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LONDON, England (CNN) -- A Russian naval ship rescued a Dutch container vessel under attack by suspected Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the head of the International Maritime Bureau said Wednesday. The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Sirius Star was recently released by pirates off Somalia. Two or three pirate speedb... | NEW: First United Nations group to address piracy meets in New York . Two or three speedboats were chasing the Dutch container ship, IMB says . IMB: The pirates fired two rocket-propelled grenades at the Dutch ship . Hijackings off East Africa have led international navies to patrol the Gulf of Aden . | 96011a3b4627fd8ddf504b6fb58fa79240f8d3b3 |
(CNN) -- Security forces aboard a U.S. naval vessel fired warning shots toward two approaching small boats off the Somali coast Tuesday, the U.S. military said Wednesday. The USNS John Lenthall is one of 14 fleet refueling ships operated by Military Sealift Command. The rounds landed in the water, prompting the boats ... | Warning shots fired after two boats raise suspicions of piracy . Boats were approaching a U.S. Navy refueling ship . Warning shots land in water and boats turn away, military says . Pirates known to prowl waters off African nation of Somalia . | b49c2404565c46cd810f46a110dcd3c6137123b4 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Intense rains let up in parts of northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, giving humanitarian groups a chance to get more aid to the millions of people suffering. The dry skies were a respite for areas battered by the heavy rains, which left behind bloated rivers and covered whole neighborhoods w... | Rain lets up in some areas of flood-hit Pakistan . Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeals for aid . About 3 million people have been affected by monsoon rains and flooding . | 0c4200f464d2e9b9a467d50dd8cf4654ca2ac7b9 |
New York (CNN) -- The fate of a New York City police officer accused of engaging in a plot to kidnap women and cannibalize them now lies in the hands of the jury. Jurors began deliberations to determine whether e-mail conversations Gilberto Valle had with alleged co-conspirators about plans to kidnap, torture, rape, co... | Jurors get case of Gilberto Valle, charged with conspiracy to kidnap in cannibalism plot . The New York City officer's e-mails outlined real plans, government contends . Valle's e-mails were "dark improv theater," his defense attorney argues . | 6e37f1f478da96c5dcf7d154d81d92ccb349a537 |
Baghdad (CNN) -- The murky abduction account of an American -- who no one appeared to even know had gone missing in Iraq until he resurfaced -- is raising questions about everything from his name to the circumstances surrounding his reported kidnapping. The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad announced in a statement Sunday that R... | NEW: Randy Michael Hultz is at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, after being handed over . NEW: The embassy says Hultz is a "private citizen" who didn't work for the government . Iraqi lawmkers say the man, who may have gone by various names, was abducted . A militia tied to a radical Iraqi cleric identified him as a U.S. s... | 04db382fa3e079453de12f4c0a1a042532a4725d |
(CNN) -- The arrest of a Christian man accused of making remarks against the Muslim prophet Mohammed wasn't enough to appease an angry mob in Pakistan this weekend. More than 100 homes of Christians were set on fire by outraged Muslims in the Badami Bagh community in Lahore on Saturday after police arrested Sawan Masih... | Dozens of Christian homes are set afire by Muslims . The mob is outraged over alleged anti-Muslim remarks . Sawan Masih has been arrested and charged with blasphemy . | dd50c181fa560b321582922cc33003076919db02 |
(CNN) -- Each day, CNN producers select a user-submitted photo to be our Uniquely You: Design of the Day entry. Click through the gallery above to see creative shots from home decor enthusiasts around the world, and be sure to come back every day for a new image. Have inspiring decor ideas from your own home to share? ... | See more iReport galleries: travel photos, otherworldly landscapes . Follow us on Twitter @CNNLiving . Follow us on Facebook . | 74762c9f3ebccc5c1245eea451f275ba9b11d17c |
(CNN) -- Given that Moscow has been home to the likes of Tchaikovsky, Dostoyevsky, Rachmaninoff and Pushkin, it's no surprise that the city offers a wealth of cultural events. But Muscovites are also prepared to brave their bitter winters to enjoy traditional outdoor celebrations. Pancakes, known as blini, are the star... | Moscow hosts a wealth of cultural events as well as traditional outdoor festivities . Round, golden blini (pancakes) are the real stars of the Maslenitsa Festival . The Golden Mask Festival has the best in Russian contemporary culture . December's Winter Festival features sleigh rides, snowmen and ice sculptures . | 059fd188e39fb5bcfb3c758b6843761025f6d332 |
(CNN) -- With the April 15 tax filing deadline fast approaching, top Justice Department tax lawyers are pressing efforts to prosecute tax cheats in a cat-and-mouse game with billions of dollars at stake. "We basically see the same attempts over and over again — it runs the range," Kathryn Keneally, assistant attorney... | Foreign tax havens, identity fraud are priorities for the Tax Division . Justice Department is working with the IRS to prosecute tax cheats . Some tax dodgers cite "constitutional" reasons why they don't have to pay . | 87c7677a4caf5af3a88d746478a8faf33bd7ae95 |
(CNN) -- What happens when you give a 2-year-old a camera? For Toronto toddler Henry Shakyaver, his imagination runs wild in a good way. Portrait and wedding photographer Alex Neary has been Henry's nanny for the past year and a half. One day, during a visit to the park, they were sitting in a sandbox and Henry leaned ... | 2-year-old Henry Shakyaver's poses inspire photo series "Henry's Concepts" Henry's nanny Alex Neary is a photographer who started the series on her site . The concept: Henry poses for a picture, Neary mimics his pose so he can take her picture . Neary: "Kids have crazy imaginations. ... Be ready to laugh at yourself" | 74ed23fec409fadcb6c723d542131b93f76b6d9e |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Actor Wesley Snipes said he was nervous about going to jail on Thursday, but was hopeful that his prayers would be answered. "We still have prayers out there. We still believe in miracles. So don't send me up the river yet," Snipes said in an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live" Tuesday night. The... | Wesley Snipes was convicted of misdemeanors for not filing tax returns for 3 years . He will report to federal prison on Thursday to serve a three-year sentence . Snipes, 48, blames his tax advisers for not filing the returns . Snipes: "I'm disappointed that the system seems not to be working" | 859f3fe651f86718b5d7b17135d142244751fc0a |
Washington (CNN) -- Secretly accessing phone records of journalists. IRS targeting of conservative groups. Misleading statements last year about the Benghazi terrorist attack. News headlines of the past week portray an administration engulfed in potential scandal, providing opponents of President Barack Obama with plen... | History shows second term presidents can make progress despite problems . Republicans are intent on focusing attention on administration controversies . The White House accuses the GOP of playing politics on some issues . One potential scandal involves the secret subpoena of journalists' phone records . | 98d0b42ae39c895bae76f7564a8b020d763d18ce |
