Thursday, March 15, 2012

Chinese writers sue Apple

Chinese writers sue Apple

Chinese writers sue Apple

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 03:27 PM PDT

Eunice Yoon reports on Apple's latest legal troubles in China - from writers who say their material is being stolen.

How Syria's year of horror unfolded

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 08:43 PM PDT

Gulf states to close Syrian embassies

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:17 PM PDT

The six countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council will close their Syrian embassies, the council said, calling on the international community "to stop what is going on in Syria."

Seeking world's attention on Syria

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 08:42 PM PDT

One year after the Syrian conflict began, the numbers are staggering: more than 8,000 killed, tens of thousands detained, and dozens of towns decimated, according to the United Nations.

How will Syrian conflict play out?

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:15 PM PDT

Syria's conflict erupted in March 2011 when President Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority-dominated government launched a crackdown against a predominantly Sunni protest movement that grew into an uprising with an armed resistance. One year later, what is the situation, and what may happen next?

Syria's foreign investment freeze

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:09 PM PDT

Syria used to be an investment safe haven by Gulf nations. Now violence and political unrest has frozen the investments.

E-mails reveal al-Assad secrets

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 06:05 PM PDT

A cache of e-mails leaked to CNN is giving extraordinary insight into the life of Syria's first family during the regime's move to crush a now-year-long civilian uprising.

Child found living among corpses

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 04:49 AM PDT

In Syria, a rescue operation to retrieve corpses of a massacred family turns up a child who survived. Arwa Damon reports.

Tracking pirates through Twitter

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 05:56 AM PDT

Shipping companies may have found a new tool to fight piracy: It turns out, pirates like to tweet.

The fighting festival of Peru

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 07:36 AM PDT

The town of Santo Tomas is 12,000 feet above sea level, nestled cozily in the vertiginous Peruvian Andes.

Roadside bomb kills 13 in Afghanistan

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 08:03 PM PDT

Thirteen people were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province, police said Thursday.

Long lines as iPad goes on sale in Japan

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 05:05 PM PDT

CNN's Kyung Lah reports from outside an Apple store in Japan where fans are lined up waiting to buy the new iPad.

Karzai urges American pullback

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Afghans took to the streets Thursday to demand a U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 civilians be prosecuted in Afghanistan as word spread that the American military moved him out of the country.

Iran official: West must cooperate

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 05:01 PM PDT

Iran will not allow U.N. inspectors to visit a military base suspected of involvement in the development of nuclear weapons ahead of new talks with international powers because it would not help improve confidence, one of Iran's most influential officials said Wednesday.

Obama, Cameron offer united front

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 05:54 AM PDT

Citing the challenges in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama and visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday they remained committed to completing the mission successfully by turning over security responsibility to Afghan forces by the end of 2014.

Nigeria takes share of blame for failed hostage rescue

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 06:37 AM PDT

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday he takes some of the responsibility for a failed hostage rescue attempt in which an Italian and a British man died.

Evictions dash immigrants' dreams of better life in Europe

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 06:09 AM PDT

Like tens of thousands of others hit hard by Spain's economic crisis, a family of Ecuadorian immigrants is behind on mortgage payments.

Tracking pirates through Twitter

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 05:56 AM PDT

Shipping companies may have found a new tool to fight piracy: It turns out, pirates like to tweet.

Takanakuy: The fighting festival of Peru

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 06:07 AM PDT

The town of Santo Tomas is 12,000 feet above sea level, nestled cozily in the vertiginous Peruvian Andes.

Chelsea win extra-time thriller

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 06:39 AM PDT

Branislav Ivanovic scored a superb extra-time goal to put Chelsea through to the quarterfinals of the European Champions League, while Real Madrid also progressed Wednesday.

'Batmobile' to race at Le Mans

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 06:41 AM PDT

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a Batmobile-like race car which will take to the track at the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour event in June.

2 French soldiers killed in shooting

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 09:16 AM PDT

Two French soldiers were killed and a third was wounded when a man dressed in black with a motorcycle helmet shot them in the southwestern French city of Montauban, police said Thursday.

Duchess promotes field hockey

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 03:34 PM PDT

CNN's Max Foster reports on a busy day out for the Duchess of Cambridge.

Peruvian miners clash with police

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 09:14 AM PDT

Wildcat miners in southeast Peru continued a week-old protest Thursday, even after three people were killed the previous day in clashes with police.

Saleh demands foes leave Yemen

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 11:33 AM PDT

Yemen's former president says he will not leave his country unless his political, tribal, and military foes leave as well, a senior aide to the ex-president told CNN Thursday.

3 captured after border firefight

Posted: 15 Mar 2012 05:09 PM PDT

Israeli soldiers apprehended three suspects who tried to cross into Israel while patrolling their country's border with Egypt, according to a statement from the Israeli Defense Forces.
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