New bid to cap leak could start this week

BP could try to cap a massive oil gusher again early this week in an attempt to solve what the Obama administration has called "probably the largest environmental disaster we've ever faced in this nation." More information: click here

Balloons carry propaganda into N. Korea

Park Sang Hak and his family jammed 150,000 sheets of paper, dollar bills, DVDs and tiny AM/FM radios inside bags attached to giant inflatable helium balloons. More information: click here

Toddler smokes 40 cigarettes a day'

Two-year-ancient Aldi yanked on his mother's hair and squirmed in her arms. More information: click here

Arrest after Aeromexico flight diverted

An Aeromexico flight from France to Mexico was diverted to Montreal, Canada, Sunday since a "person of interest" was on board, a Transportation Security Administration spokesman said. More information: click here

Agatha leaves 82 dead in Guatemala, El Salvador

The remnants of Tropical Storm Agatha were headed into the Caribbean Sea late Sunday after leaving behind more than 80 dead in Guatemala and El Salvador. More information: click here

Six Afghan police killed in mine blast

Six Afghan policemen were killed and two others injured Sunday in a roadside mine explosion, according to the governor of Afghanistan's Badakhsan province. More information: click here

Colombia elections set for close finish

Colombians will go to the polls on Sunday in a tight presidential race that many didn't expect would be so close just a hardly any months ago. More information: click here

Aid convoy resumes Gaza voyage

Defying an Israeli blockade, a convoy of ships carrying aliment and aid will resume its journey toward Gaza on Sunday afternoon after mechanical problems caused a delay. More information: click here

Aid convoy steams toward Gaza

Defying an Israeli blockade, a convoy of ships carrying aliment and aid will resume its journey toward Gaza on Sunday afternoon after mechanical problems caused a delay. More information: click here

Canadian commander in Afghanistan out

Brig. Gen. Daniel Menard, the chief of the Canadian forces in Afghanistan, has been relieved of duty following allegations of an inappropriate relationship, the nation's military said. More information: click here

Kindergarten attacker executed in China

A male who had been sentenced to death for attacking 29 children and three teachers at a kindergarten in eastern China was executed Sunday morning, state news reported. More information: click here

UK minister quits amid scandal

The Cabinet minister responsible for slashing Britain's crippling deficit has admitted using taxpayers' money to rent rooms from his male partner, as the expenses scandal came back to haunt the fresh coalition administration. More information: click here

New UK minister quits amid scandal

The Cabinet minister responsible for slashing Britain's crippling deficit has admitted using taxpayers' money to rent rooms from his male partner, as the expenses scandal came back to haunt the fresh coalition administration. More information: click here

2 Malawi gays spared 14-year sentence

The president of Malawi has pardoned two gay men who were sentenced to 14 years in prison this month for yucky indecency and unnatural acts, the nation's solicitor common, Anthony Kamanga, said Saturday. More information: click here

N. Korea hits out over warship claims

A North Korean official has questioned South Korea's credibility for its rhetoric and actions over the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, state-run media in North Korea reported Saturday. More information: click here

Teams begin Gulf coast cleanup

Community teams in Louisiana will commence a cleanup Saturday aimed at protecting coastal marshes while BP continues its efforts to stop oil from gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. More information: click here

Robbers use tea to rob Iraqi bank

Robbers stole $5.5 million from an Iraqi state bank after giving guards tea laced with a sleeping drug, the Interior Ministry said. More information: click here

Second BA strike looms after talks fail

A second five-day strike by British Airways cabin crew members was locate to commence Sunday after talks between the union and the airline failed, mediators said. More information: click here

Czechs go to polls in parliamentary vote

Voters in the Czech Republic went to the polls Friday to elect a fresh parliament that will replace the caretaker administration that has been in charge since at the end year. More information: click here

Obama vows support to oil-stricken region

U.S. President Barack Obama toured the oil-stricken Gulf Coast and vowed to do all he could to aid area residents and businesses clean up the mess and recover financially. More information: click here

Ecuador volcano closes airport

Lava and ash from Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano forced the closure of Guayaquil Airport until Saturday afternoon, an airport spokesman said Friday. More information: click here

Deaths climb from Guatemala volcano

The death toll from the eruption of a volcano in Guatemala has risen to at least three human beings, an official said Friday. More information: click here

BP official admits oil spill 'environmental catastrophe'

