Thursday, August 30, 2012

Book details daring bin Laden raid

Book details daring bin Laden raid


Book details daring bin Laden raid

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 12:09 PM PDT

When Osama bin Laden poked his head out of a third-floor door in Pakistan, it was the beginning of the end for the world's most notorious terror leader, writes a former Navy SEAL.

Syrian activist describes torture

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:41 AM PDT

Watch as a Syrian activist describes the three types of beatings a rebel prisoner could endure from the government.

Germany detonates WWII bomb

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:25 AM PDT

A relic from World War II sends shockwaves across a major German city. CNN's Michael Holmes has the explosive details.

U.S. paralympians fulfill dream

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:19 AM PDT

For table tennis players Pam Fontaine and Tara Profitt, competing at the London 2012 Paralympics marks the climax of a remarkable journey.

Syrian activist describes torture

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:41 AM PDT

Watch as a Syrian activist describes the three types of beatings a rebel prisoner could endure from the government.

Germany detonates WWII bomb

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:36 AM PDT

A relic from World War II sends shockwaves across a major German city. CNN's Michael Holmes has the explosive details.

Death toll nearly doubles at China mine

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:37 PM PDT

The death toll from the coal mine blast in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan nearly doubled by early Friday to 37, as rescuers tried to reach 10 miners still missing, according to the local government.

Egypt's president urges help for Syrian opposition

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:27 AM PDT

The Egyptian president condemned the Syrian government Thursday, describing it as "an oppressive regime that has lost its legitimacy" amid escalating attacks and rising death tolls.

Report: Iran steps up uranium production

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 10:36 AM PDT

Iran has stepped up its production of high-grade enriched uranium and has relandscaped one of its military bases in an apparent effort to hamper a United Nations inquiry into the country's nuclear program, a U.N. report said Thursday.

270 South African miners charged

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:37 PM PDT

South African authorities have charged 270 miners in the killings of 34 fellow workers, even though police are believed to have fired the fatal shots.

Decision delayed for Pakistan girl accused of blasphemy

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 04:47 AM PDT

A Pakistani court on Thursday postponed a decision on whether to grant bail to a Christian girl accused of burning pages of the Quran in a case that has heightened religious tensions in the capital, Islamabad.

Roddick to retire after U.S. Open

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 08:23 PM PDT

Tennis pro Andy Roddick will retire after the U.S. Open tournament, a spokesman for the International Tennis Federation said Thursday.

NATO troops killed in Afghan insider attack

Posted: 29 Aug 2012 09:27 PM PDT

Someone wearing an Afghan National Army uniform fired on NATO soldiers and killed three of them, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said Wednesday.

Pussy Riot slogan found at murder scene

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:22 AM PDT

Police in Russia are investigating the murder of two women found under a slogan backing female punk rock band Pussy Riot, apparently written in the victims' blood, state media reported Thursday.

Khamenei: Nuclear weapons an 'unforgivable sin'

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:41 PM PDT

The Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei defended his country's right to produce nuclear energy for peaceful purposes during a fiery speech Thursday.

Venezuela to investigate reports of Indian massacre

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 09:56 AM PDT

The Venezuelan government has said it is investigating allegations that unauthorized Brazilian gold miners killed dozens of indigenous Yanomami Indians in an attack in the Venezuelan Amazon.

Angola's 'new generation' gets say

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 06:17 AM PDT

With construction cranes and steel skyscrapers dominating the skyline of Luanda, the capital of Angola, it is hard to overlook how far the West African country has come since the end of its brutal civil war in 2002.

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