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(CNN) -- At least nine people were killed in Somalia's war-torn capital Mogadishu when mortars slammed into a home for disabled veterans, according to journalists and witnesses. Al Shabaab fighters display two bodies of Somali police officers during a battle August 12 in Mogadishu. At least 27 people were wounded in t... | Sources: Militants fired mortars toward Mogadishu's port, struck residential area . Mortars hit home for disabled national army officers . At least 9 dead, 27 wounded in attack in war-torn capital . | c218f3d6eb9df2e6fc57d41c6694e2425b7170cb |
Cairo (CNN) -- A stern Egyptian court ruling tied to a soccer riot spurred clashes that left at least 30 people dead on Saturday, the latest round of violence in the unsettled North African nation. In addition to those killed, more than 300 were wounded when people in the northeastern city of Port Said clashed with aut... | NEW: Egypt may issue a state of emergency if the unrest continues, a minister says . At least 30 people are killed in clashes near a Port Said prison, officials tell state news . The violence erupts after 21 are sentenced to death for their part in a deadly soccer riot . Political unrest has also played a role in a rec... | be03741f16fb1ece8e6806bbe531506e152926c2 |
(CNN) -- Guantanamo Bay detainees wielding "improvised weapons" clashed Saturday with guards, an episode that occurred amid simmering tensions at the U.S. military base. The U.S. guards responded by firing "four less-than-lethal rounds," the military's Joint Task Force Guantanamo said in a statement. No guards or detai... | Head of Guantanamo Bay decides to move all Camp VI detainees into single cells . Detainees were obstructing cameras and windows, a U.S. military spokesman . Some inmates resisted using "improvised weapons"; guards replied with non-lethal rounds . A lawyer says frustrations are growing among detainees . | 6dd06d89b797b338e0a822dce6c16f1b090d7389 |
(CNN) -- The special court trying to bring the killers of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to justice published Wednesday previously secret details of the case against four men it has charged. Prosecutors assert that the ringleader of the group had earlier been sentenced to death in Kuwait over the 1983 bomb... | NEW: Nasrallah says the indictment contains "no direct evidence" against the four . Prosecution: The ringleader was sentenced to death over bombing U.S. and French embassies in Kuwait . Cell phone data suggests the politician was under surveillance for at least 15 days before he was killed . The U.N.-backed tribunal as... | f8afd99023498fb247af5365f8272ebd94c24728 |
(CNN) -- Aiman Youssef can't catch a break with the weather. First, Superstorm Sandy leveled his home and devastated most of his neighborhood in the New York City borough of Staten Island. Now, an arctic blast that forecasters warn can have deadly consequences is gripping the region. A gas-powered heater and a tent was... | The National Weather Service warns the bitter cold is expected to continue . Forecasters predicted up to four inches of snow in the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic . Freezing rain is forecast for northern Georgia and portions of Tennessee and the Carolinas . | 66ddc1677aab51f7b014113d5f21c649532d3ef6 |
New York (CNN) -- Now that the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission has denied landmark status for a building, near "ground zero," that could house a proposed Islamic center and mosque, the Muslim organization behind the project says it will begin moving forward with efforts to make the building "a model for... | NEW: A Muslim group says it will begin moving forward with plans for an Islamic center near "ground zero" NEW: The Cordoba Initiative's and Soho Properties' project is now called Park51, as it will inhabit 45-51 Park Place . If landmark status wasn't denied, it would have meant the building couldn't be demolished or gr... | 1e66292478c63524e49528d35bdf24679ae7dcb3 |
(CNN) -- It's hard to think about global warming when it's so cold that you can't suck in the air without pain. I stepped out on my porch in Vermont this morning -- I live in an old farmhouse with a panoramic view of the Green Mountains -- and could hardly breathe. The thermometer had dipped well below zero. I heard on... | A severe cold front swept across the East Coast and the Midwest this week . Jay Parini: It's hard to think about global warming when it's so cold . He says he's used to very cold weather and enjoys it despite the discomfort . Parini: Only those with their heads buried in the sand don't believe in climate change . | 77fba3ad4ab29409bf033abe7cfce74534cbacaa |
(CNN) -- Sergio Aguero hopes to take Manchester City to another level, the Argentina striker revealed after completing his big-money move to the English club on Thursday. Aguero, 23, has agreed a five-year contract after leaving Spanish club Atletico Madrid for an undisclosed fee. British media reported that the Premie... | Sergio Aguero completes move to Manchester City from Atletico Madrid . Argentina striker agrees five-year deal worth a reported $327,000 a week . The 23-year-old says he hopes to help English club to win major trophies . Spain winger Santi Cazorla joins Malaga from Villarreal in a deal worth $31 million . | 739d11939adc6833165cca2db8fa78636786bcc4 |
(CNN) -- Ozzie Guillen's remarks on Fidel Castro may be constitutionally protected, but he has learned there is nothing shielding him from the ire of Miami's large Cuban community. His comment to Time magazine that he loves Fidel Castro and later comment that he "respects" him rankled the Cuban-American community in Mi... | Ozzie Guillen's comments are protected by the First Amendment . But there is a fallout from his remarks about Castro . In Miami, Fidel Castro is a very sensitive topic . | b21cbb25a49c1216b61699d9c41dcd5d16fb3f13 |
ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Amanda Knox will testify Friday in an Italian courtroom to defend herself against charges that she took part in the killing of her roommate two years ago, her lawyer said. American college student Amanda Knox, 21, is expected to take the witness stand Friday at her Italian murder trial. Knox, 21, ... | Murder trial makes American student Amanda Knox well-known in Italy . British student Meredith Kercher found dead in house shared with Knox . Prosecutors say they have evidence placing Knox, other defendants at scene . Knox's former boyfriend, Italian Raffaele Sollecito, also faces murder charges . | cb4d9e9f65ed7525659625cd908476bb4a0f175d |
(CNN) -- Nobody likes politicians. Ever since Jimmy Carter won his way to the White House in 1976 by assuring voters that they could trust him in contrast to the more experienced opponents he faced, both Republican and Democratic candidates have tended to boast about every part of their resume that can distinguish them... | Julian Zelizer: Mitt Romney stresses that his career outside Washington is a plus . In 2008, Barack Obama ran as an outsider who was capable of fixing Washington . Zelizer: The reality is a president has to be able to operate inside the political system . A long political resume should be seen as a plus, not a negative... | affa6d8c1ec348f769839dfac2a326acd54f7199 |
(CNN) -- Dan Wallrath was honored as a Top 10 CNN Hero last year for his efforts to build mortgage-free homes for U.S. troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. He and his group, Operation Finally Home, recently partnered with the television show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" to build a house for Army Staff Sgt. Patri... | CNN Hero Dan Wallrath will be featured Sunday on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Wallrath said thousands of volunteers pitched in to help him build a home in Texas . The home is for an Army soldier who was injured in the 2009 Fort Hood shootings . Wallrath: "These families are not going to be forgotten" | ea33e2f9e11cfbef475f8f54fd106d22903f6b8c |
