Typhoon kills 23 in Philippines Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:53 AM PDT Heavy rains from the outer bands of Typhoon Saola, which hovered near the Philippines beginning last week, have left 23 people dead and another five injured, an official with the National Disaster Coordinating Center said Thursday. |
Annan resigns as envoy to Syria Posted: 02 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT Kofi Annan, who championed a peace plan for Syria, resigned as special envoy to the region, the U.N. announced Thursday. Some say his departure reflects the failure of world diplomacy to end the fighting. |
Shedding light on 'dirty war' abuses Posted: 02 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT After years of trying to put the past behind it, Brazil has created a truth commission to investigate crimes committed during a painful period in history known as the dirty war. |
Man dies after falling in sinkhole Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:03 AM PDT A man plunges down a sinkhole and dies after a road collapses in Taiwan. |
Loving life in Paris' Empire of the Dead Posted: 02 Aug 2012 12:03 PM PDT Beneath the streets of the City of Light lies a world draped in darkness and shrouded in silence. The tunnels are narrow, the ceilings are low and death is on display. |
Shedding light on 'dirty war' abuses Posted: 02 Aug 2012 02:14 PM PDT After years of trying to put the past behind it, Brazil has created a truth commission to investigate crimes committed during a painful period in history known as the dirty war. |
Syrian rebels claim execution Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:59 AM PDT A spokesman for rebel Tawheed brigade claims responsibility for execution of suspected Berri clan members in Aleppo. |
Celebrity rockers: Free Pussy Riot Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:05 AM PDT Music stars including Pete Townshend of The Who, Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and Corinne Bailey Rae called on Russia to free three members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot, who are on trial in Moscow on hooliganism charges. |
Loving life in Paris' Empire of Dead Posted: 02 Aug 2012 12:05 PM PDT Beneath the streets of the City of Light lies a world draped in darkness and shrouded in silence. The tunnels are narrow, the ceilings are low and death is on display. |
Three al Qaeda suspects held in Spain Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:35 AM PDT Three suspected terrorists were arrested in Spain in the past 48 hours in "one of the biggest operations against al Qaeda in Spain," Spanish Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said Thursday. |
Couple stoned to death for adultery Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:56 AM PDT Islamists in control of northern Mali said they forced a man and a woman into two holes and stoned them to death for committing adultery in the lawless region. |
Ebola outbreak spreads to prisoners Posted: 02 Aug 2012 12:02 PM PDT The hospital at the center of an Ebola outbreak in Uganda is now dealing with 30 suspected cases, including five from Kibaale prison, Dr. Dan Kyamanywa said Thursday. |
Celebrity rockers: Free band Pussy Riot Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:42 AM PDT Music stars including Pete Townshend of The Who, Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and Corinne Bailey Rae called on Russia to free three members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot, who are on trial in Moscow on hooliganism charges. |
Afghan forces kill 5 would-be suicide bombers Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:41 AM PDT Afghan intelligence forces killed five would-be suicide bombers in a gun battle that ensued during a predawn raid Thursday in Kabul, police chief Ayoub Salangi said. |
'World's biggest blackout' a wake-up call Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:04 AM PDT CNN's Mallika Kapur reports from India where the blackout is raising new questions about the infrastructure's stability. |
Typhoon batters Philippines Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:25 AM PDT Heavy rains from the outer bands of Typhoon Saola, which hovered near the Philippines beginning last week, have left 23 people dead and another five injured, an official with the National Disaster Coordinating Center said Thursday. |
Olympics: 5 things to watch Thursday Posted: 02 Aug 2012 05:31 AM PDT Gymnastics once again takes center -- or is it centre? -- stage Thursday when the women compete in the individual all-around. Here's what to look for in that and other top events: |
Billionaire's son pleads guilty to wife's burial delay Posted: 02 Aug 2012 07:00 AM PDT The son of one of the world's wealthiest men pleaded guilty Wednesday at a west London court to a charge of preventing the lawful and decent burial of his wife, Eva Rausing, a court spokesman said. |
Who was Bulgaria bus bomber? Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:43 AM PDT Bulgarian police released a composite image Wednesday of the man accused of carrying out a suicide bomb attack on a bus at Burgas airport last month, in which five Israeli tourists and the Bulgarian bus driver died. |
Romney trip: Success or disaster? Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:56 AM PDT In the estimation of Mitt Romney and his top campaign aides, there were no gaffes, no mistakes, no ill-advised statements on the Republican candidate's overseas trip. |
Politician charged in dissident's death Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:55 AM PDT A Spanish politician is facing a charge of vehicular homicide for the car crash that killed prominent Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, Cuba's state press said Tuesday. |
Military officials tied to organized crime? Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:44 AM PDT Mexican authorities accused four top military officials of connections with organized crime in a high-profile case that has renewed debate over the role of government troops in the drug war. |
Racy video sparks firing of official Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:55 AM PDT An online video showing a now-former Costa Rican official in her underwear has sparked a debate over the privacy of government workers in the Central American country -- and cost the official her job this week. |
Iraq: Deaths at 2-year peak Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:45 AM PDT Violence in Iraq hit a nearly two-year peak in July, with 325 deaths reported, the Interior Ministry said Wednesday. |
Clinton to visit South Sudan Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:46 AM PDT U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will this week make her first visit to South Sudan, a nation barely one year old that is locked in a bitter dispute with its northern neighbor, as part of a six-country tour of Africa. |
Uganda tackles Ebola outbreak Posted: 02 Aug 2012 06:57 AM PDT Teams in Uganda are trying to track down anyone who came into contact with patients infected with the Ebola virus, which has killed at least 14 people there this month, authorities said Monday. |
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