giovedì febbraio 23rd 2012
CNN NEWS
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:49:35 +0000: 20 killed in attacks in Baghdad - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
At least 20 people were killed and 68 wounded in a number of explosions and shootings across Baghdad Thursday morning, Iraqi police said.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:32:48 +0000: Police: Employee shoots 2 supervisors at Connecticut hospital - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
An employee at a Connecticut hospital shot two of his supervisors after a disciplinary incident, authorities said.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:27:49 +0000: Radio bombs, mysterious stickers probed in Bangkok blasts - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
A series of blasts last week in Thailand that set off accusations between Iran and Israel involved bombs disguised as radio sets, police said Wednesday.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:25:41 +0000: Yao Ming: 'Everyone wants to be next Jeremy Lin' - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
When Yao Ming retired from professional basketball seven months ago, there were fears that interest in the NBA among China's 1.3 billion people would dwindle.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:08:03 +0000: Santorum on the budget: Close enough for government work - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Rick Santorum pointed out the growth of government benefits compared to defense spending during Wednesday night's Republican candidates debate in Mesa, Arizona, hosted by CNN and the Republican Party of Arizona.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:52:50 +0000: Gingrich misses target on Iran's nuclear effort - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Newt Gingrich criticized the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff for characterizing Iran as a "rational actor" in international affairs and defending the possibility of preventing an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites, during Wednesday night's Republican candidates debate hosted by CNN and the Republican Party of Arizona.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:27:10 +0000: Jury recommends 26 years for ex-lacrosse player - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
A jury late Wednesday recommended a prison sentence of 26 years for a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of second-degree murder and grand larceny in the death of his ex-girlfriend.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:13:12 +0000: Argentina declares two-day mourning period after train crash kills 50 - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Argentina's president declared a two-day mourning period after a commuter train plowed into a barrier at a Buenos Aires station, killing 50 people and injuring hundreds more.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:32:54 +0000: Romney jabs at Santorum's record in CNN debate - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Rick Santorum found that his position at the top of polls made him the biggest target in Wednesday's CNN Republican presidential debate, possibly the last of the GOP primary and caucus campaign.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 04:13:49 +0000: U.S. envoy meets North Korean officials for nuclear talks - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
A U.S. envoy is meeting with North Korean officials in Beijing on Thursday to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear program, the first such talks since the death of the longtime leader Kim Jong Il.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:39:29 +0000: Obama signs payroll tax agreement into law - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law the agreement passed by Congress last week to extend the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while preventing a cut in payments to Medicare doctors.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:38:59 +0000: Somalia conference opens with Al-Shabaab under pressure - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Ahead of a key international conference on beleaguered Somalia, transitional government forces, backed by Ethiopian allies, seized a key southern town that was once a strategic stronghold for Islamic militants.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:32:22 +0000: Amanpour: Marie Colvin shone light on victims - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Marie Colvin, a longtime American foreign correspondent for London's Sunday Times, was killed Wednesday in Syria, highlighting the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones. Christiane Amanpour spoke to CNN's Peter Wilkinson about Colvin's legacy.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:30:44 +0000: What the world owes the slain journalists - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Two more journalists have just died in Syria. They gave their lives for one simple reason: to bring the world the news; to find out the truth about what is happening in Syria, so the rest of us can sit in the safety of our living rooms, reading about it in the paper, watching it on television or perusing it on our digital devices.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:27:13 +0000: Terror detainee who once lived in U.S. reaches plea deal - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
A high-value terror suspect held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has reached a plea agreement with military prosecutors in which he would plead guilty and agree to testify against other detainees in return for a reduced sentence, according to a source familiar with the case.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:23:10 +0000: Deaths of journalists in Syria highlight dangers - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
The deaths of two Western journalists Wednesday in Syria -- where at least three other journalists have been killed in covering the uprising -- highlight the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:48:34 +0000: Global meeting on Syria faces pressure - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Desperation and a rapidly growing death toll serve as a backdrop for a new effort dozens of countries are launching in hopes of finally stemming the brutal crackdown under way in Syria.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:34:33 +0000: New inquest into baby's 'dingo' death - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
In a dusty campsite in central Australia more than 30 years ago, a mother's cries of "a dingo's got my baby" set the stage for one of the country's most intriguing murder mysteries.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:26:39 +0000: Gillard calls for Australian Labor Party leadership vote - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard attempted Thursday to thwart a perceived challenge to her leadership of the Labor Party from former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by announcing that she will put the matter to a vote of Labor members of Parliament on Monday morning.
- Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:23:09 +0000: At least 2 people reported shot at Connecticut hospital - CNN.com Recently Published/Updated
At least two people were shot Wednesday night at an acute care hospital in New Britain, Connecticut, the city's mayor said. Their conditions are not yet known.