Manama, Bahrain (CNN) -- Bahrain's king ordered the release of a number of prisoners and closed cases against several Shia leaders accused of plotting against the kingdom, the country's state news agency said early Tuesday. King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa named the leaders during a national unity speech last year, leadin... | NEW: The decision means a self-exiled opposition leader won't be arrested when he returns Tuesday . "I know that thousands will be waiting for me," says Mushaimaa . Bahrain had requested Interpol to help in arresting Mushaimaa in September . Bahrain postpones Formula 1 race because of protests . | 1d400e7242d8570c79f9f34c392ce02e217e01b8 |
(CNN) -- Troubled U.S. insurer AIG will end its shirt sponsorship deal with Premier League and European champions Manchester United next year. End of era: AIG will not renew its four-year sponsorship deal with Manchester United. It was widely believed that AIG would not renew their £19 million ($27 million) per year sh... | AIG confirm they will not renew its four-year contract with Manchester United . The Old Trafford club believes they can improve on the deal they had with AIG . India's Sahara and Saudi Telecom have been tipped as potential sponsors . | fd18765d0cddd988849631fcbf705bf135e6824a |
(CNN) -- It's hard to believe it's been five years since Mumbai was rocked by terror attacks. Life goes on, the city continues its chaotic beat. The next news story replaces the last one, the cycle of life goes on. The date 26/11 is now a somber anniversary the city marks. But for many, it's something much more persona... | Five years ago Tuesday, a group of terrorists killed 164 people in Mumbai . 10 Pakistani men with the terror group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba led the attack . Kapur: Covering the aftermath "was the hardest assignment I have ever had" | 2a43bcf98001b5a73aff76ecc03756113a3d9d3a |
(CNN) -- I feel incredibly lucky to have the health and the years needed to run a marathon in each of the 50 states. When I was first diagnosed with multiple myeloma nine years ago, only half of newly diagnosed patients survived more than five years. Since then, I've run 70 marathons, the most recent in Hawaii, my 50th... | Don Wright finished his goal of running 50 marathons in 50 states last month . His last race was in Honolulu, which he ran with his daughter . Wright says an experimental drug has helped him keep his cancer at bay . | 22b8e5e111f14910f6d952b633baf31840a2817d |
(CNN) -- There's nothing like images of infants and children in distress to make outsiders yearn to help, which is why the unfolding story of Haiti's orphans -- the most helpless of earthquake victims -- has kept people riveted. But what can be done and what should be the focus of attention and efforts remains a myste... | Images of Haitian infants and children in distress keep world watching and worried . Calls from families hoping to adopt Haitian orphans flood phone lines . Aid agencies explain why hasty adoptions are dangerous and offer advice on how to help . U.S. lawmakers step in, trying to make adoptions more efficient . | eab3179a6e8458bf1855595bd72d529988d6751d |
(CNN) -- Former world number one Rafael Nadal will end a six-month absence from tennis when he competes in an Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament later this month, the Spaniard has revealed. Nadal has been sidelined by knee problems following June's shock second-round exit at Wimbledon to 100th-ranked Czech Lukas Rosol. "C... | Rafael Nadal to end six months of injury-enforced absence in Abu Dhabi later this month . The 11-time Grand Slam champion has not played since the Wimbledon championships in June . Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams named ITF World Champions of 2012 . | 35d14d107e69b956982979b9cb9153c08f90bb4b |
(CNN) -- Activision is reloading the golden gun to take another shot at reviving a James Bond video game relic. The game publisher plans to unveil a new 007 shooter based on the 16-year-old Pierce Brosnan flick, "GoldenEye," at a news conference later this month, said a spokeswoman helping organize the Activision event... | Activision is planning to announce a new James Bond game later this month . It will be a new entry in the "GoldenEye" franchise, an Activision representative said . Activision released "007: GoldenEye" for the Wii in November . | 87e317d414167e21e8605abf378ec715dd88531a |
Tokyo (CNN) -- They share the same rotund facial features, similar expressions and gait. But the two sons of Kim Jong Il have never met, and based on a new book being published in Japan this week, there appears to be little fraternal allegiance, at least from the eldest son's side. Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son, is the ... | Kim Jong Nam, the eldest son, is the half-brother of Kim Jong Un, the new leader of North Korea . Kim Jong Nam is the most public of Kim Jong Il's sons . He painted a picture of a father who was strict but was often warm-hearted, journalist says . | 930f349add6f82ac7e07ca74bfaa615e7d666fa1 |
(CNN) -- A battle is raging in the nation's capital over who should be nominated as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. As President Obama considers his choices, all sides are pushing their candidates. The two main contenders to replace outgoing chairman Ben Bernanke are the current vice chairwoman of the Fed, Ja... | Larry Summers is a top contender for the job of chairman of the Federal Reserve . Rick McGahey: Given Summers' track record, he is unlikely going to be a tough regulator . He says Summers supported deregulation of banks and higher pay for financial executives . McGahey: We need a fierce regulatory watchdog at the Fed, ... | 795c40bd23300a69a22c9de09408f4dcf5b9c2a9 |
(CNN) -- People arrested amid unrest in Syria are being subjected to systematic torture, including electric shocks, beatings and sexual violence, a report by rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday. Based on interviews in Jordan with dozens of Syrians who have fled the country, the report details "31 methods ... | Syrian survivors describe brutal treatment by security forces, Amnesty International says . Beatings, electric shocks and sexual violence are widely used in interrogations, detainees say . The testimonies are further evidence of crimes against humanity in Syria, Amnesty says . Syria's crackdown began a year ago; author... | f996bd5fd3efa760ad5a681eca5e9ef5d8b27807 |
Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and Web site based in Brooklyn, New York. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a very transparent approach to journalism, where viewers are taken along on every step of the reporting process... | Photographer Patrick Brown documents the illegal trade of endangered animals in Asia . Money fuels the trade, but Brown says demand, value of the animals built on superstition . Brown hopes his work will raise awareness about the issue and educate the world . | da9609278b099c165aa343793bc2e03c2ed17752 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Tiffany Sessions was a 20-year-old junior studying economics at the University of Florida in Gainesville when she decided to go out for a run. She never came back. College student Tiffany Sessions has been missing since February 9, 1989. Sessions left her off-campus apartment about 6 p.m. February 9, ... | Tiffany Sessions went out for a run February 9, 1989, and disappeared . She was jogging in Gainesville, Florida, where she attended college . Police never found a trace of her; woods have been paved over . Have a tip? Call 352-367-4161. A $25,000 reward is offered . | 9edeb0c579d6c758178f58da283ab687b580f73e |
