Wednesday, December 7, 2011

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Suspect in Georgia girl's slaying due in court

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:35 PM PST

Ryan Brunn, the suspect in the slaying of a 7-year-old Georgia girl who lived in the apartment complex where he worked, is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.

Casey Anthony's lawyers return to court in civil case

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:30 PM PST

Attorneys for Casey Anthony and Zenaida Gonzalez, the woman who has filed a civil suit against her, return to court Thursday to argue whether Anthony should fully answer questions posed to her during her deposition in October.

Tense Congo awaits election results

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:29 PM PST

The Democratic Republic of Congo is scheduled to release election results Thursday after a two-day delay that has intensified tensions between the government and opposition leaders.

Hundreds arrested as China police smash child-trafficking ring

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:02 PM PST

Chinese police have busted two child-trafficking rings after a six-month nationwide investigation, rescuing 178 children and arresting 608 suspects, the country's Ministry of Public Security announced this week.

American gets 2.5 years for insulting Thai monarchy

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 11:01 PM PST

A Thai criminal court has sentenced a Thai-born American to two and a half years in prison for insulting the monarchy.

Jury continues deliberation in deadly home invasion case

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:47 PM PST

Jurors will continue deliberations Thursday on whether Joshua Komisarjevsky will be put to death for his role in a deadly 2007 Connecticut home invasion.

CPJ: Journalists jailed worldwide up more than 20%

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:38 PM PST

The number of journalists jailed around the world increased more than 20% in 2011, mainly because of government crackdowns in the Middle East and North Africa, a nonprofit organization said Thursday.

Egypt Islamists claim most seats in election runoff

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:36 PM PST

Egypt's Islamists claimed victory in the first round of parliamentary elections since President Hosni Mubarak was forced out of office in February.

Japan says some tsunami reconstruction funds going to whaling

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 10:30 PM PST

The Japanese government has affirmed that $29 million from its budget for post-earthquake and tsunami reconstruction is going toward extra security measures for the country's whaling fleet, angering environmental activists like Greenpeace.

Pakistani actress: I posed topless, not nude for FHM

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 09:11 PM PST

The Pakistani actress featured in a racy cover shot in the December edition of a men's magazine in India told CNN she posed topless but not completely naked.

Suspect in girl's slaying worked at apartment complex

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:50 PM PST

The suspect in the slaying of a 7-year-old Georgia girl worked in the apartment complex where she lived, investigators said Wednesday.

Shining Path leader says it's defeated

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:36 PM PST

The Shining Path, the Maoist terrorist group that wreaked havoc in Peru in the 1980s, has admitted defeat and seeks to negotiate an end to its war with the government, one of the group's top leaders told a nongovernmental organization.

Five dead in helicopter crash near Las Vegas

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 07:10 PM PST

A helicopter that was taking passengers on a tour over Hoover Dam near Las Vegas crashed Wednesday evening, killing the pilot and all four passengers, a spokesman for the National Park Service said.

Lakers owner Jerry Buss hospitalized with blood clots, team spokesman says

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:58 PM PST

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss is in a Los Angeles hospital, where he is being treated for blood clots in his leg, a team spokesman said Wednesday night.

Chenoweth giving animals a voice

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:49 PM PST

Actress Kristin Chenoweth started Maddie's Corner, an organization that supports animals in need.

Ex-Occupier now holds Wall Street job

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 06:00 PM PST

The occupiers of Wall Street have been portrayed by some as radicals, young kids without focus, ne'er-do-wells who'd do anything but get a job. But one woman used her time in at Zuccotti Park differently, and as a result she has gone from Occupy Wall Street to occupying an actual office on Wall Street.

Sandusky arrested; new child sex charges filed

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 05:55 PM PST

Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky faces additional child sex charges involving two more alleged victims, bringing the total to 10, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly.

After release on DWI charge, FAA administrator made test flight

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 05:13 PM PST

A day and a half after he was arrested on a drunk-driving charge, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt co-piloted a government jet to North Carolina as part of a proficiency flight, Federal Aviation Administration officials confirmed Wednesday.

Al-Assad denies responsibility for Syria crackdown

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 05:11 PM PST

In a rare interview with an American television network, Syria's embattled President Bashar al-Assad denied he is responsible for the violence engulfing his country and distanced himself from the behavior of his armed forces.

Panama prepares for Noriega's arrival

Posted: 07 Dec 2011 04:46 PM PST

Panamanian officials are preparing for the return of former dictator Manuel Noriega, who is scheduled to be extradited from France this weekend, Panama's foreign minister told CNN en Español.
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