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Iran, Syria warn of retribution for Israeli airstrike

Shouting condemnation and promises of retaliation, Syria, Iran and Hezbollah on Thursday condemned Israel's decision to send warplanes into Syria, calling its airstrike a day before "inhuman" and "barbaric."

Life-size robot for under $1,000

"It's about as difficult as assembling a cupboard from IKEA," says Gael Langevin, but he's not talking about an affordable piece of Scandinavian furniture. The 41-year-old French sculptor and model-maker is referring to his open-source, life-size, 3D-printed robot.

Expert advice for inventors

You've got a great idea, but how do you get your product to market? CNN gets the lowdown from industry experts on how to protect your invention and improve the chances of making a mint.

American secretary who became king

For 30 years Peggy Bartels was a secretary in Washington DC. Then she got a phone call asking her to take over from her uncle as king of a Ghanaian village, ruling over 7,000 people.

Giant sinkhole swallows buildings

A massive sinkhole in Guangzhou,China, destroys two buildings but there are no reported casualties, says CCTV.

U.S. pilot's body found off coast of Italy

The body of an Air Force pilot has been found off the coast of Italy, three days after the F-16 he was flying went missing, his family announced Thursday.

S. Koreans cast wary eyes to North

South Koreans are celebrating the successful launch of a satellite into space -- but are also growing worried at the increasingly hostile signs from its northern neighbor.

Navy to cut up ship stranded on reef

A 224-foot-long U.S. warship will have to be cut into smaller pieces to get it off a Philippine reef where it grounded two weeks ago, Navy officials said Wednesday.

Owner of burned nightclub attempts suicide

One of the owners of the Brazilian nightclub that burned down this week, killing 235, tried to take his own life while in custody, police said Wednesday.

Israeli jets strike convoy along Syrian border

Israeli forces attacked a convoy along the Lebanese-Syrian border in an overnight air-raid, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday, as tensions mounted over the potential fallout from Syria's protracted civil war.

Mexican cult accused of forced labor

A cult operating in Mexico, along the U.S. border, is accused of kidnapping and forcing victims to work and have sex, the country's National Migration Institute said Wednesday.

Malala to get plate placed in her skull

Malala Yousafzai was glad to hear that her long ordeal of surgeries will soon be over. Just two more to go, doctors in Britain say. Hopefully.

Drones to spy on rhino poachers

How do you protect some of the world's rarest large mammals from rampant poaching in an area about six times the size of Manhattan?

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