(CNN) -- Carefully constructed looks that borrow from another time are all the rage on the streets of St. Paul and Minneapolis. But with vintage and thrift clothing stores popping up on every corner, the vintage look of the Twin Cities almost can't be helped. Since 2006, Minneapoline blogger Ellen Lawson has been docum... | Ellen Lawson's Minneapoline blog captures street style in the Twin Cities . A hub of local designers and thrift stores influence the fashion in Minneapolis . Individual creative and vintage looks make up the style scene . | 9a9782ec5f71569c46042aa16bc7ed8f23621650 |
Las Vegas (CNN) -- Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to redefine television as a medium that viewers can control by waving their hands and talking rather than clicking on remotes. In a speech to open the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, company CEO Steve Ballmer also said he aims to make TV more social -- l... | Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said he wants to make TV more social . Kinect update lets its cameras read facial expressions and mouth movements . Kinect will put facial expressions on digital avatars . Some Twitter users wrote they found that idea downright creepy . | 46bd09f6e8ea29250724b5e6ee3450cda0388c9c |
Srinagar, India (CNN) -- Nine people were killed and seven others were wounded after a group of militants attacked security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir on Thursday, authorities said. The unrest in the territory, long disputed by India and Pakistan, comes ahead of a scheduled meeting between the two countries'... | Militants open fire at a police station and then an army camp, authorities say . The gun battle at the army camp is continuing, a military officials says . The Indian premier calls it "one more in a series of provocations and barbaric actions" He is due to meet with his Pakistani counterpart in New York . | a5a3afe8a7090da72ac8990a5330896e3474fc64 |
(CNN) -- Katt Williams announced the end of his stand-up comedy career Monday, a day after a bizarre incident in Seattle that landed him in jail. "I'm just going to go ahead and announce my retirement from stand-up," he told a photographer for Seattle TV station KOMO Monday night. "I'm kinda done." Williams was in Seat... | Williams tells Seattle TV station KOMO he's retiring from stand-up comedy . Seattle police charge Williams with assault, harassment and obstruction Sunday . Williams first gained attention as a stand-up comic in 1999 . | eddbee3a6679a1e4e047854e1dfb5c70c5b4a485 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actor and filmmaker Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his manager Sam Maydew said Friday. Hopper is being treated in a special program at the University of Southern California, according to CNN news affiliate KTLA. He was expected to appear at an exhibition of his p... | Actor Dennis Hopper is being treated at the University of Southern California . The actor has cancelled upcoming travel to focus on his treatment . He was hospitalized in late September with flu-like symptoms and stomach pain . Hopper just finished shooting the second season of the Starz drama "Crash" | fabdcf53d0b0eac207904cf75c7cf12dfcc17f69 |
(CNN) -- Manchester City's Carlos Tevez will not be returning to Corinthians after the Brazilian club pulled out of negotiations to sign the Argentina striker on Wednesday. Corinthians had wanted to bring the 27-year-old back to the team he represented between 2004-06, but they have now said it would be impossible to c... | Corinthians have pulled out of a deal to sign Carlos Tevez from Manchester City . The Brazilian club are not able to conclude the signing prior to close of the transfer window . One player leaving Manchester City is Jo, who has joined Internacional . | 3df34b8d21c4b979f1e295a04f9f6209c01294d1 |
(CNN) -- Bayern Munich continued their fast start to the Bundesliga season with a 6-1 rout of ten-man VfB Stuttgart Sunday to top the early standings. With two wins from two, the Bavarian giants have edged out Eintracht Frankfurt on goal difference and they served up a real treat for their fans in the Allianz Arena. St... | Bayern Munich beat VfB Stuttgart 6-1 to top Bundesliga . Thomas Mueller scores twice for Bavarian giants in rout . Felix Magath's Wolfsburg suffer 4-0 home defeat to Hannover . Champions Juventus set pace in Serie A with 4-1 win at Udinese . | ec17cbf57c2f12f631f108b56f6b539d04b27a2b |
Davos, Switzerland (CNN) -- A top European Union official says there's no need for Britain to make threats to leave the union in order to reform its membership. "In my mind it is only to the mutual benefit of Britain and Europe that Britain stays as a member of the European Union," EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Comm... | EU Commissioner Olli Rehn says UK need not "threaten" to leave European Union . Rehn: "It is only to the mutual benefit of Britain and Europe that Britain stays as a member" UK Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged to hold a referendum on membership . Rehn said threat of the breakup of the euro "has all but disappea... | 219aa00f2a6e2006e0ee6bdf68957fc4b46ac231 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The 2005 London bombings on three subway trains and a bus, which killed 52 people, could not have been prevented, according to an official report into the attacks released Tuesday. The wreck of a bus destroyed by a bomb in central London on July 7, 2005. Police and intelligence services did all... | Report: Police and intelligence services did all they could to trace suspects . Impossible to trace every person connected to the plot, it added . 52 died, 700 people were wounded in July 7, 2005 bombings . All four bombers died in the blasts in central London . | b4aff6e2d5a235989e0f67b25e6034397685fa94 |
(CNN) -- The head of the Anglican church expressed regret Saturday for comments he made about the Irish Catholic Church, which included saying that the Irish Catholic Church has lost "all credibility" following the abuse scandal, his press office said. In an interview to be broadcast Monday, Archbishop Rowan Williams ... | NEW: Archbishop Rowan Williams apologizes for saying Irish Catholic Church as lost "all credibility" in scandal . Recent Irish government-backed report found Catholic Church covered up abuse by priests . Two Irish bishops have resigned over the scandal and Pope has apologized . | 7e8f053da79b34348c09324d17cf5b608203057b |
(CNN) -- Every March 8th, International Women's Day honors the achievements of women past and present, while remembering that equality is still a work in progress. So, in the lead-up to this year's event, we're asking our readers to share their favorite quotes from celebrated women of the world. It could be a motto on ... | International Women's Day is on March 8, 2013 . An annual celebration of women's political, economic and social accomplishment . Leave your favorite inspirational quotes from women, past and present, in the comment section . | 036964a734891aa644267b1a1df65e8646cfda8a |
(CNN) -- A bus carrying students and faculty from Abilene Christian University to a weekend mission project overturned Friday afternoon near Paint Rock, Texas, resulting in one death and multiple injuries, the school said. Grant Rampy, director of public relations for the university in Abilene, said the bus was headed ... | NEW: Young woman pronounced dead at scene . Bus carrying Abilene Christian University faculty, staff overturns . Officials: Driver lost control on curve, vehicle struck culvert . | 139d4c8eeef0aea9bd9f0e7a231023f0e6dcc0c4 |
(CNN) -- Unsanitary conditions at a Colorado cantaloupe farm's packing facility are a possible contributing cause of one of the nation's worst outbreaks of listeria contamination in food, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. Meanwhile, a Centers for Disease Control official said it is too early to declare t... | The outbreak is not over, but new cases are on the decline . At least 123 cases have been reported in 26 states; 25 people have died . The tainted cantaloupes were recalled last month . The outbreak is the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in the United States since 1998 . | 6e0ea4ed30e9aeb3552f15643c69a6c68115570d |
