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Israeli leader rallies party support for peace talks

2010-08-31 10:56:57

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been trying to pull together the diverse elements of his own party before leaving for Washington and direct peace talks with the Palestinians.

603-pound Thai woman leaves home after 3 years

2010-08-26 18:00:47

A 603-pound (274-kilogram) woman believed to be the heaviest in Thailand left her apartment for the first time in three years Thursday with the help of Bangkok city hall and a forklift.

China plane crashes, 43 dead, 53 in hospital

2010-08-25 00:47:57

A passenger plane crashed in northeast China late on Tuesday, overshooting the runway and bursting into flames, killing 43 of 96 people onboard in what was one of the nation's worst air disaster in years.

It's a girl for British PM Cameron and wife

2010-08-24 19:37:24

British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, announced Tuesday the birth of their fourth child, a baby girl.

Iraq confirms 2009 escape of British aid worker's killer

2010-08-23 19:52:36

An Iraqi man convicted of kidnapping and killing a British humanitarian worker in 2004 escaped from Abu Ghraib prison last year, Iraq's deputy justice minister said Monday.

Protest in Turkey against detention of politicians

2010-08-23 18:51:44

Hundreds of people have marched to a prison complex to demand the release of pro-secular politicians accused of plotting to bring down Turkey's Islamic-oriented government.

26 dead in Pakistan suicide bombing

2010-08-23 18:27:52

Twenty-six people, including a former federal lawmaker, were killed Monday afternoon when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in northwest Pakistan, government officials told CNN.

Epic traffic jam in China leaves drivers stuck for 9 days

2010-08-23 15:04:52

Think you had a hellish commute this morning? Just be thankful you're not on National Expressway 110 in China, where a traffic jam stretching more than 100 km (62 miles) has forced drivers to keep their feet planted on brake pedals for nine days.

China may cut execution cases

2010-08-23 14:59:27

China said Monday it may eliminate more than a dozen crimes that currently carry the death penalty, state-run media reported.

4 million homeless in Pakistan floods; U.S. to boost aid

2010-08-19 19:41:32

Floods in Pakistan have left more than 4 million people homeless, the United Nations said Thursday, as the U.S. plans to announce more funds for relief efforts.

Palestinian held after Turkish embassy intrusion

2010-08-18 19:37:27

An Israeli court has approved the detention of a Palestinian man who broke into the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv and allegedly took two hostages.

Nine arrests in iPhone premium rate number scam

2010-08-18 19:35:22

Nine people have been arrested over a global scam to use fraudulently bought mobiles to call premium phone numbers.

Swedish Pirate Party to host WikiLeaks servers

2010-08-18 19:28:18

A Swedish political party dedicated to copyright reform and privacy rights says it has agreed to host several new servers for the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks.

Bus crash in Philippines kills 39

2010-08-18 19:26:29

A minibus plunged into a 100-meter deep ravine in the Philippines' Benguet province Wednesday morning, killing 39 people, a fire official told CNN.

Orthodox flock to once-banned holy site in Turkey

2010-08-16 16:09:59

Europe Papadopolous's grandparents were children when they fled their village in northeast Turkey and settled in Greece almost 90 years ago, yet she still felt she was in exile.

Petraeus explains Afghan security plan

2010-08-16 15:43:38

It's an unfortunate analogy, given what's happening back home, but Gen. David Petraeus relies on traditional counterinsurgency language when he talks about expanding an "oil spot" of security in Afghanistan.

Poland extradites alleged Israeli spy to Germany

2010-08-12 19:47:26

Polish authorities on Thursday extradited a suspected Mossad agent to Germany, where he faces charges over a passport that was used in the slaying of a Hamas leader in Dubai earlier this year.

Military jury recommends a 14-year sentence for bin Laden's driver

2010-08-12 19:31:40

A military jury at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Wednesday recommended a 14-year prison term for Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, a Sudanese man who served as cook and driver for Osama bin Laden.

Hezbollah chief: Israel killed Hariri

2010-08-10 20:22:39

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah accused Israel on Monday of having been behind the 2005 killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.

BRICs losing to Turkey as Indonesia swaps beat Russia

2010-08-10 10:24:49

Turkey and Indonesia are beating the world’s biggest emerging markets by almost any financial measure, even while they may be too small to join the BRICs.

Israeli PM says Turkey ignored flotilla warnings

2010-08-09 20:27:39

Turkey ignored repeated warnings and appeals "at the highest level" to halt a Gaza aid flotilla, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an Israeli inquiry on Monday into the fatal raid by his troops.

Inquiry into Israeli flotilla raid begins

2010-08-09 20:01:28

Israel operated within international law when it stopped a flotilla and raided the Turkish ship Mavi Marmara, on which nine people were killed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during an inquiry into the incident.

Groom accidentally kills wedding guests

2010-08-09 19:44:26

Three family members at a wedding in Turkey have been accidentally shot dead by the groom firing an AK-47 rifle in celebration.

Turkish court annuls arrest warrants over 'coup plot'

2010-08-07 17:24:03

A Turkish court has annulled arrest warrants against 102 military officers charged over an alleged 2003 coup plot.

