacked against millennials

Matthew Segal says America is serving its young people for lunch with unpaid internships, high debt and no jobs



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Life in pictures

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Legendary writer Angelou dies

Legendary author and poet Maya Angelou has died at the age of 86.



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Boko Haram kills 33 in Nigeria

Militants with Islamist terror group Boko Haram killed at least 33 security personnel in attacks this week on a military base and a police station in northeastern Nigeria's Yobe state, security sources said Wednesday.



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U.S. to keep troops in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama calls for 9,800 U.S. troops to stay in Afghanistan into 2015 if the country agrees.



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Sewer tests show cities' drug use

Imagine you could let your city urinate in a cup and submit the sample to a laboratory for drug testing. Would it pass?



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U.S. poet and author Maya Angelou dead at 86

Maya Angelou, the poet, novelist and actress whose work defied description under a simple label, has died at the age of 86.



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Rolling Stones back on tour

Ladies and gentlemen, the Rolling Stones are back on tour.



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Human rights activist on violence

Human rights activist Farzana Bari speaks with CNN about a pregnant woman who was beaten to death woman in Pakistan.



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Egypt presidential vote extended

Egyptians headed to the polls to pick a President for a third day Wednesday as both candidates criticized the extended voting.



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French police in migrant camp standoff

Police in northern France reportedly moved in Wednesday on makeshift migrant camps near the port of Calais, prompting a standoff with the defiant residents -- many of whom have fled conflicts in Syria, Sudan and Eritrea.



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Marrying 'should not mean death'

A Sudanese court sentenced a pregnant 27 year old woman, called Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, to death this week. Her crime was she fell in love and married a Christian man and affirmed her faith in Christianity.



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Brother tried to kill me in 'honor attack'

It's cold and raining in Kabul and the pothole-filled dirt roads have turned into a sea of mud. We drive up to the gateway of a high-walled compound. A soldier brandishing an AK-47 stands guard outside the building. We've come to a women's shelter to meet Gul Meena -- a 17-year-old girl from Pakistan who shouldn't be alive.



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Google unveils driverless car

Google has revealed a prototype of its latest driverless car -- and this one doesn't even have a steering wheel.



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Pregnant woman stoned by family

Relatives of a pregnant woman beat her to death with bricks near a court building in eastern Pakistan after she married a man against their will, authorities said.



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Search for MH370 postponed

After two grueling months with no word from their loved ones, relatives of those on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will have to wait two more months before the search resumes underwater.



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Egypt elections: 5 things to know

Egyptians head to the polls to vote for their next president on Monday and Tuesday.



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Can Egypt's new leader fix economy?

Since the 2011 revolution, Egyptians have seen near non-stop protests, the toppling of two presidents, six elections, and a seemingly endless political crisis.



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Why did Pope Francis pray at wall?

Jay Parini says in his symbolic and significant stop to pray at the Bethlehem wall, Pope Francis was implicitly crying: Tear Down This Wall!



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U.S. consular vehicle attacked

Two Americans were injured Wednesday in Afghanistan when a U.S. Consulate vehicle was attacked while traveling through the western city of Herat, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul said.



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Let teens talk about mental illness

Susan Antilla says kids suffering from mental illness crave information that can help them



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Snowden 'was trained as a spy'

NSA leaker Edward Snowden tells NBC the United States is trying to downplay his work experience.



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Snowden questions Putin on TV

Edward Snowden asked Vladimir Putin on Russian television about Moscow's surveillance practices.



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Fire kills patients, nurse at hospital

A fire at a facility for the elderly in South Korea has killed at least 21 people. CNN's Paula Hancocks has more.



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Woman abducts newborn baby

Police say a newborn baby was abducted from a hospital in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, by a woman dressed as a nurse.



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Obama to spell out foreign policy vision

A day after he spelled out a plan that would leave nearly 10,000 troops in Afghanistan at year's end, President Barack Obama on Wednesday will present a broad foreign policy vision designed in part to rebuff critics of his record to date.



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5 foreign policy headaches for U.S.

President Obama will defend his foreign policy Wednesday in a commencement address at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. White House officials say that the President will lay out a foreign policy which is interventionist, but not over-reaching.



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Condemned Christian gives birth

A Sudanese woman sentenced to die for refusing to renounce her Christianity has given birth to a girl in prison, her lawyers said Tuesday.



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Should you climb Everest?

At Camp 3 of Mount Everest at an altitude of 7,200 meters, an American woman, 50-year-old Cleonice Pacheco Weidlich, sits in a solitary tent.



