News 1st Look: Crisis envoys meet with Gbagbo

Monday, January 3, 2011

Crisis envoys meet with Gbagbo

Crisis envoys meet with Gbagbo
Australian towns brace for more flooding
Eyes out for 'potential spoilers' as Sudan vote nears
80 migrants feared drowned off Yemen
Cables point to German-French battle over satellite tech
Witness: Palestinian shot, left for 30 minutes
British police warn women after murder
Orioles pitcher surrenders in Dominican murder case
S. Korea: Attack a chance for change
Zsa Zsa Gabor gets 'one last shot' before leg amputation

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 05:42 PM PST

African envoys meet with self-declared Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo to persuade him to step down, but there is no indication that they are any nearer to their goal. U.S. OFFER TO GBAGBO 'RAPIDLY CLOSING' | FULL STORY

Australian towns brace for more flooding

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:14 PM PST

Rising floodwaters cut off the last ground route into the eastern Australian city of Rockhampton on Monday, as police pegged the number of people affected by prolonged flooding at 200,000.

Eyes out for 'potential spoilers' as Sudan vote nears

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 07:02 PM PST

International observers will be watching out for "potential spoilers" as southern Sudan votes on whether to break away from the rest of the east African nation next week, a leading human rights activist said Monday.

80 migrants feared drowned off Yemen

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 03:41 PM PST

At least 80 African migrants were feared drowned Monday after their boats capsized off the coast of Yemen, authorities there reported.

Cables point to German-French battle over satellite tech

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 12:07 PM PST

Normally Germany and France are close partners at the heart of Europe -- but U.S. diplomatic cables suggest a battle royal between the two allies over satellite technology, with the German space and intelligence agencies accusing the French of bad faith and looking to the United States as a future partner to develop next-generation satellites.

Witness: Palestinian shot, left for 30 minutes

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 10:48 AM PST

A Palestinian man who was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers was left on the ground for 30 minutes before receiving medical attention, a man who said he witnessed the incident told CNN.

British police warn women after murder

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 08:06 AM PST

A murderer is at large in England, police warned in connection with a case that has gripped the country for more than two weeks.

Orioles pitcher surrenders in Dominican murder case

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 11:00 AM PST

Authorities in the Dominican Republic say a Baltimore Orioles pitcher was involved in the shooting death of a 25-year-old man.

S. Korea: Attack a chance for change

Posted: 03 Jan 2011 02:51 AM PST

South Korea's president said Monday the country should use the attack on Yeonpyeong Island as an opportunity to reflect on security and overhaul the country's defenses.