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Attack Highlights Growing Extremist Threat In Bangladesh

5:07pm July 02, 2016

Islamic militants are claiming responsibility for an attack that left 20 people dead in Dhaka. The International Crisis Group's Shehryar Fazli talks about the rise of extremist groups in the country.

Don't Panic Over 'Brexit,' Former Bank Of England Governor Says

5:07pm July 02, 2016

Markets reacted quickly and negatively to the U.K. referendum results. But Lord Mervyn King, who spent 10 years as the governor of the Bank of England, says some of the dire warnings are overblown.

'Brexit' Hits The Big Screen: U.K. Film Industry Rattled By Referendum

5:07pm July 02, 2016

Many film and television productions in the U.K. rely on tax breaks and funding from the EU. They say they're nervous for what the "Brexit" results could mean for their business.

Mixed Reaction In Puerto Rico To New Financial Oversight Board

5:07pm July 02, 2016

President Obama signed into law the implementation of a financial oversight board for Puerto Rico, which has been trapped in a fiscal crisis. But it's not a permanent solution.

A relative tries to console Semin Rahman (covering face), whose son is missing after militants took hostages in a restaurant popular with foreigners in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Bangladesh In Mourning After Gunmen Kill 20 Hostages In A Cafe

2:29pm July 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The victims include at least nine Italian and seven Japanese nationals. Now, Bangladeshis fear this attack, which happened in the posh neighborhood of Gulshan, is "just a sign of things to come."

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Zimbabweans sing and dance during a ceremony at a sports stadium in Harare marking the country's 36th independence anniversary.

How Africa's 7 Newest Nations Mark Their Independence Days

12:38pm July 02, 2016

by Brad Scriber

For many countries, their independence is so recent that people still remember the day it happened. Here's how they celebrate.

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Investigators: Cockpit Voice Recorder Memory Intact From EgyptAir Crash

9:07am July 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

So far, investigators have not been able to determine what caused EgyptAir Flight 804 to go down over the Mediterranean. They're hoping the voice recordings could help clear up the mystery.

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Travel Nightmares: Mistaken For A Deity

8:53am July 02, 2016

In the second installment of our summer series, Travel Nightmares, Efrain Villa of Albuquerque, N.M., explains how he was mistaken for Jesus while traveling in rural India.

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20 Hostages And 6 Gunmen Killed After Bangladesh Attack

8:52am July 02, 2016

A standoff at an upscale restaurant in a diplomatic neighborhood of Bangladesh has ended with 20 hostages dead. We reached Syed Zain Al-Mahmood in Dhaka.

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Istanbul Attack Highlights Vulnerability Of 'Soft Targets' Outside Airport Security

8:52am July 02, 2016

by David Schaper

The recent deadly attack at an airport in Istanbul underlines one of the biggest challenges for airport security: so-called, soft targets, the areas before you pass through security.