Friday, August 17, 2012

Who are China's next leaders?

Who are China's next leaders?


Who are China's next leaders?

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 11:51 AM PDT

After much speculation, it is now official: The Communist Party of China (CPC) will convene its 18th Party Congress in Beijing during the "latter half of this year," a party official announced this week without giving specific dates.

She's helped 2,000 teen moms

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 02:47 PM PDT

After her own son died, Catalina Escobar embarked on a personal war on poverty and breaking the generational cycle of teen pregnancy. Twelve years later, she's helped 2,000 young women. "These teen mothers are my own daughters," Escobar says.

Autism awareness in Iraq

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 04:55 AM PDT

A new center for people with autism has opened in Baghdad. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.

Teen in abortion debate dies

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT

A pregnant leukemia patient who became a flashpoint in the abortion debate in the Dominican Republic died Friday morning, a hospital official told CNN.

New clue in old 'Moors murder'?

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:24 AM PDT

Decades after the crime, police are investigating what could be a clue to the burial place of the last unrecovered victim of one of Britain's most notorious killers, "Moors Murderer" Ian Brady.

Russia: Pussy Riot found guilty of hooliganism

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 09:55 AM PDT

Three members of the Russian female punk rock band Pussy Riot were found guilty Friday on charges of hooliganism after they performed a song critical of President Vladimir Putin, state media reported.

Grisly violence at South African mine

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 09:13 AM PDT

Police opened fire on thousands of machete-wielding workers on strike at a South African mine, killing more than 30, authorities said Friday, in one of the bloodiest post-apartheid attacks in the nation.

Pregnant teen at center of abortion debate dies

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 11:00 AM PDT

A pregnant leukemia patient who became a flashpoint in the abortion debate in the Dominican Republic died Friday morning, a hospital official told CNN.

2 U.S. troops killed by Afghan cop

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:23 AM PDT

A man wearing an Afghan police uniform opened fire on U.S. troops in southwestern Afghanistan on Friday, killing two service members, military and Afghan officials said.

Japan to deport 14 Chinese in island dispute

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:12 AM PDT

Japan will deport 14 detained Chinese nationals who were arrested over a disputed island chain in the East China Sea in a resolution aimed at ending a diplomatic incident between the two nations.

New clue in decades-old 'Moors murder' case?

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 04:49 AM PDT

Decades after the crime, police are investigating what could be a clue to the burial place of the last unrecovered victim of one of Britain's most notorious killers, "Moors Murderer" Ian Brady.

Ethnic attack rumors send thousands fleeing

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 04:49 AM PDT

Rumors of possible attacks on ethnic northeasterners in India has sent thousands of people fleeing major cities across the country, authorities said Friday.

Gu Kailai set to hear fate in China murder trial

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 10:43 PM PDT

Chinese authorities will announce the verdict Monday morning in the murder trial of Gu Kailai, wife of disgraced Communist Party leader Bo Xilai, a friend of her family told CNN.

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