Monday, June 4, 2012

Japan gas attack suspect arrested

Japan gas attack suspect arrested


Japan gas attack suspect arrested

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:13 PM PDT

A member of the Japanese doomsday cult responsible for the 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway has been arrested after 17 years on the run, Tokyo police say.

Panetta: New strategy with Asia

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:09 AM PDT

As part of a "rebalancing" with Asia, the United States will enhance military-to-military cooperation with China while also boosting the capabilities of its allies in the region, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday.

Diamonds and dollars: Elizabeth II

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:34 AM PDT

It's been 60 years since Queen Elizabeth II became monarch of the UK, and she's marking her Diamond Jubilee year with a series of parties, pageants and even 1,000 boats sailing up the River Thames.

The Thames: 1746 and 2012

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:21 AM PDT

When Queen Elizabeth II took to the Thames to mark her diamond jubilee alongside tens of thousands of well-wishers, it wasn't the first time the royals have made merry by messing about on the river.

iReporters celebrate queen

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:04 AM PDT

CNN iReport celebrates the British monarchy ahead of the Diamond Jubilee this weekend from June 2-5.

When the security bubble bursts

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:03 AM PDT

So there he was, sitting on the queen's bed, wearing a soiled T-shirt and jeans, holding a broken ashtray and bleeding from a cut on his hand:

Queen's popularity sky-high in U.S.

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:10 AM PDT

Americans love the queen.

Open Mic: Messages to the Queen

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:11 AM PDT

People in London step up to CNN's Open Mic and deliver their messages to Queen Elizabeth II on her Diamond Jubilee.

Why it matters to Brits

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:02 AM PDT

For anyone arriving in Britain, it's obvious that the country is having a big, big party. There are Union Jack flags across the streets, bunting hangs from building to building and, in the stores, the shelves are crammed full of jubilee memorabilia.

Queen's speech lays out plans

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:05 AM PDT

Queen Elizabeth II laid out the British government's plans for the coming year in a speech Wednesday marked by pomp and tradition.

60 years as queen

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:06 AM PDT

Sixty years ago Monday, a 25-year-old woman visiting a remote part of Kenya got a message that her father had died.

Young queen to modern monarch

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 05:06 AM PDT

The 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the British throne marks a major milestone in the remarkable life of a monarch who, though reluctantly thrust into the spotlight at a young age, has won almost universal praise for her steadfast dedication to duty.

Officials: 'Canadian psycho' captured

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:03 PM PDT

The international manhunt for the porn actor accused of killing and dismembering a man in Canada ended Monday in Berlin with the arrest of Luka Rocco Magnotta, according to authorities in Canada and Germany.

Arab leaders: Where are they now?

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:31 AM PDT

UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 12:01 PM PDT

Do you know where this photo was taken?

Did spiders really swarm India town?

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:56 AM PDT

A swarm of poisonous spiders has wreaked havoc in a remote town in northeast India, scaring its inhabitants and possibly killing two people.

Earthquake strikes Panama

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:59 AM PDT

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Panama on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 12:02 PM PDT

Do you know where this photo was taken?

Plane crashes into bus

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:05 AM PDT

A cargo plane shot the runway, crashed through the fence and slammed into a bus, killing all 10 people on board.

New cartel bosses: Women

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:17 AM PDT

Cartel violence is forcing women to step up in the organizations. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.

Pilot signaled trouble moments before crash in Nigeria

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 09:05 AM PDT

The pilot of the Dana Air plane that crashed into a densely populated neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, radioed that the plane was having trouble just minutes earlier, an airline official told CNN on Monday.

Sources: Annan, Clinton to meet on Syria

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:05 PM PDT

Global debate over the Syrian crisis is expected to ratchet up this week, with Russian and European Union leaders tackling the thorny issue and U.N. members reassessing whether to take further action.

30 arrested after Libyan airport standoff

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT

A Libyan militia group said it was withdrawing forces from an airport tarmac in the country's capital Monday after successful negotiations with the government.

Britain's Prince Philip hospitalized with bladder infection

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:11 PM PDT

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was hospitalized in Britain on Monday with a bladder infection and will miss part of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebration, Buckingham Palace said.

Egyptians vent anger at Mubarak verdict

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 04:37 AM PDT

Cairo braced for a third day of protests despite stifling heat Monday, as Egyptians vent anger over the trials of former top officials accused of ordering demonstrators killed during last year's revolution.

11 killed in attack at Mexico rehab center

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Eight people were killed and eight others injured in an attack at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Mexico Sunday night, police said.

Tiananmen: Activists mark date that can't be mentioned

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 09:02 AM PDT

It may be 23 years since Chinese soldiers gunned down unarmed protesters near Tiananmen Square but memories of that day remain raw for pro-democracy activists within and outside the country.

Web of doubt surrounds India spider attack

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:55 AM PDT

A swarm of poisonous spiders has wreaked havoc in a remote town in northeast India, scaring its inhabitants and possibly killing two people.

Report: Putin, Ahmadinejad to meet

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:13 AM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in China next week before international talks are held on Iran's nuclear program in Moscow, Russia's state-run RIA-Novosti news agency reported Sunday.

Ireland OKs European fiscal treaty

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:12 AM PDT

Ireland's voters convincingly approved a European treaty that aims to enforce stricter fiscal discipline, a government official said Friday, as Europe struggles to overcome a debt crisis.

4 convicted in 'Mumbai-style' plot

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:57 AM PDT

Four men behind what officials describe as the most serious Islamist terrorist plot ever hatched in Scandinavia were convicted of the plot Monday in a courthouse in Glostrup, just outside of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Chavez makes chipper TV appearance

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:59 AM PDT

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, dogged by widespread speculation about his health, appeared chipper and energetic in a television appearance over the weekend.

Earthquake strikes Panama

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 06:59 AM PDT

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Panama on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

Al-Assad makes rare appearance

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:07 AM PDT

During a rare appearance, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad speaks to parliament about the Houla massacre.

British sailor missing in Dubai

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:15 AM PDT

Authorities are searching for a British sailor who disappeared after arriving in Dubai.

Police: Suicide attack kills 18 in Iraq

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:15 AM PDT

A suicide bomber detonated his car next to a government building in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 18 people and wounding 125 others, police said.

10 killed after plane slams into bus

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:46 AM PDT

Ten people were killed Saturday after a cargo plane crashed through a fence surrounding an airport in Accra, Ghana, and slammed into a bus, municipal and national officials said.

Church blasts kill 15 in Nigeria

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:44 AM PDT

Two church bombings in northern Nigeria killed at least 15 people and wounded 38 others Sunday morning, the Red Cross said.

Evidence: Sudan bombs civilian areas

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 07:15 AM PDT

In the village of Angolo, in Sudan's South Kordofan state, villagers stand over a deadly and illegal weapon. Nestled in a crater, the Soviet-era cluster bomb failed to detonate. It was dropped a month ago, they say, and they don't dare get any closer.

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