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Muslim Brotherhood predicting run-off as Egypt counts presidential votesFri, 25 May 2012 07:03:50 EDT
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood predicted Friday that its presidential candidate will take part in a run-off vote with a former regime figure.
Four people died while coming down the southern slope of the mountain during the weekend after reaching Mount Everest's summit, officials said.
Formula One's 12 teams have struck an agreement to secure the future of the sport until 2020, Bernie Ecclestone has exclusively told CNN.
Eight state police officers and two civilians were wounded after gunmen opened fire on a hotel in the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo.
A prominent South African lawyer breaks down in court while trying to ban a controversial image of the country's president, Jacob Zuma.
The glitz of Cannes is a world removed from the arduous sea journey faced by illegal African immigrants being smuggled into Europe.
Kay Hymowitz says a new study seems to tell poor girls that they're going to be losers whether they have a baby or not -- and that's damaging to girls.
Tapes locked in a U.S. college library might help solve a decades-old murder but their release could damage the fragile N.Irish peace.
The man behind a lavish GSA conference in Las Vegas that critics rip as a waste of taxpayer money has left the agency, a GSA spokesman said.
A U.S. soldier charged with plotting to blow up troops from the nation's largest Army post has been found guilty of federal charges, prosecutors say.
Haifaa Al Mansour has directed one of Saudi Arabia's first ever feature films, despite cinema being banned in her home country.
Three children 3 years old or younger were found parent-less Thursday among a group of homeless people in Portland, Oregon, police said.
A private spacecraft has maneuvered closer to the International Space Station for what could be a historic rendezvous Friday.
François Hollande, arrived in Kabul on Friday to meet with French troops stationed in the country and hold talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
The voting in Egypt's historic presidential election is over, but tensions are still running high at the Egyptian Consulate in New York.
In the end, it was Scotty who got beamed up, as "Star Trek" actor James Doohan's ashes are on a rocket orbiting Earth.
An Argentinian woman this week got confirmation that a body found in a Uruguayan cemetery is that of her father, who disappeared during the so-called Dirty War.
Hurricane Bud weakened slightly early Friday as the storm packing 110 mph winds closed on the southwestern coast of Mexico, forecasters said.
Aaron Miller says Baghdad talks might delay confrontation with Iran but will not stop its ambitions to be a nuclear power. Only regime change could do that.
Chen Guangcheng's brother has fled village to seek legal advice, lawyer saysFri, 25 May 2012 05:40:39 EDT
The brother of Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has fled his village in eastern China to Beijing to seek legal advice, his lawyer said Thursday.
Suspect in killing of Etan Patz expected to make initial court appearanceFri, 25 May 2012 05:37:43 EDT
A man arrested in the killing of a 6-year-old boy who vanished 33 years ago in New York will make his initial court appearance Friday
Syrian protesters spilled nto the streets after morning prayers Friday as regime forces shelled various neighborhoods, activists said.
For some, this week in Europe will be consumed by a singing contest. Eurovision. A contest where musical ambassadors from all over Europe and beyond come together as an instrument for political jockeying... I mean to showcase their talent in a performance of free expression.
California horse-racing authorities suspend Triple Crown hopeful I'll Have Another's trainer but clear him of "milkshaking" in a 2010 race.
The Polish government's loss-making national flag carrier, LOT Polish Airlines, has been on the block since it lost more than $260 million in 2008. But now, as it emerges from the red, a deal may be on the horizon.
The captain and second officer of a container ship that ran aground last year, resulting in New Zealand's worst maritime environmental disaster, have been jailed for seven months.
Take our quiz to see if you can tell the Duke of Edinburgh's gaffes from other famous faux pas.
It was once that a cassock, a simple cross and a chalice was all you needed to equip the average church, but now the world of liturgical accessories is a big business.
One of the perennial criticisms of Eurovision is that, for a song contest, the compositions are seldom very memorable.
To the rest of the world, Sweden seems to represent European style, modernity and glacial cool -- in short, everything the Eurovision Song Contest is not.
A racially charged demonstration against the Israeli government's handling of immigration from Africa turned violent Wednesday night.
Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng gives his first in-depth interview to CNN.
India has threatened to ban European airlines from its airspace if Brussels sanctions Indian carriers in a dispute over an EU plan to charge carriers for their pollution.
Some of Europe's biggest fund managers have confirmed they are dumping euro assets amid rising fears over a possible Greek exit from the eurozone and single currency turmoil.
Soldiers place thousands of flags at Arlington graves ahead of Memorial DayThu, 24 May 2012 23:55:02 EDT
Soldiers placed small American flags at the graves of more than 260,000 service members in Arlington National Cemetery ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.
The demonstrators have no clear leader. Many say Twitter posts and Facebook groups brought them to the streets of Mexico's capital and cities around the country.
At just after midnight on Saturday, in a bar down an old lane in Beijing, the band suddenly stops playing. Grabbing the microphone, the manager tells everyone to remain in the venue; the police are outside threatening to escort to the nearest police station any foreigner not carrying valid documents. The atmosphere instantly sours.
Pedro Hernandez was arrested Thursday in connection with Etan Patz's murder.
The White House says President Obama intends to nominate Allison Macfarlane, a professor at George Mason University, as Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman
A Texas man convicted of seeking now-deceased Yemeni-based cleric Anwar al-Awlaki's advice about raising money for jihadists has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
It was a mini Twitter town hall.
U.N.: Syria more 'militarized' amid abuses from regime, resistance forcesThu, 24 May 2012 21:54:39 EDT
Killings and torture by Syrian security forces and anti-government fighters persisted in Syria in the last two months, the U.N. said.
Malians say they hope their nation can reunite and establish itself once again as an example of African stability.
Gloria Borger says the president is making a mistake by emphasizing Romney's Bain Capital connection
Daniel Aldrich says the Fukushima nuclear meltdown, worst since Chernobyl, and its aftermath offer lessons we ignore at our peril.
Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion walked into the darkness of Bus C in a parking lot in Orlando, Florida, last fall in the hope of gaining respect from his fellow band members.
The Mexican government has issued a hurricane warning for part of its western coast due to a powerful storm that could get even stronger.
George Zimmerman gave a scathing review of the Sanford Police Department when he spoke at a public meeting in January 2011.
Florida prosecutors and George Zimmerman's defense attorney want certain evidence -- including e-mails, cell phone records and statements -- sealed until his trial in the death of Trayvon Martin.
At a college reunion, it's common for alumni to share post-collegiate achievements with each other.
Thousands march for peace in Mexico TENS of thousands of people have marched in Mexico's second most populous city, angry at the inability of authorities to end a crime wave.
(heraldsun world)
Fake Android apps scam cost users £28,000 Malicious Android apps posed as Angry Birds and Cut the Rope in a scam that used premium rate text messages to defraud customers of £27,850.
(telegraph technology)
First creature to walk on land 'dragged itself along' - like it was on crutches The creature lived in floodplains on what is now Greenland during a period known geologically as the Devonian period - about 360 to 410 million years ago.
(dailymail sciencetech)
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