Taliban's efforts to take control of schools
CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports on the Taliban's efforts to take control of rural schools in Afghanistan. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 17:49
Iran: Nuclear meetings paving way for negotiations
Iran's talks Monday with the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency helped lay the groundwork for progress in upcoming negotiations, the Iranian regime said. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 17:03
Mexico detains 'El Loco' in slayings of 49
Mexican troops have detained a man who authorities say is one of the principal suspects in the killings of 49 people whose bodies were abandoned near a highway last week. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 17:01
Gang rape allegations for Strauss-Kahn
French prosecutors have widened an investigation into former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's alleged participation in a prostitution ring. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 17:00
12 students die in Albania bus crash
A bus carrying Albanian university students plunged hundreds of feet into a ravine Monday, killing at least 12 people according to police. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 15:54
UPDATE: Where in the world ... ?
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CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 15:34
NATO OKs Obama's Afghan timetable
NATO countries signed off Monday on U.S. President Barack Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 15:28
Four die on Mt. Everest
Three people died while coming down the southern slope of the mountain during the weekend after reaching Mt. Everest's 8848-meter (29,028 foot) summit, officials said. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 15:20
Soldiers shoot anti-Assad clerics in Lebanon
In the latest instance of the unrest in Syria spilling across the border into Lebanon, deadly clashes broke out in Beirut on Monday following the shooting death of two anti-Assad clerics at the hands of soldiers.
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CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 12:37
Maids fall to their deaths
CNN's Liz Neisloss reports on efforts to improve worker safety after nine Singapore maids fell to their deaths this year. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 11:39
Underwater wedding with mermaids
Two couples in China held their wedding ceremonies underwater in an aquarium. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 11:00
Ex-Yemeni president hospitalized
Former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh was admitted Sunday to a military hospital in Sanaa, the second time that he's been to a hospital this month, a government official said. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 10:54
Canada: Man straps bombs to body
A British Columbia man who held authorities at bay for more than six hours after allegedly strapping explosives to his body is presumed dead after the house he was holed up in exploded, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Friday. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 10:51
Pakistan restores Twitter
Pakistan has restored access to Twitter after blocking the popular social networking site over the posting of content it deemed an affront to Muslims, Pakistan's telecom authority said Monday. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 10:49
U.S. warns N. Korea against nuclear test
The top U.S. envoy for North Korea warned Pyongyang Monday against a possible third nuclear test. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 10:49
Solar eclipse's 'ring of fire'
The shadow of the moon swept across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas Panhandle as a rare annular solar eclipse began Monday morning in Asia and traversed the Pacific. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 10:43
Greece: Why wheels are coming off
The wheels are coming off the wagon. The fat lady is about to sing. The proverbial is about to hit the fan. It doesn't matter which saying you use, the facts are inescapable. Greece's membership of the eurozone is untenable under the current conditions and everyone knows it. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 10:32
New quake rattles Italy after earlier tremor kills 7
Northern Italy was shaken by an aftershock Monday morning, a day after a magnitude-6.0 quake killed at least seven people and left thousands of survivors huddling in tents or cars overnight. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 10:07
Suicide blast kills more than 100 Yemeni troops
A suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform killed at least 101 soldiers Monday at the central security headquarters in Yemen, Interior Ministry officials said. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 8:03
Lady Gaga's Manila concerts face protests
Christian groups in the Philippines plan to protest Lady Gaga's performances there Monday and Tuesday, just after Muslim protests have cast doubt whether she will be allowed to perform in Indonesia. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Mon May 21 2012, 3:47
At least 7 dead after quake rocks northern Italy
A strong earthquake struck northern Italy early Sunday, leaving at least seven people dead, authorities said. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sun May 20 2012, 14:02
New charges in foiled plot as NATO meets
Two additional suspects face charges in connection with an alleged terror plot in Chicago as world leaders meet at a NATO summit there today. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sun May 20 2012, 12:42
Lockerbie bomber dies more than two years after release
Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and a family member said. He was 60. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sun May 20 2012, 10:29
Pakistan blocks Twitter over material deemed blasphemous
The Pakistani government has blocked the social networking site Twitter because of material it deemed an affront to Islam, a government official told CNN on Sunday. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sun May 20 2012, 10:11
21 dead in Yemen al Qaeda clashes
Fierce clashes between government troops and al Qaeda fighters Sunday morning in Yemen left 21 people dead, two local security officials told CNN. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sun May 20 2012, 10:05
Italy school attack not tied to mafia, prosecutor says
Two suspects in a fatal bombing outside a school in Italy have been identified, a prosecutor said. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sun May 20 2012, 9:59
Iranian official: Expect record oil prices over nuclear sanctions
Iran's finance minister believes oil prices could rise as high as $160 a barrel thanks to sanctions over its nuclear program, a prediction that comes just as the chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency headed to Tehran on Sunday for high-level talks. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sun May 20 2012, 8:09
Transgender Miss Universe Canada contestant falls short of title
Jenna Talackova, the 23-year-old woman who forced Donald Trump and his Miss Universe Canada pageant to end its ban on transgender contestants, fell short of the national title Saturday night at the pageant in Toronto. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sun May 20 2012, 7:56
Rights activist Chen arrives in U.S.
Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived Saturday evening in the United States, bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and took to YouTube to complain about abuse he said his family suffered at the hands of authorities. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sat May 19 2012, 21:13
What will Greeks use if euro is ditched?
What would be Greece's new currency if it leave the euro? CNN's Jim Boulden explores the possibility. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sat May 19 2012, 21:07
U.S., Pakistan fail to reach deal on supply routes
The United States and Pakistan will not reach a deal on opening NATO supply routes before coalition leaders meet on Sunday, two senior U.S. officials told CNN. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sat May 19 2012, 19:53
G8 leaders take up eurozone crisis, possible Greek exit
Concerns about whether debt-laden Greece will be forced to pull out of the eurozone, and what that would mean for a weakened European economy is the first topic on Saturday's agenda at the Group of Eight summit hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama, a senior administration official said. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sat May 19 2012, 14:55
Olympic torch starts 70-day journey round UK
The Olympic torch began its 70-day, 8,000-mile journey around Britain Saturday from Land's End in Cornwall, with three-time Olympic gold medal winner Ben Ainslie the first to carry the torch. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Sat May 19 2012, 5:15
Canada's PM ... in his birthday suit
An oil painting of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in the buff was unveiled at a public library in Ontario. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 23:01
Obama to G8: Welcome ... to troubles
President Barack Obama and other world leaders are set to address a host of vexing economic and military security issues this weekend. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 23:00
Shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams, seaweed for 10 days
Three shipwrecked fishermen lived on clams and seaweed for 10 days while stranded on an island off Canada's Pacific Coast until a passing sailboat rescued them, the Royal Canadian Navy said Friday. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 22:54
Classic cars, classic Italian race
CNN's Becky Anderson drives down memory lane with participants in the Italian classic car race, Mille Miglia. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 22:53
Mexican crime reporter found killed in Sonora state
The body of a crime reporter who had been abducted Thursday in northwest Sonora State was found Friday inside a plastic bag south of Sonora, Notimex reported. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 22:31
49 headless bodies: Just another Mexico drug war crime?
On Sunday, 49 decapitated bodies were found on a major highway outside Monterrey, Mexico, which is about 80 miles southwest of the U.S. border. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 17:20
13 years old and taking care of mom
At 13 years old, Nickolaus Dent is his mother's primary caregiver. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 14:26
Wrecked Costa Concordia to be raised from sea floor
Salvage experts outlined their plan Friday to raise the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner from the sea floor off Italy in one piece and tow it from the disaster site. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 13:28
Fetuses found stashed in luggage
Six roasted fetuses covered with gold for black magic rituals were found in a Bangkok hotel room, and the gruesome discovery led to the arrest of a British citizen Friday, Thai police said. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 12:39
Rights group slam guest list at Queen Elizabeth's lunch
Rights groups have slammed a lunch being hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday for including monarchs criticized over their countries' human rights records. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 12:16
Blasts at Baghdad pet market kill 5
Three roadside bombs exploded Friday in quick succession at an outdoor pet market in Baghdad, killing five people and wounding 31 others, police officials said. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 8:46
Afghan street kids in Paris
We're at a soup kitchen in a shabby back street in Paris, next to the canal Saint Martin, near the Jaurès metro stop. Hundreds of homeless people are queuing up for some hot food and a coffee. Most of them are from Asia; many from Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 8:27
Should I cancel my Europe trip?
In the last decade of the 20th century, the Turkish lira fell in value 1,000 times against the U.S. dollar, meaning that tourists returning to that country after several years found that any old money they still possessed since their last visit had become almost worthless. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 8:23
Chinese tycoon gets life in prison for smuggling, bribery
A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Lai Changxing, a tycoon who spent more than a decade as a fugitive in Canada, to life in prison for smuggling and bribery, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 8:19
Can Franco-German marriage survive?
The relationship between France and Germany is the barometer of the political health of Europe. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 8:04
Al Qaeda leader to Saudis: Rise up
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri urged people in Saudi Arabia to follow the example set by popular revolutions in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia and rise up. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 7:42
Guatemalan seeks 'stolen' daughter
Loyda Rodriguez says she can still remember the day her daughter was taken. The seven-year-old is now at the center of an international custody dispute with two identities and two sets of parents who claim her as their own. Read more...
CNN.com - World, Fri May 18 2012, 1:42