Sunday, February 5, 2012

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Inside story of Foxconn shrouded in secrecy

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:57 PM PST

We meet her by chance on the side of a road. She looks the very model of a Chinese factory worker: young, vibrant, dressed in the cheap brand-name knockoff fashions so common of poor rural villages.

College lacrosse player's murder trial begins in Virginia

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:46 PM PST

The trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player who is accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend, also a lacrosse player, is expected to begin Monday.

Apple manufacturing plant workers complain of long hours, militant culture

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:31 PM PST

Miss Chen stares curiously at the iPad. Even though she works overtime in a factory in southwestern China that manufactures them, she's never seen the finished product.

M.I.A. has middle finger 'malfunction' at Super Bowl halftime show

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:07 PM PST

Ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, singer Madonna promised there would be no "wardrobe malfunction." What she didn't guarantee was no obscene gestures.

Q&A: Apple's China supplier in the spotlight

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 10:00 PM PST

Earlier this month Apple released its annual supplier responsibility report which detailed alleged workplace health and safety protocol violations by its suppliers.

Philippines issues local tsunami alert after quake hits between islands

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 09:55 PM PST

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, prompting the country to issue a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the epicenter.

Australian authorities urge residents of Queensland town to flee floods

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 09:31 PM PST

Australian authorities on Monday pleaded with hundreds of people, who had chosen to remain in a town in the path of rising flood waters, to vacate their homes.

USGS: 6.8 quake strikes off coast of Philippines' 3rd-largest island

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 08:56 PM PST

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the coast of the third-largest island in the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The 20 most entertaining Super Bowl tweets

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 08:29 PM PST

In the social media age, you don't need to be at a party to enjoy clever or catty comments about the Super Bowl.

Giants edge Patriots in thriller; it was Madonna dance party at half

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 08:16 PM PST

Triumphing in a thriller, quarterback Eli Manning led the New York Giants on Sunday to their second Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots in four years.

Official: Missing woman's husband blows up house to kill himself, 2 sons

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 07:53 PM PST

Minutes after locking out a social worker who'd brought his two sons for a visit, a man in Washington state blew up his house on Sunday -- killing himself and his boys, whose mother went missing more than two years ago, a sheriff's spokesman said.

Super Bowl XLVI as it happened

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 07:51 PM PST

Editor's note: Follow live coverage of the Super Bowl XLVI from Indianapolis, with CNN World Sport. Just refresh the page to get the latest updates.

Rockets, mortars rain down on Syrian city, opposition says

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 07:19 PM PST

As international leaders wrestled over the weekend how to deal with the crisis in Syria, much of the nation remained engulfed in violence -- including attacks by government forces on one embattled city that the opposition Syrian National Council described as a "massacre."

Greece takes step closer to default

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 06:36 PM PST

Lucas Papademos, the Greek premier, failed to make party leaders accept harsh terms in return for a second ?130bn bail-out, pushing Athens closer to a disorderly default as early as next month.

Crowley: Mood might mean more than stats come election time

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 06:11 PM PST

Suppose they held an election, and the economy got better. Just last month, the jobless rate fell to its lowest level in almost three years.

Long-lost identities of slaves uncovered in old Virginia papers

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 05:48 PM PST

A historical society in Virginia, where slavery began in the American colonies in 1619, has discovered the identities of 3,200 slaves from unpublished private documents, providing new information for today's descendants in a first-of-its-kind online database, society officials say.

Romney scores Nevada win as race heads to other states

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 05:29 PM PST

Mitt Romney swept into victory in the Nevada caucuses, sliding back into frontrunner status with his second win in a row as the race for the Republican nomination heads to other states.

Bishop Eddie Long apologizes to Jewish group after Torah ceremony

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:42 PM PST

Bishop Eddie Long has apologized to the Anti-Defamation League over an incident in which he was wrapped in a Torah scroll and crowned "king."

Super Bowl surprise: Journey to the universe of the center

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 04:25 PM PST

What's the most important position in football? Who's the guy who we need to watch most closely to determine which way the Super Bowl will swing?

Panama's ex-ruler Noriega taken to hospital

Posted: 05 Feb 2012 03:51 PM PST

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who is serving time in prison for crimes committed during his rule, was taken to a hospital, Panamanian police said Sunday.
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