Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Myanmar frees political prisoners

Myanmar frees political prisoners


Myanmar frees political prisoners

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:35 AM PDT

A prisoner release announced Tuesday by Myanmar authorities includes at least 24 political detainees, a prisoner rights group said.

Syria's 'network of torture chambers'

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:12 AM PDT

Syria has been torturing its citizens on a massive scale, with 25,000 people in a network of detention centers where beatings and electrocutions are common, according to Human Rights Watch.

Photos: Protests follow election

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:53 AM PDT

Hours after Mexico's presumed president-elect, Enrique Peña Nieto, said it was time for his country to leave behind the political rancor of campaign season, his closest opponent in the polls refused to concede and said the vote had been "plagued by irregularities."

Is Peña Nieto good news for Mexico?

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:24 AM PDT

They're baaaaack. With apologies to Mark Twain, it seems that rumors of the death of Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party were greatly exaggerated.

Syria's 'network of torture chambers'

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:12 AM PDT

Syria has been torturing its citizens on a massive scale, with 25,000 people in a network of detention centers where beatings and electrocutions are common, according to Human Rights Watch.

A bowl of shark fin soup? Not so fast

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:33 AM PDT

China is planning to ban shark fin soup from being served at official banquets, in a sign the country may be losing its taste for the expensive delicacy.

Inside a ride-along with rebels

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:30 AM PDT

ITN's Bill Neely sees first-hand how the two sides in Syria are engaged in fierce battle.

Buying luxury in Brazil

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:46 AM PDT

Brazil's luxury goods market grows amidst a downturn in the economy. CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.

Attorney: Sarkozy's home, offices raided

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 03:21 PM PDT

Police on Tuesday raided the Paris home and offices of Nicolas Sarkozy, his attorney said, amid an ongoing investigation into whether the former French president received illegal campaign contributions.

Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 10:51 AM PDT

Pakistan has decided to reopen supply routes that the United States and its allies have used to supply their troops in Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday.

One of world's largest banks rocked by scandal

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:48 AM PDT

Barclays CEO Bob Diamond has resigned in the wake of the interest rate-fixing scandal that has rocked the bank.

Shark fin soup at your next banquet? Not so fast

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:33 AM PDT

China is planning to ban shark fin soup from being served at official banquets, in a sign the country may be losing its taste for the expensive delicacy.

Russia angers Japan with visit to disputed island

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 04:35 AM PDT

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited islands claimed by both Russia and Japan Tuesday, provoking an angry reaction from Tokyo.

South Korea: Free speech not so free?

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 07:00 AM PDT

25 years after democracy came to South Korea, critics say the president is cutting back on free speech.

New Hong Kong leader chased from town hall meeting

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:33 AM PDT

On only his second day in office on Monday, Hong Kong's chief executive was chased out of a town hall meeting by protesters, in a continuation of the widespread backlash against his appointment, according to local media reports.

4 drown in 'Blood Grotto' panic

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:35 AM PDT

Four scuba divers drowned after a routine trip to a popular underwater cave system in southern Italy went horribly wrong over the weekend, according to the coast guard.

Bomb blasts kill 36 in Iraq

Posted: 03 Jul 2012 09:00 AM PDT

A series of bomb blasts killed at least 36 people across Iraq on Tuesday, including 30 in an explosion at a vegetable market in Diwaniya, police officials said.

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