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(CNN) -- Amy Poehler drew a standing ovation when she initiated an impromptu pageant during the outstanding lead actress in a comedy category at the 2011 Emmy Awards. At the 2012 Golden Globes, Tina Fey made viewers do a double take, photo-bombing Poehler as the nominees were announced for best actress in a TV comedy o... | Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will co-host the 70th Golden Globes . Hollywood Foreign Press Association: "They're the first people we approached" Seth MacFarlane will host the Academy Awards . The Globes will air on NBC on January 13 . | e8c36872ad4d16c18ad1d2aaf80f0a8688145b8f |
London (CNN) -- In public Buckingham Palace are putting on a brave face, insisting the queen's illness is little more than a stomach bug and her hospitalization merely a "precautionary measure." But behind the castle walls there is cause for concern. The main worry is dehydration, quite common for anyone suffering from... | Buckingham Palace are putting a brave face on queen's illness . But behind the castle walls there is cause for concern . Advisers are acutely aware there will come a point when she has to slow down . Duke and Duchess of Cornwall have been creating a more regal air lately . | 589a4efc594cc6cab4b680ecdb3bc9d76f195b56 |
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A federal judge ordered 10 municipal police officers arrested Saturday in connection with the slayings of 12 off-duty federal agents in southwestern Mexico, the attorney general's office said. The recent spate of violence was sparked by the arrest of high-ranking drug cartel member Arnoldo... | Officers arrested Saturday are on the police force in the city of Arteaga . Slain agents were found Tuesday on a remote highway in Michoacan state . Governor calls infusion of federal agents in Michoacan an occupation . Governor's half-brother, said to be key figure in drug cartel, still at large . | 71cb719d5f47330d97a5ccb8acdc94db8a81084d |
(CNN) -- A top-level Pakistani Taliban leader was captured by U.S. forces in a military operation, a State Department spokesman said Friday. The Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), confirmed Friday that its deputy chief, Latif Mehsud, was arrested in Afghanistan's Khost province four days ago, ... | Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan confirms the arrest, source says . Deputy chief Latif Mehsud is arrested in Afghanistan's Khost province, source says . "I don't have further details about the operation," State Department spokeswoman says . | 89d8a47005fe73856d364b07fb5ae3a59b3e23f3 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Britain's Prince Harry turned 25 Tuesday in the knowledge that he is now entitled to part of the multi-million dollar inheritance left to him by his late mother. Prince Harry is currently training to become a helicopter pilot with the British Army. Harry was just 12 years old when Diana, Prince... | Harry was 12 when his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, was killed . His mother left an estate worth £21 million ($35 million) Harry will pocket interest from his portion -- around $500,000 a year . | 4b07714dd2fea8395ff20def88101f4a0f731633 |
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (CNN) -- Standing slightly more than 4 feet tall, 9-year-old Tuguldur proudly stated the greatest challenge he faced in a horse race across the Mongolian plains in the country's annual Naadam Festival was serenading his horse. Young wrestlers cheer on teammates during the opening round at the Naad... | Naadam Festival is held every July in Mongolia . Competition's events have origins in military, hunting training . Naadam in the most widely watched festival in Mongolia . | 75b96dc2874cfa89e36972024ac8904033d0cded |
London (CNN) -- The case of three women allegedly held captive for more than 30 years in London is one of brainwashing and emotional abuse, London's Metropolitan Police said Friday. Police announced Thursday they had arrested a couple on suspicion of being involved in forced labor and domestic servitude after authoriti... | Police say the captives were brainwashed, emotionally abused . A couple is alleged to have held three women captive in London for more than 30 years . One of the alleged captives contacted a charity, which worked with police on a rescue . Police arrested the pair Thursday but released them on bail Friday, until a date ... | 4dfc2cb903cb03c283707ed4baabaa416d11781d |
(CNN) -- The Waldorf Astoria in New York City has long been a byword for exquisite luxury, style and success. From Franklin D. Roosevelt and Frank Sinatra to Queen Elizabeth II and Elizabeth Taylor, the hotel's guestbook reads like an A-list of twentieth century historical figures -- not to mention tens of thousands of... | The Waldorf Astoria has been running an amnesty in an attempt to reclaim items taken from the hotel . A wide array of classic and valuable items continue to pour in . Submissions include colorful tea pots and silver plated coasters, with some dating back to the 1920's . | 2d0a61a3b25a4f08f619ab82561577326cc98f11 |
(CNN) -- President Obama said Wednesday the United States must take the lead on energy, citing the "enormous job creation potential that exists." President Obama holds talks with members of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board on Wednesday. Obama's remarks came at the end of his first quarterly meeting with the Economi... | Obama meets with economic board to discuss green energy, job creation . Board chairman Paul Volcker says one cannot forget the risk of inaction . Obama says he sees "some return to normalcy" in parts of financial markets . Board members discuss challenges, opportunities for a green energy economy . | a1385b87280ed7809ea0cf551d34219f118c8a90 |
(CNN) -- As many as 20,000 Syrian refugees have flooded Jordan in just the last few days, the nation's foreign minister and refugee officials said Wednesday, straining resources amid warnings from international aid organizations to prepare for a prolonged humanitarian crisis. A day before, two children died in the Zaat... | NEW: 146 killed in fighting in Syria Wednesday, opposition group reports . Flow of Syrian refugees fleeing into Jordan up 60% over last month, officials say . The numbers are "staggering," Jordan's foreign minister says . Aid group warns of a looming humanitarian crisis . | 8232e0f62af035bc6a241e990745a5ec03636122 |
(CNN) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday called on President-elect Barack Obama to govern from the middle, as her party sat poised to gain its widest House majority in 15 years. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, celebrates election victories Tuesday night in Washington. According to projections, Democra... | RNC chairman warns Dems against choking "on the bone of responsibility" "A new president must govern from the middle," says House speaker . Dem victories signal "change the American people want," says Pelosi . Projections: House Dems take 22 GOP seats; Republicans snatch four . | a3131390b8f3fea5666e2b572b1f95bf836ba4d9 |
Washington (CNN) -- Having trouble pronouncing an Italian word? If you sit on the Supreme Court, consult an expert. On Monday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor was announcing the court's opinion in Krupski v. Costa Crociere SpA (09-337), a lesser-known appeal dealing with the scope of the right to file an amended lawsuit to cor... | Newest high court justice gives oral summary of cruise ship case . She turned to fellow justice for pronunciation of Italian company . Sotomayor was also honored over the weekend in New York . | 79aaafc653e26620ca9c1f8990b5e477387d7443 |
