CNN.com http://edition.cnn.com/?eref=edition CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. en-us © 2010 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:36:01 EDT 10 CNN.com http://edition.cnn.com/?eref=edition http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif 144 33 CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Strong quake strikes near major New Zealand city http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/new.zealand.quake/index.html?eref=edition http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/new.zealand.quake/index.html?eref=edition A magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck New Zealand on Saturday caused "a lot of damage," but there are no reports of serious injuries, an emergency official says. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:23:17 EDT UPS cargo plane crashes near Dubai http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/03/uae.plane.crash/index.html?eref=edition http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/03/uae.plane.crash/index.html?eref=edition A cargo plane has crashed in an uninhabited area near the Dubai airport, according to the official WAM news agency in the United Arab Emirates. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:24:06 EDT Iran's Karrubi misses rally after attacks http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/03/iran.quds.day/index.html?eref=edition http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/09/03/iran.quds.day/index.html?eref=edition Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad joins protesters at annual pro-Palestinian events, as opposition leader Mehdi Karrubi seeks shelter after a spate of attacks on his home. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:13:46 EDT 59 killed in Quetta bomb blast http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/pakistan.violence/index.html?eref=edition http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/pakistan.violence/index.html?eref=edition The death toll from a deadly blast in Quetta, Pakistan rises to 59, with another 160 people wounded, police say. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:28:46 EDT Human trafficking ring exposed in U.S. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/03/hawaii.human.trafficking/index.html?eref=edition http://edition.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/03/hawaii.human.trafficking/index.html?eref=edition Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:59:35 EDT NASA to present mine rescue options http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/03/chile.miners/index.html?eref=edition http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/09/03/chile.miners/index.html?eref=edition NASA experts will present recommendations Friday for rescuing 33 miners trapped deep underground in Chile. Drilling a tunnel to the men is expected to take months. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:58:16 EDT Religious leaders hit back at Hawking http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/03/hawking.god.universe.criticisms/index.html?eref=edition http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/03/hawking.god.universe.criticisms/index.html?eref=edition Religious leaders in Britain on Friday hit back at claims by leading physicist Stephen Hawking that God had no role in the creation of the Universe. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:25:28 EDT Earl weakens to Category 1 storm http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/09/03/tropical.weather/index.html?eref=edition http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/09/03/tropical.weather/index.html?eref=edition A weakened Hurricane Earl brushed North Carolina's Outer Banks overnight as residents along the Eastern Seaboard braced for a stormy Friday. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:54:25 EDT Detained scientist linked to plague http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/09/03/miami.airport.evacuation/index.html?eref=edition http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/09/03/miami.airport.evacuation/index.html?eref=edition Miami International Airport was shut down for several hours Friday after screeners spotted a canister inside the luggage of a scientist that eventually turned out to be "a legitimate experiment." Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:04:20 EDT 8 dead as fires ravage central Russia http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/03/russia.fire.deaths/index.html?eref=edition http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/03/russia.fire.deaths/index.html?eref=edition Fires left at least four people dead and hundreds homeless in two regions of central Russia, government officials said Friday. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:52:13 EDT