| Polish pony that survived the Nazis uniting Europe's nature reserves Posted: 20 May 2012 10:56 PM PDT A small Polish wild horse that was used in Nazi experiments during the 1930s has become the center of wetland regeneration efforts across parts of Europe.  |
| Authorities try to control inmates in fatal Mississippi prison riot Posted: 20 May 2012 10:07 PM PDT A prison riot that claimed tA Mississippi prison riot that claimed the life of a guard continued into the late night hours Sunday, authorities said.  |
| Jury resumes deliberations in John Edwards trial Posted: 20 May 2012 10:00 PM PDT The jury in the corruption trial of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards reconvenes for deliberations Monday.  |
| Deportation, 10 years in jail possible for convicted ex-Rutgers student Posted: 20 May 2012 09:53 PM PDT Dharun Ravi may get 10 years in prison and deportation when he is sentenced Monday for spying on and intimidating his gay Rutgers roommate.  |
| Nasdaq 'embarrassed' over Facebook IPO gaffe Posted: 20 May 2012 09:48 PM PDT Nasdaq OMX's chief executive admitted he was "embarrassed" by the delay in the opening trade of Facebook's initial public offering and revealed that the exchange was in talks with regulators over potentially millions of dollars of customer claims.  |
| Head of U.N. nuclear watchdog arrives in Iran for talks Posted: 20 May 2012 09:28 PM PDT The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency arrived in Tehran on Monday for talks with top Iranian officials.  |
| China firm buys AMC to form world's largest cinema chain Posted: 20 May 2012 09:25 PM PDT China's Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced Monday a $2.6 billion deal to take over the U.S. theater group, forming the world's largest cinema chain, according to a new release on the deal.  |
| Yahoo, Alibaba reach $7.1 billion deal Posted: 20 May 2012 08:29 PM PDT Yahoo and China's Alibaba Group have agreed to a $7.1 billion deal in which the Hangzhou-based internet behemoth buys back half of Yahoo's 40% stake in the company.  |
| Robin Gibb, member of the Bee Gees, dies after battle with cancer Posted: 20 May 2012 08:15 PM PDT Robin Gibb, one of three brothers who made up the disco group the Bee Gees, died on Sunday, according to a statement on his website.  |
| Poland in pictures Posted: 20 May 2012 08:08 PM PDT |
| Poland's 'rising star' chef aims to transform national cuisine Posted: 20 May 2012 08:05 PM PDT To create the future of Polish cuisine, chef Wojciech Amaro looked to the 16th century for inspiration.  |
| Lockerbie bomber dies more than two years after release Posted: 20 May 2012 07:30 PM PDT Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie airline bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and family members said. He was 60.  |
| Guard killed, several others injured in riot at Mississippi prison, officials say Posted: 20 May 2012 07:29 PM PDT A prison guard was killed and several employees injured Sunday in a riot at the Adams County Correctional Facility in Natchez, Mississippi, officials said.  |
| Police, protesters clash outside NATO summit Posted: 20 May 2012 07:14 PM PDT Protesters and police clashed outside the NATO summit in Chicago, where world leaders met to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan.  |
| Authorities: 2 latest suspects not involved in alleged NATO plot Posted: 20 May 2012 06:52 PM PDT Two suspects who appeared in court in Illinois, Sunday are not believed to be part of an alleged terror plot in Chicago during the NATO summit, prosecutors said.  |
| New S.C. mom 'intubated and sedated' as she fights flesh-eating bacteria Posted: 20 May 2012 06:49 PM PDT Lana Kuykendall has been "intubated and sedated" since being diagnosed May 11 with a rare flesh-eating bacteria, her brother said.  |
| Solar eclipse projects 'ring of fire' across Asia, Pacific Posted: 20 May 2012 06:31 PM PDT The shadow of the moon started sweeping across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas Panhandle as a rare annular solar eclipse began Monday morning in Asia.  |
| Apple and Samsung begin settlement talks Posted: 20 May 2012 06:26 PM PDT "It's very important that Apple not become the developer for the world," Tim Cook, Apple chief executive, told analysts last month. "We need people to invent their own stuff."  |
| EU summit to raise pressure on Merkel Posted: 20 May 2012 05:58 PM PDT European leaders are drawing up a series of crisis-fighting proposals to raise at an informal EU summit this week that have in the past been rejected by Germany putting further pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel.  |
| Samsung fears shrinking China demand Posted: 20 May 2012 05:12 PM PDT Samsung has admitted to concerns over "worrying" weakness in Chinese consumer spending as customer sentiment, damped by government austerity measures, turns against spending on technology products.  |