UAE: Terrorists attacked oil tanker

2010-08-06 20:13:14

Four days after an al Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility for targeting an oil tanker, the United Arab Emirates government has acknowledged that it was indeed attacked, state media said Friday.

Flash floods kill 88 in India's Ladakh

2010-08-06 17:49:43

Overnight flash floods killed at least 88 people around the main town of India's Himalayan region of Ladakh, officials said on Friday, and soldiers had been called in for rescue operations.

Severe Russian drought forces grain export ban

2010-08-06 17:29:27

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

Israel frees seized Turkish flotilla ships

2010-08-05 19:27:36

Israel has released the Turkish protest ship that was the scene of bloodshed in a botched raid two months ago and it is en route to Turkey.

U.S. ambassador to attend Hiroshima event

2010-08-05 19:06:03

U.S. Ambassador John Roos will make a historic appearance Friday at Japan's Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima.

Iran lawyer in Ashtiani stoning case now in Turkey

2010-08-04 18:42:10

A lawyer who defended a woman sentenced to be stoned to death in Iran is now in Turkey, according to the UN refugee agency.

Google Android phone shipments increase by 886%

2010-08-03 20:02:15

Shipments of Google's Android mobile operating system have rocketed in the last year, figures suggest.

VIDEO: China to build ginormous buses that cars can drive under

2010-08-03 19:51:43

Seriously, this is the future that China's envisioning: huge friggin' buses engulfing smaller cars on the road. Despite the silly picture and the eccentric "3D Express Coach" branding, this cunning project by Shenzhen Huashi Future Car-Parking Equipment actually makes sense.

Summary Box: China's Geely completes Volvo buy

2010-08-03 18:04:14

Geely Holding Group completes its $1.5 billion purchase of Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo unit. The small-but-ambitious Chinese automaker is gaining a foothold in Europe along with huge management challenges.

Police: Gunman among those dead in Conn. shooting

2010-08-03 18:00:27

Authorities say a warehouse worker who opened fire at a beer distributor was among several killed in the shootings and that others were wounded, one critically.

Pakistan's Karachi shut after 45 killed in clashes

2010-08-03 17:28:47

Clashes that killed at least 45 people overnight in Karachi scared residents off its streets on Tuesday as Pakistan's largest city was on alert for more violence after the shooting of a leader in a dominant political party.

UAE defends BlackBerry suspension

2010-08-03 17:25:36

The United Arab Emirates defended its decision to suspend BlackBerry internet service on Monday, with its ambassador in Washington arguing the United States requires the same "regulatory compliance" for national security reasons.

Earthquake shakes Indonesia, but no tsunami expected

2010-08-03 17:22:48

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 shook Indonesia Tuesday at 8:08 p.m. (8:08 a.m. ET), according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

MIT students helped WikiLeaks suspect, hacker says

2010-08-02 19:09:48

Adrian Lamo, the former computer hacker who tipped off federal authorities to WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning, says two men in the Boston area have told Lamo in phone conversations that they assisted Manning.

Explosion derails Turkish cargo train

2010-08-02 18:50:56

Eight cars of a cargo train in eastern Turkey were derailed Monday by a mine believed to have been planted by Kurdish militants, according to Turkey's state railway company.

Israel fears Turks could pass its secrets to Iran

2010-08-02 18:46:01

Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak has voiced concern that once-stalwart ally Turkey could share Israeli intelligence secrets with Iran, revealing a deep distrust as Ankara's regional interests shift.

Good news for Istanbul

2010-08-01 12:57:37

Europe’s biggest city will not be added UNESCO's red list for being endangered. However there is work to do to keep it

Incoming BP CEO: Time for 'scaleback' in cleanup

2010-07-30 19:41:01

BP's incoming CEO said Friday that it's time for a "scaleback" of the massive effort to clean up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but he added that the commitment to make things right is the same as ever.

Churchill's choppers sold at auction in England

2010-07-29 20:35:15

A partial set of dentures used by former British leader Winston Churchill — described as the teeth that saved the world — sold at auction Thursday for 15,200 pounds ($23,723.)

French woman admits to suffocating newborns

2010-07-29 18:44:55

A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Bomb blast kills 25 bus passengers in Afghan west

2010-07-28 19:40:48

At least 25 Afghan passengers were killed and 20 wounded when their bus was hit by a roadside bomb in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, the government said.

Police search home of Bettencourt's daughter

2010-07-28 19:38:21

French police are searching the home 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.

Incoming BP CEO thinks, but 'can't guarantee,' oil flow has ended

2010-07-28 19:35:57

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 gushing crude, the company's incoming Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley says the worst may be over.

Voters fault Obama on jobs

2010-07-27 19:14:51

A majority of Americans believes President Barack Obama has neglected job creation and economic fears are weighing heavily on Democrats ahead of November 2 elections, a Reuters-Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.

Plane crashes in Saudi Arabia; 2 injured

2010-07-27 19:12:17

A Lufthansa cargo plane crashed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, and two pilots aboard were injured, the German company confirmed.