(CNN) -- Mexican migration to the United States may have stalled, as a new study shows, but the political and social debates over immigrants living in the United States aren't going anywhere, experts say. The immigration debate is reflected in a number of policies and proposals, most recognizably state immigration laws... | NEW: "It's not the United States it was 30 years ago," one immigrant says . A new study says net flows from Mexico into the United States have stopped . Better conditions in Mexico mean less desire to emigrate to the United States . But future demand means the controversial debates will continue . | 1f545b0295ac33a1cba6d00157be4be313a0b820 |
Washington (CNN) -- Survivors of the oil rig explosion April 20 that triggered an underwater oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, along with the father of a man who died in the blast, urged members of a House committee Thursday to hold Transocean and BP accountable for the incident. "Please believe me, no amount of money ... | Transocean attorney denies company had employees sign releases . Survivors of the Deepwater Horizon explosion testify to a House committee on Thursday . Also testifying was a father of one of the 11 workers killed in the April 20 blast . Survivors say the company compromised safety with employment cutbacks . | cb0c7433e9cfd48cdd2c394946781bb0dc742c4c |
(CNN) -- Sevilla moved into sixth in La Liga after beating ten-man Valencia 2-0 at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Spain. Goals from Alvaro Negredo and Alejandro Alfaro sealed victory for the hosts -- a task that was made much easier when Valencia midfielder Mehmet Topal was shown a straight red card. Sevilla's fi... | Sevilla beat Valencia 2-0 to go sixth in the Spanish Liga . Alvaro Negredo and Alejandro Alfaro scored the goals for Sevilla . Valencia's Mehmet Topal was shown a straight red card on 24 minutes . | da4d4e31c14e20a99551aebca4052a27fa40f0dc |
(CNN) -- Leeland Eisenberg's latest jaunt away from authorities' watch lasted less than a day, police say. Eisenberg, who took hostages six years ago at one of Hillary Clinton's campaign offices, was arrested Monday morning at a community resource center in Manchester, New Hampshire, hours after officials learned he wa... | Leeland Eisenberg arrested in Manchester, New Hampshire . Authorities say he was supposed to be at his Manchester halfway house . Eisenberg will be charged with escape, Department of Corrections spokesman . Eisenberg held hostages at a Hillary Clinton campaign office in 2007 . | 6d8fe1d9c7d1ab6bb390be30dc2b32d57289d0b2 |
(CNN) -- Argentina's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday it is unconstitutional to punish an adult for private use of marijuana as long as it doesn't harm anyone else. A recent poll showed 29 percent of Americans believe the best way to deal with marijuana is to legalize it. The unanimous ruling makes Argentina the second Lat... | NEW: Argentina court: It's unconstitutional to punish adult for private use of marijuana . Justice tells state-run news agency "reality" changed his mind . Mexico enacted law that decriminalizes possessing low quantities of most drugs . | 894aade87d765b7120eadf802db44301218239a5 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Patrick Murphy, an Iraq war veteran, kicked off a push Wednesday to persuade Americans that the president should repeal "don't ask, don't tell," the policy that prevents openly gay troops from serving in the U.S. military. Rep. Patrick Murphy, a veteran of the Iraq war, says it is time to end ... | NEW: Amid wars, decision should not be hasty, Joint Chiefs chair says . "We can not afford to wait any longer" to change policy, congressman says . President Clinton signed law in 1993 after it was introduced by Colin Powell . Family of dead seaman says they believe he was killed because he was gay . | 397af2ee3e958884c5a707c94369dd942f8942a3 |
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Extreme heat in major U.S. cities this week signals more than the arrival of the dog days of summer. City dwellers have long endured hot summer afternoons, but the frequency of extremely hot days -- when admissions to hospital emergency rooms for heat-related illnesses spike -- has increased ... | Brian Stone: Number of heat-wave days in U.S. cities has doubled since 1950s . Stone says greenhouse effect, loss of trees and grass in cityscape are to blame . Frequency of heat waves in cities a significant public health threat, he writes . He urges planting greenery, making city surfaces reflective, better transit s... | e0c992024186d153ad6645badce7ca81aee86593 |
(CNN) -- For one weekend in September more than 155 million people in six neighboring countries in one continent pull out all the stops to honor the birth of their nations. Five Central American countries -- Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica -- kick off their Independence Day celebrations on Se... | Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica celebrate on September 15 . Mexico celebrate its Independence Day, sometimes referred to as El Grito, on September 16 . iReporters from all six countries shared their best Independence photos . | 557c4ace37fe701ff200d647cde18b52aff83cfe |
(CNN) -- The world's strongest storm of the year so far plowed across the northern Philippines on Monday, killing at least one person and leaving 20 fishermen missing. Packing winds as strong as 200 kilometers per hour (124 mph), Typhoon Utor made landfall early Monday on the east coast of the Philippine island of Luzo... | Typhoon Utor makes landfall with gusts of 200 kilometers per hour . Philippine authorities report one person dead and 20 missing . It's the strongest storm anywhere in the world so far this year . More than 650 houses are damaged in one coastal province . | fb5f0d57de3b1c6575f6cd53c9f75e3fbeca1a89 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- In 1981, Dr Mohga Kamal-Yanni was preparing to leave Egypt for a clinical attachment in England when her father had a heart attack. He fell in the street, and was taken to a public hospital, where Dr Kamal-Yanni kept vigil at his bedside until he regained his strength. A doctor at a hospital in... | Oxfam: Lack of infrastructure is the greatest danger to health in poor countries . WHO: 4.25 million more doctors and nurses needed worldwide . Poor countries won't cope with SARS, avian flu . Positive policy changes have seen number of children not in school fall by a third . | 91ff93e174c9aaa8db0c407b9f34d6fd9356d1be |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- It's 6.30 a.m. on a rainy morning in New Delhi. Modern School is closed for the summer, but its sports fields are bursting with energy. Around 30 boys, between the ages of seven and 17 are running around, some swinging bats in the air, others practicing their bowling. They come here five days ... | Cricket has reputation as a sport "played by gentlemen" Reputation tarnished by Harbhajan Singh-Andrew Symonds controversy . Indian spinner Singh denied racially insulting Australian Symonds . Indian coaches say they teach aspiring players etiquette from a young age . | ea1448035545843e6bdb0d8f33348a9f072a2e20 |
(CNN) -- Key structural changes have been identified in the brain images of some patients with mild cognitive impairment which could help determine who's at greatest risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, studied MRI scans of 84 patients with Alzheimer's disease... | Key structural changes seen in brain scans of some patients with memory loss . One year later, many patients with brain changes had developed Alzheimer's . Memory-loss patients without these changes were mostly stable one year later . Brain scans could identify who gets Alzheimer's, help with drug testing . | 125fa4fa5d93c3237909f033d9466172fdc674fc |
(CNN) -- A last minute Thomas Vermaelen goal gave Arsenal a vital 2-1 Premier League home win over Newcastle on Monday, a result that closes the gap on third-placed Tottenham to just a single point. Central defender Vermaelen pounced from close range to finally end the resistance of a stubborn Newcastle side who had de... | A last minute Thomas Vermaelen goal sees Arsenal defeat Newcastle 2-1 . The win sees Arsenal close gap to third-placed Tottenham to just one point . Getafe claim a 2-1 success at Villarreal in the Spanish Primera Liga on Monday . Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven sack coach Fred Rutten following a run of defeats . | 2e9170b9ad39663c8bec22955aaf2b1d76264ffa |
