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'

Glance at complete tale for latest details. More information: click here

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

Man held over U.S. Grim Sleeper killings

Authorities in the U.S. megalopolis of Los Angeles said they have arrested a suspect in the Grim Sleeper serial killer condition and will charge him with 10 counts of murder. More information: click here

IMF warns on global economic recovery

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Spain reaches World Cup final

The Earth Cup will have a fresh winner on Sunday after Spain beat Germany 1-0 to locate up a mouthwatering clash with the Netherlands. More information: click here

Arrest made over Grim Sleeper killings

Authorities in the U.S. megalopolis of Los Angeles said they have arrested a suspect in the Grim Sleeper serial killer condition and will charge him with 10 counts of murder. More information: click here

Spain wins, reach World Cup finals

The Earth Cup will have a fresh winner on Sunday after Spain beat Germany 1-0 to locate up a mouthwatering clash with the Netherlands. More information: click here

Arrest in 'Grim Sleeper' killer case

An arrest has been made in connection with the Grim Sleeper serial killer condition involving 11 deaths since 1985, police in Los Angeles, California, affirm. More information: click here

Expert: UK should fear more attacks

Five years on from the London 7/7 bombings, Britain's most senior anti-terror policeman at the age tells CNN the risk of another attack is "as high as it has ever been." More information: click here

Former terror cop: London should fear more attacks

Five years on from the London 7/7 bombings, Britain's most senior anti-terror policeman at the age tells CNN the risk of another attack is "as high as it has ever been." More information: click here

Noriega faces laundering trial verdict

A verdict is expected Wednesday in the money-laundering trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega. More information: click here

China bank on course for record IPO

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Son pleads as mother awaits stoning

Sajjad Mohammedie Ashtiani travels to a Tabriz jail in Iran every Monday to see his mother. More information: click here

Britain's Queen Elizabeth praises U.N. efforts

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday addressed the United Nations for the first age in more than 50 years, saying she has "witnessed fantastic alter." More information: click here

French parliament debates burqa ban

The French parliament starts debate Tuesday on a bill that would ban women from wearing Islamic veils, such as the burqa, that fully cover the face and body. More information: click here

Australia ends asylum seekers freeze

Australia's fresh prime minister is ending a three-month freeze on processing Sri Lankan asylum seekers. More information: click here

Protesters march in Somali capital

Anti-administration demonstrators, including women dressed in complete hijabs brandishing AK-47 automatic rifles, marched through the streets of Somalia's violence-torn capital Monday. More information: click here

Rough Gulf seas hamper giant oil skimmer's test

Choppy seas made it dense to tell if a giant oil skimmer was able to separate seawater from crude oil spewing outside of the ruptured BP oil well in the Gulf, an official says. More information: click here

Mexico: Opposition party poised to lead

Mexico's leading opposition party appeared poised Monday to capture most of the 12 governorships at stake in Sunday's elections, preliminary results exhibit. More information: click here

Top sumo wrestler fired over gambling

Japan's governing body of sumo wrestling announced it has fired star sumo wrestler ozeki Kotomitsuki in the wake of a gambling scandal that has enveloped the sport, according to news reports. More information: click here

Komorowski holds slight lead in Polish elections

Interim President Bronislaw Komorowski holds a 5 percent lead in Poland's runoff election with 95 percent of the votes counted, the national election commission says. More information: click here

Fuel hike sends Indians to the streets

Usri Das Mahapatra's kitchen budget has soared the past year. Immediately, she fears worse. More information: click here

Settlement freeze deadline nears

As the 10-month building freeze in the West Bank settlements comes closer to its end scheduled in September -- and only days before the Benjamin Netanyahu-Barack Obama meeting this week -- tension in Israel over the inquiry of the prospect status of settlements is rising. More information: click here

Former hot dog eating champ arrested

He didn't compete for the hot dog eating title this year, however he did cause a scene at the contest. More information: click here

Counting under way in Poland presidential election

Poland's voting booths closed Sunday night and officials started counting the ballots that will determine the nation's following leader. More information: click here

Unstoppable Nadal regains Wimbledon crown

Rafael Nadal overpowers Tomas Berdych in straight sets 6-3 7-5 6-4 to claim his second Wimbledon men's singles crown and cement his position as earth number one. More information: click here

Hezbollah's 'first spiritual leader' dies

The male considered by many to be the first spiritual leader of Islamist collection Hezbollah, Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, has died, his office says. More information: click here

Peace the focus of Israel PM's trip

Moving toward administer peace talks with Palestinians will be a focus of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trip to the United States this week, the prime minister told Israeli Cabinet officials Sunday. More information: click here