New Orleans (CNN) -- The legendary Chaka Khan, dressed in a regal purple and blue blouse and slacks, glides into the CNN Red Chair Interview room. She's wearing stunning, large, hoop earrings crafted by her mother. Her energy, warm and embracing, is big enough to blow out a nearby spotlight. "Did I do that?" she calmly... | Music legend Chaka Khan opens up during a CNN Red Chair interview . She says many people have named their "best friend" after her . Chaka calls special moments in her life "God Shots" She raises money to help children who share her nephew's disease . | 18fcaa716200c904f44f1050b9a726d182885381 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Los Angeles County authorities exhumed the remains Wednesday of a woman whose mysterious disappearance and death in Malibu Canyon have been the subject of a family crusade for justice, the coroner's office said. The grave of Mitrice Richardson, who disappeared at age 24 in September 2009, was exhum... | Mitrice Richardson's family has fought to have her death investigated as a murder . But Los Angeles County authorities don't have any evidence of a homicide . Richardson's body is exhumed so that the family's private pathologist could investigate . Richardson disappeared in 2009, and her mummified remains were discover... | d7b7c7fc2d9dd81a32a159bde6c74591878d5b31 |
(CNN) -- An estimated 125,000 Western lowland gorillas are living in a swamp in equatorial Africa, researchers reported Tuesday, double the number of the endangered primates thought to survive worldwide. Forest clearings draw large numbers of Western lowland gorillas searching for food. "It's pretty astonishing," Hugo ... | Researchers feared only around 50,000 Western lowland gorillas left worldwide . Now 125,000 primates have been discovered in northern Congo . Population declining rapidly because of hunting and diseases like Ebola . Expert: This is the highest-known density of gorillas that's ever been found . | 2bb7b7d5a229ccb9c9b5b4fa1475a54297fc0a25 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Leaving school at 16 is not normally the route to success. But Richard Branson did just that, setting up a magazine and then entering the record business. Now his brand is behind more than 300 companies -- from cola to trains, from phones to planes making Virgin a global name. Soon Virgin will ... | Richard Branson, founder of Virgin, talks to CNN's Todd Benjamin . Branson left school at 16 to work on a magazine he had set up . He is now responsible for over 300 businesses under the Virgin brand . | 7ebb75bc91aa51d53b06fdbed7feb52d42612065 |
(CNN) -- Democrat Alex Sink will debate Republican Rick Scott on Monday, setting up a nationally televised showdown between the two Florida governor hopefuls on CNN. The debate, co-sponsored by CNN, the St. Petersburg Times and the University of South Florida will be moderated by CNN Chief National Correspondent John K... | The debate will air live during a special edition of "John King, USA" The race is one of the most hotly contested of the midterm election . Scott is a billionaire executive who shocked the GOP to win nomination . Sink is the state's chief financial officer . | 5663985e58d9c60d453e1516ea204e2d60f648f7 |
(CNN) -- A Florida man apologized Tuesday for boarding his daughter's school bus earlier this month and threatening the other children and the driver, saying he acted out of frustration over students bullying his daughter. "I handled it the wrong way when I went on the bus," James Jones said. He said he does not condon... | James Jones: "I did it the wrong way" He says his daughter will not be returning to the same school . He wants to draw attention to anti-bullying organizations . | da607d859f3aa0470628f67e0bad4b04e92b8242 |
London, England (CNN) -- Britain will step up its inspection of North Sea drilling rigs following the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the government announced Tuesday. The government will also increase monitoring of offshore drilling compliance and has asked a new oil industry group to report on Britain's abil... | Britain to step up North Sea oil rig inspections . Move prompted by Gulf of Mexico spill, Britain says . "Every reason to increase vigilance," Britain says . | f38c67caf9a886d2b934b3a7d369b153a724df52 |
(CNN) -- Charges of rebellion will be leveled against many of those arrested during martial law in the southern Philippines -- declared in the aftermath of last month's massacre of 57 civilians, the nation's justice secretary said. Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera made the statement Saturday as the administration of ... | NEW: Charges of rebellion will be leveled against many of those arrested during martial law . Legality of martial law declaration, allowing arrests without warrants, is challenged . Searchers make arrests, recover arms from a clan implicated in massacre . Martial law follows killings of 57 last week in Maguindanao prov... | 9dd6901ce95016ccbbcac7fc1443ca244790d468 |
Washington (CNN) -- Tuesday's State of the Union address will be watched closely not only for what is said, but also for who will there in person to hear it -- especially the black-robed members of the U.S. Supreme Court. At least one member of the bench, Justice Samuel Alito, has publicly stated he will not attend aft... | President Obama condemned a Supreme Court ruling during last year's speech . In the wake of that speech, Justice Samuel Alito has said he won't attend this year . Chief Justice John Roberts last year derided the "pep rally" atmosphere . Justice Stephen Breyer, however, said he enjoys attending and will again . | a203efa7a2b770733d618c1a08c13f8a95ce6573 |
(CNN) -- Here is the question: Can it be called a Michael Bay film if there are no explosions? With "Pain & Gain," the director best known for action-packed films such as the "Transformers" franchise and "Armageddon" goes decidedly smaller, though no less hefty in the over-the-top nature. The film -- which opens Friday... | "Pain & Gain" is not your usual Michael Bay fare . The director is known for big, flashy productions with plenty of explosions . His new dark comedy had a smaller budget and crew . | becaa46069373c7a9d0cbf51adbd9b41acd8c721 |
(CNN) -- A Sikh farmer in India has surpassed a month on a hunger strike, demanding the release of six men from his community jailed since the 1990s during a period of a deadly Sikh separatist movement in the country. Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, 48, began his protest on November 14, his aide, Harpal Singh Cheema, told CNN. ... | Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa has been on a hunger strike for more than a month . He is demanding the freedom of a group of Sikh separatists . Both sides in the conflict during the 1980s and 1990s committed violations . But some argue that the justice system has been harsher on the Sikhs . | 0907d10cef4924fe3d04f53fae60631a0b0d3e5d |
PARIS, France (CNN) -- Debris from Air France 447, which crashed en route from Brazil to France last month, killing 228 people, has arrived in France, the French air accident investigation agency BEA said Wednesday. Searchers have discovered hundreds of pieces of wreckage from Air France Flight 447. "The debris ... wil... | Debris from Air France 447, which crashed last month, has arrived in France . Plane went down off Brazil on June 1, killing all 228 aboard . French oceanographic ship will conduct new searches for data recorders . | 14804f15246ff3c352af785a8c800375e44d829b |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Amid ominous economic forecasts and repeated bleak reports about America's financial future, messages of hope can be hard to come by. New billboards offer upbeat messages to get people to stay positive during the recession. One advertising campaign, dubbed "Recession 101," has hit the nation's roadsid... | Recession billboards offer upbeat messages during rough economic times . Ad campaign pops up in 30 states, including hard-hit Michigan, Rhode Island . Anonymous donor paid for campaign's design . | b84426b38db7dcf768603eb791df03723f9ea683 |
