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George Zimmerman's defense releases potentially damaging Trayvon texts

Kaitlin FunaroMay 24, 2013 00:28

The defense team for George Zimmerman, the man charged with second degree murder in the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, has posted online dozens of text messages and photos from the teen's cell phone. It's not clear whether jurors will ever see the newly-released evidence because it may not be admissible in court.

Japan's Nikkei rebounds after Thursday plunge

Kaitlin FunaroMay 23, 2013 23:53

Japanese stocks recovered some of the losses sustained on Thursday when the Nikkei plunged more than 7 percent, the biggest one-day drop in two years. The Nikkei Stock Average was up about 2.5 percent in morning trading on Friday. Thursday's crash came after weak economic data from China showed a slowdown in manufacturing for the first time since October 2012.

Judge declares mistrial in Jodi Arias case after jury fails to agree on sentence

Allison JacksonMay 23, 2013 20:06

Arias has been convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in 2008.

Sevan Nisanyan: Turkish-Armenian blogger jailed for blasphemy

Jill LangloisMay 23, 2013 19:08

A Turkish court found Nisanyan guilty of "publicly insulting the religious values of part of the population" in a 2012 post he wrote about "Innocence of Muslims," which sparked protests across the Arab world.

Ecuador's only satellite damaged by Russian space debris

Alexander BesantMay 23, 2013 17:30

Ecuador's only satellite collided with Russian space debris but reports of damage remain unclear.

Ecuador's only satellite damaged by Russian space debris

Alexander BesantMay 23, 2013 17:29

Ecuador's only satellite collided with Russian space debris but reports of damage remain unclear.

Ecuador's only satellite damaged by Russian space debris

Alexander BesantMay 23, 2013 17:29

Ecuador's only satellite collided with Russian space debris but reports of damage remain unclear.

NASA is trying to lasso an asteroid for closer study (VIDEO)

Kristin DeasyMay 23, 2013 17:18

NASA plans to lasso an astroid. That's right.

Rising church asserts itself in Georgia

Nicholas ClaytonMay 24, 2013 06:01

TBILISI — Many believe the government is seeking to divert attention from a confrontation with an increasingly powerful church by arresting the head of the main opposition party, a close ally of outgoing President Mikheil Saakashvili. That’s helping raise concerns about the country’s direction months before a presidential election this fall.

Japan stocks plunge more than 7 percent, triggering falls across global markets

Allison JacksonMay 23, 2013 16:47

“We got the perfect storm for risky assets, with negative signals from both monetary policy and macro-fundamentals,” Witold Bahrke, a senior strategist at PFA Pension A/S in Copenhagen, told Bloomberg News.