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Afghan president's office asks what U.S. ambassador said

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:54:27 EST

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's office contacted the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan about reports that the envoy had warned against sending more U.S. troops to the country, a Karzai spokesman told CNN Thursday.

CNN's John King to replace Lou Dobbs

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:38:07 EST

A new weekday political program hosted by CNN correspondent John King will replace Lou Dobbs, who announced his departure from the network on his show Wednesday night.

At 75, Charles Manson still has power to influence others

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:38:00 EST

At 75, Charles Manson has spent more than half his life in prison for masterminding the notorious Helter Skelter killing spree that left actress Sharon Tate and six others dead in Los Angeles during the summer of 1969.

Cantor's colleagues believe he has sights set higher than Congress

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:33:28 EST

As Republicans swept the top three offices in Democratic-leaning Virginia last week, Rep. Eric Cantor was in Richmond, shaking hands with supporters and rallying GOP troops as he proclaimed, "The Republican resurgence begins tonight."

Fort Hood suspect charged with murder

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:31:50 EST

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has been charged with 13 preliminary counts of premeditated murder stemming from last week's shooting at Fort Hood Army Post, an Army investigator said Thursday.

Charges filed against parents in 'balloon boy' case

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:19:53 EST

Authorities in Colorado have filed charges against the parents in last month's notorious "balloon boy" case, and the pair's lawyers say the two are expected to plead guilty.

Afghan golf club hoping to drive war away

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:13:24 EST

Why would anyone open a golf course in Afghanistan in the midst of war? One man in Afghanistan can answer that question with the kind of conviction that is hard to challenge.

Missouri officials search for more victims, clues in child-abuse case

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:12:06 EST

Investigators are searching property that once belonged to one of five members of a Missouri family arrested on multiple child sexual abuse charges for "a body or bodies," the Lafayette County sheriff said Wednesday.

Enke death: What are the roots of depression?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:10:40 EST

Robert Enke, the goalkeeper for the German national football team who killed himself on Tuesday, was suffering from depression, his widow has revealed.

Obama departs on eight-day Asia trip

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:59:27 EST

President Obama embarked Thursday on his first presidential visit to Asia, an eight-day journey that will take him to five cities in four countries.

German goalkeeper kills self by stepping in front of train, police say

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:53:35 EST

A goalkeeper for the German national soccer team apparently killed himself by stepping in front of a train, just months after he and his wife adopted a daughter, police said Wednesday.

Charges dropped against American father in Japan custody battle

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:41:54 EST

Authorities have officially dropped all charges against an American who tried to snatch back his children from his ex-wife in Japan, the Fukuoka prosecutor's office said Thursday.

Premier League rejects Glasgow teams

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:33:27 EST

The English Premier League has rejected a proposal to bring Scottish Premier League sides Celtic and Rangers into English football's top flight.

Woman sues officials over immigration arrest in Maryland

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:30:40 EST

A Salvadoran immigrant, backed by two immigrants' rights organizations, is suing the sheriff's office in Frederick County, Maryland, and federal immigration officials, claiming that she was unconstitutionally interrogated and detained last year because of her Hispanic ethnicity.

Report: Microsoft bans 1 million Xbox Live players

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:20:14 EST

It's oh-so enticing: you find a copy of a brand new game like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on a pirate site and the temptation to download it is too strong.

Pilot charged after UK airport arrest

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:15:40 EST

British police said they stopped a United Airlines pilot from flying while intoxicated earlier this week, pulling him from a Boeing 767 aircraft at London's Heathrow airport and charging him with being on duty while his blood-alcohol level was over the limit.

Pacquiao backs speed to conquer Cotto

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:03:12 EST

Boxer Manny Pacquiao, rated the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world by many experts, aims to capture the World Boxing Organization welterweight title Saturday in Las Vegas.

British Airways, Iberia in merger talks

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:38:32 EST

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Medvedev wants Russia to go hi-tech

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:36:09 EST

In his annual state of the nation speech Thursday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev painted his vision for the country's future, saying that "modernization" was the key to its "very survival."

Obama seeks revisions to Afghanistan plans, sources say

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:32:52 EST

President Obama told his war council Wednesday that the U.S. troop commitment to Afghanistan is not open-ended, and he asked for revisions to options he previously received for sending more troops, a senior administration official told CNN.