Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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Australian Corby has jail term cut in Indonesia

Posted: 22 May 2012 11:07 PM PDT

Schapelle Corby, the Australian serving time in a Bali, Indonesia, prison on a conviction of drug smuggling, has had her jail term cut by five years.

Germany rules out common euro bonds

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:50 PM PDT

Germany refused to share the debt burden of stressed eurozone peers on Tuesday, ignoring two of the most influential international economic bodies which offered support for proposals championed by Paris, Rome and Brussels ahead of a summit.

CNN projects Romney will win GOP primaries in Arkansas, Kentucky

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:39 PM PDT

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will win Tuesday's GOP primaries in Kentucky and Arkansas, CNN projects.

North Korea says it will 'expand' nuclear program in face of U.S. 'hostility'

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:12 PM PDT

North Korea has said it will press on with its nuclear program as a response to what it described as hostility from the United States.

World powers to hold nuclear talks with Iran in Baghdad

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:11 PM PDT

Officials from six world powers are due to hold talks with Iranian representatives in Baghdad on Wednesday about Tehran's nuclear program.

4 killed in drone strike in Pakistan

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:02 PM PDT

At least four militants were killed Wednesday after a suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Police: Drinking man brought zebra, parrot along for ride

Posted: 22 May 2012 09:13 PM PDT

The charge is rather routine -- an Iowa man was arrested over the weekend, accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, according to a police report. What makes this case unusual are the passengers that police in Dubuque say were with him: a parrot on his shoulder and a zebra in the back seat.

Egyptians to vote in historic presidential election

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:41 PM PDT

Egyptians are expected Wednesday to begin voting in an historic presidential election, more than a year after a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak.

Students protest in Montreal against tuition hikes

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:33 PM PDT

Tens of thousands of protesters unhappy with planned tuition hikes in Quebec took to the streets Tuesday afternoon in Montreal to mark 100 days of demonstrations.

President-elect seen as continuation for Dominican Republic

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:33 PM PDT

The election of Danilo Medina signals a continuation of the policies that have helped the country grow during the past eight years.

Police defuse bomb in Buenos Aires theater

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:27 PM PDT

Police defused a bomb at a Buenos Aires theater Tuesday, a day before a former Colombian president was scheduled to speak there.

Body of missing Harvard student found

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:00 PM PDT

The desperate search in Portland, Maine, for a Harvard Business School student missing since Sunday ended in heartbreak after his body was found just days before he was to graduate.

Flotsam from 2011 Japan tsunami reaches Alaska

Posted: 22 May 2012 06:49 PM PDT

Residents of towns in the Alaska Panhandle have begun picking up debris from Japan's 2011 tsunami now turning up across the Pacific.

Official: 'Natural causes' behind dolphin deaths in Peru

Posted: 22 May 2012 06:29 PM PDT

Hundreds of dolphins that washed up on Peruvian shores died of natural causes, a government official said in a radio interview Tuesday.

Vatican protesters gather in NYC

Posted: 22 May 2012 06:05 PM PDT

A group of Catholic activists gathered at a Manhattan cathedral Tuesday for a protest over a Vatican reprimand of America's largest organization of nuns.

Arrest made in shooting of 8 persons after Oklahoma City Thunder playoff win

Posted: 22 May 2012 06:03 PM PDT

A 19-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on charges stemming from violence that followed the Oklahoma City Thunder's playoff victory over the L.A. Lakers.

Investigations focus on federal agents' activities and relationships in Colombia

Posted: 22 May 2012 05:52 PM PDT

A Senate hearing Wednesday will focus on federal agents and the Colombia prostitution scandal, and Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan will testify.

Mystery object in the air investigated after pilot report

Posted: 22 May 2012 05:39 PM PDT

A US Airways Express flight crew Tuesday reported seeing what looked like a flare with a smoke trail in the vicinity of its aircraft near Philadelphia.

Philadelphia priest: Not archdiocese's policy to tell police about abuse reports

Posted: 22 May 2012 05:11 PM PDT

A Philadelphia priest testified Tuesday that it was not the archdiocese's policy to contact law enforcement with sex abuse claims.

Inventor of the TV remote dies

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:48 PM PDT

The inventor of the TV remote, Eugene Polley, died on Sunday at 96.

Islamic presidential candidate promises democracy in Egypt

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:47 PM PDT

Mohamed Morsi is an American-educated engineer who vows to stand for democracy, women's rights, and peaceful relations with Israel if he wins the Egyptian presidency.

CNN Student News Transcript - May 23, 2012

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:37 PM PDT

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CNN Student News: Daily Discussion

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:32 PM PDT

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Egyptians abroad start voting in presidential election

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:23 PM PDT

Egyptians abroad began voting Friday in what is considered the nation's first free and fair presidential election in modern history.

