All Dreamliner airlines to resume flights

The eight airlines around the world that have the Boeing 787 Dreamliner in their fleets are set to resume commercial flights of the aircraft by early June.



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Woman indicted in girl's kidnap, rape

A Philadelphia woman was indicted this week, accused of abducting a 5-year-old girl from her school by posing as her mother, raping her and leaving her barely clothed and crying at a playground.



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Carjacking victim: Being Chinese saved my life

Being a Chinese national helped saved his life, the carjacking victim of the Boston bomb suspects tells CNN in his first TV interview about his 90-minute ride of terror.



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U.S.: All Syria options on table

All options remain on the table as the Obama administration considers what, if any, military action to take in Syria following the suspected use of chemical weapons there, U.S. officials tell CNN.



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Here's to Collins -- and the NBA

Thank you, Jason Collins, for stepping up and being a real man. I like your game.



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Lawmakers report brawl in Venezuela

A brawl broke out in Venezuela's National Assembly on Tuesday as political tensions mounted in the South American country.



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Collins: Happiest I've ever been

CNN's Rachel Nichols reports on professional basketball player Jason Collins and the response to his coming out.



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Carjacking victim: I'm no hero

The man who says he was carjacked by the Tsarnaev brothers spoke for the first time about his ordeal.



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Will Korean tensions ease?

CNN's Dan Rivers reports from Seoul as joint war game exercises between the U.S. and South Korea come to an end.



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Drop due in world's oldest experiment

Even if you stare at the pitch drop experiment for hours, nothing appears to happen at all -- but that could be about to change.



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How red must Syrian red line be?

Former State Department Director Anne-Marie Slaughter says Obama is inviting Assad to continue pushing the red line.



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Why is North Korea cooling it?

What's behind the lessening of tensions on the Korean peninsula? Jill Dougherty reports.



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Woman 'poisoned Starbucks juice'

A California woman who police say planted two bottles of tainted orange juice at a San Jose Starbucks has been charged with attempted murder, a police spokesman said Tuesday.



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Mexico: 6 killed in plane crash

A plane crash Tuesday killed six public servants working for Mexico's attorney general's office, officials said.



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Faith may have led to baby's death

A second child dies in a family, and the parents say they shun doctors and choose prayer over medicine.



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New video shows frail Mandela

CNN's Christiane Amanpour looks at the outrage on social media over photos of ANC party leaders with Nelson Mandela.



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Sources: Female DNA on bomb part

Investigators have found traces of a woman's DNA on a fragment of one of the pressure cooker bombs used in the Boston Marathon bombings, law enforcement sources told CNN.



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Africa's sexy tech

Africa's trendy tech scene is working too hard to create the next Facebook, instead of building solid businesses.



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LOL isn't funny anymore

John McWhorter says the evolution of "LOL" shows how texting has become a new language



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Deadly shootout, bombing in Baghdad

A series of bomb blasts and a shootout in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Tuesday left at least four people dead and seven wounded, police officials told CNN.



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King takes Dutch throne after abdication

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands officially abdicates, handing power to her son Willem-Alexander and taking the title of princess after 33 years as monarch.



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Boston death penalty talks open

Preliminary talks have been under way "for the past few days" to allow Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to resume providing investigators with information about the attacks in exchange for having the death penalty taken off the table, two government sources say.



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Team rebuilding world's first website

Twenty years ago, a team of researchers shared the Web with the world. Now they want to show a generation that grew up online what it was like in its earliest days.



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How texting makes people smarter

Linguist John McWhorter explains why texting is actually enhancing young people's language skills.



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Court bans Musharraf from politics

A court in Pakistan has banned former President Pervez Musharraf from politics for life.



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Boston bombings: Latest updates

-- A spokesman for the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said Tuesday that Tamerlan Tsarnaev's cause of death has been determined. "It doesn't become public record until the decedent remains have been released and the death certificate has been filed," said Terrel Harris.



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Co-piloting S. Korea's supersonic jet

CNN's Anna Coren rides in the T-50, a $25 million South Korean fighter jet, at speeds of up to 800 kilometers per hour.



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Arming the right people in Syria?

Sen. John McCain, Christiane Amanpour and Andrew Sullivan debate the best strategy for helping the opposition in Syria.



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What is sarin?

CNN's Hala Gorani talks about the dangers of sarin gas with CNN contributor Robert Baer.



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Syrian civil war in photos

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Cycle doping doctor punished

Eufemiano Fuentes, the man alleged to have masterminded one of the world's largest sports doping operations, was found guilty of endangering public health by a court in Madrid Tuesday.



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Inside Tsarnaevs' Chechen roots

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh visits Chechnya to explore how the war shaped the Tsarnaev brothers.



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Dutch celebrate royal handover

Willem-Alexander becomes the first Dutch king in more than 120 years after his mother, Queen Beatrix, abdicates.



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Deadly bus blomb hits Damascus

CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports from inside Syria, at the scene of a deadly explosion that jolted the nation's capital.



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Peace returns after Everest fight

Call it the Treaty of Everest 2013.



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Clothes factories: Tragedy in waiting?

The sad fact behind the building collapse in Bangladesh in which hundreds died is that it isn't an isolated problem. The story will leave the headlines at the end of this week but on Monday hundreds of thousands of workers will return to factories that are frankly further tragedies waiting to happen, and will keep producing clothes for high street brands.



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3 coalition troops killed in Afghanistan

(CNN) -- Three coalition service members in Afghanistan died Tuesday after a bombing attack in the country's south, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said.



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Italy urges closer European unity

Enrico Letta, prime minister of Italy's new coalition government, has put Europe on guard that Rome will seek stronger moves towards political union and pro-growth policies during his talks in Berlin, Paris and Brussels this week.



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U.S. basketball player comes out as gay

NBA player Jason Collins has disclosed that he is gay, making him the first openly homosexual athlete in the four major U.S. pro team sports.



