 |
Sports
| 01/05/2012
Judge denies Strauss-Kahn immunity claim
| | Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will learn Tuesday whether a judge will dismiss a civil suit brought against him by the New York hotel housekeeper who accused him of assaulting her last year. > en savoir plus |
| |
|
| 01/05/2012
U.N. chief lauds Suu Kyi
| | U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday praised opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's efforts to advance democracy in Myanmar a day after she said she would take the oath of office for the country's parliament despite objecting to its wording. > en savoir plus |
|
| 01/05/2012
Could Chen affair overshadow U.S.-China talks?
| | As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flew to China Tuesday, President Barack Obama was tight-lipped about the whereabouts of escaped Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng and his potential impact on the discussions to be held this week in Beijing. > en savoir plus |
|
| 01/05/2012
White House overselling impact?
| | An aggressive public relations offensive by the White House, celebrating the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, is kicking up a hot political fuss. But are we arguing over the wrong question? > en savoir plus |
|
| 01/05/2012
Bergen: Delusional leader revealed
| | There is no better way for historians to assess Osama bin Laden's thinking and the real state of al Qaeda as it was understood by its leaders in the years after 9/11 than the "treasure trove" of more than 6,000 documents that were recovered by the U.S. Navy SEALs who raided bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, a year ago. > en savoir plus |
| |
| 30/04/2012
Al Qaeda offers prisoner exchange
| | The North Africa arm of al Qaeda is offering to release a British man abducted in Mali in exchange for Britain releasing accused terror fundraiser Abu Qatada, whom authorities describe as the spiritual guide of a 9/11 hijacker, according to a statement posted on a militant web site. > en savoir plus |
|
| 30/04/2012
Stolen babies case haunts Spain
| | Sister Maria Gomez is an 87-year-old Catholic nun. This month, she appeared in a Spanish court escorted by police. She is accused of snatching an infant from her birth mother and putting the child up for an illegal adoption in 1982. > en savoir plus |
|
| 30/04/2012
Billionaire to build Titanic replica
| | An Australian mining magnate has commissioned a Chinese shipyard to build a replica of the ill-fated Titanic, complete in every detail but equipped with modern technology to prevent a repeat of the original's fateful maiden voyage 100 years ago. > en savoir plus |
| |
| 30/04/2012
Kate a 'fully fledged' royal
| | The Duchess of Cambridge has successfully graduated as a "fully fledged member" of Britain's monarchy after fulfilling all her objectives one year on from her marriage to Prince William, a senior royal source has told CNN. > en savoir plus |
| |
|
| 29/04/2012
Rap song ad: Cool or offensive?
| | Jay-Z and Kanye West's recent hit "Niggas in Paris" is about them. They rap about being so phenomenally rich, about how they "ball so hard," buy Rolexes and cars, pop gold bottles with models in Paris nightclubs, that the rest of us slobs couldn't fathom their lives. > en savoir plus |
|
| 28/04/2012
The day bin Laden died
| | Nearly a year later, take a look back at the story of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's death, who was killed by U.S. commandos in a pre-dawn firefight on May 2, 2011, in Pakistan. > en savoir plus |
| |
|
| 27/04/2012
Court: Taylor guilty of aiding rebels
| | An international tribunal found former Liberian President Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting rebels who raped, killed and mutilated civilians in neighboring Sierra Leone, the first verdict against an African head of state in a world court. > en savoir plus |
|
|
| 26/04/2012
Rise of the African 'repats'
| | For decades, many African countries saw some of their most skilful young people take their talents to other parts of the world, lured by the financial prospects outside the continent. > en savoir plus |
|
| 26/04/2012
Helping Chernobyl's kids
| | The Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened 26 years ago this week. Today there aren't many more definitive answers than there were then, to the question of how exactly Chernobyl has affected the lives, not just of those who lived through it, but of subsequent generations still living in these 'contaminated' areas. > en savoir plus |
| |
| 26/04/2012
Bo's son says he's no 'party boy'
| | Bo Guagua, the son of embattled Chinese Communist cadre Bo Xilai, has issued a statement defending his actions and his academic record following allegations his college "party boy" image had contributed to his father's fall from grace. > en savoir plus |
| |
|
| 24/04/2012
Money for Cuba's young artists
| | While artists abound in Cuba, they, like everyone else, face constant shortages in materials and a United States economic embargo that complicates the sale of their work. But a new website called Yagruma is helping them finance their work. > en savoir plus |
|
| 24/04/2012
Iran: U.S. drone codes 'cracked'
| | Iran declared Sunday it has "cracked the codes" of the intelligence gathering system of a U.S. spy drone it captured last year for violating its airspace, the nation's semiofficial media reported. > en savoir plus |
| |
|
| 24/04/2012
Alaska soccer ball traced to Japan
| | A soccer ball recently found washed up on a remote Alaskan beach apparently belongs to a teenager from a city devastated by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan more than a year ago. > en savoir plus |
|
| 24/04/2012
