Thousands flee after volcano erupts in Indonesia

A volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, causing thousands of human beings to flee their homes, officials said. There are no reports of casualties or injuries so far. More information: click here

Explosion as Mexicans mourn migrants

An explosive device detonated Saturday three blocks away from a mass honoring 72 migrants found killer near the Mexican border, state media reported. More information: click here

More deaths feared as flood recedes

The death toll from Pakistan's massive flooding could rise substantially as flood waters go and more bodies surface, administration officials affirm. More information: click here

Paris Hilton arrested on drug charge

Paris Hilton was released from a Las Vegas, Nevada, jail Saturday morning after being arrested late the night before on suspicion of cocaine possession, police said Saturday. More information: click here

Glenn Beck rally plans cause a stir

The plotted large rally by Fox News Channel and radio talk exhibit host Glenn Beck on Saturday on the National Mall is causing controversy since of its location and timing. More information: click here

Iraq put on high alert ahead of expected bombing campaign

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has warned of likely attacks across the nation and place security forces on high alert following a recent wave of 20 bomb attacks. More information: click here

'At least 11 dead' in Turkey landslide

The death toll from a Thursday night landslide in northeastern Turkey has increased to 11, the semi-official Anadolu Ajansi news supply said Friday. More information: click here

Lead cop in Mexico massacre missing

A lead investigator and another official looking into the massacre of 72 migrants in northern Mexico are missing, Mexico's president said Friday. More information: click here

Worker charged in hospital fire deaths

A Romanian hospital worker has been arrested on charges of negligence with severe consequences relating to a deadly fire at a hospital in which five babies died. More information: click here

Boeing delays Dreamliner delivery date

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'Emergency landing' error terrifies fliers

Passengers on a British Airways flight from London to Hong Kong got a scare this week when a recorded announcement said the plane was making an emergency landing. More information: click here

Miners threaten to join strikes in SA

Another powerful union in South Africa is threatening to join the massive strike that has already crippled the nation. More information: click here

Woman in surgery to remove 23 nails

A Sri Lankan maid whose Saudi employer allegedly hammered 23 nails into her arms, legs and forehead is locate to undergo surgery Friday, while administration officials meet with Saudi diplomats in Colombo over the incident. More information: click here

U.N. emergency session held on Congo

U.N. peacekeepers in eastern Congo affirm they knew Rwandan rebels were massing in the region where 150 women were raped. More information: click here

German singer convicted in HIV case

A German pop star was found guilty Thursday of failing to tell sexual partners that she was infected with HIV and was given a two-year suspended sentence. More information: click here

Tiger divorces wife, finds form on Tour

Newly-divorced Tiger Woods carded his best round of the year to claim the early lead in The Barclays tournament on Thursday. More information: click here

Trapped miners assume various roles

As Chile labors carefully to rescue 33 trapped miners, the nation is subtly working to buoy their hopes and psychological equilibrium by not telling them straight outside just how extended it could capture to autonomous of charge them from the bottom of a dark and craggy shaft. More information: click here

N.Korea's Kim said to be in China

A frenzy of diplomatic activity was underway encircling the tense Korean peninsula Thursday, with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly traveling through China, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter visiting Pyongyang, and the Chinese envoy to six-party denuclearization talks landing in Seoul. More information: click here

Marking Mother Teresa's 100th birthday

A solemn Mass at the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata, India marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Mother Teresa Thursday. More information: click here

Singer guilty of not telling partners about HIV infection

A German pop star was found guilty Thursday of failing to tell sexual partners that she was infected with HIV and was given a two-year suspended sentence. More information: click here

Mexico seeks help identifying 72 victims

Mexican investigators have questioned diplomats from El Salvador, Honduras, Ecuador and Brazil to aid identify the bodies of 72 presumed migrants learned at a ranch in northeast Mexico. More information: click here

Chinese national jailed in ivory case

Kenya authorities have sentenced a Chinese national to 18 months in prison for possession of illegal ivory, the nation's wildlife supply said. More information: click here

Report: N. Korea leader Kim Jong Il visiting China

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il "appears to be traveling to China," the South Korean JoongAng Daily reported. His departure coincided with the arrival Wednesday of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter. More information: click here

U.N. says it was unaware of Congo rapes

The United Nations admits its peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo did not know about a mass rape in the region until more than a week after the tragedy occurred. More information: click here

Tropical Storm Earl forms in Atlantic

Tropical Depression 7 has intensified into Tropical Storm Earl in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. More information: click here

Kroenke seals St. Louis Rams takeover

American billionaire Stan Kroenke became the majority owner of National Football League (NFL) side the St. Louis Rams on Wednesday after his takeover was approved by the division's organizers. More information: click here

48 killed in wave of Iraq attacks

Days after the U.S. completes its drawdown of combat brigades in Iraq, militants launch a wave of bombings across the nation, killing at least 48 human beings. More information: click here

UK police examine death of alleged spy

British police are investigating the death of a male reported by the British press to have worked for the nation's secret supply. More information: click here

Manila bus victims bodies flown home

The Philippines is observing a national day of mourning for the victims of this week's bus hijacking in Manila that left eight tourists from Hong Kong dead. More information: click here

Death row innocence claim rejected

A death row prisoner in Georgia has not proven his innocence, a federal court ruled, according to papers released Tuesday. More information: click here

At least 40 people rescued from China plane crash

Emergency crews have rescued more than 40 human beings from a plane that crashed in northeast China with more than 90 human beings on board, state-run media says. More information: click here

Fears rise over post-Katrina levees

We're cutting across the open aqua to the steady growl of a Coast Guard boat's twin engines. The heat index is somewhere between 100 and 1,000 degrees. Certain, you could cook an egg on the deck, however in this heat who'd desire to? More information: click here

George Michael on driving charge

Singer George Michael is scheduled to appear in a London court Tuesday following allegations he crashed his automobile into a north London shop. More information: click here

Carter to visit N. Korea to free American

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter is plotting to go to North Korea this week in the hopes of securing the release of an American male imprisoned for illegally entering the communist nation, officials said. More information: click here

Tiger Woods' divorce finalized

The divorce of golfer Tiger Woods and wife Elin Nordegren was finalized Monday, according to a joint statement issued by their attorneys. More information: click here

Ex-policeman hijacks bus in Philippines

A dismissed police inspector demanding that his job be reinstated has hijacked a tourist bus in Manila, police said. There were 25 human beings on the bus, including 22 foreigners. More information: click here

U.N.: Health threat to Pakistan survivors

The misery of Pakistan's flooding, which has already displaced millions, is showing up in the form of communicable illnesses, the United Nations said Monday. More information: click here

WikiLeaks founder: I was targeted

WikiLeaks founder and editor Julian Assange says Swedish authorities reached "the height of irresponsibility" by issuing an arrest warrant alleging rape against him, then revoking it less than a day later. More information: click here

Nearly 100,000 flee China flooding

More than 94,000 human beings were evacuated after heavy rains caused a river to swell to perilous levels in northern China, state media reported Sunday. More information: click here

Rally set against N.Y. Islamic center

Protesters will gather Sunday near the site of the 2001 terror attacks in Manhattan to demonstrate against plans to build an Islamic community center and mosque a hardly any blocks from ground zero. More information: click here

'Too close to call' in Australia poll

Australia's political prospect hung in the balance after no clear winner emerged in the cliff-hanger election, and a final outcome remained days away. More information: click here

Hotel shootout in Brazil kills one

One person was killed and four police officers were wounded Saturday when police in Brazil traded fire with gunmen who fled into a luxury hotel and took human beings hostage, police said. More information: click here

Gunfight erupts over Mexico-U.S. border

A "major gun battle" between drug traffickers and Mexican federal police broke outside Saturday evening in Juarez, Mexico, just 30 yards from the U.S. border at El Paso, Texas, according to a U.S. Border Patrol spokesman. More information: click here

Rape accusation against Assange dropped

Swedish authorities affirm they have revoked an arrest warrant alleging rape against Julian Assange, founder and editor of the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks. More information: click here

Australia heading for hung parliament

Polls have closed after a day of voting in Australia's closely fought election to choose if incumbent leader Julia Gillard should stay or go aside for Liberal leader Tony Abbott. More information: click here