| Priscilla Chan: New doctor turned Mrs. Zuckerberg Posted: 20 May 2012 04:37 PM PDT She likes Target, the Food Network and sun-dried tomatoes. She loves taking pictures of her dog Beast, and admits to checking her phone "every five seconds."  |
| CNN Student News Transcript - May 21, 2012 Posted: 20 May 2012 03:41 PM PDT May 21, 2012  |
| Lockerbie victims' families: Relief, anger Posted: 20 May 2012 03:13 PM PDT Relief expressed Sunday at the death of Pan Am 103 bomber Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi by relatives of some of his 270 victims was tempered by still-smoldering anger at his release from prison more than two years ago.  |
| Chelsea parade Champions League trophy Posted: 20 May 2012 03:13 PM PDT Chelsea fans celebrate with their Champions League-winning team on a parade the day after the club won the trophy for the first time.  |
| Napoli upset Juve to win Italian Cup Posted: 20 May 2012 03:10 PM PDT Napoli won the Italian Cup final 2-0 on Sunday to shatter Juventus' hopes of a domestic double and ruin Alessandro del Piero's final game for the Old Lady.  |
| CNN Student News: Daily Discussion Posted: 20 May 2012 02:48 PM PDT May 21, 2012  |
| U.S. could lose aging eyes in the sky Posted: 20 May 2012 01:06 PM PDT About every two weeks, Rick Allen gets a series of thermal snapshots from high above Earth that show how water gets used across the western United States, a perennial source of friction in the largely arid region.  |
| Colsaerts holds nerve to win World Match Play Posted: 20 May 2012 01:01 PM PDT Nicolas Colsaerts shoots into the Ryder Cup reckoning by beating Graeme McDowell to win the World Match Play Championship.  |
| Official: Ex-Yemeni President Saleh hospitalized Posted: 20 May 2012 12:53 PM PDT Ex-Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was admitted Sunday to a Sanaa hospital, the second time he's been to a hospital this month, a government official said.  |
| Gas prices down 18 cents since April, survey finds Posted: 20 May 2012 12:33 PM PDT U.S. gasoline prices have dipped another 6 cents due to a continuing skid in crude oil, a new survey finds, with more declines seen on the horizon.  |
| Sharapova lifts trophy in rainy Rome Posted: 20 May 2012 12:12 PM PDT Maria Sharapova beats Li Na in three sets to defend her Italian Open title in Rome in a bizarre match played in sometimes heavy rain  |
| Lorenzo wins at Le Mans to take championship lead Posted: 20 May 2012 11:05 AM PDT Jorge Lorenzo climbs from fourth on the grid to win the French MotoGP at a rain-soaked Le Mans and take the lead in the championship.  |
| Syria attacks kill 33, opposition says Posted: 20 May 2012 10:53 AM PDT At least 33 more people were killed Sunday in Syria's 14-month-old crackdown on opponents of President Bashar al-Assad's rule, a leading opposition group reported.  |
| Opinion: Who will win Ukraine's 'political football match without rules'? Posted: 20 May 2012 09:15 AM PDT If democracy had existed in ancient Egypt, then not a single pyramid would have been built.  |
| Why your dental plaque is valuable Posted: 20 May 2012 08:26 AM PDT Christina Warinner: By extracting DNA from fossilized tartar, we can better understand the evolution of human diseases.  |
| A user's guide to the Chicago NATO summit Posted: 20 May 2012 07:49 AM PDT This year's NATO summit in Chicago is the biggest one ever, with some 60 countries expected to be in attendance and a host of issues crammed into two short days of meetings.  |
| How'd it get that name? Posted: 20 May 2012 07:18 AM PDT Bob Greene says Cheerios weren't always called that, and Holiday Inns got their name as a joke. Behind many brand names, there's a pretty good story.  |
| Pakistan blocks Twitter over material deemed blasphemous Posted: 20 May 2012 07:11 AM PDT The Pakistani government has blocked the social networking site Twitter because of material it deemed an affront to Islam, a government official said Sunday.  |
| 21 dead in Yemen al Qaeda clashes Posted: 20 May 2012 07:05 AM PDT Fierce clashes between government troops and al-Qaeda fighters Sunday in Yemen left 21 people dead, two local security officials told CNN.  |
| Italy school attack not tied to mafia, prosecutor says Posted: 20 May 2012 06:03 AM PDT A bombing at a school in Italy was likely "the isolated action of a single man" and not tied to the mafia, an official said Sunday.  |
| Iran finance minister: 'Rest assured' record oil prices over nuclear sanctions Posted: 20 May 2012 01:53 AM PDT Iran's finance minister tells CNN oil prices could rise as high as $160 a barrel over the summer thanks to sanctions over its nuclear program.  |
| Was Columbus secretly a Jew? Posted: 20 May 2012 12:19 AM PDT Charles Garcia says scholarly research suggest that the explorer was seeking to find a safe haven for Jews who were persecuted in Spain.  |
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