17 May 2012 Last updated at 04:14 GMT


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Trial told of Srebrenica chaos

Prosecutors describe the chaos leading to the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, on the second day of Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic's war crimes trial.

White births now minority in US

Children from racial and ethnic minorities now account for more than half the births in the US, estimates from the latest census data say.

Disco singer Donna Summer dies

US singer Donna Summer, famous for disco hits including I Feel Love and Love To Love You Baby, dies at the age of 63.

Berlin airport hit by fresh blow

The opening of Berlin's new airport is put back again, probably until March 2013 and its technical manager is sacked.


Mary Kennedy died of asphyxiation due to hanging

The estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. and mother of four children was found in an "out building" on the family's property in New York.



John Travolta sexual battery suit is over

The remaining plaintiff in the sexual battery lawsuit against John Travolta fired his lawyer, bringing an end to the case, the lawyer told CNN on Thursday.



Fracking banned in Vermont

Vermont's governor has signed a bill making it the first U.S. state to ban fracking, the controversial practice to extract natural gas from the ground.



'Fake cop' highway shootings linked

Ballistics tests have linked the shooting deaths of two people along roadways in Mississippi, a source who has been briefed on the investigation said Thursday.



Flesh-eating bug victim's fingers 'dead'

The family of a Georgia student fighting a devastating flesh-eating bacterial infection was waiting to hear from doctors Thursday about whether her fingers will need to be amputated next.



Disco Queen Donna Summer Dies at 63



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The CIA and the Case of Mistaken Rendition

Nearly a decade after he claims he was abducted as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program and beaten in a secret prison in Afghanistan, lawyers for Khaled El-Masri appeared in a European court Wednesday to make his case against the local government that allegedly handed him over to the American spies in the first place.

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Arizona Fire Nearly Triples in Size

Fire near Arizona mining town nearly triples in size, most residents gone.

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Over Half of US Births Now Minorities

Census figures show more than half of babies in US are now born to minorities.

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iHome iP76: chameleon LED Bluetooth tower for your iPhone

iHome's upcoming pedestal-style Bluetooth speaker has 16 multicolor LED clusters that create "exciting light effects." [Read more]




Facebook going public (live blog)

Check out CNET's blow-by-blow coverage of the IPO, starting Friday morning, complete with regular updates, analysis, and commentary. [Read more]




Best Buy cuts price of iPhone 4 to $49.99

The retailer joins Target and RadioShack in offering a $50 discount on the 2010 model of Apple's flagship phone. [Read more]




Twitter announces support for Do Not Track

The social network stops the tracking when users are on Firefox and turn on the Do Not Track feature. [Read more]




Friday debut of SF bar-cams stirs sour reception

With a new service called SceneTap set to put video cameras in bars, privacy advocates warn that a red line's about to get crossed. [Read more]




Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63

American singer Donna Summer, who rose to fame with disco-era hits including Hot Stuff, Bad Girls and Last Dance, has died at age 63.



Quebec expected to introduce law to cool tuition hike fight

A special law that would provide a cooling-off period for both sides in Quebec's tuition hike battle could be introduced this evening.



Murder parolee charged in teen Amber Kirwan's death

Christopher Alexander Falconer, a convicted killer who was on parole when Amber Kirwan disappeared seven months ago from a New Glasgow, N.S., street, has been charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder of the 19-year-old.



Cross-border shopping a $20B economic drain

Cross-border shopping is costing the Canadian economy much more than believed and new rules raising duty-free limits will only make matters worse, says a new report by the Bank of Montreal.



EI study asked recipients to consider moving

A new study from the Human Resources Department suggests Ottawa was looking at ways to motivate employment insurance recipients to move to places with more jobs, but the minister's office says she isn't considering it.


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