ISIS: We've captured Jordanian pilot in Syria

ISIS militants claim on social media to have captured a Jordanian pilot after shooting down a coalition warplane over Syria.



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Two Sydney men on terror charges

Two Sydney men have been charged with terror offenses, with one accused of possessing documents designed to facilitate a terror attack on Australian soil.



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Arrest for 'nut rage' exec sought

South Korean prosecutors are seeking an arrest warrant for the former Korean Air executive Heather Cho who sparked outrage by kicking a flight attendant off a plane for serving macadamia nuts the wrong way.



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Poll: Obama ends year on an upswing

Improving views of the economy have helped hike President Barack Obama's approval rating to a 20-month high, a new CNN/ORC poll showed Tuesday, as markets climbed to record levels at news of an economy in overdrive.



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Killing of NYPD officers 'cowardly'

Marc Harrold suggests a way to move forward after the deaths of NYPD officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos.



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Threats place West on alert

An extremist gunman holds hostages for hours in a cafe. A man yells, "God is great," before ramming a car into pedestrians. Attackers with Islamist sympathies ambush soldiers.



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Indian tribal militants kill at least 54

At least 54 people have been killed in a series of attacks by tribal militants in India's remote northeastern state of Assam, a police official said Wednesday.



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Jackie Chan's son on drugs charges

The 32-year-old son of actor and kung fu star Jackie Chan has been charged with a drug offense and could face up to three years in jail.



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Fmr. Pres. Bush in hospital

Former President George H. W. Bush has been taken to a hospital as a precautionary measure after experiencing shortness of breath, according to a statement from his office.



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Planes clip wings at LaGuardia

It's not your typical holiday travel snag.



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Mother charged with murder of 8

As Australia grapples with another shocking tragedy -- the deaths of eight children in one home -- the mother of seven of them might be able to explain what happened.



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Will CBO changes benefit GOP?

It's one of the most influential offices in a building full of partisan bickering and mudslinging -- and its leader is supposed to rise above politics.



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Singer Joe Cocker dies at 70

Joe Cocker, the British blues-rock singer whose raspy voice brought plaintive soul to such hits as "You Are So Beautiful" and the duet "Up Where We Belong," has died of an undisclosed illness. He was 70.



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Underwear bomber linked to al Qaeda

A new video released by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula confirms the group's senior leaders were closely involved in the plot to blow up a U.S. airliner over Detroit five years ago and that American-born cleric Anwar al-Awlaki was among them.



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First photos of royal twins

You can tell them apart by the color of their onesies, pink and blue.



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Alan Gross gets $3.2 mil settlement

The U.S. Agency for International Development has paid Alan Gross $.3.2 million, settling a claim over the former contractor freed last week by Cuba after five years in prison, a spokesman for the federal agency tells CNN.



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Bus station bombing kills 20

At least 20 people were killed Monday when an explosion rocked a bus station in the northeast Nigerian city of Gombe, which has recently come under repeated attacks blamed on Boko Haram insurgents, officials said.



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Terror fears on the rise

CNN's Nima Elbagir reports on growing terror fears in France after a spate of lone wolf attacks killing at least one person.



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Airport worker 'smuggled guns'

Two men -- one employed by Delta Air Lines and another a former employee -- worked together to smuggle guns and ammunition on at least 20 flights from Atlanta to New York from May to December, New York officials said Tuesday.



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PM hit in mayo attack

After activists attacked him with mayonnaise and fries, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel shed his coat and carried on.



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