Record crowds at Tiananmen vigil

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• Record crowds at Tiananmen vigil
• White House: Al Qaeda's No. 2 man killed
• Queen wraps up Jubilee celebrations
• Rio shuts down colossal landfill
• Video captures monitor frustration
• Rio shuts down colossal landfill
• Egypt NGO trial fuels rift with U.S.
• Video captures U.N. frustration
• Apologies for Brazil ex-prisoners
• Syria kicks out diplomats from U.S., 10 other countries
• More crimes linked to Canadian suspect?
• Gadhafi's spy chief goes on trial in Libya
• Data, voice recorder found in Nigeria plane crash
• Egypt NGO trial fuels rift with U.S.
• Former political prisoners receive apology in Brazil
• China 'wary' of U.S. focus on Pacific military power
• Is Tiger really back this time?
• Tough sell for Spain's real estate
• Journal reveals Africa's true colors

Record crowds at Tiananmen vigil Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:31 AM PDT Amid a glowing sea of candles and rallying calls for justice, a record crowd packed six football pitches at an annual vigil held in Hong Kong to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

White House: Al Qaeda's No. 2 man killed Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:42 PM PDT Abu Yahya al-Libi, the No. 2 man in al Qaeda and a longtime public face of the terror network, is dead, White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed Tuesday. Earlier, U.S. officials said that al-Libi was killed by a CIA drone strike.

Queen wraps up Jubilee celebrations Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:38 AM PDT Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrations reached a climax Tuesday -- but the monarch's elderly husband, Prince Philip was absent for the service of thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral.

Rio shuts down colossal landfill Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:44 PM PDT On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, nestled along Guanabara Bay and within sight of the iconic "Christ the Redeemer" statue, one of the world's largest open-air landfills has closed after more than three decades of operation.

Video captures monitor frustration Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:07 AM PDT U.N. Commandant Mark Hearns calmly takes notes on a small pad as the scene around him grows increasingly chaotic. Men talk over each other in Arabic as translators scramble to keep up. At the heart of their questions: When will the killing stop?

Rio shuts down colossal landfill Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:41 PM PDT On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, nestled along Guanabara Bay and within sight of the iconic "Christ the Redeemer" statue, one of the world's largest open-air landfills has closed after more than three decades of operation.

Egypt NGO trial fuels rift with U.S. Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:33 AM PDT The trial of nongovernmental organizations accused of operating illegally in Egypt is slated to resume Tuesday as the case fuels a diplomatic rift between the United States and Egypt.

Video captures U.N. frustration Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:06 AM PDT CNN's Jim Clancy reports on a meeting between U.N. observers and Free Syrian Army - where frustration boiled over.

Apologies for Brazil ex-prisoners Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:53 AM PDT Some 120 Brazilians who were political prisoners during the country's military dictatorship received official apologies from the state of Rio de Janeiro Monday.

Syria kicks out diplomats from U.S., 10 other countries Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:24 AM PDT Syria announced Tuesday it is expelling some diplomats from 11 countries, a week after those nations expelled Syrian officials in a coordinated response to a massacre and the government's violent crackdown on the opposition.

More crimes linked to Canadian suspect? Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:03 PM PDT While the manhunt for the porn actor accused of killing and dismembering a man in Canada ended Monday, the case is far from over: body parts are still missing, and officials are looking into links to other crimes.

Gadhafi's spy chief goes on trial in Libya Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:29 AM PDT Deposed dictator Moammar Gadhafi's foreign spy chief went on trial Tuesday, the first former regime official to be put before prosecutors in post-revolutionary Libya.

Data, voice recorder found in Nigeria plane crash Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:46 AM PDT Nigerian authorities have recovered the flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder from the deadly weekend plane crash in Lagos, emergency officials said Tuesday.

Egypt NGO trial fuels rift with U.S. Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:33 AM PDT The trial of nongovernmental organizations accused of operating illegally in Egypt is slated to resume Tuesday as the case fuels a diplomatic rift between the United States and Egypt.

Former political prisoners receive apology in Brazil Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:41 AM PDT Some 120 Brazilians who were political prisoners during the country's military dictatorship received official apologies from the state of Rio de Janeiro Monday.

China 'wary' of U.S. focus on Pacific military power Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:13 AM PDT The United States is "not in step with the times" in seeking to bolster its military presence in the Pacific region, a spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Is Tiger really back this time? Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:18 AM PDT When Tiger Woods ended his 30-month wait for a PGA Tour title in March, the golf world was excited by the prospect of the 14-time major champion blitzing the Masters field on his old stomping ground at Augusta.

Tough sell for Spain's real estate Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:40 PM PDT Spain's real estate boom went "bust" leaving many unsold new homes. CNN's Al Goodman reports.

Journal reveals Africa's true colors Posted: 05 Jun 2012 05:45 AM PDT Bringing together an army of creative writers, photographers and illustrators from all around Africa and beyond, Cameroonian journalist Ntone Edjabe has set up an exciting media platform that mixes culture and politics to present an unconventional portrayal of the continent.

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