Interpol targets 55 suspects using social network sites for child sex abuse images

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:18 PM PDT

An Interpol investigation into social networking groups exchanging child abuse material has targeted 55 key suspects in 20 countries, including United States.

Mountain lion shot dead in California

Posted: 22 May 2012 04:18 PM PDT

Authorities in Santa Monica, California fatally shot a mountain lion Tuesday over public safety concerns when it tried to escape from an office building.

Private space travel: A new era begins?

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:42 PM PDT

Meg Urry says don't lament the dawn of private flights to the Space Station as an end to U.S. dominance in space. Saturday's poineering SpaceX flight will free NASA for new innovation and exploration

Old politics joins new in Egypt

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:24 PM PDT

The crowd of farmers in the Nile Delta's Sharqiya Province cheered loudly whenever the neatly groomed candidate came out with a new promise.

Man detained in Aruba last year charged with indecent exposure in Maryland

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:21 PM PDT

Gary Giordano, held last year in Aruba for nearly four months in the disappearance of a woman traveling with him, is charged with indecent exposure in Maryland.

Hamdeen Sabahy, a champion for Egypt's dispossessed

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:10 PM PDT

Hamdeen Sabahy, a leftist dark-horse candidate for Egypt's presidency, is a passionate proponent for the teeming nation's poor.

Ahmed Shafik: Egypt's 'counter-revolutionary candidate'

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:09 PM PDT

Ahmed Shafik was Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister. Now he hopes to become Egypt's first democratically elected president.

Amre Moussa: A Mubarak holdover makes his case

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:07 PM PDT

Egyptian presidential candidate Amre Moussa served in Hosni Mubarak's government. He is trying to turn a liability into political gain.

Islamist Abdelmonen Abol Fotoh appeals to broad spectrum in Egypt

Posted: 22 May 2012 03:03 PM PDT

Moderate Islamist Abdelmonen Abol Fotoh has gathered support from the left and the right since deciding to run for Egypt's presidency.

Charges added for mom in Bain kidnapping

Posted: 22 May 2012 02:58 PM PDT

Two Tennessee women accused of helping Adam Mayes in the kidnapping of Jo Ann Bain and her daughters appeared in court Tuesday.

Jurors break without verdict in Edwards trial

Posted: 22 May 2012 02:50 PM PDT

The jury in former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' corruption trial ended its third day of deliberations Tuesday with no verdict reached.

Tiger's niece Cheyenne Woods turns professional

Posted: 22 May 2012 02:35 PM PDT

Her uncle is one of the greatest the game has ever seen, winning 14 majors to date.

Gloria Estefan on playing Santana's mom in 'Glee' finale

Posted: 22 May 2012 02:32 PM PDT

It was last fall when EW originally broke the news that pop superstar Gloria Estefan would be appearing on "Glee" as Santana's mother, Maribel Lopez.

Clijsters confirms retirement date after U.S. Open in September

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:59 PM PDT

It is her second retirement from tennis but on this occasion, four-time grand slam champion Kim Clijsters insists she is quitting the court for good.

U.S. Ambassador Crocker to step down from Afghan post

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:56 PM PDT

Ryan Crocker, the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, will step down this summer due to health reasons, the State Department confirmed.

'Every year, it gets worse': Afghan-Americans have their say

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:52 PM PDT

With NATO meeting in Chicago to discuss the war in Afghanistan, CNN reached out to some everyday Afghan-Americans to see what they think.

Women allege widespread sexual abuse at Alabama prison, nonprofit group says

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:41 PM PDT

Guards at an Alabama women's prison sexually abused female inmates for years, a nonprofit group said in a complaint to the Justice Dept.

'Other-ness': What Obama and Romney have in common on religion, race

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:37 PM PDT

The uproar last week over a proposed campaign ad highlighting President Barack Obama's former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, lit up political circles before organizers finally backed off the idea.

Reagan Foundation threatens legal action over blood vial sale

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:33 PM PDT

The Reagan Foundation threatened legal action over the online sale of a vial purportedly containing the former president's dried blood.

Passenger's implant claim triggers flight diversion

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:30 PM PDT

Congressman: North Carolina-bound jetliner was diverted to Maine after a passenger claimed to have a device implanted inside her.

Schools given $25K to help kids move

Posted: 22 May 2012 01:00 PM PDT

The requirements were simple: Schools had to show a way they were encouraging students to move throughout the day. The results were amazing.

Jury chosen in murder trial of newlywed in Mauritius

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Two men accused of murdering an Irish teacher on her honeymoon last year pleaded not guilty Tuesday in court in Mauritius, police say.

Facebook testing changes to Timeline

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:58 PM PDT

Facebook is testing a series of cosmetic changes to the top of users' Timelines, the company has confirmed.

Grit and glamor: The magic of Monaco

Posted: 22 May 2012 12:33 PM PDT

Put simply, there is no other Formula One race to match the glamor and sophistication of the Monaco Grand Prix.

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