(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray were paired together in the same round robin group when the draw for the ATP World Tour Finals was made Saturday in London. With the exception of early exits in this week's Paris Masters, the pair have dominated men's tennis in the latter part of the season and join Tomas Berdych... | Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray drawn in same group at ATP World Tour Finals . Defending champion Roger Federer heads other section in London next week . Qualifier Jerzy Janowicz of Poland reaches Paris Masters final . Czech Republic lead Serbia 2-0 in the Fed Cup final . | efb2ddb19752f73d0815074518db77888c9ba43e |
(CNN) -- Andrew Wyeth, the American painter perhaps best known for his painting of a young woman in a field, "Christina's World," has died, according to an official with the Brandywine River Museum in Pennsylvania. Andrew Wyeth received the National Medal of Arts from President Bush in November 2007. Wyeth, 91, died in... | NEW: Bush says Wyeth's work "captured America" Wyeth died in his sleep at home in Pennsylvania at 91 . His most famous painting is that of a young girl in a field . His "Helga" portraits were first shown in 1986 . | 0d98b78b0c15617530cc28bc5eab1dbfd7e9cae6 |
(CNN) -- The New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography is awarded annually for photographs that effectively communicate an aspect of science. Part of the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes, and open only to Australians, this year's entries show everything from exotic insects to solar flares and diseased neurons. ... | New Scientist Eureka Prize for Science Photography announced August 28 . Prize given each year for photos that communicate an aspect of science . | 464dc71f9d77b8b446afc3b5bdd9f41961c76a85 |
(CNN) -- NASA and Japan improved our world view this week, or at least our view of the world. This image using ASTER imagery shows the Himalayan glaciers in Bhutan. The American space agency and Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have released a new digital topographic map of Earth that accurately portrays... | New digital topographic map reveals more of Earth than ever before . Images were taken by Japanese imaging instrument on NASA satellite . Map consists of millions of satellite images to form unified picture of planet . | aa1cbe64c77e84a4562ea03512fca33a9ed8cc6b |
Davos, Switzerland (CNN) -- Dmitry Medvedev made a strong pitch for foreign investment in Russia Wednesday as he gave his first special address as Russia's prime minister at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He painted a picture of a strong economy that is open to those who are "ready to be partners" and invest in Rus... | NEW: Son of jailed Russian tycoon Khodorkovsky urges a focus on tackling corruption . Dmitry Medvedev: Russia wants to attract large-scale foreign investment . Tackling poor governance is the country's priority, Medvedev says . Russia ranks low in global corruption indices, which has held back investment . | e4f569f6a05be5598ba38861b44f8b30e494336b |
(EW.com) -- As the title character of Steven Spielberg's solemnly transfixing "Lincoln," Daniel Day-Lewis is tall and elegantly stooped, with thatchy gray-black hair, sunken cheeks, and a grin that tugs at the corners of his mouth whenever he tries to win someone over by telling them a good story (which is often). Day-... | Day-Lewis' performance has a beautiful gravitas, yet there's nothing too severe about it . He gives Lincoln a surprisingly plainspoken, reedy high voice that retains the courtly cadences of the South . "Lincoln" brilliantly dramatizes the delicacy of politics, along with the raw brutality of it . | 87d766b416ac50fb3ae6651da5ce09ce89eb5016 |
(CNN) -- Newcastle United have sacked manager Chris Hughton, the first English Premier League dismissal of the season. The 51-year-old Hughton led the club back to the Premier League at their first attempt, following relegation the previous season, and had guided them to 11th place in the table. The Magpies have produc... | Newcastle United sack manager Chris Hughton after 3-1 defeat at WBA . The 51-year-old Hughton is first Premier League dismissal of the season . Hughton loses his job despite leading the club to 11th in table following promotion . | e485bd783a4a57044a6c2ef0aaac5294dfacb81c |
(CNN) -- England will make their defense of the World Twenty20 title without gifted batsman Kevin Pietersen, who was omitted from their 15-man squad Tuesday. Pietersen was man of the tournament in their triumph in the Caribbean two years ago, but is at odds with teammates and the England management for "provocative" te... | Kevin Pietersen left out of England's World Twenty20 squad . Pietersen starred in their triumph in the Caribbean two years ago . South African born batsman at odds with England team management . Australian legend Shane Warne says omission is a 'tragedy' | ad4e1496385bb1a52f82a59eeb77ea0c8b75c7c2 |
(CNN) -- Captain Graeme Smith ground out a potentially match-winning century to put South Africa on top in the third cricket Test against England at Newlands on Tuesday. The left-hander was unbeaten on 162 at stumps on the third day, having added a record 230 for the second wicket with Hashim Amla (95) as the home side... | South Africa captain Graeme Smith scores potentially match-winning unbeaten 162 . Hosts reach 312-2 at stumps on third day of third Test against England at Newlands . Smith adds 230 for second wicket with Hashim Amla (95), a record for the Cape Town venue . England were earlier bowled out for 273, a first-innings defic... | d31eea81a96e05ae01e40dbd84ed7af9937f1204 |
(CNN) -- The body of an Air Force pilot has been found off the coast of Italy, three days after the F-16 he was flying went missing, his family announced Thursday. Read more: U.S. jet missing off Italy; search for pilot under way . "It is with great sadness that we announce that the body Capt. Lucas Gruenther was found... | NEW: The body of the U.S. pilot has been found . The F-16 went went missing Monday over the Adriatic Sea . Debris from the jet was discovered Wednesday . | cd314d28b2da41e87cac7f6d4ef992fe9c1f737f |
(CNN) -- Heavy snow in northern Japan claimed the lives of eight people over the weekend, while a blizzard forced a high-speed bullet train to derail. In one incident, a woman and her three children were found dead on Saturday after becoming trapped in their car in Nakashibetsu, a town in eastern Hokkaido prefecture, p... | Woman and her children found dead in their snow-trapped car . Four other people in Hokkaido prefecture froze to death during weekend . High-speed train derailed in blizzard conditions in Akita prefecture . | 0e8763d276b9be574fa62a0c587691be86d366a9 |
Cairo (CNN) -- For a second day, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy's home was not spared from the wrath of protesters who remain unconvinced of his defense of recent controversial decisions. Dozens of protesters threw rocks and glass bottles at the home in Sharkia province Friday and tried to push aside a police barrier... | NEW: President Mohamed Morsy would reportedly consider postponing a referendum vote . Protesters break barricade at the presidential palace in Cairo . Dozens throw rocks and bottles at Morsy's home in Sharkia province . Morsy says those responsible for violence must be punished . | 16f3b02fecfdbf5a38384862fe5d770a0bc3e44f |
Washington (CNN) -- New rules designed to protect credit card users from "unreasonable late payment and other penalty fees" went into effect Sunday as a result of the Credit Card Act of 2009. The rules block credit card companies from charging more than $25 for late payments except in extreme circumstances, prevent the... | The rules block companies from charging more than $25 for late payments in most cases . They also ban charges for not using cards . The Federal Reserve announced the changes resulting from the Credit Card Act of 2009 . | 24296b456bfb5bc2d9a5c1be3001c1569faa80e3 |