BP's top official, who had previously said the environmental impact on Gulf of Mexico would be modest, upgraded his assessment Friday to an "environmental catastrophe." More information: click here

Trains collide in India after blast

At least seven bodies have been pulled outside of the mangled wreckage left when two trains collided in eastern India early Friday, a railway spokesman said. About 45 passengers have been hospitalized. More information: click here

Peru: Berenson could be expelled

Lori Berenson, a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Peru since 1995 for helping leftist rebels, was released on parole Thursday afternoon. More information: click here

GE jet engine failures prompt U.S. action

The failure of Common Electric engines on four jet aircraft overseas during the past two years has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to issue an "urgent" recommendation to increase inspections of the engines on U.S. aircraft. More information: click here

Drugmaker Perrigo warned

You may have thought you were playing it safe by avoiding recently-recalled Johnson & Johnson products, however another drugmaker is immediately in the hot seat for some of the same problems, including the release of metal-tainted pills. More information: click here

U.S. stocks stage big rally

U.S. stocks soared Thursday, with the major indexes gaining about 3%, after Chinese officials dismissed reports that they're reviewing their nation's investment in European bonds amid concerns about the continent's debt problems. More information: click here

Ghana's Essien ruled out of World Cup

Ghana captain Michael Essien has been ruled outside of the Earth Cup due to injury, dealing a major blow to the Black Stars' hopes of success in the first tournament to be held in Africa. More information: click here

Obama: Moratorium on new oil wells

President Obama is extending the moratorium on permits to drill fresh deepwater wells for six months, a White House official said Thursday. More information: click here

Facebook changes privacy controls

Facebook privacy settings will become simpler to alter and users will be able to hide all of their data from third parties if they wish, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday. More information: click here

Jamaica PM denies alleged gang ties

Jamaica's prime minister Wednesday rejected allegations that he was "a known criminal affiliate" of a suspected drug lord, calling them "libellous," "scurrilous" and "malicious." More information: click here

Brussels unveils bank levy plans

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BP nears decision on 'top kill' oil spill move

BP's top official says the oil corporation will constitute a choice on whether to proceed with a "top kill" procedure designed to contain oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. More information: click here

Gay Malawi couple separated in prison

One of two gay men jailed in Malawi after they got engaged has been transferred to another prison, a human rights campaigner and gay rights activist said Wednesday. More information: click here

Shuttle Atlantis lands after last mission

Hour shuttle Atlantis is locate to land Wednesday morning, ending the orbiter's stellar 25-year career. More information: click here

Suicide toll rises at iPhone factory

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Atlantis set to return from final mission

Hour shuttle Atlantis is locate to land Wednesday morning, ending the orbiter's stellar 25-year career. More information: click here

BP reports warning signs aboard doomed rig

Oil corporation BP had three indications of distress aboard the doomed drill rig Deepwater Horizon in the hour before the April 20 explosion that sank the offshore platform, congressional investigators reported Tuesday. More information: click here

Dozens dead in Jamaican police assault

At least 27 human beings have been killed and 31 wounded in an ongoing assault by Jamaican police on a suspected drug lord's compound in the capital, Kingston. More information: click here

Small mammals at risk as world warms

The biodiversity of small mammals in North America may already be close to a "tipping mark" causing impacts "up and down the aliment chain" according to a fresh study by U.S. scientists. More information: click here

North Korea threatens military action

North Korea accuses South Korea's navy of entering its waters and threatens to retaliate. Tensions have been high since the South said the North sank a navy ship. More information: click here

Iranian filmmaker released from prison

An award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who has been imprisoned since March 1, was released from prison Tuesday, Iranian media reported. More information: click here

Oil-carrying ship collision off Singapore

An estimated 2,000 tonnes of crude oil may have spilled into the sea when two ships collided off Singapore's southeastern coast Tuesday, the Port Authority of Singapore said. More information: click here

Clinton in China to talk Korea, economy

As talks open, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton seeks support for N. Korea sanctions, while Chinese President Hu Jintao shows a willingness to reform the yuan. More information: click here

BA five-day strike begins

BA passengers face disruption as cabin crew commence a five-day strike after talks with the airline over pay and working conditions failed over the weekend. More information: click here

U.S. hikers detained in Iran engaged

Two of three American hikers who have been detained in Iran for nearly 10 months -- Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd -- have gotten engaged in prison and plot to get married after their release, their relatives said Monday. More information: click here

