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Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Thai police want to arrest another Iranian allegedly behind the bombs in Bangkok, a fifth member of a group they say intended to strike Israeli diplomats. Read More »
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Jerusalem (CNN) — The explosion Monday of a device attached to an Israeli Embassy van in New Delhi and the discovery and safe detonation of another such device found on an embassy car in Tbilisi, Georgia, led quickly to a round of fingerpointing between Israel and Iran. Read More »
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Hong Kong (CNN) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II arrived in Canberra Wednesday for her sixteenth — and possibly last –official visit to Australia.The 85-year-old monarch will open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth on October 28 as part of a ten-day visit to the country with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh. Read More »
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(CNN) — The tragic death of English driver Dan Wheldon after a horror race crash in the U.S. should lead to changes in the IndyCar division, according to Formula One legend Jackie Stewart. Read More »
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Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — The intelligence chief of northern Afghanistan’s Faryab province was injured when a suicide bomber targeted his car Monday morning, the province’s deputy governor said.The attack killed a school girl and wounded four of the intelligence chief’s body guards, said provincial Deputy Governor Abdul Satar. Read More »
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(CNN) — Casey Stoner wrapped up his second world MotoGp title before his home fans at Phillip Island Sunday as he claimed the Australian Grand Prix. Read More »
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(CNN) — The “Occupy Wall Street” movement went global Saturday, crossing the Atlantic to many European cities, where protesters turned out by the thousands for largely peaceful demonstrations. Read More »
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(CNN) — Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Racing Santander 3-0 in the Nou Camp Saturday night to stay top of Spain’s La Liga.Messi, hoping for a third consecutive home hat-trick, opened the scoring for Barca in the 11th minute and rounded it off in the 68th. Read More »
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(CNN) — Swiss police said Saturday that a pilot and a passenger died after their Piper aircraft crashed in a forested area in the country’s northwest. Read More »
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Bangkok (CNN) — More than two months of floods and 8 million people affected — the disaster in Thailand is immense; the aid effort a challenge.Much of the effort appears to be internally driven. Thais across the country are donating food, water and clothing to help their countrymen in the worst-hit areas. Read More »
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(CNN) — Britain’s Andy Murray cruised into the final of the Shanghai Masters with a straight sets thrashing of Japan’s Kei Nishikori Saturday as he bids for a third straight title on the ATP Tour. Read More »
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Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Four suicide attackers targeted a U.S. base in Afghanistan on Saturday morning, killing two civilians and leaving three people injured, a provincial police chief said.A U.S. soldier and two local guards were injured, said Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh, police chief of Panjshir province. Read More »
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(CNN) — Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad “must step aside,” European Union foreign ministers said in a blistering statement Monday, adding the Syrian government’s crackdown on anti-government protesters may amount to crimes against humanity. Read More »
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(CNN) — Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman has won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the discovery of quasicrystals,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Wednesday.Shechtman is a professor at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Read More »
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Manila, Philippines (CNN) — The death toll from twin typhoons that pounded the Philippines has reached 59, authorities said. Read More »
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Manila, Philippines (CNN) — A Filipino-American woman abducted in July in the Philippines was found Sunday on an island stronghold of the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf, police said. Read More »
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Perugia, Italy (CNN) — Nearly four years after she was arrested on suspicion of having killed her roommate in this picturesque Italian university town, Amanda Knox will have one last chance Monday to persuade a jury she didn’t do it. Read More »
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(CNN) — A Jewish human rights organization on Monday called for Thailand’s Christian leaders to condemn a parade at the Sacred Heart School in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in which participating students wearing Nazi uniforms performed “Seig Heil” salutes. Read More »
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Iran plans to send ships near the Atlantic coast of the United States, state-run IRNA reported Tuesday, quoting a commander. Read More »
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Beijing (CNN) — Elections are underway in China. Not for the country’s presidency but for “Renmin Daibiao,” or the National People’s Representatives Congress. Read More »
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Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) — Former IRA leader Martin McGuinness is set to stand as a candidate in the Republic of Ireland’s presidential election next month, Sinn Fein announced Friday.McGuinness is currently the deputy first minister in Northern Ireland and a senior member of the political party Sinn Fein. Read More »
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Paris (CNN) — Flamboyant fashion designer John Galliano was found guilty Thursday on charges of making anti-Semitic comments against at least three people in a Paris cafe. The French court gave him a suspended fine of 6,000 euros ($8,415) but he was not sentenced to jail time. The plaintiffs were awarded one symbolic euro each. Read More »
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(CNN) — The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly avian flu virus, saying there are indications a mutant strain may be spreading in Asia. Read More »
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(CNN) — The man tipped to become the first openly gay president of Ireland dramatically withdrew from the race Tuesday. David Norris ended his campaign following revelations he had sought leniency for an ex-partner who was convicted of statutory rape of a 15-year-old boy in Israel in the 1990s. Read More »
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Mumbai, India (CNN) — At least 13 people were killed and 81 others injured Wednesday in explosions that rocked congested areas of India’s financial capital, Mumbai, according to Prithviraj Chavan, the chief minister of the state of Maharashtra. Read More »
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Vahidi’s boss, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has in the past denied the existence of the Holocaust , which claimed the lives of some 6 million Jews during World War II. He has also suggested Israel should be “wiped off the map. Read More »
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The second story, being published tomorrow, looks at the untold stories of rape in the Holocaust . Both stories contain graphic language; discretion is advised. (CNN) — It began as a headache. Then her throat started to feel tight. … Read More »
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Deauville, France (CNN) — President Barack Obama landed in France Thursday for meetings with the leaders of the world’s leading economic powers, following a high-profile visit to London. Obama discussed a range of security and economic issues during a one-on-one meeting with Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev. Read More »
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The injunction, filed by DAIA, an umbrella organization of Argentina’s Jewish community, also prohibits Google from advertising on the stated websites. The injunction names 76 sites that the organization considers “highly discriminatory. … Read More »
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New York (CNN) — Three weeks ago — well before an alleged attempted rape in New York City — International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn discussed the possibility of a woman falsely claiming he attacked her. Read More »
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(CNN) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security expects “threats of retaliation” from al Qaeda in the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s death, a department official told CNN early Monday. Read More »
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(CNN) — The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama Bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said Sunday night. Bin Laden was the leader of al Qaeda, the terrorist network behind the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. U.S. officials said that their forces have the body of bin Laden. Read More »
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Jerusalem (CNN) — The deadly terror bombing that rocked Jerusalem appeared to be “unrelated” to the rocket attacks from Gaza into southern Israel, Israel’s ambassador to the United States told CNN Thursday. Michael Oren said the rocket attacks probably have more to do with infighting in the Hamas-controlled territory of Gaza. Read More »
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Paris (CNN) — Designer John Galliano will stand trial for racial insults stemming from anti-Semitic comments he allegedly made against at least three people, the Paris prosecutor announced Wednesday. Read More »
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