(CNN) -- A fire at a karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, killed at least 20 people Friday night, according to a hospital. At least two people survived, according to Aida Sofiati of the Pringadi Hospital in Medan. Sofiati said 20 people were killed. Mohammad Zein, a fire offici... | Blaze hits karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in North Sumatra province . Medan hospital official says at least two people survived . Fire official: Fire started around 10 p.m., was extinguished within half-hour; cause isn't known . | cef876d93c4fd3add89ba5fa6bff2a0ab72b7959 |
(CNN) -- Italian teenager Federico Macheda enjoyed a remarkable debut to English football as he curled home an injury-time winner that sent Manchester United back to the top of the Premier League with a thrilling 3-2 home win over Aston Villa. Macheda receives a hug from manager Sir Alex Ferguson after scoring Manchest... | Federico Macheda scores an injury-time winner as Manchester defeat Villa 3-2 . The win lifts champions above Liverpool to top of Premier League by one point . Everton consolidate sixth place in table after a comfortable 4-0 win over Wigan . | 082b325b288ca1220d76bcf65b7e3b97777a65fb |
(CNN) -- Despite some high-profile bombings in recent days, Iraq's security forces are ready to take over for U.S. forces this week to stabilize the nation's major cities, the U.S. commander in Iraq told CNN on Sunday. Except for soldiers in advisory roles, all U.S. combat troops will leave Iraqi cities and towns by Ju... | Gen. Ray Odierno sees "constant improvement" in security, governance in Iraq . Iran continues to "interfere" in Iraq, Odierno says . Iranian government repeatedly denies instigating violence inside Iraq . | faabe4e3f09a968357a72e9bd8e18390c991b1d1 |
(CNN) -- Chelsea have warned a group of supporters they are slowing the progress of the English Premier League outfit after they opted not to return the freehold to the club's Stamford Bridge stadium. The ground, in the west of the English capital, was sold to a fans' organization called the Chelsea Pitch Owners (CPO) ... | Chelsea lose vote to buy back their Stamford Bridge stadium . A group of the club's fans who own the freehold opt against handing it back . The 'Chelsea Pitch Owners' have owned the freehold since 1997 . Club says they are losing $56 million of revenue a year due to limited capacity . | 10d7ecf75a70bf27e38c08e40ef1d1f8b9a8551c |
Phoenix, Arizona (CNN) -- The legal battle over a tough Arizona immigration law entered its next stage Thursday when Gov. Jan Brewer filed an expedited appeal to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. The appeal asks the court to lift a preliminary injunction granted by a federal judge that blocked the most controversial pa... | Justice Department opposes fast-track timetable . Arizona governor files expedited appeal . Opponents of the law say the ruling "gutted" the measure . Judge blocks police from questioning people's immigration status . | a0259f841e9b1c30631b6b2e80556fb31f48cbe1 |
New York (CNN) -- Nine Ohio veterans have tested positive for hepatitis after undergoing routine dental work at a Dayton clinic, according to Ohio Veterans Affairs Communications Officer Todd Sledge. After a dentist at the Dayton VA Medical Center admitted to not washing his hands or changing gloves between patients du... | Hepatitis tests for hundreds follow dental treatment . VA dentist voluntarily retires . Dentist admitted to not washing hands or changing gloves between patients during 18-year period . | 6892f0c29ae05b407e4fb1f6f384c5c8c80c1206 |
(CNN) -- Tuesday was the first day of classes at the Portland, Oregon, school where Kyron Horman allegedly was last seen in early June. The new year at Skyline Elementary also brings additional security measures to protect the children and staff. In a letter to parents, Principal Ben Keefer said video cameras will be i... | Video cameras are being put in place at Skyline Elementary in Portland . Police continue to search and seek witnesses . Kyron Horman's father has said he thinks his now-ex-wife was involved . | 83210a109562a2301a7f5ff6bccf51fbbe39a347 |
Beijing, China (CNN) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao greeted U.S. President Barack Obama in China's capital on Tuesday, with trade and the thorny issue of North Korea expected to be on their agenda. The U.S. delegation was met by an honor guard at the Great Hall of the People, and Obama shook hands with Hu and other top... | NEW: Obama to hold formal talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing . NEW: New U.S. poll shows split on whether Chinese pose military threat . Obama tells students free flow of info a source of strength, despite sting . United States imports billions of dollars in Chinese products each year . | ca4b2471c4316df30f77ff12c9be596cb031289d |
(CNN) -- Up to 30 million people are facing "a humanitarian disaster" as one of Africa's biggest lakes shrinks, a United Nations agency warned Thursday. Porters remove goods from a boat on Lake Chad in 2007. Lake Chad was about the size of Maryland -- bigger than Israel or Kuwait -- in 1963, satellite images show. By 2... | Lake Chad could dry up in 20 years, U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization says . Lake supports livelihoods of 30 million people . In 2001, lake was one-fifth of 1963 size . Climate change, population pressure fuel lake's decline, agency says . | 0e9b57004eb707dcd8edf8fe8409b33d1823f9f4 |
(CNN) -- A chance Facebook encounter has given two Michigan brothers a chance to walk free after nearly 25 years behind bars for a murder they say they never committed. Raymond and Thomas Highers, both 46, were sentenced to life in prison for the 1987 murder of a suspected Detroit drug dealer. They are now getting a ne... | Two Michigan brothers are granted a new trial after 25 years . New testimony from a purported witness was uncovered through Facebook, officials say . The new testimony led a judge to throw out convictions, according to officials . Raymond and Thomas Highers, both 46, were sentenced to life in prison for a 1987 murder . | 59a4c1bb020bc3b3d32807aff52705129de1e2c8 |
(EW.com) -- Spidey will cast his net across millions of TV screens during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, but that's not where Thursday's televisual treats end. Whether you're a certified dude, a lady with a taste for the finer things, a procedural junkie, a spy fan, or someone who understands "There's always money in ... | Outdoorsy types can catch up with "Hillbilly Handfishin'" on Animal Planet . BET is catching you up with its newest original offering, "Reed Between the Lines" TNT is airing "Bones" all day starting at 10 a.m., followed by a "CSI: NY" marathon . Fans can enjoy 12 hours of "Arrested Development" reruns over on IFC . | ed650198fbc62b26593a1caa9d453f26e469a339 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actor Derek Mears has a big hockey mask to fill. Derek Mears arrives on the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the new "Friday the 13th" movie. Mears was cast as the iconic boogeyman Jason Voorhees in the new "Friday the 13th" movie. A remake of the original 1980 film, the new movi... | Actor Derek Mears takes on role of Jason in new "Friday the 13th" Actor heard from producers that he was a popular casting choice . Of iconic role, Mears says he tried to "definitely make it my own" | 9be3f97d892d66b7fbbe999e8e328eb839f1de7a |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Indian government doctors Thursday eased the protruding heart of a 10-day-old baby boy back into his body in what they called a critical but successful surgery. Surgeons in New Dehli, India, operate on a 10-day-old baby whose heart was outside his chest. A.K. Bisoi, cardiothoracic surgeon at N... | Surgeons in India create space for dangling heart between chest and abdomen . Infant's heart continues to beat throughout 3.5-hour operation . Physicians will watch response of 10-day-old's displaced organs . Doctors say only five to eight cases of this kind in 1 million live births . | 3fbc156569f8f4724aa025887c5cdf5a470f1e44 |
