Tuesday, May 1, 2012

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NYC subway bomb plotter found guilty on all counts

Posted: 01 May 2012 10:58 PM PDT

A Bosnian immigrant accused of plotting to bomb New York's subway system as an "al Qaeda terrorist" has been found guilty on all counts, including conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction, conspiracy to commit murder and supporting a foreign terrorist organization.

Source: Several to face charges in death of FAMU drum major

Posted: 01 May 2012 10:35 PM PDT

Criminal charges are expected to be filed Wednesday in Orlando in the suspected hazing death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion.

3 Secret Service agents refuse polygraph in prostitution scandal

Posted: 01 May 2012 10:24 PM PDT

Three of the 12 Secret Service agents involved in the Colombia prostitution scandal refused to cooperate with authorities and submit to a polygraph test, according to House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King, R-New York.

Myanmar's Suu Kyi takes oath of office

Posted: 01 May 2012 10:04 PM PDT

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sworn in Wednesday as a lawmaker for the first time, a key step in the country's recent shift toward democracy after decades of repressive military rule.

UBS shareholders set to rebel over pay

Posted: 01 May 2012 09:57 PM PDT

A significant number of investors are preparing to confront the management of UBS on Thursday by voting against the Swiss bank's 2011 pay award and denying executives formal approval of their actions.

In Afghanistan, Obama pledges cooperation, vows to 'finish the job'

Posted: 01 May 2012 09:12 PM PDT

President Barack Obama, speaking early Wednesday in Afghanistan at the tail end of a surprise visit there, discussed how the war will end and promised a steady drawdown of U.S. troops.

Mysterious death of MI6 spy grips Britain

Posted: 01 May 2012 08:36 PM PDT

It reads like something from a spy novel. An MI6 agent known for his mathematical genius and codebreaking talent is found dead at his home, his naked body padlocked inside a large red carrying bag stowed in the bathtub.

Samsung set to unveil iPhone challenger

Posted: 01 May 2012 07:56 PM PDT

If Apple were to challenge its smartphone competitors to a contest with its all-conquering iPhone 4S, Samsung's Galaxy S would probably be the model thrown into the arena to compete.

Chavez health problems plunge Venezuela's future into doubt

Posted: 01 May 2012 07:35 PM PDT

Uncertainty rules in Venezuela, where President Hugo Chavez battles a cancer some believe has turned fatal.

Fire breaks out at Tyler Perry's studios in Atlanta

Posted: 01 May 2012 07:32 PM PDT

A multiple-alarm fire broke out Tuesday night in a building at the Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta, a fire official told CNN.

Life not sweet for Philippines' sugar cane child workers

Posted: 01 May 2012 07:30 PM PDT

Barefoot and covered in dirt and sweat, 14-year-old Dante Campilan pulls weeds from orderly rows of sugar cane.

Visitors unwelcome in Chinese activist's hometown

Posted: 01 May 2012 06:19 PM PDT

As our car moved closer to this tiny village in eastern China, our driver became visibly nervous, looking around for any signs of trouble.

Two very different characters rewriting China's script

Posted: 01 May 2012 05:53 PM PDT

They are two men, separated by a gulf of power and privilege. One was born of the Chinese Communist Party, the son of a revolutionary hero and seemingly destined to shape China's destiny; the other has lived in the shadow of the state, poor, persecuted and blind.

World champion swimmer Dale Oen dies suddenly

Posted: 01 May 2012 05:50 PM PDT

Norway's world 100-meter breaststroke champion and Olympic silver medalist Alexander Dale Oen has died suddenly at the age 26.

Transcript: Obama hails 'light of a new day' in Afghanistan

Posted: 01 May 2012 05:29 PM PDT

Good evening from Bagram Air Base. This outpost is more than 7,000 miles from home, but for over a decade it has been close to our hearts. Because here, in Afghanistan, more than half a million of our sons and daughters have sacrificed to protect our country.

Israeli forces, Palestinian militants exchange fire in Gaza

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:51 PM PDT

Israeli forces and Palestinian militants exchanged fire Tuesday in Gaza, according to officials from both groups.

U.N.: Thousands stranded at Sudan way station

Posted: 01 May 2012 04:34 PM PDT

Thousands of people trying to return to South Sudan from Sudan have been stranded for months at the Kosti way station and are running out of "means of support," a United Nations official said Tuesday.

Obama's Kabul trip praised, blasted

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:59 PM PDT

A roundup of reactions to President Barack Obama's unannounced visit to Afghanistan, where he and Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed an agreement on future ties:

Top House Republican cleared of insider trading

Posted: 01 May 2012 03:57 PM PDT

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee has been cleared of allegations that he used his position to engage in insider trading and improperly profit from the 2008 market meltdown.
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