Thursday, October 4, 2012

A voice for America's caregiving kids

A voice for America's caregiving kids


A voice for America's caregiving kids

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 01:59 PM PDT

Connie Siskowski is helping young people who have to take care of an ill, disabled or aging family member.

Ex-Philippines president arrested

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 09:48 AM PDT

Police in the Philippines have arrested former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on corruption charges, the state news agency reported Thursday.

Activists: New law gags 'netizens'

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 12:56 PM PDT

A quick tweet or Facebook post could put you behind bars in the Philippines under a new cyber law, according to activists.

Oil: Ties that bind U.S., Venezuela

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:38 AM PDT

Recent refinery explosions in Venezuela raise questions about its oil industry. CNN's Rafael Romo reports.

Japan's other island dispute

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:06 AM PDT

Japan is locked in a diplomatic standoff with South Korea over two rocky outcrops. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.

Security Council condemns Syria attack

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:23 PM PDT

The U.N. Security Council condemned Syria's shelling of a border town in Turkey and appealed for restraint from both countries.

India schools face violence

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:21 PM PDT

On July 21, Abdul Kuddus was resting after a day of teaching his 82 primary school students. He reclined in the shade of his family's home in the Kokrajhar district of Assam, a state in northeast India bordering Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Syrian TV insulting former friends

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:26 AM PDT

As former friends turn against Syria for its brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, the country's state television -- the government mouthpiece -- has taken to insulting and belittling those regional leaders in scathing editorials read to camera.

Syrian TV insulting former friends

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:26 AM PDT

As former friends turn against Syria for its brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, the country's state television -- the government mouthpiece -- has taken to insulting and belittling those regional leaders in scathing editorials read to camera.

Turkey vows 'no interest in war'

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 07:11 AM PDT

Turkey renewed cross-border attacks in Syria on Thursday, even as a government official said the country has "no interest in war with Syria." The attacks began Wednesday when Turkey retaliated for artillery fire that killed at least five people.

Hundreds join search for abducted girl

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:35 AM PDT

The desperate hunt for a 5-year-old girl abducted in Wales entered its fourth day Thursday, with hundreds of police officers, volunteers and mountain rescue workers combing a rural area for any trace of April Jones.

FBI visits site of attack in Libya

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 11:22 AM PDT

An FBI investigative team arrived at the site of last month's deadly attack on the U.S. Consulate in eastern Libya, a senior administration official tells CNN.

Jordan's king dissolves parliament

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:24 PM PDT

On the eve of a protest expected in Amman Friday, Jordan's king has dissolved the country's parliament and called for early elections close to the new year.

Iran arrests 'main players' in currency crisis

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:28 PM PDT

Iran arrested 16 people Thursday, accusing them of contributing to the currency crisis plaguing the country that has triggered protests in the streets.

Landslide in China buries 18 students

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:09 AM PDT

A landslide buried 19 people in a village in southwestern China, including 18 students in a primary school, state media reported Thursday.

Police: Suspect planned to re-create Columbine

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:28 AM PDT

Inspired by the deadly Columbine school shooting, a Spanish man purchased more than 300 pounds of explosive materials as part of an alleged plan to massacre university students, authorities said Thursday.

Hundreds join desperate search for abducted girl

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 05:39 AM PDT

The desperate hunt for a 5-year-old girl abducted in Wales entered its fourth day Thursday, with hundreds of police officers, volunteers and mountain rescue workers combing a rural area for any trace of April Jones.

Football: Udinese stun Liverpool

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:20 PM PDT

A dramatic second half fightback from Italian side Udinese stunned English Premier League club Liverpool in the Europa League and inflicted their third straight defeat at Anfield.

Colombia president has cancer

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:33 AM PDT

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced Monday that he has prostate cancer, but described the tumor as "small" and "not aggressive."

Video shows missing U.S. journalist

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:40 AM PDT

A video uploaded to YouTube shows a blindfolded American freelance journalist, in obvious distress, weeks after he was last heard from in Syria.

Miners, gold sector at odds

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 06:06 AM PDT

Mine strikes have spread in South Africa but the gold sector talks tough, as CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports.

Tutu wins $1 million prize

Posted: 04 Oct 2012 08:28 AM PDT

A billionaire's foundation announced Thursday a one-off $1 million award to South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu for "his lifelong commitment to speaking truth to power."

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