Tokyo is a huge and often confusing city for travelers, but with these tips you needn't be daunted by the Japanese capital. 100 Yen shops are great value for money. Subway Tokyo has an incredibly efficient subway, but the 13 lines are run by two different companies, Toei Subways and Tokyo Metro, meaning a bewildering v... | Tokyo has a fantastic subway system -- just don't use it during rush hour . Few ATMs accept foreign cards, so you should take travelers' checks . 100 Yen shops are hugely popular in Tokyo and are great value for money . | 8ca7592484049c2513ae8a913953261d6ff71928 |
Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- At least seven Somali civilians were killed Friday morning when people trying to take food clashed with government troops at the Badbaado refugee camp in Mogadishu, a witness told CNN. Mahamed Ali, a refugee at the camp, said several other people were wounded in the incident, which was spark... | Several others were wounded, the witness says . The incident reportedly occurred Friday morning . A U.N. official says 600,000 children may die . The Red Cross is asking donors for $87 million more for Somalia . | 2284dfa5afea60f3f83449e989c571531e3e5d14 |
Washington (CNN) -- The Senate will hold its final vote on a sweeping health care bill Thursday morning under an agreement that Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Tuesday. The vote had been expected on the night of Christmas Eve due to Republican delay tactics to hold off the measure. Reid has insisted it be passed b... | NEW: Senate majority leader moves up final vote to earlier Thursday . NEW: President Obama says he'll delay leaving for holidays till Senate holds final vote . Democrats clear second of three key procedural hurdles to overhaul health care . Move follows Monday vote that seems to assure final passage in Senate . | 08a983ea959b773f553605203cd712a4700d0107 |
(CNN) -- Never let it be said that Formula One driver Kimi Raikkonen is lacking in confidence. Although he managed to finish third last season, the Finn was still a whopping 74 points behind world champion Sebastian Vettel, but former world champion Raikkonen remains confident that Lotus can challenge the sport's elite... | Kimi Raikkonen says he can win the world champions with Lotus . The Finn was crowned drivers' champion with Ferrari in 2007 . Raikkonen finished 2012 in third position, behind Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso . His current deal with Lotus expires at the end of the season . | af2faa9580088778af58e8e0ae00ecc3ca5170d2 |
London (CNN) -- A man accused of defacing a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with paint at Westminster Abbey is due in court on Friday, police in London said. Tim Haries, an electrician from South Yorkshire, has been charged with causing criminal damage over £5,000, Metropolitan Police said. The 41-year-old suspect was ... | A man accused of defacing a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is due in court . Tim Haries has been charged with causing criminal damage over £5,000 . The portrait, by the Australian-born artist Ralph Heimans, has been taken down . It went on display in the abbey last month to mark 60 years since the queen's coronation . | 8587e2554b43e7ebaf8439683da5b94edce21f61 |
(CNN) -- New striker Gervinho was sent off on his Premier League debut as Arsenal drew 0-0 against Newcastle United at St James Park in their opening match of the season on Saturday. It was unedifying end to a difficult week for Gunners' fans who appear to be on the brink of losing star midfielder Cesc Fabregas to Barc... | Arsenal's new signing sent off after altercation with Newcastle's Joey Barton . Liverpool start with 1-1 home draw against Sunderland; Villa draw 0-0 at Fulham . Bolton beat new boys Queens Park Rangers 4-0; Wolves open with win at Blackburn . | 47c8b4de610ccfb108383df43b4793d5158f2522 |
(CNN) -- The Justice Department has declined to reopen an investigation into the 1970 shootings at Kent State University that left four student protesters dead, after the agency found that enhanced audio recordings of the incident were inconclusive as to whether an order to fire was given. The students had been protest... | The 1970 shootings left four student protesters dead; nine others were wounded . A former student says audio recordings provide evidence of an order to fire . The Justice Department found the recording inconclusive . | bbfd140e4319ac73b4d1b45ea11eeada3cda7740 |
Baghdad (CNN) -- The U.S. military has handed over five condemned members of Saddam Hussein's regime, including two of the former dictator's half-brothers, to Iraqi authorities, a Justice Ministry spokesman said Friday. All five members were tried and sentenced to death and are expected to be executed within a month, s... | The detainees include two of Saddam Hussein's half-brothers . They were all tried and condemned to die . The transfer is the last step in the United States relinquishing control of Camp Cropper . | 173ff70b759680740e77cb4b71d69d1df460dcc0 |
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (CNN) -- President Bush drew parallels between the aftermath of the Vietnam War and the potential costs of pulling out of Iraq in a speech Wednesday. President Bush draws parallels Wednesday between the cost of pulling out of Iraq and "the tragedy of Vietnam." "Three decades later, there is a legi... | NEW: Kennedy: Bush drawing wrong lesson from history . President says withdrawing from Iraq will embolden terrorists . Speech is latest White House attempt to try to reframe the debate over Iraq . | dbceded6ea7d8a0944ab3f44263f688f644a5c37 |
(CNN) -- A bomb threat delayed flights and prompted evacuations Monday at Schiphol airport in The Netherlands, authorities said. One suspect was arrested inside the airport, in Amsterdam, said Martyn Peelen, a police spokesman. An anonymous caller reported a bomb at the facility, he said. Authorities do not know whethe... | NEW: A suspect has been arrested, police say . Parts of Amsterdam airport closed to investigate bomb threat . Flight delays are likely, the airport press office says . | 777d8c3944538e26985a6205f2aea697321f8e7f |
Austin, Texas (CNN) -- Podcasting saved Kevin Smith's career. So said the filmmaker (and you can throw a few slashes after that title these days) at the South by Southwest festival here on Monday during a panel called, appropriately, "The Business of Kevin Smith." "I had no idea, but that would become the f---ing cente... | Kevin Smith: After I lost my passion for film, podcasting saved my career . "Clerks," "Dogma" creator speaks at the South by Southwest festival . Smith says his "SModcast" started as a personal project, not a business venture . Soon, though, advertising, subscriptions and live tours followed . | f587ad58e1a7cd651f8b35b74568db699254ea2f |
London (CNN) -- John Terry, one of England's biggest soccer stars, testified as his trial entered its second day Tuesday that he was upset and angry when he thought he had been accused of racial abuse by another player. The normally staid chambers of Westminster Magistrates' Court got an earful of shockingly foul langu... | NEW: John Terry says he was angry because he thought Ferdinand had called him a racist . Ferdinand says he did not hear Terry's alleged racist abuse, but would have been hurt . Terry, one of England's biggest stars, faces a potential fine of about $3,900 if convicted . English soccer officials are trying to stamp racis... | 79a0419f9ebe36fc5f8ac0dd7d0aebdcb41c1021 |