Pakistan flooding toll tops 1,500

The massive flooding that has covered about one-fifth of Pakistan has claimed the lives of more than 1,500 human beings, authorities said Saturday. More information: click here

China: 50,000 evacuated after floods

Officials in northeastern China have evacuated more than 50,000 human beings as floodwaters collapse houses and divide off transportation in some areas, state media reported Saturday. More information: click here

Saudi Arabia seeks paralysis penalty

Amnesty International on Friday urged Saudi Arabian authorities not to paralyze a male as punishment for his having paralyzed someone else, allegedly during a fight. More information: click here

Iran's first nuclear plant begins fueling

Fuel arrived Saturday at Iran's first nuclear energy plant in the southern megalopolis of Bushehr, the nation's state media reported. More information: click here

Jean's Haiti presidential bid rejected

Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean is not on the list of candidates approved by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council to run in this year's presidential election. More information: click here

Nokia sued over alleged Iran 'spying'

Nokia Siemens Networks said Friday it rejects a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court by a jailed Iranian journalist and his son, who have accused the European telecommunications corporation of providing the Iranian administration the tools to spy on its own citizens. More information: click here

U.S. blasts al Megrahi release decision

The British administration urged Libya on Friday not to celebrate the anniversary of the release of Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie bomber. More information: click here

Dow posts 2nd down week

Stocks finished mostly lower Friday as investors continued to react to the week's downbeat economic reports that have raised concern about a double-dip recession. More information: click here

Clinton announces new Mideast talks

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to announce Friday that Israel and the Palestinian Authority have agreed to giveback to administer talks to domicile core issues, diplomatic sources and a senior U.S. official said. More information: click here

UK tells Libya: Don't mark al Megrahi anniversary

The British administration urged Libya on Friday not to celebrate the anniversary of the release of Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie bomber. More information: click here

Britain urges Libya not to celebrate anniversary

The British administration urged Libya on Friday not to celebrate the anniversary of the release of Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the convicted Lockerbie bomber. More information: click here

France begins Roma expulsions

France has begun the controversial expulsion of Roma, putting 79 of them on a charter flight outside of the nation, a French minister of immigration spokesman said. More information: click here

U.S. aid boost for Pakistan flood victims

Floods in Pakistan have left more than 4 million human beings homeless, the United Nations said Thursday, as the U.S. plans to announce more funds for relief efforts. More information: click here

Alleged threat on jetliner in California

Passengers deboarded an American Airlines flight Thursday afternoon after a threat was called in against Flight 24 before it departed from San Francisco, California, the Transportation Security Administration said. More information: click here

Israel probes claims of flotilla thefts

Israel is investigating claims that some of its soldiers stole personal belongings of activists participating in the controversial Gaza aid flotilla in May. More information: click here

China: Why N. Korean plane crashed

Mechanical failures caused a North Korean air energy plane to lose direction before crashing in northeastern China earlier this week, state media quoted Chinese authorities as saying Thursday. More information: click here

Mandela charity chief quits over gems

The male who accepted three uncut diamonds from supermodel Naomi Campbell and held them privately for years is stepping down as a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, the fund said. More information: click here

Seafood safety fears after Gulf spill

Lawmakers at a hearing Thursday will try to determine how safe seafood from the Gulf of Mexico is in the aftermath of the BP oil disaster. More information: click here

Plane crashes near N. Korean border

An unidentified small aircraft crashed in northeastern China close to the border with North Korea, state media and community residents said Wednesday. More information: click here

Abducted Mexican mayor's body found

The body of Edelmiro Cavazos Leal, the mayor of the megalopolis of Santiago in Nuevo Leon state, was found Wednesday, two days after he was abducted, Mexico's interior ministry announced. More information: click here

Pakistan's desperation through a lens

Despite millions of dollars in support from other countries, the flow of aid is failing to keep pace with the demand for aid in flood-ravaged Pakistan. More information: click here

Pakistan's desperation through a lens

Despite millions of dollars in support from other countries, the flow of aid is failing to keep pace with the demand for aid in flood-ravaged Pakistan. More information: click here

Presidents meet over war on drugs

The presidents of Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan held a quartet meeting in Russia's southern Black Sea resort of Sochi Wednesday, where they discussed the international battle against terror and the war on drugs, as well as economic issues, according to the Kremlin. More information: click here

Tapes show 9/11 suspect questioning

Two videos and an audiotape of a terrorism interrogation that were found by the CIA in 2007 exhibit September 11 suspect Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, a knowledgeable U.S. source told CNN on Tuesday. More information: click here

1M workers plan to strike in S. Africa

More than 1 million workers are plotting a countrywide strike in South Africa on Wednesday, according to an official with a public sector union. More information: click here

Colombia court blocks U.S. bases deal

Colombia's Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that a military agreement that would give U.S. troops access to seven Colombian military bases is unconstitutional. More information: click here

Reports of violence surface in flood-ravaged Pakistan

Desperation erupted into violence Tuesday in flood-ravaged Pakistan as survivors who have yet to receive aid scrambled to place aliment in their empty bellies. More information: click here

Union hails British airport pay deal

Details will be released Tuesday of an agreement between British airport operator BAA and the union that represents the operator's employees. More information: click here

Romania hospital fire kills 4 children

A fourth newborn baby has died after a fire in the intensive attention unit of a maternity hospital in Romania, a hospital official said Tuesday. More information: click here

French footballers at discipline hearing

Three members of the French national soccer team were facing a disciplinary commission Tuesday about the team's much criticized performance at this summer's Earth Cup. More information: click here

California gay marriages put on hold

A federal appeals court in San Francisco, California, has blocked same-sex marriages in that state from resuming immediately, until a panel hears broader questions over the constitutionality of such marriages. More information: click here

Tumor found in Michael Douglas' throat

Michael Douglas has been diagnosed with a tumor in his throat, his representative said Monday. More information: click here

Karzai order to ban security firms

Afghan president Hamid Karzai will issue an order demanding all private security companies in Afghanistan stop operation within four months, his spokesman announced Monday. That order is expected Tuesday morning. More information: click here

Iranian footballer out for not fasting

One of Iran's largest soccer stars has been kicked off his team for refusing to quick during the holy month of Ramadan, the team's website reported. More information: click here

Taliban stones pair to death for 'affair'

The Taliban stoned to death a male and a woman in northern Afghanistan for allegedly having an affair, officials said Monday. More information: click here

China remembers mudslide victims

The death toll from the devastating mudslide in China's northwestern Gansu province stood at 1,248 on Monday, a day after the nation paused for three minutes in reminiscence of those who perished. More information: click here

N. Korea angry over military exercises

North Korea says it will "deal a merciless counterblow to the U.S. imperialists" in response to plotted U.S. and South Korea joint military exercises Monday. More information: click here

Al Qaeda No. 2 speaks on flotilla incident

In an audio message released Sunday, a speaker identified as al Qaeda's second-in-command offers condolences to the Turkish human beings on the loss of nine activists in a May 31 Israeli raid on an aid flotilla headed for Gaza. More information: click here

Series of explosions kills 6 in Baghdad

Six human beings were killed and at least 17 human beings injured in a series of explosions in Baghdad on Sunday, officials said. More information: click here

Bomb threat forces Lourdes evacuation

Tens of thousands of Roman Catholic worshippers were evacuated from Lourdes in southwest France after a bomb threat, officials with the Notre Dame de Lourdes confirmed Sunday. More information: click here

Britain commemorates VJ Day

British Prime Minister David Cameron, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will join hundreds of veterans Sunday to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, or VJ Day, which was Saturday. More information: click here

UN chief visits flood-hit Pakistan

United Nations Secretary-Common Ban Ki-moon arrived in Pakistan on Sunday as humanitarian agencies race against age to aid the millions affected by flooding. More information: click here

UN chief to visit flood-hit Pakistan

United Nations Secretary-Common Ban Ki-moon is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Sunday as humanitarian agencies race against age to aid the millions affected by flooding. More information: click here

S. Korean president gives reunification plan

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has proposed a plot to reunite his nation with North Korea, including a tax to cover expected costs, state media said Sunday. More information: click here