Unruly crowd heckles Ahmadinejad

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's speech in southern Iran was marred Monday by unemployed citizens demanding jobs. More information: click here

Thailand starts year with strong growth

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Frustration mounts over Gulf oil spill

Two top Obama administration officials head to Louisiana on Monday to assess the response to the massive oil spill as the administration sends mixed messages about BP's effort to cap the gusher. More information: click here

Australia asks Israel to recall diplomat

Australia has questioned Israel to withdraw a diplomat over the employ of at least four fake Australian passports in the assassination of a Hamas operative in the United Arab Emirates. More information: click here

Air India's flight data recorder sought

Searchers find a cockpit voice recorder in the charred wreckage of a crashed Air India plane as the search continues for the flight's data recorder. More information: click here

Japan PM 'sorry' for Okinawa backflip

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama apologizes to mad residents of Okinawa after going back on an election promise to go a U.S. military base off the island. More information: click here

Extremists blamed for U.N. camp attack

A U.N.-sponsored summer camp in Gaza was burned Sunday hours before it was due to open, witnesses said, blaming Muslim extremists who apparently body to boys and girls going to camp together. More information: click here

Clinton calls for 'level playing field'

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed for greater commercial access for American businesses in China on Sunday, urging Beijing for a "level playing field." More information: click here

Mexico suspends search for politician

Mexican authorities have suspended their investigation into the disappearance of a former presidential candidate after his family questioned authorities to stand back from the condition, the attorney common's office announced Saturday. More information: click here

U.S. issues travel alert for Jamaica

The U.S. State Department issued a travel alert for Jamaica on Friday, citing unconfirmed reports of criminal gang members amassing in Kingston and the mobilization of Jamaican defense forces. More information: click here

Aznar on Europe north-south divide

The economic crisis in Europe is leading to a shift in which the northern countries increasingly will constitute decisions over fiscal and monetary matters to be implemented by the southern countries, former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar told CNN. More information: click here

127 bodies recovered from smouldering India plane wreck

All however eight passengers are feared dead after an Air India flight carrying 166 human beings from Dubai overshot the runway and burst into flames in India early Saturday. Rescuers have recovered 127 bodies from the wreckage. More information: click here

Casualties in Air India crash, officials say

A plane crash in western India early Saturday killed more than 160 passengers, an Indian official said. V.S. Acharya, the house minister of India's Karnataka state, told CNN-IBN he thought about six or seven human beings had survived the crash. More information: click here

Official: Airliner crash in India kills more than 160

A plane crash in western India early Saturday killed more than 160 passengers, an Indian official said. V.S. Acharya, the house minister of India's Karnataka state, told CNN-IBN he thought about six or seven human beings had survived the crash. More information: click here

Casualties feared in Air India crash

A plane crash in western India early Saturday killed more than 160 passengers, an Indian official said. V.S. Acharya, the house minister of India's Karnataka state, told CNN-IBN he thought about six or seven human beings had survived the crash. More information: click here

Clinton gets tough on N.Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the international community cannot allow North Korea's attack on a South Korean ship to go unanswered. More information: click here

Two detained Iranians freed in Iraq

Two Iranians detained for years in Iraq by U.S. troops have been freed and are headed house, officials at the Iranian Embassy in Baghdad told CNN on Friday. More information: click here

Suspect arrested in Kate Moss art theft

Investigators in London have arrested a male in the reported theft of artworks from the house of supermodel Kate Moss, police said Friday. More information: click here

Inter, Bayern set for Madrid showdown

The final of the European Champions League will see two of the continent's giant clubs meet in the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, in a battle to choose the champions of the most lucrative competition in earth soccer. More information: click here

Sarkozy-Merkel agreement on economy

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Thursday that he and German Chancellor Angela Merkel assent on how to handle Europe's financial woes. More information: click here

Scientists create a living organism

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Obama's top intelligence adviser resigns

President Obama's top intelligence adviser, Dennis C. Blair, has resigned, two senior intelligence officials confirmed Thursday. More information: click here

Musharraf says he'll re-enter politics in Pakistan

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf plans to giveback to Pakistan and to re-enter politics, he told CNN. More information: click here

