Friday, November 4, 2011

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North Korean defectors found at sea

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 11:33 PM PDT

The South Korean coast guard said Saturday it found 21 North Korean defectors adrift on the Yellow Sea this week.

Two Muslim men keep Jewish tradition alive in Brooklyn

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:45 PM PDT

Two Pakistani Muslims in Brooklyn are now running the oldest bialy store in the city, and keeping it kosher.

Senior official: FARC leader dies in military operation

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 10:12 PM PDT

The Colombian military killed the leader of the country's main leftist rebel group in an operation, a senior government official said Friday night.

Fatalities reported in massive traffic pileup in Britain

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:24 PM PDT

Police reported fatalities early Saturday after a massive traffic pileup left 35 people injured in southwest Britain.

Blind lawyer makes Chinese officials jittery

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 09:03 PM PDT

I first interviewed blind activist Chen Guangcheng for CNN in 2002. We drove five hours from Beijing to visit him in Dashigu, a rural hamlet in Shandong province.

Scores of bodies in Homs, activists say

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 08:57 PM PDT

A total of 126 unidentified bodies were taken during the past three days to Al-Watani Hospital in Homs, Syria, a doctor there told CNN.

Iraqi leader heading to U.S.

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 07:31 PM PDT

Iraq's prime minister will visit the White House next month, just a couple of weeks before American troops are scheduled to depart from the country.

Sergeant denies killing Afghan civilians, admits to cutting off fingers

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 06:37 PM PDT

An Army staff sergeant accused of leading a rogue "kill squad" charged with murdering three Afghan civilians took the stand Friday during his court martial and denied carrying out the killings. Yet he admitted to cutting off body parts as part of what prosecutors called a gruesome practice of keeping battlefield "trophies."

1 killed in Texas college bus crash

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 06:28 PM PDT

A bus carrying students and faculty from Abilene Christian University to a weekend mission project overturned Friday afternoon near Paint Rock, Texas, resulting in one death and multiple injuries, the school said.

Why the West is losing out to the rest

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 06:22 PM PDT

It says it all when Europe turns to China for a bailout. That was what happened last week when the man in charge of the European Financial Stability Fund flew to Beijing to see if he could interest Chinese investors in propping up the finances of the eurozone.

White House counsel slams House panel's Solyndra subpoena

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:47 PM PDT

The White House counsel refused Friday to comply with a subpoena as issued by a House panel regarding the failed solar energy company Solyndra, saying that the initiative "was driven more by partisan politics than a legitimate effort to conduct a responsible investigation."

Greek PM survives confidence vote

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:47 PM PDT

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou won a confidence vote in Parliament early Saturday by a narrow margin, giving his country's stricken economy some breathing room, but no panacea.

Connecticut utility chief insists company did 'a very good job' after storm

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:44 PM PDT

The head of an embattled Connecticut power company defended his utility's response to a freak fall snowstorm that -- six days after it hit -- continues to leave hundreds of thousands without electricity.

Senate Democrats offer veterans jobs bill, without millionaire's surtax

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:30 PM PDT

Senate Democrats proposed Friday tax incentives for businesses hiring veterans as well as job training for all service members leaving the military.

Up to 30 hurt in massive traffic accident in Britain

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:26 PM PDT

A massive traffic pile-up Friday night in southwest Britain injured an estimated 25 to 30 people -- 10 of the cases thought to be life-threatening -- fire officials said.

No verdict yet for Michael Jackson's doctor

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Jurors in the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor worked for more than seven hours Friday before telling the judge that they had not reached a verdict and were ready to go home for the weekend.

Police in Tennessee search for missing mother of four

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:07 PM PDT

Tennessee police are vigorously searching for a woman who has been missing for five days.

Investigation: Army paid exorbitant mark-up on parts it already had

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 05:00 PM PDT

Two recent reports from the Pentagon's inspector general criticize the U.S. Army and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation for the way spare helicopter parts were bought and for what prices.

House subcommittee subpoenas immigration records

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:15 PM PDT

A House subcommittee subpoenaed the Department of Homeland Security on Friday for the names of tens of thousands of illegal immigrants who were arrested by local authorities during the past three years but whom federal immigration officials declined to take into custody.

Study: More women, traditional media are blogging

Posted: 04 Nov 2011 04:15 PM PDT

The blogosphere -- arguably the first engine of the new-media age -- is becoming more female, while traditional media is horning in on the blogging action, a new study said Friday.
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