Washington (CNN) -- Democratic congressional leaders Wednesday demanded Republicans join them in condemning a spate of threats and vandalism that has followed Sunday's vote on a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. health care system. More than 10 Democrats have reported trouble since the weekend vote, House Majority Leader S... | Steny Hoyer: Some House Democrats reported threats or other incidents . An aide to one Democrat said propane line on his brother's gas grill had been severed . "Violence and threats are unacceptable," House Minority Leader John Boehner says . | 8918ac803c70e8610df6b712d9110f6b3bed34bd |
(CNN) -- Samuel Eto'o netted a superb hat-trick to help holders Inter Milan thrash Werder Bremen 4-0 in Champions League Group A. The Cameroon striker opened the scoring in the 21st minute when he slipped the ball under goalkeeper Tim Wiese after Esteban Cambiasso robbed the ball off Daniel Jensen. Eto'o added his seco... | Samuel Eto'o scored a hat-trick as Inter Milan thrashed Werder Bremen 4-0 . Tottenham are awarded three penalties in their 4-1 victory over Dutch side FC Twente . Schalke and Lyon both record victories in Group B over Benfica and Hapoel Tel Aviv . | 6c1924f5852b6980a0835877d3f9591a00c70f37 |
(CNN) -- It's time for some tiger cubs to approvingly roar for our strict parents, their domineering ways and their inflexibly high standards. The current depiction of tiger parenting is decidedly negative. Kim Wong Keltner's book on "Tiger Babies Strike Back" and Su Yeong Kim's report "Does Tiger Parenting Exist? Pare... | Grace Liu: Some suggest that tiger parenting style produces emotionally stunted kids . Liu: It's time for some tiger cubs to approvingly roar for our strict and demanding parents . She says by working hard as a child, one can gain confidence, resilience and smarts . Liu: With self awareness, one can learn social skills... | d708528a47303b02d352625d3c3156daed3fa99f |
(CNN) -- Jodi Arias could face the death penalty, nearly five years after she stabbed, shot and almost decapitated her ex-boyfriend. An Arizona jury Wednesday found that Arias was "exceptionally cruel" when she murdered Travis Alexander in 2008. That verdict makes Arias, 32, eligible for the death penalty in the next p... | NEW: Prosecution faces "a more complicated" challenge, CNN's Jeffery Toobin says . Jurors say Jodi Arias was "especially cruel" when she killed Travis Alexander . That means she faces the possibility of the death penalty . A prosecutor argues that Travis Alexander suffered and felt physical pain . | c8b69275fd7c7f74eed4960ec7f021a4bdd784a8 |
Washington (CNN) -- U.S. officials say terrorists could try to use small aircraft in attacks, but have no specific information that such a plot is in the works, according to a new notice distributed by federal officials. "Violent extremists with knowledge of general aviation and access to small planes pose a significan... | Small planes and "violent extremists" could be a danger, U.S. warns . Authorities have no "current, credible information" of a specific plot . | 607b64935f120306bef06a025238b5e6936c4ad4 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Seventeen-year-old women should be able to buy the "morning-after pill" without a prescription within a few weeks, a government spokesman said Thursday. Plan B, also called the morning-after pill, is intended to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sex. The Food and Drug Administration announced Wedn... | Judge asks FDA to weigh availability to women of all ages . Court ordered in March that Plan B be made available OTC to women over 17 . The FDA will not appeal the order . Emergency contraceptive prevents pregnancy after unprotected sex . | 04da49882fb4969a985c83de9370fb37642bf035 |
(CNN) -- Declaring that "Equality is the prime rib of America," pop star Lady Gaga urged Maine's two U.S. senators to help break a Republican filibuster on legislation that includes a repeal of the military's ban on openly homosexual service members. "My name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta. I am an American citi... | "Equality is the prime rib of America," Lady Gaga tells Maine rally . Singer opposes U.S. military's ban on homosexuals serving openly . Maine's senators appear ready to join GOP filibuster . | 221cc75e1f7c75f83883a4fbc5a7d9591d469ad3 |
(CNN) -- If you were to ask a group of Quakers or Mennonites whether it's OK for police or soldiers to use rubber bullets against rock-throwing children, you wouldn't be surprised if they said, "Absolutely not!" They are well-known for their commitment to pacifism. But what if you were to put the question this way: "Wh... | Dan Madigan says Catholic church has long had an answer on condom use: "Absolutely not" He says pope surprised by saying prostitutes' condom use more morally responsible . Church teaches: No sex outside marriage, no condoms; new comments aim at unmarried sex . Madigan: Pope's comments reflect a more sophisticated strai... | 2bda4bf9f5dcd57408452c73918c730e41d5d771 |
(CNN) -- A Nigerian militant group on Saturday announced the deaths of seven workers from a construction company who had been taken hostage last month. The group, Ansar al-Muslimeen (widely known as Ansaru), released video stills of some of the bodies and blamed the deaths on a joint Nigerian-British military operation... | Militant group Ansaru says 7 foreign workers are dead . Ansaru is believed to be an offshoot of Boko Haram, U.S. officials say . The victims are from Italy, Greece, Lebanon and Britain . The foreigners worked for a construction firm in northern Nigeria . | 4b9559775ad70584b7670f86e13d0cc66017159d |
London, England (CNN) -- Something is stirring within the Hamas body politic, a moderating trend that, if nourished and engaged, could transform Palestinian politics and the Arab-Israeli peace process. There are unmistakable signs that the religiously based radical movement has subtly changed its uncompromising posture... | There are signs Hamas is taking new stance on Israel, Fawaz A. Gerges says . He says pro-Hamas clerics are preparing people for coexistence . Hamas is fighting groups inspired by al Qaeda, Gerges says . He urges West to test Hamas' willingness to engage in Mideast peace process . | cf488324c582a28ddc7515563b654cbea9bbde5a |
(CNN) -- David Frum's recent op-ed on CNN.com exemplifies why Americans are becoming deaf to the critics of pot legalization. Their hyperbolic claims about the dangers of pot -- along with the realistic ones -- are being dismissed by a justifiably cynical public. Anti-marijuana propaganda isn't stopping the march towar... | David Nathan: Most Americans favor full legalization of medical marijuana . Nathan: While critics raise important concerns about pot, its dangers are exaggerated . He says the arguments against pot are not sufficient to warrant its prohibition . Nathan: I'd rather live in a nation where cannabis and its trade is regula... | 87ce89e4d32b47723514aad3421162c46f11dd51 |
(CNN) -- At least five of the bodies found this week in a shallow grave near Mexico City are those of teens who were kidnapped from a bar three months ago, Mexico's attorney general said Friday. The announcement appears to shed light on a crime that jolted the capital city: The kidnapping of 12 youths from an after-hou... | 13 bodies found in mass grave near Mexico City this week . Of those 13, five have been identified as youths kidnapped from Mexico City bar . 12 youths were kidnapped from after-hours club in May, authorities say . Four people have been arrested in the case . | 4a07eff4184111eb57a642e65dfad139446de956 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The trial of a Mexican soap opera star -- accused of paying an American to marry her so she could work into the United States -- will also feature a star from a U.S. reality show. Celebrity photographer Markus Klinko, star of Bravo's "Double Exposure," hired an investigator to gather ev... | NEW: Markus Klinko denies he also had a sham marriage . Fernanda Romero is on trial for using a sham marriage to get a work visa . "Double Exposure" star Markus Klinko is a key prosecution witness . Klinko denies he turned his ex-girlfriend in to the feds . | 1f1623ccda86df40cfe1a09568f51c21cd6453bf |
