Global news channel CNN and its website CNN.com have gobbled three awards for excellence in reporting at The South Asian Journalists' Association (Saja) Journalism Awards 2002.

The awards were presented at the association's annual dinner at New York on 15 June.

CNN's New Delhi bureau chief, Satinder Bindra was honoured for the second consecutive year with this award. Bindra had travelled to Nepal and reported for CNN television and also wrote stories for its website.

The first place for outstanding story on any subject was awarded to Brazil: A special series when CNN.com's correspondent, Roy Wadia travelled to Brazil and gave first-hand reports from several Brazilian cities tackling issues such as the environment, AIDS, poverty and politics.

Afghanistan: The War Against Terror a series of reports by Bindra from Afghanistan won the third place for special project on South Asia. The series captured the essence of the heaviest US aerial bombing campaign since Vietnam.