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Fears of sectarian war in Iraq

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 06:58 AM PDT

CNN's Arwa Damon explains what's simmering behind the latest surge in violence in Iraq - attacks that some now fear could lead to full sectarian war.

Climbers, Sherpas make peace

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 08:20 AM PDT

Call it the Treaty of Everest 2013.

The 'black widows' of Dagestan

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:31 AM PDT

CNN's Nic Robertson reports on a "black widow" terrorist attack in Dagestan during Tamerlan Tsarneav's visit last May.

Inside a $25M supersonic jet

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:35 AM PDT

"I feel the need ... the need for speed!" Those infamous words spoken by Maverick and Goose in the movie "Top Gun" enter my head as I walk across the tarmac to the fighter jet that I will soon fly in.

Iraqis fearing sectarian war

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 07:15 AM PDT

CNN's Arwa Damon explains what's simmering behind the latest surge in violence in Iraq - attacks that some now fear could lead to full sectarian war.

Heartbreak over woman's death

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 06:46 AM PDT

After so much horror and heartache, the woman's death was more than the rescue workers could take.

The 'black widows' of Dagestan

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:31 AM PDT

CNN's Nic Robertson reports on a "black widow" terrorist attack in Dagestan during Tamerlan Tsarneav's visit last May.

Woman's death breaks rescuers' hearts in Bangladesh

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 04:46 AM PDT

After so much horror and heartache, the woman's death was more than the rescue workers could take.

Armed men seize Libya's Justice Ministry

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 04:50 AM PDT

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.

Military drills over in South Korea, but tension remains

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 07:11 AM PDT

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

Mom forced daughter to impregnate herself

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 04:57 AM PDT

A woman desperate to have a fourth child forced her adopted teenage daughter to artificially inseminate herself with semen purchased over the Internet so she could have the baby.

First king in 120 years takes Dutch throne

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 04:58 AM PDT

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicates the throne on Tuesday, ending 33 years as the country's monarch and paving the way for her eldest son, Willem-Alexander, to become the first Dutch king in more than 120 years.

Mexico: Traffickers abandoning immigrants at sea

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 05:26 AM PDT

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

Video of ailing Mandela prompts outrage in South Africa

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 06:40 AM PDT

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.

U.S. official: American detained in North Korea had proper visa

Posted: 29 Apr 2013 01:17 PM PDT

The Korean-American who has been held in North Korea since November entered the country on a valid tourist visa, a senior U.S. official told CNN on Monday.

7 Americans killed as cargo plane crashes in Afghanistan

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 07:08 AM PDT

A cargo plane crashed in Afghanistan killing all seven crew members on board Monday.

6 plead guilty in UK terror plot

Posted: 30 Apr 2013 06:26 AM PDT

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 would-be attackers arrived after the event ended -- authorities said Tuesday.