Sunday, May 20, 2012

NATO summit draws protests

NATO summit draws protests


NATO summit draws protests

Posted: 20 May 2012 06:56 PM PDT

Protesters and police clashed outside the NATO summit in Chicago, where world leaders met to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan.

Lockerbie bomber dies more than two years after release

Posted: 20 May 2012 07:29 AM PDT

Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and a family member said. He was 60.

At least 7 dead after quake rocks northern Italy

Posted: 20 May 2012 11:02 AM PDT

A strong earthquake struck northern Italy early Sunday, leaving at least seven people dead, authorities said.

Pakistan blocks Twitter over material deemed blasphemous

Posted: 20 May 2012 07:11 AM PDT

The Pakistani government has blocked the social networking site Twitter because of material it deemed an affront to Islam, a government official told CNN on Sunday.

21 dead in Yemen al Qaeda clashes

Posted: 20 May 2012 07:05 AM PDT

Fierce clashes between government troops and al Qaeda fighters Sunday morning in Yemen left 21 people dead, two local security officials told CNN.

Italy school attack not tied to mafia, prosecutor says

Posted: 20 May 2012 06:59 AM PDT

Two suspects in a fatal bombing outside a school in Italy have been identified, a prosecutor said.

Iranian official: Expect record oil prices over nuclear sanctions

Posted: 20 May 2012 05:09 AM PDT

Iran's finance minister believes oil prices could rise as high as $160 a barrel thanks to sanctions over its nuclear program, a prediction that comes just as the chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency headed to Tehran on Sunday for high-level talks.

Transgender Miss Universe Canada contestant falls short of title

Posted: 20 May 2012 04:56 AM PDT

Jenna Talackova, the 23-year-old woman who forced Donald Trump and his Miss Universe Canada pageant to end its ban on transgender contestants, fell short of the national title Saturday night at the pageant in Toronto.

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