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Judge in Casey Anthony trial to decide on former fiance's testimony
Greek protesters plan rally as MPs set vote on austerity package
California lawmakers pass budget deal
Judge orders hearing on forcibly medicating Arizona shooting suspect
TEPCO shareholders reject bid to abandon nuclear energy
Austin hotel closing after third falling-glass incident
Prone on the floor, U.S. guest wrote his will in Kabul hotel
Attack on hotel in Kabul ends with deaths of 7 Taliban, 11 others
Feuding drug gangs spark violence in Puerto Rico, authorities say
Crops out of concrete: Farming Hong Kong's urban island
Palin says she's still thinking about whether to run in 2012
Mexican judge sentences 4 in human trafficking case
With crisis at home, Greek-Americans to economic rescue?
How Google+ compares to Facebook
Traffic stop in Arizona nets $9 million drug haul
Casey Anthony's former fiance takes stand out of jury's presence
Judge orders hearing on forcibly medicating Loughner
Egyptians clash with police in Tahrir Square
Democrats push DREAM Act despite Republican opposition

Judge in Casey Anthony trial to decide on former fiance's testimony

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:22 PM PDT

The judge in Casey Anthony's capital murder trial will decide Wednesday whether her former fiance can testify in the presence of the jury.

Greek protesters plan rally as MPs set vote on austerity package

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:21 PM PDT

Greek unions plan to rally again Wednesday, a day after riot police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of stone-throwing demonstrators who protested austerity measures.

California lawmakers pass budget deal

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:06 PM PDT

California lawmakers passed a budget bill Tuesday night that will reduce the state's monetary shortfall from $26 billion to $5 billion, officials said.

Judge orders hearing on forcibly medicating Arizona shooting suspect

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 11:00 PM PDT

A hearing is set for Wednesday to challenge a decision to forcibly medicate Arizona shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner in a federal prison hospital.

TEPCO shareholders reject bid to abandon nuclear energy

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 10:12 PM PDT

A contentious crowd of Tokyo Electric Power Company shareholders showed up Tuesday for their first meeting since the March tsunami to grill company executives about the future of the embattled company, as well as nuclear energy in Japan.

Austin hotel closing after third falling-glass incident

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:59 PM PDT

The W Austin hotel is closing indefinitely after glass fell from the balcony panels of the Austin, Texas, building for a second day in a row and the third time in recent weeks, the hotel's parent company announced Tuesday.

Prone on the floor, U.S. guest wrote his will in Kabul hotel

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:38 PM PDT

Saiz Ahmed, an American Ph.D. student in Kabul studying Afghan legal history, had just eaten dinner and returned to his fourth-floor room at the Hotel Inter-Continental when he heard odd noises. His room was pitch black because the electricity was out, and he did not initially recognize the sounds.

Attack on hotel in Kabul ends with deaths of 7 Taliban, 11 others

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:36 PM PDT

Seven Taliban attacked Kabul's Hotel Inter-Continental in a brazen, carefully orchestrated operation that began Tuesday night and continued into Wednesday, ending with their deaths and those of 11 other people some six hours after it began, police said.

Feuding drug gangs spark violence in Puerto Rico, authorities say

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:32 PM PDT

Power struggles between drug gangs have led to a surge in homicides in Puerto Rico this year, local police and the FBI told CNN.

Crops out of concrete: Farming Hong Kong's urban island

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 09:20 PM PDT

On the roof of a 21-story office building in Hong Kong's eastern district sits a grassy patch of hope that agriculture can thrive even in one of the world's most congested spaces.

Palin says she's still thinking about whether to run in 2012

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 08:30 PM PDT

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Tuesday she has not made up her mind yet about whether to run for president in 2012 despite her daughter's claim that she has.

Mexican judge sentences 4 in human trafficking case

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:49 PM PDT

A federal judge in Mexico has sentenced four people to a minimum of 16 1/2 years each behind bars for human trafficking, the Mexican attorney general's office said Tuesday, marking a rare conviction in a country struggling to get a grip on the illegal trade.

With crisis at home, Greek-Americans to economic rescue?

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:38 PM PDT

Larisa Antypa was ready for her cruise in the Caribbean when news of the economic crisis in Greece, her home country, began to worsen.

How Google+ compares to Facebook

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:22 PM PDT

With Tuesday's debut of Google+, a new social network, comparisons to Facebook are inevitable, and immediate.

Traffic stop in Arizona nets $9 million drug haul

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:09 PM PDT

Arizona police confiscated nearly $9 million worth of illegal drugs during a routine traffic stop, officials said Tuesday.

Casey Anthony's former fiance takes stand out of jury's presence

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 07:03 PM PDT

Casey Anthony's former fiance testified outside the presence of jurors in her capital murder trial Tuesday, saying she once told him her brother Lee Anthony had groped her while she was sleeping.

Judge orders hearing on forcibly medicating Loughner

Posted: 28 Jun 2011 06:55 PM PDT

A federal judge set a hearing for Wednesday on a legal challenge to a decision to forcibly medicate Arizona shooting suspect Jared Lee Loughner in a federal prison hospital.