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Rugby: Welsh star to lead Lions

The big cats are out of the bag as the British and Irish players selected for rugby union's prestigious Lions Tour of Australia are unveiled.



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Virgin Galactic closer to space tourism

Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California.



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Iran and N. Korea 'can be deterred'

Barry Blechman says there's a reason why the U.S. never attacked another nation to stop it from becoming a nuclear power.



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FIFA's Blatter cleared of misconduct

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is cleared of any misconduct by an Ethics Committee investigation into bribery but Joao Havelange resigns as honorary president.



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Apps that lead you off the beaten path

We're used to our phones navigating us from one place to another, giving detailed instructions on how to find our destination in the fastest, easiest way possible.



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The 'black widows' of Dagestan

CNN's Nic Robertson reports on Dagestan's "black widows" -- the wives of rebels killed by government forces who go on to kill. "If she's religious, she becomes an easy target for suicide recruiters," one expert says.



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Who is the Netherlands' new monarch?

Queen Beatrix spent 33 years on the throne and will be succeeded by her son, the Prince of Orange, Prince Willem-Alexander.



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Six plead guilty in UK terror plot

Six men have pleaded guilty to planning a terror attack against a right-wing group's rally in the United Kingdom last year -- a plan police say failed because the attackers arrived after the event ended -- authorities said Tuesday.



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Video of ailing Mandela sparks outrage

A video of a frail and unamused looking Nelson Mandela surrounded by South African President Jacob Zuma and other officials has prompted cries of political exploitation by the government.



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What Dutch can teach world's royals

The Dutch royal family, also known as the House of Orange-Nassau, is symbolic of this nation's fiercely independent spirit. The Netherlands is small geographically but during its "golden age" in the 17th century it had what historian Simon Schama called "an embarrassment of riches." Over the centuries it has experienced much religious strife, acquired and lost an empire and is now governed by a series of coalitions. The monarchy is a proud symbol of national unity.



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Armed men occupy Libyan ministry

Armed men in trucks with anti-aircraft guns mounted on them occupied the Libyan Justice Ministry in Tripoli on Tuesday, forcing ministry staff to leave, Justice Minister Salah al-Marghani said.



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U.S.-S. Korea military exercises end

Joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States officially ended Tuesday, the South Korean Defense Ministry said.



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Afghan cargo plane crash kills 7

A cargo plane crash in Afghanistan killed all seven people on board Monday, National Airlines said in a statement.



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Workers leaving Korea's Kaesong

CNN's Dan Rivers is outside the Kaesong industrial zone, where the final workers are expected to leave amid tension.



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Hong Kong tightens bird flu defenses

Officials wielding infrared thermometers are becoming more difficult to avoid at entry points from mainland China as Hong Kong strengthens its defenses against the H7N9 strain of bird flu.



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3 Britons get 4 years in UAE prison

Three British citizens held on drug charges in the United Arab Emirates since July have been sentenced to four years in prison, a lawyer said.



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Hong Kong's love affair with big dogs

China's obsession with Tibetan Mastiffs reaches Hong Kong via dog smugglers, raising concerns about keeping such large dogs in tiny flats.



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Italy set to approve new government

After months of political uncertainty and economic crisis, Italy's parliament is expected to confirm Prime Minister Enrico Letta's new government on Monday.



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Search for human remains at 9/11 site

New York City officials on Monday were preparing the site where a part believed to be from one of the 9/11 airliners was found so that they can begin the search for human remains, according to the New York Police Department.



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Did mother discuss jihad with son?

Reports emerge of Russian intelligence that the mother of the Boston bomb suspects may have discussed jihad with her son



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SA President: Mandela 'in good shape'

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is "in good shape," the country's president said Monday, but new images seem to suggest otherwise.



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Mexico: Migrants abandoned at sea

Mexican authorities said Monday that they've spotted a troubling immigration trend: large numbers of migrants abandoned at sea by traffickers.



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Scientists build a baseball-playing robot

If you've been to the RoboGames, you've seen everything from flame-throwing battlebots to androids that play soccer. But robo-athletes are more than just performers. They're a path to the future.



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Silent success of kitchen hinge

Nick Glass meets the man who made using our kitchens a quieter experience with the soft-closing BLUMOTION hinge.



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Netiquette: Saying farewell

So many folks manage to lose their netiquette heads when they scramble, legs flailing and akimbo, toward the denouement of events and life chapters. So here is the ultimate (get it?) digital-etiquette guide to a polite big finish.



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10 smartphone habits to avoid

How annoying and rude and antisocial have we all become with our smartphones? We're embarrassing ourselves all over the place. Please stop.



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Five texts you should never send

We're texting more than ever, and, like society, the texts themselves are getting worse and worse. Read on to learn just how terrible silent cell phone users are these days.



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An open letter to texting-mad teenagers

Put your phone down for a second, teen texters -- there are some things you've got to hear.



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Jackson wrongful death trial begins

The Michael Jackson wrongful death trial, which promises dramatic revelations and legal fireworks, began in a small Los Angeles courtroom with opening statements Monday.



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Apology demanded over blast cartoon

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is demanding an apology from a California newspaper that published a cartoon that seemed to link his push for less regulations to the recent fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14.



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Sherpas accused of Mt. Everest attack

Most people expect to fight frigid temperatures and fierce winds as they climb Mount Everest.



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Samsung is spanking Apple in sales

Apple has elicited a lot of hand-wringing by investors and fans alike lately, even as its chief competition Samsung seems to be prompting nothing but applause. Turns out selling a wider variety of phones and tablets is a good strategy after all.



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Google can now search without you

Consider for a moment how much Google knows about you. Depending on what services you use, it might have a record of every word or phrase you've searched, locations you visit the most and where you are right now, your scheduled meetings and trips, and any other information buried in e-mails.