(AOL Autos) -- Meet today's most powerful production cars. Call your banker: The 2008 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 costs more than $313,000 . Today, we are experiencing the automobile world's Age of Superlative Speed. During no other decade have so many cars offered so much speed. The secret behind the speed is power, ... | Making a 600+ horsepower engine can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars . Safety at high speeds requires NASA-quality aerodynamics . The German-built Bugatti Veyron 16.4 goes 250 mph and costs $1.5 million . | 3b5bb6492b84075d129cfdebddf777de2a1e283a |
(CNN) -- For the first time, Apple has launched not one, but two iPhones at its now-annual iPhone launch event. As the rumors predicted, Apple has split its phone line into a premium all singing, all dancing flagship phone for the early tech adopters and one that will play to the so-called "budget" crowd looking for an... | Apple has launched two new iPhones, one for early adopters and one for budget crowd . Tech journalist Stuart Miles says Apple is staying within its remit of keeping things simple . Most importantly, the company is expanding in new markets like China and Japan . | a0f61c2175bfc32bb6186315d703db60cc6d5afa |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Days before the start of Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation hearings, a new national poll indicates that by a narrow margin, Americans would like the Senate to confirm her as the next Supreme Court justice. Critics warn confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor could turn into a partisan battle. I... | Almost half of Americans favor Sonia Sotomayor as Supreme Court justice, poll says . Most Democrats support her while most Republicans oppose, according to poll . Sotomayor would succeed retiring Justice David Souter . Confirmation hearings set to start Monday . | 53f15fbe1c29f7782f799ac4557a8e7890384363 |
Editor's note: David B. Givens is Director of the Center for Nonverbal Studies in Spokane, Washington. He is the author of "Love Signals: A Practical Field Guide to the Body Language of Courtship" (St. Martin's, New York, 2005), "Crime Signals: How to Spot a Criminal Before You Become a Victim" (St. Martin's, 2008), an... | David Givens: H1N1 flu is prompting focus on how we greet each other . He says handshakes create risk of spreading the flu virus . Fist bumps are a less risky way of greeting people . Givens: Obamas and Dalai Lama have popularized the fist bump . | c17c83d0bbb1e71ff8d3a16b3427bb306c6b00bf |
(CNN) -- Defending champion Andy Roddick advanced to the quarterfinals of the season-opening Brisbane International in Australia with a 6-4 6-1 triumph over Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov on Wednesday. The 28-year-old recovered from an early break of serve to record his straight-sets victory in 56 minutes. The second se... | Andy Roddick is into the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International in Australia . Defending champion will now play Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in the last eight . Fourth seed Marion Bartoli is into the quarterfinals of the women's draw . The U.S. beat Italy 2-1 to move one step closer to the final of the Hopman Cup . | 6c85f4c5ab317b1b4e031e51dacc974a754ebddb |
Mosul, Iraq (CNN) -- The last U.S. brigade combat team in Iraq has left the country, a move that helps U.S. President Barack Obama reach his goal of 50,000 troops in the country by September 1. Their departure leaves about 56,000 U.S. troops in the country, according to the U.S. military. Capt. Christopher Ophardt, spo... | The last U.S. brigade combat team has left Iraq . That leaves 56,000 U.S. troops in the country . Another 6,000 troops are slated to leave by September 1 . 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division crossed border into Kuwait . | de1246d7e5fac0045967562c9cb0896e01daf04f |
(CNN) -- Defying threats of arrest or worse, witnesses to protests in Iran are managing to leak reports of violence after the country's disputed presidential elections. Anti-riot police form a barrier against protesters in Iran Tuesday. "Censoring is very bad here and they have reduced Internet speed," two Iranians sai... | Report alleges arrests, beatings, shooting, fire in attack at University of Tehran . Twitter feed shows people apparently shot in city about 200 miles south of Tehran . Nurse says police in Shiraz in southwestern Iran have put a damper on protests . | 325bf2d5497a8443acab56837df937bc26fb22ac |
(CNN) -- The Los Angeles Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0 in the Major League Soccer final Sunday, in what could be David Beckham's last significant game on U.S. soil. The Galaxy entered the final match, which was on their home turf in Carson, California, as the clear favorite. The squad hasn't lost this year at The ... | The Galaxy entered the game as the clear favorite . The sole goal came in the 72 minute . Beckham's contract expires at the end of this year . Referring to other teams' interest, he says, "It's always nice to be wanted" | 42bf18c84d690514a51ab16ea5b5b7e50ceff0d1 |
(The Frisky) -- Although I don't plan to change my name when I get hitched this summer, I respect and appreciate every woman's right to choose what's best for her. I reject the notion some have expressed that when a woman takes her husband's last name she's giving up her identity. Rules still remain about the proper wa... | Author ponders proper etiquette while addressing wedding invitations . Mother: Couples are addressed as Mr. and Mrs. TheirHusband'sFirstAndLastName . Addressing a woman as Mrs. Her First and Last Name implies she's divorced . | fc4fb36be5f756e326b3e20b4a32276731363045 |
(CNN) -- Roger Federer's first appearance in Gstaad for nine years lasted just over an hour as the former World No.1 made an untimely exit to Germany's Daniel Brands. Still experimenting with a larger racquet head, the Swiss maestro was always struggling against an opponent he beat in an ATP tournament in Hamburg last ... | Roger Federer crashes out of ATP tournament in Gstaad . Top seed beaten 6-3 6-4 by Daniel Brands of Germany . Former No.1 Federer lost in second round of title defense at Wimbledon . Revealed he has been suffering with back problems . | 3121541dfee59d5f206f655c02be03342224cdee |
(CNN) -- Forensic experts exhumed the remains of former Chilean President Salvador Allende on Monday as part of an investigation into whether he killed himself or was assassinated during a 1973 military coup, the medical branch of the country's Justice Ministry said. Official accounts ruled the leftist leader's death a... | NEW: Bone and blood samples will be sent to an Austrian lab for DNA tests . White-gloved investigators carry the former president's flag-draped coffin . Official accounts have ruled Allende's death a suicide, but a new investigation is under way . CNN Chile: "The people want to know. This is something that the country ... | 380d4a025b5bab591d7c4cd423d86cfc22bb3cc7 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The venerable Smithsonian Institution, often dubbed "America's Attic," said no Tuesday to adding a piece of 1990s history to its collections. A day earlier, a California judge approved an agreement to donate the brownish-green suit O.J. Simpson wore the day in 1995 that he was acquitted... | Judge had approved an agreement allowing the donation of the suit . Smithsonian says it had never been contacted about whether it wanted O.J. Simpson's suit . Simpson's former sports agent, Mike Gilbert, has possession of the suit . O.J. Simpson was acquitted in slayings of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman . | c25036daffe955431b9667058a53a77c57368565 |