(CNN) -- New York police say they've found no evidence corroborating a claim by actress Amanda Bynes that she was sexually harassed after police were called to her apartment. "A credible civilian witness who was with the officers throughout told investigators that none touched Ms. Bynes inappropriately or otherwise eng... | Civilian witness says no one touched the actress "inappropriately," NYPD says . Bynes had a squeaky-clean teen image . The actress sloughs off cops' account, says she had no pot . | d500f8f4d236fb394ec9c29536709b856af47a2f |
(CNN) -- When is a kiss not just a kiss? It's not always clear. Russian athletes Kseniya Ryzhova and Yulia Guschina kissed each other over the weekend on the winners podium after taking gold in the women's 4x400 meter relay at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow. A photographer captured the moment, which was br... | The athletes kiss after taking gold in the women's 4x400 meter relay . Was it a celebratory kiss? Or was it a political statement? The kiss comes at a highly charged moment for gay rights in Russia . | b95f8f3147530f974fe166728e0e69dab0679f44 |
(CNN) -- Wait a minute, didn't spring start last week? Apparently not. Folks in more than a dozen states, from Missouri to New Jersey and down to North Carolina and Tennessee, navigated dogged precipitation to get to work or school Monday morning. As of 2 p.m. Monday, the National Weather Service had placed a dozen sta... | "Best March ski conditions in recent memory," says a West Virginia ski resort spokesman . "We'll break out the sleds again," a St. Louis resident says . Parts of 12 states are under winter warnings . The storm brings heavy snow and strong winds . | 2ed0db97b97c2274ce1706be055a55d7f33cee85 |
(CNN) -- The buzzword in gaming at Mobile World Congress was definitely "quad-core," and that's likely to become an even hotter topic when Apple is expected to unveil its iPad 3 device next week in San Francisco. Game developers are pushing the very concept of portable gaming on tablets and smartphones at a breakneck r... | "Hamilton's Great Adventure THD" is example of a console-quality game gone portable . "Dark Kingdom THD" was developed in South Korea and promises a rich experience . "Zombie Driver THD" puts players behind the wheel of one of 13 different vehicles . | 775a0d0d443c1578f66c305805c76acbab64fff8 |
(CNN) -- When people across the world tune in to the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics on Friday, regular TV programming will be set aside for pageantry and pomp. Amid all the attention to the "Made in China" controversy about Team USA's uniforms, little has been written about their design. But if numerous online s... | Paul Achter: In Olympics, uniform is a calculated part of each nation's global image . Achter: Team USA's 2012 opening ceremony uniforms draw from military style . Critics charge that military fashions are a problem because they aestheticize war, he says . Achter: How about getting Betsey Johnson to design our uniform ... | 40c13dd4db8043d314794b1dfcc461299bb0b857 |
(CNN) -- Actor-director Mel Gibson and his girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva, are the new parents of a daughter named Lucia, his spokesman confirmed to CNN. No other details were released about the baby, who was born Friday at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles, California. Baby Lucia is the eighth child for Gibson, 53... | Grigorieva gave birth Friday in Los Angeles, California . The baby, named Lucia, is his eighth and her second . In August, Grigorieva said the pair had no immediate plans to wed . | dab31f6e7bcf30ff597aff09f75787336f5d6bc4 |
(CNNGo) -- What? A best-markets-of-the-world lineup without Marrakesh, Istanbul's Grand Bazaar and Cairo's Khan el-Khalili in the mix? But you already know about those, and anyway we just mentioned them. If you're still searching for that elusive knockoff, that priceless $20 trinket, that vintage earthenware goblet -- ... | These one-of-a-kind markets around the world offer unique buys and bargains . 2,500 vendors gather every month at the Rose Bowl Flea Market in L.A. The Aalsmeer Flower Auction is the world's largest with 20 million flowers . The Mercado de Sonora has been called "the Walmart of the witch world" | 56d591086b5ef5e85f67ba1e7d274074d8e4329a |
(CNN) -- The 43-year-old gunman who set fire to his apartment in suburban Miami and then fatally shot six people in and around the building had given authorities no reason to believe anything was amiss until Friday night, police said Saturday. "Nobody seems to know why he acted the way he acted," Hialeah Police Departm... | Police investigate possible motive . Gunman is identified as Pedro Vargas, 43 . Vargas killed 6 people before he himself was killed . "We don't have an explanation," police spokesman says . | fafa1cc394e001bfe578772661598c21ee644570 |
(CNN) -- Monte Carlo is a millionaire's playground which has blended wealth and sophistication with the fast-paced thrills of motorsport since the early 20th century. Formula One has been a regular visitor to the principality since 1929, but rallying has returned this week after a three-year hiatus for the opening roun... | The Monte Carlo Rally returned to the World Rally Championship this week . The principality has been part of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge for the last three years . Citroen's French driver Sebastien Loeb has won the historic rally on five occasions . Loeb has won an unprecedented eight world titles since enteri... | 42c81f56f318f7932a52fb9bbd7c7cb2c1794ab6 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- There is "no remaining hope" of finding six men trapped for almost a month in a Utah coal mine alive, a federal official said Saturday. Isaac Arellano holds a candle and sings during a fundraiser for miners Tuesday in Price, Utah. "Over the past 25 days, the Mine Safety and Health Administration has... | NEW: President Bush says he and first lady are deeply saddened by the tragedy . Mine Safety and Health Administration chief: We've run out of options. The six men have been trapped underground since August 6 . Seven bore holes drilled into the mountain have found no signs of life . | 0d43b97000ff852282c89d8d105e41495c0ee9bd |
(CNN) -- Two reactions seize people in the face of a horrific event like the mass murder of little children in Newtown, Connecticut. The first is shock, the second is a rush into activity. The reason we rush into activity is to escape the numbness of shock and the pain that follows it. But if we bury ourselves in every... | Deepak Chopra: We delay healing when we obsess over details of a tragedy . Chopra: Trauma disrupts the balance of the brain and it needs time to come back . After shock, powerful emotions rise that the brain has difficulty dealing with, he says . Chopra: You need to resist negative images, seek companionship, speak gen... | a672c500e3aff35df1a6563283e848c563c6b96a |
(CNN) -- In the frigid cold of Sweden, police discover a savage triple homicide, a family murdered, a killer still on the loose. There is a sole survivor, a young boy, gravely wounded, his family killed before his eyes. Desperate to find the killer, Detective Inspector Joona Linna turns to a retired hypnotist for help.... | Lars Kepler is the pen name of a married couple from Sweden . "The Hypnotist" has become a best-seller in 36 countries and is being made into a movie . Alexander Ahndoril's brother is a hypnotist and provided information for the book . "Lars" in Lars Kepler is an homage to Swedish author Stieg Larsson . | 681660cf38ef85921bc5ccaa44f548d667cdf9e4 |
