Why Modi's U.S. visit matters

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the White House next week, he will carry with him grand hopes for a re-energized partnership between his country and the United States. Fresh off a landslide victory in the Indian elections, Modi has seized an outright majority in parliament and a mandate for sweeping domestic reform. For years, the former chief minister of Gujarat faced an American visa ban due to his alleged role in violent riots. Now, the new premier's visit represents a key opportunity to recharge a critical bilateral relationship.



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Li Na: Glitterati bid goodbye to a great

It was the long goodbye as China bid farewell to its sporting heroine in a tearful ceremony.



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To beat ISIS, focus on young people

Earlier this month, Kenyans commemorated the heinous attack on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi.



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Now on Google Street View: poverty

Lake Providence, Louisiana, is the parish seat of the "most unequal place in America," meaning it has a higher rate of income inequality than any other parish or county. And until somewhat recently, the poor side of town was missing a key Google Maps feature.



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1st Ebola case in U.S. diagnosed

In this age of modern air travel, it was just a matter of when, not if.



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No charges for ex-Gitmo prisoner

British authorities dropped charges against high-profile former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg on Wednesday, days before he was due to go on trial on charges of attending a terrorist training camp in Syria.



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10 die as shells hit Ukraine bus, school

A school and a bus were shelled in war-torn eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, leaving at least 10 people dead, officials in the country's Donetsk region said.



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Bra camera raises awareness

Bra cam catches oglers eyeing cleavage...but for a good cause. CNN's Jeanne Moos says raise your eyes-and awareness!



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Film that cost more than Mars trip

India made a ship that orbited Mars for less than it cost to make the movie "Gravity." CNN's Rachel Crane reports.



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Turkey considers troops in Syria

A day after Britain's military launched its first airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq, the question is who will be next to join the U.S.-led coalition in its air campaign against the extremists who have seized a swath of Iraq and Syria.



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Catalonia independence vote frozen

A referendum over Catalonia's future as a part of Spain has been put on hold.



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City in Jordan welcomes ISIS

The quiet, sandy streets of the southern Jordanian city of Ma'an belie the pro-jihadi sentiments simmering just under the surface.



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Mom grieves over jihadi son

A mother describes her teenage son, who joined an Islamist militant group and reportedly died in a U.S. airstrike.



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Hikers' bodies moved from volcano

Efforts to recover bodies from an erupting volcano in central Japan resumed Wednesday, after search teams had been hampered by gas and hot ash shooting into the air.



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'Students come in peace:' Hong Kong's polite protest

Silent protests fail to disrupt formal ceremonies to mark National Day in Hong Kong as thousands gather in the street to demand democracy.



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How does Ebola spread?

As the worst Ebola outbreak in history touches the United States with the diagnosis of the first case within America, questions arise about how the infectious virus is spread.



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Vegetarian festival

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Half of nature is still here! ... Yay?

In case you've avoided reading what may be the more depressing reports in the history of the natural world, the awful take-away is basically this: Half the animals of planet Earth have disappeared since 1970, and much of it is the fault of humans.



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What do protesters want?

CNN's Andrew Stevens asks students their motivation for protesting in Hong Kong.



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1st Ebola case in U.S. diagnosed

A patient being treated at a Dallas hospital was diagnosed with the Ebola virus, the CDC says.



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