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Vietnamese, Chinese boats collide

A Vietnamese fishing boat has sunk after colliding with a Chinese vessel near an island chain in the South China Sea at the center of a territorial dispute between the two Communist neighbors.



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Kidnapped Syria inspectors 'safe'

Six chemical weapons inspectors were kidnapped in Syria Tuesday along with five Syrian drivers in Hama province, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said.



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Pakistan: Gunmen kill U.S. doctor

An American doctor was killed when gunmen on motorcycles riddled his body with bullets while he was visiting a graveyard in Pakistan, authorities said.



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Obama reveals plan

The President announces plans to dramatically reduce the number of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016.



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Adviser: Can't be in endless war

CNN's Wolf Blitzer speaks with Tony Blinken about the president's troop decision in Afghanistan.



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Snowden: I was 'trained as a spy'

A low-level systems administrator? Or a highly trained spy?



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Raw satellite data released

The 47-page document of satellite data on the missing Malaysia Airlines plane is released. Inmarsat says it is confident in its analysis.



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Chinese families suspicious

Inmarsat and Malaysian authorities release data from MH370-satellite communications. CNN's David McKenzie reports.



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In shooter's world, victims get blame

A powerful reaction to women-hater Elliot Rodger's killing rampage Friday night has been the Twitter hashtag #YesAllWomen, where women point out how misogyny and sexism damage them and restrict their lives. It emerged in response to the common, misguided argument that "not all men" are like that.



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Outing could end a covert career

The outing of the CIA's station chief in Kabul could put him and his family in danger.



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Kidnapped baby found thru Facebook

The woman wore a nurse's uniform when she walked into the maternity ward.



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Source: Sterling moving to sell Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Shelly Sterling is "moving quickly" to sell the embattled NBA franchise, with a source familiar with the situation saying she and her representatives would like to make a deal this week.



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Ex-Thai education official arrested

Thailand's military regime has arrested former education minister Chaturon Chaisang. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.



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Soccer: Pochettino to coach Spurs

Mauricio Pochettino is the latest incumbent of Tottenham Hotspur's managerial hot seat.



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Fishing boat sinks near islands

There are conflicting reports over what caused a Vietnamese fishing boat to sink near disputed islands.



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Deadly fire at S. Korean hospital

At least 21 people have died in a fire at hospital for the elderly in southwestern South Korea, the National Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday morning.



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India, Pakistan leaders meet

A firm but simple handshake sent a message to the world on Monday that the heads of India and Pakistan are ready to talk.



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I'm a gun owner; I want gun control

Mark O'Mara says in the face of rampant violence in the U.S., such as the mass shooting in Santa Batrbara, gun rights advocates must allow reasonable flexibilty on Second Amendment



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Phone put teen in rampage killer's path

When Bob Weiss hadn't heard from his daughter, he located her phone online and found it was in the middle of a horrible crime scene.



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Blood, bodies, destruction

As fighting continues in eastern Ukraine, many wonder how the region will ever heal. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.



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Civilians run for cover

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Obama's Pakistan drone war on hold

President Barack Obama ends U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan but the weapon is still being widely used in the skies of Yemen , says CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen.



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Ukraine: Fighting closes airport, claims dozens of lives

A battle at Donetsk airport has left 40 people, including two civilians, dead, authorities say. A CNN team sees bodies torn by shrapnel, explosions.



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Poroshenko: EU is my priority

Billionaire Poroshenko declares victory in Ukraine's presidential poll, pledging to seek integration into the European Union.



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Ukraine's 'Chocolate King'

Petro Poroshenko is already the "Chocolate King" of Ukraine, but he has his sights set higher: He wants to be president.



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Ukraine 'wants to be normal'

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright tells Jake Tapper that Ukraine wants to be a "normal European country."



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Sudan: Condemned woman gives birth

A Sudanese woman sentenced to die for refusing to renounce her Christianity has given birth to a girl in prison, her lawyers said Tuesday.



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OPCW inspectors kidnapped in Syria

Six chemical weapons inspectors were kidnapped in Syria Tuesday along with five Syrian drivers in Hama province, the Syrian Foreign Ministry said.



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Pakistan: Gunmen kill U.S. doctor

An American doctor was killed when gunmen on motorcycles riddled his body with bullets while he was visiting a graveyard in Pakistan, authorities said.



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Least likely political bedfellows?