Cairo (CNN) -- Clashes erupted between demonstrators and security forces in Egypt on Sunday, leaving 51 people dead and more than 260 injured, state media reported. The violence started early Sunday afternoon as Muslim Brotherhood protesters marched in different neighborhoods in Cairo and across the country. In Egypt's... | NEW: At least 51 people were killed, state media reports . The Muslim Brotherhood's party says peaceful protesters were slain . Egypt's Interior Ministry says hundreds of rioters were arrested . Demonstrators jump into the Nile to escape arrest . | 873135fda2ce9787fe519973aa19742a2bcf1dcf |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- They left home with hope in their hearts, thousands of fans true to the Liverpool anthem, dreaming of reaching another Wembley FA Cup Final. The disaster at Hillsborough football stadium in 1989 resulted in the deaths of 96 football supporters. But what began as a day out in the spring sunshin... | 96 Liverpool fans died as a result of the Hillsborough disaster on April 15, 1989 . Fans were crushed against stadium fencing during an FA Cup semifinal . Liverpool fans say there are still unanswered questions regarding the disaster . Current Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard lost a family member in the tragedy . | 1764344415dfb5791a7bde67eeedfa9eb72373bf |
Burbank, California (CNN) -- Off the beaten path of the Los Angeles theater district, troubadours are resurrecting Shakespeare in an adaptation that would make the Bard smile. The Troubadour Theater Company has melded "Two Gentlemen of Verona" with song and dance performed to music by the band Chicago and has rendered ... | "Two Gentlemen of Chicago" is an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona" Song and dance in the production is set to the music of the band Chicago . | a3209043dbdc747152d2ddc1eea7763e5145ca6f |
(Editor's note: Marnie Gustavson is Executive Director of PARSA, a Seattle-based nonprofit working with widows, orphans and the disabled in Afghanistan. She spent her teenage years in Kabul, where she now lives with her family. For more information about PARSA, read here and here . Marnie Gustavson says the real Afghan... | Marnie Gustavson: Afghanistan is a complex place with pockets of war and peace . She says the image of Afghanistan provided in the media isn't complete . She says some aid organizations hide behind fences and miss the real story . Gustavson: We must build bridges to the young people of Afghanistan . | 63952c5d0568325af9cf8186e78ad646a173e88f |
(CNN) -- The reality television show personality who accused football player Shawne Merriman of choking her over the weekend has denied that she was drunk during the incident, her Twitter page said Monday. Shawne Merriman is accused of restraining reality TV star Tila Tequlia as she tried to leave his home, police say.... | Tila "Tequila" Nguyen says NFL's Shawne Merriman choked her . San Diego Chargers player says she was intoxicated . "I'm allergic to alcohol. ... I can't drink," Nguyen says on Twitter . Merriman says he looks forward to clearing his name . | d21d053cc830049c8063616c49fd212365b5348f |
(EW.com) -- When her Las Vegas residency begins at the end of the month, Britney Spears should probably stay away from the roulette wheel, because numbers are not her friend at the moment. Spears' new album "Britney Jean" arrived this week, moving only 107,000 copies for a fourth place finish on the Billboard 200. It's... | Britney Spears' "Britney Jean" didn't perform well in its first week . The album sold 107,000 copies, and had a fourth place finish . It's the weakest opening week in Spears' career . Garth Brooks' box set "Blame It On My Roots" was No. 1 . | 98e511833764056de1aa7fe33a8e6ca9dd5e9191 |
(CNN) -- Marius Kloppers was born in South Africa on August 26, 1962. Marius Kloppers, CEO of BHP Billiton . He obtained a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pretoria in South Africa and a PhD in Materials Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the U.S. He began his career in South... | He began career in petrochemicals and materials research in South Africa . Was core member of team that created Billiton's aaluminumbusiness . He has been Chief Executive Officer of BHP Billiton since October 2007 . | 4952f5d185aed3293dbae96fe4da5ec99728a2b4 |
(CNN) -- Watch Amanpour's interview with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on CNN International on Wednesday at 14:00 ET / 20:00 CET . For the first time in its 34-year history, the Islamic Republic of Iran is approaching the West with a unified voice to save its sanction-afflicted economy. President Hassan Rouhani made... | Rouhani was elected on a mandate to save Iran's dying economy and increase political liberties, writes Fathi . Iranian leaders are aware that economic pressure is increasing the public anger, she says . Rouhani served as Iran's first nuclear negotiator... allowing U.N. inspectors to visit Iran's nuclear sites . Fathi s... | d34d5dae780929a5e43e2fabd3687407a9a7df67 |
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (CNN) -- Farmers in Argentina blocked highways and rural routes throughout the country to protest anew the lack in progress in negotiations with the government over export taxes on farm goods. Farmers stage a "tractorazo" in Esperanza, Argentina, on March 12 in protest against taxes on exports ... | Roadblocks are the latest in a year-long conflict over export taxes on soybeans . Lawmakers failed to reach quorum in Congress to debate a bill to cut the tax . Fernandez announces fund from soy revenues for provinces, municipalities . Farm leaders criticize announcement as election ploy . | 4d657d0881d07dd13089a92ccdffaf32ef8851bb |
Paris (CNN) -- French actress Julie Gayet is suing the magazine Closer over an article suggesting she is having an affair with French President Francois Hollande, the magazine said Thursday. The lawsuit demands 50,000 euros for alleged invasion of privacy plus 4,000 euros in legal fees, according to the magazine. The a... | Julie Gayet suit seeks 50,000 euros for alleged invasion of privacy, magazine says . Affair allegations have sparked a media firestorm of a kind not usually seen in France . Article came at an already tough time for Hollande, whose popularity has slumped . | 95b5fe3eee94a7b9a4cc81084bb50acaae196677 |
(CNN) -- Bria Hunter tried to lie her way out of a meeting of the "Red Dawg Order," a club within the famed Marching 100 Band at Florida A&M University. For her deceit, according to police, the clarinet player was allegedly struck more than 20 times. And for failing to memorize and properly cite information about the c... | Attorney for one suspect said "inconsistencies"in account favor his client . Attorney says Hunter is leaving FAMU, likely to file lawsuit . Three suspects are charged with hazing; two are charged with felony battery . A 1998 alleged incident left a student with severe bruising . | 4756572a422951b564cd7fc8679f9618886979f5 |
New York (CNN) -- A former teacher at a Brooklyn high school who claimed she was sexually harassed and verbally assaulted by her students has agreed to a $450,000 settlement from the city of New York, her attorney and school officials told CNN. As part of the settlement, Theresa Reel, 52, resigned from the School for L... | Theresa Reel agrees to $450,000 settlement with the city . Reel, 52, claimed she was subjected to continuous harassment and verbal assaults . A NYC Dept. of Education investigation claimed she dressed inappropriately . Deal was reached ahead of a trial that was scheduled for September 10 . | b6e515322ffddc42a3406be165cfefea746d2297 |
SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- As a symbol of national pride and success, South Korea and Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-Sung, carries more weight on his shoulders than the need to perform. South Korea's Park Ji-Sung celebrates after at the 2006 World Cup against France. Park, once rejected from his country's own K... | Park scored the winning goal against Portugal in the 2002 World Cup . Played for PSV Eindhoven before joining Manchester United . The midfielder plans to build a Park Ji-Sung football center in his hometown . | 985a0c022ebb979ba73a6dfb298a8a95998d8225 |
