Saturday, November 19, 2011

Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square

Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square


Clashes intensify in Cairo's Tahrir Square

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 09:39 AM PST

Fighting between police and protesters Saturday injured 168 people, state media reports, and prompted a call from a prominent grass-roots group for citizens to resist the military-led government.

Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam captured in Libya

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 10:11 AM PST

Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of slain Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been captured in the Libyan desert after weeks on the run, senior military commanders said Saturday.

19 people killed in Syria clashes

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 10:13 AM PST

At least 19 people were killed in cities across Syria during a government crackdown on Saturday against those in opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, according to a U.K.-based human rights group.

Obama declares Asia-Pacific trip a success

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 06:53 AM PST

U.S. President Barack Obama declared his nine-day Asia-Pacific trip a success on Saturday, returning to the trip's domestic impact after focusing for days on the United States' role in the region and its relationship with China.

Sources: U.S. to slap new sanctions on Iran

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 11:04 PM PST

The Obama administration plans to impose fresh sanctions against Iran's petrochemical industry, diplomatic sources familiar with the plans said Friday.

Pakistan bans 'obscene' words from text messages

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 02:59 AM PST

Cell phone carriers in Pakistan say they have been told to ban the use of about 1,500 words deemed indecent or offensive in text messages.

Blogger: Why I posed naked

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 10:58 AM PST

Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy has become a household name in the Middle East and sparked a global uproar after a friend posted a photo of her naked on Twitter. Here she talks exclusively to CNN about why.

The world needs more toilets

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 07:11 AM PST

More than 40 percent of the world's population does not have access to a toilet, creating a a global sanitation crisis, says Jenna Davis

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