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(CNN) -- There are many unanswered questions about the motivations of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. But it is becoming increasingly clear that they were inspired by faith in a radical Islamist ideology. Dzhokhar has told investigators that, among other things, he and his ... | Ken Ballen: The alleged Boston Marathon bombers were influenced by Islamic ideology . Ballen: The Tsarnaev brothers fit the profile of many young men who turn to radicalism . He says young men who convert to Islamic extremism often have deep personal crisis . Ballen: Ideas drive the radical Islamist movement; ideas can... | 4d0ae41b4155ae87858239ad4a12f6dd2d273214 |
(CNN) -- For the elite basketball stars of the NBA and WNBA, winning Olympic gold is a given. Silver is for the losers. The U.S. men's team has been champion 13 out of 16 times since 1936. American women have topped the podium six out of eight. "Second place is unacceptable," says legendary center Hakeem Olajuwon, who ... | United States has dominated men's and women's Olympic basketball . Legendary center Hakeem Olajuwon played in 1996 "Dream Team" Luis Scola was in Argentina team which snapped U.S. domination in 2004 . WNBA star Lisa Leslie won four straight gold medals for U.S..from 1996-2008 . | d7805383a50c965c2717b10effac98706582b4ec |
New Delhi (CNN) -- An Indian freelance journalist working for an Iranian news outlet has been arrested in connection with the bombing of an Israeli embassy car in New Delhi last month, authorities said Wednesday. The suspect has been identified as Syed Mohammad Kazmi and is being held on charges of plotting the attack,... | NEW: The man is being questioned by New Delhi police . The police have detained him as part of an investigation into a bombing last month . A device attached to an Israel Embassy vehicle exploded, wounding several people . Israel has accused Iran of being behind the attacks, a claim that Tehran denies . | a930d82aefedff32743e203009e79e41ddb783bd |
(CNN) -- Throw confetti! Drop balloons! Give someone a snog! What better way to welcome the new year than with a party, some good food or a burning boat? And of course, few parties are as lavish, ridiculous or exhilarating as a New Year's Eve party. Whether it's the champagne, the fancy dress, the delicious food, the s... | Few parties are as lavish, ridiculous or exhilarating as a New Year's Eve party . You shared your most spectacular party shots with us on iReport . | 7d26a3d694aa8d480092a36e759e3836a89cac4b |
(CNN) -- A Palestinian radical group believed to be responsible for a series of abductions and attacks has been labeled a foreign terrorist organization by the United States. Known as the Army of Islam, the group "has been responsible for numerous terrorist acts against the governments of Israel and Egypt, as well as A... | The group, based in the Palestinian territories, is called the Army of Islam . It is accused of deadly attacks and abductions of journalists . Palestinian sources have said it was involved in Gilad Shalit's abduction . | a098c008b251c8cba1c9ac45e8d8eb4e65b37e62 |
(CNN) -- In recent days, we have again found our national attention turned to a handful of images someone has brought back from Afghanistan, this time showing American soldiers "posing with insurgents' body parts," in the words of a typical commentary. The report is tinged, as always, with tones of shame and reproach. ... | Those who have not been to war cannot judge the actions of those who have, Smith says . Soldiers who posed with bodies should be reproached but not demonized, he says . Troops are not different from your sons and daughters, Smith says . | f69eea03bbed39e935b4caf4f020bd342c76abd7 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor underwent successful hip replacement surgery Monday morning to repair damage suffered when she fell out of her bed Saturday night, her spokesman said. "We're all very relieved," publicist John Blanchette said. Francesca Hilton, Gabor's daughter, was with her mother... | NEW: Her husband says he will put his gubernatorial bid "in a closet" Gabor will stay hospitalized another 4 days . Publicist: "Doctors are happy" after surgery . The actress broke her hip in fall from bed Saturday . | cf8da7634e5d16fcbc9f434cc0fae524d86a0b25 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Pilots at AmeriJet International have nice big planes, but nowhere to go. Pilots are shown picketing against AmeriJet International in a YouTube video. None of the cargo carrier's eight Boeing 727s have lavatories, pilots say, forcing the pilots and crews to use plastic bags for all their eliminatio... | AmeriJet flight crews went on strike August 27, chiefly over pay issues . Lack of bathrooms on planes has caused more of stir with public, strikers says . On YouTube video, striking pilot shows bag in which crew must urinate . FAA says it doesn't regulate lavatories, and OSHA says issue isn't its jurisdiction . | c9df5852996e6c08d63854522b7415a18d4f1962 |
