A week after the Easter Sunday attacks, Sri Lanka is no closer to understanding or healing

After any terrorist outrage, the first question that is always asked is, could the carnage have been prevented? In Sri Lanka, still reeling from a devastating series of bombings on Easter Sunday that left more than 250 people dead and at least 500 wounded, the answer is surely a resounding yes.

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Centuries ago, women ruled Japan. What changed?

The long-term survival of the world's oldest monarchy will depend on a schoolboy when Japan's current emperor abdicates next week, reviving calls for an end to laws that bar women from the throne.

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15 people killed in police raid on home of suspected terrorists in Sri Lanka

At least 15 people are dead and two or more suspected terrorists on the run after a shootout between police and alleged militants in eastern Sri Lanka om Friday.

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China's recycling ban has sent America's plastic to Malaysia. Now they don't want it

Dozens of laborers and factory operators sit hand-cuffed in rows on the pavement at an industrial park in Malaysia.

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Kim Jong Un Fast Facts

Read CNN's Kim Jong Un Fast Facts and learn more about the leader of North Korea.

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North Korea Fast Facts

Read CNN's North Korea Fast Facts to learn about the history, population and geography of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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Sri Lanka bombers' mentor is dead, but his memory still stokes fear

Zahran Hashim preached hate and violence for years. On Easter Sunday, he put his words into action.

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ISIS flags and explosives found in Sri Lanka raids

Sri Lankan security forces were involved in a shootout and seized bomb-making equipment during raids in the eastern part of the country Friday, as they searched for suspects linked to the Easter Sunday bombings.

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Explosions during Sri Lanka raid

Sri Lankan security forces exchanged gun fire and found explosives, ISIS flags and uniforms while conducting raids Friday. Three explosions also took place during the raid, police said. Follow here for the latest.

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Women account for 13 of Japan's 18-member imperial family. Here's a look at the imperial women, who are barred from inheriting the throne and must relinquish their royal status if they marry commoners.

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Prince William visits Christchurch massacre mosque

Britain's Prince William has visited a mosque in New Zealand where 42 people were killed in March, saying "the forces of love will always prevail over the forces of hate."

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China's billion-dollar Belt and Road party: Who's in and who's out

Leaders from across the world have arrived in Beijing for the second Belt and Road Forum, drawn by the possibility of billions of dollars in Chinese funding for infrastructure projects.

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The case against cats: Why Australia has declared war on feral felines

They're cute, they're fluffy, and they're public enemy number one in Australia.

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Kim Jong Un accuses US of acting in 'bad faith'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin that he believes the United States acted in "bad faith" at the Hanoi summit, North Korean state media reported.

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Sri Lanka wary of new attacks as Friday prayers begin

The prime minister told CNN on Thursday that security forces were still in the process of picking up terrorist "sleepers."

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Death toll in Sri Lanka Easter attacks lowered by more than 100

The Sri Lankan Health Ministry on Thursday revised the death toll of Easter Sunday's deadly terror attacks, lowering the number of those killed to 253.

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South Korean politician locked in office for 6 hours by rival lawmakers

Chae Yi-bai was locked in his office in an effort to prevent him attending a meeting ahead of a major vote on expanding proportional representation.

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Why the Vladivostok summit is a coup for Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin can be forgiven for appearing slightly weary at the banquet he hosted Thursday for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un: The venue in the far eastern city of Vladivostok is seven time zones ahead of Moscow.

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Prince William shares Maori greeting with Jacinda Ardern on New Zealand visit

The Duke of Cambridge was greeted by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern with a Maori nose press, or hongi, as he was welcomed in Auckland Thursday.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in the Russian city of Vladivostok for his first-ever meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Sri Lanka spice tycoon suspected of helping sons in suicide attacks

Police are holding father of two Sri Lanka suicide bombers on suspicion of aiding and abetting his sons, as an international investigation continues into the devastating terror attacks which left at least 359 people dead across the country.

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Fan Bingbing is back

Chinese superstar actress Fan Bingbing is back in the spotlight for the first time in almost a year, after she abruptly dropped out of sight in the wake of a massive tax evasion scandal.

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Iran offers prisoner swap which could see jailed charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British Iranian mother jailed in Iran three years ago on espionage charges, could be released as part of a prisoner exchange, Iran's Foreign Minister said Wednesday.

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The latest on Sri Lanka's bombing investigation

Two brothers are linked to Sri Lanka's bombing investigation, which ISIS has claimed without confirmation. National Tawheed Jamath (NTJ), which has not claimed the bombings, is suspected.