The New Zealand political party founded by German Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom has joined forces with a firebrand Maori activist, in what is being described as one of the world's most unlikely political marriages of convenience.



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Everest empty: But should you climb?

At Camp 3 of Mount Everest at an altitude of 7,200 meters, an American woman, 50-year-old Cleonice Pacheco Weidlich, sits in a solitary tent.



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Vietnamese, Chinese boats collide

A Vietnamese fishing boat has sunk after colliding with a Chinese vessel near an island chain in the South China Sea at the center of a territorial dispute between the two Communist neighbors.



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Final day of elections in Egypt

Day two of the Egyptian Presidential election gets under way in Cairo. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.



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Call for independent investigations

Family members of the people aboard missing plane want independent investigators to review data.



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Good for Ukraine, bad for Putin?

Election observers in Ukraine explain why Russia's continued interference in the region undermines democracy.



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Families hope for clues in data

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China scrambles jets on Japan craft

Territorial tensions between China and Japan have flared after a close encounter between their military jets in disputed airspace over the East China Sea.



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9 die in India train derailment

At least five passengers were killed when a train derailed in northern India on Monday, authorities said.



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Is Inmarsat correct?

Inmarsat's chief engineer Mark Dickinson shows Richard Quest the raw data used to conclude that flight MH370 ended up in the Indian Ocean.



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U.S. rampage started with roommates

At the I.V. Deli Mart in Isla Vista, California, purple flowers now fill a bullet hole in the front of the store.



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What data reveals

Data from communications between satellites and missing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 was released



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India, Pakistan leaders meet

A firm but simple handshake sent a message to the world on Monday that the heads of India and Pakistan are ready to talk.



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I'm a gun owner; I want gun control

Mark O'Mara says in the face of rampant violence in the U.S., such as the mass shooting in Santa Batrbara, gun rights advocates must allow reasonable flexibilty on Second Amendment



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After months, MH370 raw satellite data is released

The 47-page document of satellite data regarding the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is released. The data was used to conclude that the missing plane ended up in the Indian Ocean.



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India's Modi sworn in as PM

Narendra Modi takes oath of office as the 15th prime minister of India Monday in a tightly-guarded ceremony at the Colonial-era presidential mansion in New Delhi.



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Thai general warns of crackdown

Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, who seized control of Thailand last week, urges protesters to stop public dissent as it reaches "boiling point."



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Mideast leaders to meet at Vatican

The Pope's recent three day trip to the Middle East may have set the stage for new peace negotiations in the Holy Land.



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Graduation speech energized U.S.

In this year's season of commencement speeches, these academic rites of passage have become the subject of fierce political controversy.



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MH370 underwater search on hold

New vehicles are not expected to join the hunt before August.



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Satellite firm: Data passed on

Sarah Bajc, partner of missing MH370 passenger Philip Wood, expresses frustration about absent raw satellite data.



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Beverage industry: Diet soda helps

A study found that diet soda drinkers lost four pounds more on average over 12 weeks.



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Golf: McIlroy and Scott enjoy big wins

Rory McIlroy put a very public week from hell behind him to win the PGA Championship at Wentworth, his first European Tour title in almost 18 months.



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Official: Rescue not imminent

Nigeria's Chief of Defense tells state news he knows where the kidnapped girls are but that a rescue is not imminent.



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Vigilantes do what army can't

Vigilantes in Nigeria have taken up the task of defending their communities from Boko Haram attacks. Arwa Damon reports.



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Pope to meet sex abuse victims

Pope Francis spoke out against sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Monday and said he plans to meet with victims in early June.



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Colombian candidates face runoff

Colombians cast ballots in a hotly contested presidential vote on Sunday, but none of the five candidates running received enough support to win the election.



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China: 200 extremists arrested

Police in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have busted 23 "terror and religious extremism groups and caught over 200 suspects," state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the regional public security department.



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Far-right gains rock Europe

France's far-right National Front wins a nationwide election for the first time -- as right wing and Euroskeptic parties record a string of victories across the continent.



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Handshake opens Modi's era

Narendra Modi takes oath of office as India's 15th prime minister. Sumnima Udas reports



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Jailbird wives win votes

The wives of two jailed Venezuelan opposition politicians have won landslide election victories while their husbands remain behind bars.



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Model caught in Google porn storm

An Argentine model is suing Google for allowing the use of her image on pornographic websites. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.



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White House outs Afghan CIA chief

The White House accidentally revealed the name of the CIA's top intelligence official in Afghanistan to some 6,000 journalists.



