Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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Philippines revises down death toll from quake

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 11:22 PM PST

The Philippine authorities have significantly revised down the death toll from a strong earthquake that shook the country's third-largest island on Monday.

Pakistani prime minister appeals against contempt charge

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:50 PM PST

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani filed an appeal Wednesday against a Supreme Court decision to charge him with contempt, his lawyer said.

Israeli union employees strike on behalf of subcontracted workers

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:43 PM PST

Workers at Israeli airports, hospitals, banks and government ministries began a nationwide strike Wednesday after union and government negotiators were unable to bridge differences over the employment of subcontracted workers.

Santorum, the 'coulda, shoulda, woulda' candidate

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 10:37 PM PST

Rick Santorum is emerging as a tragic hero of American conservatism: so much potential, such bad luck. His victories last night demonstrate what might have happened if the Republican Right had coalesced around him for the past month instead of the hyperbolic Newt Gingrich. But a counting error in Iowa delayed his momentum and it's only now that the Republicans are realizing just how good a candidate he can be.

Iranian Parliament summons Ahmadinejad for questioning

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 09:28 PM PST

Iranian lawmakers have summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to answer questions before Parliament about his management of economic policies and key government ministers.

Presidential historian pleads guilty to stealing documents

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:40 PM PST

A self-styled presidential historian who claimed to have moved among presidential circles pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing historical documents worth well over a million dollars, officials said.

'Your days are numbered,' U.S. official tells al-Assad

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:35 PM PST

As violence raged in Syria, U.S. officials made clear Tuesday that the United States has lost patience with President Bashar al-Assad.

No Libya play for the West in Syria

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 08:29 PM PST

Amid growing outrage over civilian casualties in Syria, there are ever more urgent calls to aid -- or at least protect -- the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. There is renewed talk of creating safe havens and humanitarian corridors inside the country. And those demanding tougher measures are again asking why events in Syria should not prompt Libyan-style intervention by NATO and its Arab allies.

Brazil sues Twitter over roadblock warning posts

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:41 PM PST

The government of Brazil has filed a lawsuit against Twitter, demanding the micro-blogging site suspend the accounts of users who tip drivers off to police roadblocks and radar traps.

No charges against NYC commissioner's son

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:25 PM PST

Greg Kelly, a local news anchor and son of New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, will not be criminally charged for the sexual assault accusations leveled against him late January, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.

Komen Foundation VP resigns, blasts Planned Parenthood

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:25 PM PST

Karen Handel, a vice president with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation who resigned Tuesday after a controversy over funding for Planned Parenthood projects, blasted the organization and defended her role in the debate.

Funeral for Powell boys set for Saturday in Washington

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:18 PM PST

Funeral services for the sons of Josh Powell are scheduled for early Saturday afternoon in Puyallup, Washington, where authorities say Powell set his house on fire, killing all three of them.

Psychologist: Hinckley 'would not pose a significant risk'

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:09 PM PST

A forensic psychologist endorsed a proposal to allow presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. more freedom away from his mental hospital, giving his opinion that Hinckley "would not pose a significant risk."

Hacking worm holes in iTunes

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:09 PM PST

There are already 71 web pages of complaints on just one customer forum, and it's growing.

CNN Student News Transcript - February 8, 2012

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 07:04 PM PST

February 8, 2012

Argentinian leader denounces 'militarization' of the South Atlantic

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:42 PM PST

Amid escalating tensions over the Falkland Islands, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner accused Great Britain of militarizing the South Atlantic and said Tuesday her country would file a protest at the United Nations.

Civil rights leader Patricia Stephens Due dies at 72

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:40 PM PST

Civil rights leader Dr. Patricia Stephens Due died Tuesday at age 72, nearly 52 years after she played a leading role in student sit-ins in Tallahassee, Florida, her family said.

Vets ask: Time for an Iraq war parade?

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 06:33 PM PST

On a day when New York City threw a parade to celebrate the New York Giants for their Super Bowl victory, at least one veterans' group is using the occasion to ask: What about a parade to honor the soldiers who fought in Iraq?
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