Thursday, March 26, 2009

Chopper crash survivor: 'I'm starting to freeze'

Turkish officials continued searching Thursday for the leader of an ultra-nationalist political party whose helicopter crashed a day earlier in the mountains of eastern Turkey.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/03/26/turkey.helicopter.crash.search/index.html?eref=edition

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Baby born then abandoned on airliner

Fate, police say, saved baby Grace from being tossed out with the trash.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/newzealand.baby.abandoned/index.html?eref=edition

Monday, March 23, 2009

Dalai Lama refused visa for peace summit

South Africa has refused the Dalai Lama a visa to attend an international peace conference in Johannesburg this week, a presidential spokesman said.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/23/south.africa.dalai.lama.visa/index.html?eref=edition

Sunday, March 22, 2009

3 U.S. police dead in traffic stop shootings

At least three police officers in Oakland, California, were shot and killed Saturday afternoon after a man pulled over for a routine traffic stop opened fire and then battled SWAT officers at a nearby building, police said.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/21/california.officers/index.html?eref=edition

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Schumacher 'astonished' by F1 rule changes

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher says he is "astonished" by the swift introduction of new rules to decide the Formula One drivers title by the number of race wins.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/03/19/schumacher.rules/index.html?eref=edition

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Smallest known North American dinosaur found

Canadian researchers say they have discovered the smallest known North American dinosaur, a carnivore that roamed areas of the continent 75 million years ago and weighed less than most modern-day house cats.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/17/tiny.dino/index.html?eref=edition

Monday, March 16, 2009

Yahoo releases friend-finder Facebook app

Taking a different approach to Google's Latitude software, Yahoo has released a Facebook application called Friends on Fire that lets people share their location with each other.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/16/yahoo.friends.fire/index.html?eref=edition

Sunday, March 15, 2009

AIG responds to pressure, cuts bonuses

Under pressure from the Treasury Department, insurance giant AIG plans to scale back bonuses and compensation for some of its top-earning employees.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/14/aig.bonuses/index.html?eref=edition

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Through the lens

CNN highlights the best pictures each day from around the world

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/07/01/daily.snapshot/index.html?eref=edition

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Charges filed in Anna Nicole Smith case

Anna Nicole Smith's longtime partner and attorney Howard K. Stern and two doctors were charged Thursday with conspiring to furnish drugs before her death in 2007, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/12/anna.nicole.charges/index.html?eref=edition

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

DNA proves Bolsheviks killed czar's children

One of the most enduring mysteries of the 20th century has been put to rest: DNA analysis of bone fragments revealed that two of Czar Nicholas' children believed to have escaped were killed with their royal family during the Russian Revolution.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/11/czar.children/index.html?eref=edition

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Obama urged to press for Mideast democracy

Prominent scholars and experts are urging President Obama to adopt strong policies backing democracy in the Middle East.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/10/obama.mideast/index.html?eref=edition

Monday, March 9, 2009

Police: $9.9 million embezzlement led to layoffs

A former official of a cabinet company that has laid off employees has been arrested on suspicion of embezzling $9.9 million from the company over seven years.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/08/california.alleged.embezzlement/index.html?eref=edition

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Security tightened in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Indian police and paramilitary troops placed a large section of Srinagar under strict restrictions Saturday in hopes of thwarting further violence in the summer capital city of Indian-controlled Kashmir.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/07/kashmir.security.violence/index.html?eref=edition

Friday, March 6, 2009

British couple die at assisted suicide clinic

An elderly British couple who died together at an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland died "peacefully" after receiving "wonderful and humbling care" from their doctors, the couple's family said.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/06/uk.assisted.suicide/index.html?eref=edition

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Bidders tussle over Gandhi's sandals

Indian-American hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal said Wednesday he plans to bid on several belongings of Mahatma Gandhi scheduled for auction in New York Thursday, with the goal of returning them to India.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/05/gandhi.auction/index.html?eref=edition

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Asteroid passes close to Earth

You had a close encounter with a 40-yard-wide asteroid this week, but the astronomer who first spotted the large rock said it's nothing to worry about.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/03/asteroid.misses.earth/index.html?eref=edition

Monday, March 2, 2009

Guinea-Bissau president assassinated

A bomb went off in the office of Guinea-Bissau's military chief, Gen. Tagme Na Waie, killing him and wounding five other high-ranking military officials, according to local media.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/02/guineabissau.general/index.html?eref=edition

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Somali leader accedes to sharia law demand

Somali President Sharif Sheikh Hassan says he will give in to a rebel demand that he impose Islamic law, or sharia, in an effort to halt fighting between Somali forces and Islamic insurgents.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/28/somalia.sharia/index.html?eref=edition