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Egypt court upholds 183 death sentences

(CNN) -- An Egyptian court upheld the death sentences against Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 182 of the group's supporters Saturday. They were among hundreds of people found guilty in April of taking part in a deadly attack on…

Pope says no to legalizing recreational drugs

VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Francis condemned the legalization of recreational drugs as a flawed and failed experiment on Friday, lending his voice to a debate which is raging from the US to Uruguay and beyond. Francis told delegates to a…

Blast at Nigerian soccer viewing center kills men, young boys

Kano, Nigeria (CNN) -- Tuesday's explosion at a soccer viewing centerin northeastern Nigeria claimed the lives of several men and young boys watching the Brazil-Mexico World Cup match. There are conflicting reports of the number of people…

Dozens of Indonesians missing after boat sinks off Malaysia

(CNN) -- More than 30 people are missing after a boat carrying 97 Indonesians sank in waters off Malaysia's west coast, Indonesian authorities said. The vessel, reportedly carrying undocumented migrant workers heading for Aceh in…

Second boat in 2 days sinks off Malaysia

(CNN) -- A small overcrowded boat sank off the coast of Malaysia early Thursday, a maritime official said. It's the second boat to go down in two days. Eighteen passengers have been rescued, and the search continues for nine others who are…

Michael Schumacher out of coma and transferred to rehab

(CNN) -- Former F1 driver Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has been transferred from a hospital in Grenoble, France, where he had been admitted after a skiing accident last year, his management said in a statement Monday.…

Eight suspected Islamic militants arrested in Spain

Madrid (CNN) -- Spanish police arrested eight suspected Islamic militants in Madrid in predawn raids Monday, for allegedly recruiting and sending radical fighters to aid the terrorist group Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the Interior…

U.S., Iran to resume nuclear talks in Vienna

(CNN) -- The United States and Iran will start a new round of negotiations this week over the future of Iran's nuclear program. An interim six-month agreement reached between Iran and the P5+1 nations-- the U.S. and the five other…

Voting ends in Afghan presidential runoff

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Afghans have finished casting their ballots to pick a president in a runoff election between former Cabinet ministers. Saturday's runoff between former Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah Abdullah and former…

Man freed in jury mistake killed; suspect arrested

FRESNO, California (AP) -- A burglary defendant who won his freedom because of a jury's mistake lost his life a few hours later when he was stabbed to death in a fight. The jury in the trial of Bobby Lee Pearson, 37, mistakenly signed a…