Sunday, July 22, 2012

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CNN.com Recently Published/Updated


Drew Peterson goes on trial in 3rd wife's death; 4th wife still missing

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:03 PM PDT

Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of Drew Peterson, who is accused of killing his third wife

Source: Penn State to be hit with fines in excess of $30 million

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 09:25 PM PDT

Penn State will be hit with more than $30 million in fines as part of penalties to be announced Monday by the NCAA, a source said.

Chinese dictionary refuses to turn "comrades" gay

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 09:23 PM PDT

A newly published edition of an authoritative Chinese dictionary has come under fire for leaving out the homosexual definition of a word commonly used to refer to gay men and lesbians.

'Words are ... inadequate,' Obama tells families of Colorado shooting victims

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:39 PM PDT

President Barack Obama offered comfort Sunday night to the survivors and the families of the 12 people killed in a mass shooting in Aurora, Colorado.

Europe's banks stage U.S. retreat

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:12 PM PDT

Eurozone banks have retreated dramatically from the US over the five years since the financial crisis began, cutting their assets in the country by more than a third, according to a Financial Times analysis of Federal Reserve data.

Singapore Exchange chief eyes Asia IPOs

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:54 PM PDT

One of the first things that strikes a visitor to Magnus Böcker's office -- aside from the neat piles of papers and a bulky company prospectus on his desk -- is a wooden toy battleship on display at the back.

Blue-chips raise recession fears

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:39 PM PDT

Estimates of revenue growth for the largest US companies are being scaled back sharply by Wall Street analysts, signalling a mounting risk that the world's largest economy may enter recession later this year.

Arab League to offer 'safe exit' if Assad resigns

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:43 PM PDT

The Arab League agreed to offer Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "a safe exit" if he steps down and leaves the country, an Arab League official said Sunday.

Cuban dissident dies in car accident

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:40 PM PDT

Prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya Sardinas died in a car accident Sunday, his daughter Rosa Maria Paya told CNN. He was 60.

Source: Penn State to be hit with fines in excess of $30 million

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:05 PM PDT

Penn State will be hit with more than $30 million in fines as part of penalties to be announced Monday by the NCAA, a source said.

Floods kill 37 in Beijing

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:42 PM PDT

The "heaviest rain in six decades" in the Chinese capital of Beijing has left at least 37 people dead, state media said.

Bulgarian police widen suicide bombing probe

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:41 PM PDT

Bulgarian police have widened their investigation into last week's bombing attack on Israeli tourists to towns near the Romanian border.

Singer with Nazi tattoo cancels Germany appearance

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:38 PM PDT

Russian opera singer Evgeny Nikitin pulls out of the Bayreuth Festival in Germany because he has a Nazi tattoo, organizers said Sunday.

Iraq bombs kill 25 people as Muslims celebrate Ramadan

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 05:31 PM PDT

Bombs in Shiite areas of Iraq claimed the lives of 25 people Sunday, the second day of the Muslim holy month Ramadan.

Massacre suspect spooked gun range manager

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 04:17 PM PDT

The operator of a Colorado gun range says theater massacre suspect James Holmes had a "weird and bizarre" message for callers.

Source: Colorado shooter's rifle jammed during rampage

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 04:07 PM PDT

The semi-automatic rifle used in the Colorado theater killings jammed during the rampage, a law enforcement source said Sunday.

North Korea's cult of personality surrounds Kim

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 03:31 PM PDT

The man before me is not yet 30. He stands, perhaps a little unsure of himself, a nervous tic in his shoulders seeming to betray his unease.

Blue Sky thinking delivers historic yellow for Wiggins

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:39 PM PDT

Much like buses coming in twos and threes, Britain found itself on Sunday in the unprecedented position of having two riders on the Tour de France podium.

Latest Formula One standings

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:29 PM PDT

Fernando Alonso's third victory of the F1 season has seen him tighten his grip in the title race.

Scott's collapse hands British Open crown to South Africa's Els

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:23 PM PDT

Ernie Els took advantage of a remarkable collapse by long-time leader Adam Scott to win the British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes Sunday.