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Can iTunes dominate another decade?

Kristie Lu Stout and The Verge's Nilay Patel discuss what the next 10 years could hold for iTunes



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Clothes factories: Tragedy in waiting?

The sad fact behind the building collapse in Bangladesh in which hundreds died is that it isn't an isolated problem. The story will leave the headlines at the end of this week but on Monday hundreds of thousands of workers will return to factories that are frankly further tragedies waiting to happen, and will keep producing clothes for high street brands.



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NBA's Jason Collins comes out as gay

Jason Collins, who played with the NBA's Washington Wizards this season, has disclosed that he is gay, making him the first active openly homosexual athlete in the four major American pro team sports.



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Second horse trainer facing drugs ban

Hot on the heels of the eight-year ban handed out to Mahmood Al Zarooni for drugging his race horses another bombshell could be set to hit the beleaguered sport.



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Virgin Galactic closer to space tourism

Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California.



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Dzhokhar arrived 'covered in blood'

Alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was semi-conscious, wrapped in field gauze and "covered in blood" when he arrived late Friday at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston, according to a detailed first-hand account from a senior employee at the hospital.



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Greece to cut 15,000 civil servant jobs

Greek lawmakers agree to cut thousands of government workers to secure another 8.8 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in bailout funds.



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U.S. man faces N.Korea execution

Jim Clancy reports on the fate of American Kenneth Bae, who is currently in a North Korean jail.



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George Jones' funeral open to public

As one of country music's greatest, it's fitting that George Jones' legacy will be honored with a funeral at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry.



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'Miracle material' powers future

How can something one million times thinner than a human hair be 300 times stronger than steel and 1,000 times more conductive than silicon? MIT's Tomas Palacios explains how the nano-sized material graphene is set to transform the 21st century.



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Tsarnaev interacting, speaking in jail

CNN's Pamela Brown on latest condition of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in jail and a new focus in investigation of Boston bombings.



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On trail of Tsarnaev's Instagram account

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's Twitter account and VK Russian social networking profile have drawn heavy public scrutiny, but he left another, more hidden social media trail: a deleted Instagram account that sources close to him tell CNN once belonged to the accused Boston bomber.



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Inside Tsarnaevs' Chechen roots

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh visits Chechnya to explore how the war shaped the Tsarnaev brothers.



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Dagestan: Russia raids jihadist group

Russian special forces killed two members of a jihadist group in an early morning raid this weekend in the semiautonomous republic of Dagestan, two Russian police sources told CNN on Monday.



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Dutch queen prepares to stand down

A chapter was closing in Dutch history Monday as Queen Beatrix spent her last full day on the throne after 33 years as the country's monarch.



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Shipwrecked siblings swim for hours

One moment they were reeling in a fish, and the next they were shipwrecked.



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Bionic superhumans on the horizon

We're in the midst of a bionic revolution that could bring a future of augmented brains and bodies, and of bionic haves and have nots.



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Keeping events safe post-Boston

CNN's Nick Valencia talks to a security expert about how major event safety in the U.S. might change post-Boston.



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When will Obama reform U.S. govt?

Julian Zelizer says President Obama's trouble has more to do with the way government works rather than his skills.



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Having sex? How to stay safe

Gail Bolan says the health consequences of untreated STIs can be very serious for young women.



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Tsarnaev's father 'too sick to travel'

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh on his conversation with Zubeidat & Anzor Tsarnaev, parents of Boston Marathon suspect Dzhokhar.



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Is the desktop PC dead?

There's a devastating narrative being told about the PC these days: It's dying.



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Spain arrests suspect in massive cyberattack

Spanish police say they've arrested the man behind what's been called the biggest cyberattack in history.



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How agencies miss attack signs

Peter Bergen says missed signals and lack of inter-agency communication are factors that help enable terrorism to succeed



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Iran: Effect of sanctions exaggerated

Iran's finance minister tells CNN's Erin Burnett that the effect of sanctions on Iran economy are exaggerated.



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UK considers fracking sweeteners

The government is proposing to bribe communities with cheaper energy bills in exchange for dropping opposition to local fracking projects as part of plans to push ahead with shale-gas extraction.



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Why laws are failing on privacy

Marc Rotenberg says a small fine against the search giant for secretly collecting private data shows how governments and public agencies have dropped the ball in protecting users' privacy



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Bomb targets Syrian prime minister

Syria's prime minister was the target of an explosion in Damascus. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports.



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Officials: Prague explosion injures 55

A large explosion Monday at a film and TV school building in the Czech capital Prague injured at least 55 people, city fire officials said.



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Obama dishes jokes at annual dinner

President Barack Obama spared few from his zingers at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner -- including himself.



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Dreamliner back in sky

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off Sunday from a Tokyo airport, the first such flight in Japan since safety issues grounded the Dreamliner fleet, officials told CNN.



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Opinion: How to solve Korea crisis

Chris Johnson, Michael Green and Victor Cha say the problem of North Korea's nuclear gamesmanship can be solved



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Rebels attack Syrian airports

CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports Syrian rebels appear to have launched an all-out attack on government airfields.



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Syrian civil war in photos

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Football: Van Persie denies old club

Manchester United's Robin van Persie received a hostile reception on his return to the Emirates Stadium but had the last laugh Sunday by scoring the equalizer in a 1-1 draw against his former club Arsenal.



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At least 13 killed in Iraq bomb attacks

At least nine people were killed and more than 30 others were wounded Monday when three car bombs exploded in two Shiite provinces, Iraqi officials said.



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Ricin letters suspect due in court

Was it a tiff between an Elvis impersonator and a martial arts instructor in the birthplace of the King that caused headlines around the world?



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Gunmen surround Libyan ministry

Gunmen continue to surround the Foreign Ministry building in Libya's capitol. Jomana Karadshe has more.