Obama adds to mosque comments

President Obama on Saturday told CNN that in defending the fair of Muslims to build a community center and mosque near ground zero, he was "not commenting on the wisdom" of the project. More information: click here

S. Korean president proposes plan to reunite with N. Korea

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has proposed a plot to reunite his nation with North Korea, including a tax to cover expected costs, state media said Sunday. More information: click here

Violence leaves 23 dead in Mexican city

Violence in and encircling the Mexican megalopolis of Ciudad Juarez on Friday and Saturday left 23 human beings dead, including two police officers ambushed while on routine patrol, authorities said. More information: click here

Obama: No comment on 'wisdom' of Islamic center

President Obama on Saturday told CNN that in defending the fair of Muslims to build a community center and mosque near ground zero, he was "not commenting on the wisdom" of the project. More information: click here

China to mourn landslide dead

Landslides triggered by torrential rain have left at least 38 human beings missing in southwest China's Sichuan province Saturday, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. More information: click here

38 missing in China landslide

Landslides triggered by torrential rain have left at least 38 human beings missing in southwest China's Sichuan province Saturday, China's official Xinhua news agency reported. More information: click here

U.N. aid workers denied access to Darfuri camp

The United Nations humanitarian chief urges Sudan to allow aid workers into a Darfur refugee camp that has been closed to outsiders for nearly two weeks. More information: click here

Flood-hit Pakistan cancels Independence Day events

Pakistan canceled Independence Day celebrations Saturday as a second wave of floods continued to place millions in peril, the nation's prime minister said. More information: click here

Flood-hit Pakistan cancels independence day events

Pakistan canceled independence day celebrations Saturday as a second wave of floods continued to place millions in peril, the nation's prime minister said. More information: click here

U.S. troops aid despite Taliban risk

More than 100 U.S. troops are on the ground in a volatile area of Pakistan, helping that administration deliver supplies and rescue human beings from flood-ravaged areas, however a U.S. common said Friday when it comes to fights with the Taliban, rescue teams have had "none." More information: click here

India rejects British superbug claim

India has rejected findings of British scientists about a fresh form of drug-resistant "superbug" infecting patients who have traveled to the South Asian nation for treatment. More information: click here

German growth fastest since 1991

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India imposes deadline on BlackBerry

India is expected to constitute a major choice Thursday regarding BlackBerry, which is under serious scrutiny since the highly encrypted messages in the device constitute it impossible for intelligence agencies to monitor and, thus, pose a national security threat. More information: click here

Myanmar junta sets election date

Myanmar will hold common elections on November 7, Myanmar National Radio announces -- the first since 1990 when the opposition's victory was rejected. More information: click here

U.S.: Teen planted bombs in Afghanistan

A military commission started hearing opening statements Thursday in the trial of the youngest detainee at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba -- the first complete military trial of a terror suspect under the Obama administration. More information: click here

California permits same-sex marriages

A federal court in California will rule Thursday on whether to keep a temporary stay in place in the condition that overturned the state's ban on same-sex marriages. More information: click here

Iraq accepts U.S. troop deadlines

The Iraqi administration said Thursday it was not looking into renegotiating a deadline for all U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq by end of following year. More information: click here

Trial starts for youngest Gitmo detainee

A military commission started hearing opening statements Thursday in the trial of the youngest detainee at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba -- the first complete military trial of a terror suspect under the Obama administration. More information: click here

'Zarf' helps Scrabble champ claim title

It's not much of a stretch to call Nigel Richards a wordsmith. More information: click here

JetBlue: 'The weird news is about us'

A JetBlue flight attendant who grabbed a couple of beers and slid off a plane through the escape chute has been released on bail. More information: click here

Condemned woman goes on Iranian TV

The 43-year-ancient woman sentenced to death by stoning in Iran denounced her lawyer and said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that she knew about the plot to kill her husband however thought it was a joke. More information: click here

Kagame re-elected in Rwanda after huge win

Incumbent Paul Kagame is re-elected with 93 percent of the ballot in Rwanda's second presidential ballot since the 1994 genocide, election officials affirm. More information: click here

Military chief faces flotilla inquiry

The head of Israel's military is expected to testify Wednesday on the third day of the nation's inquiry into the mid-sea interception of a humanitarian aid flotilla that left nine human beings dead. More information: click here

Heatwave hits Russian growth forecast

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Venezuela, Colombia renew diplomatic relations

President Hugo Chavez and President Juan Manuel Santos have re-established diplomatic relations between their countries after meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia. More information: click here

Kagame set for landslide win in Rwanda

Rwandan President Paul Kagame looks locate to win another seven-year term after early election results give him a convincing lead in one-third of districts counted. More information: click here

China mudslides death toll hits 700 as search continues

The death toll from devastating mudslides triggered by heavy rains in northwestern China rises to 702, state-run media reports, with 1,042 human beings still missing. More information: click here

Chavez, Santos upbeat over relations

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and newly elected Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos were optimistic going into a meeting aimed at ending a diplomatic dispute between the nations. More information: click here

Model's former agent denies lie claims

Naomi Campbell's former agent Carol White denies claims she told a "complete pack of lies" at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. More information: click here

Bad weather delays BP relief well

The disaster of epic proportions in the Gulf of Mexico still is on track to be resolved at the end of this week, according to the federal mark male in the region. More information: click here

Supermodel's former agent tells trial: I'm not lying

Naomi Campbell's former agent Carol White denies accusations she told a "complete pack of lies" at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. More information: click here

Supermodel's ex-agent accused of lying

The attorney for former Liberian President Charles Taylor accused the former agent for supermodel Naomi Campbell of lying in her testimony at an international court Tuesday. More information: click here

U.N. plans Somalia staff increase

More U.N. personnel will be sent to the war-ravaged Somalia after years of low staff levels in the troubled nation, a top official said on Tuesday. More information: click here

Al Qaeda-linked militants ban aid groups

Al Qaeda-linked militants ban three international aid groups from working in Somalia, claiming they are "actively propagating Christianity" in the predominantly Muslim nation. More information: click here

China trade surplus widens further

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Al-Qaeda linked militants ban aid groups

Al Qaeda-linked militants have banned three international aid groups from working in Somalia, claiming they are "actively propagating Christianity" in the predominantly Muslim nation. More information: click here

Moscow heat, smog deaths reach 700

The mortality rate in Moscow, Russia, has "doubled recently" since of an extended streak of heat and smog, Andrei Seltsovsky, the head of the megalopolis health department, told Russian news agencies Monday. More information: click here

Gates proposes cuts for U.S. military

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announces proposals for restructuring the Pentagon budget, including getting rid of the U.S. Joint Forces Command. More information: click here

Gates proposes cuts in U.S. military

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announces proposals for restructuring the Pentagon budget, including getting rid of the U.S. Joint Forces Command. More information: click here

U.S. condemns attacks on aid workers

U.S. officials issued scathing condemnation Sunday of an attack on 10 multinational medical aid workers in Afghanistan as the victims' bodies were returned to Kabul. More information: click here

Hezbollah: Israel behind Hariri's death

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah accused Israel Monday of having been behind the 2005 killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. More information: click here

Eight dead as boat sinks in Indonesia

Eight human beings were killed and 90 were missing after a boat sank Monday in Indonesia, according to the nation's official Antara news agency. More information: click here

137 now dead in China mudslides

Rescue teams cleared debris holding back potential flood waters in northwestern China Monday, where massive mudslide have left at least 127 human beings dead and some 1,300 missing, state-run media reported. More information: click here

Afghan aid worker attack victims named

Two more victims have been identified from the deadly attack on 10 multinational medical aid workers in Afghanistan. U.S. officials have issued a scathing condemnation. More information: click here

North Korea fires artillery in Yellow Sea

North Korea fired more than 100 artillery rounds Monday on its side of the border with South Korea in the Yellow Sea, South Korea's Defense Ministry said. More information: click here

Colombian, Venezuelan presidents to meet

Fresh Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will hold talks with Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez on Tuesday in a bid to resolve the neighbors' diplomatic dispute. More information: click here

Inquiry into Israeli flotilla raid begins

Israel launched an inquiry Monday into the raid on the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, in which nine human beings were killed. More information: click here

10 reported dead in Europe flooding

At least 10 human beings were killed in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic as creeks and rivers swollen by days of heavy rains burst their banks, officials said. More information: click here

