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Will grandkids be fighting ‘forever war’?
U.S. soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division practice medical evacuation skills at the Ghazni base on May 24 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Will Bunch: Reunions of troops with families great, but why are we still in Afghanistan? Bunch: It made sense in 2001, b...…
Who is Woolwich killing suspect?
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Two men ran down a serving UK soldier before hacking him to death in London on May 22 One of the suspects addressed a camera after the incident, brandishing a cleaver Friends, acquaintances and UK media identified him as Michae...…
Youth key to beating Boko Haram?
A female student stands in a classroom burnt by Boko Haram in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, on May 12, 2012. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Response to Boko Haram insurgency has echoes of the past, says 'Funmi Olonisakin She says Boko Haram commands loyalty...…
Pakistan welcomes Obama drone talk
(CNN) -- Pakistan on Friday welcomed President Barack Obama's stance that "force alone cannot make us safer" in battling terrorism. Obama, who outlined his counterterrorism policy in a speech Thursday, called "the use of force in fighting" terr...…
New jury to decide Jodi Arias penalty
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Legal analysts debate whether prosecutors will offer Jodi Arias a deal A source says jurors voted 8-4 in favor of sentencing Arias to death The victim's sister sobs and the judge's voice cracks after jurors reveal their ve...…
Soldiers and sex: Can men evolve?
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Pepper Schwartz: Many stories of males' sex harassment of female colleagues She says newest example: West Point sergeant took pictures of women in shower She says many men still think their appetites and access to women are an...…
Online bullying probe after girl’s death
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Girl hangs self at her home in Queens Suicide note mentions cyberbullying, police say Investigation will include look at two computers New York (CNN) -- A 12-year-old girl found hanged in her home left behind a suicide note ...…
A blow to Australia’s economy
Ford Australia's manufacturing facilities will close their gates for the final time in 2016 with thousands of job losses. STORY HIGHLIGHTS More than 1,000 workers will lose their jobs when Ford closes two production facilities The decision is a bl...…
Family may exhume Todd for autopsy
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Parents of American Shane Todd walk out of Singapore inquiry into engineer's death Mother says an exhumation may be only way to prove family's contention he was murdered The Todds contend their son was murdered because of his k...…
Obama: U.S. to keep using drones
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Republicans criticize Obama's speech, one calling it a 'victory' for terrorists NEW: Yemen cheers U.S. being open to transferring detainees there Obama lays out a framework and legal rationale for his counterterrorism po...…
Islamists claim 2 deadly attacks in Niger
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: 20 soldiers, five assailants dead after another bombing, battle Islamist group MUJAO says attacks are response to cooperation with France Truck bomb kills two assailants, wounds 50 outside mine MUJAO has been fighting French f...…
Again? Another Cannes jewelry heist
STORY HIGHLIGHTS A necklace worth seven figures was stolen at a hotel party in resort town near Cannes A safe containing jewels was stolen from a Cannes hotel last week There is no indication thefts are connected, police say (CNN) -- A valuable n...…
Suicide: Impact of same-sex marriage?
French policemen stand at attention near a vehicle of French firefighters outside Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral, on May 21, 2013, following the evacuation of the cathedral after a man shot himself dead in front of the altar. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Histor...…
What presents real terror threat?
Flowers lay outside Woolwich Barracks in London, near where a British soldier was butchered in the street. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Frida Ghitis: We want to believe hacking suspects are crazy to explain the atrocity Ghitis: But it appears, as it has so of...…
Garcia sponsor says remark ‘offensive’
Sergio Garcia has been sponsored by TayorMade-adidas since 2002 but risks losing the deal. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Sergio Garcia's clothing and equipment sponsor places his deal under 'review' TaylorMade-adidas say comments about Tiger Woods were offens...…
Let’s not blunder into another war
Marines just landed at Dover Air Force Base on May 7 carry the remains of one of seven troops killed in Afghanistan on May 4 . STORY HIGHLIGHTS Since Barry Blechman was born 70 years ago, America has engaged in at least…
Don’t blame Apple, blame tax code
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Congressional committee strongly criticized Apple's handling of taxes Will Marshall: Don't make Apple the scapegoat for a flawed corporate tax code He says corporations face world's highest rate and a dysfunctional system Marsh...…
U.S. Scouts to vote on gay youth ban
A member of Scouts for Equality holds an unofficial knot patch incorporating the colors of the rainbow, a symbol for gay rights. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Under proposed rules, Boy Scouts would not exclude youths for sexual orientation The Scouts would ma...…
Ahmadinejad challenging aide’s poll ban
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, right, and Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei wave during a conference in Tehran on May 11. STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: Official campaigning by the 8 approved presidential candidates will start on Friday President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...…
David Cameron: ‘Terrorists will never win’
STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: British soldiers have been targeted by Islamists before A man thought to be a soldier is hit by a car, then hacked to death, witnesses say Video shows a man with a cleaver and swearing "by Allah" to keep…
Girl, 5, killed by suicide jumper in Korea
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The man dies on the spot The girl is taken to a hospital with a skull fracture South Korea has one of the highest suicide rates Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A 5-year-old South Korean girl was killed when a man who…
Man, 80, oldest to climb Everest
Yuichiro Miura (R) poses with his son Gota Miura (L) for photographers during a press conference in Tokyo on March 22. STORY HIGHLIGHTS His record eclipses that of a man who was 76 when he reached the top The oldest woman to climb…
Swedish capital shaken by rioting
STORY HIGHLIGHTS Three nights of rioting involves youths and police in Sweden's capital, Stockholm Husby, a northern suburb of Stockholm, has been at the center of the disorder Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt appeals for calm in the capital ...…
UNICEF to auction signed CNNFC shirt
France World Cup star Marcel Desailly signs our special shirt and Champions League ball. STORY HIGHLIGHTS CNNFC shirt and Champions League ball up for grabs in auction Some of the biggest names in football have signed the items UNICEF will be usin...…
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