Wednesday, October 19, 2011

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25 soldiers killed in Turkey rocket attack
October 19, 2011 at 1:35 PM
 
At least 25 soldiers are killed in a series of rocket attacks on military sites in the town of Cukurca in southeast Turkey.
   
   
Report: 24 killed in Turkey rocket attacks
October 19, 2011 at 1:16 PM
 
At least 24 soldiers are reportedly killed in a series of rocket attacks on military sites in the town of Cukurca in southeast Turkey, according to CNN Turk.
   
   
China hails woman who saved baby
October 19, 2011 at 1:03 PM
 
Money rewards are coming in for a woman who rescued a bleeding toddler left for dead last week by multiple passersby in southern China.
   
   
UK riot police clear controversial homes
October 19, 2011 at 12:28 PM
 
British riot police backed by helicopters moved in Wednesday morning to clear a controversial group of illegal homes after a long legal battle -- and despite the United Nations urging for a different resolution.
   
   
UK's Queen Elizabeth II in Australia
October 19, 2011 at 12:19 PM
 
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Canberra Wednesday for her sixteenth -- and possibly last --official visit to Australia.
   
   
Small plane crashes in Nepal
October 19, 2011 at 10:15 AM
 
Four people were killed and two others feared dead when an army plane crashed in western Nepal, authorities said Wednesday.
   
   
Palestinians mark freedom with holiday
October 19, 2011 at 10:03 AM
 
Palestinian leaders declared Wednesday a holiday for government institutions and schools in celebration of the release of prisoners in exchange of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit.
   
   
Gloves off in U.S. Republican debate
October 19, 2011 at 9:30 AM
 
It got personal for the Republican presidential field Tuesday night.
   
   
U.S. Republican frontrunners in bull's-eye
October 19, 2011 at 5:29 AM
 
The candidates leading the polls come under attack at the CNN debate, with Mitt Romney taking shots on health care and Herman Cain defending his tax plan.
   
   
Republicans clash sharply over immigration
October 19, 2011 at 5:29 AM
 
The stakes are high for seven candidates at a U.S. Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas with unemployment, foreclosures and illegal immigration on the agenda.
   
   
Clinton makes unannounced Libya trip
October 19, 2011 at 3:09 AM
 
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Tripoli on Tuesday, making her the first Cabinet-level American official to go to Libya since the ouster of longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi.
   
   
Al Qaeda 'envoy' gives aid in Somalia
October 19, 2011 at 3:07 AM
 
The mysterious visitor stands in a patch of scrubland in Somalia, surrounded by Islamic militants wielding AK-47s. His face is covered by a white-and-red headscarf; he is slim and seems young. But there is something puzzling about him: His skin is fair, and when he speaks in an audio recording, his English is near perfect and spoken with a North American accent.
   
   
NATO official warns against Haqqani
October 19, 2011 at 2:44 AM
 
NATO and U.S. forces are seeing a marked increase in infiltration into Afghanistan from Pakistan by the militant Haqqani network, a senior NATO official says.
   
   
Italian banks downgraded
October 19, 2011 at 2:02 AM
 
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services downgraded 24 Italian financial institutions on Tuesday, including seven of its major banks.
   
   
Vaccine for killer disease tantalizingly close
October 19, 2011 at 12:25 AM
 
Having eluded scientists for decades, a malaria vaccine may be near, according to new results from an African trial announced by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
   
   
Malaria vaccine trial promising
October 19, 2011 at 12:25 AM
 
Having eluded scientists for decades, a malaria vaccine may be near, based on preliminary results from an African trial announced by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
   
   
Malaria vaccine trial promising
October 19, 2011 at 12:25 AM
 
A malaria vaccine has eluded scientists for decades, but preliminary results from a phase 3 clinical trial in Africa show a 50% reduction in malaria cases.
   
   
Moody's warns France
October 18, 2011 at 11:45 PM
 
In a carefully worded statement, Moody's Investor Service hinted that the outlook for France's top-tier credit rating could be at risk.
   
   
Long road ahead for Shalit
October 18, 2011 at 10:34 PM
 
Looking pale, thin and emotional, Gilad Shalit was reunited with his family Tuesday after more than five years in captivity. Now he faces what is likely to be a bewildering few days, weeks and months as he readjusts to a life of liberty.
   