Cyclist Landis: I used drugs for years

Cyclist Floyd Landis has admitted using performance-enhancing drugs for most of his career after disputing for years a positive doping check result that led to his suspension from the sport, two news organizations reported Thursday. More information: click here

Masterpieces taken in Paris art heist

Five paintings, reportedly including a Matisse and a Picasso, were stolen overnight from a Paris museum, the Paris mayor's office said Thursday. More information: click here

Facebook, YouTube blocked over 'Draw Mohammed Day'

Pakistan blocks access to YouTube -- a day after it shut down Facebook -- in response to an online collection calling on human beings to draw the Prophet Mohammed. More information: click here

Men are bigger liars, study reveals

Men lie the most and feel less guilty about it -- however women are the bigger liars, a British survey has found. More information: click here

Part from Afghan plane wreck located

A satellite has spotted part of the plane that crashed in the mountains of Afghanistan with 44 human beings aboard, an official with the nation's Transport and Aviation Ministry said Thursday. More information: click here

Pakistan blocks YouTube, Facebook

Pakistan on Thursday blocked access to YouTube -- a day after it shut down social networking site Facebook -- in response to an online collection calling on human beings to draw the Prophet Mohammed. More information: click here

South Korea points to North over warship sinking

The president of South Korea vows "resolute" measures against North Korea for its alleged attack on a South Korean warship. More information: click here

Riots, fires follow Bangkok curfew

Fires and small riots erupted in Bangkok despite a strict curfew imposed after protest leaders surrender following a military surge into their makeshift encampments. More information: click here

Facebook ban for 'Draw Mohammed' Day

Pakistan is blocking access to Facebook in response to an online collection calling on human beings to draw the Prophet Mohammed, officials said Wednesday. More information: click here

Three aid workers kidnapped in Darfur

An American citizen is among three aid workers kidnapped in the war-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur, the U.S. Embassy in Khartoum said Wednesday. More information: click here

Germany moves against short sellers

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Thai opposition calls off protests after military surge

Distinct Red Shirt leaders called off their anti-administration protests in Bangkok Wednesday after a large military offensive routed their supporters from a megalopolis park where they had amassed. More information: click here

Thai protesters killed in gunbattle

At least two protesters were killed during battles in a central Bangkok park as Thai soldiers go on thousands camped outside in defiance of a administration order to vacate, rescue workers said. More information: click here

Google faces probes over Wi-Fi data flub

Authorities in both Germany and the US are expected to commence inquiries into Google's "accidental" collection of Wi-Fi payload data by its Street View cars. More information: click here

Clinton: Deal reached on Iran sanctions

The United States, Russia, China and other key nations have reached agreement on a "strong" Iran sanctions resolution, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. More information: click here

Troops on move in Bangkok

The Thai administration says it will negotiate only when the opposition ends its protests, as an estimated 5,000 human beings defy an order to leave the demonstration area. More information: click here

Russia, China agree on Iran sanctions, Clinton says

The United States, Russia, China and other key nations have reached agreement on a "strong" Iran sanctions resolution, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says. More information: click here

Gulf fishing ban extended after oil spill

A huge chunk of the Gulf of Mexico is immediately off limits for fishing since of the massive BP oil spill, the U.S. administration has announced. More information: click here

Gay couple convicted of 'indecency'

A Malawian couple has been found guilty of yucky indecency and unnatural acts, according to a non-governmental association that witnessed the verdict Tuesday. More information: click here

Bangkok tense as thousands remain on streets

Tensions remain high on the streets of Bangkok as an estimated 5,000 anti-administration protesters hold their ground despite administration orders to leave. More information: click here

France frees killer of former Iran PM

A French court has authorized the release and deportation of Ali Vakili Rad, the convicted assassin of former Iranian prime minister Shahpour Bakhtiar, the French prosecutor's office said Tuesday. More information: click here

12 dead after Afghan suicide attack

A suicide automobile bomb exploded near a registration center for Afghan Army recruits Tuesday, an Afghan defense ministry pokesman said. More information: click here

Lingering ash cloud spurs new rules

Fresh measures go into effect at midday Tuesday that will let planes glide at higher ash densities that currently permitted. More information: click here

Chinese tycoon gets prison term

Huang Guangyu, once China's richest male, was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison, state media reported. More information: click here

Taliban claim Afghan blast attack

A suicide automobile bomb exploded near a registration center for Afghan Army recruits Tuesday, an Afghan defense ministry pokesman said. More information: click here

