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Most popular news on 22 June 2009 |
Iran media: Council rejects claims of voting irregularities
Iran's election authority has rejected claims of voting irregularities by a defeated presidential candidate, while acknowledging that the number of ballots cast in dozens of cities exceeded the number of eligible voters there, state-run TV reported Monday.
Four-story building collapses in Brooklyn
A four-story residential building collapsed Sunday in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, and at least four people suffered minor injuries, according to the New York City Fire Department.
'Neda' becomes rallying cry for Iranian protests
"RIP NEDA, The World cries seeing your last breath, you didn't die in vain. We remember you."
China tries to stop spread of HIV/AIDS among prostitutes
A 19-year-old prostitute working in an apartment that doubles as a brothel said she has up to eight clients a day.
New clip shows 'Jon & Kate' troubles
TLC released another video segment Friday from the network's one-hour "Jon & Kate Plus 8" episode scheduled to air Monday night.
Young woman describes beating at hands of paramilitary
A 19-year-old woman who was wounded by Iranian paramilitary forces with clubs escaped with her camera and shared her photos with CNN -- after tricking a paramilitary soldier into thinking she had given him the images on a disk.
Suspect in Craigslist slaying indicted
A Massachusetts grand jury late last week indicted a 23-year-old medical student on seven counts, including first-degree murder, in the fatal shooting of one woman and the robbery of another in Boston hotels.
UK hostages confirmed dead after bodies identified
British authorities have identified two bodies recovered in Iraq, saying Sunday they are "highly likely" to be those of two British men kidnapped two years ago in Baghdad.
'The Proposal' celebrates box office win
Sandra Bullock will surely be popping open the champagne as her new romantic comedy, "The Proposal," accepted the top spot at the box office this weekend by grossing $34.1 million, according to early estimates by Hollywood.com Box Office.
Survey raises questions about Iran vote results
A survey of Iran's election results raises "serious questions" about the victory that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is said to have won and uncovers irregularities in the official results, a British think tank said Sunday.
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