Thursday, July 2, 2009

Johnny Depp channels inner outlaw

He's been a homicidal singing barber in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," and an drunken swashbuckler in "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End."

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/30/johnny.depp.public.enemies/index.html?eref=edition

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Michael Jackson's music tops charts

In death, Michael Jackson is topping charts all over the world again with his albums holding the top nine positions of Billboard's "Top Pop Catalog Albums" chart.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/01/michael.jackson.sales/index.html?eref=edition

Monday, June 29, 2009

'Vertical gardens' take root in world cities

A growing number of "plant walls" or "vertical gardens" are taking root across the world

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/28/green.walls/index.html?eref=edition

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Tiger Woods' niece falls short in pro golf bow

The teenage niece of golf superstar Tiger Woods has failed to make the cut in her first professional tournament.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/27/cheyenne.woods.tiger.lpga/index.html?eref=edition

Friday, June 26, 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

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

New generation keeps Buena Vista kicking

Sultry voices floated across a leafy park in Havana during an afternoon jam session, punctuated by trumpet blasts and the rhythmic pounding of timbales.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/23/buena.vista/index.html?eref=edition

Monday, June 22, 2009

Several hurt as Qantas jet hits turbulence

Seven people were injured aboard a Qantas flight from Hong Kong, China, to Perth, Australia, after the jetliner hit turbulence over Borneo in Malaysia, the airline said on Monday.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/qantas.turbulence/index.html?eref=edition

Saturday, June 20, 2009

South Africa hold off gallant Lions fightback

World champions South Africa held off a gallant British and Irish Lions fightback to claim a thrilling 26-21 victory in the opening Test match in Durban on Saturday.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/06/20/rugby.test.lions.southafrica/index.html?eref=edition

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Group: Mekong River dolphins risk extinction

Pollution in the Mekong River in Southeast Asia has pushed the local population of Irrawaddy dolphins to the brink of extinction, the World Wildlife Fund warned Wednesday.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/cambodia.dolphins/index.html?eref=edition

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Would-be Reagan assassin given more freedom

The man who tried to kill President Ronald Reagan is now allowed to visit his mother more, to get a driver's license and spend more time away from the mental hospital where he lives, a federal judge ruled.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/17/john.hinckley/index.html?eref=edition

Monday, June 15, 2009

Locked away: Kenya's health anguish

Daniel Mungai's family keeps him locked in a room in a wooden shack that is just big enough to fit a bed, a cupboard, Daniel and his wheel-chair. His clothes and bed are soaked with his own waste -- and he's been living like this for 15 years.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/06/12/kenya.health/index.html?eref=edition

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Resettled Uyghurs reflect on 7 years at Gitmo

Two of four Uyghurs relocated to Bermuda after seven years of detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, denied they had ever been terrorists, and expressed gratitude toward U.S. President Barack Obama for working to free them.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/06/12/bermuda.uyghurs/index.html?eref=edition

Thursday, June 11, 2009

China exports slide a reality check on recovery

Hopes for a China-led recovery to the world economy got a reality check Thursday, as government data showed the country's exports in May fell a record 26.4 percent compared to last year.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/06/11/china.economy/index.html?eref=edition

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Faster, stronger iPhone heads for stores

As Apple kicks off a much-anticipated developers' conference Monday in San Francisco, California, much of the buzz is about the possibility of a new iPhone release.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/06/08/apple.iphone.wwdc/index.html?eref=edition

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Laid-off banker gets work as Obama imitator

Regular programming has just been interrupted by a news conference. A slender black man in a suit steps up to a podium, flanked by American flags and a White House logo.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/04/turkey.obama.lookalike/index.html?eref=edition

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