A Saudi court sentenced a female journalist Saturday to 60 lashes for her work on a controversial Arabic-language TV show that aired an episode in which a man bragged about his sex life, two sources told CNN.
Saudi journalist sentenced to 60 lashes
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Chelsea rout Blackburn to top Premier League; Spurs lose to Stoke
Frank Lampard scored twice as Chelsea went back to the top of the English Premier League with a 5-0 thrashing of Blackburn at Stamford Bridge in Saturday’s evening kickoff.
‘Lipstick Killer’ behind bars since 1946
William Heirens, the “Lipstick Killer,” is believed to be the longest-serving inmate in the United States.
Obama declares H1N1 emergency
President Obama has declared a national emergency to deal with the “rapid increase in illness” from the H1N1 influenza virus. The officials didn’t want their names used because they were not authorized to speak on the record.
Quake strikes deep in the eastern waters of Indonesia
A major earthquake vibrated deep in Indonesia’s Banda Sea on Saturday night, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center predicted the quake would not be destructive. The officials didn’t want their names used because they were not authorized to speak on the record
International day of demonstrations on climate change
From seabeds to mountaintops, people around the world were staging a day of demonstrations Saturday to call for urgent action on climate change. The number of 350 ppm originally came from a NASA research team headed by American climate scientist James Hansen, which surveyed both real-time climate observations and emerging paleo-climatic data in January 2008, according to 350.org
Pakistan: Troops seize key Taliban village
Pakistani troops have seized a key village in the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan as they stepped up their offensive against militants in the country’s northwestern region. Two missiles hit a militant hideout in the village of Damadola, in the border district of Bajaur, a Pakistani military and political officials said
Girl found in N.Y. claims no memory
Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a teenage girl who mysteriously turned up in Manhattan two weeks ago, claiming to have no memory of her family, home or even her own name. Two missiles hit a militant hideout in the village of Damadola, in the border district of Bajaur, a Pakistani military and political officials said
Is Afghanistan Obama’s Vietnam?
U.S. President Barack Obama says the war in Afghanistan isn’t going to end up like Vietnam.
Co-pilot: No sleeping or arguing in cockpit
The co-pilot of a Northwest Airlines flight that overshot the Minneapolis, Minnesota, airport by 150 miles says he and the pilot weren’t asleep and they weren’t arguing.