(CNN) -- Does the Web have room for one more social network? Microsoft thinks so. With Facebook hogging the spotlight last week and Google working to stay in the game with Google+, Microsoft has quietly launched So.cl, which it describes as a social-search tool to share information and meet people with common interests... | Microsoft's social search tool, So.cl, is now available to the public . The tool (pronounced "social") lets users share Web content with others . Designers say it's not meant as a Facebook competitor . Social had been available to some college students since last year . | 16b70d58e78a32be4634bfb840d474ca00f0c8e2 |
Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has again rejected broad privacy rights for some government workers. A unanimous bench on Wednesday affirmed the government's right to conduct personal background checks on current and prospective employees under federal contract, especially those in sensitive or high-security work... | The high court affirms personal background checks by the government . The ruling applies to current and prospective employees under government contract . The lawsuit was filed by scientists, engineers and others at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory . | f20eaee01aa723e3ae9694d1eac31603975c585c |
PARIS, France (CNN) -- Drawings on the back of a Leonardo da Vinci painting may have been sketched by the Italian Renaissance artist, but only more tests by museum experts will tell. Experts from the Louvre are carrying out tests on the painting. The Department of Paintings at the Louvre Museum in Paris and restoration... | Three sketches found under Leonardo da Vinci painting . Tests continuing to determine if the drawings were by da Vinci . Drawings are a horse's head, a partial skull and infant Jesus with lamb . | 473ecfaea72756ab01079bdd6460de010cb6b5e8 |
(CNN) -- Rising star Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick as Egypt beat Zimbabwe 4-2 in Harare Sunday to all but book their place in the final stage of African qualifying for the 2014 World Cup Finals. Salah has been impressing for both club and country, helping Basel to the semifinals of the Europa League this season and ... | Egypt score superb 4-2 win in Zimbabwe in World Cup qualifying . Highly rated Mohamed Salah scores hat-trick in win in Harare . Pharaohs boast perfect record in second stage of African qualifying . Ivory Coast take a firm grip on Group C with 3-0 win in the Gambia . | 5081084c868bf76c0e7e348c514c654eb383e89e |
Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) -- Muhammad Yunus won a Nobel Peace Prize for the Bangladeshi bank he founded but now he finds himself in a bitter fight to retain his job. Yunus pioneered microcredit financing and founded Grameen Bank nearly three decades ago in an effort to alleviate poverty by lending to the poor. He refused... | The Bangladeshi government wants Muhammad Yunus to resign . But the microcredit pioneer and Grameen Bank founder says he will not step down . Tensions exist between the government and Yunus for politrical comments . | 62b91c8e2018c7b9a1915cd64c18fcbd3fa2a76a |
(CNN) -- A compromise is putting rah, rah, rah back in place of no, no, no at a Florida school that had banned cheerleader skirts administrators said were too revealing for the classroom. The decision to prohibit cheerleader skirts during classroom hours had been ridiculed as short in spirit by some Countryside High Sc... | A compromise allows cheerleader outfits in a Pinellas County, Florida, high school . The district bans too-short cheerleader skirts during classroom hours . A cheerleader's mother says the ban was "almost un-American" | 4602d1127cdfcdf9a5686e47f27aaab81651e145 |
(CNN) -- When a 324-pound Chelsea Settles moved to Los Angeles, she brought a bikini-clad mannequin along to inspire her to lose weight. Now, as the first season of "Chelsea Settles" unfolds on MTV, the mannequin in the 23-year-old reality star's bedroom is nothing more than a functional statement piece. Doubling as a ... | Source: "Weight is so visual, it will always be part of the conversation" Despite her personal trainer and waning insecurities, Chelsea Settles isn't a "Mini Ruby" EP: "Focusing on who [Settles] really is as a person became the natural thing to do" | 566fb5e2497468925bb8cf2abd24c9890bc6f232 |
(WIRED) -- Barnes & Noble's Kindle competitor may have been the worst-kept secret since balloon boy's disastrous appearance on CNN last week. Barnes & Noble has unveiled an e-reader called "Nook," which will sell for $260 in November. But the advance hype doesn't seem to have hurt the launch of the Nook, an impressive-... | Barnes & Noble unviles an e-reader called "Nook," which ships in November . The reader will cost $260, which is comparable to Amazon's Kindle . The Kindle has been the dominant e-reader, but "Nook" has some new features . Nook lets friends to "lend" e-books to each other; and features color navigation . | 8beff4d43bfc683786594ffcc375a70700c3ff2c |
London (CNN) -- Samsung has launched its Galaxy S III smartphone, which it hopes will help solidify the company as the leading challenger to Apple and its iPhone 4S. The new handset, with a whopping 4.8-inch screen and an 8-megapixel camera, was unveiled at a slick launch party in London on Thursday, complete with a ba... | Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone unveiled Thursday in London . Phone features a huge 4.8-inch screen and 8-megapixel camera . Samsung has passed Nokia as world's best-selling mobile phone maker . Phone available May 29 in Europe, in Asia and the United States this summer . | aa95247204f227561e9350a211f64220a2b9a654 |
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The five remaining defendants in the racially charged "Jena Six" case will appear in court Friday and are expected to enter a plea, a spokesman for the district attorney's office said. Protesters converged on the small Louisiana town in September 2007 after the "Jena 6" were charged. Bi... | "It's not a done deal until it's a done deal," spokesman says . 6 teens charged in December 2006 with beating a white classmate . Incident followed months of racial tension in town of about 3,000 people . One of the the "Jena 6" pleaded guilty to battery in juvenile court this year . | d087f93033ef3156b5b76c32f9655fa4d8476c8d |
(CNN) -- Authorities have found what they believe to be the remains of Breeann Rodriguez, a 3-year-old Missouri girl whose neighbor told police he had suffocated the girl with a plastic bag and then tossed her from a highway. A Missouri State Highway Patrol officer found the remains Tuesday evening along a ditch northe... | NEW: The remains are expected to be sent for forensic examination Wednesday . Authorities think Breeann Rodriguez's remains have been found along a ditch . Breeann's neighbor Shawn Morgan is charged with first-degree murder . Affidavit: Morgan tells police he suffocated the girl with a plastic trash bag . | 9a25c09299cd42cd2e2a96f0035b1e3f58d9c9d9 |
(CNN) -- Moussa Dadis Camara, the military leader of the West African nation of Guinea, was shot and wounded in an attack on his presidential convoy, an official said. His "life is not in any danger," said the regime's minister of state for presidential affairs, Maj. Keletigui Faro. "The situation is under control." Th... | Attack occurs Thursday in the nation's capital, Conakry, official says . Camara seized power in a coup in December 2008 . In September an opposition demonstration was marred by violence . At least 157 people were killed, women raped, human rights groups say . | 6021dd4030daecff50afc4545afcdaa58f42e6ea |
Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and website based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is VICE's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a very transparent approach to journalism, where viewers... | The city of Linfen has a permanent toxic smog hovering over the city . Air quality there is the equivalent of smoking three packs of cigarettes a day . Linfen produces and consumes large amount of coal . | 8c706a6cc927ea1de52772c6f881567d868df88b |
