Obama to defend airstrikes at U.N. amid criticism

The U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria on Tuesday were just the beginning. There will be more to come, President Barack Obama vows.



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China sentences Uyghur scholar to life

Less than a week after a tightly controlled trial, a Chinese court Tuesday found a prominent Uyghur scholar guilty of "separatism" and sentenced him to life in prison, his lawyer said.



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Australian teen 'terror suspect' killed

As Australian lawmakers introduced tough new laws on foreign fighters on Wednesday, police were explaining why an officer shot dead an 18-year-old terror suspect outside a police station in Melbourne Tuesday night.



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Manning sues for gender treatment

Chelsea Manning, convicted of espionage and imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth, has filed a lawsuit in federal court, claiming she "has been denied access to medically necessary treatment" for her gender disorder.



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Noodles served with opium poppy

The noodles were not just tasty. They were outright addictive.



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Abu Qatada cleared of bomb plot

A court in Jordan acquitted radical preacher Abu Qatada of charges of plotting to bomb millennium celebrations in Jordan in 2000, semi-state owned newspaper Addustour reported Wednesday.



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Iraqi PM: Don't create terror vacuum

In a CNN exclusive interview, Iraq's new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi tells Christiane Amanpour he hopes airstrikes don't lead to "the rise of another terrorist element" instead of ISIS.



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Airstrikes: What you need to know

The United States and several Arab nations carried out airstrikes against ISIS in Syria early Tuesday, intensifying the campaign against the Islamic militant group.



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Pollution must be contained -- Obama

The first item on the long list of issues to be addressed at the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week: Climate change.



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Marriage equality is not like abortion

Tim Holbrook says the future of marriage equality likely rests on Justice Anthony Kennedy.



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Why Arab states are supporting U.S.

Five Arab nations took part in U.S.-led airstrikes against ISIS in Syria. So what's in it for them?



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China torture trade 'flourishing'

The manufacture and export of torture devices by companies in China is flourishing, says the human rights organization in a new report.



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Ebola leads to deaths of uninfected

About 10 days ago, Lusa Khanneh took ill, but not in an Ebola kind of way.



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Farrell, Vaughn new 'True Detective' leads

Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will lead the cast of "True Detective's" second season, HBO confirmed Tuesday.



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Journalist held by Somali pirates freed

American journalist Michael Scott Moore, held for more than two years by Somali pirates, has been freed, Moore's family and a Somali official told CNN on Tuesday.



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'CoD' makers: Drop Noriega lawsuit

The creators of the "Call of Duty" video game franchise on Monday filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who says the 2012 video game "Call of Duty: Black Ops II" has damaged his reputation.



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Obama: America's wartime president

Quick: Which U.S. president has authorized wars of various kinds in seven Muslim countries?



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Police charge for Graham abduction

Authorities have obtained an arrest warrant for Jesse Matthew, charging him with abduction with the intent to defile, in the case of missing University of Virginia student Hannah Graham, Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo told reporters Tuesday.



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Walker lawyer: I'll chase Porsche case

The lawsuit against Porsche related to the fiery crash that killed actor Paul Walker suffered a setback in court, but a lawyer says it will go on.



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3 people dead in U.S. shooting

Three people were dead Tuesday morning after a shooting at a UPS facility in Inglenook, Alabama, said Capt. Jerry Wiley of the Birmingham Police Department.



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