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Chopper fires on separatists

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh takes a look at the recent battle for control of Donetsk airport in Ukraine



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Nigerian says girls' location known

Nigeria's Chief of Defense Staff says he knows the whereabouts of the girls kidnapped last month in northern Nigeria, but he says that the Nigerian military will not use force to try to rescue them, a state news report said Monday.



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Eerie quiet in Nigeria schools

Arwa Damon reports on Nigerian schools sitting empty as residents live in fear of Boko Haram.



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Outsider beats Wawrinka in Paris

Australian Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka slumped to a tame defeat in the fading gloom of a rain-hit opening Monday at Roland Garros to Spanish outsider Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.



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Rapper Wiz Khalifa's jail selfie

Allow us to take a moment to recognize Wiz Khalifa as the new king of #selfies.



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Indian soldier kills 2 colleagues

An Indian army trooper gunned down two of his colleagues with his service rifle in the frontier Poonch district of Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday before turning the gun on himself.



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Battle rages at Donetsk airport

Intense fighting breaks out in eastern Ukraine as air and ground forces attacked pro-Russian separatist gunmen who seized the Donetsk airport terminal, according to sources.



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Putin: We will respect vote

Russia's President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will respect the will of Ukranian voters. CNN's Phil Black reports.



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Can Ukraine's 'Candy Man' deliver?

The confectionary billionaire Petro Poroshenko has declared victory in the Ukraine presidential election. But can he deliver on promises and deal with Vladimir Putin?



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Egypt candidate's aide shot in attack

As the Egyptian presidential election got under way, a man working for the campaign of candidate Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was fatally shot near Cairo on Monday, Interior Ministry spokesman Alaa Mahmoud said.



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Shooting spree in U.S. resort city

Myrtle Beach authorities responded to six separate shootings Saturday that left three people dead and five people wounded in the popular South Carolina resort city, police Capt. David Knipes said Sunday.



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Obama's Pakistan drone war on hold

President Barack Obama ends U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan but the weapon is still being widely used in the skies of Yemen , says CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen.



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France shaken by Le Pen 'tsunami'

The headlines scream: "Political tsunami" and "big bang," but just what are the implications of the success of Marine Le Pen's extreme-right party in the European elections?



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Gadhafi's spy chief rejects charges

The trial of the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and dozens of other former regime officials resumed in Tripoli on Sunday, in continued defiance of the International Criminal Court that last week rejected Libya's plea to try Saif al-Islam Gadhafi domestically.



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Greece moves left

Greece's radical left-wing party Syriza bucked the lurch right in the European elections, beating the country's two political mainstays into first place.



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Does EU need new vision?

More than six decades ago, the European Movement's founder Jean Monnet shared his vision for the region's nascent union, prescribing money as a means to heal the wounds left by two world wars.



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Brussels killer on the run

A person who shot four people to death at the Jewish Museum of Belgium is on the run. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.



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Gunmen storm Ukranian airport

Armed militia have taken up positions inside the airport in Donetsk, Ukraine. CNN's Nic Paton Walsh has the details.



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Video shows Jewish Museum killer

Images from the Jewish Museum of Belgium show the gunman behind Saturday's deadly attack approaching the building, opening fire, and walking away.



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Poroshenko looks to Europe, amid pro-Russia unrest east

Petro Poroshenko reiterates his commitment to European integration after declaring victory in Ukraine's presidential poll.



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'Chocolate King' aims for presidency

Petro Poroshenko is already the "Chocolate King" of Ukraine, but he has his sights set higher: He wants to be president.



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Poroshenko declares victory

Billionaire Petro Poroshenko has declared victory in the Ukraine presidential elections. CNN's Jonathan Mann reports.



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Good for Ukraine, bad for Putin?

Election observers in Ukraine explain why Russia's continued interference in the region undermines democracy.



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California suspect vowed retribution

The angst leading up to the evening of horror was years in the making.



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MH370 satellite data releasing Tuesday

Raw satellite data about missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will be released Tuesday, Malaysian Acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Monday.



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5 die in India train derailment

At least five passengers were killed when a train derailed in northern India on Monday, authorities said.



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China scrambles jets on Japan craft

Territorial tensions between China and Japan have flared after a close encounter between their military jets in disputed airspace over the East China Sea.



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U.S. rampage started with roommates

At the I.V. Deli Mart in Isla Vista, California, purple flowers now fill a bullet hole in the front of the store.



