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Police: Video Of Teen Allegedly Gang-Raped Posted On Social Media

Brazilian police search for at least 30 suspects in alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl, posting graphic video and images of her on social media. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.

IS Bombings In Baghdad, Near Iraqi Capital Kill At Least 24

A wave of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group targeted commercial areas in and around Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 24 people in attacks that came as Iraqi troops poised to recapture Fallujah, a city held by the extremists group west of Iraq's capital.

Google's Personalized Phone Project

Google's custom smartphone to be available next year.

Forensic Official: EgyptAir 804 Human Remains Suggest Blast

Human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir Flight 804 suggest there was an explosion on board that may have brought down the aircraft in the east Mediterranean, a senior Egyptian forensics official said on Tuesday.

Obama: Taliban Leader's Death A 'Milestone' For Afghan Peace

President Barack Obama said Monday that the violent death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour by a U.S. airstrike should send a "clear signal" to anti-American extremists that "we're going to protect our people."

Yemen Suicide Attacks Kill At Least 45 Army Recruits

A pair of suicide bombings carried out by Islamic State militants killed at least 45 people in Yemen's southern city of Aden on Monday, security officials said.

Obama's Hiroshima Visit Stirs Differing Views Across Pacific

Two very different visions of the hell that is war are seared into the minds of World War II survivors on opposite sides of the Pacific.

Obama Lifts Decades-Old Arms Ban In His 1st Visit To Vietnam

U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner in a region that he has tried to place at the center of his foreign policy legacy.

Greece: Searchers See Body Part, Seats, Luggage

Greece's defense minister says Greek authorities have received notification that Egyptian authorities had spotted a body part, two seats and suitcases during their search in the Mediterranean Sea for the crashed EgyptAir Flight 804.

Egyptian Plane With 66 Aboard Crashes; Terrorism Suspected

An EgyptAir jetliner bound from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday after swerving wildly in flight, authorities said, and Egypt said it may have been a terrorist attack.

Trump Calls EgyptAir Crash 'Another Terrorist Attack'

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is weighing in on the crash of an EgyptAir flight that had been traveling from Paris to Cairo, calling it "yet another terrorist attack."

The Latest: Greece: Egyptian plane finds some debris in sea

The latest news on EgyptAir Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo, carrying 66 people, which disappeared early Thursday. (All times are Egyptian.)

Egypt Plane Crash: Airbus' A320 Is Workhorse Of The Skies

The Airbus A320, the model of the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday, is one of the most common planes in service around the world today.

Aviation Officials: EgyptAir Plane Carrying 66 Has Crashed

An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday morning off the Greek island of Crete, Egyptian and Greek officials said.

6.7-Magnitude Earthquake Reported In Ecuador

A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake has hit Ecuador near the Pacific coast area where a devastating quake hit a month ago.

International Space Station Hits Cosmic Milestone

The International Space Station reached a milestone of completing 100,000 orbits around Earth.

Death Toll In Baghdad Market Bombing Jumps To 28

A car bomb ripped through an outdoor market in a Shiite-dominated Baghdad neighborhood on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people, officials said, the latest in a wave of deadly militant attacks far from the front lines in the country's north and west where Iraqi forces are battling the Islamic State group.