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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…

Second drone strike in hours hits Pakistani militant hideout

Karachi, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike killed 10 militants early Thursday in Pakistani tribal areas, local intelligence officials said. A high-level commander with the Haqqani network, Haji Gul, was among those killed in…

US man accused of killing woman, eating her body

MANCHESTER, Tennessee (AP) — Authorities say a Tennessee man is accused of killing a woman, dismembering her body and eating part of her corpse. Coffee County District Attorney Mickey Layne tells The Associated Press on Tuesday that…

Fatal Oregon high school shooting: ‘This is not a drill’

(CNN) -- When the shooting started at her high school near Portland, Oregon, early Tuesday, student Jaimie Infante didn't recognize the sound of a gunshot. She thought maybe somebody had dropped a book. In reality, a lone gunman had…

UPDATE: 2 cops, 3 others dead in Las Vegas shooting

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A man and a woman ambushed two police officers eating lunch at a Las Vegas restaurant, fatally shooting them at point-blank range before fleeing to a nearby Wal-Mart where they killed a third person and then themselves in…

South African President Jacob Zuma discharged from hospital

(CNN) -- South African President Jacob Zuma was discharged from the hospital Sunday and will rest at home for a few days, state media reported. Doctors hospitalized Zuma, 72, for a "thorough checkup following a demanding schedule" and "are…

Afghan candidate’s convoy attacked

(CNN) -- At least six people were killed and more than a dozen others injured when explosions hit a campaign rally for one of Afghanistan's two presidential runoff candidates at a hotel in Kabul on Friday, an Interior Ministry spokesman…

Aid workers freed in Somalia after nearly two years

(CNN) -- Three aid workers kidnapped in Somalia have been released after nearly two years in captivity. International Aid Services said the kidnappers seized their employees in July 2012 in Puntland, Somalia. "Extended discussions with…

5 dead babies found in woman’s apartment

HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish police have arrested a 35-year-old woman on suspicion of manslaughter after finding five dead babies in an apartment building, authorities said Wednesday. Officers found the bodies in "badly smelly packages" Tuesday…