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Gulnara Karimova Takes To Twitter Following Critical Report
Gulnara Karimova and her supporters have taken to Twitter to respond to an investigative report linking the Uzbek president's daughter to large-scale bribery. The report, published May 22 by RFE/RL and Sweden's "Mission: Investigation" television program, is based on leaked documents that appear to bear Karimova's handwriting. Among other things, ...
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Summer in the Smokies
>Editor's note: CNN.com's weekly Summer in the Park series turns to rangers at the United States' most popular national parks to get insider recommendations for your visits, whether you have just one day or can stay longer. The series will run through Labor Day.(CNN) -- The boundary between Tennessee and North Carolina might be one of the loveliest border crossings ever: It's the crest of the ...
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At last we get Tolkiens take on King Arthur
"The Fall of Arthur" by J. R. R. Tolkien is an unfinished poem written about King Arthur, Lanceleot, Guinevere and Mordred. It is being published for the first time. | ...
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Michael Adebolajo British-born suspect became obsessed with radical Islam as schoolboy
MI5 admit they KNEW about fanatics who 'slaughtered soldier': Police raid house in Lincolnshire village as friends say British-born suspect became 'obsessed with radical Islam as ...
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The Angels of Woolwich Three womens outstanding courage as they confront killers and pray for slaughtered soldier
As she comforts him in the middle of the road, a second woman stands over her and appears to talk to one of the killers in an apparent attempt to placate ...
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Woman geography teacher is banned from the classroom after romantically pursuing 15-year-old pupil for two years
Catherine Rayne took a job at the Michael Hall School in Forest Row, East Sussex, in September 2009 - making friends with the pupil on Facebook and swapping mobile phone ...
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British twins 83 found dead with plastic bags over their heads in Spanish home in suspected double suicide
The 83-year-old ex-pats, who have not yet been named, were found in the property they shared in the Andalusian coastal town of Fuengirola, near Malaga, on ...
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Witness tells Lebedev trial she is giving evidence by accident after being told to appear by Russian security service
'I'm only giving evidence by accident': New farce in trial of Alexander Lebedev as witness claims she was ordered to appear by Russian security ...
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EU expenses MEPs in Brussels earn up to 740 more than average citizen and enjoy free haircuts and gallons of petrol
Biting austerity cuts across Europe have not nibbled into the gilded lifestyle of Brussels lawmakers as a new survey shows the incredible perks they continue to enjoy at the expense of taxpayers across the ...
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We wont change course on Euro referendum PM warns Tory rebels but he promises no more divisive issues such as gay marriage
David Cameron warned restive Tory MPs he will not change policy on an EU referendum yesterday – but promised there would be no more divisive issues such as gay ...
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Russia to urgently evacuate Arctic post as ice melts
Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate, officials said ...
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US missile defense still plagued by technical doubts
Three decades after Ronald Reagan launched his "Star Wars" project, the costly missile defense program has become a pillar of US strategy despite lingering doubts about its ...
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PM says Britain resolute after attack on soldier
Prime Minister David Cameron vowed on Thursday that Britain would be resolute against violent extremism following the gruesome murder of a soldier by two suspected extremists on a London ...
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Russia hears parole bid from Pussy Riot hunger striker
A court in Russia's Urals on Thursday heard a request for parole by jailed Pussy Riot punk rocker Maria Alyokhina after she announced a hunger strike and received new support from music luminaries including Paul ...
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Wall St. Opens Lower After Worldwide Slump
Following market declines around the world, Wall Street opened lower on Thursday after investors were rattled by signs of a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing and a potential easing of central bank support for the economy. The worst drop in share prices was seen in Tokyo, where the Nikkei index fell 7.3 percent, the most since the 2011 tsunami there. In New York, the benchmark Standard ...
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Pope Francis Being an atheist is alright as long as you do good
Pope Francis has said that atheists should be seen as good people as long as they do good, in a move to urge people of all religions - or no religion at all - to get ...
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James Holmes lawyers to challenge insanity defence law
Colorado shooting suspect James Eagan Holmes makes his first court appearance in Aurora, Colo., in this July 23, 2012, file photo. (REUTERS/RJ Sangosti/Pool/Files) DENVER - Public defenders representing James Holmes, accused of killing 12 moviegoers in Colorado last summer, will return to court on Thursday to challenge the state’s insanity defence law in a bid to try to avoid the death ...
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Oklahoma tornado
>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH.(CNN) -- The lone, tattered page from a decimated children's book sat quietly amid the rest of the rubble. But the words spoke volumes about the pain and nostalgia in the city of Moore:"I remember my old house,Its rooms so bright and wide. Its halls will echo for all time,With the ...
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Oklahoma tornado
>For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH.(CNN) -- The lone, tattered page from a decimated children's book sat quietly amid the rest of the rubble. But the words spoke volumes about the pain and nostalgia in the city of Moore:"I remember my old house,Its rooms so bright and wide. Its halls will echo for all time,With the ...
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Pussy Riot member refused parole by Russian court
Jailed Pussy Riot punk rock group member Maria Alyokhina is pictured on a monitor, as she takes part in a video conference from the penal colony, inside the courtroom during a hearing in the town of Berezniki May 22, ...
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Factory activity slips to seven-month low in May Markit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manufacturing slowed for a second straight month in May as weak overseas demand and government belt-tightening at home led to the sector's most sluggish rate of growth since October, a survey showed on ...
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Jobless claims data suggests labor market strength
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, pointing to resilience in the labor market despite belt-tightening by ...
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France wants Hezbollah armed wing on EU terror list by end-June
Supporters of Hezbollah and relatives of Hezbollah member Hussein Ahmad Abu Hasan carry his coffin during his funeral in Beirut's suburbs May 21, ...
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London attackers British of Nigerian origin source
LONDON (Reuters) - British authorities believe that two men accused of hacking a soldier to death on a London street in revenge for wars in Muslim countries are British of Nigerian descent, a source close to the investigation said ...
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El Salvador president presses for beatification of assassinated archbishop in papal audience
Pope Francis speaks with El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes during a private audience at the Vatican Thursday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Alessandro Bianchi, ...
Bangladesh in Focus
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Myanmar refugees in Bangladesh, the politics of their situation is more important than the human impact
Bangladesh and Myanmar have been disputing their sea border for years, and in recent months tensions on the land border have mounted as claims of interference and counter-claims of provocation are made by both countries, now the politics of territorial dispute have come to have a direct bearing on the respect for human life and development.
In October of 2009, the government of Bangladesh received a report from its military officials detailing a credible threat of attack from Myanmar, they feared that St Martin’s island in the Bay of Bengal, a region increasingly important economically for hydrocarbons, would be attacked and captured by Myanmar, and called for the government to strengthen the defensive capability of the island which has a circumference of just 3 miles. Read more
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