Fed set to downgrade U.S. outlook

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1,300 missing after landslides in China

Massive landslides triggered by heavy rains in northwest China have left 127 human beings dead and about 1,300 missing, Xinhua news agency reports. More information: click here

Russian president visits Abkhazia

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived Sunday in Abkhazia, one of the separatist territories over which Russia and Georgia warred two years ago, the state-run Interfax news agency reported. More information: click here

Rescuers strive to reach Chilean miners

Rescuers will employ machines Sunday to try and reach 33 workers trapped in a caved-in mine, emergency officials said. More information: click here

S. Korean president shakes up cabinet

South Korea's president nominated a fresh prime minister as part of a Cabinet reshuffle, state media said Sunday. More information: click here

Hundreds more wildfires burn in Russia

About 270 fresh wildfires have started in drought-plagued Russia over the past 24 hours, state media reported Sunday, citing the nation's emergencies ministry. More information: click here

Landslides kill at least 96 in China

The death toll rose to at least 96 human beings on Sunday after massive landslides hit northwest China, state media reported. More information: click here

S. Korea replaces PM, seven ministers

South Korea's president nominated a fresh prime minister as part of a Cabinet reshuffle, state media said Sunday. More information: click here

Kagan takes U.S. Supreme Court oath

Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th justice at the Supreme Court on Saturday on a bible borrowed from Justice Stephen Breyer. More information: click here

New Colombian president sworn in

Juan Manuel Santos was sworn in Saturday as Colombia's fresh president, vowing to unify his nation encircling the goals of prosperity for all and of thwarting the nation's leftist rebels. More information: click here

New low for Tiger as Mickelson battles

Tiger Woods' five-year reign at the top of the earth golf rankings appears to be nearly over after the defending WGC-Bridgestone Invitational champion slumped to a five-over-par 75 at one of his favorite courses on Saturday. More information: click here

Tiger sinks to new low at Firestone

Tiger Woods' five-year reign at the top of the earth golf rankings appears to be nearly over after the defending WGC-Bridgestone Invitational champion slumped to a five-over-par 75 at one of his favorite courses on Saturday. More information: click here

Aid workers presumed shot dead in Afghanistan

Ten bodies found shot dead in Afghanistan are believed to be those of six Americans, two Afghans, a German and a Briton working for a Christian aid organization. More information: click here

Mia Farrow to testify at war crimes trial

Actress Mia Farrow is expected to testify following week at the war crimes trial of Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia who prosecutors allege funded a brutal civil war using blood diamonds. More information: click here

Tourist survives fall into Grand Canyon

A French tourist is recovering after falling 75 feet into the Grand Canyon, hospital officials said Saturday. More information: click here

Moscow struggles as smog chokes city

Moscow's skyline vanished as a blanket of noxious smoke from wildfires shrouded the megalopolis, giving many of the 10 million residents sore throats and burning eyes. More information: click here

Moscow struggles as smog grips city

Moscow's skyline vanished as a blanket of noxious smoke from wildfires shrouded the megalopolis, giving many of the 10 million residents sore throats and burning eyes. More information: click here

Italy train derailment kills 1, hurts 40

A train derailed outside of Naples, Italy, Friday, killing one person and leaving about 40 injured, a railroad supply spokesman said. More information: click here

Moscow struggles to breathe as smoke, heat grip city

Moscow's skyline vanished as a blanket of noxious smoke from wildfires shrouded the megalopolis, giving many of the 10 million residents sore throats and burning eyes. More information: click here

South Africa recalls envoy to Rwanda

The South African administration has recalled its ambassador to Rwanda as a diplomatic fallout over a suspected assassination attempt in Johannesburg continues. More information: click here

Hip-hop signs up for Haitian presidential race

Wyclef Jean has said he is running for president of Haiti. The former Fugees member was one of the first stars to offer aid after an earthquake hit Haiti in January. More information: click here

Mexico court upholds gay marriage law

Mexico's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a Mexico Megalopolis code that legalized same-sex marriage. In an 8-2 ballot, the high court found the code, which went into effect in March, constitutional. More information: click here

U.N.: Pakistan floods affect 4 million

Floodwaters subsided Thursday in northern Pakistan's Swat Valley, where a fierce sun baked a thick carpet of mud into a brittle crust as officials expanded their estimate of the number of human beings affected. More information: click here

Confidence high Gulf oil leak sealed

BP starts pouring cement into its undersea well in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the "static kill" procedure to permanently seal it, the corporation said Thursday. More information: click here

Alleged agent to be extradited over Hamas murder

Poland is to extradite an alleged Israeli agent accused of supplying fake documents to the alleged killer of a Hamas leader in a Dubai hotel in January. More information: click here

Scramble to deliver flood aid to Pakistan

Intense rains let up in parts of northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, giving humanitarian groups a chance to get more aid to the millions of human beings suffering. More information: click here

Russia imposes grain export ban

As Russia reels from the worst drought in nearly 40 years, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced a temporary ban on grain exports. More information: click here

Barclays first half profit up 44 percent

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BP to pour cement down crippled well

The 107-day fight to corral the oil befouling the Gulf of Mexico and stifle the well it was gushing from is at at the end ending, U.S. President Barack President Obama says. More information: click here

Israelis 'not in Lebanon' during clash

An initial U.N. investigation of a cross-border skirmish between Israel and Lebanon claims Israeli forces were on their own side when Lebanese troops opened fire. More information: click here

Berlusconi survives critical vote

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a critical ballot in parliament Wednesday, the first serious challenge to his administration since one of his allies left the coalition. More information: click here

Israelis 'not in Lebanon' during gunfight

An initial U.N. investigation of a cross-border skirmish between Israel and Lebanon showed Israeli forces where on their own side of the border when Lebanese troops opened fire, United Nations Interim Energy in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said Wednesday. More information: click here

Kenyans to vote on constitution

Kenyans will ballot Wednesday in a referendum on a fresh constitution that could be the first step toward a truly functioning administration for East Africa's largest economy. More information: click here

Saudis follow UAE decision to block BlackBerry service

The Saudi Communications and Data Technology Commission has questioned mobile firms in Saudi Arabia to halt BlackBerry supply beginning August 5. More information: click here

BP starts bid to seal Gulf oil well

BP says it has started its "static kill" procedure on its crippled well in the Gulf of Mexico, pumping mud into it from above in an effort to aid seal it for excellent. More information: click here

Zardari: World 'losing against Taliban'

The international community is "losing the war against the Taliban," Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Tuesday. More information: click here

Nine dead in U.S. workplace shooting

Nine human beings died in a mass shooting Tuesday at a workplace in Manchester, Connecticut, according to a police official close to the investigation. More information: click here

Israeli, Lebanese soldiers trade fire along border

A least one person was killed after Israeli and Lebanese troops exchanged gunfire along the border, in an incident both countries affirm was triggered by the other. More information: click here

Pakistan flood victims await rescue

Rescue teams working to save vast numbers of human beings trapped by severe flooding in Pakistan battle to reach victims stranded in remote valleys. More information: click here

Russian wildfires death toll rises

The death toll from the rash of wildfires in Russia rose to 40, the nation's Emergency Situations Ministry said Tuesday. More information: click here

Obama: Combat mission in Iraq to finish by end of month

The plotted drawdown of troops from Iraq is proceeding and should lead to an end of America's combat mission there by the end of August, the U.S. president says. More information: click here

Nursing home fire kills 18 in S. Africa

Eighteen elderly residents died Sunday night after a fire broke outside at a Nigel, South Africa nursing house, according an emergency services spokesman. More information: click here

U.S. senators outline Lockerbie plans

Two U.S. senators have requested more data from the British and Scottish governments regarding the release of a Libyan male convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pam Am Flight 103, which killed 270 human beings. More information: click here

U.N. to investigate Gaza flotilla incident

Calling it an "unprecedented development," United Nations Secretary-Common Ban Ki-moon announced Monday the U.N. will launch a panel of inquiry to investigate the May 31 Gaza flotilla incident that left nine Turkish activists dead. More information: click here

Officials fear disease outbreak in flood-hit Pakistan

As relief efforts in Pakistan intensify, officials warn of outbreaks of disease such as cholera among the millions affected by the nation's worst floods in 80 years. More information: click here

