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Putin on retiring: 'Don't count on that'

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:39:01 EST

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sends a strong signal that he has full hands-on control of his country.

Guinea leader survives attack

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:25:10 EST

Moussa Dadis Camara, the military leader of the West African nation of Guinea, was shot and wounded in an attack on his presidential convoy, an official said.

Why cheap oil is here to stay

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:32:34 EST

A growing number of experts are saying that for the next couple of years, oil prices will remain well below $100 a barrel as the economy remains fragile and efficiency measures kick in. CNNmoney reports.

Judgment day looms in Knox trial

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:08:22 EST

Who killed 21 year old British student Meredith Kercher?

Syria bus explosion kills, wounds dozens

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:56:48 EST

An explosion killed or wounded dozens of passengers in a bus in the Syrian capital, Damascus, Thursday morning, an official in the president's office said.

Bin Laden not in Pakistan, PM says

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:23:16 EST

Pakistan's prime minister Thursday rejected claims Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is hiding within his country as global pressure mounted on Islamabad to tackle terrorists linked to escalating conflict in neighboring Afghanistan.

Honduran congress votes against ousted president

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:32:11 EST

Deposed Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya will not be reinstated as head of state, a majority of the Honduran congress voted Wednesday.

Peugeot, Mitsubishi eye capital tie-up

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:54:33 EST

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Ministers among Somalia blast dead

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:34:05 EST

An explosion at a graduation ceremony in the Somali capital Thursday killed at least 15 people, including three government ministers and nine students, local journalists told CNN.

U.N. chief backs U.S. Afghanistan plan

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:18:44 EST

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama's plan to deploy 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.