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Taliban Name New Leader, Confirm Death Of Mullah Mansour

9:58am May 25, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The Afghan Taliban confirmed that a U.S. drone strike killed their leader last week, and they announced his successor: Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, an extremist scholar without military experience.

Obama Wraps Up Vietnam Visit; Heads To Japan

8:06am May 25, 2016

Obama's last stop of his Asia visit is Japan. David Greene talks to Evan Medeiros, former chief adviser for Asia on the National Security Council. He now heads Asia research at the Eurasia Group.

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Chinese Billionaire Takes On Disney With His Own Theme Parks

8:06am May 25, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

Disney will soon open a $5 billion theme park in Shanghai, its second in China. A Chinese real estate mogul predicts he will leave Disney in the dust, as he builds the world's largest tourism company.

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Aviation Authorities Examine Evidence From EgyptAir Flight 804

6:45am May 25, 2016

David Greene talks to aviation analyst Alex Macheras about the crash of EgyptAir flight 804. The plane plunged into the Mediterranean Sea last Thursday, while en route from Paris to Cairo.

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Behind The Mystique: Tour Interpol Washington

6:42am May 25, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

The international law enforcement agency holds a rare open house in Washington, D.C. 190 countries belong to Interpol, which issues global alerts on fugitives and collects info on stolen ID documents.

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Sports Commentary: Russia Clinches Gold Medal For Cheating

6:24am May 25, 2016

by Christine Brennan

If Russian athletes are allowed to compete in Rio without proper vetting of doping allegations, it'll be history repeating itself when Soviet athletes were suspected of doping in the 1970s and '80s.

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Israelis Hope Subsidies Will Help To Counter Skyrocketing Housing Prices

6:17am May 25, 2016

by Emily Harris

Data show housing prices have climbed around 80 percent over the past eight years. The trend is upsetting Israelis and alarming politicians as they deal with policies that helped cause the high costs.

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Greece Moves Thousands Of Asylum-Seekers From Border Camp

6:16am May 25, 2016

by Joanna Kakissis

Greek police are evacuating thousands of asylum-seekers, who were hoping to make it to northern Europe, from a makeshift border camp. They will be bused to army-run camps across the country.

WHO Plans To Reshape Itself To Better Handle International Outbreaks

7:14pm May 24, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Health officials have warned for years that the world is not ready for the next big pandemic. Leaders at the World Health Organization are meeting this week to try to change that.

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Chance Henderson, an orthopedic surgeon, stands in the operating theater of the military hospital at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Henderson is fighting to save the leg of a 6-year-old Afghan girl who was shot during a firefight

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Saving 6-Year-Old Ameera, Shot In An Afghan Firefight

5:44pm May 24, 2016

by Tom Bowman

With fewer U.S. troops, there's less need to treat combat trauma at the Bagram Airfield hospital. But civilian casualties continue. A surgeon at Bagram has been trying to save an injured girl's leg.