(CNN) -- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday that "Hurt Locker" producer Nicolas Chartier will not be allowed to attend the March 7 awards show because of an e-mail that has been deemed in violation of the Academy's campaigning standards. "Chartier had recently disseminated an e-mail to ce... | Nicolas Chartier won't be allowed to attend ceremony . Academy rescinded invitation to Chartier because of e-mail campaign . E-mail, sent to Oscar voters and others, was considered negative toward another film . If "Hurt Locker" wins best picture, Chartier will receive statuette after March 7 . | 0f1069cb2fd5d48df860c0380e7200100a46ecac |
(CNN) -- Hurricane warnings and watches stretched from North Carolina to Delaware and covered parts of Massachusetts on Wednesday as forecasters upgraded Hurricane Earl to a Category 4 storm and warned it will be approaching the East Coast by late Thursday. Hurricane models have Earl passing close to North Carolina's O... | NEW: National Hurricane Center says a "westward deviation" could bring storm to land . Various warnings and watches are extended north to Massachusetts . Tropical Depression 9 is upgraded to Tropical Storm Gaston . President Obama talks to the FEMA director about preparations for Earl . | 7eec33048d1087c8b2367d0623b8d69a6f4deafb |
(CNN) -- Since she was a college student, Ilene Gordon dreamed of running a Fortune 500 company. She finally achieved that goal last year when her company Ingredion exceeded sales of $6 billion for the first time, making her one of only 21 women to run a company in the coveted Fortune 500 list. "Over a 35 year career, ... | Ilene Gordon is one of only 21 women running Fortune 500 companies . She grew and diversified the firm after controversy over high-fructose corn syrup . Gordon entered manufacturing to be a "pioneer" among women . | fe6db18d5122d85df12b57fb748bd28235dfc566 |
(CNN) -- Two hostages were injured at a bank in Lima, Peru, before a police sniper killed a man who held 33 people there for seven hours, state media reported. Moments before shooting the hostage-taker Friday night, police SWAT teams helped four bank employees escape through a window, Interior Minister Miguel Hidalgo t... | Police say the gunman demanded money and threatened hostages . Four hostages are rescued through a window before police enter the bank . Peru's interior minister praises the operation . The bank is located in Lima's textile and garment district . | 37f4249a638a2b00475e48148fa5b9487153566e |
(CNN) -- A few weeks ago, Tony Hoard, a 57-year-old manufacturing worker in Indiana, boarded a flight on Midwest Airlines to Las Vegas, Nevada, with his Australian Shepherd. The flight attendant smiled at the two and said, "Welcome aboard." Midwest Airlines allows some of its canine customers to be seated in the cabin.... | Most airlines allow small pets to ride in crates in the cabin for a fee . Pet Airlines will fly to five cities, transporting pets only . Continental moved 270,000 pets in 2008 as part of its pet program . Allergist say pets flying in cabin is dangerous for some patients . | 46a40693cad207e6a834c189e66ea99c452e7e7f |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis lost her legal bid Wednesday to clarify Britain's laws on assisted suicide. Debbie Purdy and her husband Omar Puente pictured outside London's High Court. Debbie Purdy, 45, had launched a High Court challenge to determine whether her husband would fac... | Multiple sclerosis sufferer fails in legal bid to clarify UK assisted suicide law . Debbie Purdy "disappointed and surprised" by judges refusal to interpret law . 45-year-old wanted to know at what point her husband would be breaking law . | e52a5d5f2c96fa08740b0dffbc00c1740784f7dc |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The home life Diana Krall shares with husband (and fellow musical brain) Elvis Costello and their 2-year-old twin boys is a little nutty. Diana Krall's new album, "Quiet Nights," was inspired by a trip she made to Brazil. "It's zany in the most wonderful way," says the 44-year-old jazz singer-pianist.... | Diana Krall's new album, "Quiet Nights," features bossa nova interpretations . Singer-pianist is producing Barbara Streisand's new album . She's doing what she loves; "How lucky am I?" she says . | 4195f170a2545fee54cf9ae335f2022751577945 |
(CNN) -- The climate change crisis is upon us. The world's leading climate scientists agree that time is rapidly running out and that urgent steps are needed in the next 10 years to dramatically reduce our carbon emissions. But exchanging global warming for nuclear meltdown is not the answer. From a purely practical st... | Authors: There isn't time to choose nuclear power as a way to stop climate change . Wall Street rejects nuclear power plants for being costly and time consuming, say authors . Beyond Nuclear's Linda Gunter and Kevin Kamps say advanced nuclear technology is risky . | a3e7b9f03409754c07ce9ae657a699d10af1ab6a |
(CNN) -- An "America's Got Talent" contestant's emotional story of getting hit by a grenade in Afghanistan is not backed up by military records. And now, questions surround whether he embellished his heroic tale. Timothy Poe wowed the three judges on the NBC program Monday night after stuttering when he spoke, but sing... | NEW: The Minnesota National Guard says it will change his records if he provides proof . Minnesota Army National Guard says his records don't mention his grenade attack story . Poe said he began singing to help with a stutter triggered by the attack . Someone who served with him calls the story "bs" | 6a8de9083b8375488d2f960d512dc45913728223 |
(CNN) -- Kuwaiti security forces arrested six Kuwaitis linked to al Qaeda who planned to attack a U.S. military installation, the country's state-run news agency reported Tuesday. Troops at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait gather for a 2007 holiday show. The suspects had planned to bomb Camp Arifjan during the upcoming Muslim h... | Sources: Two suspects confess to plan to attack base with explosives . Remaining four suspects to be interrogated this week . Sources tell news agency suspects wanted to strike during Ramadan . Report: Camp Arifjan, State Security Service headquarters, other facilities targeted . | e58577ac1069a034057b1b9111770ac7bfb0a5d8 |
(CNN) -- The recent emergence in the United States of "K2," sometimes called synthetic marijuana, is testing lawmakers to see if they've been paying attention to the failures of marijuana prohibition and will respond to K2 with enlightened policy. The first stories on K2, or "Spice," broke out with headlines labeling ... | Grant Smith: "K2," sometimes called synthetic marijuana, should be regulated for safety . But, he says, lawmakers must not duplicate costly, futile war against marijuana . Criminalizing the treated herbal mix K2 will turn trade over to drug dealers, Smith writes . Smith: Regulating K2 generates revenue, saves millions ... | cf39c96124304ba43b1b93988b2e721957d52d61 |
(CNN) -- In South Africa, Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday is being marked by celebrations, good deeds, and an exhibition of stunning new posters of the country's former president. Mandela himself will be spending the day in hospital in Pretoria, where he is said to be in a critical but stable condition, battling a lung ... | Mandela Poster Project exhibiting 95 posters of the former South African president . Project received more than 700 poster submissions from around the world . Mandela Day has been celebrated worldwide since 2009 . The day encourages 67 minutes of good deeds from participants . | a2de26041f8ac3be77753de76a06e17a94658f38 |