(CNN) -- A California man who spent a month of the run with his 15-year-old niece is now in a San Francisco jail, and the girl back is home with her parents, according to police and relatives. Charles David Berlinghoff, 44, was caught this weekend, four weeks after the Shasta County Sheriff's office urged the public an... | Charles David Berlinghoff, 44, is in a California jail on a child-stealing warrant . Police say he ran off with his 15-year-old niece, prompting a month-long search . The two spent much of their time at homeless shelters, the girl's father says . | 12aefcb3c69d12569aa85af8f95cc974af1ffd06 |
(CNN) -- Mohammed Alshaya owns more high street brands than most fashion addicts could stuff in their closets. Mohammed Alshaya, CEO of Alshaya's retail division, tells MME he sees a new mindset in the Gulf . Topshop, Coast, NEXT and River Island are just some of the big names he's imported from the United Kingdom to s... | MME speaks with Mohammed Alshaya, CEO of M.H. Alshaya's retail division . Retail division seeing annual growth of 25 percent, up to 30 percent in Dubai . Group taking Starbucks, Mothercare, Body Shop into Eastern Europe, Russia . On GCC single currency: It is a huge leap towards efficiency, conciliation . | bc1c4d12aabdcecab3d87c6f9a898e41c7cd3821 |
(CNN) -- An Australian teen was sentenced to two months in prison in Indonesia for marijuana use in a case that has drawn international attention. The sentence includes time already served so he is scheduled to be released on December 4, local prosecutors said Friday. He will leave Indonesia after this release and will... | The sentence includes time he has already spent detained . He will leave Indonesia after the release . He will be blacklisted from re-entering Indonesia for 6 months . | 7323723bb68565aec43b0b51a4aed7f1f613b726 |
(CNN) -- Coca-Cola could be coming to Myanmar soon. The world's largest beverage company has announced plans to return to the country for the first time in 60 years. Coke has applied for a general license to begin conducting business there, the company stated in a press release. Myanmar, the once reclusive nation, is o... | Coca-Cola announced plans to do business in Myanmar . Myanmar is only one of three countries in the world without Coca-Cola . U.S., European Union and others are easing sanctions . | 35807895f3c3dcefc0ed75fa24bd5f18eaf87e80 |
(CNN) -- A New Jersey teenager who disappeared Sunday after posting a Twitter message asking followers to call 911 was "found safe and unharmed" Tuesday, police said Wednesday. Kara Alongi, 16, generated big buzz on social media when she tweeted, "There is somone in my hour ecall 911" at 6:20 p.m. Sunday before she wen... | Kara Alongi tweeted "There is somone in my hour ecall 911" before disappearing Sunday . The teen's online post drew national attention . New Jersey State Police found Alongi walking along the New Jersey Turnpike on Tuesday . Detectives are trying to determine where she went and how she got there, police say . | 763b8b4d1e6560cca0845d097cfc5f6df6a88f33 |
Rome (CNN) -- Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti handed in his resignation Friday to President Giorgio Napolitano, the Italian government press office said. The move comes after Parliament approved a budget by a vote of 309-55, with five abstentions, said ANSA, the state-run news agency. Monti will outline his plans Su... | Monti plans to outline his plans for Italy on Sunday . His resignation comes after Parliament approved the budget . He was appointed after Berlusconi resigned last year as debt woes mounted . | a4e56115f605c24d9d7a004d8f2a25ac18639240 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Ariel Binns is cute, smart, outgoing and looks remarkably like first daughter Sasha Obama. Young model Ariel Binns, right, resembles Sasha Obama. The similarity has not gone unnoticed by the fashion industry. Harper's Bazaar magazine cast the 6-year-old Brooklyn, New York, first-grader with model Tyra... | One young model is getting jobs because she looks like an Obama daughter . Expert: "Marketers are finally waking up to it -- you know -- black is beautiful" J.Crew's Web site crashed after Obama girls wore the brand on Inauguration Day . | aa15bdeac06a41f6e810e370c02ef6bff839efc0 |
(CNN) -- It wasn't so long ago that orange fell off the home decor color wheel. After a decade of being associated with popular appliance colors like "avocado green" and "harvest gold" (ah, the '70s), orange became outdated and was quietly dropped from the roster. But, as Mark Woodman, the president of the Color Market... | Orange was once a dreaded color for decorating, but it is making a comeback . Color expert Mark Woodman: Orange is fun and denotes energy . iReporter: "Chose an inexpensive way to add color like pillows or bedding" | 0336319e8be0d930daffb179c27944d832c0e30b |
New York (CNN) -- A county prosecutor in Michigan is proposing a law that could punish parents with jail time for repeatedly missing their children's parent-teacher conferences. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy introduced a proposal Tuesday at a Detroit City Council meeting that would require a parent to attend at le... | Parents of some children in Detroit schools could be sent to jail for three days . Prosecutor Kym Worthy presented the proposal to the Detroit City Council . The proposal has met with mixed responses . | bf8f98db6e4f9ac755c71d7de8b32409838a2a22 |
(CNN) -- Jennie-O Turkey Store is recalling nearly 55,000 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burgers that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Saturday. The recall pertains to packages of "All Natural Turkey Burgers with seasonings Lean White Meat" ... | The turkey burgers involved in the recall were sold exclusively at Sam's Club . Three people in Colorado, Ohio and Wisconsin reported illness after eating the turkey . Salmonella can lead to diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever . | 14cf4319b06d399078fb0b1447d19bc80742cb23 |
(CNN Student News) -- November 15, 2013 . How did President Obama respond to one of the controversies surrounding Obamacare, and how did critics react to his plan? Find out in Friday's program. Plus, hear how some people are turning to social media for help finding loved ones after a natural disaster. And see how part ... | This page includes the show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, and Maps . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . The Daily Curriculum's Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of events in the news . At the bottom of the page, please share your feedback about our show and curriculum . | 69855602ef3621d7d0dae6d02bd0b2da20a1a89d |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- One year before the FIFA World Cup kicks off, 26 teams of gay and lesbian footballers are battling for global supremacy in the Gay Soccer World Championships. Players from the London Stonewall Lions hold the 2008 Gay World Soccer Championship trophy aloft . Co-ordinated by the International Gay... | The Gay World Soccer Championships are being held in Washington D.C. Twenty-six teams with players from 12 different countries are competing . Major League Soccer team D.C. United have supported the tournament . | 59369636ea1808819090c7d3dd8d357348f19f74 |
(CNN) -- Preliminary results in Honduras' presidential election show ruling party candidate Juan Hernandez with the lead. With more than 40% of the votes counted, he had 34%, while his closest competitor, Xiomara Castro, the wife of ousted President Manuel Zelaya, had 28%, according to the country's elections authority... | NEW: Early results show ruling party candidate Juan Hernandez with the lead . NEW: At the same time, the wife of ousted President Manuel Zelaya claims victory . Security concerns and economic woes are top issues for voters . | f82bc483ee5b986648efc5732856cb47c195eca4 |
