Quake victim's heart stopped during evacuation

CNN's Dr Sanjay Gupta revives a young victim of last Saturday's earthquake in an astonishing mid-flight emergency intervention. But, he says, she is just one of thousands of Nepalis in need of help.

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Victims in remote areas struggle to find aid

CNN's Arwa Damon travels to one of Nepal's poorest villages hit hard by the earthquake and landslides.

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Journey to Gorkha reveals full reality of human catastrophe

The ride from Kathmandu to near the epicenter of Nepal's devastating earthquake is not for those who get easily carsick. Steep slopes and small winding roads through deep river valleys greet us as we make our way to a town where Nepalese and international medical teams are treating the injured, in much less than ideal circumstances.

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Volcano erupts for third time in 8 days

Chile's Calbuco Volcano erupted again Thursday, marking the third time since last week, the National Service of Geology and Mining said.

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Devastated village shows earthquake's power

CNN's Arwa Damon is making her way to the epicenter of the Nepal earthquake, where villages are only just beginning to see aid arrive.

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U.S. develops self-guided ammunition

You know the phrase "dodging a bullet"? Forget about it. Probably not going to happen anymore.

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U.S. Navy escorts ships after Iran seizure

CNN has learned that U.S. Navy warships will now accompany every U.S.-flagged commercial vessel that passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran accuses seized foreign ship of 'peculiar' activity

A top Iranian official said Wednesday that a foreign cargo ship had been seized in the Persian Gulf because it had a history of "peculiar" activity.

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Iran parades military equipment

The Iranian military honored the country's National Army Day by parading its military equipment on Saturday, April 18.

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Opinion: Obama too desperate for an Iran deal?

President Barack Obama tied himself to the mast of a nuclear deal with Iran even before he became the Democratic candidate for president. Reaching a good, solid agreement with Iran is a worthy, desirable goal. But the process has unfolded under the destructive influence of political considerations, weakening America's hand and strengthening Iran.

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Space probe crashes into Mercury, ending mission

NASA says its Messenger space probe crashed into Mercury on Thursday after running out of fuel, ending a nearly 11-year journey that provided valuable data and thousands of photos.

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Baby survives burial in Nepal earthquake rubble

A photo of baby Sonies being lifted from the rubble has become a defining image of a disaster that has devastated Nepal and given hope to a nation. Faint cries led to an unlikely rescue -- and now recovery. FULL STORY | INTERACTIVE: TALES OF SURVIVAL

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Woman saved from damaged hotel five days on

A worker trapped by Saturday's deadly earthquake in Nepal has been rescued after spending five days in the quake-damaged hotel in which she worked.

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Soccer player dies after collapsing on the field

Belgian footballer Gregory Mertens, who collapsed on the pitch during a game on Monday, has died aged 24, with his club describing his passing away as having left "everyone in despair."

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Now boarding to hellish zone

Every person with a boarding pass is about to enter a disaster zone. Some because they have loved ones who lost everything; others because they feel compelled to help.

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10 sentenced to life for attack on Malala

Ten people have been sentenced to life in prison for their roles in the 2012 attack on Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Malala Yousafzai, a judge announced Thursday.

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Spacecraft spins out of control

Russia is continuing efforts to make contact with a cargo spacecraft that took off on a resupply mission to the International Space Station but is now spinning out of control, NASA said Wednesday.

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The scope in photos

A magnitude-7.8 earthquake centered less than 50 miles from Kathmandu rocked Nepal with devastating force April 25, authorities said.

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'Islamist attack' thwarted in Germany

German authorities think they "have thwarted an Islamic attack," and a married couple have been arrested in a town near Frankfurt in connection with the case, the interior minister for the German state of Hesse told reporters Thursday.

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Did peacekeepers sexually abuse children?

Hungry, homeless young boys in the Central African Republic were forced by French soldiers to perform sex acts on them in return for food or money, the director of an advocacy group said Thursday, citing a confidential United Nations report on alleged abuses.

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Australia slams executions by firing squad

Australia recalls its ambassador to Indonesia after two of its citizens were among the eight drug smugglers executed by firing squad. FULL STORY | PHOTOS

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Kim Jong Un's visit to Russia is off

Never mind.

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Why you should care about the UK election

The most unpredictable and consequential election this year isn't playing out in the town meetings of New Hampshire or the fields of Iowa. It's happening an ocean away, in the United Kingdom.