San Diego (CNN) -- Who's afraid of a harmless course in Mexican-American studies? Arizonans. That's who. It figures. In the immigration debate, the state that has demonstrated that it is terrified of changing demographics and determined to run off Latinos seems afraid of its own cultural footprint. We're talking about ... | Arizona judge rules for group trying to stop school district's Mexican-American studies . Ruben Navarrette: Latino-American population is growing; it's fair to teach its history . Arizona has approved a series of oppressive measures, he says, including immigration law . These measures are championed by people afraid of... | b8dd8e3abc8501e38345676477818175b21891a2 |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- A Tel Aviv district court Tuesday sentenced former Israeli President Moshe Katsav to seven years in prison on multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment. The case involved three women -- two in the president's office and one in the Tourism Ministry. In late December, the three-judge panel found K... | Moshe Katsav pulls out of an earlier plea deal . He is guilty on multiple charges of rape and sexual harassment . He resigned the presidency in 2007 because of the sexual assault allegations . The case involved three women -- two in the president's office and one in the Tourism Ministry . | 13af1bad242b2f290b9218b24792511a3f7b22d0 |
Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Six Haitian orphans, at the airport and on their way to new lives in the United States, had their destination changed at the last moment. Now they are at an orphanage, under the custody of the Haitian government, while the details of their departure are sorted out. Sarah Thacker, a Minne... | Police suspected key document -- permission signed by Haiti's PM -- was fake . Women, U.S. officials deny it is fake; CNN's attempts to Haitian PM unsuccessful . Case follows arrests of 10 U.S. missionaries . Missionaries charged with trying to take children out of Haiti without legal authorization . | c7c256dfc9b142b597da9017e20faa29e1a93649 |
(CNN) -- It has the curves of a Lamborghini, looks like something an astronaut might take into space and weighs only 10.3 ounces. Amazon's Kindle e-reader is wireless and can hold about 200 books, plus newspapers and magazines. Amazon.com's electronic Kindle reader -- a device meant to remove the paper from the page an... | Amazon.com's electronic Kindle reader celebrates its first birthday . Device holds about 200 digital books and can reduce bookshelf clutter . Sales have been steady, but the device so far remains mostly a tech novelty . Oprah Winfrey has praised it, but J.K. Rowling vows no e-versions of "Harry Potter" | b3adb9d1e03eb0d668bc974561cc65ca3e8c9532 |
(CNN) -- Thai prosecutors were poised to issue an arrest warrant Tuesday for the grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink who failed to appear in court this week over a fatal hit-and-run case that sparked nationwide anger. Prosecutors allege Vorayuth Yoovidhaya, 28, was behind the wheel of his Ferrari on Se... | Thai prosecutors poised to issue an arrest warrant for Vorayuth Yoovidhaya . Red Bull heir accused of reckless driving in hit-and-run accident involving a policeman . Lawyers say Yoovidhaya is currently in Singapore receiving medical treatment . The case sparked outrage last year with online forums taking aim at the Th... | b382993d0ded16e06be120577dff53590ce94875 |
(CNN) -- A sequel to Frank Capra's classic 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life" is in the works, but it might take a Christmas miracle to turn this reboot into a classic. According to a news release from film financier Allen J. Schwalb and his company Star Partners, "It's a Wonderful Life: The Rest of the Story" will tell... | A sequel to the classic "It's a Wonderful Life" is being planned . The plot follows the Bailey family after the original movie ended . Karolyn Grimes, who played 6-year-old Zuzu in the 1946 film, has been cast in the sequel . | c1cc7798a55a70fb6ecce1268ca2d186240c902f |
Flint, Michigan (CNN) -- A few weeks ago, Nicole Mansfield called her daughter in Flint, Michigan. She tried to calm Triana Jones down, but she had bad news. "She said, 'I might not be home in a week, somebody stole my ID,' " Jones recalled of the conversation almost a month ago. "So she wasn't able to come home." This... | Daughter: Nicole Mansfield converted to Islam years ago, wanted to go to Syria . Weeks ago daughter got call from mother saying someone in Syria had stolen her ID . Family says Mansfield is the dead woman in images from Syria; U.S. hasn't confirmed . | 9149c0a2a7357583c5c1bde2205f08c0586d5b81 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Jurors in actress Nicollette Sheridan's wrongful termination lawsuit against "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry told the judge they were "having difficulty reaching a verdict" Wednesday afternoon. The jury of nine women and three men began deliberations Wednesday on whether Cherry killed of... | "I'm sensing some frustration and polarization" among jurors, Sheridan's lawyer says . The judge tells jurors to return Friday for more deliberations . Jury deliberations began Wednesday afternoon . Sheridan claims creator killed off her character in retaliation for allegations he hit her . | 6f982d4b603e3ededd35cdf52a894483ffe43917 |
New York (CNN) -- The National Park Service announced that there is no projected reopening date for New York's iconic Ellis Island due to extensive damage it sustained during Superstorm Sandy last October. This uncertainty comes days after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's announcement that the Statue of Liberty is set ... | Ellis Island sustained extensive damage during Superstorm Sandy in October . Damage to the mechanical and fire suppression systems must be repaired . The Statue of Liberty will reopen by July 4, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said . Repairing both may cost up to $59 million, Salazar has said . | 9b87d625d80073c7d2c5550e6c89e1e3ce1dfec2 |
(CNN) -- Petrol bombs and stones were thrown at police protecting a gay pride march Sunday in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, an interior ministry representative told CNN. About 40 police officers were injured, and about 60 people were arrested, the ministry's Suzana Vasiljevic told CNN. None of the marchers were inju... | NEW: About 1,000 people marched, protected by nearly 5,000 officers . Interior ministry: About 40 police officers were injured, and about 60 people were arrested . A gay pride march came under attack in Belgrade in 2001 . | e8bbd037fa55ec6b8d0e59871bcffbf528c5bf32 |
Midland City, Alabama (CNN) -- Two bombs were discovered Tuesday inside the bunker where an FBI team rescued a 5-year-old boy from his kidnapper, the agency said. The FBI said they "disrupted" the two explosive devices. One was in the bunker and another was in the PVC pipe that hostage taker Jimmy Lee Dykes sometimes u... | NEW: Well-wishers sign oversized card for Ethan, who turns 6 Wednesday . Two bombs found in kidnapper's bunker, FBI says . State police: Ethan released from hospital . Law enforcement used a secret camera to see inside bunker, source says . | d859f7463320a8dc1931d9d4fb9fe965a947add3 |
(CNN) -- The headquarters of Mexico's state oil was evacuated Tuesday night -- but it turned out to be a false alarm, the company said. The Pemex Tower in Mexico City was cleared after an unspecified threat, Pemex said on its Twitter feed. A short time later, the company tweeted, "It was a false alarm." In February, a ... | Pemex is Mexico's powerful and much-criticized state oil monopoly. An explosion at Pemex headquarters in February killed 37 people . Thousands of people work at the company's headquarters . | 8e80ecc39aa83c46c0bce8a6fdd2068bbfcb6936 |
London (CNN) -- For the last three years Greek society has suffered a prolonged period of economic and political crisis, which has been magnified by unprecedented austerity measures. The crisis has caused social destabilization, and dramatically affected the everyday lives of Greeks. Read more: Will Greek crisis leave ... | For the last three years Greek society has suffered a prolonged period of economic and political crisis . The crisis has caused social destabilization, sociologist Athanasia Chalari says . She argues ongoing turbulence during the 20th century caused delays in social, political and economic development . | 504613bed3cb1c7631fb849b03ba92b31f4069ed |
