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Gandhi blood sample up for auction
A glass microscope slide with a trace of the late Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi's blood is among an array of memorabilia due to be sold at auction Tuesday in England.
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Ahmadinejad aide banned from presidential race
Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will challenge the disqualification of his top aide from next month's presidential election, Iran's state-run Press TV reported Wednesday.
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Man kills himself in front of tourists
A right-wing historian and author killed himself inside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris Tuesday in front of horrified tourists, police said.
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Gaza boy's death: Who to believe?
The image of a young Palestinian boy cowering behind his father as Israeli bullets rained down on them became a powerful symbol of the second Intifada. Now Israel insists its military is not to blame for the attack.
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Can 'womenomics' save Japan?
Why making better use of its highly skilled women could solve Japan's growth problems. CNN's Diana Magnay reports.
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UK's House of Commons approves same-sex marriage
Legislation to allow same-sex marriage in England and Wales won passage Tuesday in the House of Commons.
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The real "Great Gatsby" women
Carey Mulligan, Isla Fisher and Elizabeth Debicki tell CNN who gave them inspiration for their characters.
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Syrian rebels fire into Lebanon
The fighting in Syria has taken another dangerous turn, with rebel rockets targeting Hezbollah locations in Lebanon.
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Hot air balloons collide in Turkey
At least one person was killed when two hot air balloons collided mid-air in central Turkey early Monday, a town official said.
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Living in the eye of Myanmar's sectarian storm
A wave of sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims has resulted in the deaths of at least 43 people and displaced thousands more, according to the Myanmar government.
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Andy Warhol pops up in China
When American pop artist Andy Warhol visited Beijing in 1982 and was told there wasn't a McDonald's, he replied: "Oh, but they will."
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Fears of sectarian war in Iraq
A recent uptick of Sunni-Shiite violence in Iraq has killed at least 266 people in the past three weeks, according to a CNN tally. The violence has conjured fears that all-out sectarian conflict is starting again.
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7 kidnapped soldiers freed in Egypt
Seven Egyptian soldiers who were kidnapped six days ago in the Sinai Peninsula have been freed, the spokesman for Egypt's armed forces said Wednesday.
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Imran Khan home after dramatic campaign fall
Pakistan's former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan has returned home after hospital treatment for injuries suffered in a dramatic fall two weeks ago, he said Wednesday via Twitter.
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Genocide conviction overturned in Guatemala
When former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was convicted of genocide and sentenced to 80 years in prison this month, it was not expected to be the end of story.
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Sectarian strife worsens in Iraq
A barrage of car bombings and shootings across Iraq left at least 39 people dead, authorities said Monday.
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Police: $1 million in jewels stolen
Jewels worth more than $1 million were stolen from a hotel in Cannes, France, police in the nearby city of Nice said Friday.
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Chelsea Flower Show in full bloom
It is 6am and Sue Biggs is surveying the preparations for the 100th anniversary of the Chelsea Flower Show.
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