Suu Kyi's party says it won nearly all seats it contested in Myanmar elections Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:54 PM PDT The party of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Monday it had won at least 43 out of the 44 parliamentary seats that it contested in by-elections in the southeast Asian country. |
Report: 32 dead in Siberia plane crash Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:50 PM PDT A twin-engine plane carrying 43 people crashed upon takeoff in Siberia on Monday, killing all but 11 people on board, Russia's RIA Novosti news agency said. |
Trayvon Martin's family seeks federal review of prosecutor Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:36 PM PDT Trayvon Martin's parents will ask the U.S. Justice Department on Monday to review a Florida prosecutor's interactions with police investigating the teen's shooting death, a lawyer for the family said. |
Taylor Swift wins big at Academy of Country Music Awards Posted: 01 Apr 2012 10:25 PM PDT For the second straight year, Taylor Swift won entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. |
South Korea's Yoo takes first women's major of the year Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:59 PM PDT South Korea's In-Kyung Kim had the Kraft Nabisco golf tournament at Mission Hills in California all but won on the final hole Sunday - all she needed to do was tap in for par from about a foot out and she was virtually guaranteed the win. But her putt rimmed out for a bogey forcing a sudden death playoff that she lost on the first hole. |
Falklands war wounds still fresh, 30 years later Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:32 PM PDT The war itself lasted for less than three months. But 30 years on, wounds from the Falklands war are fresh, and Britain and Argentina are still at odds over the chilly, windswept island chain in the South Atlantic. |
Bin Laden's widows expected to be charged in Pakistan Posted: 01 Apr 2012 09:25 PM PDT Three widows of Osama bin Laden are expected to be charged Monday with living illegally in Pakistan, an offense that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. |
2 injured sailors rescued by Coast Guard, to be flown for treatment Posted: 01 Apr 2012 08:40 PM PDT After bad weather hindered earlier emergency efforts, two seriously injured sailors were safely on a boat off California's coast Sunday evening -- preparing to fly to San Francisco after their 67-foot racing yacht was damaged a day earlier by high seas, a Coast Guard official said. |
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood to field presidential candidate Posted: 01 Apr 2012 08:17 PM PDT The political arm of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has announced plans to run one of its leaders in the country's presidential elections in May, reversing an earlier pledge to stay out of the race. |
With autism, no longer invisible Posted: 01 Apr 2012 07:32 PM PDT Joseph Sheppard has an IQ above 130. Ask him about his life or worldview and he'll start drawing connections to cosmology and quantum mechanics. He'll toss around names of great intellectuals -- Nietzsche, Spinoza -- as if they're as culturally relevant as Justin Bieber. |
Tyler Perry: 'We are still being racially profiled' Posted: 01 Apr 2012 07:30 PM PDT Racial profiling "should be a hate crime investigated by the FBI," filmmaker Tyler Perry wrote in a Facebook posting Sunday in which he described his own tense encounter with police. |
Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert snag early wins at the Academy of Country Music Awards Posted: 01 Apr 2012 07:29 PM PDT Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert scored early wins Sunday night as county music stars aligned in Las Vegas, vying for top honors at the 47th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. |
Coach 'disappointed' by fires, revelry as students celebrate Kentucky hoops win Posted: 01 Apr 2012 07:21 PM PDT Hours after raucous University of Kentucky students torched cars and couches after their men's basketball team advanced to the NCAA championship, the Wildcats' coach said that he understood fans' passion but was "disappointed" by some of their actions. |
Ray Charles' foundation sues his children Posted: 01 Apr 2012 06:13 PM PDT A foundation created by Ray Charles is suing seven of the late singer's children, accusing them of violating a deal with their father not to claim any rights to his estate. |
Hundreds in Miami demand justice, arrest in Trayvon Martin case Posted: 01 Apr 2012 05:47 PM PDT The movement calling for justice in the Trayvon Martin case hit Miami on Sunday, with civil rights leaders and the slain teenager's parents among those repeating their call to have the teenager's killer arrested. |
Sarah Palin to co-host 'Today' show as Katie Couric sits in on 'GMA' Posted: 01 Apr 2012 05:35 PM PDT Former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will co-host NBC's "Today" show on Tuesday, according to Megan Kopf, a spokeswoman for NBC Universal. |
Triumph and tragedy for Godolphin stable at world's richest meeting Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:48 PM PDT It was an emotional night for Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed as Mikael Barzalona rode Monterosso to victory in the Dubai World Cup, the world's richest race, beating his stablemate Capponi by an impressive margin. |
Syria cracking down on journalists, activists say Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:28 PM PDT The Syrian government is trying to "systematically dismantle" the anti-regime "citizen journalist network" and have seized a key player in the operation, activists told CNN Saturday. |
Empowered Syrian opposition group gets help to fight regime, aid citizens Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:11 PM PDT The once-fractured Syrian opposition appeared to take major steps forward Sunday, with the Syrian National Council earning international recognition and vowing to pay members of its fighting force who are battling President Bashar al-Assad's own troops. |
Israel deports Palestinian prisoner after hunger strike Posted: 01 Apr 2012 04:09 PM PDT Israeli authorities Sunday deported to Gaza a Palestinian prisoner who went on a hunger strike for more than a month to protest her detention. |
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