Billionaire to build Titanic replica Posted: 30 Apr 2012 09:13 AM PDT An Australian mining magnate has commissioned a Chinese shipyard to build a replica of the ill-fated Titanic, complete in every detail but equipped with modern technology to prevent a repeat of the original's fateful maiden voyage 100 years ago. |
Singing to connect U.S., China Posted: 30 Apr 2012 12:34 PM PDT Abigail Washburn plays the banjo and sings in Chinese to improve U.S.-China relations |
Koalas face fight for their lives Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:37 AM PDT The Australian government listed koala populations across the country on the vulnerable species register. |
A treasure trove of al Qaeda plans Posted: 30 Apr 2012 01:27 PM PDT Al Qaeda's "Future Works" document -- intercepted by German intelligence and encoded in a porn video file -- details a changing strategy. CNN obtained details from the findings, including plots to attack cruise ships and carry out attacks across Europe. |
Landfills: The truth behind trash Posted: 30 Apr 2012 03:22 AM PDT It's as tall as some of L.A.'s highest skyscrapers, but the only residents here are rats and cockroaches. |
Reporter caught in S. Sudan violence Posted: 30 Apr 2012 04:42 AM PDT Reporter Robyn Kriel comes under fire as war planes from Sudan attack South Sudan. |
UPDATE: Where in the world ... ? Posted: 30 Apr 2012 11:32 AM PDT Do you know where this photo was taken? |
UPDATE: Where in the world ... ? Posted: 30 Apr 2012 11:32 AM PDT Do you know where this photo was taken? |
London Olympics missile possibility? Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:18 AM PDT The British Ministry of Defence might place surface-to-air missiles on a water tower in a densely populated London neighborhood as part of security for the Olympic Games this summer, a ministry official said Sunday. |
Koalas face fight for their lives Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:37 AM PDT The Australian government listed koala populations across the country on the vulnerable species register. |
Billionaire to build Titanic replica Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:39 AM PDT An Australian mining magnate has commissioned a Chinese shipyard to build a replica of the ill-fated Titanic, complete in every detail but equipped with modern technology to prevent a repeat of the original's fateful maiden voyage 100 years ago. |
Activists: U.N. monitors helping in Syria, but violence persists Posted: 30 Apr 2012 02:09 PM PDT Dozens of additional U.N. monitors are expected in Syria this week, even after the mission's leader admitted the group's efforts are futile unless all sides commit to peace. |
Chinese censors block news on blind activist's escape Posted: 30 Apr 2012 08:49 AM PDT A Chinese musician famous for playing a two-stringed fiddle, a 1994 Hollywood drama about two prison inmates, a United Airlines flight bound for Washington and CNN -- what do they have in common? |
U.S. lends support in hunt for Kony Posted: 30 Apr 2012 04:42 AM PDT The lush, green forests of central Africa have long been the playground and refuge of the continent's most-notorious warlord, Joseph Kony. |
Hunger-strike activist wins new trial in Bahrain Posted: 30 Apr 2012 09:10 AM PDT A court in Bahrain has quashed the life sentence of a prominent activist who has been on a hunger strike, sending his case to the Supreme Court, along with 20 others, the country's official news agency reported Monday. |
Londoners shocked by Olympics missile possibility Posted: 30 Apr 2012 05:17 AM PDT The British Ministry of Defence might place surface-to-air missiles on a water tower in a densely populated London neighborhood as part of security for the Olympic Games this summer, a ministry official said Sunday. |
Peru investigates mystery pelican deaths Posted: 30 Apr 2012 07:29 AM PDT Authorities in Peru are investigating the death of over 538 pelicans, along with other birds, on the northern coast of the country, the Peruvian ministry of production said Sunday. |
Suu Kyi to end deadlock, take parliament oath Posted: 30 Apr 2012 02:01 PM PDT Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday that she will take the oath of office for the country's parliament, apparently resolving an impasse that had been preventing her from taking her seat in the legislature. |
Chavez to head back to Cuba Posted: 30 Apr 2012 01:25 PM PDT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Monday he will return to Havana to undergo more cancer treatment. |
Al Qaeda offers prisoner exchange Posted: 30 Apr 2012 12:33 PM PDT The North Africa arm of al Qaeda is offering to release a British man abducted in Mali in exchange for Britain releasing accused terror fundraiser Abu Qatada, whom authorities describe as the spiritual guide of a 9/11 hijacker, according to a statement posted on a militant web site. |
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