Friday, February 17, 2012

In one Syrian town, cries of defiance

In one Syrian town, cries of defiance


In one Syrian town, cries of defiance

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:39 AM PST

A solemn religious rite quickly turns into a furious rally denouncing Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad. CNN's Ivan Watson reports.

German president resigns amid scandal

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:41 AM PST

Germany's President Christian Wulff announced his resignation Friday, following a series of scandals that prompted calls for him to stand down.

Picking up Iranian crude 'like getting leprosy'

Posted: 16 Feb 2012 12:45 PM PST

Russian steel, Ukrainian maize, tea from India, palm oil from Malaysia -- myriad products are shipped through the Gulf emirates. Iran wants and needs them all. But in the last few months, the growing web of U.S. and European sanctions has begun to paralyze its ability to import and export key products.

Chinese VP wraps up American visit

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 02:49 AM PST

Xi Jinping, China's presumptive leader, is due to wrap up his five-day visit to the United States on Friday, meeting with U.S. governors and maybe even squeezing in a basketball game.

Australian man takes on Twitter over 'hate blog'

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 04:12 AM PST

An Australian man is taking legal against social media giant Twitter after being erroneously accused in a tweet of writing a so-called hate blog.

Murdoch to meet journalists after arrests

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 09:24 AM PST

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch arrived at his News International subsidiary in London on Friday, where he will meet journalists as he attempts to take charge of the crisis surrounding the embattled Sun newspaper.

Thai police seek 5th suspect after bombings

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 08:31 AM PST

Thai police want to arrest another Iranian allegedly behind the bombs in Bangkok, a fifth member of a group they say intended to strike Israeli diplomats.

Libya 1 year later: 'No guns' signs

Posted: 17 Feb 2012 10:57 AM PST

In Tripoli, "no guns" signs outnumber ones that say, "no smoking."

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