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Most popular news on 21 June 2009 |
Chaos prevails as protesters, police clash in Iranian capital
Thousands of defiant protesters swept again Saturday into the streets of the Iranian capital, where they clashed with police armed with batons, tear gas and water cannons.
Policeman to protesters: 'Please, please, please go home!'
In at least one incident Saturday, police wavered in their resolve to break up demonstrators who had turned out to protest last week's election results, a witness told CNN.
Moussavi Facebook page throws blame back on regime
Iran's ruling system is "going to the slaughterhouse" because of the national outrage over last week's fraudulent presidential election, the Facebook page of Iran's top opposition presidential candidate quoted him Saturday as saying.
Passenger says TSA agents harassed him
Steve Bierfeldt says the Transportation Security Administration pulled him aside for extra questioning in March. He was carrying a pocket edition of the U.S. Constitution and an iPhone capable of making audio recordings. And he used them.
Autopsy: Caylee Anthony's skull was duct-taped
There was no trauma visible on the "completely skeletonized" remains of slain toddler Caylee Anthony, but there were overlapping pieces of duct tape over her mouth, according to the autopsy report released Friday.
New clip shows 'Jon & Kate' troubles
TLC released another video segment Friday from the network's one-hour "Jon & Kate Plus 8" episode scheduled to air Monday night.
Air France pays $24,500 to crash victims' families
Air France will pay families about ?17,500 ($24,500) in initial compensation for each victim of the crash of Flight 447 this month, the company's chief executive says.
New York Times reporter escapes Taliban
A New York Times reporter who was held by the Taliban for seven months has escaped, the newspaper reported Saturday.
Schwarzenegger tweets about jet's emergency landing
A plane carrying California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made an emergency landing Friday evening after the cockpit filled with smoke, his office said in a statement.
Zakaria: 'Fatal wound' inflicted on Iranian regime's ideology
The decisive margin of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory in elections last week stunned many observers and angered his opponents' supporters, who in the ensuing days took to the streets in protest by the hundreds of thousands.
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