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U.S. troops killed in NATO crash

Four NATO service members killed over the weekend in a plane crash in southern Afghanistan were Americans.



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Bomb targets Syria's prime minister

A bomb apparently targeting Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi went off Monday in a Damascus neighborhood -- but the prime minister was unharmed.



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Record landmark looms for NYC tower

Construction crews at the 16-acre World Trade Center site will raise the final two sections of a 408-foot spire to the top of One World Trade Center on Monday morning, making the building the tallest in the Western Hemisphere, according to the site's management.



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Man charged with possession of ricin

A Tupelo, Mississippi, man has been charged with possession and use of a biological agent as a weapon in connection with an investigation into ricin-tainted letters sent to President Barack Obama and others, federal authorities said Saturday.



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Austerity versus growth debate

CNN's Becky Anderson talks to experts about whether austerity is the best policy.



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Europe at wit's end over austerity?

Europe may have hit the political limits of how far it can go with austerity-led economic policies because of the growing opposition in the eurozone's recession-hit periphery, the European Commission's president said on Monday.



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Hong Kong tightens bird flu defenses

Officials wielding infrared thermometers are becoming more difficult to avoid at entry points from mainland China as Hong Kong strengthens its defenses against the H7N9 strain of bird flu.



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Country legend George Jones dies

George Jones, the country music legend whose graceful, evocative voice gave depth to some of the greatest songs in country music -- including "She Thinks I Still Care," "The Grand Tour" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today" -- has died, according to his public relations firm.



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3 Britons get 4 years in UAE prison

Three British citizens held on drug charges in the United Arab Emirates since July have been sentenced to four years in prison, a lawyer said.



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Bomb kills at least 6 in Pakistan

A man in a motorcycle detonated explosives Monday near a police van in northwest Pakistan, killing at least six people and wounding more than 30, police said.



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Police shot as Italy president sworn in

After months of political uncertainty and economic crisis, Italy's parliament is expected to confirm Prime Minister Enrico Letta's new government on Monday.



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Did mother discuss jihad with son?

Reports emerge of Russian intelligence that the mother of the Boston bomb suspects may have discussed jihad with her son



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China's bosses criticized over high pay

Under chairman Jiang Jianqing, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China raked in $38.5bn in net profits last year, making it the world's most profitable bank. For his efforts, Mr Jiang was paid $185,000, less than 1 per cent of the overall package awarded to Lloyd Blankfein, chairman of Goldman Sachs.



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Huffington Post rolls out in Germany

The Huffington Post is planting its flag in Germany, striking a partnership with Burda's Tomorrow Focus to bring its mix of news, blogging and social commenting to readers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.



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Portugal to challenge banks in court

Lisbon is to take court action against JPMorgan and Spain's Banco Santander over what it says were "toxic" derivatives sold to public sector companies.



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Volunteers risk lives in rescue effort

More than 72 hours into the Savar disaster, rescuers shout for help, drilling machines rattle, the ambulance sirens wail and people cry aloud for their missing relatives, colleagues and friends.



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Apology demanded over blast cartoon

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is demanding an apology from a California newspaper that published a cartoon that seemed to link his push for less regulations to the recent fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14.



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Signs of life under the rubble

Bangladesh rescuers extend the search for survivors of a collapsed building after voices are heard from the rubble.



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2 missing after Peru balloon crash

Five people were rescued Sunday, but two more remain missing, after their hot air balloon crashed off the coast of Peru.



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Boeing's Dreamliner back in sky

A Boeing 787 took flight in Japan after being grounded for months due to an overheating battery. Diana Magnay reports.



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Jackson's wrongful death trial to open

The Michael Jackson wrongful death trial, which promises dramatic revelations and legal fireworks, begins in a small Los Angeles courtroom with opening statements Monday.



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American faces trial in North Korea

North Korea plans to begin a trial against a U.S. citizen detained there last year, state media said Saturday, complicating tense relations between the two nations.



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Ricin suspect to appear in court

A Tupelo, Mississippi, man accused of sending ricin-tainted letters to President Barack Obama and others is expected to appear in court on Monday.



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Greece to cut 15,000 civil servant jobs

Greek lawmakers on Sunday agreed to cut thousands of government workers to secure another 8.8 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in bailout funds.



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U.S. man faces N.Korea execution

Jim Clancy reports on the fate of American Kenneth Bae, who is currently in a North Korean jail.



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Review: A closer look at Facebook Home

Facebook is the fast food of the Internet: easy, quick, satisfying and requiring minimal effort. And the new Facebook Home smartphone interface is for people who live and breathe the social network above any other site or service, depending on it as a news source and communication hub.



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Anger in Bangladesh over safety

CNN's Sumnima Udas reports on previous complaints about the building in Bangladesh that collapsed and killed hundreds.



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Spain arrests man in huge cyberattack

Spanish police say they've arrested the man behind what's been called the biggest cyberattack in history.



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Pakistani Taliban target candidates

At least eight people were killed Sunday as the Pakistani Taliban continued to attack candidates in that country's upcoming elections, authorities said.



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UAE: Verdict looms for jailed Britons

Three British citizens held on drug charges in a UAE jail since last July could face a verdict as early as Monday.



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Two die in French building collapse

A gas explosion killed at least two people and wiped away more than 300 years of history in Reims, France, on Sunday.



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Landing gear found in NY is tied to 9/11

A piece believed to be from one of the airliners that hit the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, has been found behind the site of an Islamic community center near ground zero, the New York Police Department said Friday.



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Soccer: Bayern set new points record

Bayern Munich's momentous season continued on Saturday as they beat Freiburg 1-0 at the Allianz Arena to secure a new points record in the Bundesliga.



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Collapsed building owner arrested amid frantic search

Bangladesh authorities say they have arrested the owner of the collapsed building that killed hundreds as a desperate search for survivors enters its fourth day.



