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Source: Former Goldman Sachs director to surrender - CNN International
The investigation against Gupta, who led McKinsey & Co., stems from the trial of hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam, the source said Tuesday. It was not immediately clear what charges Gupta may face. An FBI spokesman declined comment. ...
October 26, 2011


Obama heads West to campaign, push jobs bill - CNN International
He will announce new efforts to help homeowners with refinancing, two senior administration officials said. The government's Home Affordable Refinance Program will change to make it easier for homeowners to capitalize on current low interest rates by ...
October 24, 2011


US unlikely to send hospital ship to Libya - CNN International
The senior defense official says no final decision has been made on deploying the Comfort. Both officials would speak only on the condition that their names not be used, as they were not authorized to speak on the record.
October 21, 2011


U.S. unlikely to send hospital ship to Libya - CNN International
The senior defense official says no final decision has been made on deploying the Comfort. Both officials would speak only on the condition that their names not be used, as they were not authorized to speak on the record.
October 20, 2011


Mexican officials call terrorist attack report a fake - CNN International
The suspect was then released, the source said. The Mexican president's office and the Mexican Embassy in Washington told CNN they had no information regarding the alleged plot. Officials with the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ...
October 19, 2011


Suspected drone strike kills 3 in Pakistan - CNN International
... Baghar in South Waziristan, the officials said. South Waziristan is one of seven districts that make up Pakistan's volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The officials asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
October 16, 2011


3 women in Zimbabwe charged in series of sex attacks on men - CNN International
"Since Monday, 17 men came and positively identified the women as having raped them," said a police official in Harare who refused to be identified. "Most of the men said the women would offer a drink either laced with something to tranquilize them or ...
October 15, 2011


Suspected drone strike kills 3 in Pakistan's tribal region - CNN International
... Baghar in South Waziristan, the officials said. South Waziristan is one of seven districts that make up Pakistan's volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The officials asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media.
October 15, 2011


Pakistan may repatriate bin Laden's wives - CNN International
The officials asked not to be identified because they are not authorized to speak to the media. All three wives and eight of bin Laden's children were taken into Pakistani custody after the May 2 raid by US commandos that killed the al Qaeda leader. ...
October 7, 2011


Source: Travel patterns, fingerprint match led to US militant's arrest - CNN International
The Portuguese lawyer, who did not want to be identified, said that while Portugal has strong extradition agreements with European Union countries, extraditing a suspect to the United States could be more complex. Wright can appeal the extradition ...
October 2, 2011


Sources: Saudi king revokes flogging of female driver - CNN International
She said she did not want to be identified or speak publicly about her case for her own safety. Women2Drive also said police pulled over women's rights activist Madeah Alajroush for driving in Riyadh on Tuesday. She was taken to police headquarters for ...
September 29, 2011


Source: Chinese official tells Clinton US should reconsider Taiwan arms deal - CNN International
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Clinton in New York, where the United Nations General Assembly is in session, according to a senior State Department official who spoke on background. Yang "was making very serious representations to ...
September 27, 2011


Officials: No action against Haqqani network - CNN International
The officials asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media. The meeting by Pakistan's top general comes days after the Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, accused Pakistan's top intelligence agency ...
September 26, 2011


Acapulco teachers, sick of violence, march in protest - CNN International
A teacher wearing a tan leather hat, who refused to be identified by name, said it's impossible to teach given the current levels of violence. "We are asking for conditions that allow us to return to our schools and homes to live a normal life. ...
September 22, 2011


Freed American hikers arrive in Oman - CNN International
Fattal spoke with his brother, Alex, by phone after the release, according to a source familiar with the hikers' release who asked not to be identified. It's not clear whether Bauer was able to speak with his parents or his fiancee, Shourd, ...
September 21, 2011


Official: Gunman holed up in building at military base - CNN International
No shots have been fired and law enforcement teams are on site, said the official, who has direct knowledge of the situation from conversations with base officials but did not want to be identified. The incident is unfolding at the Davis-Monthan Air ...
September 17, 2011


Latest battlefield in Mexico's drug war: Social media - CNN International
The Twitter user spoke to CNN but asked to remain anonymous to protect his family. He said he has removed any personal information about himself from his online profile, stopped showing his face in his profile picture and made sure not to tweet ...
September 16, 2011


Israelis pull staffers from embassy in Amman, Jordan - CNN International
The official, who asked not to be identified, in keeping with diplomatic protocol, said the staffers typically travel from Amman to Israel every Friday and Saturday. They were sent home a day early this week after last week's ransacking of the Israeli ...
September 15, 2011


Official: 6 killed in blaze at Italian fireworks factory - CNN International
He declined to give his name, due to Italian protocol for those affiliated with first responders. Five of the six killed worked at the factory, and it is unclear if the other victim did as well, said the fire department official. ...
September 13, 2011


Official: 6 killed in blaze at Italian fireworks factory - CNN International
He declined to give his name, due to Italian protocol for those affiliated with first responders. Five of the six killed worked at the factory, and it is unclear if the other victim did as well, said the fire department official. ...
September 12, 2011


7 killed in clashes between Turkish troops, Kurdish rebels - CNN International
The attacks targeted the local police and military headquarters, a mountain commando unit and residences of military personnel, said the official, who asked to remain anonymous because he was not authorized to speak with the media. ...
September 12, 2011


Drone strike kills 3 in northwest Pakistan - CNN International
The officials asked not to be named because they are not authorized to speak to the media. The last drone strike in Pakistan targeted and killed al Qaeda No. 2 Atiya Abdul Rahman last month. The targets of Saturday's strike were not immediately known. ...
September 11, 2011


Deaths mount in Tanzania ferry accident - CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The death toll stands at 200 in Saturday's ferry accident off the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, a government official said. Rescuers saved 579 of the passengers from the overturned vessel, according to Zanzibar's state ...
September 10, 2011


Authorities piece together clues from flight logs over 9/11 threat - CNN International
Authorities are operating under the assumption that two of the suspects have arrived on US soil, and have been piecing together clues gleaned from flight logs and manifests, among other sources, said the official, who declined to be named. ...
September 10, 2011


Official: U.S. has not yet questioned arrested al Qaeda leader - CNN International
US officials believed the threat was a vehicle laden with explosives, but "the intelligence picture is not completely formed," a senior administration official said. Nearly 3000 people died in the 2001 terrorist attacks. ...
September 9, 2011


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