2009-11-20 13:32
Susan Boyle's debut CD sets Amazon pre-ordered sales record
(CNN) -- Susan Boyle, a 48-year-old unemployed charity worker who became an international sensation after her audition for "Britain's Got Talent" in April, can now lay claim to a new achievement.Her debut CD, set to come out on November 23, h...
2009-11-20 08:46
Women 'bearing brunt' of climate chang
(CNN) -- On the steep, dusty slopes of the Chacaltaya mountains, thousands of meters above sea level in the Bolivian Andes, the hardy farmers tending root crops or herding llamas have no need of scientists or climatologists to measure the impact of g...
2009-11-19 13:02
Kenya orphanage takes in elephant babies
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Sala saunters in the red soil, her wrinkled skin glistening in the sun as she tries to keep up with the rest of the herd.It is hard to believe the 6-week-old, dwarfed by her human keeper, will grow up to be one of nature's big...
2009-11-19 08:50
Waiting for the end of the world
(CNN) --This is how the world ends -- at least at the multiplex this month.Last weekend's box-office champ "2012" primarily uses an ancient Mayan prophecy to spin a tale of world destruction. "The Road," due out November 25, showcases...
2009-11-18 13:35
Can the law keep up with technology
(CNN) -- In a case that would have been impossible even five years ago, bad-girl rocker Courtney Love is being sued for libel by a fashion designer for allegedly slamming the woman on Twitter.The suit claims that after a disagreement over what Love s...
2009-11-18 08:50
Americans see China as economic threat
Washington (CNN) -- Americans are split over whether China represents a military threat to the United States -- but there is no doubt in the public's mind that the country poses an economic threat, according to a new national poll.According to a CNN/...
2009-11-17 13:04
Counting the world's 'invisible' children
London, England (CNN) -- Most people take their birth certificates for granted, but for millions of people around the world, they simply do not exist, causing them to miss out on fundamental rights, including access to free health care and education ...
2009-11-17 08:50
Yoga helps even little ones channel energy, emotion
Decatur, Georgia (CNN) -- Gigi reaches up into her sun salutation. She steps back into her high lunge and kicks her legs straight into plank pose, a push-up she holds without wobbling for 10 seconds before looking up impatiently at her yoga teacher.I...
2009-11-16 13:04
Baby in British court battle dies
London, England (CNN) -- A severely ill toddler at the center of a legal battle between his parents has died days after his father agreed to switch off his ventilator.The 13-month-old boy, known as Baby RB, suffered from congenital myasthenic syndrom...
2009-11-16 08:52
Dog back after a year MIA in Afghanistan
(CNN) -- An Australian special forces dog has been found alive and well more than a year after going missing in action in Afghanistan.Explosives detection dog Sabi was recovered by a U.S. soldier who found her wandering near an isolated patrol base i...