Scorpions drummer jailed in Dubai

The drummer for the Scorpions rock band has been sentenced to a month in jail for being drunk, insulting Muslims and lowering his trousers at Dubai International Airport, local media reported.



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Nigerians react to abductions

CNN's Vladimir Duthiers speaks to Nigerians in Abuja about the fate of the more than 200 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram.



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Ukraine expels Russian diplomat

Ukraine has ordered the expulsion of a Russian naval diplomat following alleged spying activities this week, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on its Facebook page.



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Blast, then knives at China station

An explosion rocked a train station Wednesday in China's restive northwestern region as President Xi Jinping finished a visit there, the nation's state news agency reported, citing authorities.



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Has firm found MH370 wreckage?

New images are raising questions about whether Flight 370 could really be thousands of miles away from the search zone.



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Deadly tornadoes, floods hit U.S.

From building-crushing hurricanes to killer sinkholes, Gulf Coast residents have seen a lot. But even these battle-tested veterans of the weather wars are marveling at torrential rains that washed out bridges and roads, sent chest-high water into homes and forced major military bases to shut down Wednesday.



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Actor Bob Hoskins dies at 71

Oscar-nominated British actor Bob Hoskins, known in part for roles in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Mermaids," died Tuesday at age 71, his publicist Clair Dobbs said Wednesday.



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Why you'll hate Internet 'fast lane'

Corynne McSherry says the public should voice their concerns about FCC's proposed rules that will end net neutrality.



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2 die, 100 hurt in jail explosion

An apparent gas explosion caused part of a county jail in Florida to collapse, killing two inmates and injuring about 100 others.



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Nigeria anger over 200 missing girls

Nigerians took to the streets Thursday to pressure the government to do more to rescue scores of girls abducted by militants more than two weeks ago.



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China bulldozes $4.7 million church

A massive church was razed to the ground this week in Wenzhou, a coastal Chinese city nicknamed the "Jerusalem of the East" for its large Christian population.



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Kids 'could be executed in Maldives'

The Maldives overturned a six-decade old moratorium on capital punishment with the adoption of a new regulation this week that allows for the death penalty to be used to punish certain crimes.



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U.S. storm system rages for 5th day

The slow-moving storm system that brought deadly tornadoes to the Plains and the Deep South, and flooding from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast, is winding down. But still, it has a bit more to give.



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Empire building is not a new Cold War

The full scale of Russian President Vladimir Putin's new imperial ambition was revealed recently when he referred to the southern and eastern territories of Ukraine as Novorossiya (New Russia).



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25 children killed in school bombing

Dozens of children are among the latest victims of the Syrian civil war after barrel bombs fell on an elementary school Wednesday, dissidents said.



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Sinn Fein leader questioned

Gerry Adams, head of Sinn Fein, has been questioned by Northern Ireland police over a 1972 murder. Nic Robertson reports.



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Luxuries in Ukraine's tax office

Luxuries found hidden in tax office backrooms include a pleasure lounge, art and a salt room.



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Pro-Russians build defenses

Russia calls on Kiev to halt "militaristic statements" as armed men seize administration buildings in the eastern Ukraine city of Luhansk.



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New Kenya law legalizes polygamy

A new law that went into effect in Kenya this week makes it legal for a man to marry as many women as he wants. And a leading women's group is applauding it.



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Execution, a relic we can't get right

The death penalty is flawed in every conceivable way, writes legal analyst Mark O'Mara.



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