Space station may need spacewalk fixes

Crew members on the International Hour Station may demand to conduct spacewalks this week to fix the station's cooling system, NASA has said. More information: click here

Trial of Myanmar's Anwar postponed

The judge in the sodomy condition of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday postponed the trial until August 9 since of allegations a female prosecutor had an affair with his accuser. More information: click here

Pakistan: Flood deaths top 1,100

The devastating floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,100 human beings, officials affirm. Another 30,000 human beings were stranded trying to escape rushing floodwaters. More information: click here

Iraq, U.S. offer conflicting July death toll

The U.S. disputes Iraqi figures that indicated July was the deadliest month for civilians there since May 2008, saying the actual numbers are less than half reported. More information: click here

Death toll rises in Pakistan floods

The devastating floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,100 human beings, officials affirm. Another 30,000 human beings were stranded trying to escape rushing floodwaters. More information: click here

Gates says WikiLeaks morally guilty

It is up to the Justice Department to determine if there will be criminal charges in the release of classified military documents by WikiLeaks, however Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday the website is morally guilty for putting lives at risk. More information: click here

Tseng makes women's golf history

Taiwanese golfer Yani Tseng became the youngest woman to win three major trophies after claiming a tense one-shot victory at the British Open in England on Sunday. More information: click here

3 convicted killers escape U.S. prison

Authorities are hunting for three convicted murderers who escaped from a Kingman, Arizona, prison on Friday night. Police said the convicts are with a woman who helped them escape. More information: click here

Dozens arrested at Russia protests

Russian authorities arrested at least 135 opposition protesters -- including a leading Kremlin critic -- at rallies demanding freedom of assembly, state media said. More information: click here

Sufis back more AU troops in Somalia

A Somali militant collection wanting to rid the war-torn nation of an al Qaeda-linked movement welcomed Saturday the African Union's choice at the end week to expand its peacekeeping presence in the nation. More information: click here

Bus wreck kills 13 in southwest China

A bus carrying 22 passengers plummeted nearly 30 feet of a cliff in southwest China on Saturday, killing at least 13 human beings and injuring nine others, state-run media reported. More information: click here

Report: Saddam official issues message

An audio message purportedly from the highest-ranking at-large member of Iraq's Saddam Hussein regime has been released. More information: click here

Calls to cancel 9/11 Quran-burning event

In protest of what it calls a religion "of the devil," a non-denominational church in Gainesville, Florida, plans to host an "International Burn a Quran Day" on the ninth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. More information: click here

Castro accuses U.S. of torturing spy

Fidel Castro on Friday accused the United States of "torturing" a Cuban agent imprisoned there, saying Cuba is being pressured to release its spies. More information: click here

25 dead in Russian wildfires as army moves in

At least 25 human beings in Russia have died in wildfires amid soaring summer temperatures. President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday order the military to aid tackle the fires. More information: click here

More than 400 dead in Pakistan flooding

At least 325 human beings have been killled in surging floodwaters after record-breaking torrential rain in Pakistan. More information: click here

Gunmen torture, execute 15 in Mexico

Fifteen human beings -- including two women -- were tortured and executed in the border state of Tamaulipas, state media said. More information: click here

Strikes, ash widen BA quarterly loss

British Airways announces a pre-tax loss of 164 million pounds ($256.5 million) for the three months ending June 30. More information: click here

Daughters: Mom in baby case secretive

A French woman who admitted to giving birth to and smothering eight babies over a 17-year period was secretive however always supportive of her family, two of her daughters affirm in a community newspaper report. More information: click here

Israeli city hit by Palestinian rocket

The Israeli megalopolis of Ashkelon was hit by a rocket fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza early Friday, causing minor hurt, however no injuries, the Israel Defense Forces spokesman said. More information: click here

BA posts pre-tax loss of $256.5 million

British Airways announces a pre-tax loss of 164 million pounds ($256.5 million) for the three months ending June 30. More information: click here

Pentagon blasts WikiLeaks founder

The top U.S. military officer said that the founder of WikiLeaks was risking lives to constitute a political mark by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan. More information: click here

DMZ talks restart Friday with N. Korea

The U.S.-led United Nations Command will meet again Friday with North Korea to discuss the sinking of a South Korean warship, according to the U.S. Forces Korea website. More information: click here

Mexico arrests cops linked to cartels

Mexican federal authorities arrested 62 police officers in the state of Baja California Thursday suspected of ties to organized crime and drug trafficking, the state's attorney common said, according to the state-run Notimex news agency. More information: click here

Pentagon: WikiLeaks founder may have blood on his hands

The top U.S. military officer said that the founder of WikiLeaks was risking lives to constitute a political mark by publishing thousands of military reports from Afghanistan. More information: click here

80 dead in Congo ferry disaster

Eighty human beings were killed late Tuesday in a ferry accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a administration spokesman confirmed Thursday. More information: click here

Priest bound, stabbed in Mexico church

An 80-year-ancient Roman Catholic priest was found stabbed to death in his church in the megalopolis of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico, CNNMexico.com reported Thursday, citing state police. More information: click here

Warrants issued for 3 U.S. soldiers

A Spanish judge issued arrest warrants for three U.S. soldiers on Thursday in connection with the death of a Spanish TV cameraman in Iraq in 2003, reopening a extended-running legal battle, according to a copy of the court order viewed by CNN. More information: click here

Plane crash dead mourned in Pakistan

Pakistan is observing a day of mourning for the 152 human beings who died when a passenger plane went down in the outskirts of the capital Islamabad the day before. More information: click here

Labor minister quizzed in L'Oreal probe

French Labor Minister Eric Woerth is being questioned by police in connection with their investigation into the finances of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, the prosecutor's office in Nanterre, France, said Thursday. More information: click here

Day of mourning held for crash victims in Pakistan

Pakistan is observing a day of mourning for the 152 human beings who died when a passenger plane went down in the outskirts of the capital Islamabad the day before. More information: click here

Police: 8 dead babies found in France

French police have detained a couple after the bodies of eight newborn babies were found in northern France, some in a house and others in the garden of another house. More information: click here

Pentagon has 'main suspect' in leak

The Pentagon is focusing on jailed U.S. soldier Bradley Manning as the main suspect behind the leak of thousands of secret Afghan war papers, a senior official tells CNN. More information: click here

BP boss: No more oil but no guarantees

One hundred days after an oil well operated by BP ruptured in the Gulf of Mexico, and 13 days after crews finished capping the well to contain the previously-gushing crude, the corporation's incoming Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley says the worst may be over. More information: click here

French police search Bettencourt home

French police are searching the house of the daughter of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, a spokeswoman from the prosecutor's office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre told CNN Wednesday. More information: click here

Explosion damages Japanese oil tanker

An explosion occurred Wednesday aboard a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz near Oman, according to the U.S. Fifth Fleet and Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. More information: click here

Russian chopper safe in Sudan

A helicopter, its passengers and crew -- initially reported to have been seized Tuesday by rebels in the Sudanese territory of Darfur -- have returned unhurt to the town of Nyala, Sudan, the Russian airline UTair Aviation said on its website. More information: click here

Iran 'ready to resolve nuclear dispute'

Iran is ready for "effective cooperation" to resolve the dispute over its nuclear program, the nation's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said in an interview with state media. More information: click here

Pakistani passenger plane crashes near Islamabad

A Pakistani Airblue passenger plane with 152 human beings on board has crashed on the outskirts of Islamabad. Officials have recovered 10 bodies so far. More information: click here

China: Explosion at factory kills three

A plastics factory in eastern China exploded Wednesday, killing at least three human beings and sending hundreds more to the hospital, state media reported. More information: click here

Army expands probe into earlier leak

The U.S. Army has expanded its investigation into a soldier allegedly involved in the earlier leak of a combat video and military documents, according to the Pentagon. More information: click here

Defiant message from al Qaeda deputy

A male identified as al Qaeda's No. 2 official issued a eulogy for a killer comrade and made reference to a hardly any hot-button events in recent months: the botched Times Square automobile bombing, the Israeli commando flotilla strike and the proposed burqa ban in France. More information: click here

