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April 18th, 2014
07:55 PM ET

Latest terror threat: 'We will blow you up'

New video from al Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab shows the terror group calling for recruits and more attacks - just months after they murdered dozens in a Kenyan mall. CNN's Barbara Starr reports.


Filed under: al Qaeda • al-Shabaab • Barbara Starr • National security • Terror
April 18th, 2014
07:20 PM ET

U.S. plane spotted in Tehran?

Photos show an American corporate airplane on a runway in Iran, where U.S. businesses are prevented from doing business because of sanctions. What is it doing there? CNN's Suzanne Malveaux investigates.


Filed under: Air travel • Iran • Suzanne Malveaux