Staking out Dracula's castle in Romania Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:38 PM PDT The ruins of Poienari Castle sit high on a mountain peak with a seemingly never-ending vista looking out over deep gorges, charcoal-gray cliffs and mountain streams. |
Man arrested after bomb scare at Denver airport Posted: 30 Oct 2010 10:08 PM PDT Authorities arrested a man at Denver International Airport after he said there was a bomb in his luggage, a United Airlines spokesman said. |
Smooth transition will be key to bringing troops home from Afghanistan Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:37 PM PDT They call it "Inteqal" -- it means "transition" in both Dari and Pashtu, according to NATO -- but going down that road is a bit slower than first expected. Still, succeeding at Inteqal will be the road home for U.S. troops in Afghanistan. |
Petraeus: Picking up the pace on attacking Taliban Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:24 PM PDT U.S. Army Gen. David Petraeus said Saturday that he has not changed strategy in Afghanistan, insisting that he is still solely pursuing a counterinsurgency plan aimed at protecting Afghan citizens. |
Wallabies beat All Blacks with last-minute kick Posted: 30 Oct 2010 09:16 PM PDT Australia beat New Zealand for the first time in 11 attempts in the fourth and final 2010 Bledisloe Cup match in Hong Kong on Saturday. |
Authorities see link between packages, 'underwear' bomb Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:38 PM PDT Investigators are leaning in the direction that the same person or persons who crafted the Christmas Day underwear bomb were behind the PETN-based devices hidden in packages sent from Yemen, a U.S. government official told CNN. |
Shipping company says seized weapons in Nigeria came from Iran Posted: 30 Oct 2010 08:03 PM PDT The shipping containers filled with illegal weapons seized in Lagos, Nigeria, earlier this week came from Iran, a leading global shipping company said Saturday. |
Soccer shooting in Honduras leaves 14 people dead Posted: 30 Oct 2010 07:59 PM PDT Fourteen people were shot and killed at a soccer field in northern Honduras, a police spokesman said Saturday. |
'Sopranos' actress dies at 46 Posted: 30 Oct 2010 07:17 PM PDT Denise Borino-Quinn, who played the wife of a mob boss in the award-winning HBO series "The Sopranos," has died of cancer at 46. |
New volcanic eruption sends Indonesians fleeing Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:42 PM PDT Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted again Saturday, spewing hot ash clouds for more than 20 minutes followed by lava and sending nearly residents fleeing in panic for the second time in a week. |
Petraeus: Progress being made in Afghanistan Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:33 PM PDT The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus, told CNN Saturday the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan has "broadly been arrested" in some locations. |
How to invest in jobs for America Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:28 PM PDT America's job crisis is a result of decades of shopping on credit and underinvesting in research to fuel new industries, says analyst Fareed Zakaria. |
Divided families from North, South Korea meet after six decades Posted: 30 Oct 2010 06:17 PM PDT Relatives divided since 1953 reunited for the first time Saturday at a South Korean-built tourism resort in North Korea amid tensions between the two sides. |
Official: Haiti cholera deaths rise above 330 as hurricane approaches Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:54 PM PDT The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to more than 330, and officials believe Hurricane Tomas may worsen the situation as it approaches, a U.N. spokeswoman said Saturday. |
Stewart, Colbert preside over lighthearted, star-studded rally Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:46 PM PDT Assisted by a colorful cast of characters, Comedy Central funnymen Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held a raucous rally on the National Mall Saturday in typical fashion before a cheering throng of supporters. |
Commentary: Path to sanity paved with humor, Dominick finds Posted: 30 Oct 2010 05:19 PM PDT OK, there's no way to write this article without name dropping. To cut to the chase, I know Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert, and you don't. |
Stewart and Colbert fans in D.C.: Serve us up sanity, not Tea Posted: 30 Oct 2010 04:55 PM PDT Ethan Williamson traveled from Wilmington, North Carolina, to the nation's capital Saturday with a clear message in mind: To support sanity in politics. |
Hoax package sent to Wisconsin senator Posted: 30 Oct 2010 04:23 PM PDT An apparent Halloween prank on Wisconsin Sen. Russ Feingold turned out not to be so funny Saturday, when a suspicious package was sent to his home in Middleton. |
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