Japanese PM to visit controversial war shrine

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to visit Yasukuni Shrine, which enshrines war criminals from World War II -- a move likely to anger China and the Koreas.



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Honoring dead or insulting neighbors?

Visits to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese officials, including the younger brother of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, ignited criticism from China and Korea, which see the visits as an homage to Japan's past wartime aggressions.



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Turkey ministers quit amid probe

Two ministers in the government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan resign in light of an anti-corruption sting.



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A family pleads for jailed blogger

A Saudi blogger is on trial accused of violating Sharia law. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports.



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Wife: Saudi blogger sentenced to die

Raif Badawi, a blogger in Saudi Arabia who has been imprisoned for violating the nation's anti-cybercrime law, has been given the death penalty for apostasy by a higher court, his wife told CNN on Wednesday.



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Man receives 1,800 Xmas cards

A young man with Down syndrome receives 1,800 Christmas cards after word spread he was bullied because of his condition.



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Santa shot while giving out presents

A man dressed as Santa Claus and giving away gifts to needy children in Washington was shot by a pellet gun Tuesday in the midst of his rounds, according to police.



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