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Karen Handel slams Michelle Nunn over Syria strike support

In what could be the first campaign ad using Syria as a centerpiece, Republican Senate candidate Karen Handel ripped Democrat Michelle Nunn for supporting a military strike against Bashar Assad's regime.

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Top 20 countries based on happiness

Here are the top 20 countries based on happiness and satisfaction in life from the 2013 World Happiness Report

New "walking shark" species identified off Indonesia

New "walking shark" species identified off Indonesia

Discovered off the remote Indonesian Island of Halmahera, the new species of epaulette shark forages for food using its pectoral and pelvic fins to walk across reefs or along the sea floor. It's a small shark that inhabits a narrow range in shallow water, feeding on smaller fish and crustaceans. ...

MIYAGI PREFECTURE, JAPAN - MARCH 3: Oyster farmer Seichi Kameyama, 50, fishes for oysters at 7am in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture on March 3, 2012. Because of the incident at the nuclear plant in Fukushima, consumers don't want to buy Japanese oysters. Just after tsunami hit the coast, fishermen of Ishinomaki cleaned up debris and began searching for bodies. (Photo by Noriko Hayashi for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Activist warns: 'Days of eating Pacific Ocean fish are over'

The aftershock of Japan’s disastrous earthquake and tsunami can still be felt by the continuous cleanup at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Two years of nuclear runoff spilling into the ocean have caused environmental activist Joe Martino to warn: “Your days of eating Pacific Ocean fish are over. His choice ...

Images of massive protest in Istanbul

Demonstrations across Turkey were ignited by a violent police crackdown on a peaceful sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at Istanbul's Taksim Square.

Tensions rise at the DMZ between North Korea and South Korea

The rising tension between North and South Korea escalate.

Easter celebrations around the world

Here are some scenes from Easter Sunday around the world.

Dogs Toby, right, and Angel, who belong to Bob and Julie Hockey of East Springfield, Ohio, are dressed for the 25th annual North Myrtle Beach St. Patrick's Day Parade and celebration, Saturday, March 16, 2013, in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

St. Patrick's Day celebrations around the world

People from all over the world celebrate St. Patrick's Day

This picture taken on March 11, 2011 by Sadatsugu Tomizawa and released via Jiji Press on March 21, 2011 shows tsunami waves hitting the coast of Minamisoma in Fukushima prefecture. The number of people confirmed dead or listed as missing in Japan neared 22,000, 10 days after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the country's northeast coast.  AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS (Photo credit should read SADATSUGU TOMIZAWA/AFP/Getty Images)

Looking back at the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami

A look back at the destruction and subsequent recovery from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

Carnival preparations begin in South America

Planning and preparation start weeks before the four-day Carnival weekend that is one of the biggest events in Brazil.

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