Chinese tycoon sentenced to 14 years

Huang Guangyu, once China's richest male, was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison, state media reported. More information: click here

U.N. urges talks in Thai unrest

Escalating violence in Thailand between protesters and administration forces prompts the U.N.'s top human rights official to implore both sides to resume talks. More information: click here

Bangkok protesters defy deadline

Protesters and Thai security forces continue to clash as thousands of anti-administration demonstrators defy a deadline to withdraw from the center of Bangkok. More information: click here

Cancer-cell phone link: More confusion

A extended-awaited international study has found no evidence of increased risk of brain tumors associated with mobile phones, however said the findings were not definitive and called for more research. More information: click here

England's World Cup bid chief quits

David Triesman resigned Sunday from his position as chairman of the English Football Association after an undercover tape-recorded conversation came to blaze in which he alleged that Spain and Russia were plotting to bribe referees at this year's Earth Cup in South Africa. More information: click here

Thai protesters defy evacuation deadline

Thousands of anti-administration protesters remain on the streets of downtown Bangkok as a deadline issued by Thai authorities to evacuate the area passes. More information: click here

Bangkok on edge after days of clashes

Central Bangkok awoke Monday to a megalopolis virtually unrecognizable after four days of clashes between anti-administration protesters and security forces. More information: click here

Volcanic ash to close Heathrow, Gatwick

Ireland closed some of its airports Sunday morning since of a drifting ash cloud from an erupting volcano in Iceland. More information: click here

Fierce gun battle breaks out in Bangkok

A fierce gun battle, punctuated by explosions, broke outside Sunday in Bangkok in an area where anti-administration protesters have amassed, according to a CNN reporter. More information: click here

Thai PM defends crackdown, considers curfew

In a televised domicile, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has said a small collection of protesters among the opposition "Red Shirts" was trying to foment civil war. More information: click here

Fighter jets escort landing Cathay flight

Two Canadian F-18 jets have escorted a Cathay Pacific flight into Vancouver airport in response to a "potential threat" to the flight, according to a NORAD official. More information: click here

Episcopal Church installs lesbian bishop

Despite objections from conservative Anglicans, the Episcopal Church will ordain its first openly lesbian bishop Saturday. More information: click here

UK airports face new ash cloud closures

Volcanic ash may energy British airports to close again following week, the nation's Department of Transport said Saturday. More information: click here

Clijsters, Davydenko out of French Open

Belgian Kim Clijsters and Nikolay Davydenko of Russia will both miss this month's French Open through injury, organizers said on Friday. More information: click here

Chaos, violence grip Thailand's capital

Violence erupts in Bangkok with reports of at least seven deaths amid gunfire and explosions and an opposition leader in a critical condition after being shot in the neck. More information: click here

Indonesian 'assassination plot' foiled

A series of anti-terror raids helped foil an assassination attempt on the Indonesian president by militants, the national police chief said Friday. More information: click here

Afghan president ends U.S. trip

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will end his four-day U.S. trip on Friday with a visit to a military base in Kentucky, officials said. More information: click here

Thai Army says it did not shoot protest leader

Thailand's army had nothing to do with the shooting of an opposition leader in downtown Bangkok, a military spokesman said Friday. More information: click here

Prosecutor wants jail for missionary

A Haitian prosecutor Thursday questioned for a six-month prison sentence for an American missionary accused of trying to capture nearly three dozen children outside of the nation after a devastating and deadly earthquake in January. More information: click here

3 from Pakistan arrested in NYC plot

Authorities were searching distinct locations in the Northeast on Thursday and have detained two human beings in the investigation of the failed Times Square automobile bombing, an FBI spokeswoman said. More information: click here

Three held in New York bomb plot

Authorities were searching distinct locations in the Northeast on Thursday and have detained two human beings in the investigation of the failed Times Square automobile bombing, an FBI spokeswoman said. More information: click here

Two held in Times Square bomb probe

Authorities were searching distinct locations in the Northeast on Thursday and have detained two human beings in the investigation of the failed Times Square automobile bombing, an FBI spokeswoman said. More information: click here

Russia-Hamas talks 'disappoints' Israel

Israel expressed "deep disappointment" Thursday over a meeting the Russian president held this week in Syria with exiled Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal. More information: click here