Outgoing BP boss to leave with $1.6 million salary

Embattled BP boss Tony Hayward will receive one year's salary of $1.6 million after stepping down following the multi-million dollar fallout of the largest oil spill in U.S. history. More information: click here

Iran defiant after new EU sanctions

Iran was defiant Tuesday after the European Union approved fresh sanctions against the nation, saying the measures are "ineffective and unconstructive." More information: click here

Hayward out as BP posts massive $17 billion loss

BP announces beleagured boss Tony Hayward is to step down in October, as the oil firm details the financial fallout of the largest oil spill in U.S. history. More information: click here

Bosnian leader faces extradition ruling

A judge is expected to choose Tuesday whether former Bosnian leader Ejup Ganic should be extradited to Belgrade. More information: click here

Leaked reports describe horror of war in detail

What appear to be U.S. reports leaked by a whistleblower website chronicle in detail the twists, turns and horror of Operating Enduring Freedom. More information: click here

Israeli helicopter crashes in Romania

Seven human beings, including six Israelis, are feared dead after an Israeli helicopter crashed in Romania on Monday during a joint military exercise, the Romanian Defense Ministry said. More information: click here

BP: Still no decision on Hayward

No final choice had been made regarding whether embattled CEO Tony Hayward will leave BP, the corporation said in a statement Monday morning. More information: click here

Karzai: NATO strike killed 52 civilians

Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Monday condemned a NATO strike in Helmand province that he said caused 52 civilian deaths. More information: click here

6 Yemeni troops die in al Qaeda attack

Six Yemeni troops were killed in an al Qaeda attack in the county's Shabwa province, according to Yemen's Defense Ministry. More information: click here

L'Oreal heiress quizzed over finances

Police are questioning France's richest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, as part of an investigation into her finances, her lawyer told CNN Monday. More information: click here

Lawyer's family held in stoning case

Authorities have arrested the wife and a brother of the Iranian lawyer who is defending a woman facing imprisonment and imaginable execution by stoning, a human rights activist said Monday. More information: click here

Torture prison chief jailed for 35 years

The Cambodian war crimes tribunal sentences Kaing Guek Eav, alias Duch, to 35 years in prison for running a notorious torture prison under the Khmer Rouge. More information: click here

Leaked documents 'shock' Afghanistan

The Afghan administration said Monday it was "shocked" as it sifted through tens of thousands of leaked U.S. military and diplomatic reports on the war in Afghanistan that a whistleblower website posted a day earlier. More information: click here

1 killed, 10 wounded in Bangkok blast

A bomb exploded Sunday in front of a busy shopping area in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least one male, authorities said. More information: click here

Festival canceled after death stampede

The death toll from the stampede at a German music festival is immediately at 19, police in Duisburg, Germany, said Sunday. The number of human beings injured when chaos broke outside at Saturday's "Like Parade 2010" has also risen -- to 400, police said. More information: click here

Uganda bombings overshadow summit

Heads of 35 African nations observed two minutes of silence Sunday to honor more than 70 human beings killed in terrorist bomb blasts in Uganda earlier this month as the African Union summit opened. More information: click here

U.S., S. Korea begin military drills

Amid heightened tensions with North Korea, the United States and South Korea on Sunday started joint military exercises. More information: click here

Contador claims third Tour de France

Albert Contador was crowned Tour de France champion for the third age on Sunday as Mark Cavendish won the final stage of cycling's premier event, which was delayed after seven-age winner Lance Armstrong's team were ordered to alter their jerseys. More information: click here

Officials: Abducted U.S. soldier killed

One American supply member who was abducted in Afghanistan on Friday has been killed, provincial administration officials said today. More information: click here

Relief vessels back at Gulf oil spill site

The vessel that engineers are using to drill a relief well was back on site near BP's ruptured deepwater well Sunday, However officials said storms could continue to thwart containment and cleanup efforts. More information: click here

Search of mass graves in Mexico ends

Authorities in the Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon have finished excavating and are trying to identify 51 bodies they found in nine hidden mass graves, state media said. More information: click here

Fidel Castro makes public appearance

Fidel Castro appeared publicly in his trademark olive green shirt on Saturday for the first age since he fell ill and renounced ability four years ago, according to a state-run website. More information: click here

15 killed amid panic at Germany's 'Love Parade'

Fifteen human beings were killed Saturday when chaos broke outside at a music festival in Duisburg, Germany, police said. More information: click here

Football: France coach benches squad

Fresh France coach Laurent Blanc has chosen not to select any of the 23-male Earth Cup squad, that refused to capture part in a training session during their disastrous tournament, for following month's friendly international against Norway. More information: click here

7 banks fail EU 'stress tests'

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Terror suspects escape Iraqi prison

Four terror suspects have escaped from a Baghdad, Iraq, prison that was formerly run by U.S. forces, a senior official with the Iraqi justice ministry told CNN Friday. More information: click here

Pakistan extends tenure of army chief

The Pakistani administration has extended by three years the tenure of the national army chief, Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, who has overseen anti-terrorism efforts against the Taliban. More information: click here

Tropical Storm Bonnie bears down on Gulf of Mexico

Efforts to permanently seal BP's hurt oil well may be delayed as Tropical Storm Bonnie heads toward the southern tip of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. More information: click here

5 missing after Guatemala landslide

Rescue workers looking for at least five human beings believed to be trapped under a landslide have resumed their search in Chinautla, Guatemala, a volunteer firefighter said Thursday. More information: click here

Senior FARC head sentenced to 27 years

A former front commander in Colombia's main leftist rebel collection was sentenced to 27 years in prison Thursday for conspiring to import tons of cocaine into the United States, prosecutors said. More information: click here

Deadly jellyfish stings 150 on beach

A dead jellyfish that broke to pieces while it was being removed stung nearly 150 human beings Wednesday at a state park beach in Rye, Fresh Hampshire, police and CNN affiliate WMUR said. More information: click here

Archbishop Tutu to step back from public spotlight

South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu says he will retire from public lifetime in October to spend more age with his family and to "sip Rooibos tea with my beloved wife." More information: click here

UK: No charges over G-20 death

UK prosecutors affirm no charges will be brought against a police officer who struck a male who later died during the G-20 protests in London at the end year. More information: click here

China scrambles to contain oil spill

China on Thursday continued its nearly weeklong effort to clean up an oil spill that has dumped 1,500 tons of crude into the waters in a northeastern province. More information: click here

BP could soon try 'static kill' of Gulf well

In the following 48 hours, BP could commence pumping mud into its hurt Gulf of Mexico well to energy oil back into the reservoir below, an operation called a "static kill." More information: click here

U.S. accused of supporting Iran attacks

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is accusing the United States of supporting the recent bombings in the southeastern megalopolis of Zahedan to stir up religious dissension within the Islamic republic, state media said Wednesday. More information: click here

Venezuela owns part of opposition TV

Venezuela will designation a administration representative to the board of opposition broadcaster Globovision, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said in speech Tuesday. More information: click here

UN: African nations face food crisis

U.N. officials are pleading for immediate economic aid for four African countries where human beings are facing malnutrition in the wake of a drought at the end year. More information: click here

Afghanistan to assume security by 2014

Afghanistan is "determined" to be responsible for its own security operations by 2014, President Hamid Karzai has told an international donors conference in Kabul. More information: click here

Departing U.N. official slams boss

A departing senior U.N. official has released a rare rebuke of her boss's performance -- saying the United Nations is "drifting into irrelevance" under Secretary-Common Ban Ki-moon's management. More information: click here

Afghanistan aims for full security handover by 2014

Afghanistan is "determined" to be responsible for its own security operations by 2014, President Hamid Karzai has told an international donors conference in Kabul. More information: click here

520 die in Belgium's hot weather

More than 500 human beings have died in Belgium since the commence of April, a higher-than-usual number which may be tied to a string of summer days with high temperatures, health authorities said Tuesday. More information: click here

Turkish minister meets Hamas leader

Turkey's foreign minister met with Hamas' leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal during a visit to Syria Monday, a spokesman for the foreign ministry confirmed Tuesday. More information: click here

British prime minister to meet Obama

Prime Minister David Cameron makes his first White House visit as Britain's leader Tuesday. More information: click here

