Friday, March 23, 2012

Coal report angers Indian government

Coal report angers Indian government


Coal report angers Indian government

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:02 PM PDT

India's scandal-tainted government has come under fresh attack from opposition parties after a leading newspaper ran a front-page report alleging that auditors had found that the awarding of coal fields to private companies had deprived taxpayers of $211 billion.

Cell phones help clean water bid

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:02 PM PDT

The recent announcement by the United Nations that 89% of the world's population (6.1 billion people) now has "sustainable access to safe drinking water" was described by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as a "great achievement for the people of the world."

Bad romance between regime, media

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:12 PM PDT

The foreign press first praised the Western-educated Bashar al-Assad and his wife for their attempts to reform Syria. These days, not so much.

How to rebel, Saudi style

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:56 AM PDT

At first glance, it looks like a standard road sign to Mecca, the Saudi Arabian pilgrimage site for millions of Muslims every year.

PTSD leads to predatory action?

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:54 AM PDT

Anderson Cooper talks to Dr. Gupta and Jeffrey Toobin about the soldier accused of murdering civilians in Afghanistan.

Will Earhart mystery be solved?

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 07:32 AM PDT

It would be wonderful to finally solve the mystery of the disappearance of American icon Amelia Earhart, but Susan Butler thinks Amelia will elude this latest effort

A mayor, a mural, a stereotype

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:19 PM PDT

Julian Castro is not cooperating. The mayor of San Antonio knows full well what I want to talk about, and yet he is determined to change the subject to what he believes is a much more pressing story. Where I want to drag him, my friend refuses to go.

CNN: We didn't collaborate with rebels

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:20 PM PDT

Syria, which has long accused Arab and Western satellite news networks for fabricating and falsifying events, now has CNN in its sights.

Warnings missed on France shooter?

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:13 PM PDT

Did French intelligence services miss vital clues as Mohammed Merah showed signs of growing radicalization? In the words of the French newspaper, L'Express, on Thursday: "Did the security services fail in their surveillance?"

Mexico spends millions to greet pope

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:46 AM PDT

It has been a project of celestial proportions, but it's finally ready. Construction workers have labored nonstop for months.

CNN rejects Syrian claims it collaborated with rebels

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:32 PM PDT

Syria, which has long accused Arab and Western satellite news networks for fabricating and falsifying events, now has CNN in its sights.

Why wasn't French shooter stopped?

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:26 AM PDT

French police had no grounds on which to arrest gunman Mohammed Merah before he carried out three attacks in which seven people died, Prime Minister Francois Fillon told French radio station RTL Friday.

France asks: Were warnings missed on Toulouse killer?

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 05:38 AM PDT

Did French intelligence services miss vital clues as Mohammed Merah showed signs of growing radicalization? In the words of the French newspaper, L'Express, on Thursday: "Did the security services fail in their surveillance?"

A Texas mayor, a mural and a Mexican stereotype

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Julian Castro is not cooperating. The mayor of San Antonio knows full well what I want to talk about, and yet he is determined to change the subject to what he believes is a much more pressing story. Where I want to drag him, my friend refuses to go.

Mexico spends millions to greet pope

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 04:41 AM PDT

It has been a project of celestial proportions, but it¹s finally ready. Construction workers have labored nonstop for months.

Outrage over Shell South Africa fracking

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 11:30 AM PDT

South Africa has an energy deficit on its hands. To help ease this crisis, the big companies want to start drilling for natural gas using a controversial drilling technique called fracking in one of the most remote and beautiful places in South Africa, the Karoo.

Tibetan hunger strikes ends

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:51 PM PDT

A month on the sidewalks of New York for three Tibetan hunger strikers finally ends. CNN's Richard Roth reports.

Guatemala and drug legalization

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 01:37 PM PDT

On the campaign trail, Otto Perez Molina vowed to rule his country with an iron fist. The retired general said he would send troops into the streets to fight drug violence. Now -- just two months after taking office -- the 61-year-old Guatemalan president is the driving force behind a controversial proposal that has drawn criticism from U.S. officials and earned praise from people who were once among his staunchest critics. Last year's law-and-order candidate wants to legalize drugs. Central American presidents are scheduled to debate the idea in Guatemala Saturday.

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