Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Pulling children out of Nepal's prisons

Pulling children out of Nepal's prisons


Pulling children out of Nepal's prisons

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 08:09 AM PST

Pushpa Basnet doesn't need an alarm clock. Every morning, the sounds of 40 children wake her up in the two-story home she shares with them.

Portrait of a Hero: Pushpa Basnet

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 08:11 AM PST

Portrait of a Hero: Pushpa Basnet

Highlights from the tribute show

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 08:11 AM PST

The CNN Heroes tribute honors ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

Backstage with stars, honorees

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 08:13 AM PST

CNN's Kareen Wynter talks to some of the honorees at "CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute."

The world's longest Christmas season

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:41 AM PST

Where would you find the most Christmas spirit in the world? It's hard to say for certain, but if a global competition were to be held, the Philippines would have an excellent shot at winning.

Family hides in underground 'prison'

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 11:40 AM PST

The cold chamber that shields a family from shelling looks more like a dungeon than a home. But this is where the Kurdiye family has been hiding from Syrian bombardment for months.

Viral 2012: Gangnam Style reigned

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 09:17 AM PST

It is a guilty pleasure of anyone supposed to be working, and a time-waster that has kept millions of us up far too late at night.

A year in spectacular photos

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 09:18 AM PST

2012: The year in pictures

75 sport moments your missed

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 09:12 AM PST

Photos: 75 amazing sports moments you missed this year

Tech mogul on the run: 'No interest' in U.S. return

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:29 AM PST

The story of American tech mogul John McAfee reads like a bestselling mystery: murder, poisoned dogs, young women and international intrigue fueled by weeks on the run.

World's oldest person dies

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 05:21 AM PST

Before women gained the right to vote in 1920, Besse Cooper joined the suffrage movement.

Q&A: Israel's planned settlement

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 01:26 PM PST

International Correspondent Fred Pleitgen reports from the site of E1, a controversial settlement that the Israeli government plans to build.

World's longest Christmas season

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 09:11 AM PST

Where would you find the most Christmas spirit in the world? It's hard to say for certain, but if a global competition were to be held, the Philippines would have an excellent shot at winning.

Plane incident heats up Turkey-Iraq tensions

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 07:30 AM PST

A Kurdistan Regional Government spokesman expressed hope Wednesday that only a temporary "technical issue" led the Iraqi government to deny permission for Turkey's energy minister to fly to the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq.

Rescue operation under way after ships collide in North Sea

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 03:37 PM PST

Rescue operations were under way in the North Sea after a container vessel collided Wednesday night with a car carrier, which had 24 people aboard when it started sinking, a spokesman for the Netherlands Coast Guard said Thursday.

Opinion: Rape is shredding Syria

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 07:57 AM PST

A woman approached me as I was rushing toward the D.C. Metro after giving a talk on rape in Syria last month. She asked in a low voice if she could share some information. She had DVDs, she said. On them were testimonies of Syrian women who'd been raped; in particular, a mother, a daughter and a sister all in one family.

Clashes turn deadly outside Egyptian palace

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 03:22 PM PST

Egypt's capital boiled Wednesday as protesters supporting and opposing President Mohamed Morsy geared up for demonstrations.

Prank call tgets in to Kate's hospital

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 05:47 AM PST

Two Australian radio DJs made a prank call to the hospital where Prince William's pregnant wife, Catherine, is staying with acute morning sickness, claiming to be Queen Elizabeth II and her son, Prince Charles.

Q&A: Inside Israel's planned settlement

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 01:26 PM PST

International Correspondent Fred Pleitgen reports from the site of E1, a controversial settlement that the Israeli government plans to build.

Typhoon kills dozens, ravages Philippines

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 06:37 AM PST

A brutal typhoon has carved a deadly path across the southern Philippines, leveling buildings, setting off landslides and killing more than 140 people, authorities said Wednesday.

Brazil: Dozens of police officers arrested for bribery

Posted: 05 Dec 2012 07:31 AM PST

Brazilian authorities arrested dozens of police officers on Tuesday, accusing them of taking bribes from drug traffickers.

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