Tuesday, September 11, 2012

NATO: 3 Afghan troops killed

NATO: 3 Afghan troops killed


NATO: 3 Afghan troops killed

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:49 AM PDT

Three members of the Afghan National Security Forces have been killed after a helicopter was hit by munitions fired into Bagram Airfield, a NATO official said Tuesday.

China sends patrol ships to islands

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:49 AM PDT

Two Chinese patrol ships have arrived near a disputed set of islands in the East China Sea that Japan has announced plans to bring under public ownership, Chinese state media said Tuesday.

Protesters storm U.S. Embassy in Cairo

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 01:06 PM PDT

Angry protesters climbed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Tuesday and hauled down the American flag, replacing it with a black standard with Islamic emblems.

Photos catch instant of Syria blast

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 12:05 PM PDT

Journalist Tracey Shelton is having "the best week ever."

Israeli star singing Iranian songs

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:48 AM PDT

Israeli star Rita Johanforuz, who normally sings in Hebrew, hopes to bridge a vast cultural gap on her latest album: She is singing Persian songs in Farsi, inspired by her childhood in Iran.

Where is China's vice president?

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:06 AM PDT

The conspicuous absence from public view of China's presumptive next top leader is adding new uncertainty to the succession plan for the normally secretive Communist leadership.

Most endangered species named

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:10 AM PDT

The 100 most endangered species on the planet have been identified in a first-of-its-kind list.

Photos capture instant of Syria blast

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:53 AM PDT

Journalist Tracey Shelton is having "the best week ever."

Al Qaeda kin offers peace plan

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:26 AM PDT

The brother of al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri is proposing to mediate a peace deal between the West and Islamists. Will it work?

'Scared' teen fears for life in Pakistan

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:31 AM PDT

In a period of about three weeks she went from being a virtually unknown 14-year-old Pakistani girl to making headlines around the world as a Christian teen facing a life sentence for allegedly burning pages of the Quran.

Bergen: Who are the terrorists now?

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:26 AM PDT

Peter Bergen says it's a mistake to view terrorism in the U.S. solely as the product of jihadist groups

Taliban threaten Prince Harry

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 04:51 AM PDT

Brian Todd reports on the Taliban's threat to "arrest" or kill Britain's Prince Harry as he deploys to Afghanistan.

Israeli star singing Iranian songs

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:48 AM PDT

Israeli star Rita Johanforuz, who normally sings in Hebrew, hopes to bridge a vast cultural gap on her latest album: She is singing Persian songs in Farsi, inspired by her childhood in Iran.

Where is China's vice president?

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:06 AM PDT

The conspicuous absence from public view of China's presumptive next top leader is adding new uncertainty to the succession plan for the normally secretive Communist leadership.

11 years after 9/11: Who are the terrorists now?

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:02 AM PDT

Peter Bergen says it's a mistake to view terrorism in the U.S. solely as the product of jihadist groups

Al Qaeda leader's brother offers peace plan

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 01:01 PM PDT

The brother of al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri is proposing to mediate a peace deal between the West and Islamists. Will it work?

'No Easy Day' author: I didn't recognize bin Laden

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 08:48 AM PDT

The new book "No Easy Day" by former U.S. Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette, who wrote under the name Mark Owen, gained widespread attention because of his firsthand account of how he and other members of SEAL Team Six killed Osama bin Laden.

'Scared' teen fears for life over alleged Quran burning

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 07:31 AM PDT

In a period of about three weeks she went from being a virtually unknown 14-year-old Pakistani girl to making headlines around the world as a Christian teen facing a life sentence for allegedly burning pages of the Quran.

Syrian regime accused of using 'barrel bombs'

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:38 AM PDT

Rebels accuse regime of dropping "barrel bombs" in Syria. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom reports.

Actress Jolie visits Syrian refugees

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 09:16 AM PDT

With the Syrian refugee crisis reaching epic proportions, actress and U.N. Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visited displaced residents Tuesday at a tent camp in Jordan.

Yemen defense minister survives apparent assassination attempt

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:47 AM PDT

Yemen's defense minister survived an apparent assassination attempt Tuesday when a car bomb exploded near a building he was leaving, the state-run Saba news agency said.

Arrest of 'toilet' cartoonist sparks debate in India

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:54 AM PDT

An Indian cartoonist sent to jail to await trial for sedition has refused to seek bail until the charges are dropped, his attorney said on Tuesday.

Foxconn denies forced labor on iPhone 5

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:57 AM PDT

The Chinese manufacturer of many of Apple's products has denied allegations that it forced students to work on its assembly lines in a last-minute push to ready the iPhone 5, expected to be unveiled Wednesday.

Deadly blast at Turkey police station

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:20 AM PDT

An explosion at a police station in Istanbul killed at least one police officer and left eight wounded, police in Turkey said Tuesday.

A father's plea: End the drug war

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:52 AM PDT

Mexican poet Javier Sicilia says after his son and six others were murdered by drug cartel hitmen, he has dedicated his life to ending the war on drugs that is ravaging Mexico and the U.S.

Somali lawmakers pick president

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Somali lawmakers are scheduled to choose the next president Monday, moving the nation a step closer to its first stable central government since the 1991 ouster of a dictator.

Alek Wek's emotional homecoming

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:57 AM PDT

South Sudan is in the news but not for the reasons that moved me to fly halfway around the world to the country were I was born. South Sudan, my country, has been criticized for not having done enough since its independence.

Kenya clashes rage into second day

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 06:55 AM PDT

Violent clashes raged between tribes in southeastern Kenya on Tuesday, a day after at least 38 people were killed in the southeast of the country, the Red Cross said.

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