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'Both died in my hands': Australian-Sri Lankan lost his wife and only child in Easter attack

Wearing a bright yellow dress and a flower in her hair, 10-year-old Alexendria Kolonne spent Easter Saturday singing songs and playing the guitar for her family.

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Can the world's royals modernize and maintain their thrones?

There are some 43 countries around the world with reigning monarchs. Some are working to update their image to win -- or maintain -- their country's approval.

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Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un hold first summit

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Two Sri Lanka bombers were sons of Colombo spice tycoon, sources say

Two of the suicide bombers involved in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka were members of a prominent family in Colombo, sources have told CNN, in a development that has rocked the small Muslim community in the city.

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North Korea's leader meets Putin. Will Trump be jealous?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Vladivostok, where he will meet Vladimir Putin in a meeting that is something of a coup for the Russian leader after Donald Trump's Hanoi summit fell apart

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How bitcoin could change the art world

British artist David Hockney smashed records last year when his "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" sold at auction in New York for $90 million.

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Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement jailed for 16 months

A prominent group of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were handed sentences of up to 16 months in prison on Wednesday for their role in the "umbrella movement" rallies in 2014.

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Duterte threatens 'war' against Canada over trash shipped to Philippines

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to "go to war" with Canada if the country doesn't take back tons of trash a Canada-based company had shipped to Manila several years ago.

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Search effort closing in on missing Japanese stealth fighter

Search efforts may be closing in on the wreckage of a Japanese F-35 stealth fighter that crashed into the Pacific Ocean two weeks ago, perplexing investigators and raising questions about the reliability of world's most-advanced warplane.

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Live updates: Sri Lanka investigates Easter bombings

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Live updates: Sri Lanka investigates Easter bombings

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More than 50 jade mine workers trapped by 'mud lake'

More than 50 people are missing and feared dead after a mudslide buried workers at a jade mine in Myanmar's Kachin State, according to reports.

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Kim Jong Un leaves for summit with Putin, North Korea says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is headed to Russia for his summit with Vladimir Putin, the North Korean state news agency KCNA said Wednesday.

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ISIS suspect gave advance warning of Sri Lanka bombings, source says

Early warnings from India's intelligence services to Sri Lankan officials ahead of the Easter Sunday bombings were based on information gleaned from an ISIS suspect, CNN has learned.

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Death toll rises to 16 after 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Philippines

At least 16 people have died after the Philippines was rattled by two major earthquakes, authorities in the country said on Tuesday.

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Myanmar court rejects final appeal from jailed Reuters journalists

Myanmar's top court rejected the appeal of two Reuters journalists to have their convictions and seven-year prison sentences overturned on Tuesday, in a case that has raised fears over shrinking press freedoms in the country.

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New IRA claims responsibility for North Ireland Journalist Lyra McKee's death

A dissident Republican group called the New IRA has admitted responsibility for the killing of Northern Ireland journalist Lyra McKee during rioting last week and apologized to her family, according to The Irish News, which published the statement from the group on Monday.

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Confusion and blame in Sri Lanka after bloody Easter Sunday attacks

More than 300 people have been reported dead in the attacks, with hundreds more injured. As the death toll threatens to rise even further, Sri Lankan officials have veered from promising to pull the nation together, to tearing each other down.

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Live updates: Sri Lanka mourns as investigation into deadly blasts continues

It's a national day of mourning in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday hotel and church bombings that killed at least 290 people. Follow here for the latest.

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Could the Sri Lanka bombings have been stopped?

When a series of suicide bombs tore apart churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, most of the country -- and the rest of the world -- was taken completely by surprise. But in the capital, Colombo, it was not a shock to everyone.

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Easter bombings leave Sri Lankan Christians in shock

During Sri Lanka's decadeslong civil war, St. Sebastian's Church in Katuwapitiya had armed guards. But in recent years, there have been only security cameras, the threat of violence replaced by one of burglary.

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Philippines rocked by deadly 6.1-magnitude earthquake

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Bodega on the Philippine island of Luzon on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

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Sri Lanka only too familiar with deadly violence

When the luxury Shangri-La hotel opened in Colombo in late 2017, it pointed to the relative calm that had emerged in the aftermath of Sri Lanka's decadeslong civil war.

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What we know so far about the Sri Lanka attack victims

While the overwhelming majority of those killed in Sunday's bomb attacks were Sri Lankans, there were also victims from across the world, from the United States to China, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Turkey.

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Sri Lanka bombings death toll rises to 290

Eight coordinated explosions that tore through churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday have killed at least 290 people and injured another 500, in what officials have called a "brand new type of terrorism."

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