Before joining Al Jazeera English Shihab was a CNN International anchor based in Atlanta , Georgia . At CNN he anchored '' World News '' and regularly anchored other shows such as '' Insight '' , '' Your World Today '' , '' Global Challenges '' , '' CNN Today '' , and '' World News Asia '' . While working for CNN , Rattansi presented the breaking news stories involving the capture of Saddam Hussein , the 2004 Tsunami , Beslan school hostage crisis , 7 July 2005 London bombings , the rape of Muktar Mai in Pakistan with international coverage , and the death of Pope John Paul II and the trial of Saddam Hussein
7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
Shihab Rattansi