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What Modi means for rest of world

For the U.S., Pakistan and China, India's new leader is considered a wildcard. Narendra Modi has never addressed foreign policy at length, writes CNN's Ravi Agrawal.



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Right-parties secure stronger hold

Far-right parties appear poised to secure a stronger foothold in the European Parliament. CNN's Atika Shubert has more.



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I'm a gun owner; I want gun control

Mark O'Mara says in the face of rampant violence in the U.S., such as the mass shooting in Santa Batrbara, gun rights advocates must allow reasonable flexibilty on Second Amendment



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10 dead in Somali parliament attack

Smoke and fire rose from Somalia's parliament building in Mogadishu after militants launched an attack Saturday.



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Pope offers Mideast peace summit

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will go to Vatican peace talks, an official says, while Shimon Peres' office says the Israeli President welcomes the invitation.



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Military: Think before you tweet

The coup was televised through one messenger.



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Coup gets royal approval

The general who seized control of Thailand in a coup has announced that he received royal endorsement to run the country.



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S. Asian leaders unite around Modi

Narendra Modi takes oath of office as the 15th prime minister of India Monday in a tightly-guarded ceremony at the Colonial-era presidential mansion in New Delhi.



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Thai general who led coup receives royal endorsement

The general who seized control of Thailand in a coup last week, says he received the royal endorsement to run the country.



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Alaska fire spreads to wildlife refuge

Authorities asked people to evacuate 1,000 structures near a wildfire in Alaska's Kenai National Wildlife Refuge on Sunday as the blaze spread.



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Could protest parties derail Europe?

Rightist parties want to cut EU budgets, cut influence, or simply throw it away. Can they succeed?



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Turkish film wins top prize at Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival culminated Saturday night with the glittering award show for the festival's top honors.



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Is Thailand safe for tourists?

Thailand's military announced Thursday that it has taken control of the government.



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Thai military tightens grip

U.S. suspends $3.5 million in aid to Thailand after the military took charge of the country.



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Crisis in Thailand

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Top Colombian candidates face runoff

Colombians cast ballots in a hotly contested presidential vote on Sunday, but none of the five candidates running received enough support to win the election.



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China: Extremists arrested

Police in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have busted 23 "terror and religious extremism groups and caught over 200 suspects," state news agency Xinhua reported, citing the regional public security department.



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Pakistan PM to attend India event

As India's Narendra Modi prepares to take the oath of office, Sumnima Udas examines the challenges he faces.



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McIlroy wins after week from hell

Rory McIlroy put a very public week from hell behind him to win the PGA Championship at Wentworth, his first European Tour title in almost 18 months.



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Nadal in 'bizarre' French Open snub

There were no shocks in the first round of the French Open Sunday, except for one: eight time champion Rafael Nadal will begin the defense of his title in the secondary Suzanne Lenglen court, a move dubbed as "bizarre" by one player.



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Search for UK yachtsmen suspended

A missing British yacht was found overturned with its keel broken, causing a breech in the hull, about 1,000 miles off Massachusetts, but the four-man crew is still missing, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.



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Kim and Kanye tie the knot

The parents of North West have made it official.



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Libya defies renegade general

Libya's interim parliament Sunday approved a new government, led by Prime Minister Ahmed Mitig, in a controversial vote that threatens to deepen the country's political and security crisis.



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Grieving dad blames U.S. 'insanity'

Three men at an apartment, two women outside a sorority and a deli customer were killed in a rampage Friday night in a college community near Santa Barbara, California, authorities said.



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And Hunter-Reay wins Indy 500

Ryan Hunter-Reay won the Indy 500 on Sunday, holding off three-time champion Helio Castroneves at the finish line.



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Far-right ahead in French EU vote

France's far-right National Front party was projected to win a nationwide election for the first time on Sunday following a European parliamentary vote, French media reported, citing exit poll results.



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Bullets and votes in Ukraine

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Indian soldier kills 2 colleagues

An Indian army trooper gunned down two of his colleagues with his service rifle in the frontier Poonch district of Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday before turning the gun on himself.



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Real wins 10th Champions League

Three quickfire goals in extra time gave Real Madrid a 4-1 win over city rivals Atletico in Lisbon Saturday to win the European Champions League for the 10th time.



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Papers burned, shots fired

Violence in the East and threats by pro-Russia separatists has prevented some Ukrainian citizens from voting.



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Shooting spree in U.S.resort city

Myrtle Beach authorities responded to six separate shootings Saturday that left three people dead and five people wounded in the popular South Carolina resort city, police Capt. David Knipes said Sunday.



