| Latest worldwide news | Public private partners come to potoroo rescue | | | Aug. 25 - Australia's threatened long-nosed potoroo may be making a comeback in southeast Queensland thanks to a collaboration between government and private land-owners. The shy marsupial has been the victim of habitat destruction through land clearing but efforts by farmers are producing signs of recovery. Tara Cleary reports. |
| Doctor gives free weekend surgeries | | | In Cameroon, there is only one doctor for every 5,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. Seeing his father and so many of his countrymen suffer, Georges Bwelle was determined to do something about it. |
| Biden No doubt Syrian regime used chemical weapons | | | Aug. 27 - Speaking at the American Legion National Convention in Houston, Texas, Vice President Joe Biden says there is no doubt that the Assad regime is behind the "heinous use" of chemical weapons in Syria. Rough Cut (no reporter narration) |
| Many medicines safe during breastfeeding committee | | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many medications can be used safely by women who are breastfeeding and the benefits of breastfeeding outweigh most harms related to babies' exposure, a panel of pediatricians said today. |
| 'Treated like a criminal?' | | | Viktor Troicki believes he has been "treated like a criminal" after being hit with an 18-month ban for flouting doping regulations and plans to take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. |
| Giant King Kong storms the stage | | | He is a towering figure in the history of cinema, a colossus who has frightened and thrilled audiences in equal measure. Now King Kong, the famous silverback from the silver screen, is roaring and pounding his way onto the theatrical stage. |
| Bo keeps up counterattack | | | Fallen Chinese Communist Party heavyweight Bo Xilai kept up his vigorous defense against corruption charges Friday in China's most politically sensitive trial in decades. |
| Divided Damascus apprehensive, hopeful over Western strike | | | DAMASCUS (Reuters) - Shops in Damascus are open, and traffic chokes the main thoroughfares, but the mood in the capital, exhausted by more than two years of civil war, is growing restive as Syria faces the prospect of a military strike by Western powers. |
| How to nominate a CNN Hero | | | A CNN Hero's journey to global recognition begins with a nomination by someone who's been touched by their efforts. |
| Golden Globes hopes Fey, Poehler return | | | Will there be a second act? Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the popular co-hosts of this year's Golden Globes, have been asked to return, according to Theo Kingman, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which hosts the event. |
| Entergy to shut controversial Vermont nuclear plant | | | HOUSTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - Entergy Corp will shut the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, citing high costs tied to regulation and competition from cheap natural gas, bringing to an end a long battle with politicians and environmentalists seeking to close it. |
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