Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Red Bull heir charged in officer's death

Red Bull heir charged in officer's death


Red Bull heir charged in officer's death

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:02 AM PDT

The family of a Thai police officer killed in a car crash in Bangkok expressed shock and grief Tuesday over his death, which the grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been charged with causing.

Berbers reborn in post-Gadhafi Libya

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 08:07 AM PDT

Brutally suppressed for more than 40 years, Libya's Amazigh are raising their flag, starting newspapers and pushing to resurrect their culture. But as rival groups jostle for a stake in the new Libya, it remains to be seen if they can win the cultural rights they are claiming.

Paralympics: Women to watch

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:51 AM PDT

The number of women competing in the Paralympic Games has doubled in the last two decades, according to figures released by the International Paralympic Committee.

A sniper's bullet, a dying child

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:36 AM PDT

Rena was playing on her lounge floor, in her mother's lap, when the shot tore through her cheek. She grimaced, cried for her mother and then went silent as the blood began to flow in her mouth.

West spreading 'Iranophobia'?

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT

CNN's Reza Sayah reports on a recent summit and who defends and admonishes Iran over its nuclear program.

Prince Harry leaves scandal behind

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:47 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Harry made no no mention of his recent Las Vegas shenanigans when he spoke at a charity awards dinner in London on Monday. At least, not directly.

South Korea cop is viral hero

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:02 AM PDT

CNN's Paula Hancocks reports on a real-life "Die Hard" cop's amazing arrest video.

Tasmanian Devils face extinction

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:53 AM PDT

Taking the devilish element out of one of Australia's most iconic but endangered animals could save it from extinction.

West spreading 'Iranophobia'?

Posted: 03 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT

CNN's Reza Sayah reports on a recent summit and who defends and admonishes Iran over its nuclear program.

'Queen of Cocaine' killed

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:16 AM PDT

An elderly woman who was known as Colombia's "Queen of Cocaine" was gunned down in the northwestern city of Medellin, police said Tuesday.

Prince Harry leaves scandal behind

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:47 AM PDT

Britain's Prince Harry made no no mention of his recent Las Vegas shenanigans when he spoke at a charity awards dinner in London on Monday. At least, not directly.

Calderon defends drug war in speech

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:26 AM PDT

Mexican President Felipe Calderon defended his government's approach to combating crime and drugs Monday during his final state of the nation address.

South Korea cop is viral hero

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 06:02 AM PDT

CNN's Paula Hancocks reports on a real-life "Die Hard" cop's amazing arrest video.

Afghan nominee suspected of torture

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:11 AM PDT

The man tapped as Afghanistan's next intelligence chief faces allegations of drug trafficking and torture that stem from his work as a powerful official in the rough-and-tumble Taliban-birthplace of Kandahar, according to testimony from a top Canadian diplomat and other sources familiar with the new appointee.

Bin Laden book could ignite fight with Pentagon

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:38 AM PDT

The much-anticipated memoir of a Navy SEAL who helped kill Osama bin Laden hits bookshelves Tuesday to an eager audience whose pre-orders have already put the book at No. 1 on Amazon's bestseller list for two weeks.

Territorial tensions greet Clinton in Beijing

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:10 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday for a visit likely to be dominated by the competing maritime claims of China and its neighbors in the region.

Afghan intelligence pick suspected of torture, trafficking

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:11 AM PDT

The man tapped as Afghanistan's next intelligence chief faces allegations of drug trafficking and torture that stem from his work as a powerful official in the rough-and-tumble Taliban-birthplace of Kandahar, according to testimony from a top Canadian diplomat and other sources familiar with the new appointee.

'Queen of Cocaine' killed in Colombia

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:10 AM PDT

An elderly woman who was known as Colombia's "Queen of Cocaine" was gunned down in the northwestern city of Medellin, police said Tuesday.

Opinion: Why thalidomide apology is not enough

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 03:16 AM PDT

So, after a mere half-century, German pharmaceutical firm Gruenenthal has decided to apologize for the devastating effects its drug, thalidomide, had on thousands of babies and their families around the world, myself included. Is this a reason to celebrate? Is it even a reason for cautious optimism, or is it simply a piece of news management designed to salvage what is left of its corporate reputation?

Police: Likely many more phone-hacking victims

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:07 AM PDT

The number of likely victims of phone hacking by people working for Rupert Murdoch's London media empire has jumped to more than 1,000, the top police officer working on the case said Tuesday.

Suicide attack kills 25 in eastern Afghanistan

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:24 AM PDT

A suicide attack in eastern Afghanistan killed 25 people and wounded 35 others Tuesday, the police chief in Nangarhar province said.

Calderon defends drug war in last state-of-nation address

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 04:46 AM PDT

Mexican President Felipe Calderon defended his government's approach to combating crime and drugs Monday during his final state of the nation address.

Venezuela: Massacre reports false

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 09:01 AM PDT

Government investigators found no proof substantiating reports that miners massacred members of an indigenous community in the Venezuelan Amazon, officials said.

Civil union unites Brazilian trio

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 11:13 AM PDT

Brazilian public notary Claudia do Nascimento Domingues set off a firestorm by granting Brazil's first civil union to a trio, an act so unprecedented that there isn't a word for it in Portuguese.

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