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7 arrested in raids in three states
[Updated 10:26 p.m.] Read the full CNN.com story
Federal authorities plan to unseal charges Monday against several people arrested in a series of weekend raids in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana, prosecutors in Detroit said Sunday.
At least seven people were arrested on charges that were under seal over the weeekend, a law enforcement source said Sunday.
The FBI would disclose no details of the raids, but the law enforcement source told CNN the arrests were unrelated to any terrorist plot. The source said the suspects were not planning attacks against government targets and the raids were unrelated to recent threats against members of Congress.
One killed in explosion in Athens
[Updated 8:29 p.m.] The injured woman, who is of Afghan descent, identified the victim as her 15-year-old son, according to the Ministry for the Protection of Civilians. Officials could not confirm the identity of the person killed.
[Posted 4:50 p.m.] An explosion in Athens, Greece, on Sunday night killed one person and injured a mother and her 10-year-old daughter, according to police.
Colombian soldier freed by rebels
A Colombian soldier who was held by Colombian rebels for more than 11 months was released Sunday.
Josue Daniel Calvo was reunited with his family on a tarmac in the city of Villavicencio, where the helicopter that retrieved him touched down.
Blast at music shop wounds 5 in Peshawar, Pakistan
A blast at a music shop in Peshawar, Pakistan wounded five people Sunday, police said.
Protesters decry papal visit to Britain
About 50 protesters gathered near Westminster Cathedral Sunday to protest the pope's announced state visit to Britain later this year, as well as the Catholic Church's most recent sex abuse scandal.
Missing U.S. contractor back in American hands
A U.S. civilian contractor believed to have been kidnapped in Iraq in January was returned to American authorities last week, the Department of Defense said.
123 trapped in China coal mine
[Updated 9:15 p.m.] Read the full CNN.com story
Some 123 people were trapped in a Chinese coal mine after it was flooded Sunday, state-run media reported.
Attacks kill or wound 13 in Afghanistan
Separate attacks killed or wounded 13 civilians in Afghanistan on Saturday, the interior ministry said.
Space shuttle Discovery set for launch April 5
Space Shuttle Discovery will launch April 5 on one of the last remaining shuttle flights to the International Space Station, mission managers said Sunday. FULL POST
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