Karzai eyes 2014 security handover

Afghanistan should be responsible for its own security operatons by 2014, President Hamid Karzai told an international conference Tuesday. More information: click here

Study: Gel cuts HIV transmission rate

A fresh topical gel has shown promise in helping to protect women from HIV infection, according to a study being presented at the International AIDS Conference. More information: click here

Militants killed, held over Kabul raid

Distinct insurgents were killed and two were detained while troops were looking for a Taliban facilitator who was believed to be in the final stages of plotting an attack against an international conference in Kabul, authorities said Tuesday. More information: click here

BP well tests extended amid concerns

Tests on the ruptured BP well in the Gulf of Mexico will go on for another 24 hours as officials try to clarify "anomalous" pressure readings and imaginable leaks. More information: click here

U.S. warns of dengue in Honduras

The American Embassy in Honduras has issued a warning about classic dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever, which have killed 21 human beings in the nation this year. Five more deaths are under investigation. More information: click here

Palin critical of Ground Zero mosque

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the proposed construction of a mosque and community center near "Ground Zero," the site of the 9/11 terror attack in Fresh York Megalopolis, calling it an "unnecessary provocation." More information: click here

New golf star inspired by idol Player

Surprise British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen said a telephone call from South African golf legend Gary Player gave him the impetus to pull off a stunning victory at St Andrews. More information: click here

Lockerbie case: Senators seek UK talks

Four U.S. senators have requested a formal meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron during his visit to the United States this week to discuss the 2009 release of a male convicted of playing a role in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. More information: click here

Reclusive primate pictured for first time

Wildlife researchers in Sri Lanka have photographed one of the earth's most reclusive primates for the first age. More information: click here

India train collision kills dozens

A moving passenger train ploughs into a stationary train in eastern India, killing more than 55 human beings and injuring 100 others, police in West Bengal state affirm. More information: click here

U.S. intelligence community attacked

The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has made an intelligence community that has become so large and unwieldy that it's unmanageable, inefficient and no one knows how much money it costs, according to a two-year-extended investigation by the Washington Advertise. More information: click here

Photos of Uganda bombers released

Ugandan police have released photo reconstructions of two men they affirm were the suicide bombers behind at the end week's attacks on Earth Cup fans that left 76 dead. More information: click here

Oil seepage 'detected at spill site'

Washington's oil spill response director says there is a "detected seep a distance from the well" and orders BP to affirm the administration if other leaks are found. More information: click here

Uganda releases photos of bombers

Ugandan police have released photo reconstructions of two men they affirm were the suicide bombers behind at the end week's attacks on Earth Cup fans that left 76 dead. More information: click here

U.S. official: Oil seepage detected at oil spill site

Washington's oil spill response director says there is a "detected seep a distance from the well" and orders BP to affirm the administration if other leaks are found. More information: click here

EU presses Israel over Gaza

The European Union's top foreign affairs representative visited Gaza on Sunday and urged Israel to ease its embargo of the Palestinian territory to allow "a bigger lifetime" for its residents. More information: click here

Uganda releases photos of Kampala bombers

Ugandan police have released photo reconstructions of two men they affirm were the suicide bombers behind at the end week's attacks on Earth Cup fans that left 76 dead. More information: click here

Tsunami warning after Pacific quake

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck off the coast of Papau Fresh Guinea in the southwestern Pacific ocean Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. More information: click here

Religious violence kills eight in Nigeria

Eight human beings in Nigeria were killed early Saturday when Muslim Fulani herdsmen attacked Christians, a Plateau state official told CNN. More information: click here

BP well tests to go another 24 hours

Encouraged by results so far, BP and the administration agreed to another 24 hours of testing of the recently recapped Gulf well. More information: click here

China port ablaze after oil pipe blasts

A pair of oil pipeline blasts engulfed a Chinese port in flames for 15 hours before firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze, state-run media reported. More information: click here

New cap under increasing pressure to perform in Gulf

BP will continue crucial testing Saturday to determine whether a fresh containment cap will keep stopping oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. More information: click here

Battle to free victim in rubble of garage

Rescuers scrambled early Saturday to reach a person trapped in the rubble of a collapsed Fresh Jersey parking garage, nearly a day after the structure crumbled, authorities said. More information: click here

Libya official: No Lockerbie in BP talks

A top Libyan oil official denied allegations of an agreement to autonomous of charge the Lockerbie bomber in exchange for bolstered BP commercial interests in the nation. More information: click here

Testing proceeds on BP undersea well

For the first age in nearly three months, oil has stopped flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, as BP proceeds with a highly anticipated check designed to measure pressure within its ruptured oil well. More information: click here

Clooney testifies in Italian fraud case

Actor George Clooney was expected to testify Friday in Milan, Italy, at the trial of three men accused of fraudulently using the Hollywood star's likeness to promote a fashion border. More information: click here

Explosion in Mexico border town kills 3

An explosion in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, killed at least three human beings Thursday night, including two police officers and a paramedic, authorities said. More information: click here

Afghan, coalition strike Taliban targets

A strike by a combined Afghan and international energy may have killed a Taliban commander connected to a July 2 attack near a hotel in Kunduz province, the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan said Thursday. More information: click here

Report: Two blasts rock Iranian city

Two explosions Thursday in the southeastern Iranian megalopolis of Zahedan have left "distinct dead and injured," Iran state television Press TV reported, citing Iran's state news agency IRNA. More information: click here

Pakistan bans bin Laden comedy

Pakistan has banned the theatrical release of a comedy about Osama bin Laden due to hit cinema screens in South Asia on Friday. More information: click here

U.S. hands over last Iraqi prison

The U.S. military handed over to Iraq the Camp Cropper detention facility Thursday, calling the moment a milestone in Iraq's history and another step in the drawdown of U.S. forces there. More information: click here

Green energy 'resilient' after downturn

The creation of fresh ability capacity from renewable energy has exceeded fresh fossil fuel ability generation in the United States and Europe for the second year running, according to two United Nations reports published Thursday. More information: click here

Golf: McIlroy leads Open after record 63

Tiger Woods has begun his quest to become the first golfer to win three consecutive British Open titles at St Andrews. More information: click here

1,200 Russians drowned in heatwave

More than 1,000 Russians have drowned recently as they attempted to find relief from a stifling heat wave -- many of them after drinking alcohol, officials said. More information: click here

BP hopes to resume critical well tests

A leak in a crucial piece of equipment may stall BP's effort to stop the massive oil gusher Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico. More information: click here

Argentina legalizes gay marriage

Argentina becomes the first Latin American nation to legalize same-sex marriage after lawmakers in the nation's Senate debate the issue for 14 hours. More information: click here

Arrests made amid N. Ireland unrest

Police in Northern Ireland said Thursday they have made distinct arrests after a fourth night of violence in Belfast. More information: click here

N. Korea-U.N. talks start in DMZ

The U.S.-led United Nations Command and North Korea held rare military talks Thursday -- the first since the sinking of a South Korean warship, the Yonhap news agency reported. More information: click here

N. Korea talks to take place in demilitarized zone

Military talks between the U.N. and North Korea regarding the sinking of a South Korean warship have been rescheduled for Thursday, a U.N. spokesman tells CNN. More information: click here

Top Mexican anti-drug official resigns

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has announced the resignation of Interior Secretary Fernando Gomez Mont, who oversaw security efforts against drug cartels in Mexico. More information: click here

Report: World failing Haiti over aid pledges

Six months after an earthquake struck Haiti, most governments that promised money to aid rebuild the nation have not delivered funds at all, a CNN investigation finds. More information: click here

Iroquois lacrosse team misses flight

The 4 p.m. Delta flight outside of John F. Kennedy Airport to London came and went on Tuesday -- however without the members of the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team on board. More information: click here

Libyan aid ship heading to Egypt, say Israeli officials

A Libyan ship carrying humanitarian goods for Gaza appears to be turning toward Egypt, a go that could avert a showdown between Israeli forces and activists. More information: click here

BP delays crucial tests of Gulf well cap

BP says it has place off "integrity tests" on the fresh stacking cap on its ruptured Gulf oil well so it can review testing procedures. More information: click here

Libyan aid ship continues toward Gaza

A Libyan-backed ship laden with humanitarian goods to Gaza -- in violation of an Israeli blockade -- was due to arrive at the Palestinian territory Wednesday morning, an organizer said. More information: click here