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Police reported hurt in Italy shooting

A shooting took place as Italy's new prime minister was being sworn in Sunday, Italy's state-run news agency ANSA said.



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Libya's foreign ministry under siege

Armed men in trucks with anti-aircraft guns mounted on them surrounded the Libyan Foreign Ministry in Tripoli early Sunday and are refusing to allow ministry staff from entering the building, a ministry official said.



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Suspect accused of framing rival

CNN's Alina Machado reports on an arrest in a case involving ricin-laced letters mailed to the president and lawmakers.



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Shipwrecked siblings swim for hours

One moment they were reeling in a fish, and the next they were shipwrecked.



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How agencies miss attack signs

Peter Bergen says missed signals and lack of inter-agency communication are factors that help enable terrorism to succeed



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Why laws are failing on privacy

Marc Rotenberg says a small fine against the search giant for secretly collecting private data shows how governments and public agencies have dropped the ball in protecting users' privacy



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Syrian rebels target military airports

In an attempt to weaken the Syrian government's air power, rebel fighters attacked several military airports across the country Sunday, including a sprawling base in Idlib province, opposition activists said.



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Taliban behind latest Afghanistan attack

A roadside bomb killed three police officials in Afghanistan on Sunday.



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Mom: 'I'm like a dead person'

Distraught at the fate of her sons, the mother of the Boston bombing suspects tells CNN she believes the tragedy that killed three people and injured dozens was staged.



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Prominent feminist dies in crash

Journalist Mary Thom, a prominent feminist who was an editor of Ms. magazine in its early years, has died. She was 68.



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Suspects' mom 'of interest'

Erin Burnett talks to Rep. Ed Royce about Russia's interest in the Boston bombing suspects and their mother.



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Suspect linked to 2011 murder?

CNN's Deborah Feyerick reports on what a gruesome 2011 murder has to do with one of the Boston bombing suspects.



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Obama dishes jokes at annual dinner

President Barack Obama spared few from his zingers at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner -- including himself.



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Syria: U.S. lying on chemical weapons

Syria on Friday denied that it has used, or even possesses, chemical weapons and accused the United States and Britain of lying.



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Opinion: How to solve Korea crisis

Chris Johnson, Michael Green and Victor Cha say the problem of North Korea's nuclear gamesmanship can be solved



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Online magazine teaches terrorism

CNN's Nic Robertson reports on an al Qaeda propaganda magazine that teaches bomb making and suggests targets.



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Algeria's president has 'mini-stroke'

Algeria's president was in France on Saturday where he was being treated for a "mini-stroke," medical and government officials told the state-run Algerian news agency.



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Dreamliner returns to flight in Japan

A Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off Sunday from a Tokyo airport, the first such flight in Japan since safety issues grounded the Dreamliner fleet, airline officials told CNN.



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Anti-drone protests erupt in Britain

A coalition of protesters marched Saturday under sunny skies to a Royal Air Force base north of London to voice its opposition to the UK's use of armed drones in Afghanistan.



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Blast damages Benghazi police station

An explosion outside a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Saturday morning caused severe damage to the building, said the state news agency, LANA.



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Final pieces of World Trade Center due

Construction crews at the 16-acre World Trade Center site will raise the final two sections of a 408-foot spire to the top of One World Trade Center on Monday morning, making the building the tallest in the Western Hemisphere, according to the site's management.



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Italy poised to gain new government

Italian center-left politician Enrico Letta has fully accepted a mandate to form a government, he told reporters Saturday.



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Suspects' mother may have discussed jihad with son

Russian authorities intercepted a conversation involving the mother of the Boston bombing suspects in 2011 and gave the information to the FBI, an official says.



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Landfill searched for laptop

Information from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev plus other leads, spur authorities to look through a Massachusetts landfill for his laptop and other clues. The boat the suspect was found in is also taken into evidence.



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Mississippi man arrested in ricin case

A Mississippi man has been arrested in connection with the investigation into ricin-tainted letters sent to President Barack Obama and other officials, federal and local officials said.



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Garment industry scrutinized

CNN's Leone Lakhani discusses the investigation after 254 people died in a Bangladesh garment factory.



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Who really pays for our cheap clothes?

The sad fact behind the building collapse in Bangladesh in which hundreds died is that it isn't an isolated problem. The story will leave the headlines at the end of this week but on Monday hundreds of thousands of workers will return to factories that are frankly further tragedies waiting to happen, and will keep producing clothes for high street brands.



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Boeing's Dreamliner back in skies

More than three months after safety issues grounded the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Ethiopian Airlines became the first to resume service with a commercial flight Saturday.



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45 die in Afghanistan bus crash

A bus collided with fuel tanker in southern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 45 people and injuring 10, local officials said.



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Country legend George Jones dies

George Jones, the country music legend whose graceful, evocative voice gave depth to some of the greatest songs in country music -- including "She Thinks I Still Care," "The Grand Tour" and "He Stopped Loving Her Today" -- has died, according to his public relations firm.



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Pros and cons of surveillance

Even after the identification of the Boston bombing suspects through grainy security-camera images, officials say that blanketing a city in surveillance cameras can create as many problems as it solves.



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Is Ryan wooing Hispanics for 2016?

Ruben Navarrette says the Congressman's trip to Chicago was a chance to show his support for immigration reform--and maybe kick off his 2016 Hispanic outreach efforts



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Rescuers battle against odds

More than 72 hours into the Savar disaster, rescuers shout for help, drilling machines rattle, the ambulance sirens wail and people cry aloud for their missing relatives, colleagues and friends.



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S. Korea withdraws from joint factory

South Korea started withdrawing its last remaining citizens Saturday from the manufacturing zone jointly operated with North Korea following weeks of tensions between the two.



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Apology demanded over blast cartoon

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is demanding an apology from a California newspaper that published a cartoon that seemed to link his push for less regulations to the recent fertilizer plant explosion that killed 14.