   
Nato warns of increased Haqqani infiltration
October 18, 2011 at 10:17 PM
 
NATO and U.S. forces report a marked rise in infiltration into Afghanistan from Pakistan by the militant Haqqani network.
   
   
Hope for malaria breakthrough
October 18, 2011 at 9:50 PM
 
A malaria vaccine has eluded scientists for decades, but preliminary results from a phase 3 clinical trial in Africa are providing hope.The data suggest that the vaccine, known as RTS,S, cuts the number malaria cases in half.
   
   
Libya's NTC faces credibility questions
October 18, 2011 at 8:41 PM
 
Controversy over how money coming to Libya's new leadership is being spent -- and even how it is being converted to Libyan currency at various rates -- has prompted the head of the governing National Transitional Council to defend the credibility of his ruling group.
   
   
Analysts: Deal bolsters Hamas stature
October 18, 2011 at 8:03 PM
 
The dramatic Gilad Shalit-Palestinian prisoner swap gives a political boost to the anti-Israel Hamas movement, which negotiated the deal with Israel, analysts said.
   
   
Palestinians, Israelis celebrate swap
October 18, 2011 at 7:55 PM
 
They hugged at the Rafah border crossing. Cheered in Gaza City. And in Mitzpe Hila, Israel, they gave a hero's welcome for the young soldier who last saw his hometown five years ago.
   
   
Report: 11 killed in Yemen clashes
October 18, 2011 at 7:44 PM
 
Eleven people were killed Tuesday during clashes with Yemeni security forces after anti-government protests again filled the streets of the country's capital, according to a hospital official.
   
   
Wall Street demo enters second month
October 18, 2011 at 7:35 PM
 
Despite political criticism and ongoing arrests, Occupy Wall Street rode a wave of global momentum into its second month Tuesday, showing no sign of losing steam.
   
   
Gilad Shalit flies home in Palestinian prisoner swap
October 18, 2011 at 7:34 PM
 
• Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit returns home • Shalit reunited with family after five years • First of 1,027 Palestinians prisoners freed • Prisoners praise Egypt's role
   
   
U.S. Secretary of State Clinton in Libya
October 18, 2011 at 7:14 PM
 
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton landed in Tripoli on Tuesday, making her the first Cabinet-level American official to visit Libya since the ouster of longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi.
   
   
Somali militants move to Kenya border
October 18, 2011 at 6:59 PM
 
Islamic militants have moved fighters to the Somali border town of Afmado in an effort to combat Kenyan forces who have entered Somalia, the militant group Al-Shabaab said Tuesday.
   
   
Republicans in high-stakes Vegas debate
October 18, 2011 at 6:48 PM
 
The stakes will be high for seven candidates at a U.S. Republican presidential debate in Las Vegas with unemployment, foreclosures and illegal immigration on the agenda.
   
   
Who are Palestinians freed in deal?
October 18, 2011 at 6:30 PM
 
The release of the first half of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit elicited waves of joy Tuesday from relatives of the prisoners.
   
   
Why Israel believes one = 1,000
October 18, 2011 at 6:05 PM
 
Israel's release of more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for soldier Gilad Shalit, captured by Hamas in 2006, is a controversial one. How and why has the deal come about? SHALIT PROFILE | WORTH THE COST? |
   
   
Berlusconi cleared of tax fraud charges
October 18, 2011 at 4:35 PM
 
A Milan judge on Tuesday cleared Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of charges of tax fraud and misappropriation of funds related to his commercial broadcast company, Mediaset, a prosecutor said.
   
   
Palestinians, Israelis celebrate swap
October 18, 2011 at 4:02 PM
 
The release of more than 400 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for one detained Israeli soldier elicited waves of celebration Tuesday, both from relatives of Palestinian prisoners and Israelis anticipating the famed soldier's homecoming.
   
   
China's GDP grows at 9.1%
October 18, 2011 at 2:30 PM
 
China's red hot economic growth cooled slightly from July through September, but remains the envy of many western countries still struggling to recover from the global economic meltdown.
   
   
Reports: Iran nuclear program hurting
October 18, 2011 at 11:33 AM
 
Iran's efforts to develop its nuclear program have been stymied by a raft of challenges from international sanctions and set back by the 2010 Stuxnet cyberattack, two new reports from a Washington nuclear think tank conclude.
   
     
 
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