Saturday, May 31, 2008

Blast kills 1, injures 16 in Gaza City

An explosion inside the Gaza City home of a Hamas member killed at least one person and wounded 16 others Saturday, a Palestinian security force official said.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/31/gaza.explosion/index.html?eref=edition

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Dead baby 'kept in jar for four years'

A woman who gave birth to a stillborn boy was left distraught after she discovered his body was kept in a jar for four years by the hospital.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/29/twin.jar/index.html?eref=edition

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Argentine farmers resume strike against tax

Argentine farm groups went on strike Wednesday for the third time in nearly three months to protest high export taxes.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/05/28/farm.strike/index.html?eref=edition

'Baby-stealing' halts U.S. adoption programs

The crib in Ellen Darcy's Boston home has sat empty for more than a year. And in suburban Washington, Laura Teresinski has prepared a nursery for a baby that may never arrive.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/05/28/international.adoptions/index.html?eref=edition

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

'Urine stew' South African dorm closed

A South African university said Tuesday it will close the dormitory where white students tricked black workers into tasting stew laced with urine, an incident that sparked protests when revealed earlier this year.

Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/27/safrica.dorm/index.html?eref=edition