(CNN) -- Two firefighting boats were moved to a safe distance Wednesday as they awaited help in fighting a fire that erupted on a natural gas rig in the Gulf of Mexico, officials say. "A third vessel equipped with firefighting capability and (an) improved monitoring system" was expected to arrive around midday, the Bur... | NEW: Firefighting boats are moved out of the fire's range, BSEE says . The blast occurs on a platform roughly 60 miles off Grand Isle, Louisiana . Crew members hit an unexpected pocket of gas . A Coast Guard vessel witnesses the blast late Tuesday . | e984bd9e7607ac8367635c1961e4e7ce9d72726a |
(CNN) -- A Brazilian court ordered Wednesday that 9-year-old Sean Goldman be returned to the custody of his father, David, in the United States, but his Brazilian relatives were expected to try to block the order, a Brazilian official said. Outside his home in New Jersey, David Goldman told reporters he was heartened b... | NEW: Clinton: "It is my hope that this long legal process is now complete" Dad hopeful, but not optimistic after ruling . Court rules David Goldman should regain custody of his 9-year-old son . Goldman's wife took son to Brazil in 2004; she filed for divorce and later died . | 238128396a88a7293a0d8069bf7a791b10d4ae92 |
(CNN) -- A common joke in our household is that when (if!) our girls go to sleep-away camp, my husband and I will join them by sneaking into their suitcases and bunking in a nearby cabin. "No!" scream our girls, ages 5 and 7, making it clear they will want nothing to do with Mom and Dad once they leave for camp. But th... | Many parents find the separation hard to bear when their kids go off to camp . CNN Parents' Kelly Wallace and her husband joke that they'll stow away with their daughters . Visiting day at camp can be especially harrowing, with parents vying to prove their love . Parents also send extravagant gift baskets and scour the... | 2162c3cfe57bf7f9dcc3bbb7fa4dac84759a886a |
(CNN) -- A University of Hawaii football player died after a large wave swept over him on an Oahu beach early Saturday. CNN affiliate KGMB-TV reported that the Honolulu Fire Department recovered the body of Willis Wilson, 21, about 7:30 a.m., three hours after he vanished from the beach. Wilson and two other people wer... | Willis Wilson, 21, was in knee-deep water when wave hit . Wilson previously spent three seasons at the University of Washington . Coach: "He was a very fun-loving young man" Wilson's father also played football for Hawaii . | 654e38e7bdcea48fbeb2d27626b97dfa1cf47aa9 |
Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greek workers rallied in central Athens on Thursday after unions called a general strike to protest the government's sudden decision to halt activities at the country's state broadcaster. Thousands gathered outside the headquarters of the broadcaster, ERT, whose TV channels and radio services we... | NEW: About 10,000 people join a rally in support of ERT workers, police say . "We are in a state of shock. The news is overwhelming," says an ERT journalist . New unemployment figures show another increase, to 27.4% overall . A new radio and TV broadcaster will be set up with fewer staff, government says . | cdf4849dfe0e380fabaa0e63eae6c545e36e0368 |
(CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday that North Korea must stop "bucking the trend of history and common sense" in continuing with its nuclear program and that any unilateral action by the North "carries too great a cost" for the world to allow it. Kerry spoke at the end of a three-day trip that focu... | John Kerry says unilateral action by North Korea would be too costly . He says North Korea must honor the commitments it has made . He spoke at the end of a three-day trip focused on denuclearization . Monday is a major holiday in North Korea . | 169f5f6ab3818fc14b9f2471ee0d8dbd61d5e566 |
Abbottabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- News outlets in Pakistan have made public the name of an American they identified as the CIA station chief, but a senior Pakistani intelligence official said Monday the person named is not the station chief. Referring to a name cited in the Pakistani newspaper The Nation, the intelligence ... | Pakistani news outlets name someone they identify as the CIA station chief . The name was inaccurate, a Pakistani official says . The U.S. has no plan to bring the station chief home, a U.S. official says . | fd274cc22962d6e35285b8bf0cd627a2526d88fb |
(CNN) -- Authorities in Oklahoma have arrested and charged a 23-year-old man who they say planned to blow up 48 area churches. Gregory Arthur Weiler II was arrested last week at a motel in Miami, Oklahoma, according to Ben Loring, first assistant district attorney for Ottawa County. Authorities were tipped off to the p... | Gregory Arthur Weiler II was arrested at a motel last week . Authorities found bomb-making materials and a handwritten journal . He is charged with threatening to use an explosive or incediary device . He also is charged with violating the Oklahoma Anti-Terrorism Act . | ff98e50ac54669b9a055b60d4670f49a3c6bb84b |
(CNN) -- Tibetans have long occupied a special place in the heart of the West. But that has not done them very much good. Over the past year, as the world focused on the Arab uprisings, and as China's growth shadowed over a weak global economy, the Tibetan struggle for autonomy entered a disturbing phase. From a distan... | Since March 2011, 30 Tibetans have set themselves on fire in protest of China . Frida Ghitis: Beijing blames the horrific practice on the Dalai Lama, but he urges nonviolence . Ghitis: Dalai Lama is popular in the West, but heads of state can't do much to help Tibet . Ghitis: Unless China changes its polices toward Tib... | 215a58fa45f3daae22adfe541736d944e154bb20 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama is planning to sign an executive order Monday to overturn Bush-era policy that limited federal tax dollars for embryonic stem cell research, according to administration officials familiar with the deliberations. President Obama will overturn Bush policy on embryonic stem cell researc... | NEW: Critic says move is "a slap in the face" to many Americans . Bush-era policy on stem cell research to be reversed, officials say . Officials say the administration is planning a Monday event at the White House . | b1e12b5e79ddcd893c69e4bd32a560c6a5dd59ef |
PARIS, France -- World number three Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Paris Masters after being trounced in his opening match by veteran Frenchman Fabrice Santoro on Wednesday. Fabrice Santoro returns the ball during his shock second-round victory against Novak Djokovic. The 34-year-old Santoro, who beat world No. 5 An... | World No. 3 Novak Djokovic beaten in the second round of the Paris Masters . The Serb, who had a first-round bye, lost 6-3 6-2 to veteran Fabrice Santoro . Top seeds Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal win opening matches at Bercy . | fff32094b00f3780cc98fe43bd98aace4b851281 |
(CNN) -- Felipe Massa has revealed that he hopes to be at his home Brazilian Grand Prix -- but he won't be behind the wheel of his Ferrari. Felipe Massa has been given the all-clear to begin training as he bids to return to the race track. The 28-year-old had aimed to be able to return to racing before the end of this ... | Formula One star Felipe Massa has had successful plastic surgery on his skull . The Brazilian driver plans to attend his home grand prix in mid-October . Massa suffered horrific head injuries after a freak accident in Hungary in July . Ferrari have brought in Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella to replace him . | 33379c5cfd2dd94c654c6e45bf27aee2605ff16e |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 82nd birthday Saturday with a parade and military ceremony known as "Trooping the Color." Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends the Derby Festival at Epson Downs horse race course on June 7. The queen's birthday is actually April 21, but she officially celeb... | Queen's April birthday is celebrated in June to enjoy good weather . Parade, military ceremony will mark royal birthday . Troop inspection, flyover by Royal Air Force, part of ceremonies . | 2d38579fce3a5824f4efb632c7715dbd5f486ea1 |