Tokyo's view of the U.S. election
| | If the U.S. election race conjures up images of mud flying through the air for many Japanese, campaigning politicians in the Land of the Rising Sun evoke visions of a more white-gloved affair. > en savoir plus |
| |
| 24/04/2012
Save the whales? Use the app
| | A new iPhone app is making waves in the commercial shipping world by providing an early warning system that aims to reduce maritime collisions with endangered whales. > en savoir plus |
|
| 23/04/2012
French election: 5 things to know
| | French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist Francois Hollande are heading for a runoff after Sunday's election. What issues are at play and how will the outcome affect U.S.-France relations? > en savoir plus |
|
|
| 12/04/2012
Gay dad finds families for foster kids
| | David Wing-Kovarik and his partner, Conrad, were ready to adopt a child. They moved through all their requirements smoothly, even enrolling in an orientation and training class for prospective parents. Then they were confronted withtheir first real stumbling block. > en savoir plus |
|
| 30/03/2012
Military vets find new way to serve
| | Iraq war veteran Jake Wood started Team Rubicon, a nonprofit that brings military veterans together to help communities hit by natural disasters. Since 2010, the group has grown to 1,400 volunteers and carried out 14 missions around the world. > en savoir plus |
| |
|
| 28/02/2012
Cash for cups? Qatar's influence spreads
| | When FIFA named Qatar as the host nation for the 2022 World Cup finals, it vindicated the gulf nation's continued determination to become one of the key players in the realm of sport by using its considerable economic resources. > en savoir plus |
|
| 27/02/2012
Arsenal back boss Wenger as profits soar
| | The chief executive of English Premier League club Arsenal urges the team's supporters to get behind under-fire coach Arsene Wenger on the day they record pre-tax profits of $78 million for the six months until November. > en savoir plus |
| |
|
| 27/02/2012
Radwanska reaches new high
| | Agnieszka Radwanska is already the most successful Polish female tennis player, but her achievements will reach a new level when the world rankings are released on Monday. > en savoir plus |
|
| 27/02/2012
Football: Derby defeat dents Spurs' bid
| | Theo Walcott scores twice as Arsenal fight back to thrash Tottenham 5-2 in the Premier League, while a Ryan Giggs winner in his 900th game sees Manchester United beat Norwich 2-1 to close on Manchester City at the top. > en savoir plus |
| |
| 27/02/2012
Olympics: Bhopal group: Drop sponsor
| | Victims and campaigners from the Bhopal disaster of 1984 have staged a "die-in" outside the UK's sports ministry to protest at the sponsorship role Dow Chemical Company will play in the London 2012 Olympics. > en savoir plus |
|
| 27/02/2012
Motorsport: Webber - Title to be close
| | Mark Webber could have been forgiven for feeling like a guest at someone else's party during the 2011 Formula One season, looking on as his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel charged to a second consecutive world championship. > en savoir plus |
|
| 26/02/2012
Football: Bayern, Dortmund victorious
| | French international Franck Ribery scored both goals for Bayern Munich in their 2-0 win over Schalke, on Sunday, but the Bavarian giants remain four points behind Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund, who defeated Hanover 3-1. > en savoir plus |
| |
| 25/02/2012
Controversy as Juve snatch Milan draw
| | It could prove to be a pivotal moment in the Italian Serie A title race -- Juventus escape with a 1-1 draw at AC Milan on Saturday after Sulley Muntari's first-half goal is controversially disallowed despite clearly crossing the line. > en savoir plus |
| |
| 25/02/2012
Champion Vettel's pace warning
| | Red Bull have been untouchable for the last two Formula One seasons, but their double world champion driver Sebastian Vettel has warned the team's 2012 car will be slower than last year's model. > en savoir plus |
| |
| 24/02/2012
Racism 'not black and white'
| | "The letter stated that, as I ran through the tunnel, they were going to throw acid in my face." England's black football pioneers tell their story as CNN investigates the problem of soccer racism in a new documentary. > en savoir plus |
| |
| 23/02/2012
Yao Ming on 'Lin-sanity'
| | When Yao Ming retired from professional basketball seven months ago, there were fears that interest in the NBA among China's 1.3 billion people would dwindle. > en savoir plus |
| |
|
| 21/02/2012
Middle East: New sailing capital?
| | Over the past decade the Middle East has made a massive move to secure some of the world's major sporting events. Abu Dhabi won the right to host a Formula One Grand Prix beginning in 2009, Qatar was successful in its FIFA World Cup bid for 2022 and the world's top tennis players and golfers regularly head to the region for big tour tournaments. > en savoir plus |
|
| 18/02/2012
Caterham F1 sign Petrov
| | The CNN-sponsored Caterham Formula One team have recruited Russian driver Vitaly Petrov in place of Italian veteran Jarno Trulli for the 2012 season. > en savoir plus |
|
| 17/02/2012
Hiddink takes reins at Russian club
| | Veteran Dutch coach Guus Hiddink is the latest man to take the reins atbig-spending Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala, succeeding Yuri Krasnozhan who resigned before he'd even taken charge of a match. > en savoir plus |
|
| 16/02/2012
Bahrain GP 'will go ahead'
| | Bahrain's Formula One organizers insist that the Gulf state's grand prix race will go ahead as planned in April, despite recent fears that its political situation has not improved. > en savoir plus |
| |
|
|