Chicago (CNN) -- Chicago school officials said Thursday that they plan to close dozens of schools in a bid to improve education and tackle a $1 billion deficit. The move would shutter 61 school buildings, including 53 underused schools and one program. The cut represents roughly 10% of all elementary school facilities ... | NEW: Chicago's mayor says the city, its children have "paid the price" for inaction . NEW: Teachers union says closures would disproportionately affect students of color . Sixty-one buildings, including 53 schools and one program, would close . Chicago Public Schools says it faces a $1 billion deficit . | 7141c9bb977df78d3b4d937551c93078993d507f |
(CNN) -- Less than an hour before her mastectomy was scheduled to begin, Eve Wallinga's surgeon gave her the bad news: Because of unforeseen complications, doctors wouldn't be able to reconstruct a new breast for her immediately after removing her cancerous breast as planned. She was told she'd have to wait another day... | Women aren't getting all breast cancer treatment options, some advocates say . Expert: Weigh all options; get second opinion; make no decisions in the first visit . There's time to explore options: "Breast cancer is not a medical emergency" Organizations like Breast Cancer Network of Strength can help educate patients ... | 185655f2470e675392a523ddd34525d14b5d0341 |
(CNN) -- Mention the words Augusta, the Masters and clubs and you'd be forgiven for heading straight to the golf course. And if you're feeling good and looking for all things sugar and spice then here are a few facts which might help your Masters 2013 experience. Feel Good . The man himself, "Godfather of Soul" James B... | The Masters is held in Augusta, Georgia, every year . Soul legend James Brown grew up and performed in the area . Don't miss the "Haunted Pillar" on Broad Street . Australia's golfers hoping to end Augusta curse . | c79437dd1a238ccb8efaf5e3de5c469ead43903b |
Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Former Cuban President Fidel Castro said Friday that he was misinterpreted when he recently told an American journalist that the Cuban model no longer works. In a speech at the University of Havana that was then broadcast on Cuban TV, Castro said he meant "exactly the opposite" of what was underst... | The former Cuban leader said, "The Cuban model doesn't even work for us anymore." He was correctly quoted but misunderstood, he says . He says he was emphasizing how his opinion of capitalism is even lower . | a4f4d4dc0d40c60baa06017088e5a2d480d39627 |
(CNN) -- Back in the day, Shakespeare enriched the English language by pumping out neologisms like a maniac. Fast forward 400-plus years, and we don't really have an official bard, per se -- at least not in corporeal form. Nope, if you want to put your finger on the entity that's currently shaping and torquing our lexi... | Some internet terms do not translate when applied to real-life situations . The # has become a way in which to emphasize certain ideas on Twitter . You can tag a name by adding @ to your name on Twitter or Facebook . "LOL" was code for "little old lady" before it came to mean "laughing out loud" | bc1427d9aff40d7fdb34b875fa145e81966bc2cd |
New Haven, Connecticut (CNN) -- The lawyer for a man convicted of murdering a Connecticut mother and her two daughters described his client as "damaged" and suffering from a mood disorder Friday during a last-ditch attempt to spare his client's life. On October 13, Joshua Komisarjevsky was convicted of 17 charges, incl... | Komisarjevsky was convicted of 17 charges, including three counts of murder, in October . The sentencing phase of his trial took 6 weeks, leading up to closing arguments Friday . The prosecution describes his crimes as heinous and the death penalty as appropriate . The defense says he has a mood disorder and poses no d... | eabfd257367772f5fc66cbaf7d3c6c549e1d0ebf |
(CNN) -- A lawsuit filed by the family of Robert Champion, the Florida A&M University band member allegedly beaten to death in a hazing ritual, accuses the bus company involved in the deadly assault and the bus driver of negligence, their attorney said Monday. The suit alleges that Fabulous Coach Lines and its driver n... | NEW: Bus driver "forced" vomiting band member to go back on the bus, the suit alleges . NEW: The bus company told drivers who'd complained to ignore hazing, says the suit . FAMU band member Robert Champion died after he was beaten on a bus in November . His family's attorney says the lawsuit is about getting answers, n... | 58ce6c7891668c05c9db97a19cbeb083aabf4b23 |
(CNN) -- North Korea's state news agency reported Friday that the country's Internet servers are subject to daily "intensive and persistent virus attacks" that the government blames on "hostile forces" including the United States. "It is nobody's secret that the U.S. and the South Korean puppet regime are massively bol... | North Korea is facing daily "intensive and persistent virus attacks," state news reports . It blames "the U.S. and the South Korean puppet regime" for such cyberattacks . North Korea has bristled under international pressure since its third nuclear test . | 555c52863914248b8178c1379de0faa387363b78 |
(CNN) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan's father jumped from a third-floor balcony Thursday to try to escape re-arrest, police said, but officers soon caught up with him and took him into custody -- again. Officers detained Michael Lohan after his girlfriend, Kate Major, said he violated terms of his release from jail earlier t... | NEW: Lohan has been admitted for overnight hospital observation, police said . Officers say they caught him after a short chase . Lohan may have broken his foot and is being evaluated by doctors . Michael Lohan jumped off a third-floor balcony to escape arrest, police said . | 02887117a166b724f3e086138f91715c505c724d |
(Matador Network) -- From choosing the right festival to tips on camping and pacing yourself through the shows, here's (almost) everything you'll need to know about preparing for your next music festival. When I went to my first summer musical festival a few years back, I was unprepared and could've used a little guid... | When choosing a music festival, think about if you're willing to camp overnight or stay in a hotel . Bonnaroo and Coachella is about pitching your tent and camping out for the weekend . Security will likely confiscate prohibited items like drugs and alcohol, so don't bring them . Tip: Plan a few intervals of rest, and ... | 0a7d42a1391915c112eb0eab900f7c74b5c770f1 |
(CNN) -- Over the past couple of days, I've listened with mounting frustration as people debate whether Penn State University should remove from its campus the 900-pound bronze statue of Joe Paterno, its once-legendary football coach. It's as if, to the folks who demand action, taking away a metal JoePa would serve as ... | Penn State is considering the removal of its bronze Joe Paterno statue . Its removal would conflict with an important element of higher education, says Jeff Pearlman . The statue needs to remain, because we need to talk about what happened, he says . Pearlman: Why have sports have exceeded academics in importance at sc... | 829a2b1d29f042116bf3f90266899983432b41f8 |
Washington (CNN) -- Federal agents watched in horror as an unknown male in an internet photo appealed for stomach-churning advice -- how to rape the child beside him. The girl was in pajamas and the man appeared intent on abusing her sometime soon. Homeland Security agents knew they were in a race against time to save ... | Federal agents raced against clock trying to save girl in internet image . Using high-tech kit, they found a single clue, tracked it down and saved the girl . Homeland Security Investigations use combination of computers and old fashioned detective work . In 2013, HSI agents rescued 337 children and took 964 alleged pr... | 3e6e40437adcc8f5fee270f8a63280452498b9b2 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani government officials announced Monday an agreement with the Taliban to allow strict Islamic law, or sharia, to be implemented in parts of North West Frontier Province. Delegation members of pro-Taliban leader Soofi Mohammad at a meeting in Peshawar Monday. It marks a major concess... | Pakistani Taliban's interpretation of sharia includes banning girls from school . Deal with the Taliban comes after a visit by U.S. special envoy Richard Holbrooke . Taliban: 10-day cease-fire in Swat Valley is good-will gesture towards government . Critics warn that previous dealings with the Taliban have allowed it t... | 5eb2bc3b42232bf1b2f246780c9e8cc8d61c1d0d |
