Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Sweeping victory for Suu Kyi's party

Sweeping victory for Suu Kyi's party

Sweeping victory for Suu Kyi's party

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:24 PM PDT

The sweeping victory of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party in recent elections has been confirmed by state media in the southeast Asian country, which is seeking to emerge from international isolation.

'Robosquirrel' deployed for study

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 10:34 AM PDT

This might sound a bit nutty, but U.S. researchers are using robot squirrels to learn more about how real ones interact with their main predator, rattlesnakes.

Talk of cease-fire while violence rages on

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Clashes, shelling and raids erupted across Syria on Wednesday as high-level diplomats continued to work on a plan for peace.

Chinese artist surveils himself

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei has turned the cameras on himself.

Skiiing an ex-Taliban stronghold

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:20 PM PDT

Swat Valley residents hope a former Taliban stronghold-turned-ski resort brings back tourists. CNN's Reza Sayah reports.

Lions, tigers problem pets in Gulf

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:23 PM PDT

On a dusty day in the northern-most Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, 40-year-old Jasim Ali wrestles playfully with his four-legged friend Teymour over a chew toy. But Teymour is not a dog -- he's a fully-grown African lion.

Sheikh Mohammed charged in 9/11

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:15 PM PDT

The United States on Wednesday announced charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused of orchestrating the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and four others accused of involvement in the plot.

U.S., Afghans talk 'night raids' deal

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:59 PM PDT

Afghanistan and the United States may soon reach a deal over night raids by U.S. and Afghan special forces on local dwellings that would increase Afghan control over and participation in the controversial operations.

Bomb kills Somali sports officials

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:40 PM PDT

CNN's Nima Elbagir reports on the bomb that killed top Somali sports officials in Somalia.

Kid's pizza plan 'saves' euro

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:14 PM PDT

Jurre Hermans, the 11-year-old Dutch boy who entered the £250,000 ($400,000) Wolfson Economics Prize with a pizza-based plan for saving the eurozone, did so because he had an idea and the winnings sounded "very attractive," he told CNN.

French teacher found dead in NY

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 04:56 AM PDT

A 54-year-old French educator found dead in a midtown New York hotel room with blood coming out of his mouth was a dynamic and at times controversial figure in French academia.

Colombian hostages tamed wild pets

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:50 PM PDT

A man wearing military fatigues walked with two bright green parrots perched on his shoulder. A peccary trotted behind a police sergeant.

Australia: 4 recent fatal shark attacks

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:26 AM PDT

After four fatal shark attacks in seven months, beachgoers on the south coast of Western Australia are understandably anxious about entering the water.

Bomb kills top Somali sports officials

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 01:04 PM PDT

A bomb blast rocked Somalia's newly reopened national theater in the capital city Wednesday, killing two top sports officials.

Is Somalia explosion precedent for bombing at Olympics?

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:46 PM PDT

A security expert wasn't surprised by the bombing that killed the heads of Somalia's two biggest sporting organizations.

S. Sudan "shoots down" Sudanese fighter jet

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:34 PM PDT

In a dangerous escalation of border violence, South Sudan accused rival Sudan of war mongering Wednesday and said it had shot down a fighter jet sent to bomb the oil-rich Pan Akuac region.

U.S., Afghanistan may be close to 'night raids' deal

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 11:30 AM PDT

Afghanistan and the United States may soon reach a deal over night raids by U.S. and Afghan special forces on local dwellings that would increase Afghan control over and participation in the controversial operations.

Freed Colombian hostages carry pets tamed in the jungle

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:30 PM PDT

A man wearing military fatigues walked with two bright green parrots perched on his shoulder. A peccary trotted behind a police sergeant.

Fugitive Iraqi vice president in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 10:14 AM PDT

Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, wanted by Iraqi authorities on terrorism charges, was in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, holding talks with the kingdom's foreign minister, a Saudi government spokesman said.

France arrests more suspected radicals

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 04:47 AM PDT

Ten suspected Islamists were arrested in fresh raids across France on Wednesday morning as the country widens a clampdown on suspected extremists in the wake of a deadly shooting spree last month, the interior ministry said.

4 fatal shark attacks in 7 months in Australia

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:28 PM PDT

After four fatal shark attacks in seven months, beachgoers on the south coast of Western Australia are understandably anxious about entering the water.

Bomb kills Somali sports officials

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 11:13 AM PDT

A bomb blast rocked Somalia's newly reopened national theater in the capital city Wednesday, killing two top sports officials.

Mali's junta plans talks over future

Posted: 04 Apr 2012 12:38 PM PDT

The military junta that seized power in Mali last month has said it will hold a national convention on Thursday to determine the country's future direction as international pressure to restore civilian rule continued to build.
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