Historic cricket win for Pakistan Posted: 26 Dec 2012 06:57 AM PST On a day of national celebration in Pakistan, the country's cricket team provided the perfect present for Quaid Day by defeating archrival India in its Twenty20 encounter in Bangalore, India. |
Mandela discharged from the hospital Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:49 PM PST Former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital and will continue receiving treatment at his home in Houghton, a spokesman for South African President Jacob Zuma told CNN. |
Filipino street kid helps others Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:21 AM PST Once homeless, a Filipino boy now spreads hope to the other kids living on the streets. CNN's Suzanne Malveaux reports. |
The Queen's Jubilee year Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:04 AM PST Britain's Queen Elizabeth II celebrated 60 years on the throne in 2012. |
Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:24 PM PST Former President Nelson Mandela has been discharged from a hospital and will continue receiving treatment at his home, a spokesman for South African President Jacob Zuma said. |
Bomb hits near U.S. base in Afghanistan Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:07 AM PST A car bomber hit outside a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing three people and leaving civilians injured, authorities said. |
Rape protests ease in New Delhi Posted: 26 Dec 2012 07:06 AM PST Authorities lifted the lockout of New Delhi's key government district as massive anti-rape protests that hit the area over the weekend eased Wednesday. |
Russian anti-U.S. adoption bill advances Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:01 AM PST Russia's upper house of parliament has approved a controversial measure banning adoption of Russian children by U.S. families, Russian media reported Wednesday. |
Japan parliament picks Abe as PM Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:04 AM PST The Japanese parliament elected Shinzo Abe as prime minister Wednesday, giving him a second chance at the same job five years after he resigned abruptly. He becomes the nation's seventh prime minister in six years. |
Syrian military police chief defects Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:51 PM PST In what could be one of the highest-level defections from the Syrian government, the country's military police chief reportedly has left Bashar al-Assad's forces to join "the people's revolution." |
Rebels advance in Central African Republic Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:02 PM PST The United Nations announced Wednesday that it is temporarily relocating dependents and nonessential staff in the Central African Republic because a cease-fire with rebel forces is not holding. |
Russian anti-U.S. adoption bill advances Posted: 26 Dec 2012 10:01 AM PST Russia's upper house of parliament approved a measure banning adoption of Russian children by U.S. families, Russian media reported. |
UAE arrests suspected terror cell Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:17 AM PST Members of a suspected terrorist cell aiming to carry out attacks in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have been arrested, the official Emirates News Agency reported Wednesday. |
Syrian military police chief defects to join 'the people's revolution' Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:51 PM PST In what could be one of the highest-level defections from the Syrian government, the country's military police chief reportedly has left Bashar al-Assad's forces to join "the people's revolution." |
Car bomb hits near U.S. base in Afghanistan Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:29 AM PST A car bomber hit outside a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing three people and leaving civilians injured, authorities said. |
India rape victim in Singapore for care Posted: 26 Dec 2012 09:03 PM PST Authorities lifted the lockout of New Delhi's key government district as massive anti-rape protests that hit the area over the weekend eased Wednesday. |
Japan parliament picks Abe as PM Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:04 AM PST The Japanese parliament elected Shinzo Abe as prime minister Wednesday, giving him a second chance at the same job five years after he resigned abruptly. He becomes the nation's seventh prime minister in six years. |
Chinese court rejects appeal in Mekong River killings Posted: 26 Dec 2012 01:05 AM PST A court in China's Yunnan Province on Wednesday rejected an appeal from six defendants convicted of killing 13 Chinese sailors, said the state-run Xinhua news agency. |
Fireworks spark massive blaze in Nigerian city Posted: 26 Dec 2012 08:13 AM PST Fireworks sparked a blaze that quickly spread to other buildings in the Nigerian city of Lagos on Wednesday, authorities said. |
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