Hundreds stranded in Philippines storm

Tropical Storm Conson is rolling westward across the Philippines Wednesday, stranding more than 1,300 human beings after severe weather warnings were issued. More information: click here

Iranian scientist free to leave U.S. for Tehran

Shahram Amiri -- an Iranian nuclear scientist Tehran claimed was kidnapped by U.S. agents -- is leaving Washington for Iran, a diplomatic source has told CNN. More information: click here

Iranian scientist leaves U.S. for Tehran

Shahram Amiri -- an Iranian nuclear scientist Tehran claimed was kidnapped by U.S. agents -- is leaving Washington Tuesday night for Iran, a diplomatic source has told CNN. More information: click here

Freed Cuban dissidents head to Spain

The first collection among 52 Cuban political prisoners to be freed is expected to arrive in Spain Tuesday, officials and family members said. More information: click here

Superstar octopus quits guessing game

Paul the octopus -- who correctly predicted the outcome of eight Earth Cup matches in a row -- is officially retiring from the prediction business, said the aquarium in Germany where he lives. More information: click here

U.S. unhappy with Swiss Polanski ruling

A Justice Department official said Monday the United States was "deeply disappointed" with the choice by Switzerland's Justice Ministry to autonomous of charge filmmaker Roman Polanski instead of extraditing him to America to face sentencing for unlawful sex with a minor. More information: click here

Militants claim Uganda attacks

A Somali Islamist militant collection -- al-Shabaab -- issued a administer claim of responsibility Monday for a string of three bombings in Uganda that left at least 74 human beings dead. More information: click here

Golf: Woods drawn with Rose at Open

Earth number one Tiger Woods will play alongside in-form Englishman Justin Rose and Camilo Villegas of Colombia in the first two rounds of golf's British Open at St Andrews, starting on Thursday. More information: click here

Castro makes rare TV appearance

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro will constitute his first major public appearance in years Monday when he discusses the Middle East on a administration TV program, the state-run Granma newspaper reported. More information: click here

Uganda twin blasts kill 74

A Somali Islamist militant collection -- al-Shabaab -- issued a administer claim of responsibility Monday for a string of three bombings in Uganda that left at least 74 human beings dead. More information: click here

Uganda bomb carnage claims at least 74 lives

The death toll from bombings in the capital, Kampala, rises to at least 74, a day after blasts ripped through venues where crowds were watching the Earth Cup. More information: click here

Deadly floods kill hundreds in India

At least 221 human beings have been killed in monsoon floods in India since June 1, official figures exhibit. More information: click here

Advocate: Child slavery growing in Haiti

Minor slavery has escalated six months after a devastating earthquake demolished the Haitian capital and left a generation of orphans, according to an advocate who works in the Caribbean nation. More information: click here

Brazil: Violence high against women

Far from the pleased, melodic sway of the "Girl from Ipanema" stereotype, lifetime is no beach for women in Brazil. More information: click here

Probe sends back asteroid images

A European hour probe has captured detailed images of an asteroid that scientists hope will increase understanding of how the solar system evolved. More information: click here

Armstrong's Tour bid 'over'

Lance Armstrong's bid for an eighth win in the Tour de France came to an end on the dramatic eighth stage when he crashed twice. He said he will stay in the race. More information: click here

Armstrong's Tour bid in tatters

Lance Armstrong's bid for an eighth win in the Tour de France came to a sorry end on dramatic eighth stage of the Tour de France won by Andy Schleck of Luxembourg. More information: click here

Russian swapped for spies in England, brother says

A Russian scientist who was part of a swap for 10 Russian spies caught in the United States is immediately in England, his brother told CNN Sunday. More information: click here

Yemen: 10 'al-Qaeda militants' arrested

Yemen security services arrested 10 al-Qaeda terrorists Sunday in Hadrmout province, east Yemen, according to the Ministry of Interior. More information: click here

Probe sends back images of crater-covered asteroid

A European hour probe has captured detailed images of an asteroid that scientists hope will increase understanding of how the solar system evolved. More information: click here

Bomb threat forces Brazil plane landing

Authorities continued their investigation early Sunday after a flight with more than 400 onboard made an emergency landing in Brazil following a bomb threat. More information: click here

Fidel Castro photos published on pro-government blog

Images appearing to exhibit former Cuban President Fidel Castro have surfaced on a pro-administration blog, which claims the photos were taken at the end week. More information: click here

UK manhunt ends in fugitive's suicide

The week-extended hunt for fugitive gunman Raoul Moat finished early Saturday when the 37-year-ancient shot himself after a six-hour standoff with police in Rothbury, England. More information: click here

Heat wave closes Iranian offices

Iran will close administration offices in Tehran and other areas since of sweltering weather, the nation's semiofficial Fars Fresh agency reported Saturday. More information: click here

Iran rejects girls football uniforms

An Iranian official has rejected the fresh uniform for the girls' football team, saying it's also "inappropriate," the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported. More information: click here

Progress fighting leak may come soon

A two-pronged effort to stop the oil leaking into Gulf shows some promising signs, the head of the administration's oil spill response team says. More information: click here

Police: Wounded man may be shooter

Police in northeastern England believe they've spotted Raoul Thomas Moat, wanted for a series of shootings at the end weekend. More information: click here

Advances in fighting oil leak may come this weekend

A dual-pronged effort to battle the oil belching from BP's runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico shows promise for this weekend, a U.S. administration official said. More information: click here

Blown-out well may get new cap soon

BP may replace the containment cap on its broken Gulf oil well as early as Saturday, the head of the administration's response team says. More information: click here

U.S.- Russia swap 'spies' on Vienna tarmac, report say

The U.S. and Russia have completed their 'spy swap' on the tarmac of Vienna airport, Russian state media reports. More information: click here

U.S.- Russia swap 'spies' on Vienna tarmac

A plane carrying 10 Russian agents who were expelled from the United States took off from Vienna, Austria on Friday, bound for Moscow, state-run Russian media reported. More information: click here

U.S. police shooting verdict sparks riot

Hundreds of rioters upset about the verdict in the trial of a white former police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black male stormed the streets of downtown Oakland, California, Thursday night, police said. More information: click here

LeBron James says he will play in Miami

Seasons of hype and drama will culminate Thursday night when superstar LeBron James answers the one inquiry that has been on the minds of most NBA die-hards: Which team will he play for? More information: click here

'Barefoot bandit': In the Bahamas?

The teenage fugitive suspected of flying a stolen plane to the Bahamas over the weekend may have surfaced Wednesday night, authorities there said. More information: click here

Reports: China mine blast kills 8

Eight human beings were killed and 36 were injured in an explosion at a closed coal mine in China Thursday, according to a state-run news agency. More information: click here

Obama: Middle East peace deal doable

President Barack Obama told an Israeli television network that he thinks there can be a Middle East peace agreement by the end of his contemporary term, however "it's going to be wrenching." More information: click here

Goydos shoot 59 in PGA event

Veteran American Paul Goydos has become just the fourth player in PGA Tour history to break the 60-shot barrier after carding a remarkable 12-under-par 59 in the opening round of the John Deere Classic on Thursday. More information: click here

3 convicted in 2006 airliner bomb plot

In a third trial, three men have been convicted in a 2006 plot to blow up commercial airliners over the Atlantic Ocean, the head of Britain's counterterrorism prosecution told CNN on Thursday. More information: click here

Terror suspects arrested in Norway

Three human beings suspected of plotting terrorist attacks and having connections to al Qaeda have been apprehended, the Norwegian prime minister's office said Thursday. More information: click here

Spain to accept freed Cuban prisoners

Spain's foreign minister has agreed to capture in the 52 Cuban political prisoners who are locate for release, Spanish diplomatic sources said Thursday. More information: click here

UK terror suspect's extradition delayed

The European Court of Human Rights said Thursday it wants to hear more evidence before deciding whether to extradite British terrorism suspect Babar Ahmad to the United States. More information: click here

Alleged Russian spies to be charged in New York

Ten suspected Russian secret agents will be charged in Fresh York as a rights activist said they be swapped with a Russian researcher convicted of spying for the U.S. More information: click here