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Obama's Pakistan drone war on hold

President Barack Obama ends U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan but the weapon is still being widely used in the skies of Yemen , says CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen.



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Mistake decides $200m match

The so-called richest game in football hinged on a late defensive error by Derby captain Richard Keogh as Bobby Zamora scored a dramatic injury-time winner for 10-man Queens Park Rangers in the Championship playoff at Wembley Saturday.



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Gadhafi's spy chief condemns charges

The trial of the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and dozens of other former regime officials resumed in Tripoli on Sunday, in continued defiance of the International Criminal Court that last week rejected Libya's plea to try Saif al-Islam Gadhafi domestically.



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Rosberg wins Monaco GP

Nico Rosberg overcame accusations of gamesmanship to beat his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton and win a tense and at times dramatic Monaco Grand Prix.



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Pakistan PM to attend Modi ceremony

In an unprecedented move, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will travel to New Delhi to attend the oath-taking ceremony Monday for India's new leader, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.



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Thai Ex-PM freed, sources say

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is no longer in military custody a highly placed source in the junta that took over Thailand in a coup d'etat last week said Sunday.



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Scuffles at anti-coup protest

Paula Hancocks reports from Bangkok on the third day of the military coup in Thailand.



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F1: Rosberg keeps Monaco pole

Nico Rosberg claimed provisional pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix Saturday but was under investigation by race stewards over an incident which held up Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the final few moments of qualifying.



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Belgium: Police hunt museum gunman

Belgian police continued the hunt Sunday for a suspected lone gunman who killed three people and critically injured a fourth in a shooting at the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels a day earlier.



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South Africa's Zuma sworn in

South African President Jacob Zuma was sworn in Saturday for a second term, pledging to focus on the economy in a country battling growing inequality.



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Tensions high on eve of poll

CNN's Jim Sciutto reports from Donetsk, Ukraine, where tensions remain high on the eve of scheduled national elections.



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Good for Ukraine, bad for Putin?

Election observers in Ukraine explain why Russia's continued interference in the region undermines democracy.



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California rampage: 'I will destroy'

The angst leading up to the evening of horror was years in the making.



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Comet to pass close to Earth

People across the country may be waking up Saturday and rubbing sore necks as they ask themselves if it was worth looking skyward in the middle of the night for hours.



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Pope calls for peace in Holy Land

Ivan Watson reports from Bethlehem on the Pope's first visit to the region since becoming pope.



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Venezuela turns away CNN team

A CNN team was turned away from Venezuela this week as it attempted to pick up journalists' credentials to cover upcoming local elections.



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Suspected gunman filmed rant before deadly rampage

The 22-year-old thought to have killed six people in a U.S. college town had vowed "retribution" in a video a day earlier, police say.



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Ukraine polls open despite threats

Polls opened across much of Ukraine Sunday, despite a recent wave of deadly violence in the east and threats by pro-Russian separatists to prevent voters from casting their ballots.



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Will eastern vote be credible?

Presidential elections are under way across troubled Ukraine. Nick Paton Walsh reports from Donetsk.



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I'm a gun owner and I want gun control

Mark O'Mara says in the face of rampant violence in the U.S., such as the mass shooting in Santa Batrbara, gun rights advocates must allow reasonable flexibilty on Second Amendment



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10 dead in Somali parliament attack

Smoke and fire rose from Somalia's parliament building in Mogadishu after militants launched an attack Saturday.



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Smiles, flags greet Pope in Bethlehem

Hundreds of Palestinian Christians gathered in Bethlehem on the West Bank to greet Pope Francis in Manger Square on Sunday.



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Religious tour has political edge

Pope Francis' Holy Land pilgrimage mixes prayer and politics. CNN's Becky Anderson reports from Jordan.



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Pope calls for peace at Jordan mass

On day one of his Holy Land visit, Pope Francis calls for "differences rooted in political thinking, language, culture and religion" to be overcome.



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Remembering the 'black panther'

CNN's Alex Thomas reflects on the legacy of the greatest Portuguese footballer, Eusebio da Silva Ferreira.



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Alaska fire scorches 80,000 acres

A days-long wildfire had covered more than 78,000 acres of Alaska's Kenai National Wildlife Refuge by early Saturday, a state agency said.



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What's behind China's far west unrest?

China has once again been rocked by a violent attack targeting civilians after two SUVs plowed into people gathered at an open market in Urumqi, the capital of the western Chinese region of Xinjiang.



