Tuesday, May 22, 2012

25 dead after train crash in India

25 dead after train crash in India


25 dead after train crash in India

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:37 PM PDT

At least 25 people are dead after a train crash in India early Tuesday morning, a spokesman for the ministry of railways said.

India longing for a U.S. election?

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:26 AM PDT

There are more elephants in India than Mormons. Five of the rare Mormons are in a Bible class in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which occupies a portion of a red residential building in south Delhi.

Debate over 'poverty tours'

Posted: 22 May 2012 06:17 AM PDT

On a recent trip home to India, I heard a German man on my flight remark to another passenger that he'd taken his son on a tour of a Kolkata slum.

Taliban tightens grip on Afghan schools

Posted: 22 May 2012 06:56 AM PDT

The power struggle with the Taliban in classrooms is symptomatic of broader fears about the future. As the U.S.-led military effort winds down in Afghanistan, will the Taliban tighten its grip on daily life in the country?

Karzai: I won't let congressman into Afghanistan

Posted: 22 May 2012 05:17 AM PDT

CNN's Wolf Blitzer and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discuss Afghanistan - U.S. relations and Rep. Rohrabacher.

Lockerbie: Who bombed Pan Am 103?

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:39 AM PDT

Abdelbeset al Megrahi died protesting his innocence over Lockerbie. Others, including some victims' families, also believe he was not responsible for bombing the jet over Scotland in 1988. But if he didn't do it, who did?

Candidate's topless billboard ignites debate

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:50 AM PDT

It's a campaign that's raising a lot of eyebrows in Mexico.

The most difficult race in the world?

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:27 AM PDT

Current and former Formula One drives explain why the Monaco Grand Prix is so special to win.

Taliban taking over Afghan schools?

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:56 AM PDT

The power struggle with the Taliban in classrooms is symptomatic of broader fears about the future. As the U.S.-led military effort winds down in Afghanistan, will the Taliban tighten its grip on daily life in the country?

Trial for teacher killed on honeymoon

Posted: 22 May 2012 02:06 PM PDT

Two men accused of murdering an Irish teacher on her honeymoon last year pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court in Mauritius on Tuesday, police on the Indian Ocean island said.

Mexico's topless candidate

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:55 AM PDT

It's a campaign that's raising a lot of eyebrows in Mexico.

World's most difficult race?

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:32 AM PDT

Current and former Formula One drives explain why the Monaco Grand Prix is so special to win.

U.N. nuclear watchdog expects deal with Iran

Posted: 22 May 2012 06:17 AM PDT

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says he will sign an agreement soon with Iran over its nuclear program, a sign that Iran may have agreed to broader inspections.

Not guilty pleas in murder of Irish teacher on honeymoon

Posted: 22 May 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Two men accused of murdering an Irish teacher on her honeymoon last year pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court in Mauritius on Tuesday, police on the Indian Ocean island said.

Lebanon releases man who helped Syrian refugees

Posted: 22 May 2012 05:01 AM PDT

Lebanon has released Chadi Mawlawi, an activist who was helping Syrian refugees and whose arrest sparked fighting in Lebanon.

Yemen: Al Qaeda affiliate behind blast that killed 101

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:34 AM PDT

The Yemeni government blamed an affiliate of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula on Tuesday for a massive suicide bombing that killed more than 100 soldiers a day earlier.

Miners trapped in Zimbabwean platinum mine

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:35 AM PDT

Workers trapped by a fire overnight in a platinum mine in southern Zimbabwe are being brought to the surface Tuesday, a statement from the mine's owners said.

Mali protesters storm palace, beat interim president

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:51 AM PDT

Dioncounda Traore, Mali's interim president, was beaten and rushed to a hospital after hundreds of protesters demanding his resignation stormed the presidential palace Monday.

Chelsea lifts European Cup

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:15 AM PDT

Didier Drogba scored the winner in a dramatic penalty shoot out as Chelsea beat Bayern Munich on Saturday to win the European Champions League for the first time.

IOC rejects Israel plea

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:10 AM PDT

The International Olympic Committee on Monday defended its stance against a moment of silence at the London Games for Israel's 11 athletes and coaches killed by terrorists in 1972, a response that follows an Israeli official's vow to pressure the organizing committee to change its position.

Nadal wins record 6th title in Rome

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:09 AM PDT

Rafael Nadal won a record sixth title at the Rome Masters to strike a psychological blow over Novak Djokovic ahead of the French Open.

Egyptian police convicted in 2011 crackdown

Posted: 22 May 2012 02:01 PM PDT

A court convicted five Egyptian police officers of murder Tuesday for killing protesters in the February 2011 uprising that led to the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak.

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