(CNN) -- Severe storms hammered North Carolina on Sunday evening, but no fatalities had been reported as of Monday morning, and injuries were minor, officials said. Residents reported as many as eight tornadoes touching down -- overturning mobile homes, ripping out trees and plunging neighborhoods into darkness. Survey... | NEW: No fatalities reported, injuries were minor after severe weather Sunday . Tornado touched down Monday morning in Oakland Park, Florida; no injuries reported . Eight unconfirmed tornadoes spotted along North Carolina's Interstate 85 corridor . Roofing ripped off building west of Charlotte; 3 hurt, homes damaged out... | df1bc89b4b4cec2f3e3c43573c7c6db6472fd208 |
New York (CNN) -- Longtime New York Yankees icon Derek Jeter underwent surgery Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina, to mend the left ankle he fractured fielding a ground ball in the 12th inning of what was the beginning of his team's post-season collapse. The Bombers' captain is expected to recover within four to fiv... | The Bombers' captain is expected to recover within 4-5 months, according to a team spokesman . He finished off the year with 216 hits, the most in baseball . News of the surgery also coincided with the birthday of another Yankee icon: Mickey Mantle . | e2468bec011213803d3e195a4dac3ce363b52da0 |
Washington (CNN) -- When President Obama raises his hand, I will put down my pen. Or rather, I will step away from my computer keyboard. Inauguration Day will signal the culmination of an effort I launched on January 20, 2009, to write a letter to the White House every single day of Barack Obama's first term. And I do ... | Tom Foreman wrote 1,460 letters to President Obama . He did not intend to get in this deep . Letters included a simple request: "Please call" Foreman is still waiting on Obama's call . | 2e1fcc8460da239802c1eec13acddaaab35d5f4a |
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- India and Pakistan traded bitter accusations Wednesday after New Delhi said Pakistani troops had killed two of its soldiers in the disputed territory of Kashmir, a flash point between the two nations since their creation. Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai summoned the Pakistani High Commi... | NEW: Indian minister warns against letting emotions "run away with the situation" New Delhi says Pakistani troops killed two of its soldiers in Kashmir . Pakistan's military denies the accusations . Islamabad says one of its soldiers died in another clash Sunday . | 169300fdbf523b0c41a9c5aee7484d22660c9696 |
(CNN) -- Manchester City began their Europa League Group A stage campaign with a comfortable 2-0 victory at Red Bull Salzburg on Thursday. The Premier League big spenders opened the scoring in the seventh minute when Spanish international David Silva converted his first goal for the club after being set-up by Jo. And B... | Manchester City begin Europa League campaign with a 2-0 win at Red Bull Salzburg . David Silva scores his first goal for the club with Brazilian forward Jo also on target . The other Group A match between Juventus and Lech Poznan ends in a 3-3 draw . Patrick Helmes scores a hat-trick for Bayer Leverkusen in their 4-0 w... | 84b0aff1716a843e961991ad55aacd117a964af2 |
(Travel + Leisure) -- No matter how many times he steers the 450-passenger Seabourn Sojourn through Norway's Lofoten Islands, captain Hamish Elliott eagerly anticipates his favorite point: the entrance to Trollfjord, a fairytale-like landscape with towering cliffs on either side. Scenic views are the most priceless par... | Cruise ships small and large are bringing passengers to secluded destinations . Seeing popular scenery from the ocean, like New England's fall foliage, gives a new perspective . Alaskan, Nordic and Arctic cruises are a nice contrast to traditional island spots . | 2a8507c81249f9096a74944aa58be9ea16f74590 |
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) -- As Saudi women artists, Reem Al Faisal and Lulwah Al Homoud, feel they are fighting against multiple stereotypes. They are caught between conservative attitudes at home and western critics who expect them to address women's rights in their work. "They want you to talk about very limited things ... | Critics expect our work to address women's rights, says Reem Al Faisal . Having women judges is more important than driving, she adds . People stereotype us as Saudi women, says artist Lulwah Al-Homoud . | b61a45dbee5581bcdec65e3d05c956c43e795dda |
(CNN) -- We've all got them: places that live large in imagination or memory, begging us to hop on a plane to uncover their delicious mysteries. As the new year kicks off, a handful of our very well-traveled CNN correspondents -- who've been places and seen things many of us may never see firsthand -- share their desti... | CNN.com asked a handful of correspondents for their dream destinations for 2013 . Ben Wedeman has been looking forward to a visit to Mongolia since he was a child . Nic Robertson has deep ties to Jordan and would like his daughters to see the country . Candy Crowley's love of the water has her saving for a trip to the ... | ccd250ee02c0e36a242352faa24b3f4c96324215 |
Tallahassee, Florida (CNN) -- Heisman Trophy hopeful Jameis Winston and his accuser had consensual sex the night she told police he had sexually assaulted her, the attorney for the Florida State star quarterback said Thursday. Tim Jansen said his client's DNA was found on the clothing of the woman, who nearly a year ag... | NEW: DNA from accuser's clothes matches that of Jameis Winston, lawyer confirms . NEW: He says his client had consensual sex with the woman, a fellow student . NEW: Former police chief says he was unaware of the case during his last 10 months at the position . NEW: Accuser's attorney said they didn't want this case to ... | aa2b1a2f8ed8948d5072ba9b96d2e3bd61735aa5 |
(CNN) -- There was a time when singer-actress LeAnn Rimes was considered as clean cut as they come. LeAnn Rimes, at the 2009 Lollapalooza Music Festival, is being spotted with Eddie Cibrian. Once hailed as a country music ingénue, she first captivated fans as a 13-year-old with a mature-beyond-her-years voice and a poi... | LeAnn Rimes is divorcing her husband and has been spotted with co-star . Rimes and actor Eddie Cibrian have been photographed on vacation . A former child star, Rimes had enjoyed an image as a happily married celeb . Magazine editor says Rimes' spouse gathering sympathy for being wronged . | 9f8cf76e3bd2aca7485194d4a5ee69b2769a08af |
(CNN) -- More than 600 members of a fringe Christian group in China have been detained for spreading rumors of an impending apocalypse, pegged to the Mayan calendar, China's Xinhua news agency reported. Known as the Almighty God cult, the group latched on to the Mayan doomsday scenario to predict the sun would not shin... | The group is called the Almighty God cult . Many of the group's members are poor, unemployed or both . Doomsday rumors are being spread at public venues, authorities say . | 4a24ef2041158d081385ade1fe5edef8b91bc393 |
(EW.com ) -- The third season finale of Showtime's Homeland set a new record for the series: Homeland had 2.4 million viewers for its 9 p.m. premiere and totaled 2.9 million viewers for the night. That's the show's biggest take ever. The finale was also up 27 percent compared to last year's closer. Homeland is Showtime... | Sunday night's season finale set a new record for Showtime . 2.9 million viewers tuned in for "Homeland" The finale was a 27 percent increase from the season 2 finale . | 83de95d3e1c0441d05ad659cc932465fcff5c390 |
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