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June 11, 2009
Mo. family Christmas photo turns up in Czech ad
It’s an international mystery: How did a Missouri family’s Christmas card photo end up in the Czech Republic, splashed across a huge storefront advertisement?
June 10, 2009
Swine Flu Spreads to US Troops in Germany
The U.S. military says it has confirmed four more cases of swine flu among troops in Germany, for a total of six.
UPDATE: Total of 41 bodies recovered from Air France 447 crash
The first bodies were recovered about 200 miles northwest of the Brazilian archipelago of Saint Peter and Saint Paul; Tuesday’s recoveries were 50 miles away.
Picasso sketchbook vanishes from locked case in Paris
A Pablo Picasso sketchbook with 33 pencil drawings disappeared from a locked glass case in a museum in Paris overnight. The sketchbook was used from 1917 to 1924, an extraordinary period in Picasso’s life.
Long-lost World War II sub found off Swedish coast
The World War II Soviet submarine S-2 before it sank in January 1940 between Sweden and Finland and was missing for 69 years until a team of Swedish and Finnish divers found it.
June 09, 2009
Bomb in Pakistan Hotel Kills 5 and Injuries 25 Others
Officials says a huge bomb has exploded at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least five people and wounding 25 others.
UPDATE: 24 bodies recovered from Air France crash
Eight more bodies have been recovered from last week’s crash of an Air France jetliner in the Atlantic Ocean, bringing the total to 24, Brazil’s military announced Monday.
June 06, 2009
Obama marks D-Day’s solemn 65th anniversary
President Barack Obama is paying tribute today to the Allied landings on June 6, 1944, that broke Nazi Germany’s grip on France and turned the tide of history.
UPDATE: Mexico day care fire kills 35 children
The investigation continues into a deadly fire at a day care center in northern Mexico.
June 05, 2009
Green tea Coca-Cola to debut in Japan
Forget “Classic” or “New” Coke. In Japan, you can soon have your cola flavored with green tea.
June 04, 2009
Vigils held for US reporters on trial in N. Korea
Laura Ling (sister of special correspondent for CNN, Lisa Ling) and Euna Lee, two American journalists, were working on a story about the trafficking of women when they were arrested near the China-North Korea border on March 17. The two women are accused of spying.
June 03, 2009
British pregnant woman gets life for drug smuggling
A pregnant British woman accused of smuggling heroin into Laos was sentenced to life in prison.
May 31, 2009
Susan Boyle fans voice dismay over outcome
Fans of Susan Boyle are voicing disappointment with the outcome of the British TV talent competition in which the singer finished second to a group of street dancers.
May 27, 2009
White tiger kills zookeeper in NZ as tourists watch
A white tiger mauled a zookeeper to death at a New Zealand wildlife park Wednesday as a group of tourists watched in horror, police say.
May 25, 2009
Clinton talks with partners on North Korea
Officials at the State Department say Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking part in some “intensive diplomacy” about North Korea.
May 21, 2009
New Zealand couple on the run after $6 million bank mistake
What would you do if you found out your bank mistakenly put more than $6 million into your account? The answer one New Zealand couple came up with has made them the object of a police search.
May 20, 2009
Australian doctor uses household drill to save boy
A doctor in rural Australia has used a handyman’s power drill to save the life of a boy with a severe head injury.
May 18, 2009
Abuse of child ‘witches’ on rise, aid group says
The issue of “child witches” is soaring in Nigeria and other parts of the world. Children with unusual markings, stubbornness or epilepsy make frequent targets and are blamed for causing illness, death and destruction, prompting some communities to put them through harrowing punishments to “cleanse” them of their supposed magical powers.
May 16, 2009
Reports: Gang frees 50 inmates from Mexican prison
Local media report that an armed gang has raided a prison in central Mexico and freed more than 50 inmates.
May 11, 2009
Saudi judge: It’s OK to slap spendthrift wives
Husbands are allowed to slap their wives if they spend lavishly, a Saudi judge said recently during a seminar on domestic violence.
May 06, 2009
President Obama holds talks with leaders of Pakistan & Afghanistan
President Obama says stabilizing Afghanistan and Pakistan is his top foreign policy priority, and in Washington Wednesday he personally pushed the presidents of those two nations to do a much better job of fighting the Taliban and Al Qaeda.
Brit wins ‘best job in the world’ competition
A British man beat 34,000 other applicants Wednesday to win, what has been dubbed, “the best job in the world”—to stroll the white sands of a tropical island in Queensland, Australia.
Imprisoned U.S. journalist ends hunger strike
An Iranian-American journalist, Roxana Saberi, was tried and convicted on espionage charges in a one-day trial last month and was sentenced to eight years in prison. She had been on a hunger strike for more than two weeks but stopped Monday after a visit from her parents.
May 05, 2009
WWI mass graves to be exhumed in France
During a WWI battle in a northern French village, thousands of British and Australian troops were killed or wounded on a single night. There were so many dead that many were never found or identified, never given a proper burial. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission will begin a 15-month project to disinter, identify, and rebury bodies and they estimate there are between 225 and 400 bodies in the pits.
Pregnant British woman could face Laos death penalty
The trail for a 20 year old, pregnant British woman starts this week in Laos. She is facing possible death by firing squad.
May 04, 2009
Mexico to reopen public places
Mexico is turning down the alarm on its swine flu outbreak. Officials say they will allow public places in Mexico City like cafes, museums and libraries to reopen this week.
April 30, 2009
Satellite images show ice shelf breaking away from Antarctic
Researchers say new satellite images show massive chunks of ice have been breaking off an ice shelf in the western Antarctic Peninsula.
April 27, 2009
Strong earthquake felt in Mexico City
Strong earthquake felt in Mexico City
April 22, 2009
Taliban claims victory near Islamabad
Taliban militants who implemented Islamic law in Pakistan’s violence-plagued Swat Valley last week have now taken control of a neighboring district.
April 21, 2009
Pope names new St. Louis archbishop
The Roman Catholic archdiocese of St. Louis says the Vatican has named Bishop Robert J. Carlson of Saginaw, Mich. as the new archbishop in the city.