(CNN) -- Tuesday, Attorney General Eric Holder delivers a major speech on voting rights at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library in Austin, Texas. The location is significant: In 1965, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, a landmark piece of civil rights legislation that banned the worst fo... | The reforms of the 1965 Voting Rights Act are under threat, says Donna Brazile . Brazile: Lawmakers in 40 states have introduced legislation that would make it harder to vote . Voting would be harder especially for people of color, the young and seniors, she says . The Department of Justice must continue to safeguard A... | 3816b27ab855501df8aaa855de1226213eafdbcd |
(CNN) -- Members of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's M23 rebel movement said Wednesday they would withdraw from the captured city of Goma in line with a demand by regional leaders and the African Union. The M23 forces will pull back to a position about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Goma, officers and soldiers... | NEW: U.N. Security Council extends sanctions against rebel groups in Congo until 2014 . M23 Rebels are seen packing, but giving mixed signals about leaving . Regional leaders and the African Union called on the M23 to begin a withdrawal Tuesday . The rebels want to talk with the Congolese president about breaches of a ... | 2bbb16edfcb47265b3e831cf762685f770509669 |
Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- The body of Michaela Harte-McAreavey, a newlywed killed on her honeymoon in Mauritius, has been returned to her home in Northern Ireland. Friends and neighbors lined a route Friday night as the hearse carrying the body passed. The 27-year-old daughter of Tyrone Gaelic football manager... | Michaela Harte-McAreavey's wake will take place over the weekend . The 27-year-old teacher was strangled in her luxury hotel room in Mauritius . She was on her honeymoon with Gaelic footballer John McAreavey . Police think Harte-McAreavey walked in on a burglary . | f26d2e4a17222b5f0c3773250e0abd4a1340e1e2 |
DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- The minute you walk into Mustang Barbers you immediately smell the scent of aftershave lotion and your grandfather's cologne. Mustang Barbers in Dallas, Texas, is usually buzzing with hair-cutting activity. The sounds of hair clippers buzzing and hair dryers blowing fill this hardwood-floor barb... | Hair clippers buzzing, hair dryers blowing at old-fashioned barber shop . Shop has been passed down through the generations . Mustang Barbers is place to go to hear latest joke, sports opinion . "Once you know the basics, you go from there," barber says . | 8db5993245e7c1dd9771bc4f909fdfeadc9d1d4a |
(CNN) -- Texas authorities are urging residents not to cross into the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo during the Fourth of July weekend because of intelligence that a Mexican drug cartel plans to target U.S. citizens. The violent Zetas drug cartel, which operates in Nuevo Laredo, will be targeting crimes at America... | NEW: Mexico officials say they are not on heightened alert . Tourism to Nuevo Laredo has been on the decline because of violence . The Zetas drug cartel is planning to target U.S. citizens, officials say . Nuevo Laredo, Mexico is across the border from Laredo, Texas . | b58fe3a457c9985479a4cdfb04a1761cb57aa5c0 |
(CNN) -- A man in the uniform of an Afghan soldier shot and killed a member of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday, ISAF reported. The killing, which was still under investigation Sunday afternoon, follows a long series of "insider" attacks by Afghan troops or infiltrat... | A man in an Afghan uniform killed a NATO service member, ISAF says . So-called "green on blue" attacks killed dozens of allied troops in 2012 . Kerry, Karzai work out "major issues" regarding U.S. troops, but not immunity . | 323c29ca87dbfb4d2e475145677a96dd8f8aec6f |
New York (CNN) -- A Pentagon estimate that Afghanistan is home to nearly a trillion dollars in sought-after minerals is good news, but it provides no assurance that the nation is on its way to peace and productivity, says analyst Fareed Zakaria. Zakaria told CNN he is skeptical of the idea that you could "divide $1 tri... | Pentagon estimates Afghanistan has nearly a trillion dollars worth of minerals . Fareed Zakaria says such wealth often does not trickle down to most people . He says key to success is a political settlement that legitimizes Afghan government . Zakaria: U.S., Karzai should woo away moderate elements of Taliban . | f28a0f239a1247ea83b6898f07c38bea67beeb85 |
(CNN) -- It is well know that leaders at the highest echelons of politics and business tend to be taller -- an advantage called the "height premium." Now, research shows a similar correlation with voice pitch: the lower a CEO's voice, the larger his company and paychecks tend to be. The new study, led by professors at ... | A new study shows that the lower a CEO's voice, the larger his company and paychecks tend to be . It is still unclear why lower-voiced CEOs are more successful . Image consultants say executives can learn to alter voice pitch . Leaders can also convey power by how they dress . | fbf3e3c58b4b41e1a1c85182f174baf060e85b8f |
(CNN) -- A Chinese investor who had just bought a French vineyard is feared dead in a helicopter crash that killed his son and is thought also to have claimed the lives of an aide and the vineyard's previous owner. Lam Kok had completed the purchase of Chateau de La Riviere in the Aquitaine region of southwest France o... | Chinese investor Lam Kok is feared dead in a helicopter crash in southwest France . His son's body has been recovered, but police continue to search for Kok and two others . The vineyard's previous owner, who'd sold the estate to Kok on Thursday, was also aboard . Kok wanted to tour the vineyard by helicopter, its mark... | d3f4ee9929055b98dc0b8a7b84f0136af62ac22c |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- After more than two decades together, KISS bassist Gene Simmons has married his longtime girlfriend, according to his publicist. Simmons, who is also the star of the reality show "Gene Simmons Family Jewels," has dated Shannon Tweed for 28 years. The pair got hitched in Beverly Hills, said the publ... | Simmons has dated Shannon Tweed for 28 years . The proposal comes after a nasty tiff between the two this summer . | 3f549c00a68a257992a0c0672d71d54f04ccac2b |
(CNN) -- In the wake of the tragic shootings at Columbine High School, some schools across the country turned themselves into near-fortresses. Kindergarden students huddle beneath desks in a lockdown drill. Such drills have become common. They installed metal detectors and security cameras, banned backpacks, required s... | 10 years after Columbine, schools are taking a new look at security . Immediately after the shootings, schools added cameras and metal detectors . Now they're trying to foster safer and better school communities . Meanwhile, overall funding for school security has dropped by about a third . | 0daa064dad3ec5fa1c4faf854e3587debcc0a17f |
(CNN) -- Atlantic bluefin tuna will not be added to a list of banned exports, following a vote on Thursday afternoon in Doha, Qatar. The vote was held among the 115-member nations who have signed the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species. The popular sushi staple has been the focus of international at... | East Atlantic, Mediterranean stocks down by nearly 61 percent in the last decade . Proposal to ban export of bluefin tuna defeated by an outright majority . Brought to the table by Monaco, it aimed to reduce the overall harvest . | 1a437f83a314bb8ab7d3653cd11120afa69fa327 |
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