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Arizonans paid tribute Friday morning to the federal judge killed in the deadly shooting rampage last weekend in Tucson. U.S. District Judge John Roll was one of six people gunned down Saturday when he dropped by U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' meet-and-greet in a supermarket parking lot. The fun... | NEW: U.S. senators propose naming a planned federal courthouse after Judge Roll . Roll's funeral comes a day after the service for the youngest victim . Roll was Arizona's chief federal judge . Six people were killed in the Arizona shooting rampage . | 028590f21458862ee63ca97973ebe1a039ae8346 |
MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russian energy monopoly Gazprom said Thursday it has cut off supplies of natural gas to Ukraine after a payment deadline expired. A gas-compressor and gas-holder station in Mryn, Ukraine. Gazprom said it had cut supplies to Ukraine Thursday. Gazprom had been threatening the move, saying months o... | Russia's energy monopoly Gazprom cuts off gas supplies to Ukraine . Company says Ukraine owes it about $2 billion for past natural gas deliveries . Gazprom says supplies to other European customers won't be affected . Gazprom cut supplies on January 1, 2006, but turned supply back on a day later . | cf5c09d14c9c872a6a460a509c58479bda38bc5b |
Johannesburg (CNN) -- Police in Rustenberg, South Africa, clashed Tuesday with more than 1,000 striking miners who were barricading public roads near the Anglo American Platinum mine. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the protesters, and sporadic scuffles continue, Capt. Dennis Adrio with the North W... | Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets as they clash with striking miners in Rustenberg . The protesters were barricading roads near the Anglo American Platinum mine, police say . South Africa's mining sector has seen a wave of wildcat strikes and clashes since August . Thousands of striking miners have been fired by ... | 6b357eba3c93233fddd06e77736a2a9e08405683 |
Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greek politicians have been unable to form a new government in their economically embattled land late Friday, and the president might have to step in to breach the impasse. Socialist PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos met with Antonis Samaras, head of the center-right New Democracy party, and Alex... | NEW: Politicians in Greece hold unsuccessful talks to form a government . NEW: Socialist PASOK leader to meet with Greek president . A poll find leftist Syriza party growing in popularity . New elections must be called if a new government isn't formed by Thursday . | d7bb64e0c1be632d8dae593bbec2dd2501beace0 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Henry Allingham, the world's oldest man and the oldest surviving British veteran from World War I, has died at the age of 113, his care home said Saturday. Henry Allingham was a founding member of the modern Royal Air Force. Allingham died in his sleep at St. Dunstan's care home in Ovingdean, ... | Henry Allingham died in his sleep at a care home in Ovingdean, England . Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister Gordon Brown pay respects to Allingham . Born in 1896, Allingham was active until his final days . Guinness Book of World Records says Allingham was world's oldest man . | 69f9078561585cc7746ecc2d427b96679111c99f |
(CNN) -- Boeing says it has notified all 767 aircraft operators about cracks found on two American Airlines 767-300 planes, and by mid-July will recommend more frequent maintenance checks. American Airlines found the cracks in large pylons that hold engines onto the wings of two of its 767-300 aircraft, which Boeing cu... | American Airlines found cracks on two 767-300 aircraft . Boeing says it will recommend more frequent checks of 767 aircraft . Cause of cracks is still unknown, testing is underway . About 260 planes could be affected by the recommendation . | 4163552b2143b0e54c763eac14ae5722582a8e5b |
(CNN) -- Cindy Goodman was having dinner with a group of girlfriends one night when the conversation took a surprising turn. Summer at the beach may seem like fun, but more Americans are afraid to take time off. Goodman asked her friends where they planned to go this year for their summer vacation. Nowhere, they answer... | People fear that vacationing in recession could lead to permanent time off . Blogger says stressed-out workers need vacations more than ever . Poll: 35 percent of Americans don't take all the vacation they receive in a year . Expert advises how to explain to your boss why you should have a vacation . | 01934bdb5bc1651223a635ae68576e426559f554 |
