Iran votes in first nationwide poll since 2009 protests

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• Iran votes in first nationwide poll since 2009 protests
• Muslim scholars: Apology for Quran burning not enough
• Q&A: Russian presidential election explained
• American teacher killed by student in Iraq
• North Korea, U.S. to set final food aid details
• Opinion: Libya's rich history provides hope for future
• Race to save the leatherback turtle from extinction
• Boy who lost Army dad inspires help for other kids
• Journalist: Harrowing escape from Syria

Iran votes in first nationwide poll since 2009 protests Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:43 AM PST Iranians head to the polls Friday in a parliamentary election marking the first nationwide balloting since a disputed vote triggered massive protests nearly three years ago.

Muslim scholars: Apology for Quran burning not enough Posted: 02 Mar 2012 07:16 AM PST The burning of the Muslim holy book by U.S. forces at an Afghan prison is unforgivable, a powerful council of Muslim scholars said Friday. It demanded that foreign forces turn over control of prisoners to Afghanistan's government.

Q&A: Russian presidential election explained Posted: 02 Mar 2012 02:23 AM PST Russians go to the polls on Sunday March 4 to elect a new president. Current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is attempting to regain the post he held between 1999 and 2008. He has been a dominant force in Russian politics for more than a decade but his popularity has suffered recent setbacks. So who is challenging him and what will the poll mean for Russia? CNN examines some of the key questions.

American teacher killed by student in Iraq Posted: 01 Mar 2012 10:47 AM PST A Kurdish student shot and killed his American teacher at a Christian school in the northern Iraqi city of Sulaimaniya, then turned the gun on himself, the local mayor said Thursday.

North Korea, U.S. to set final food aid details Posted: 02 Mar 2012 11:51 AM PST U.S. and North Korean officials will meet in Beijing next week for "face-to-face technical discussions" to finalize details allowing the resumption of food aid to the North, the State Department said Friday.

Opinion: Libya's rich history provides hope for future Posted: 02 Mar 2012 01:38 PM PST Libya today is a free Libya, but also a Libya plagued by a sad and violent history, a Libya that has not been able to progress for 42 years. Basic education, health care and infrastructure are integral to Libya's success and its future. But art and culture can be and should be a huge part of the healing process as well as future development.

Race to save the leatherback turtle from extinction Posted: 02 Mar 2012 10:21 AM PST The leatherback turtle is one of the ocean's titans. The largest member of the turtle family, it is also one of the world's biggest reptiles, outsized only by some species of crocodile. Adults can weigh more than 900 kilograms and reach more than 2 meters in length, with the largest ever discovered measuring about 3 meters from bill to tail.

Boy who lost Army dad inspires help for other kids Posted: 02 Mar 2012 09:21 AM PST Last August, a 10-year-old boy from Missouri wrote an iReport to CNN. Braydon Nichols asked that the world not forget his father, an Army officer who died when the helicopter he and other soldiers were in was downed in Afghanistan.

Journalist: Harrowing escape from Syria Posted: 02 Mar 2012 03:14 AM PST Spanish photographer Javier Espinosa painted a harrowing picture of life inside the shattered center of Syrian resistance in Homs in the days before a full-scale assault by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.

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