Wednesday, September 5, 2012

A journalist's dying moments in Syria

A journalist's dying moments in Syria


A journalist's dying moments in Syria

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:41 PM PDT

An experienced war correspondent was killed within hours of arriving in Syria. Her husband is seen sobbing over her lifeless body, asking, "Did you suffer?"

Syrians come together, rebuild

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT

Residents in Mezzah say they are being punished for supporting the Syrian rebels but they are also coming together as a community for the first time.

Where is the Web used the best?

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:04 PM PDT

Which country is the best at putting the Web to use?

A Munich survivor tells his story

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Professor Shaul Ladany has a busy schedule to keep these days, but lays down one important condition before agreeing to speak to CNN.

Terror from the sky in Syria

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:24 AM PDT

Dawn in the city of Aleppo brings the terrorizing sound of jets swooping low. Then the franctic search for survivors and anguish for the dead.

A Munich survivor tells his story

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:14 AM PDT

Professor Shaul Ladany has a busy schedule to keep these days, but lays down one important condition before agreeing to speak to CNN.

Graffiti sprayed on Israeli monastery

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:41 AM PDT

The entrance door to a century-old monastery near Jerusalem was burned away and anti-Christian graffiti was sprayed on the walls Tuesday, in what Israeli police said appeared to be a nationalistic attack.

More elephants massacred in Africa

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 04:43 AM PDT

Elephants are being killed in Africa at an alarming rate by increasingly efficient and well armed poachers as international demand soars for the ivory from their tusks, wildlife conservation groups say.

Afghanistan fires hundreds of troops over insider attacks

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:36 PM PDT

Afghanistan has fired hundreds of troops as part of its investigation of insider attacks, the country announced Wednesday.

Turkish woman beheads alleged rapist

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:38 PM PDT

A woman in Turkey is awaiting trial after beheading a man who she says raped her repeatedly for months and is the father of her unborn child. Her lawyer says the woman killed the man to protect her honor.

Suspect in Quebec shooting hospitalized

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:43 PM PDT

Police in Montreal were working Wednesday to uncover the motive behind a gunman's midnight attack that left one person dead and another wounded at the victory rally by Quebec's newly elected premier.

7.6-magnitude quake rattles Costa Rican coast

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:40 PM PDT

Costa Rican officials surveyed damage Wednesday after a major earthquake rattled the country's northwest coast.

Clinton appears to gain little traction in Beijing

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:42 PM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held talks with a string of Chinese officials in Beijing on Wednesday but appeared to gain little traction on the sensitive issue of the competing maritime claims of China and its neighbors in the region.

Ax murderer's pardon stirs fears of war

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 01:04 PM PDT

The pardon and promotion of an Azerbaijani soldier convicted of killing an Armenian officer with an ax has exacerbated longstanding tensions over disputed land between the two nations.

Hurricane Leslie threatens Bermuda

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:40 PM PDT

Hurricane Leslie was hundreds of miles away from Bermuda Wednesday, but forecasters said the slow-moving storm could pack powerful winds as it nears the British territory.

Ex-Gadhafi spy chief extradited to Libya

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:23 AM PDT

Mauritania has handed over Libya's former chief of intelligence, returning one the most wanted members of Moammar Gadhafi's fallen regime back to Libya, a spokesman for Mauritania's president confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.

Toronto police: Floating suitcase had human remains

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:39 PM PDT

Toronto police made a gruesome discovery Wednesday when they opened a suitcase that two boaters on Lake Ontario had towed back to shore.

Third night of Belfast clashes

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:07 PM PDT

Police officers in Northern Ireland came under attack during a third consecutive night of disturbances in Belfast, police said late Tuesday.

5 suspected militants killed in Yemen

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:51 PM PDT

Five suspected al Qaeda members were killed Wednesday in a drone attack on a terrorist hideout in Yemen, three security officials in the restive Middle Eastern country said.

Ivory trade killing African elephants

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 07:45 PM PDT

Elephants are being killed in Africa at an alarming rate by increasingly efficient and well armed poachers as international demand soars for the ivory from their tusks, wildlife conservation groups say.

Chinese media make Africa inroads

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 08:07 PM PDT

For years, China has been pumping billions of dollars across Africa to build large-scale infrastructure projects and grant cheap loans in exchange for access to the continent's natural resources and growing markets.

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