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Defense Posts In Libya's Rival Governments Illustrate Country's Decline

7:58am February 17, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Libya is a country divided. We hear from the defense ministers for the rival governments at war with each other. Extremism is thriving in the security vacuum.

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Denmark Honors Victims Of Weekend Terrorist Attacks

7:58am February 17, 2015

People gathered to pay their respects to the two victims who died in the attacks in Copenhagen. The suspected gunman was killed by police, and two men have been charged in connection with the attack.

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Ukrainians Watch To See How Cease-Fire Plays Out

7:58am February 17, 2015

The cease-fire meant to end nearly a year of fighting in eastern Ukraine looks increasingly fragile. David Greene talks to Katerina Malofeyeva, a resident of Donetsk, who assists journalists.

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As Pakistan Turns Courts Over To Military, Some Fear Revival Of Army's Power

7:35pm February 16, 2015

by Philip Reeves

Pakistan is returning to an old and dreaded practice: the formation of secret military courts to try people accused of threatening the county's security.

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Egypt Urges The World To Back Its Retaliation To ISIS Killings

7:35pm February 16, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Egypt is conducting airstrikes on positions held by the self-declared Islamic State in Libya, in response to a video apparently showing the militants' beheading of Egyptians on the Libyan coast.

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Remembering Michele Ferrero, Candy Kingpin And Pioneer

7:35pm February 16, 2015

Michele Ferrero, the candy maker that brought Nutella and Ferrero Rocher to the world, died Saturday at age 89. Food historian Francine Segan discusses Ferrero's legacy and a candy empire's creation.

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Police say the Halifax Shopping Centre in Nova Scotia was the target of a thwarted attack.

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Suspect In Foiled Canadian Mall Shooting Left Social Media Trail

6:12pm February 16, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The young man who apparently killed himself as police closed in on him was said to have identified with the 1999 Columbine High School shooters.

Report: Using Malware, Hackers Steal Millions From Banks

5:50pm February 16, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

According to a security company, hackers kept tabs on bank employees, transferred funds and then sent commands to ATMs to dispense cash at pre-determined times.

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis gives a press conference on Monday at the end of an Eurogroup finance ministers meeting at the European Council in Brussels.

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Talks Collapse, As Greece Rejects E.U. Bailout Deal

5:46pm February 16, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Four hours after talks started, both parties walked out and reiterated their hard lines. Now, Greece's membership in the currency bloc is in question.

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Gunmen In Denmark Attacks Killed, Police Say

7:57am February 16, 2015

Police have shot and killed the alleged gunman in this weekend's attacks at a cafe and near a Synagogue in Copenhagen. David Greene talks to Helge Frandsen of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation.

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