Sunday, February 6, 2011

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Bushfires rage in Western Australia

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:47 PM PST

Firefighters battled bushfires in and around Perth in Western Australia on Monday, emergency officials said.

AOL agrees to purchase Huffington Post for $315 million

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:28 PM PST

AOL has agreed to purchase The Huffington Post for $315 million, the two entities announced in a joint news release Monday.

Final results on Southern Sudan referendum expected Monday

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 10:04 PM PST

The final results of a Southern Sudan referendum will be announced Monday, organizers said, bringing the largest nation in Africa closer to breaking into two.

Reports: Iran, Turkey sign trade pact potentially worth $30 billion

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:38 PM PST

Iran and Turkey signed a trade pact Sunday, one which Tehran said could be worth $30 billion over five years and signaled even stronger ties between the two nations.

U.S hikers held in Iran go on trial

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 09:22 PM PST

The trial of three U.S. hikers started Sunday in Iran, according to the office of the lawyer representing them.

Green Bay Packers triumph in Super Bowl XLV

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 08:28 PM PST

Aaron Rodgers inspired the Green Bay Packers to a 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas Sunday night.

Egyptian PM: Arrests of journalists "not allowed"

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 07:04 PM PST

Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq told CNN Sunday that authorities have been told "not to bother" human rights activists and journalists working at anti-government protests.

As diplomatic solution sought, journalists still harassed

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 07:00 PM PST

As some opposition groups met with the Egyptian government in an effort to find a diplomatic solution to its political crisis, reports continued to surface of security forces detaining journalists and human rights activists.

Egyptian TV: Missing Google exec to be released by authorities Monday

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:57 PM PST

Wael Ghonim, a Google executive who has been missing for more than a week following his purported arrest in Cairo, is to be released Monday, according to two Egyptian television news networks.

Egyptian VP vows changes to appease protesters

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:55 PM PST

Egypt's vice president, Omar Suleiman, met with representatives of key opposition groups Sunday and offered concessions -- including some that, if enacted, could bring dramatic change to the country.

Thailand, Cambodia trade shots, charges over ancient temple

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:33 PM PST

Fighting flared for a third straight day Sunday along the Thai-Cambodian border over a disputed ancient temple despite a reported ceasefire and international efforts to soothe tensions.

Karzai: Security transfer to Afghan control will start in March

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:28 PM PST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Sunday that a critical phase in the transfer of security authority from international to domestic forces would begin March 21, a precursor to a planned full handover three years hence.

Some 400 ticket-holding fans denied seats at Super Bowl XLV

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:25 PM PST

Some 400 fans with tickets to the big game were denied seats at the Super Bowl Sunday because certain stadium sections weren't ready, the NFL said.

International search is on for abducted Swiss twins

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 06:18 PM PST

Police in three European countries were looking Sunday for 6-year-old twin girls abducted by their father, who was found dead last week.

Tournament canceled after sumo wrestling scandal

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:49 PM PST

An upcoming sumo wrestling tournament has been canceled in the wake of a match-fixing scandal that has rocked Japan's national sport, officials said.

Widow of man shot by American commits suicide in Pakistan

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:44 PM PST

The widow of a man fatally shot by a U.S. diplomat in Pakistan died Sunday after swallowing pesticide pills, upset over what she saw as a lack of justice in the case, doctors and family members told CNN.

Kubica undergoes emergency surgery after rally crash in Italy

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:31 PM PST

Formula One driver Robert Kubica has undergone a seven-hour operation in an Italian hospital after crashing while competing in a rally.

U.S. manufacturing starts to pick up

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:29 PM PST

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Fiat firestorm for floating Detroit move

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 05:12 PM PST

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CNN Student News Transcript: February 7, 2011

Posted: 06 Feb 2011 04:42 PM PST

February 7, 2011

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