VIDEO: Tourism threat to Bangladesh island

VIDEO: Tourism threat to Bangladesh island
VIDEO: Toy inspires landmine detonator
VIDEO: Three dead in Switzerland shooting
VIDEO: Terror suspect extradited to US
VIDEO: Helen Mirren gets Walk of Fame star
Chavez fights lung infection 'complications'
My 5 Tech Predictions for 2013
Deadly car bomb strikes northern Damascus
Syrian children in refugee camps
U.S. role in Syria
Best College Football Teams for the Money
Bill O'Brien Stays At Penn State With Help From Billionaire Booster
Turkish Kurd deputies meet jailed militant leader Ocalan: lawmaker
Northern Irish police injured as flag row turns violent again
Cuban group says political detentions rose dramatically in 2012
What's next for Syria in 2013?
Good Reads From 2012
Another Reason to Get Rid of Internet Explorer
Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection
Argentina reasserts claim over Falklands

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:15 PM PST

Situated in the blue waters of the Bay of Bengal, St Martin Island is one of the most beautiful places in Bangladesh.

VIDEO: Toy inspires landmine detonator

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:29 PM PST

Two brothers raised in Afghanistan design a prototype landmine detonator based on a toy they played with as children.

VIDEO: Three dead in Switzerland shooting

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:29 AM PST

Three people have been shot dead and two others injured in the southern Swiss village of Daillon.

VIDEO: Terror suspect extradited to US

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:43 PM PST

A man accused of leading an al-Qaeda plot to set off bombs in Manchester has been extradited to the United States.

VIDEO: Helen Mirren gets Walk of Fame star

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:09 PM PST

Dame Helen Mirren has been honoured with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Chavez fights lung infection 'complications'

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 10:00 PM PST

Venezuela says ailing president still treated for "respiratory deficiency", but does not address rampant rumours.

My 5 Tech Predictions for 2013

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 04:32 PM PST

I have previously predicted that 2013 will be an odd year. Of this I am certain. All the rest are what you might call "serious conjecture." Maybe one or more will actually come true fully or in part. Then I can call myself a guru. Apple's edge will dull. I have long [...]

Deadly car bomb strikes northern Damascus

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 09:50 PM PST

Activists report at least nine people killed in capital's Masakin Barzeh neighborhood and death toll expected to rise.

Syrian children in refugee camps

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:40 PM PST

In Al Qaem, Iraq, the anger and despair of the refugees is palpable. Two refugee camps have been set up there, nine miles from the border with Syria. As Save the Children's Country Director, I made the dangerous 280-mile journey out to Al Qaem help with our distribution of urgently needed newborn kits and to hear the stories of the families.

U.S. role in Syria

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:41 PM PST

Aaron David Miller of the Woodrow Wilson Center and Wolf Blitzer discuss Syria and also Chuck Hagel's chances as Defense Secy.

Best College Football Teams for the Money

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:12 PM PST

Bill O'Brien Stays At Penn State With Help From Billionaire Booster

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 03:12 PM PST

According to a report, Terry Pegula has donated $1.3 million to be added to O'Brien's salary in 2013.

Turkish Kurd deputies meet jailed militant leader Ocalan: lawmaker

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:36 PM PST

DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Two Kurdish lawmakers made a rare visit to Abdullah Ocalan at his island prison on Thursday, signaling that Turkey is negotiating with the influential militant leader over ending a conflict that has killed tens of thousands over three decades.

Northern Irish police injured as flag row turns violent again

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:43 PM PST

BELFAST (Reuters) - Eight police officers were injured in Northern Ireland on Thursday when protests at the removal of the British flag from Belfast City Hall turned violent for the first time in more than two weeks.

Cuban group says political detentions rose dramatically in 2012

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:38 PM PST

HAVANA (Reuters) - Political detentions rose dramatically in Cuba in 2012 and will likely increase again in 2013 because of a lack of "real reforms" on the communist island, a Cuban human rights group said on Thursday.

What's next for Syria in 2013?

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 07:26 PM PST

More than 60,000 have died in Syria's almost 2-year civil war. Will the bloody stalemate linger in 2013 or will the tide turn? CNN's Nic Robertson and Nick Paton Walsh take a look at what's next.

Good Reads From 2012

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:49 PM PST

I took a break during last year's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference to catch up with friend and fellow sports statistician Simon Gleave. We exchanged a few thoughts about the panels that had been held to that point in the conference, and then Simon turned the discussion towards book recommendations I [...]

Another Reason to Get Rid of Internet Explorer

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 02:32 PM PST

Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 are vulnerable to a new and serious exploit and no fix is available until, maybe, February. Time to dump IE?

Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection

Posted: 03 Jan 2013 08:47 PM PST

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is battling a "severe" lung infection that has caused respiratory failure, a top official said. The 58-year-old has been hospitalized in Cuba since having cancer surgery.