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Baby born in rubble as Bangladesh death toll rises

Amid the tragedy and anger of the Bangladesh building collapse in which hundreds died, rescuers find more survivors including a woman and her new-born baby.



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Celebrity publicist Max Clifford charged

Celebrity publicist Max Clifford was charged Friday with 11 counts of indecent assault against a girl under the age of 16 as part of an ongoing UK police investigation into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal, according to the Metropolitan Police Service.



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Joint drills continue in South Korea

U.S. and South Korean forces take part in joint amphibious landing drills in South Korea. CNN's Jim Clancy reports



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U.S. growth falls short

Nina Dos Santos talks to Sonecon Chairman Robert Shapiro about the effect of spending cuts on U.S. economic growth.



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How DNA can solve ancient mysteries

Happy National DNA Day! April 25 marks the 60th anniversary of scientists' discovery of the double helix.



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Report: U.S. citizen faces trial in N. Korea

North Korea plans to begin a trial against a U.S. citizen detained there last year, state media said Saturday, complicating tense relations between the two nations.



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Venezuelan opposition to contest vote

Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski said Thursday that he will formally contest the South American country's presidential vote "in the coming days."



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Review: A closer look at Facebook Home

Facebook is the fast food of the Internet: easy, quick, satisfying and requiring minimal effort. And the new Facebook Home smartphone interface is for people who live and breathe the social network above any other site or service, depending on it as a news source and communication hub.



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Safety problems before collapse

CNN's Sumnima Udas reports on previous complaints about the building in Bangladesh that collapsed and killed hundreds.



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Report: 140 detained in Russian raid

Russian authorities detained 140 people -- more than 30 of them foreign nationals -- on Friday in a raid targeting suspected members of Islamic extremist groups, state media reported.



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Japan approves take-off for 787s

Japan has authorized passenger airlines to resume Boeing 787 flights in the country starting Friday, the ministry of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism said.



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Tabloid fixture Manti Te'o drafted

After sweating out several weeks when news broke that his "late girlfriend" never existed -- and after sweating out the first day of the NFL draft without getting picked -- Manti Te'o can now sit back, knowing he has a home in professional football.



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Serbian apology omits word 'genocide'

Serbia's president apologized Thursday for the 1995 massacre of 8,000 Muslims in the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, but declined to characterize the killings as an act of genocide.



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Stop atrocities before they start

Michael Shank, Madeline Rose: Congress needs to get behind the efforts of the Atrocities Prevention Board to stop the kind of crises we see in Syria and saw in Rwanda



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Landing gear found in NY is tied to 9/11

A piece believed to be from one of the airliners that hit the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, has been found behind the site of an Islamic community center near ground zero, the New York Police Department said Friday.



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Pussy Riot member denied parole

A member of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot -- convicted last summer after a protest performance inside a Moscow cathedral -- had her parole bid rejected Friday when a judge said she'd broken prison rules and never expressed regret, state news reported.



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Blast aimed at anti-Taliban party

An explosion in Karachi, Pakistan, killed at least eight people and injured more than 20, Karachi authorities said late Friday.



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Venezuela arrests U.S. filmmaker

Timothy Tracy went to Venezuela to make a documentary about the political division gripping the country.



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Attack in Kashmir kills 4 policemen

Four policemen were killed in a militant ambush in Indian-administered Kashmir Friday afternoon, police said.



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Inter Milan hit with UEFA racism fine

Inter Milan has been ordered to pay out $58,600 after it was charged with "improper conduct" following the racial abuse its fans directed at Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor.



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Nadal breezes through in Barcelona

Rafael Nadal extinguished any doubts over his long-term fitness after being forced to play two matches in less than 24 hours at the Barcelona Open.



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At concerts, put that phone down

"Wow! I totally just watched the awesome cell phone video you shot at that concert!"



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Review: A closer look at Facebook Home

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I'm Muslim, and I hate terrorism

Dean Obeidallah is Muslim and despises terrorism -- which is murder, not an Islamic doctrine. Terrorists do not represent him or any Muslim he knows -- and he knows a lot



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Police: Suspects had 6 bombs

New York City officials confirm Times Square was a target for the Boston bombing suspects.



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Shipwrecked siblings swim for hours

One moment they were reeling in a fish, and the next they were shipwrecked.



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Photos: Protests after collapse

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After Boston: Cameras, cameras everywhere?

Even after the identification of the Boston bombing suspects through grainy security-camera images, officials say that blanketing a city in surveillance cameras can create as many problems as it solves.



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Horse trainer banned in doping scandal

The trainer at the center of a doping scandal that stunned the world of horse racing was banned for eight years Thursday by the governing body of the sport of Britain.



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Suspects' mom: 'I'm like a dead person'

Distraught at the fate of her sons, the mother of the Boston bombing suspects tells CNN she believes the tragedy that killed three people and injured dozens was staged.



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How dead cleric inspires terror

He was born and raised in the United States, and killed by the United States. And now from beyond the grave he inspires a new generation of would-be terrorists to attack the United States.



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What future for Indian football?

"Theatre of Dreams" reads the plaque on the classroom door of Manchester United Soccer School in Mumbai. Nutritional advice and tactics are scribbled on the whiteboard and a Wayne Rooney portrait hangs on the wall.



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Israel to U.S.: Your call on sarin evidence

With evidence that the chemical weapon sarin has been used in Syria on a small scale, the United States should take the lead in crafting a response, an Israeli official said Friday.



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What is sarin?

CNN's Hala Gorani talks about the dangers of sarin gas with CNN contributor Robert Baer.



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Iraq bombers target Sunni mosques

Bombs blew up at and near Sunni mosques in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad amid Friday prayers, the latest flurry of attacks in a country seething with Sunni-Shiite tension.



