Friday, November 30, 2012

Rebels challenge al-Assad in skies

Rebels challenge al-Assad in skies

Rebels challenge al-Assad in skies

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 01:56 PM PST

CNN's Arwa Damon sees signs inside Syria that the rebels are beginning to use the weapons they've seized to good effect -- and starting to challenge the regime's dominance of the skies.

Mexico's new leader measured against old corruption

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:19 AM PST

The order was to be followed immediately. The entire school was to be put on lockdown. Students, teachers and even administrators were to stay inside; no excuses, no exceptions. The year was 1988. The place a small mining town in northern Mexico called Cananea. Inside the classrooms, dozens of puzzled high school students were quietly wondering if they were in danger. I was one of those students.

Opinion: Why the Middle East is a mess

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 08:21 AM PST

Have you looked at the Middle East lately? It's a giant mess, with civil wars, massive popular protests, cross-border fighting, armed insurgencies, exploding car bombs and on and on. And that's just in the past few days.

Rebels challenge al-Assad in skies

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:57 AM PST

CNN's Arwa Damon sees signs inside Syria that the rebels are beginning to use the weapons they've seized to good effect -- and starting to challenge the regime's dominance of the skies.

Kids abused by 'grooming gangs'

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 06:14 AM PST

CNN's Atika Shubert reports on a UK study that shows thousands of children are being abused by "child grooming gangs".

Egyptian draft constitution passes; protesters vow return to the streets

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:07 AM PST

As the sun rose over Cairo on Friday, an assembly charged with crafting Egypt's new constitution gave its final approval after 21 hours of haggling and the passage of all 234 articles.

Man sentenced to death for holding women in sex dungeon

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 04:52 AM PST

A Chinese man was sentenced to death Friday for holding six women as sex slaves in an underground lair and ordering the deaths of two of them, state media reported.

UK children abused by 'grooming gangs'

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 05:47 AM PST

CNN's Atika Shubert reports on a UK study that shows thousands of children are being abused by "child grooming gangs".

Group: North Korea moves closer to rocket launch

Posted: 30 Nov 2012 10:54 AM PST

North Korea is another step closer to the unusual and provocative move of launching a long-range rocket in wintertime, according to an analysis of satellite images by a U.S. academic website.
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