‘Russian spies’ could plead guilty, be deported

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Ten suspected Russian spies could plead guilty and be deported from the U.S., possibly as soon as Thursday night, a source close to the investigation says.

Obama back on the campaign trail

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President Obama plays the role of campaigner-in-chief on Thursday as he travels to Missouri and Nevada to help out fellow Democrats in two crucial Senate races.

Pianist charged with child sex abuse

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Acclaimed Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev, who has been charged with sexually abusing a teen-aged boy in Thailand, will continue his concert schedule but will return to that country to appear in court, the musician’s spokeswoman said Thursday.

Terror suspects arrested in Norway

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Three people suspected of plotting terrorist attacks and having connections to al Qaeda have been apprehended, the Norwegian prime minister’s office said Thursday.

Doctors cut newborn from airline toilet

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An unmarried Indian woman delivered a baby in the toilet of an international flight and abandoned the infant in the plane’s washroom, police and doctors said Thursday.

Pakistanis head to polls in pivotal election

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Pakistanis are heading to the polls to cast their ballots in a pivotal election, one day after attackers lobbed hand grenades and opened fire on polling stations and party workers.

Kosovo declares autonomy from Serbia

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Kosovo formally declared its independence from Serbia Sunday, becoming the world’s newest state in a move opposed by Serbia and Russia but backed by many western governments. Thousands have taken to the streets of the capital Pristina, waving flags in celebration.

Chinese vessel sinks off Philippines

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U.S. university killer’s partner speaks out

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Jessica Baty said she saw no sign of trouble from her boyfriend, Steven Kazmierczak, before he shot and killed five students then took his own life on Thursday. But Baty said Sunday she is haunted by a phone call she got before the slayings. “He called me at midnight and told me not to forget about him,” Baty told CNN in an exclusive interview.

UK crisis bank to be nationalized

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Troubled British bank Northern Rock, which has been hit hard by the credit crunch, is to be nationalized UK finance minister Alistair Darling confirmed Sunday.

Five killed in fiery Los Angeles standoff

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Jolie in Iraq: 2M refugees need help

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Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie visits Iraq to boost what she sees as lagging efforts to deal with the problems of 2 million “very very vulnerable” internally displaced people in the wartorn country.

Police arrest suspects in Bhutto slaying

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistani police Thursday arrested two suspects in connection with the assassination of former prime minister and leading opposition figure Benazir Bhutto, a police official told CNN.

Clinton lent $5 million to her campaign

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Sen. Hillary Clinton says she dipped into her own finances ahead of this week’s Super Tuesday contests, lending her Democratic U.S. presidential campaign $5 million in late January.

U.S. tornadoes deadliest in 20 years

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Residents tried Thursday to put their lives back together in a swath of the South raked by tornadoes that killed 55 people on Tuesday night and early Wednesday.

Sudan frees teacher in teddy row

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A British teacher in Sudan jailed over the naming of a teddy bear has been released from police custody, the British Embassy in Khartoum said, several hours after Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir pardoned her.

Observers denounce Russian vote

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International electoral monitors Monday questioned the fairness of the Russian parliamentary elections, in which President Vladimir Putin’s party claimed a sweeping mandate that could let him wield power beyond the end of his presidential term.

Voters reject Chavez referendum

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Venezuelan voters narrowly rejected a constitutional referendum that would have bolstered President Hugo Chavez’s embrace of socialism and granted an indefinite extension of his eligibility to serve as president, the National Electoral Council reported.

U.S. to be urged over climate pact

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Sharif’s candidacy papers rejected

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