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Soccer: Suarez accepts 'biting' ban

As British Prime Minister David Cameron called on footballers to act as role models, Liverpool's Luis Suarez chose not to appeal his 10-match "biting" ban handed to him by the English Football Association for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic.



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Boston investigation: Latest updates

Here are some of the latest developments in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation:



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How to solve Korea crisis

Chris Johnson, Michael Green and Victor Cha say the problem of North Korea's nuclear gamesmanship can be solved



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Will Obama act on Syria sarin use?

Frida Ghitis says after news that Syria has crossed the 'red line,' the administration must respond meaningfully and forcefully if it is to maintain authority and stem further chemical attacks.



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Bionic superhumans on horizon

We're in the midst of a bionic revolution that could bring a future of augmented brains and bodies, and of bionic haves and have nots.



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U.S.: Evidence sarin gas used in Syria

The U.S. defense secretary says it has evidence that sarin, a chemical weapon has been used in Syria. Whether this crosses the "red line" to trigger U.S. involvement in Syria remains to be seen.



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Iraq's Maliki: We must avoid civil war

Iraqi President Nuri al-Maliki called for dialogue and resolve to halt the recent rise in violence across the country and avert a "civil war."



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Police: Drugs taken from Bieber's bus

Pop star Justin Bieber's European tour is again making news for something other than his music -- this time for a police search of his tour bus in Sweden.



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285 dead, hundreds trapped in Dhaka building collapse

Rescuers in Bangladesh are still searching for survivors trapped under the rubble of an 8-story building that collapsed two days ago, killing at least 285 people.



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Families await word of loved ones

CNN's Sumnima Udas reports more than 200 are dead in the Bangladesh building collapse, but rescuers are still searching.



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Why did factory building collapse?

CNN's Leone Lakhani discusses the investigation after 254 people died in a Bangladesh garment factory.



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Who really pays for our cheap clothes?

The sad fact behind the building collapse in Bangladesh in whch hundreds died is that it isn't an isolated problem. The story will leave the headlines at the end of this week but on Monday hundreds of thousands of workers will return to factories that are frankly further tragedies waiting to happen, and will keep producing clothes for high street brands.



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Why bogus AP tweet tricked us

When The Associated Press appeared to tweet Tuesday that there were two explosions in the White House, we were right to believe the news, even though it turns out that the AP Twitter account had been hacked. There were no explosions; the tweet was false. But believing the AP is not where we went wrong. Our occasional believing false reports should awaken us to the dangers of literalism.



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Group: Gaza crimes on both sides

A human rights organization says war crimes were committed during the 2012 war between Gaza and Israel.



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Elk spotted with neck accessory

Elk stuck in tire topped by elk stuck in a barstool. CNN's Jeanne Moos sticks her neck out to cover both.



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U.N. approves peacekeepers for Mali

The U.N. Security Council signed off Thursday on a 12,600-member peacekeeping force in Mali that will be authorized "to use all necessary means" to protect civilians and cultural artifacts.



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Why did factory building collapse?

Bangladesh building housing garment factories employing up to 2,500 workers collapsed. CNN's Sumnima Udas reports.



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I'm Muslim, and I hate terrorism

Dean Obeidallah is Muslim and despises terrorism -- which is murder, not an Islamic doctrine. Terrorists do not represent him or any Muslim he knows -- and he knows a lot



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Police: Suspects had 6 bombs

New York City officials confirm Times Square was a target for the Boston bombing suspects.



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NY Times Square: Always a target

The day after the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon's finish line, the city's police commissioner said that spot was probably one of the most photographed in the country in the minutes before it became a crime scene.



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What's U.S.'s next move?

With Thursday's news that U.S. intelligence shows evidence that sarin gas has been used in Syria, all eyes are now on President Obama, who said in August that any sign of chemical weapons use in the country's civil war would be "a red line for us."



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Luiz goal helps Chelsea edge FC Basel

Chelsea stayed on course to add the Europa League to their Champions League triumph of last season with a dramatic 2-1 win over FC Basel in their semifinal first leg match in Switzerland Thursday.



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Horse trainer banned in doping scandal

The trainer at the center of a doping scandal that stunned the world of horse racing was banned for eight years Thursday by the governing body of the sport of Britain.



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Mother not sure attack was real

The past week has been a devastating one for many families. Zubeidat Tsarnaev's is one of them.



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What is the Syrian Electronic Army?

The Syrian Electronic Army -- a group of pro-Syrian regime hackers that has aggressively targeted major news organizations and activists -- may operate in cyberspace, but its attacks can have real-life impact.



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How dead cleric inspires terror

He was born and raised in the United States, and killed by the United States. And now from beyond the grave he inspires a new generation of would-be terrorists to attack the United States.



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What future for Indian football?

"Theatre of Dreams" reads the plaque on the classroom door of Manchester United Soccer School in Mumbai. Nutritional advice and tactics are scribbled on the whiteboard and a Wayne Rooney portrait hangs on the wall.



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Tennis: Nadal held up by rain

Rafael Nadal's bid for a eighth Barcelona Open title was held up by the rain in Spain Thursday after the conqueror of top seed David Ferrer made his exit from the clay court tournament.



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Texas blast likened to a puzzle

"Shovel by shovel," investigators are combing through the charred remains of a fertilizer distributor leveled by a massive explosion one week ago.



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What is sarin?

CNN's Hala Gorani talks about the dangers of sarin gas with CNN contributor Robert Baer.



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What is the evidence?

The White House is reporting there is evidence of small-scale chemical weapon use in Syria. CNN's Dan Lothian reports.



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Vets of 'The Forgotten War' return

Veterans of the Imjin River Battle return to Korea to visit the site of the Gloster Memorial. CNN's Jim Clancy reports.



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Internet sales tax explained

CNN's Karin Caifa looks at the potential impact of an Internet sales tax.



