Thursday’s 5.2-magnitude temblor occurred at 2:53 a.m. (12:53 a.m. GMT) about 45 km (28 miles) from L’Aquila, the epicenter of Monday’s 6.3-magnitude quake that killed at least 260 people this week, according to the U.S
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Actor Michael J. Fox opens up to Larry King
Actor, author and Parkinson’s disease activist Michael J. Fox spoke with CNN’s Larry King on Wednesday. In the interview, Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 1991, talks about his new book, which he describes as “a memoir of the last 10 years.” In it, he explores the nature of optimism
Jews celebrate Blessing of the Sun
At dawn Wednesday, Jews around the world celebrated the Blessing of the Sun, an event that happens once every 28 years.
Thailand braced for huge protest
Anti-government demonstrators say they will gather in the thousands in the capital city Wednesday in a bid to force Thailand’s prime minister from office.
Italy quake worker: ‘It’s hard to deal with’
An emergency worker fought back tears amid the rubble of Italy’s deadliest earthquake in decades. Helicopters buzzed overhead, and sirens echoed across the region
Pet Shop Boys come back with a lot of ‘love, etc.’
Twenty-five years after the hit single "West End Girls," can the Pet Shop Boys pull off songs that make you want to dance like it’s 1984, but still reflect a social consciousness of 2009? The answer is the title of their latest album: “Yes.” The British duo will release their 10th studio album on April 21 in the United States through Astralwerks
South African leader says he is innocent
South Africa’s ruling party president Jacob Zuma declared his innocence Tuesday after a court formally dropped corruption charges against him. “My conscience is clear I have not committed any crime against the state or the people of South Africa,” Zuma said
Nobel Peace Laureate urges Africans to ‘rise up’
The same problems that brought the global banking system to its knees are shackling Africa to a future of corruption and hunger, Nobel Peace Laureate Wangari Maathai told CNN. “In any society, if there is no regulation, if there is no control, you will always get greedy and selfish people who are prepared to take the economy very far for their own selfish ends,” she said. The 69-year-old Kenyan was speaking on the phone ahead of the launch of her book, “The Challenge for Africa,” in the U.S.
Farrah Fawcett hospitalized in cancer battle
Farrah Fawcett has been hospitalized in the latest stage of her battle against cancer, a producer working with the actress said Monday.
24 dead in Indonesian plane crash
Twenty-four people were feared dead in western Indonesia after a military training flight crashed into an airport hangar and erupted into a fireball, the air force said.