Latest and Breaking World News and Top Stories - July 3
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Airports worldwide step up security measures after an announcement by the US Department of Homeland Security.
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Report: Islamic militants release about 30 captured truck Turkish drivers in Iraq
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The next time your child refuses to make his or her bed, don't despair. You may have an artist on your hands.
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Facebook's data scientists who had access to the daily lives of nearly 1.3 billion users operated with few limits until recently, the WSJ reported.
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Iraqi officials deny troops have withdrawn from the Saudi border, amid reports that 30,000 Saudi reinforcements have been deployed there.
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As Colombia prepares to take on Brazil, the nation remembers defender Andres Escobar who was shot dead six days after the team's early exit from the 1994 World Cup.
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If you've ever traveled by air, you've probably gotten soaked on an airline ticket. But not like this.
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On the 40th anniversary of DVF's wrap dress, CNN takes a look at the world's most iconic fashion designers and the pieces that launched their fashion brands.
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Parasailing Crash Survivor; BBQ Wars; 'Hot Mug Shot' Felon
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Homeland Security asking airports overseas to step up screening amid concerns over hard-to-detect bombs.
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Ousted American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has handed over his entire stake and voting rights to hedge fund Standard General.
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A Colorado woman was arrested at the Denver airport in April and charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, according to court documents that were unsealed Wednesday.
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Reporting from Guinea, Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains some common misconceptions of one of the world's most deadly viruses.
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The funeral of a Palestinian teenager abducted and killed in Jerusalem is delayed as the authorities carry out a post-mortem examination.
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More people have died from the current Ebola outbreak than ever before -- find out how it spreads.
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The final round of nuclear talks between Iran and six major powers begins in Vienna ahead of a deadline for a deal later this month.
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Mohamed Mohamud, an MP for 15 years, shot dead in his car in Mogadishu by al-Shabab gunmen.
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What is the one thing we should we ask Hillary Clinton? Before an exclusive video interview with the former US secretary of state on 4 July, we ask some well-known personalities to put forward their own burning questions for the former f...
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It seems that Britain's GCHQ views it as legitimate to interfere with the normal operations of ordinary internet service providers and to spy on their staff, Cedric Knight from GreenNet told RT.
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Tokyo is looking into a report from North Korea that 10 Japanese citizens kidnapped by the reclusive regime decades ago are still alive.
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UN refugee chief warns Syrian refugee crisis could pose 'serious' security threat to Lebanon
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Despite signs eurozone economy losing momentum, European Central Bank to keep policy on hold
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Tokyo's science museum has opened an exhibit focusing on the commode, even offering visitors the chance to be flushed.
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Fighters from al Qaeda's Nusra Front withdrew from two towns in eastern Syria on Thursday, leaving most of the border province of Deir al-Zor under the control of advancing forces of the Islamic State, the Syrian Obser...
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No fatalities were reported in the tit-for-tat clashes that came amid tensions over the killings of a Palestinian youth and three Israeli teenagers.
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Gunmen kill Somali lawmaker and his bodyguard in drive-by shooting in Mogadishu
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It's a big day for global markets, with both the European Central Bank's monetary policy decision and U.S. non-farm payrolls due.
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Shia militiamen, who used to fight Americans, are now fighting ISIS. CNN's Arwa Damon reports from outside Baghdad.
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King Abdullah has ordered all necessary measures to protect the kingdom against potential "terrorist threats," state news agency SPA reported.
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Malaysia says it will send back to New Zealand an envoy who used diplomatic immunity to flee a sex charge there, defusing a messy wrangle between the nations.
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The International Space Station captures footage of tropical storm Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, churning off the coast of Florida on Wednesday. The worst of the storm should occur at Cape Hatteras, Nort...
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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has nominated a new defence minister and appointed a new armed forces chief in a shake up of a military currently driving against Russian separatists despite moves for a new ceasefire.
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Eleven wounded in air raids in Gaza, after worst clashes in East Jerusalem for months following death of Palestinian.
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Analysis: Xi Jinping's arrival in Seoul today marks the first time a Chinese leader has visited South Korea ahead of Beijing's traditional ally North Korea. Is this a slap on the wrist for Pyongyang, or a more serious shift in Asia-Pacif...
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VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. human rights chief condemned both Palestinians and Israelis for a flare up of violence across the Israel-Gaza border following the deaths of three abducted Jewish teens.
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Three countries. Hundreds dead. Ebola has hit capital cities for the first time as West African officials try to figure out how to stop it.
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Five years after the Great Recession ended, most states still haven't regained all the jobs they lost, even though the nation as a whole has.
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Blessing-Miles Tendi: After Iraq, using force is seen as inherently bad. But don't forget cost of failing to act in Rwanda Continue reading...
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed for improving U.S. ties during a meeting with Senator John McCain in New Delhi on Thursday, as the two countries seek to patch up their differences and boost ...
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Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab kills a prominent MP and his bodyguard in a drive-by shooting in the capital, Mogadishu.
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New leader has ordered a massive cleanup, demanding bureaucrats reorganise their desks and throw out unwanted files Continue reading...
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A sunburn or tan is the obvious result of skin exposure to sun, but how exactly does the sun cause less visible changes to our skin?
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UNHCR says any forced return of asylum seekers would be inconsistent with 'fundamental refugee protection principles' Sri Lanka 'at peace', says Australian prime minister Continue reading...
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Eleven miners are trapped in a small artisanal gold mine in the south of Honduras after a landslide caused a tunnel to collapse.
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Officials: Israel moving troop reinforcements to Gaza border amid intensifying rocket attacks
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Retail sales across the 18 countries that share the euro stalled in May as consumers rein in spending amid high unemployment.
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The Bank of Russia has signaled it is ready to legalize the world’s first mainstream cryptocurrency, despite the big risks and setbacks the digital money has experienced. The Bank’s recognition means it can better regulate it, and even c...
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JERUSALEM — Israeli jets hit targets in Gaza Thursday after increased rocket fire from there as tensions between Israelis and Palestinians flared to their worst level in years after the suspected murder of an Arab teenager by Jewish sett...
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Colombian pop star Shakira will perform at her third consecutive World Cup closing ceremony, it is announced.