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Baby boy pulled from rubble

At least 22 hours after the earthquake struck Nepal, a miracle emerged from the rubble. CNN has obtained these powerful images showing a four-month-old boy being rescued by the Nepalese Army.

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Police: British TV star abused 22 students

At least 22 pupils and a visitor at a former school for troubled girls in southeast England were sexually abused by the late British TV star Jimmy Savile in the 1970s, a report by Surrey police has concluded.

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Buried for 5 days and still alive

Five days after a massive earthquake decimated large swaths of Nepal, flattening buildings and claiming thousands of lives, rescuers pulled a man alive from the rubble Thursday.

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DIY earthquake aid

In this tiny village squeezed between two mountains, the earthquake left only one home habitable out of the 36 that once stood.

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Tent City feels permanent

The sprawling tent city in Kathmandu's Ratna Park feels less like a temporary solution and more like a permanent residence with each passing day.

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Iran seizes commercial ship, U.S. forces respond

Iran Revolutionary Guard patrol boats fired shots across the bow of and later intercepted a commercial cargo ship, the M/V Maersk Tigris, which was crossing the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday morning, according to a senior U.S. military official.

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Grisly discovery: Hundreds of decomposed corpses

Hundreds of decomposed corpses were discovered buried in shallow graves in the streets of the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak this past weekend, according to local officials and a resident.

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160 women, children rescued from Boko Haram

Nigerian troops rescued an additional 160 women and children from Boko Haram days after they found hundreds of other hostages, the military said Thursday.

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Why human smugglers offer discounts

Smugglers lure Arab and African migrants by offering discounts to get onto overcrowded ships if people bring more potential passengers, a CNN investigation has revealed.

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FAA questioned mental health of Germanwings pilot

Years before Andreas Lubitz crashed a commercial airliner into the French Alps, the Federal Aviation Administration raised questions about his mental health, declining to give him a medical certificate.

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The Saudi leadership shuffle

With the announcement Interior Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Nayef becomes next in line to the Saudi throne, and the King's own son Defense Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in line after him, Saudi Arabia's ruler King Salman has at a stroke modernized the face of the monarchy.

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'Bizarre' bat-winged dinosaur discovered

Chinese scientists say they have discovered a new dinosaur species, with bat-like wings, that sheds light on how dinosaurs may have evolved into birds.

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Bloodied, exhausted and traumatized ... and out of there

Even from high above, flying in an Indian Air Force helicopter, it is easy to see that the people of Melamchi, central Nepal, are happy to see us.

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Iran Supreme Leader tweets about Baltimore unrest



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I'm alive: Survivors connect with loved ones

Thousands remain missing in Nepal after a devastating earthquake struck the region on Saturday. A majority of them are Nepalese, Indian and Chinese residents, but a handful are adventurers, trekkers and vacationers who have not been heard from since the catastrophe.

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100 million-year-old sea monster fossil discovered

A farmer in Australia discovered a fossil belonging to a 100 million-year-old sea predator known as a "Kronosaurus."

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Capturing the Kanye, Kardashian kiss

Photographer Conor McDonnell tells the story of how he found himself taking photographs of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's wedding.

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World's fastest train takes you a mile in 10 seconds

The Japanese Maglev train crushed its own world record by traveling at 374 miles per hour for nearly 11 seconds. Check out the train in action.

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Opinion: Please don't name royal baby Diana

Much like the ardent young royal-watchers of today, enamored by the Duchess of Cambridge's very being, I was similarly captivated by Diana, Princess of Wales when I was a youngster.

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S. Korea: North Korea leader executes 15

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is continuing to rule with an iron fist, having ordered the execution of about 15 senior officials so far this year, according to an assessment by South Korean intelligence agents, a lawmaker who attended a closed briefing said.

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71 get life sentences for torching church

An Egyptian court has sentenced 71 people to life in prison for their role in the August 2013 burning of a Christian church in the Giza province village of Kafr Hakim, state news reports.

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Landmarks: Before and after



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Korean 'comfort woman' seeks redress

Kim Bok-dong is 89 now, and is going blind and deaf. She knows her health is fading, and she can no longer walk unassisted. But her eyes burn bright with a passion borne of redressing her suffering of a lifetime ago.

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Avalanche, destruction on Everest



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10 deadliest quakes in history

The devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti tops the list of 10 deadliest earthquakes, according to the United States Geological Survey.

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