Football: Messi shines in Barca win

Barcelona put a turbulent few months behind them by sweeping aside Elche 3-0 at the Nou Camp in their opening game of the Spanish season.



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Is ISIS a threat to the U.S.?

U.S. officials are claiming that the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is "now a credible alternative to al Qaeda."



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Football: Man Utd held by Sunderland

Manchester United's poor start to the season continued with a lackluster 1-1 draw against Sunderland, leaving new coach Louis Van Gaal still seeking a first league win for his new club.



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First WHO worker stricken with Ebola

For the first time, a worker with the World Health Organization has fallen ill from Ebola, the WHO told CNN on Sunday.



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UK 'close' to identifying Foley's killer

"We are close" to identifying the ISIS militant who beheaded journalist James Foley, the British ambassador to the United States, Peter Westmacott, told CNN on Sunday morning.



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Who's who in Hamas?

They call themselves "the resistance."



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SpaceX rocket self-destructs

A small rung on a long ladder to Mars broke on Friday, when a rocket test in Texas ended in a midair ball of fire.



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Quake hits north California

A preliminary 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit the northern San Francisco Bay area early Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.



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Caribbean storm strengthens

Tropical Storm Cristobal formed early Sunday in the Caribbean, having strengthened from a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said.



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U.S. cops pull gun on mom, kids

Dashcam video shows the terrifying scene as a Texas mom and four kids are pulled over by police at gunpoint. WFAA reports.



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Photos: Life in city under siege

Bodies torn apart by the weapons of war. The bloody corpse of a man hit by shelling as he walked under trees, a shopkeeper's mutilated body in front of her store, a broom lying nearby.



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Soccer boss sorry for racist texts

English football manager Malky Mackay is in hot water over racist and homophobic texts. CNN's Patrick Snell explains.



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Clues to Foley's killer

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh explains the complex investigation into the manhunt for the killer of James Foley.



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Rockets from Syria land in Israel: IDF

At least five rockets fired from Syria hit various locations through the Golan Heights early Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces said.



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King receives MH17 bodies

Malaysia declares a national day of mourning as the bodies of 20 passengers from an airliner shot down over Ukraine are brought back to Kuala Lumpur.



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Will athletes use power for good?

Shannon Miller, the gold-medal gymnast, says athletes should use their prominence to give back to society



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Foley brother: 'Could have done more'

The United Nations on Friday condemned the beheading of American journalist James Foley by his ISIS captors as "heinous and cowardly" and said the execution shows the increasing danger to journalists reporting in Syria.



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ISIS siege cuts off Iraqi town from food, water

ISIS fighters have besieged the Shiite Iraqi town of Amerli for two months, creating "unspeakable" suffering, says a U.N. official.



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Massacre warning in northern Iraq

The U.N. warns that a massacre could take place in the Shiite town of AmerIi. CNN's Anna Coren reports.



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Will U.S. hit ISIS in Syria?

As President Barack Obama decides whether to strike ISIS inside Syria, he has political considerations as well.



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