Attack on Russian police convoy kills 8

Eight police officers are feared dead in an attack on a police convoy in the Russian republic of Dagestan on Thursday, the Interfax news agency reported. More information: click here

3 terror suspects arrested in Indonesia

Three suspected terrorists were captured in a raid early Thursday morning in central Java, Indonesian authorities said. More information: click here

S. Korea urges halt of trade with North

South Korea is asking some companies to stop signing trade deals with North Korea, as tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship continue, South Korean media reported Thursday. More information: click here

Boy sole survivor of Libyan plane crash

An 8-year-ancient Dutch boy is the sole survivor of a deadly plane crash in Libya that has killed more than 100 human beings, airline officials have said. More information: click here

Microsoft unveils Office '10

Microsoft unveiled its newest version of Office Wednesday, at a age when one of its largest revenue drivers is feeling the heat from rivals. More information: click here

UK PM Cameron names new ministers

Fresh British Prime Minister David Cameron and deputy PM Nick Clegg arrive at Downing Street to finalize details of the UK's first coalition administration in 65 years. More information: click here

'More than 100 killed' in Libyan plane crash

More than 100 human beings -- including dozens of Dutch travelers -- are reported dead after a passenger jet crashed while landing at Tripoli International Airport in Libya. More information: click here

UK Prime Minister Cameron to name new Cabinet

British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives at Downing Street to finalize details of his Cabinet as the UK's first coalition administration in 65 years starts employment. More information: click here

David Cameron is Britain's new prime minister

Conservative leader David Cameron is named Britain's fresh prime minister and announces a coalition with the Liberal Democrats to form "strong and stable administration." More information: click here

Clinton opens key talks with Karzai

Brushing recent public spats aside, the Obama administration welcomed Hamid Karzai to Washington on Tuesday, opening a round of partnership talks with the Afghan president. More information: click here

Aquino leads Philippines vote count

The son of former Philippine President Corazon Aquino is nearing victory in the nation's presidential ballot, in an election seens as a check of the nation's democracy. More information: click here

Oklahoma braces for more storms

Forecasters warned that another round of severe weather may hit Oklahoma on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after a storm system spawned multiple tornadoes and left five human beings dead. More information: click here

Tiger's swing coach quits

Tiger Woods' troubled career took another blow Monday, when one of his coaches said he would no longer be working with golf's No. 1 player. More information: click here

Multiple tornadoes kill five in U.S.

At least five human beings were killed and distinct others critically injured in Oklahoma on Monday after a severe weather system spawned multiple tornadoes across the state, including a massive twister recorded on video over Norman, Oklahoma. More information: click here

Twitter bug briefly wipes out followers

Twitter users were finding their cherished follower counts rolled back to zero Monday as the site worked to fix a bug. More information: click here

UK's Brown stepping down after election defeat

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he will step down after his party was defeated in parliamentary elections at the end week. More information: click here

UK's Brown stepping down as PM after election defeat

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he will step down after his party was defeated in parliamentary elections at the end week. More information: click here

Obama picks Kagan for Supreme Court

President Obama named Solicitor Common Elena Kagan on Monday as his nominee to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court. More information: click here

BP plan to plug oil leak with garbage

If using a massive dome to cover the source of the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico doesn't employment, crews are preparing for another option: clogging it. More information: click here

Russian mine blasts kill at least 30

The death toll from explosions at a Russian mine climbed to 30 on Monday as rescue efforts resumed in western Siberia, the nation's Emergency Situations Ministry said. More information: click here

Philippines vote extended amid long lines

The Philippines extended voting age by an hour Monday, as crowds flocked to polling stations in the nation's first automated national elections. More information: click here

Markets up on eurozone rescue plan

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Obama adviser: Times Square suspect linked to Taliban

Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the failed Times Square bombing in Fresh York, was likely working with the Taliban movement in Pakistan, President Obama's top terrorism adviser has said. More information: click here

New plan needed for Gulf oil leak fix

The effort to place a containment dome over a gushing wellhead was dealt a setback when a large volume of hydrates -- crystals formed when gas combines with aqua -- accumulated inside of the vessel, BP's chief operating officer said Saturday. More information: click here

Arrest for 8 stabbing deaths in China

A male was arrested in eastern China after police affirm he fatally stabbed eight human beings, including three family members, state-run media reported Sunday. More information: click here