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Could protest parties derail Europe?

Rightist parties want to cut EU budgets, cut influence, or simply throw it away. Can they succeed?



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Turkish film wins top prize at Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival culminated Saturday night with the glittering award show for the festival's top honors.



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Yemen: Al Qaeda raid official buildings

At least 12 government troops and 11 attackers were killed after al Qaeda fighters riding in more than 20 trucks raided government institutions in the southern province of Hadramout Friday night.



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Judge lifts Gitmo force feeding ban

A federal judge has lifted a temporary ban on painful forced feedings of a Guantanamo Bay detainee, saying she had no choice and "the court simply cannot let (him) die."



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3 victims thought to be students

Three men at an apartment, two women outside a sorority and one visitor to a deli were killed in a rampage Friday night in a college community near Santa Barbara, California, authorities said Saturday evening.



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Victim's dad rips into NRA

Shooting victim Christopher Martinez's father blames "craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA" for his son's death.



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Chilling video filled with threats

This video, published on May 23 on YouTube, is part of the criminal investigation into the California drive-by shooting.



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Shooting captured on camera

Exclusive video inside a store where shots were fired during a drive-by shooting. CNN's Kyung Lah reports.



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Vigilantes tackle Boko Haram

Vigilantes in Nigeria have taken up the task of defending their communities from Boko Haram attacks. Arwa Damon reports.



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Blast at Djibouti restaurant kills 3

An explosion at a restaurant in downtown Djibouti killed three people and injured several more, according to a Ministry of Health official and a doctor at a local hospital.



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Search for UK yachtsmen suspended

A missing British yacht was found overturned with its keel broken, causing a breech in the hull, about 1,000 miles off Massachusetts, but the four-man crew is still missing, the U.S. Coast Guard said Friday.



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Kim and Kanye tie the knot

The parents of North West have made it official.



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Photos: Police investigate shooting

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Hundreds defy army to protest

Street protests in Thailand appear to be dying out, but major questions remain after the coup. Paula Hancocks reports



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Costa and Turan train before final

Diego Costa and Arda Turan took part in training with Atletico Madrid teammates at the Estadio da Luz Friday ahead the Champions League final clash with city rivals Real Madrid.



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Thai military tightens grip

U.S. suspends $3.5 million in aid to Thailand after the military takes charge..



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Thai coup: Key things to know

Thailand's military took control of the country Thursday, just two days after declaring martial law in a move it said was meant to calm tensions -- and not a coup.



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Is Thailand safe for tourists?

Another year, another coup. Here's what that means for travelers.



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Real wins 10th Champions League

Three quickfire goals in extra time gave Real Madrid a 4-1 win over city rivals Atletico in Lisbon Saturday to win the European Champions League for the 10th time.



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U.N.: Shot Palestinian teens 'no threat'

Two Palestinian teens killed in the West Bank presented no direct threat when they were shot last week, the United Nations said Friday in a preliminary report.



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3 killed at Jewish museum

Officials say three people were killed after a person fired shots inside the Jewish Museum of Belgium in Brussels.



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Witness: Car slowed to shoot

Robert Johnson describes what he saw in the drive-by shooting in California that claimed seven lives.



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China launches crackdown after blasts

China has launched a terrorism crackdown one day after a series of explosions in an open-air market killed dozens in the western Chinese region of Xinjiang, the country's state news agency, Xinhua said Friday.



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Will Egypt poll bring stability?

Egyptians are scheduled to head to the polls to vote for their next president on Monday and Tuesday.



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Obama's Pakistan drone war on hold

President Barack Obama ends U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan but the weapon is still being widely used in the skies of Yemen , says CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen.



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Mistake decides $200m match

The so-called richest game in football hinged on a late defensive error by Derby captain Richard Keogh as Bobby Zamora scored a dramatic injury-time winner for 10-man Queens Park Rangers in the Championship playoff at Wembley Saturday.



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Defiant PM urges Ukrainians to vote

In the face of deadly violence gripping the east of his country, Ukraine's Prime Minister had a defiant message for his fellow countrymen and women Saturday on the eve of national elections: We are going to the polls.



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In Iran, happy gets you arrested

Frida Ghitis says it's ridiculous that Iranians can get arrested for dancing to Pharrell Williams' hit, "Happy."



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3 shot dead in Brussels -- report

Three people were killed and another was seriously injured Saturday in a shooting near the Jewish Museum of Belgium in the center of Brussels, fire department spokesman Pierre Meys said, according to CNN affiliate Bel RTL.



