Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Republicans win House, CNN projects

Republicans win House, CNN projects


Republicans win House, CNN projects

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 07:49 PM PDT

Republicans will win at least 50 seats to take control of the U.S. House of Representatives, CNN projects. In the Senate, Democrats look set to retain their majority. Election quiz | Live blog | World watches |

Tomas leaves 12 dead in St. Lucia

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 05:09 PM PDT

Tropical Storm Tomas killed at least five people on the island of St. Lucia, and the death toll may rise, an emergency official said Tuesday. The storm was expected to be near Haiti by the weekend.

Guinea violence displaces thousands

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:56 PM PDT

Violence and voter intimidation in Guinea's eastern region has forced the displacement of thousands of ethnic Peul who support presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo, according to an official for the Red Cross in Guinea and local officials of Diallo's party.

Kosovo vote paves way for elections

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:36 PM PDT

A no-confidence vote in Kosovo's parliament brought down Prime Minister Hashim Thaci's government Tuesday and paved the way for snap elections.

Remains found in search for N. Ireland victim

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:04 PM PDT

Teams searching for the body of one of the so-called "Disappeared" in Northern Ireland found human remains Tuesday, they announced.

Turkish officials identify Istanbul suicide bomber

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 11:13 AM PDT

Turkish authorities have identified the man who they say detonated explosives in busy square in downtown Istanbul on Sunday morning, killing himself and wounding at least 32 people.

Authorities investigate whether priest took drug money

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 09:18 AM PDT

Mexican federal authorities are investigating whether a Roman Catholic priest received money from a top narcotrafficker to build a chapel, a church official said Monday.

No terror link so far in UPS crash in Dubai, official says

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:17 PM PDT

Investigators so far have failed to turn up any evidence that terrorism was involved in the September 3 crash of a UPS cargo plane in Dubai, a U.S. government official told CNN Tuesday.

63 killed by Baghdad blasts

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 03:35 PM PDT

At least four people were killed and 15 others wounded when four blasts rocked four Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad Tuesday, police with the Interior Ministry said.

Report: Iranian authorities give go-ahead to execute woman

Posted: 02 Nov 2010 12:22 PM PDT

Authorities in Tehran, Iran, have given the go-ahead to execute a woman who initially was sentenced to death by stoning, according to an activist working on her behalf.

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