A New Voice Grips South Korea With Plain Talk About Inequality and Justice

A New Voice Grips South Korea With Plain Talk About Inequality and Justice

A New Voice Grips South Korea With Plain Talk About Inequality and Justice

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:09 PM PST

The endorsement of Ahn Cheol-soo, who founded a computer company before becoming a social critic, helped an independent candidate win Seoul's mayoral election.

Russia Angry at Penalty Against Dead Adopted Boy’s Parents

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:24 PM PST

Officials are furious over the sentence in the manslaughter case of a Pennsylvania couple who adopted a 7-year-old son from Russia.

Tunisia set to appoint new prime minister

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:13 PM PST

Former political prisoner Hamadi Jebali to lead first elected government to emerge from Arab Spring uprisings.


The Bay Citizen: San Francisco May Not Be as Green as Advertised, Energy Experts Say

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 12:43 PM PST

The mayor of San Francisco has proudly announced that the city has cut carbon emissions by 12 percent since 1990, but energy experts and environmentalists are questioning his numbers.

At Yale Tailgate Party, Truck Strikes Crowd, Killing 1

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:24 PM PST

A truck went out of control during a tailgate party before the Yale-Harvard game at Yale Bowl on Saturday, swerved into a crowd and hit three people, fatally injuring one of them.

Afghan Delegates Endorse Karzai on Troop Extension

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:08 PM PST

The grand council of Afghan delegates chose to support the president's vision for negotiating a strategic agreement that could keep a long-term American military presence.

Conclave Hardens Afghan Line on U.S.

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 09:53 AM PST

A four-day gathering of some 2,000 Afghan representatives endorsed President Hamid Karzai's plan for a strategic partnership with the U.S. while setting several conditions that could torpedo the deal.


Philippines Urges Action on China's Sea Claims

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:57 AM PST

The Philippines called for a faster, bolder response to China's increasingly aggressive territorial claims in the resource-rich South China Sea.


EU Agrees to Below-Inflation Budget Increase

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 09:25 AM PST

The European Union agreed to a below-inflation budget increase for 2012 in the early hours of Saturday as member states held their ground against pressure from Brussels for a bigger increase.


Clashes in Cairo Pit Protesters, Police

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:11 PM PST

Police and protesters fought for control of Cairo's Tahrir Square on Saturday, a day after tens of thousands staged a rally to demand that the military transfer authority faster to civilians.


Italy's Debt Woes, 30 Years in Making

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 04:38 PM PST

A closer look at the numbers reveals Italy's heavy debt burden is in large part a consequence of Italy's response to three-decade-old policies that laid the groundwork for the euro—including keeping interest rates too high, too long.


Economy dominates as Spain prepares to vote

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 12:13 PM PST

Opinion polls favour right-wing opposition party in election focused on impending austerity measures.


Character Study: Edith Susskind, Staten Island’s Grande Dame — Character Study

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:29 AM PST

Edith Susskind, a longtime gift shop operator, has been described as a landmark and a legend in New York's least populous borough.

England 8-30 Australia

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:55 AM PST

Australia cap a 30-8 win over England in the Four Nations final at Elland Road with a try for captain Darren Lockyer in his final game.


Congressional Committee at Odds on How to Cut Deficit

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:20 PM PST

Committee members are stymied over whether the affluent should help cut the deficit by paying more taxes.

Colombia rebel radio 'shut down'

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 11:14 AM PST

Colombian troops shut down the main radio station operated by the Farc rebel group, the army says, ending 15 years of revolutionary broadcasts.


Baseball Is to Begin Blood Testing for H.G.H.

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 01:20 PM PST

A blood test for human growth hormone would put baseball ahead of other leagues, including the N.F.L., in confronting a drug that has long evaded detection.

Ethiopian troops move into Somalia: witnesses

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 12:28 PM PST

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Scores of Ethiopian military vehicles pushed at least 80 km (50 miles) into neighbouring Somalia on Saturday, residents said, five weeks after Kenya entered Somalia to fight Islamist militants it blames for a wave of kidnappings on its soil.

Blogger: Why I posed naked

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 10:58 AM PST

Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy has become a household name in the Middle East and sparked a global uproar after a friend posted a photo of her naked on Twitter. Here she talks exclusively to CNN about why.

Israel: time running out to stop a nuclear Iran

Posted: 19 Nov 2011 10:46 AM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran is less than a year away from being unstoppable in its goal of producing a nuclear weapon, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in an interview with CNN released on Saturday.

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