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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Senegalese court spurns appeal, rules president can seek re-election

Senegalese court spurns appeal, rules president can seek re-election
Police: Some blood found in missing toddler's home was Ayla's
Spencer, Plummer take best supporting actor, actress SAG honors
Florida interstate crashes 'horrendous,' victim says; 10 dead
Iran to halt oil sales to 'some countries'
5 found dead in Alabama home
Oakland's mayor says city is fed up after hundreds of Occupy activists arrested
Arab League suspends Syria mission amid violence
Four killed in Bangladesh clashes between police, protesters
Gallery: Screen Actors Guild Awards couture
Occupy DC protesters mull how to deal with overnight camping ban
Greek fury at plan for EU budget control
CNN Student News Transcript - January 30, 2012
Scalfaro, Italian president in 1990s, dies at age 93
Gingrich questions Romney's honesty
Key Iraqi bloc ends boycott of parliament
CNN Student News: Daily Discussion
Arsenal hit back to win all-Premiership FA Cup tie
Ibrahimovic scores as Milan keep pace in Serie A title race
Rock upstages Woods to capture Abu Dhabi Golf Championship

Senegalese court spurns appeal, rules president can seek re-election

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 07:13 PM PST

A Senegalese court late Sunday upheld an earlier ruling that the West Africa nation's president could seek another term -- despite questions about whether such a run was constitutional -- official media reported.

Police: Some blood found in missing toddler's home was Ayla's

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:56 PM PST

Testing on blood found in the home of a missing Maine toddler has determined that some of it belonged to the girl, police said Sunday.

Spencer, Plummer take best supporting actor, actress SAG honors

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:36 PM PST

"Help" actress Octavia Spencer and "Beginners" actor Christopher Plummer earned frontrunner status for next month's Academy Award best supporting actor competition by winning the Screen Actors Guild honors Sunday night.

Florida interstate crashes 'horrendous,' victim says; 10 dead

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:24 PM PST

After the crashes stopped, Steven Camps said all he could hear was the sound of crying as the air, heavy with smoke, shone red from vehicle fires.

Iran to halt oil sales to 'some countries'

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 06:13 PM PST

Iran's oil minister said on Sunday that oil sales to "some countries" would be halted soon, amid pressure from the parliament that the government should pre-empt a looming European embargo.

5 found dead in Alabama home

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:59 PM PST

Five people were found dead Sunday at a home in Birmingham, Alabama, by officers responding to a report of a robbery in progress, police said.

Oakland's mayor says city is fed up after hundreds of Occupy activists arrested

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:51 PM PST

Municipal employees in Oakland worked Sunday to clean up damage they said was caused hours earlier by Occupy protesters, about 400 of whom were arrested for breaking into a YMCA and City Hall and challenging police.

Arab League suspends Syria mission amid violence

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:26 PM PST

At least 64 people were killed in Syria on Sunday, according to an opposition activist group, as the Arab League suspended a monitoring mission designed to protect Syrian civilians from government-sponsored violence.

Four killed in Bangladesh clashes between police, protesters

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:06 PM PST

Authorities confirmed four deaths Sunday following violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters.

Gallery: Screen Actors Guild Awards couture

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 05:00 PM PST

Occupy DC protesters mull how to deal with overnight camping ban

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 04:40 PM PST

Occupy DC demonstrators spent Sunday afternoon discussing how to respond to a call by the National Park Service to stop camping overnight at sites a few blocks from the White House.

Greek fury at plan for EU budget control

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 04:15 PM PST

Greece's finance minister angrily rejected a German plan for the eurozone to impose a budget overseer onto Athens in return for a new ?130bn bail-out, saying it would improperly force his country to choose between "financial assistance" and "national dignity".

CNN Student News Transcript - January 30, 2012

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 03:47 PM PST

January 30, 2012

Scalfaro, Italian president in 1990s, dies at age 93

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 03:36 PM PST

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, a long-time Italian politician who served as the European nation's president for much of the 1990s, has died, the Italian government announced Sunday.

Gingrich questions Romney's honesty

Posted: 29 Jan 2012 03:31 PM PST

Front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich traded accusations of dishonesty Sunday as the increasingly vitriolic Republican presidential campaign headed for its biggest primary to date.