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Inside look at Bangladesh factory

CNN World - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 9:03am
The rat-a-tat of a hundred green sewing machines. The hypnotic hum of spools spinning brightly colored threads. The hiss of a thousand clothing irons.
Categories: International News

Tunisia forces clash with protesters

CNN World - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 9:01am
One protester was killed as Tunisian security forces clashed Sunday with supporters of a hard-line Islamist group who were holding a conference despite a government ban.
Categories: International News

Police: $1 million in Chopard jewels stolen

CNN World - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:34am
Jewels worth more than $1 million were stolen from a hotel in Cannes, France, police in the nearby city of Nice said Friday.
Categories: International News

Who won Eurovision Song Contest?

CNN World - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:31am
Emmelie de Forest carried Denmark to triumph early Sunday in the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual musical spectacle known for its combination of over-the-top costumes, kitsch pop songs and international rivalries.
Categories: International News

Yahoo in focus as stocks stick near record highs

Business News - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:25am
U.S. investors were unwilling to make big bets early Monday after four weeks of big gains. Yahoo could draw attention after officially announcing a $1.1 billion deal to buy blogging site Tumbler.

The seamstress in the rubble

CNN World - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:21am
In an extended one-on-one interview, a Bangladeshi teen describes how she spent 17 harrowing days buried underground in pitch-black darkness. "I'd crawl, tire and sleep. I would wake up and crawl again," Reshma said.
Categories: International News

Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest

CNN Entertainment - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:19am
Emmelie de Forest carried Denmark to triumph early Sunday in the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual musical spectacle known for its combination of over-the-top costumes, kitsch pop songs and international rivalries.
Categories: Entertainment News

Review: New 'Star Trek' film

CNN Entertainment - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:10am
"Star Trek Into Darkness" opens on a primitive planet, where the natives are restless and a volcano, in mid-eruption, traps First Officer Spock (Zachary Quinto) over a boiling ocean of lava.
Categories: Entertainment News

Iran claims it hanged CIA, Mossad spies

CNN World - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:02am
Two men who the Iranian government said worked as spies for Israel and the United States were hanged Sunday morning, according to Iranian state news outlet Press TV.
Categories: International News

Powerful earthquake hits off Chilean coast

CNN World - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 8:01am
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rattled the coast of southern Chile early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Categories: International News

Violence surges in strategic Syrian city

CNN World - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 7:58am
Violence surged in the strategically important Syrian town of Qusayr on Sunday. Activists said the offensive marked some of the most intense fighting they've seen in the fiercely contested area near the Lebanese border.
Categories: International News

Mattingly firing coming this week?

SI - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 7:54am
Categories: National Sports

Danone looks to milk China demand surge

Business News - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 7:51am
Danone has struck two deals with the China Mengniu Dairy Company in a bid to take advantage of surging demand for internationally-branded milk and yogurt.

Flesh-eating bacteria victim uses bionic hands

Health - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 7:11am
Flesh-eating bacteria amputee Aimee Copeland now uses the latest technology in prosthetic hands to chop vegetables, pick up tiny items like Skittles, and comb and iron press her hair.
Categories: Health

Should tennis be worried about the 'kissing disease'?

Health - Mon, 05/20/2013 - 4:18am
Nicknamed the "kissing disease," mononucleosis or glandular fever is a viral illness that can linger for weeks, months or even years. CNN investigates its prevalence within the sport of tennis.
Categories: Health
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