| Hong Kong's hot market in 'haunted' houses Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:35 PM PST For sale: Hong Kong apartment with sweeping sea views and three rooms, all signs of a recent grisly murder in the bathroom eliminated, will take offers between 15-20% below market value.  |
| Five things we learned from the CNN debate Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:34 PM PST Can a debate without many zingers and gotcha moments be interesting and newsworthy? The answer appears to be yes.  |
| Report: Yemeni president in Saudi Arabia to sign deal Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:25 PM PST Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday to attend the signing of a Gulf Cooperation Council proposal aimed at ending the country's months-long political crisis, Yemen's state-run news agency SABA reported.  |
| Key moments in the CNN debate Posted: 22 Nov 2011 11:13 PM PST The Patriot Act, immigration and securing the borders, and whether the United States should provide aid to Pakistan were some of the biggest points of contention in Tuesday's CNN National Security Debate.  |
| University to pay medical bills of pepper spray victims Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:54 PM PST University of California officials said Tuesday they will pay the medical expenses of students who were pepper sprayed during an Occupy Davis protest last week.  |
| Clashes enter 5th day in Egypt Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:35 PM PST Clashes continued Wednesday between protesters and police near Tahrir Square in Cairo, marking the fifth straight day of violence in the Egyptian capital.  |
| Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for police station attack Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:33 PM PST The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for an early Wednesday morning attack on a police station that killed two officers and injured seven others, a spokesman for the militant group told CNN.  |
| Police: Up to 15 hurt in Maryland school bus crash Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:26 PM PST As many as 15 people were hurt Tuesday night when a school bus filled with students crashed in Maryland, officials said.  |
| Bahrain awaits commission report on police actions Posted: 22 Nov 2011 10:12 PM PST An independent commission set up by Bahrain's king, Hamad al-Khalifa, is due to present its findings on police actions Wednesday.  |
| 3 Americans detained in Egypt to be questioned again Posted: 22 Nov 2011 09:50 PM PST Egyptian authorities expect to once again question three American college students accused of lobbing Molotov cocktails during the unrest gripping Tahrir Square.  |
| Military leader: Egyptian elections will be held on time Posted: 22 Nov 2011 09:28 PM PST Egypt's military-led government Tuesday denied using violence against protesters and said the resignation of the country's Cabinet has been accepted, although members will remain until a new government is formed.  |
| Truth Squad: Is Obama administration's anti-terrorism spending adequate? Posted: 22 Nov 2011 09:13 PM PST Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry challenged the Obama administration's decisions involving national security, accusing the administration of being "an absolute failure" in spending to support military intelligence during Tuesday night's debate.  |
| Gingrich shows humane side on immigration Posted: 22 Nov 2011 08:44 PM PST In his first debate as the Republican frontrunner, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich took a political gamble Tuesday by wading into the volatile issue of limited amnesty for long-time illegal immigrants.  |
| Fatter birds and climate risk: Test your eco news knowledge Posted: 22 Nov 2011 07:54 PM PST |
| Oregon governor blocks executions for rest of term Posted: 22 Nov 2011 07:24 PM PST Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber blocked the execution of a death row inmate on Tuesday and said no more executions will take place in the state as long as he is governor.  |
| Analysts: Egyptian civil unrest to escalate despite military's efforts Posted: 22 Nov 2011 05:49 PM PST The showdown between Egyptian street demonstrators and the military-led government will likely escalate in the countdown to next week's parliamentary elections despite the military council's pledge Tuesday to speed up the transition to civilian rule, analysts said.  |
| Turkish prime minister tells Syria's president to step down or risk tragic end Posted: 22 Nov 2011 05:38 PM PST Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan issued a stern warning to Syria's president Tuesday, saying that he risks facing the same fate as Libya's slain Moammar Gadhafi if he does not step down.  |
| Merck to pay $950 million for illegal marketing of Vioxx Posted: 22 Nov 2011 05:31 PM PST Pharmaceutical giant Merck will plead guilty to charges related to illegal promotional activity for the painkiller Vioxx and pay fines and settlement costs totaling nearly a billion dollars, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.  |
| Consumer group releases annual 'Trouble in Toyland' report Posted: 22 Nov 2011 05:18 PM PST Just a few days before Black Friday signals the beginning of holiday shopping fury, the U.S. Public Interest Group has released its 26th annual "Trouble in Toyland" report, alerting consumers to the dangers and toxins that can still be found in children's toys.  |
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