Iraq: Female bomber kills 4, wounds 23

A female suicide bomber detonated explosives at a provincial council office in western Iraq on Sunday, killing four human beings and wounding 23 others, the interior ministry said. More information: click here

Petraeus takes Afghan command

Gen. David Petraeus formally assumes command of NATO's International Security Aid Energy during a ceremony Sunday at the command's headquarters in Kabul. More information: click here

Lightning strands thousands in France

Thousands of travelers in France were stranded Saturday after lightning shut down a main train station Saturday, the first day of the summer holiday for students. More information: click here

Germany's Klose hits two as Argentina crash out

Germany march into the semifinals of the Earth Cup after destroying Diego Maradona's highly-rated Argentina side 4-0 in a rematch of the 1986 and 1990 title matches. More information: click here

230 dead in Congo tanker explosion

Over 200 human beings are killed and hundreds more injured after an oil tanker flips over and explodes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a administration spokesman says. More information: click here

230 dead, hundreds hurt in Congo tanker explosion

Over 200 human beings are killed and hundreds more injured after an oil tanker flips over and explodes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a administration spokesman says. More information: click here

50 dead, 200 injured in Congo tank explosion

At least 50 human beings are killed and more than 200 injured after an oil tanker flips over and explodes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a administration spokesman says. More information: click here

3 suspects in Russian spy ring case ordered held

Two accused Russian spies have told investigators that the names they had given were fake and that they are Russian citizens, according to a court document obtained Friday. More information: click here

Brazil crash out of World Cup after 2-1 defeat to Dutch

Brazil's Earth Cup dreams are over after The Netherlands comes from behind to beat the South Americans 2-1 to advance to the Earth Cup semi-finals. More information: click here

Thousands evacuated in Romania floods

Romanian authorities have evacuated 2,000 human beings from their homes over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of evacuees to nearly 16,000 since heavy flooding started, an emergency official said Friday. More information: click here

Threats alleged against Potter actress

The father and brother of a Harry Potter actress will appear in court later this month in Manchester, England, on charges of threatening to kill the young star, prosecutors said Friday. More information: click here

Shalit's father calls for his release

The father of Gilad Shalit on Friday resumed calls on Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to aid get the soldier freed. More information: click here

Flood warning as Alex drenches Mexico

Tropical Depression Alex was expected to continue drenching states across Mexico much as it dissipated early Friday morning, forecasters said. More information: click here

Gulf crews hope to get back to cleanup

Immediately that former Hurricane Alex has lost nearly all of its punch, many in the Gulf states were hoping that Friday would be the day that they could get back to cleaning up the massive oil spill. More information: click here

Toyota plans recall in Japan

Toyota plans to recall 90,000 vehicles in Japan due to an engine part difficulty, a corporation spokesman told CNN Thursday. More information: click here

GE CEO hits out at China, Obama

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Weather slows U.S. oil spill cleanup

Much though Hurricane Alex was more than 600 miles away from the massive BP oil spill Thursday morning, forecasters and officials said the storm could affect cleanup efforts for days. More information: click here

Australia PM cuts mining tax deal

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Friday that Australia's leading mining companies have agreed to pay a 30 percent tax on the profits from iron-ore and coal mining. More information: click here

Obama signs new sanctions on Iran

President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into code fresh U.S. sanctions on Iran that he called another step in demonstrating that "the United States and the international community are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons." More information: click here

Obama signing Iran sanctions

President Barack Obama is calling fresh U.S. sanctions he will sign into code Thursday a further sign that "the United States and the international community are determined to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons." More information: click here

Netanyahu: Limit on price to free soldier

Facing mounting pressure from the family of Gilad Shalit, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel was ready to pay a high value for the captured soldier's release -- however there was a limit to that value. More information: click here

Turkey meeting angers Israeli minister

Israel's foreign minister lashes outside at the nation's PM for failing to inform him of the first ministerial talks between Israel and Turkey since the Gaza flotilla incident. More information: click here

N. Koreans jailed in assassination plot

A South Korean court sentenced two North Korean military officers Thursday to 10 years in jail for plotting to assassinate a high-profile defector who once worked for dictator Kim Jong-il, South Korea's news agency said. More information: click here

Israeli foreign minister angry over 'secret' Turkey meeting

Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has expressed rage over "secret" talks between his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu and Israel's trade minister. More information: click here

L'Oreal heiress at center of fraud trial

The 87-year-ancient heiress to the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune was at the center of a trial starting Thursday in Paris, a condition that has come to involve secret recordings, butlers, bank accounts, and billions of dollars in assets. More information: click here

Nigerian president suspends team

Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan has suspended the national soccer team from international competition for two years after their dismal performance at the Earth Cup. More information: click here