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New light has been shed on the German terrorist network behind the Berlin attack in 345 pages of German investigative files that CNN has obtained.

The cash-strapped state has pulled scholarship funding out from under them, raising their tuition cost for the spring semester to 50% more than they had expected.

Take a look at 30 photos of the week from December 16 through December 22.

New video of an electronic cigarette exploding on a Fresno, California, bus renews concerns about the safety of electronic cigarettes. CNN's Rene Marsh reports.

The Egyptians are delaying a showdown vote at the UN Security Council on a resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity after pressure from the Israelis to do so, a Western official said Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump signaled Thursday that he will look to "strengthen and expand" the US's nuclear capability.

Authorities in Malta are dealing with a "potential hijack" of a Libyan airliner said to be heading to the country.

Hillary Clinton felt compelled to run for president despite lacking a clear campaign vision, Vice President Joe Biden argued in an interview published Thursday.

Aging is generally associated with improvements in our quality of life: We become more proficient in our work, learn how to manage our finances better and our bonds with loved ones deepen.

The Syrian regime says it has taken full control of Aleppo, marking a major turning point in the nation's five-year civil war. Syrian government forces and their allies are now in control of eastern Aleppo, ending more than four years of rebel rule in the area. The government made significant territorial gains in eastern Aleppo after forces backed by airstrikes entered rebel-held areas in late November. An estimated 400,000 Syrians have been killed and more than 4.81 million have fled the country since the war began in 2011, according to the United Nations.

An experimental vaccine against the Ebola virus was found to be 100% effective, according to a study published in The Lancet on Thursday.

Police in Germany say they have foiled a possible terror plot to attack Europe's largest shopping mall and a popular Christmas market in the western city of Oberhausen.

Police in Mumbai have arrested six people in connection with a baby smuggling ring.

A journalist has been slain in the Philippines after writing a column criticizing local officials for alleged "negligence" over an illegal drug factory.

Dr. Seuss himself would agree it was an "awful idea."

2016 was a busy year, with big breaking news stories seemingly every week. Did you keep up? How well do you remember some of the year's most memorable quotes?

Australian police announced Friday morning that they have made seven arrests while executing search warrants in connection with an ongoing investigation into a plot to commit a "multi-mode" terrorist attack, "possibly on Christmas day," according to Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton.

Fort Worth police placed an officer on restricted duty Thursday after a Facebook video showed him arresting a woman who'd called police to complain that a neighbor had allegedly assaulted her young son.

On the night of her sister's wedding, Zuberah ran for her life.