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Turkish unions strike, cry 'fascism'

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 10:30 AM PDT

Trade unions claiming 240,000 members are throwing their weight behind anti-government demonstrations across Turkey. A two-day strike started Tuesday, accusing the government of "fascism."

Who will be Iran's next president?

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 10:52 AM PDT

Voters in Iran will cast their ballots on June 14 for the country's next president, a man who will play a pivotal role in foreign and nuclear policy and who must also address economic challenges worsened by sanctions and international isolation.

Explaining Turkey's unrest

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 06:03 AM PDT

What started as a peaceful sit-in over plans to demolish a park in central Istanbul has grown to become the biggest protest movement against Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan since he was elected more than 10 years ago.

'What kind of country is this?'

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 06:09 AM PDT

Relatives tell CNN's Nic Robertson that doors at a poultry processing plant were shut when a deadly fire broke out.

Mystery deepens around missing Mexican youths

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 10:57 AM PDT

They went missing in broad daylight -- forced into a van at gunpoint. Eleven young people, one only 16 years old, just vanished from Mexico City's popular Zona Rosa entertainment district. That's what their relatives say as they pressure officials to do more to help them.

Families demand answers after plant fire kills 119

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 08:54 AM PDT

The 38-year-old man stands on the road outside the burned out poultry processing plant, yelling at passing vehicles and demanding answers.

France: Tests show sarin used in Syria

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 12:47 PM PDT

Sarin gas has been used in Syria several times, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Tuesday, citing results from test samples in France's possession.

Pistorius judge warns of 'trial by media'

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 07:08 AM PDT

During a swift pre-trial hearing Tuesday, a South African judge delayed Oscar Pistorius' murder case for two months -- and warned that misconduct in the media could delay the process even longer.

Egyptian court sentences American NGO workers to jail

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 05:22 AM PDT

A case that fueled a diplomatic rift between the United States and Egypt was resolved Tuesday when a Cairo criminal court sentenced 27 NGO workers in absentia to five years in prison on charges of illegal foreign funding.

American woman allegedly gang-raped in India

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 10:04 AM PDT

An American woman traveling in northern India was allegedly gang-raped Tuesday after she accepted a ride with three men in a truck, police said.

Floods bring misery to parts of Europe

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 05:06 AM PDT

Swaths of Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria were menaced by rising rivers Tuesday, as flood waters inundated historic cities and forced mass evacuations of low-lying areas.

U.S. offers $$ for militants' capture

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 05:16 AM PDT

A U.S. State Department initiative that has yielded valuable intelligence by paying out large sums of money has set its sights on terror groups in North and West Africa.