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Passenger carries firearm through TSA screening at Atlanta onto Delta flight
(CNN)A traveler carrying a firearm boarded a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and flew to Tokyo Narita International Airport on January 3, according to a statement from the Transportation Security

Rescuers hunt for 2-year-old who fell into 360-foot well in Spain
(CNN)A two-year-old boy is the focus of a major rescue operation Monday, after falling into a 360-foot-deep well in the southern Spanish province of Málaga on Sunday afternoon. The toddler was in the countryside

Jailed mother begins hunger strike as husband says she was ‘pushed to spy for Iran’
London (CNN)A British-Iranian woman who has been jailed in Iran since 2016 began a hunger strike Monday in a desperate attempt to receive medical treatment, as her husband said that prison guards had asked

Lawmaker delays C-section to attend crucial Brexit vote
(CNN)A pregnant lawmaker has delayed the birth of her second child, against doctors' advice, in order to vote against UK Prime Minister Theresa May's beleaguered EU withdrawal deal on Tuesday.Tulip Siddiq, an opposition Labour

World’s biggest aircraft moves toward production
London (CNN) — The world's largest aircraft has been retired after six test flights, as its developers prepare to build a new, commercial model to take to the skies in the early 2020s. The

Zimbabwe fuel protests turn violent after prices more than double
Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN)Protests have broken out in Zimbabwe's two main cities over a sharp hike in the price of fuel announced by the government. The army and police were deployed after protesters barricaded roads

Divers find crashed Lion Air’s voice recorder
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN)Indonesian Navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from Lion Air Flight 610, a discovery that could help solve the mystery of why the brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8 plunged into

Polish mayor dies after being stabbed in the heart on stage
(CNN)The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk, a well-known critic of his country's rightwing government, died on Monday, one day after he was stabbed by a man who rushed on stage during an

Murray: ‘If today was last match, it was brilliant way to finish’
Melbourne (CNN)If this was the final match of Andy Murray's career, the Briton made sure his swansong was a memorable one -- losing a four-hour, five-set thriller to Roberto Bautista Agut in Melbourne. Beset

Extreme winter weather brings fatal avalanches and cuts off Alpine ski resorts
(CNN)At least 16 people have died in avalanche-related accidents in Europe since the start of the year, as severe winter weather grips parts of the continent.Three German skiers were killed and another is still