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Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A young, female suicide bomber was behind a blast in Pakistan that killed at least 46 people and injured 105 others at a food distribution point, an official said Sunday.

Zakir Hussain Afridi, the top government official in Bajaur Agency, Pakistan, said that the preliminary investigation into the explosion shows that a girl between the ages of 16 and 18 blew herself up. The determination was made from remains of the bomber that were recovered.

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for Saturday's blast in that Asian nation's tribal region.

Azam Tariq, the central spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, told CNN in a phone call that it targeted people who had formed what he called a pro-government and anti-Taliban group.

The blast took place about 600 meters from a U.N. World Food Programme distribution point at a security checkpoint in Khar, according to Amjad Jamal, a spokesman for the agency. He said that more than 300 people were going through a security screening to get food and other items at the time of the explosion.

Khar is the headquarters of Bajaur Agency, one of the seven districts of Pakistan's tribal region bordering Afghanistan. Jamal said that those who had been internally displaced during military efforts in Bajaur Agency get a month's supply of food and other goods.

Afridi said that the suicide bomber was in a burqa, a traditional full-body covering worn by some Muslim women. He said she was stopped for a security check at a checkpoint, where she detonated herself.
1. Who was behind the blast?
2. How old was she?
3. How do they know?
4. Who said they were responsible?
5. Who was responsible for the bomb?
6. Where did it happen?
7. Near which particular place?
8. How far away from that?
9. How many were there?
10. What were they doing there?
11. Were there any casualties?
12. Where was the attacker stopped?
13. What happened there?

Numbered answers:
1. A young, female
2. between the ages of 16 and 18
3. remains of the bomber that were recovered.
4. Zakir Hussain Afridi
5. Pakistani Taliban
6. Khar
7. U.N. World Food Programme distribution point
8. 600 meters
9. more than 300 people
10. get food and other items
11. at least 46 people
12. security check at a checkpoint
13. she detonated herself.

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New Delhi (CNN) -- A lawyer who says he's representing three of the five men charged with raping and fatally beating a woman on a New Delhi bus said Tuesday that he has advised his clients to plead not guilty.

"So far they have agreed to my advice, but a clearer picture will emerge by tomorrow evening," the attorney, Manohar Lal Sharma, told CNN. "I fear they might come under pressure to change their mind."

Sharma said one of those he is representing is Ram Singh, the main accused in the case. The other two are Mukesh Singh and Akshay Thakur, he said.

The horrific attack on the 23-year-old woman in New Delhi on December 16 has prompted angry protests over the country's treatment of women and handling of sexual attacks. India's interior minister has said he was also working with security officials to strengthen laws regarding rape and assault following the attack, which also stirred outrage worldwide.

Proceedings against the five adult suspects began Monday, when a New Delhi judge ordered the trial closed after tempers flared inside the packed courtroom. Some lawyers loudly criticized colleagues for offering to represent the suspects, with one young lawyer shouting at Sharma, "You will not defend those barbarians."

The magistrate, Namrita Aggarwal, ordered that the hearing take place behind closed doors and barred news outlets from publishing proceedings related to the case without the court's permission, citing concerns about the suspects' safety.

The five men in court this week are charged with murder, rape and kidnapping, and could be sentenced to death if convicted. A juvenile court will take up the matter of determining the age of a sixth suspect, who claims to be 17 and therefore not old enough to be tried as an adult, CNN affiliate IBN reported.
1. Who is Sharma representing?
2. how many suspects are there total?
3. what does Manohar Lal Sharma do for work?
4. is the trial open or closed?
5. how many of the suspects is Sharma representing?
6. what is one of the charges the men face?
7. what other charges do they face?
8. were news outlets allowed in court?
9. who barred them?
10. what is the name of the magistrate?
11. where was the woman fatally beaten?
12. how old was she?
13. how did the clients plead?
14. when did the attack take place?
15. when did proceedings begin?
16. Is a juvenile also charged?
17. how old does he claim to be?
18. how many suspects are there including him?
19. who reported the story?
20. are they an affiliate of CNN?

Numbered answers:
1. Ram Singh, Mukesh Singh, and Akshay Thakur.
2. five
3. He's an attorney.
4. Closed.
5. Three
6. Raping.
7. Fatally beating a woman.
8. No.
9. The magistrate.
10. Namrita Aggarwal
11. On a New Delhi bus.
12. 23
13. Not guilty.
14. December 16
15. Monday
16. Possibly.
17. 17
18. Six
19. IBN.
20. Yes.

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(CNN)The 2016 presidential race isn't an abstract parlor game anymore.

With a seven-paragraph Facebook post on Tuesday, Jeb Bush instantly transformed the nascent campaign. His decision to "actively explore" a presidential bid accelerates the scramble for donors. It also gives the former Florida governor time to figure out how to overcome suspicion in the Republican base while positioning himself as the establishment candidate in a fragmented field.

The pre-holiday timing of the announcement was a big surprise to many beyond Bush's tight inner circle. Most of the political spotlight has been on Hillary Clinton this year, leaving GOP donors to sit back, hedge their bets and watch the field develop.

But Bush's decision to make a move now -- 13 months ahead of the Iowa caucus -- speaks to the complicated political decisions facing potential 2016 GOP candidates. They can maintain the coy stance of insisting they haven't made a decision on running, wait out the calendar and hopefully avoid a long, bruising primary like the one that left Mitt Romney damaged in 2012. Or they can start the work now to capture the staff and donors that can take on the Clinton machine.

Bush chose option B.

After all, many GOP donors and operatives, who have serious doubts about much of the field but remain uneasy about the prospect of a bruising primary, have been waiting for a clear signal from either Bush or Romney, who is being pressured by many of his longtime supporters to make a third presidential run.
1. Which candidate has had the overwhelming amount of attention this year?
2. Who has announced they will run for president?
3. How did he do so?
4. How long before the Iowa Caucus did he do it?
5. What type of candidate is he looking to present himself as?
6. What obstacle does he need to overcome?
7. Why would candidates want to delay announcing their run?
8. Why would they choose instead to start campaigning early?
9. What did Bush choose?
10. What year is this article about?
11. Who is being pushed to run for president again?
12. What surprised people about Bush's announcement?
13. What news agency is reporting this?
14. Who has hesitations about the GOP candidates?
15. On what day did Bush make his announcement?
16. What state was he an official in previously?
17. And what was his position?
18. Who have donors and operatives been waiting for a signal from?
Numbered answers:
1. Hillary Clinton
2. Jeb Bush
3. With a seven-paragraph Facebook post.
4. 13 months
5. the establishment candidate
6. suspicion.
7. To avoid a long, bruising primary
8. It left Mitt Romney damaged.
9. To start the work now.
10. The 2016 presidential race.
11. Romney
12. The pre-holiday timing of the announcement.
13. CNN
14. GOP donors
15. Tuesday
16. Florida
17. Governor
18. Bush or Romney.