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Pakistan PM to attend Modi ceremony

In an unprecedented move, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will travel to New Delhi to attend the oath-taking ceremony Monday for India's new leader, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said Saturday.



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Fierce fighting ahead of Ukraine vote

New clashes erupt in Ukraine as the country prepares for presidential elections, raising the question of whether pro-Russian forces are trying to disrupt the vote



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Rosberg on Monaco pole -- for now

Nico Rosberg claimed provisional pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix Saturday but was under investigation by race stewards over an incident which held up Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton in the final few moments of qualifying.



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Drive-by shooting stuns town

CNN affiliate KEYT released new video showing the scene of a drive-by shooting in California that left seven dead.



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Police: 'Mass murder situation'

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown calls the shooting in Isla Vista, California, a "mass murder" situation.



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S Africa's Zuma sworn in

South African President Jacob Zuma was sworn in Saturday for a second term, pledging to focus on the economy in a country battling growing inequality.



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World Cup: Threats over Suarez injury

He is hoping to be one of the stars of the 2014 World Cup, but an injury blow for Luis Suarez has drawn extreme reaction from Uruguay football fans.



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Arizona wildfire forces out residents

As one of hundreds of evacuees in Arizona's raging wildfire, Serena Chesmore valued family over home.



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Comet to pass close to Earth

People across the country may be waking up Saturday and rubbing sore necks as they ask themselves if it was worth looking skyward in the middle of the night for hours.



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Shooter among California dead

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Venezuela turns away CNN team

A CNN team was turned away from Venezuela this week as it attempted to pick up journalists' credentials to cover upcoming local elections.



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Pope's landmark trip begins

Pope Francis lands in Jordan to begin a landmark trip through the Holy Land. CNN's Becky Anderson reports from Amman.



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7 killed in U.S. drive-by shootings

Drive-by shootings in Southern California on Friday night left seven people dead, CNN affiliate KEYT reported Saturday, citing Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown.



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Opinion: China has own 'war on terror'

For many decades, unlike their counterparts in many Western countries, Chinese police did not carry guns. Even the armed police in China, charged mainly with guarding foreign embassies, government buildings and important facilities, would normally only carry unloaded guns, keeping the bullets separate.



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Attack hits open-air market

Terrorist attacks leave 31 dead and 94 injured at an open market in Urumqi, China. CNN's David McKenzie reports.



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Militants attack Somali parliament

Smoke and fire rose from Somalia's parliament building in Mogadishu after militants launched an attack Saturday.



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Tycoon gets death for 'mafia ties'

Former mining tycoon Liu Han and his brother have been sentenced to death, China's state media Xinhua reports. Both men have been found guilty of "mafia-style crime" and murder by a provincial court in Hubei.



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Pleasing the Papal palate

As the Holy Land prepares for a papal visit, Ivan Watson speaks to the man preparing to honor the pontiff with his food.



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Ex-PM remains in detention as Thai military summons others

Thailand's military continues to hold Yingluck Shinawatra, a source close to the former leader says, as dozens of prominent figures are ordered to report to the junta.



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Pope travels to Holy Land

Pope Francis departed Rome on Saturday for a trip to the Holy Land with a rabbi and a Muslim cleric from his home country of Argentina.



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Wildfire scorches Alaska

A days-long wildfire had consumed nearly 67,084 acres of Alaska's Kenai National Wildlife Refuge by Friday night, a state agency said.



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Remembering the 'black panther'

CNN's Alex Thomas reflects on the legacy of the greatest Portuguese footballer, Eusebio da Silva Ferreira.



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Women soccer coaches "normal?"

Europe's newest female soccer coach, Clermont Foot boss Helena Costa, says females in football should be seen as normal in 2014.



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Few troops on Bangkok streets

The morning after Thailand's military came clean and admitted their operation to restore order was in fact a coup, the capital appeared normal with shops open and commuters heading for work -- though schools were shuttered.



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Kerry to testify on Benghazi attack

Secretary of State John Kerry has agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee on the deadly Benghazi terror attack, according to a letter from his office to the panel that was obtained by CNN.



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Could protest parties derail Europe?

Rightist parties want to cut EU budgets, cut influence, or simply throw it away. Can they succeed?



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PSG to sign Luiz from Chelsea

They may have just been sanctioned by UEFA for breaching Financial Fair Play rules but Paris Saint-Germain is showing no sign of putting away the checkbook.



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