(CNN) -- As expected, Katie Couric is leaving CBS Evening News, her representative, Matthew Hiltzik, told CNN on Tuesday. After weeks of speculation, Couric broke the news in an exclusive interview with People magazine. "The bottom line is that I love doing all kinds of different stories," Couric told People. "I have a... | CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric stepping down, representative confirms . Couric told People magazine she wants to focus on "more multidimensional storytelling" She has anchored the CBS Evening News since 2006 . | ec7758f9c873d198506a4450a061627316e7a5e1 |
(CNN) -- Go ahead, read the headline again. It does say "Writer's black" and not "Writer's block." No doubt, overlooking a mistake like that would be a gigantic copy editing if not editorial blunder. But think about it. How often do we do the editorializing in our own minds before we even start to read a writer's work?... | ESPN article about a "white" Michael Vick got this author thinking . Readers can make assumptions about authors' race and culture . This anonymous writer invites you to guess those attributes from this essay . | 7bb453a7f6c1365fb76e89247d8dde4f5cbce4f1 |
(CNN) -- The Illinois state Senate on Monday began its impeachment trial against Gov. Rod Blagojevich without the governor present. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich denies any wrongdoing. Blagojevich said he expects lawmakers to vote to convict him. He is facing federal corruption allegations, including trying to trade or... | Impeachment trial proceedings for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich begin . Illinois governor says impeachment trial is "unconstitutional" Blagojevich scheduled multiple television appearances Monday . Blagojevich accused of scheming to sell Barack Obama's ex-Senate seat . | 3ab0814164a6712234c9e8d6d102da2c9a33b824 |
New York (Financial Times) -- Christie's has become the first international fine art auction house to receive a licence to operate independently in mainland China, giving it an edge in the race among dealers and auctioneers to unlock the potential of the Chinese market. The 247-year-old auction house, with sale rooms i... | Christie's received license to operate independently in mainland China . Christie's is the first international fine art auction house to receive license . Chinese art market ranked as world's fastest-growing in past 5 years . | 30b58ce32082a99e2392fa5619afefa8a3dc11ee |
(CNN) -- An explosion ripped through a northern Pakistan mosque where people had gathered for evening prayers Thursday, killing eight people -- including a child -- and injuring 67 others, officials said. The incident occurred in the city of Peshawar, the minister of health in the region, Shaukat Yousafzai, told CNN. A... | Child among 8 killed in Peshawar mosque blast, hospital says; dozens injured . Explosion happened during evening prayers, police say . An undetonated bomb was found at a mosque Thursday about 30 miles away, police say . | 8ccfba718ac283165710880182e01b511de5a410 |
(CNN) -- Thousands of activists camped out at the foot of a Bahraini landmark early Wednesday after the Persian Gulf state's king pledged to consider reforms and investigate the killings of two demonstrators during protests this week. Police were nowhere in sight as about 3,000 people laid out blankets and pitched tent... | NEW: Protesters make camp in Manama's Pearl Roundabout early Wednesday . The king calls for a probe of the deaths and a committee to study reforms . A man was at a funeral procession for a protester when he was fatally injured . Ali Abdulhadi Mushaima died after being shot Monday . | 34de1701a01e87ab07972ca8a76c0f8f12813e9c |
(CNN) -- A Boston grand jury has subpoenaed two more men to testify Thursday in its ongoing investigation into whether former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez is connected to an unsolved double homicide in Boston last year. Alexander Bradley and John Alcorn Jr. were ordered to answer the questions of a grand jury in... | Alexander Bradley and John Alcorn Jr. are ordered to answer questions . The grand jury is looking into a 2012 double homicide in Boston . Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez is suspected of being involved in the deaths . Hernandez has been indicted on a charge of murder in the death of another man . | b944f0d5e7dd5126e2746aa248a2d7681524aa60 |
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Rebels in Tripoli furiously hunting for signs of longtime Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi are exploring a network of tunnels and bunkers built beneath his massive compound. CNN's Sara Sidner got a peek at the passageways Friday. She dubbed it "Gadhafi's inner sanctum." The correspondent, who's bee... | CNN's Sara Sidner sees another world in a tunnel below Tripoli . Gadhafi may have recorded his taped messages in a studio there . Rebels are methodically searching through the winding passages . | 00120f91cfcab17bac165f7a4719019a628a9db3 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Obama administration told a federal court late Friday it will maintain the Bush administration's position that battlefield detainees held without charges by the United States in Afghanistan are not entitled to constitutional rights to challenge their detention. Former detainees pray near Kaubul ... | Justice Department: U.S. "adheres to its previously articulated position" Lead counsel for detainees in Afghanistan calls decision "deeply disappointing" New administration was given a month to review detainee rights in theater of war . | f2378fe494e73ad78139d3e3a9b32cbd5054c2e6 |
Washington (CNN) -- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, a career civil servant who has advised eight presidents over four decades, turned to his wife at the Pentagon's official farewell ceremony Thursday and said "Becky, we're really going home this time." Gates' promise to his wife was a not-so-subtle reference to his ... | "We're really going home," Robert Gates whispered to his wife at his farewell ceremony . Gates has a history of being asked to return or stay longer than planned in public service . Thursday's event was marked by blistering heat and relentless jet noise . Defense secretary writes a heartfelt farewell to those who serve... | dbc3be7939f5bf3fd3fbbba60ff7925939f43a29 |
(CNN) -- Manchester United's post-title hangover continued on Sunday after a 1-0 defeat that kept Chelsea in pole position for England's third Champions League place next season. Juan Mata netted the only goal in the 86th minute before the game erupted from its previous lethargy as United defender Rafael da Silva was s... | Juan Mata's late winner returns Chelsea to third place in English Premier League . Manchester United's Rafael da Silva sent off after tussling with compatriot David Luiz . Chelsea can clinch Champions League place by beating Tottenham on Wednesday . Everton's European chances slump following 0-0 draw in derby at Liverp... | a342ca9dff7a0f048ccac8ecee7e9ab2857e9bfd |
