Tuesday, July 27, 2010

CNN.com Recently Published/Updated

CNN.com Recently Published/Updated


Plane crashes near Islamabad

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:56 PM PDT

A Pakistani passenger plane crashed near the capital Islamabad on Wednesday, CNN affiliate GEO-TV said.

Soul singer Al Goodman dies

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:38 PM PDT

Al Goodman who sang baritone on such soul classics as "Love on a Two Way Street" and "Special Lady" died Monday, a fellow musician and friend told CNN. He was 63.

Iran ready to resolve dispute over nuclear program, with conditions

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:32 PM PDT

Iran is ready for "effective cooperation" to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program, the nation's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said in an interview with state media.

Fresh fighting leaves 26 dead in Somalia

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:18 PM PDT

Fresh fighting erupted between government forces and Islamist rebels in the Somali capital, leaving at least 26 people dead and dozens wounded Tuesday night, medical officials said.

Report: Billions for Iraq reconstruction unaccounted for; lax oversight blamed

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:15 PM PDT

A federal audit of $9.1 billion targeted for reconstruction in Iraq cannot account for more than 95 percent of it, a federal report said Tuesday.

Japan carries out first executions in a year

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 10:12 PM PDT

Japan hanged two convicted killers on Wednesday -- the first execution in the country since the Democratic Party of Japan took power last September.

California governor declares state of emergency as 2 wildfires rage

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:58 PM PDT

Two roaring wildfires in southern California prompted at least 2,300 evacuations and a state of emergency late Tuesday.

Army expands probe into soldier suspected of earlier leak

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:44 PM PDT

In the wake of the leak of thousands of classified documents, the U.S. Army has expanded its criminal investigation into a soldier allegedly involved in the earlier leak of a combat video and thousands of military documents, according to the Pentagon.

AU reluctant to change role in Somalia

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:21 PM PDT

The African Union summit ended Tuesday without a resolution to change the mandate of its mission in Somalia from peacekeeping to peace enforcing, despite calls from some African leaders to do so.

NASCAR team owner Roush hurt in plane crash

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:17 PM PDT

NASCAR team owner Jack Roush was injured Tuesday evening in a private jet accident at an airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, according to organizers of an air show at the airport.

Two cadets injured by lightning strike at Fort Knox

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:15 PM PDT

Two female cadets were injured -- one critically -- by a lightning strike Tuesday near the north side of the Fort Knox Army post.

Ex-Bosnian leader to head home after court ruling frees him

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:08 PM PDT

Former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic will leave London for Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Wednesday, a day after a British court ruled that he not be extradited to Serbia.

Official: Severed heads found in Mexico

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:50 PM PDT

Eight severed heads were found Tuesday in Durango, a city in central Mexico, the state attorney general's office said.

Lawyer in Iran stoning case in hiding to avoid arrest, supporters say

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:15 PM PDT

Human rights attorney Mohammed Mostafaei helped bring the world's attention to his client, Sakineh Mohammedie Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two who was set to be stoned to death for allegedly committing adultery in Iran.

Pentagon: Leaked Afghan reports are not top-secret

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:10 PM PDT

U.S. officials from the president down tried Tuesday to downplay the leak of tens of thousands of documents about the war in Afghanistan, a disclosure experts are calling the biggest leak since the Pentagon Papers about Vietnam.

Nebraska city council delays enforcement of new immigration law

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:00 PM PDT

The city council in Fremont, Nebraska, voted Tuesday to delay enforcement of a new illegal immigration law in light of court challenges by civil rights groups.

Fisherman catches alligator 'feeding frenzy' on video

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 07:51 PM PDT

A voice heard on an amazing video of 300 feeding alligators says it all.

New York City settles Sean Bell lawsuit

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 07:36 PM PDT

New York City will pay more than $7 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by the estate of a man killed by police outside a Queens' nightclub in 2006 and by his two friends, who were seriously wounded, a spokeswoman for the city's Law Department said Tuesday.

Louisiana well emitting oil, gas after vessel strike

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 07:26 PM PDT

A towing vessel struck an oil well in the Barataria Waterway off the southeastern Louisiana coast on Tuesday, causing the well to emit oil and natural gas into Barataria Bay, the Coast Guard said in a news release.

No comments:

Post a Comment