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Lessons from the sorority e-mail rant

It's been the rant read 'round the world this week -- its prose so gloriously profane and it's priorities so shockingly misplaced that the Web hasn't been able to look away.



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Chemical weapons used in Syria?

The Free Syrian Army Chief of Staff says he has "clear" proof the Syrian government has used chemical weapons.



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2012: Rebels claim knowledge of sites

A series of videos uploaded to YouTube by Syrian activists suggests rebels are beginning to focus on where Bashar al-Assad's regime stores its chemical weapons.



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Chemical weapons 'frightful and cheap'

The specter of chemical weapons has been hanging over war-torn Syria for months.



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U.S.: 'Syria using chemical weapons'

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Thursday that the United States has evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria.



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5 presidents appear for Bush dedication

Some may disagree whether George W. Bush was a "uniter, not a divider," as he liked to say, but he is expected to get all five living presidents together for the dedication of his presidential library.



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Boston attack: Latest developments

Here are some of the latest developments in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation:



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Iraq's Maliki: We must avoid civil war

Iraqi President Nuri al-Maliki called for dialogue and resolve to halt the recent rise in violence across the country and avert a "civil war."



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Police: Drugs taken from Bieber's bus

Pop star Justin Bieber's European tour is again making news for something other than his music -- this time for a police search of his tour bus in Sweden.



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Israeli air forces shoot down drone

The Israeli air force shot down a drone approaching the nation's coast on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces said.



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4 charged in 'cash-for-royal stories'

Four people in the United Kingdom, including a journalist at The Sun newspaper, have been charged in a police probe into alleged payments for newspaper stories involving the royal family, British prosecutors said Wednesday.



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Wife of suspected bomber 'cries a lot'

The 24-year-old wife of accused bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev learned through news reports that the father of her child was suspected in the attack.



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Were no lessons learnt from 9/11?

Share and share alike was supposed to have been a lesson learned by federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies from the 9/11 attacks almost 12 years ago.



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Smartphones crime fighters of future

Gary Kessler says most of the images used in the Boston manhunt were voluntarily supplied by the public and this crowdsourcing in criminal cases is the future.



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Putin rejects Russia free speech claim

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday defended his government's record on free speech and rejected a claim it uses "Stalinist" methods, a day after two international rights groups issued scathing reports.



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Katrina victim: Bush was great

Donna Brazile's family lost everything to Katrina. She says despite her many differences with President Bush, he pulled through after a bad start in helping the Gulf Coast



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Treat Chicago gangs as terrorists

LZ Granderson says rampant gang-related murder in Chicago has children navigating gang territory to get to school. If this isn't terror, what is?



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Can Koreas reduce tensions?

CNN's Anna Coren reports on South Korea's offer to talk to North Korea about operations at a shared industrial complex.



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Italy's Letta asked to form government

Italian President Giorgio Napolitano has asked center-left politician Enrico Letta to form a new government, the president's spokesman said Wednesday.



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Investigation over topless Kate pics

A magazine publisher, a photographer and a regional newspaper are under investigation in France for invasion of privacy over the publication of vacation pictures of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, authorities said Thursday.



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S. Korea presses North on factory talks

South Korea on Thursday warned North Korea of serious consequences if it rejects an offer for talks about the dire situation at their shared manufacturing zone where Pyongyang has halted activity amid recent tensions.



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Bomb suspects' father to fly to U.S.

His older son's body remains unclaimed. His younger son is hospitalized with severe injuries, and faces terrorism and murder charges.



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Photos: Eight-story building falls

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Spain's jobless rate climbs to record high

Spain's unemployment rate rose to a record high of 27.2 % in the first quarter of 2013 -- up from 8.6% in 2007 before the financial crisis hit the debt-stricken nation.



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Spain's youth look abroad for work

As CNN's Al Goodman reports, many young people in Spain are trying to begin new lives abroad.



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Why Islamic radicalism appeals

There are many unanswered questions about the motivations of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But it is becoming increasingly clear that they were inspired by faith in a radical Islamist ideology. Dzhokhar has told investigators that, among other things, he and his brother wanted to defend Islam, while Tamerlan's social media accounts are replete with clips by extremist clerics.



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Boy Scouts: Lost in the woods

When the Boy Scouts of America found out den leader Jennifer Tyrrell is a lesbian, the organization's Ohio River Valley Council sent her a letter saying "you must immediately sever any relationship you may have" with the Scouts.



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Obama to attend Texas memorial

In a central Texas town still looking for answers, President Barack Obama will join the community of West on Thursday for a memorial service for the 14 people killed in a fertilizer plant explosion last week.



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Boeing beats forecasts

Boeing's first-quarter growth beats expectations despite the Dreamliner setbacks. Max Foster and Maggie Lake explain.



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Hackers 'targeting Twitter more'

CNN's Becky talks to Nexgate CEO Devin Redmond about preventing Internet hacking.



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I'm Muslim, and I hate terrorism

I'm an American-Muslim and I despise Islamic terrorists. In fact, despise is not even a strong enough word to convey my true feelings about those who kill innocent people in the name of Islam. I hate them with every fiber of my being.



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Bombing suspects received welfare

Massachusetts officials say the Boston bombing suspects benefited from welfare assistance. CNN's Erin McPike reports.



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12th century Syrian minaret destroyed

Both sides in Syria's civil war were in rare agreement Wednesday: The minaret at a 12th-century mosque in Aleppo has been obliterated.



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Taiwan reports first case of H7N9

CNN's Ivan Watson reports on the World Health Organization's response to a new strain of bird flu in China and Taiwan.



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Drug 'queen' pleads guilty in U.S. case

One of the most well known women accused of connections with Mexico's drug trade pleaded guilty to a charge connected with a cocaine trafficking case in a U.S. court this week.



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Dortmund crushes Real Madrd 4-1

It was Muhammad Ali who warned his opponents he would "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee".



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