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South Africa take Semenya case to U.N.
The South African government has reportedly complained to the United Nations over the treatment of controversial track and field star Caster Semenya.
Commentary: Michelle Obama’s smart fashion choices
In just 200 days, Michelle Obama has put her own stamp on one of America’s most unusual political positions — the unelected, undefined job of being first lady. And the way she’s done it
Poll: Obama seen as more compassionate than McCain
Just hours before the start of the second presidential debate, a new national survey suggests that Sen.
Poll: Support for Afghan war at all-time low
Support for the war in Afghanistan is at an all-time low, according to a new national poll. A CNN/Opinion Research Corp.
Suicide bombers use U.N. disguise in Somali attack
Suicide attackers breached security at the African Union base in Somalia’s capital by using vehicles with United Nations logos to carry out a deadly double car bombing, the organization told CNN. But what does this term mean “The ‘person of interest’ tells you nothing,” says Cynthia Hujar Orr, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Four killed in anti-terror raid in Indonesia
Indonesian police stormed a suspected terrorist hideout in central Java early Thursday, the National Police said.
Review: Brown’s ‘Symbol’ a second-rate ‘Code’
Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” has spawned a raft of imitators, most of which pale in comparison; the latest, “The Lost Symbol,” is by Brown himself.
Japan’s new PM faces daunting in-tray
It’s all but certain that Yukio Hatoyama will be elected Japan’s next prime minister on Wednesday. Less clear is the direction the nation will take under him
Winning on and off the tennis court
Elizabeth and Mary Profit will not be taking center court at the U.S. Open women’s doubles final to face Venus and Serena Williams, but they share many of the athletic qualities that have made Venus and Serena the most dominant sisters in tennis history