Sunday, July 22, 2012

Syrian clashes home in on crucial city

Syrian clashes home in on crucial city


Syrian clashes home in on crucial city

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:06 AM PDT

After 16 months of daily bloodshed, the Syrian crisis now zeroes in on Aleppo, the country's most populated city and a critical one for both President Bashar al-Assad's regime and rebels.

Kenyans win African journalist prize

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:55 AM PDT

A story about an African tribe in India, long-forgotten and little-known, has garnered two Kenyan journalists the top prize at the CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2012 Awards Ceremony.

Singer with Nazi tattoo cancels Germany appearance

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 03:07 AM PDT

Russian singer Evgeny Nikitin has pulled out of one of the world's best-known opera events, the Bayreuth Festival in Germany, because he has a Nazi tattoo, organizers said Sunday.

WWF ousts Spanish king as honorary president over hunting trip

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 08:14 AM PDT

The wildlife conservation group World Wildlife Fund ousted Spain's King Juan Carlos as its honorary president after his Botswana hunting trip sparked an outcry for its extravagance during an economic crisis.

Norway marks anniversary of massacre

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 12:06 AM PDT

Sunday marks the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting in Norway when a man went on a bomb-and-gun rampage, killing 77 people.

U.S. fighter jet crashes in Japan

Posted: 22 Jul 2012 01:02 AM PDT

Efforts are under way to retrieve a pilot after a U.S. fighter jet crashed into the waters off northern Japan on Sunday, military officials said.

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