4 men to be charged in terror plot against Danish newspaper Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:08 PM PST Four men will be charged Thursday in connection with a terror plot against a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, the nation's authorities said.  |
2 found dead in Michigan gas explosion Posted: 29 Dec 2010 11:01 PM PST Search crews found a second body in the ruins of a furniture store destroyed by a gas explosion in Wayne, Michigan, the city's fire chief said early Thursday.  |
Skype iPhone app adds video calling Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:50 PM PST Skype released a new version of the telephony application for iPhone, which adds video-chat features that go beyond what Apple offers.  |
Kidney donation a condition of sisters' release in Mississippi Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:44 PM PST Two Mississippi sisters who have spent 16 years in prison over an $11 armed robbery will be released with an unusual stipulation -- one must donate a kidney to the other.  |
Skiers dig their way out of avalanche Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:28 PM PST Two skiers were safe Wednesday after walking away from an avalanche near a Montana ski resort, authorities said.  |
Flood-ravaged Australia braces for more rising water Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST Parts of northeast Australia braced for more flooding Thursday, a day after the nation's prime minister promised aid to flood-ravaged towns, and half of the state of Queensland was declared a disaster zone.  |
South Korea works to contain foot and mouth disease outbreak Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:31 PM PST South Korea raised its foot-and-mouth disease alert to its highest level on Wednesday in an effort to contain the disease that has rapidly spread across the country.  |
UAE: New fees for visiting Canadians Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:03 PM PST Beginning in January, Canadian citizens visiting the United Arab Emirates will have to pay as much as 1,000 Canadian dollars to obtain a visa, according to the website of the UAE Embassy in Ottawa.  |
African leaders will try again to persuade Gbagbo to step down Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:47 PM PST The three leaders representing a West African bloc will return to Ivory Coast next Monday to again try to defuse an escalating political crisis sparked by self-declared President Lauren Gbagbo's refusal to cede power.  |
Senate ethics panel dismisses complaint against Dodd Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:24 PM PST The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint of alleged corruption by retiring Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, according to statements Wednesday from Dodd and the group the filed the complaint.  |
1 killed, 1 still missing after Michigan gas explosion Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:22 PM PST The body of a 64-year-old man was pulled from the ruins of furniture store destroyed by a gas explosion in Wayne, Michigan, as crews planned to search through the night, if necessary, for another person still missing, city officials said Wednesday night.  |
Police: 1 killed when SUV collides with school bus in south Texas Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:11 PM PST The driver of a sports utility vehicle was killed in south Texas on Tuesday night when he collided head-on with a school bus carrying a high school girls' basketball team home from a tournament, authorities said.  |
Last police agent missing in Mexican border town Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:03 PM PST The last agent on the police force in the Mexican border town of Guadalupe is missing, a government official said Wednesday.  |
Family of WWI veteran looks forward to 110th birthday Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:57 PM PST The family of Frank Buckles, the nation's lone living veteran of World War I, hopes he makes it to his 110th birthday about a month from now, despite troubling signs he is on the decline.  |
12 killed in Russian military plane crash Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:28 PM PST Twelve people were killed Wednesday when a military plane crashed in central Russia, authorities said.  |
China to cut exports of rare earth minerals Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:22 PM PST Read full story for latest details.  |
U.S. aid worker released from Haiti jail Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:17 PM PST An American relief worker jailed in Haiti under suspicion of kidnapping a 15-month-old boy has been released, the man told CNN Wednesday.  |
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