Sunday, April 3, 2011

Parts of downed Air France jet found

Parts of downed Air France jet found


Parts of downed Air France jet found

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:53 PM PDT

French investigators said they have found pieces of the Air France jet that crashed in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009, killing all 228 people on board. The crash was one of Air France's worst tragedies.

Sadat grandniece safe after kidnapping

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 09:01 PM PDT

Zein Sadat, one of the surviving brothers of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, told CNN his 14-year-old grandniece Zeina was kidnapped Sunday morning on her way to school.

6.7-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT

A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Editors of Bahrain newspaper fired

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 08:06 PM PDT

Three top editors of Al-Wasat, a Bahraini newspaper critical of the government's crackdown on the protest movement in that country, have been fired, according to state-run media reports.

Unbeaten Djokovic edges Nadal in Miami epic

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 07:55 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic beat world number one Rafael Nadal to claim the Miami Masters 1000 title Sunday and maintain his winning start to 2011.

Crack at Japan nuclear plant leaks

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 07:09 PM PDT

Workers today poured a chemical compound mixed with sawdust and newspaper into a crack at Japan's damaged nuclear power facility. Highly radioactive water has been leaking into the ocean, a company official said.

U.S. officials condemn buring of Quran

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 05:26 PM PDT

At least one person was killed and 16 were injured in southern Afghanistan Sunday in clashes between police and stone-throwing protesters angry about the burning of a Quran in the United States, a local elder said.

UK diplomats meet with Libyan opposition

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 12:55 PM PDT

The deadly battles in Libya forged ahead Sunday as pro-government forces shelled a medical clinic in the city of Misrata, killing one person and wounding 15 others, a hospital source said.

Yemeni security forces attack protesters, injure hundreds

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 10:45 AM PDT

Yemeni security forces attacked protesters at a square in Taiz on Sunday, injuring more than 300 people, including 20 who were in serious condition from beatings or tear gas, according to information from a field hospital.

French take over key Ivory Coast airport

Posted: 03 Apr 2011 07:54 PM PDT

French peacekeepers in war-torn Ivory Coast took control of the airport in the main city, as a battle for Abijdan seemed to be looming. U.N. helicopters patrolled the skies. FULL STORY | Massacre reported

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