Disbelief and relief are etched into the faces of folks in Moore, Okla., as they take stock of their lives after taking the brunt of Monday's tornado. Acts of kindness, small and large, prompt many residents to count blessings.
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In Brotherhood's Egypt, blasphemy charges against Christians surge ahead
10:29 am ET - A wave of blasphemy cases against Egyptian Christians has the community complaining it's being hounded with flimsy evidence.
Terrorism & Security Ahmadinejad to appeal ally's removal from Iran's presidential race
9:17 am ET - Even if Ayatollah Khamenei approves the candidacy of President Ahmadinejad's preferred successor, the disqualification of two top candidates has already damaged the election's legitimacy.
Who's to blame for murky regulation in IRS scandal: Agency or lawmakers? (+video)
8:13 pm ET - In a Senate hearing, the two most recent IRS chiefs were grilled over why the agency failed for years to fix the law at the root of the political targeting scandal. The same could be asked of Congress, one said.
Google, Apple draw transatlantic ire over 'double Irish' tax haven
2:06 pm ET - Big technology companies like Apple and Google are feeling heat on both sides of the Atlantic over their use of Irish corporate-friendly tax policies to pay little, if any tax.
Focus North Korea's hidden labor camps exposed
9:55 am ET - A new UN panel is vowing to hold North Korea's Kim regime to 'full accountability' for decades of mass crime and murder. Will Pyongyang face ICC indictment?
Los Angeles votes in mayor's race without a clear front-runner
3:15 pm ET - The candidates in the Los Angeles mayor's race are both Democrats and have struggled to differentiate themselves. On Election Day, it's not at all clear which one might win.
Burmese optimistic after historic White House visit
2:12 pm ET - Burmese are celebrating an end to their long international isolation with the first state visit to the US by a Myanmar president in almost 50 years.
Are prayers before public meetings OK? Supreme Court to decide.
12:21 pm ET - Officials in Greece, N.Y., set up a system for prayers before town meetings. The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine whether the practice violates the First Amendment's separation of church and state.
Greek PM invites China to 'join Greece's success story'
5:24 pm ET - Greece is rolling out the red carpet for Chinese investors as a means of stabilizing its shaky economy.
Russian confidence growing in its vision for ending Syrian war
2:03 pm ET - Russia's new tone of leadership on Syria is driven by momentum on the battlefield for Bashir al-Assad's forces.
Tunisia shuts down medieval city to prevent Salafi demonstrations
5:00 pm ET - Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party began by reaching out to Salafist groups, but after fringe groups became increasingly violent, it changed gears, taking a hardline stance to reining them in.
Chinese premier visits India, talks up trade and trust
Premier Li Keqiang arrived this weekend in New Delhi on his first foreign trip. India has become China's biggest market for infrastructure contracts, but the two countries remain wary neighbors.
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Focus Terrorist watch lists: Are they working as they should?
Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was one of 875,000 names in a database the US uses to produce at least nine watch lists, but the naming didn't prevent the attack. Some security experts worry that data overload may be hindering US counterterrorism efforts.
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