Webber, Vettel front of grid for F1

Mark Webber clinched pole position in the final qualifying session at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, to complete a dominant performance from a Red Bull team that showed blistering pace ahead of tomorrow's Spanish Grand Prix. More information: click here

Staten Island Ferry crash injures 60

A ferry boat crashed into the Staten Island Ferry terminal Saturday morning, leaving at least 60 human beings injured, authorities said. More information: click here

UK leaders try to resolve political deadlock

The United Kingdom faces a second day of political uncertainty as politicians meet to resolve a national election that failed to constitute an outright winner. More information: click here

EU leaders seek to calm markets

European Union leaders on Saturday called for a "stabilization mechanism" in hopes of easing markets shaken by the Greek economic crisis before they re-open Monday. More information: click here

UK leaders try to resolve vote outcome

The United Kingdom woke to a second day of uncertainty Saturday as leading politicians met to resolve a national election that failed to constitute an outright winner. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his Conservative rival David Cameron both offered to form an alliance with the minority Liberal Democrats Friday as they jostled for ability after an election that failed to constitute an outright winner. More information: click here

Violence in Thailand kills 2, injures 8

Two Thai police officers were killed and eight human beings injured in overnight violence that lasted into early Saturday near anti-administration strongholds. More information: click here

Rail director steps in front of train

The male credited with making Chicago's Metra commuter train border one of the best in the nation is an apparent suicide, killed Friday by the train he himself rode five days a week for more than two decades. More information: click here

UK's Brown seeks alliance to stay in power

UK PM Gordon Brown tries to forge an alliance with the Liberal Democrats to stay in office after his Labour party won fewer seats than the Conservatives in the election. More information: click here

Spill threatens aircraft carrier reef

As the "H2O Below" charter boat leaves the dock and heads into Pensacola Bay, it is chock complete of divers. More information: click here

Ash cloud restricts Irish flights again

Ash from an Icelandic volcano shut down airports in Ireland for a fourth day Friday, disrupting travel plans for thousands of passengers. More information: click here

Golf: Tiger in solid start at Sawgrass

Tiger Woods made a solid commence to the Players Championship on Thursday, as he seeks to avoid missing the halfway divide in successive tournaments for the first age in his career. More information: click here

Nigeria swears in acting president

A funeral will be held Thursday for Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua, who died after battling a heart ailment that has kept him outside of the public eye since November. More information: click here

Dow Jones rebounds after near-1,000 point plunge

The Dow Jones plunges nearly 1,000 points amid fears European debt problems could stall the global recovery -- however regains some ground later in the session. More information: click here

Violence in Athens after austerity vote

Violence breaks outside between police and demonstrators in Athens hours after Greek lawmakers approved an unpopular package of budget-cutting measures. More information: click here

'Strong link' between Shahzad, Taliban

Faisal Shahzad made a practice run in Manhattan the day before he allegedly tried to blow up a automobile bomb in Times Square. More information: click here

Did election banner cause plane crash?

A common election candidate for the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) was injured Thursday morning in a blaze plane crash, police said. More information: click here

3 dead as Greek protests turn violent

Three human beings are dead after a fire bomb hit an Athens bank amid clashes between protesters and riot police on the streets in Greece over administration austerity measures. More information: click here

Football: Tottenham win worth $75M

Peter Crouch netted a late winner as Tottenham defeated Manchester Megalopolis 1-0 on Wednesday night to claim England's fourth Champions League place -- a result which could be worth $75 million to the London club. More information: click here

Three dead, four missing as Greek bank firebombed

Three human beings are dead, four others missing and 20 human beings trapped after a fire bomb hit an Athens bank as protests in Greece over administration cuts turn violent. More information: click here

Suspect's associates held in Pakistan

The father-in-code and a friend of the suspect in the Times Square automobile bombing attempt were among distinct human beings detained for questioning in Pakistan in the at the end two days, sources here told CNN Wednesday. More information: click here

Three dead as Greek protests turn violent

Three human beings die in a fire caused by a petrol bomb at an Athens bank as protests against administration cuts turn violent. More information: click here

Violence as Greek protests escalate

Planes stood still and train services ground to a halt Wednesday as transport workers in Greece joined other public and private sector workers in a second day of demonstrations. More information: click here

Iran 'agrees to Brazilian nuclear offer'