Historic Amla triple ton leaves No.1 England in tatters

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:09 PM PDT

Hashim Amla became the first South African to score a triple century in Test cricket as his side dominated No.1 ranked England at The Oval Sunday.

Source: Afghan policeman kills 3 Americans

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:06 PM PDT

An Afghan policeman opened fire at a training center in western Afghanistan on Sunday, killing three Americans, a police official told CNN.

Wiggins makes history with first Tour de France victory for British cyclist

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:03 PM PDT

Bradley Wiggins made history on the Champs Elysees Sunday as he became the first British rider to win cycling's Tour de France.

Michael Jackson's mom reported 'missing' in ongoing family dispute

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:12 PM PDT

Paris Jackson was hoping Sunday for a phone call from her grandmother, who has cared for her since her father Michael Jackson died.

Even after attacks on humans, sharks should be protected

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:30 AM PDT

A string of deadly shark attacks off Western Australia is no cause to undo laws protecting great whites, says attack survivor Mike Coots.

Alonso extends title lead with victory from pole in Germany

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 11:13 AM PDT

Fernando Alonso stretched his lead in the world championship standings with a peerless drive from pole position to win the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim.

Official: 8 Afghans killed by Pakistani artillery

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:26 AM PDT

Eight people were killed in eastern Afghanistan by rockets fired from Pakistan, an official from the Afghan province of Kunar told CNN on Sunday.

Kidnapped Libya Olympic chief released

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:21 AM PDT

The kidnapped president of the Libyan Olympic Committee was freed Sunday, a week after he was seized, Libya's state news agency said.

Olympics head rejects silence for Israeli victims

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:15 AM PDT

The International Olympics Committee rejected calls for a moment of silence during the opening ceremony to honor Israelis killed at the 1972 Games.

Pilot rescued after U.S. jet crash in Japan

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:08 AM PDT

A pilot who ejected after a U.S. fighter jet crashed into the waters off northern Japan on Sunday was rescued and was in stable condition, officials said.

Soldiers mutiny at Madagascar army base

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 10:04 AM PDT

Two people are dead and one wounded in an apparent mutiny by soldiers near Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, authorities said Sunday.

WWF ousts Spanish king as honorary president over Botswana hunting trip

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 09:55 AM PDT

A wildlife conservation group removed Spain's King Juan Carlos as its honorary president after his Botswana hunting trip sparked an outcry over its extravagance

Rio mayor: How to build the city of the future

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:24 AM PDT

Eduardo Paes says smart planning for cities should take into account the environment, mobility and social integration

Cagefighter's path to anti-terror inspiration

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:01 AM PDT

Cagefighter Usman Raja, who now deradicalizes convicted terrorists, tells CNN how his path started with racial abuse and thoughts of jihad.

What changed the Olympics forever

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:35 AM PDT

When the Olympics allowed pro athletes to compete, the money-making potential of the games increased dramatically, says Bob Greene

French president marks anniversary of Holocaust detentions

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 07:30 AM PDT

French President Francois Hollande paid tribute at a commemorative ceremony Sunday to thousands of Jewish people who were rounded up and detained in a Parisian cycling stadium by the Vichy government exactly 70 years ago.

The AIDS Quilt, and hoping for 'The Last One'

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:44 AM PDT

Julie Rhoad says the AIDS Memorial Quilt, on display at the National Mall, is a reminder that the battle against the disease continues.

Why the Paterno statue needs to stay

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 06:09 AM PDT

Penn State must keep its Joe Paterno statue, because no one should be trying to hide and forget what happened there, says Jeff Pearlman

Cagefighter 'cures' terrorists

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:57 AM PDT

A cagefighter shows how a mix of martial arts and theology is deradicalizing released convicted terrorists and turning around their lives.

Convicted terrorist calmed by cagefighting

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:48 AM PDT

In an unprecedented CNN interview, a released terrorist tells how his life was turned round by cagefight training.

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