Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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Annual Macy's Thanksgiving parade boasts host of new balloons

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:05 PM PST

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, as much a holiday tradition as turkey, football and dinner table debates, celebrates its 85th anniversary Thursday with a host of new floats.

Rebuilding after Irene: Thanksgiving in Prattsville

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 11:00 PM PST

In an upstate New York town ravaged by the wrathful remnants of Hurricane Irene in late August, 12 displaced families will break bread together at Thanksgiving dinner.

3 children feared dead in Arizona plane crash

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:55 PM PST

An airplane that crashed Wednesday evening into a rugged mountain east of Phoenix was carrying three children on a Thanksgiving trip, authorities said.

Hate crime charges filed in Amish beard cutting

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:51 PM PST

Seven members of a breakaway Amish group in eastern Ohio were arrested on federal hate crime charges for allegedly shaving the beards and cutting the hair of individuals who refused to support their leader, according to a criminal complaint released Wednesday.

One year on, South Koreans reflect on North's deadly attack

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:40 PM PST

The sense of security that South Koreans had enjoyed for almost 60 years was shattered one year ago, when the North launched an attack on the civilian island of Yeonpyeong, killing two marines and two civilians.

French court allows Noriega's extradition to Panama

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:36 PM PST

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega can be extradited to his home country, a French appeals court said in an opinion issued Wednesday, according to a court spokeswoman.

India's Tata Group names Ratan Tata's successor

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:35 PM PST

Ending years of speculation over the future leader of one of India's largest and most influential business groups, Tata Sons Wednesday named 43-year-old Cyrus Pallonji Mistry as the successor to business icon Ratan Tata, the man who has led the $80 billion conglomerate for the past two decades.

Cairo clashes die down as soldiers separate police, protesters

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:32 PM PST

The area around Cairo's Tahrir Square was relatively calm early Thursday as soldiers erected barbed wire barricades to separate protesters and police who have clashed for days, leading to dozens of deaths.

Brazil suspends Chevron's oil exploration in wake of spill off Rio coast

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:32 PM PST

Brazil on Wednesday suspended Chevron's oil exploration rights in the country until it can explain the cause of a recent oil spill in deep water off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, and its response to the accident.

Jailed Afghan rape victim has sentence reduced, remains in jail

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 10:24 PM PST

Afghan prosecutors announced Wednesday that a young rape victim, jailed for adultery after reporting the crime and pushed into marrying her attacker, would have her sentence reduced from twelve to three years. The prosecutor said she would, for now, remain in jail -- with her child -- for not reporting her attack fast enough.

Plane crashes into Arizona mountain; fires burning

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:37 PM PST

An airplane crashed Wednesday evening into a rugged mountain east of Phoenix, creating a small wildfire that crews were unable to immediately reach, Arizona officials said.

Yemen after Saleh: Still a treacherous road

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 08:11 PM PST

After months of bloodshed, intrigue and revenge that made Yemen seem like an Arabian version of Hamlet, President Ali Abdullah Saleh has finally transferred his powers to his vice president, and elections are to be held in three months.

Husband: Giffords will come back 'stronger than ever'

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:45 PM PST

U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords works hard every day to overcome the devastating effects of a gunshot wound in the brain that would have killed most people.

U.S. military works to get troops home faster from Iraq

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:15 PM PST

The U.S. military is ordering that soldiers crossing from Iraq into Kuwait be returned home at a faster rate, a move that comes as commanders work to break up a bottleneck of troops who have been pouring across the border ahead of a year-end deadline to withdraw, CNN has learned.

Woodford in Japan to face Olympus board

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 07:10 PM PST

Michael Woodford, former president of Olympus, has returned to Japan for the first time since he helped expose a massive accounting scandal at the camera and medical equipment maker.

Judge bars disclosure of alleged victim's identity in Sandusky case

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:58 PM PST

A Pennsylvania judge has issued a temporary order barring courts and attorneys from disclosing the name of a boy who was allegedly sexually abused by former assistant Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky.

Court suspends Texas judge taped beating daughter

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:45 PM PST

Judge William Adams, who made national headlines after the release of a 2004 video of him beating his then-teenage daughter, has been suspended by the Texas Supreme Court.

Sandusky denies new child-abuse allegations, attorney says

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:40 PM PST

Former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky denied Wednesday two new allegations of child abuse that authorities are investigating, his attorney said.

Jury convicts New York man of raping, framing ex-girlfriend

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:37 PM PST

A New York City man was convicted Wednesday of raping his ex-girlfriend and then framing her for a series of armed robberies.

China labor unrest flares as orders fall

Posted: 23 Nov 2011 06:28 PM PST

China is facing its worst wave of labour unrest since a series of wildcat strikes at Japanese-owned car plants last year, as declining export orders force factories to reduce worker pay.
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