Iran has agreed "in principle" to an offer by Brazil to mediate its stalled nuclear fuel swap, Iranian media reported Wednesday. More information: click here

'Chicken Lady' charity work lives on

Her adopted brood included a Russian immigrant who had lost an eye to cancer and a family whose father was killed by a suicide bomber on a bus. More information: click here

Coroner: Haim died from natural causes

Actor Corey Haim's death in March was from natural causes, including pneumonia and coronary arteriosclerosis, the Los Angeles County Coroner has ruled. More information: click here

Irish airspace to reopen after ash scare

Airspace over Ireland will reopen Tuesday afternoon after ash from an Icelandic volcano forced a six-hour shutdown, the Irish Aviation Authority announced. More information: click here

Source: Arrest made in Times Square car bomb plot

An arrest has been made in a failed attempt to locate off a automobile bomb in Fresh York's Times Square over the weekend, a code enforcement official has told CNN. More information: click here

U.S. reveals it has 5,113 nuclear warheads

The U.S. has 5,113 nuclear warheads in its stockpile and many thousands more that have been retired and awaiting dismantling, a senior defense official said. More information: click here

Floods in U.S. South leave 27 dead

Inspectors will be scoping outside hurt Monday from the massive flooding that has gripped the mid-South and is believed to be responsible for at least 11 deaths in Tennessee, the Nashville and state emergency management offices said. More information: click here

Police hunt failed Times Square bomber

Authorities in Fresh York are examining evidence, including 20 seconds of CCTV footage, after a failed automobile bombing attempt in Times Square over the weekend. More information: click here

Tennessee floods leave at least 15 dead

Inspectors will be scoping outside hurt Monday from the massive flooding that has gripped the mid-South and is believed to be responsible for at least 11 deaths in Tennessee, the Nashville and state emergency management offices said. More information: click here

Deadly suicide bombing in Afghanistan

A suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province killed one civilian and wounded two security guards at the entrance to a military base on Monday, the interior ministry said. More information: click here

New York car bomb video examined

Code enforcement officials are examining video that may have captured the image of a suspect in the attempted Times Square automobile bombing, Fresh York police said. More information: click here

Purported video of Mehsud released

A nearly nine-minute video released Sunday by the Pakistani Taliban collection Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan features a statement from a speaker claiming to be leader Hakimullah Mehsud. More information: click here

Obama: 'Relentless' response to spill

President Obama is expected to visit the area of an oil spill near the Louisiana coast Sunday, as Gulf Coast residents brace for the arrival of a massive oil slick creeping toward shore. More information: click here

U.S.: Car bomb treated as 'potential terrorist attack'

The automobile bomb found in Fresh York Megalopolis's Times Square is being handled as a "potential terrorist attack," U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says. More information: click here

New York escapes Times Square car bomb

Fresh York Megalopolis Mayor Michael Bloomberg says explosive materials found in a parked vehicle on Times Square could have caused significant hurt. More information: click here

Greece agrees cuts to secure bailout

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou tried to rally his nation Sunday after a day of protests against plans to tighten administration spending to prevent economic collapse. More information: click here

Greek PM tries to rally nation for bailout

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou tried to rally his nation Sunday after a day of protests against plans to tighten administration spending to prevent economic collapse. More information: click here

U.S., Britain issue Mumbai warnings

The U.S. Embassy and the British Foreign Office warned their citizens about the possibility of terror attacks in India. More information: click here

Greeks protest austerity cuts

Greek protesters clashed with police during the annual May Day rally in Athens, amid administration belt-tightening plans to deal with the nation's debt problems. More information: click here

Dire warnings issued for U.S. Gulf Coast

U.S. President Barack Obama is considering a visit to the oil spill area near the Louisiana coast as residents brace for the oil slick creeping toward the shore. More information: click here

Obama to visit Gulf oil spill area

U.S. President Barack Obama is considering a visit to the oil spill area near the Louisiana coast as residents brace for the oil slick creeping toward the shore. More information: click here

Clashes at Greek May Day rally

Greek protesters clashed with police who fired tear gas during the annual May Day rally on Saturday in Athens, where thousands of human beings were on the streets. More information: click here

First Taksim Square May Day in 30 years

Tens of thousands of union members and leftist political activists gathered Saturday for the first legally-sanctioned May Day celebration in Istanbul's central Taksim Square in 30 years. More information: click here