| Protest stops sewage pipeline Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:16 AM PDT Bowing to intense pressure from local residents, authorities in an eastern Chinese city abandoned plans to build a controversial sewage pipeline for a paper mill, the local government announced Saturday.  |
| Inside a rebel-held prison in Syria Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:46 PM PDT CNN's Ivan Watson visits a Syrian elementary school that's packed full -- not with children, but with prisoners. Rebels say the prisoners are part of a much-feared pro-government militia.  |
| Libya rebels move over to Syria Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:51 AM PDT Fighters fresh from victory in Libya are moving into Syria to join opposition forces fighting President's Bashar al-Assad's military.  |
| Veiled TV: Progress or step back? Posted: 31 Jul 2012 11:14 AM PDT After graduating from the mass communication department of Cairo University, Heba Seraq-Eddin couldn't find a job. Potential employers turned her down, she says, because of her veil. Heba wears the niqab, the black fabric that covers her whole face, except for the eyes.  |
| Photos: Olympic outtakes Posted: 31 Jul 2012 05:30 AM PDT Photos: Olympic outtakes  |
| Inside a rebel-held prison in Syria Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:46 PM PDT CNN's Ivan Watson visits a Syrian elementary school that's packed full -- not with children, but with prisoners. Rebels say the prisoners are part of a much-feared pro-government militia.  |
| New TV channel: All veiled women Posted: 31 Jul 2012 06:44 AM PDT After graduating from the mass communication department of Cairo University, Heba Seraq-Eddin couldn't find a job. Potential employers turned her down, she says, because of her veil. Heba wears the niqab, the black fabric that covers her whole face, except for the eyes.  |
| Libya rebels move over to Syria Posted: 31 Jul 2012 11:02 AM PDT Fighters fresh from victory in Libya are moving into Syria to join opposition forces fighting President's Bashar al-Assad's military.  |
| Most power restored after massive India blackout Posted: 31 Jul 2012 03:00 PM PDT India suffered its second huge, crippling power failure in two days on Tuesday, depriving as much as half of the vast and populous country of electricity and disrupting transport networks.  |
| Olympics: 5 things to watch for Tuesday Posted: 31 Jul 2012 02:03 PM PDT Fifteen gold medals will be awarded at the London Olympics on Tuesday, the fourth full day of competition. Here are some of the top stories to watch for:  |
| New Iran sanctions hit banks in China, Iraq Posted: 31 Jul 2012 03:01 PM PDT President Barack Obama announced new U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's oil Tuesday as well as banks in China and Iraq, warning that Tehran faces "growing consequences" for refusing to answer international questions about its nuclear program.  |
| U.S. climbers killed in Peru Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:14 AM PDT A large, hanging and then collapsing chunk of ice is likely the reason why two American climbers died in Peru, an investigator said Monday.  |
| Barak: Bulgaria attack will be avenged Posted: 31 Jul 2012 04:55 AM PDT Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says Israel will seek retribution for Bulgaria attack and refers to '72 Munich Olympics massacre.  |
| Judge: Women were sterilized without consent Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:20 AM PDT A judge ruled Monday that three HIV-positive women in Namibia were sterilized without their informed consent, their lawyer said.  |
| Photos: Olympic outtakes Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:25 AM PDT Photos: Olympic outtakes  |
| Olympics: American gold medals Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:24 AM PDT Olympics: American gold medals  |
| 'Fake bomb' triggers embassy alert Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:29 AM PDT A fake bomb attached to a vehicle as part of a terrorism drill by the U.S. Embassy in Oslo triggered a security alert at the embassy Tuesday, a Norwegian police spokeswoman said.  |
| Floods force Costa Rica evacuations Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:15 AM PDT Heavy rains in central and eastern Costa Rica have triggered floods that have forced evacuations and may be responsible for at least one death, relief workers said Sunday.  |
| Fighting for stateless children Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:58 AM PDT In Jordan and Lebanon, women married to foreigners are taking to the streets to fight for their children's citizenship rights.  |
| Libya rebels move over to Syria Posted: 31 Jul 2012 10:58 AM PDT Their war for freedom in Libya may be over, but almost a year after they won the battle for the Libyan capital, a group of fighters have a new battlefield: Syria.  |
| Faces of the Free Syrian Army Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:22 AM PDT Mohamed Rashid walked out of the gate of his house with a giant blood stain on his white T-shirt.  |
| Is Mali the next Afghanistan? Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:21 AM PDT Islamic radicals linked to al Qaeda have seized the northern half of Mali, one of Africa's largest nations, and there are widespread concerns that the region could soon become a terrorist haven.  |
| Fighting worsens in Congo Posted: 31 Jul 2012 07:21 AM PDT Army troops and rebels clashed on Wednesday in the violence-ridden eastern part of Congo, threatening to undermine an already fragile stability.  |
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