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Syria-Civil-War (will update)

The main road connecting the Syrian capital of Damascus with the city's airport was open, but no flights were operating Friday, according to an opposition group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

Belize-McAfee-Interview (tentative, efforting)

CNN has secured a rare on camera interview with John McAfee since the internet antivirus pioneer went on the run from police in Belize who are seeking to question him in relation to a murder of a neighbor earlier this month. He told CNN's Martin Savidge from a safe house that he is innocent of the murder of American expatriate Gregory Faull, who was found shot to death in his own home.

Egypt-Protests monitoring

Whether a draft constitution approved by an assembly will move Egypt toward being a freer and more open society is still in question, experts sayThe assembly early Friday approved dozens of amendments as delegates worked through the night to cobble together the draft. Citizens will vote in two weeks to determine the constitution's future.

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Egypt-Protests

Whether a draft constitution approved by an assembly will move Egypt toward being a freer and more open society is still in question, experts say.

Egypt-unrest-explainer

Q & A: What's driving Egypt's unrest?

Syria-Civil-War

TECH-Facebook-removes-sex-offender-page

A convicted sex offender won a landmark legal ruling Friday that ordered Facebook to take down a page set up to monitor pedophiles in Northern Ireland.

Ireland-Abortion-Controversy

The husband of a woman who died after reportedly being refused an abortion in Ireland said Friday he will not cooperate with an inquiry into her death.

Cuba-Phone-Call-Tax-Cut

The Cuban government on Friday reduced its expensive telephone rates between the island and the United States. The government is scrapping a 10% tax it imposed on calls between the two countries in 2000, it announced. The largest population of Cubans outside the island resides in the United States, and calls between the two countries typically top $3 a minute.

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US-Powerball-Winners

"I think we're going to have a pretty good Christmas," Cindy Hill joked Friday, just minutes after a Missouri lottery official announced that Hill and her family had won half of the record $587.5 million Powerball jackpot.