Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Protest stops sewage pipeline

Protest stops sewage pipeline


Protest stops sewage pipeline

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:16 AM PDT

Bowing to intense pressure from local residents, authorities in an eastern Chinese city abandoned plans to build a controversial sewage pipeline for a paper mill, the local government announced Saturday.

Inside a rebel-held prison in Syria

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:46 PM PDT

CNN's Ivan Watson visits a Syrian elementary school that's packed full -- not with children, but with prisoners. Rebels say the prisoners are part of a much-feared pro-government militia.

Libya rebels move over to Syria

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Fighters fresh from victory in Libya are moving into Syria to join opposition forces fighting President's Bashar al-Assad's military.

Veiled TV: Progress or step back?

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 11:14 AM PDT

After graduating from the mass communication department of Cairo University, Heba Seraq-Eddin couldn't find a job. Potential employers turned her down, she says, because of her veil. Heba wears the niqab, the black fabric that covers her whole face, except for the eyes.

Photos: Olympic outtakes

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:30 AM PDT

Photos: Olympic outtakes

Inside a rebel-held prison in Syria

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:46 PM PDT

CNN's Ivan Watson visits a Syrian elementary school that's packed full -- not with children, but with prisoners. Rebels say the prisoners are part of a much-feared pro-government militia.

New TV channel: All veiled women

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 06:44 AM PDT

After graduating from the mass communication department of Cairo University, Heba Seraq-Eddin couldn't find a job. Potential employers turned her down, she says, because of her veil. Heba wears the niqab, the black fabric that covers her whole face, except for the eyes.

Libya rebels move over to Syria

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 11:02 AM PDT

Fighters fresh from victory in Libya are moving into Syria to join opposition forces fighting President's Bashar al-Assad's military.

Most power restored after massive India blackout

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 03:00 PM PDT

India suffered its second huge, crippling power failure in two days on Tuesday, depriving as much as half of the vast and populous country of electricity and disrupting transport networks.

Olympics: 5 things to watch for Tuesday

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:03 PM PDT

Fifteen gold medals will be awarded at the London Olympics on Tuesday, the fourth full day of competition. Here are some of the top stories to watch for:

New Iran sanctions hit banks in China, Iraq

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT

President Barack Obama announced new U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's oil Tuesday as well as banks in China and Iraq, warning that Tehran faces "growing consequences" for refusing to answer international questions about its nuclear program.

U.S. climbers killed in Peru

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:14 AM PDT

A large, hanging and then collapsing chunk of ice is likely the reason why two American climbers died in Peru, an investigator said Monday.

Barak: Bulgaria attack will be avenged

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 04:55 AM PDT

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says Israel will seek retribution for Bulgaria attack and refers to '72 Munich Olympics massacre.

Judge: Women were sterilized without consent

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:20 AM PDT

A judge ruled Monday that three HIV-positive women in Namibia were sterilized without their informed consent, their lawyer said.

Photos: Olympic outtakes

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:25 AM PDT

Photos: Olympic outtakes

Olympics: American gold medals

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:24 AM PDT

Olympics: American gold medals

'Fake bomb' triggers embassy alert

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:29 AM PDT

A fake bomb attached to a vehicle as part of a terrorism drill by the U.S. Embassy in Oslo triggered a security alert at the embassy Tuesday, a Norwegian police spokeswoman said.

Floods force Costa Rica evacuations

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:15 AM PDT

Heavy rains in central and eastern Costa Rica have triggered floods that have forced evacuations and may be responsible for at least one death, relief workers said Sunday.

Fighting for stateless children

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:58 AM PDT

In Jordan and Lebanon, women married to foreigners are taking to the streets to fight for their children's citizenship rights.

Libya rebels move over to Syria

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:58 AM PDT

Their war for freedom in Libya may be over, but almost a year after they won the battle for the Libyan capital, a group of fighters have a new battlefield: Syria.

Faces of the Free Syrian Army

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:22 AM PDT

Mohamed Rashid walked out of the gate of his house with a giant blood stain on his white T-shirt.

Is Mali the next Afghanistan?

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:21 AM PDT

Islamic radicals linked to al Qaeda have seized the northern half of Mali, one of Africa's largest nations, and there are widespread concerns that the region could soon become a terrorist haven.

Fighting worsens in Congo

Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:21 AM PDT

Army troops and rebels clashed on Wednesday in the violence-ridden eastern part of Congo, threatening to undermine an already fragile stability.

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