(CNN) -- Bee Gees star Robin Gibb is in a coma and has pneumonia, the latest turn in health issues that include a recent battle with colon and liver cancer, according to a message Saturday on his website. Doctors believe that Gibb, 62, has a secondary tumor, his representative Doug Wright said, confirming a news accoun... | NEW: Peter Frampton and Diane Warren are among those offering support online . "We are all hoping and praying that he will pull through," a message on Gibb's website says . The 62-year-old member of the Bee Gees also has pneumonia . Gibb had bowel surgery in 2010, his rep says, confirming a report from The Sun . | 1c0d06426095d9d7d170dc3a316c56087439d80b |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- It only takes one injury to end an athlete's career. Anything that impairs an athlete's performance could mean they're no longer good enough for the top flight -- that's why the best athletes need the best treatment if they're to recover from injury. Owen Hargreaves (L) in action before his car... | The best athletes need the best treatment if they're to recover from injury . Football star Owen Hargreaves was told he'd need surgery to save his career . Dr Richard Steadman, knee specialist to the stars, is treating Hargreaves . Boxer Michael Watson recovered slowly after sustaining severe brain injuries . | de8fabbf83450b302628c7666ece93c702eab008 |
(CNN) -- The bodies of seven of eight snowmobilers missing after Sunday's avalanches in southeastern British Columbia have been found, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Monday. Authorities found seven bodies a day after avalanches in British Columbia, Canada. One man still was missing, but rescue personnel suspend... | NEW: Seven found dead a day after Canadian avalanches . NEW: Search for eighth missing snowmobiler to resume Tuesday . Group had been snowmobiling in southeastern British Columbia, Canada . Two of 11 buried riders managed to rescue themselves, find third victim . | 3893375178d60098729232ff6e6a7102eaff5742 |
New York (CNN) -- A popular television and radio DJ was shot to death in Staten Island early Sunday morning, according to New York City police. Corey McGriff, known to fans as DJ Megatron, died of a gunshot wound to the torso shortly after 2 a.m. The incident is still under investigation and no arrests have been made, ... | Man was known for BET's "106 & Park" No arrests yet in Staten Island shooting . | c8ee38009b44840e1bad4bc81a590b42e47d7030 |
(CNN) -- Verizon has been touted as having the biggest, baddest, fastest 4G around. It's been this way since the carrier debuted its LTE network in late 2010. But now that AT&T has joined the LTE game, consumers looking for top speeds might consider turning their focus to AT&T instead. If only for a while. Metrico Wire... | Verizon's LTE network is currently the largest in terms of nationwide coverage . AT&T is set to rival Verizon as it expands its LTE network . Report shows that AT&T's average LTE speeds are better than Verizon's -- at least for now . Sprint will begin rolling out its 4G LTE network in mid to late 2012 . | a679e6ad56c0deebd2612d96189120e1f850077e |
London (CNN) -- A bill to allow same-sex marriage in England and Wales passed the British House of Commons on Tuesday, clearing the way for it to go before Queen Elizabeth II for royal approval before the end of the week. With the queen's approval -- a formality in the UK -- the first same-sex wedding could be held as ... | NEW: The House of Commons approves amendments to the bill . The legislation cleared the House of Lords on Monday . "My life and the lives of many others will be better today than they were yesterday," says lord . The issue of same-sex marriage has exposed division within the Conservative Party . | ae60b4753906083c354ee07756f2ad1f42ffd7d6 |
(CNN) -- Formula One teams will face a different challenge at this weekend's European Grand Prix as a new tire compound will be used in a race for the first time. Official supplier Pirelli announced on Tuesday that the medium and soft tires will be used for the event in the Spanish port city of Valencia. The Italian f... | Pirelli has announced a new tire compound will be debuted at the European Grand Prix . The Italian manufacturer has confirmed the medium and soft tires will be used in Valencia . Mike Gascoyne hopes Team Lotus can take advantage of difference between tires . | 7dd3e806306f7417ceb7ef3b79a596f3b5ef68c5 |
(CNN) -- It is the world's rarest whale and one of its rarest mammals. Almost a thing of legend, scientists have never seen a spade-toothed beaked whale alive and, until recently, only had limited skeletal evidence they existed. So rare is the species that when a pair of dead whales washed up on a New Zealand beach in ... | The spade-toothed beaked whale is rarest of whales . Scientists only had partial skeletal remains of the species before . An adult female and juvenile male washed up on a New Zealand beach in 2010 . Only months later did researches know what they had . | 9562fa243ca0cf0244161c0ddfa5900c49a02127 |
(CNN) -- A Spanish pathologist who specialized in a human strain of mad cow disease died Saturday, and officials suspect the disease played a role in his death, officials said. The doctor was head of the anatomy pathology section at the University Hospital Principe de Asturias in Alcala de Henares, outside of Madrid, a... | Spanish pathologist was specialist in human strain of mad cow disease . Officials say they suspect the disease played a role in his death . Doctor was well known for his work on the human strain of Creutzfeldt-Jakob . | 9358d3f4a512731f4637f56f310896d203a5f873 |
(CNN) -- Croatia midfielder Luka Modric will not be sold to Chelsea, according to the chairman of his English Premier League club Tottenham. The 25-year-old has been the subject of transfer speculation after helping the London side reach the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League last season, and his manager Harry ... | Tottenham unhappy with Chelsea's attempt to sign playmaker Luka Modric . Croatia midfielder tells English newspaper that he wants to join London rivals . Spurs chairman issues statement saying the 25-year-old is not for sale . French midfielder Sylvain Marveaux joins English Premier League club Newcastle . | db17a1c048a168413eafc057849f5568f7fbf02f |
BERLIN, Germany (CNN) -- German investigators Thursday acknowledged "credible information" indicating that one of the world's most wanted Nazi war criminals died almost 20 years ago in Egypt. The former the hotel in Cairo where Heim spent his final days. The announcement from the Baden-Wuerttemberg State Criminal Inves... | German broadcaster reports Nazi hiding in Egypt died in 1992 . Aribert Heim known to inmates as "Dr. Death" performed experiments on prisoners . ZDF reports he lived lived in Cairo as Tarek Farid Hussein; died of cancer . Nazi hunter groups says it expects to see documentary evidence Thursday . | bddca766d958afc74fbab7d234d854022e026c21 |
(CNN) -- Many were in diapers, if they were born at all, during Whitney Houston's heyday in the late 1980s and early 1990s. And yet they still feel a special connection to her -- and, today, share in the heartache of their parents and neighbors by virtue of the fact that they all call northern New Jersey home. Mario De... | Whitney Houston was born in Newark in 1963 and later moved to nearby East Orange . Local leaders, friends say she never forgot her roots, stopped by her childhood church . "She was everywhere and everything to everyone," a former Newark mayor says . Students at a New Jersey school named after Houston called her an insp... | ccdb0759411511bdcebe04c9cda16e7c8e1431fb |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Rihanna left no doubt about how she feels about Chris Brown and the probation he's serving for beating her up four years ago. The pop star sat behind Brown in court Wednesday while a prosecutor asked a judge to order the singer to restart the community labor that is his punishment for the felony as... | NEW: Rihanna "thinks it's utterly ridiculous what they're doing to him," Brown's lawyer says . NEW: Prosecutors have "tortured" Chris Brown during his probation, his lawyer says . The prosecutor accuses Brown of not completing his community service . Friday marks the fourth anniversary of the night Brown punched Rihann... | f0d2e3a7ee50598b88bbd04367a53d1b76e25949 |
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