Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Cyclone opened door into Myanmar

Cyclone opened door into Myanmar


Cyclone opened door into Myanmar

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:37 PM PDT

When Cyclone Nargis smashed through Myanmar in 2008, it also opened the door on one of the world's most secretive nations. CNN's Stan Grant spent a month there in the aftermath. He shares his insights as Myanmar prepare to vote in the country's first election in 20 years.

Greece suspends shipments after blasts

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Greece is suspending air shipments of all mail and packages for 48 hours after a series of parcel bombs were sent from the capital, the Public Order Ministry announced Wednesday.

Tomas threatens Jamaica and Haiti

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 05:59 PM PDT

Tomas weakened to a tropical depression early Wednesday as the storm churned over the southern Caribbean, the National Hurricane Center reported.

13 killed in suspected Pakistan drone strikes

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:48 AM PDT

An apparent U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region Wednesday killed four suspected militants, intelligence officials told CNN.

US designates Iran's Jundallah as terrorist organization

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 07:40 AM PDT

The United States has officially designated Iranian extremist group Jundallah as a foreign terrorist organization, the State Department said Wednesday.

2 killed in Serbia earthquake

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:55 AM PDT

Two people were killed and around 100 were injured when a magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck central Serbia overnight, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said Wednesday.

South Korea fires warning shots in Yellow Sea

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 04:12 AM PDT

South Korea's navy fired warning shots to push a North Korean fishing boat back to its side of the Yellow Sea border Wednesday, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing military officials.

Blasts in Baghdad kill at least 64

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 12:22 PM PDT

The toll from a series of explosions across Baghdad climbed to at least 64 dead and 360 wounded Wednesday, Iraq's health minister Saleh Mahdi told state television al-Iraqiya.

Rediscovered walls protected Sphinx from winds, sand

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 03:06 PM PDT

Protection from the Sahara's howling dust storms may have helped the Sphinx maintain its steady gaze over the millennia.

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