Thursday, July 5, 2012

NATO trucks into Afghanistan

NATO trucks into Afghanistan


NATO trucks into Afghanistan

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:05 PM PDT

Trucks carrying supplies to NATO troops crossed from Pakistan into Afghanistan for the first time in seven months on Thursday after Islamabad agreed to reopen routes, officials said.

'Crate home' thinks outside the box

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:49 AM PDT

Living in a house made from shipping containers isn't exactly everyone's idea of a dream home.

Why do planes still crash?

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:01 PM PDT

Pilots are being blamed for causing Air France Flight 447 to crash in 2009. Flight safety expert Bill Voss details why they need updated training.

Saudi women slam dunk taboo

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:15 AM PDT

While conservative clerics in Saudi Arabia want to see women banned from sport, a group of women basketball players have been defying stereotypes as one of the few female sports teams in the country.

Pakistan's bagpipe business

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:39 AM PDT

CNN's Reza Sayah reports on bagpipes and other Western products made in one Pakistani city.

Mosaic shows biblical Samson

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 06:38 AM PDT

Archaeologists are reveling over the discovery of an ancient synagogue in northern Israel, a "monumental" structure with a mosaic floor depicting the biblical figure of Samson and a Hebrew inscription.

See Europe's tallest building built

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:04 PM PDT

Time-lapse video of the construction of Europe's tallest building, the Shard.

Baby-stealing verdict: Guilty

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 06:10 PM PDT

An Argentine court Thursday is expected to deliver a verdict in a trial in which two former dictators, among others, stand accused of stealing babies during the country's dirty war.

Go inside Air France 447 crash

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:58 AM PDT

What really caused the deadly crash of Air France Flight 447? CNN's Richard Quest looks back at the aviation disaster.

Fukushima crisis man-made?

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:54 PM PDT

The nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan was a "man-made disaster" that unfolded as a result of collusion between the facility's operator, regulators and the government, an independent panel said in an unusually frank report Thursday.

Recounts in Mexico election

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:07 PM PDT

More than half of the ballot boxes from last weekend's Mexican presidential election -- 54.5% -- will be individually recounted, the executive secretary of Mexico's Federal Election Institute said Wednesday.

WikiLeaks releases Syria e-mails

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:52 AM PDT

WikiLeaks said Thursday it has begun publishing some 2.4 million e-mails from Syrian politicians, government ministries and companies dating back to 2006.

Group: Thousands killed in Syria

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:15 PM PDT

A human rights group claims thousands have been killed since the start of the unrest in Syria. Ivan Watson reports.

Olympics near, UK cops flex muscle

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:13 AM PDT

Britain's police swung into action Thursday as two separate incidents, one involving a security scare on a bus and the other six terror arrests, pointed to the heightened state of alert ahead of the London Olympic Games.

Argentina 'dirty war' dictators found guilty of stealing babies

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 03:07 PM PDT

An Argentine court Thursday is expected to deliver a verdict in a trial in which two former dictators, among others, stand accused of stealing babies during the country's dirty war.

WikiLeaks releases Syria emails

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:43 AM PDT

`WikiLeaks said Thursday it has begun publishing some 2.4 million e-mails from Syrian politicians, government ministries and companies dating back to 2006.

Report: Fukushima nuclear crisis 'man-made'

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 04:54 PM PDT

The nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan was a "man-made disaster" that unfolded as a result of collusion between the facility's operator, regulators and the government, an independent panel said in an unusually frank report Thursday.

Mexico election: Recounts for more than half the ballot boxes

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 01:22 PM PDT

More than half of the ballot boxes from last weekend's Mexican presidential election -- 54.5% -- will be individually recounted, the executive secretary of Mexico's Federal Election Institute said Wednesday.

British police flex muscle as Olympics near

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 11:13 AM PDT

Britain's police swung into action Thursday as two separate incidents, one involving a security scare on a bus and the other six terror arrests, pointed to the heightened state of alert ahead of the London Olympic Games.

Concordia captain's house arrest ends

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:46 PM PDT

Italian judges released the captain of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from house arrest Thursday, but ordered him not to leave his home town while the case against him continues, his lawyer said.

South Korea whaling plans spark outrage

Posted: 05 Jul 2012 06:55 AM PDT

South Korea is considering hunting whales in the waters off its shores for what it says are scientific purposes, drawing criticism from environmental groups and countries around the Pacific Rim.

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