Monday, April 30, 2012

Billionaire to build Titanic replica

Billionaire to build Titanic replica


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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