(CNN) -- Musician Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy performed at a concert sponsored by Rock the Vote on the first night of the Democratic National Convention. Before Monday night's show in Denver, Colorado, Wentz answered five questions for CNN.com. Pete Wentz says it's great to see his young fans get energized about the ele... | Pete Wentz says band's home base of Illinois rooting for Sen. Barack Obama . Rocker: "I'm personally excited when I see people who are so excited about it" Wentz says wife Ashlee Simpson not likely to tell him who she's voting for . | d46e1849cbbf875ccd018fd778fa6c433cab4694 |
Washington (CNN) -- An Iranian navy plane that approached a U.S. aircraft carrier last week was flying as low as 300 feet as it neared the USS Eisenhower, U.S. military officials said Wednesday. The incident, first reported by CNN on Tuesday, came as Iran was beginning a series of military exercises last week meant to ... | U.S. officials believe the Iranians wanted a close look at the carrier . Plane flew as low as 300 feet, officials say . Iranians were "not provocative or threatening," U.S. admiral says . | 8e3e8e5ca99568833f42b7583f28b81741dbfbd9 |
(CNN) -- It's been a busy month for Rob Lowe. His Lifetime movie "Prosecuting Casey Anthony" premiered Saturday with him as attorney Jeff Ashton. On Friday, Lowe will tread familiar territory when his indie flick "Knife Fight" hits theaters. The actor plays Paul Turner, a cutthroat political strategist who's trying to ... | Rob Lowe recently starred in a Lifetime movie about the Casey Anthony trial . Lowe's also appearing as a political strategist in the indie film "Knife Fight" The actor is attached to a role he says he's wanted to play for years: Ulysses S. Grant . | 407f9d1d6093cdffdde8bfb690160ec1cf1265aa |
(CNN) -- Sam Hamilton, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, died Saturday, authorities announced. Hamilton, 54, died after suffering chest pains, a symptom reflective of an underlying heart condition, the Summit County, Colorado, coroner said. Hamilton was on a mountain at the Keystone Ski Resort in Keystone... | Hamilton had served the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for more than 30 years . Interior secretary: Hamilton had "forward-thinking approach to conservation" Hamilton was on a mountain at a Colorado ski resort when he complained of chest pains . | f6625a405f40e1caeb6428db10e1e2be34576302 |
Editor's note: CNN contributor Bob Greene is a best-selling author whose forthcoming book is "Late Edition: A Love Story." Bob Greene says kin of Columbine victims don't have the luxury of moving on after the 10th anniversary is marked. (CNN) -- The weddings that will never be held. The birthdays when there will be no ... | Bob Greene: Kin of Columbine victims live with the pain every day . Greene: Most Americans see such violence with numb eyes and can look elsewhere . The pain of these incidents predated the horror of Columbine, Greene says . He says people eternally have sought to tame human savagery . | baaa1e04b6ba30dc36193e73400470a0259de128 |
(CNN) -- Classes resumed last Thursday at the University of Kansas at Lawrence, and by Monday 47 students had swine flu, a college official said. The CDC recommends someone sick with the virus remain out of class for 24 hours after fever has abated on its own. Although that's less than two-tenths of 1 percent of the 27... | Five days into new year, U. of Kansas at Lawrence has 47 cases of swine flu . No one has died or been hospitalized because of the illness . Last week, the CDC released tips for school administrators to follow . Universities and colleges across the country are bracing for swine flu spike . | 5970e382e9b48edb6800c1d0118990ebadddd24c |
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran plans a ceremony to launch a controversial nuclear power plant Monday, the country's government-backed Press TV reported, making it the first nation in the Middle East to put a civilian nuclear power plant online. The Bushehr nuclear plant was connected to the national energy grid on Septembe... | Bushehr is the first civilian nuclear power plant operating in the Middle East . It was connected to the grid September 3 . An IAEA report cites increasing concerns Iran may be developing nuclear weapons . Bushehr is a civilian plant, not a nuclear one . | 36684ab3cbe3be88ca1f4ae33bbcf913433fc567 |
(CNN) -- Brandon Holt didn't make it to his 7th birthday. He won't graduate high school, won't get married, won't have kids of his own. But in a way, he will live on. The father of the Toms River, New Jersey, boy -- who died earlier this week after being shot by his young playmate -- said he and his wife decided to don... | Brandon Holt, 6, was shot in the head by a 4-year-old playmate on Monday . He was pronounced dead at a New Jersey hospital the next day . His father tells the Asbury Park Press that the family chose to donate the boy's organs . "We (hope) it would help carry his name, that he's helping somebody," he says . | af47b68a7756cbda39b2b2519be67cffff5c4666 |
Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Igor maintained its Category 4 status Monday afternoon, still huffing and puffing top sustained winds of 150 mp (240 kph) although tracking maps show the storm remaining in the open Atlantic, far from land. Behind it, Tropical Storm Julia strengthened and could become a hurricane with ... | NEW: Igor holds strength, stays away from land . NEW: Julia strengthens, could become hurricane in next day or so . NEW: Julia, too, is steering clear of land . | 7f9bed0df5810b6e580ab6b7c22e5ce16df1ef7a |
(CNN) -- The princess birthday cake for a 3-year-old girl was one of the few things left untouched after a brawl that police said involved 75 people at a hall in suburban Cincinnati, Ohio. Some 150 people were at a party at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall in Elmwood Place when the fight started early Tuesday, CNN af... | Brawl breaks out at birthday party for toddler . About 20 officers swarm to hall in Cincinnati suburb . Girl's father and her mother's boyfriend got into fight, police say . | 506183828bed5a6799281db1972570fbfb592e53 |
Clearwater, Florida (CNN) -- After another marathon session of questioning about everything from their news-watching habits to criminal records, the Florida jury that could decide Casey Anthony's fate started rounding into shape Friday. By day's end, eight men and women had made it through various stages of the process... | By day's end, 16 potential jurors have been selected as viable candidates . A total of 12, plus 8 alternates, must be picked before Casey Anthony's trial . The jury selection process will continue Saturday, with the trial set for next week . Anthony is accused of killing her daughter and then lying to investigators . | 05be1f9ed56dc98da8ed902e00c96ddcc5b1c1c7 |
(CNN) -- Formula One legend Jackie Stewart is recovering in hospital after falling ill whilst flying back from attending the Geneva Motor Show. The 71-year-old Scot-- who won the world drivers' title in 1969, 1971 and 1973 -- was given medical assistance by cabin crew after passing out on the flight, before being taken... | Formula One legend Jackie Stewart is recovering in hospital after falling ill . The 71-year-old was flying back from attending the Geneva Motor Show . Stewart won the world drivers' title in 1969, 1971 and 1973 and 27 races in total . | eba237f793272525a959cf15d85cf72d8b38b220 |
(CNN) -- Unlike al Qaeda, the Pakistani Taliban organization has shown little appetite for taking its brand of jihadism beyond the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Maybe that's changing. Certainly that's the case if the messages from the organization's leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, are to be taken at face value. "From... | Officials keep open mind about any link between Taliban and failed New York car bombing . Pakistani Taliban occasionally has made threats about launching attacks overseas . Just one example of global ambitions has been documented . | 6b46a04095a15a815093fb7889bccc2c55d4e65b |
London, England (CNN) -- The death of a British soldier on an explosives-clearing operation in Afghanistan has pushed the British death toll there past that of the 1982 Falklands War, the Ministry of Defence announced Tuesday. The soldier's death brings to 256 the number of British troops killed in Afghanistan since op... | Latest casualty brings to 256 number of UK troops killed in Afghanistan . Figure surpasses death toll sustained by British forces in 1982 Falklands war . Most recent death sustained during explosive-clearing operations . | 50cb4c70cc4caf885fd666b058a28c0a6a290f54 |
(CNN) -- Deep-sea explorers say they have solved "one of the greatest mysteries in naval history" with the discovery of what was "the world's mightiest and most technically advanced warship" when it sank in 1744. The HMS Victory sank in 1744. The HMS Victory -- the predecessor to a historic British flagship of the same... | Team says it has discovered the wreck site of HMS Victory . Victory sank in 1744 between England and France . If find is confirmed, it could set up a legal battle with the British government . Replacement HMS Victory served as Nelson flagship for Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 . | eb5a960f5370e3fcb34d7c2c3bf7ecd7f255cc3d |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The man who police say dressed as Santa Claus and killed nine people at a Christmas Eve party lived with guilt from an incident that left his son from a previous relationship a paraplegic, according to an attorney who once represented the woman in that relationship. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo... | Bruce Pardo's son from previous relationship was brain damaged, attorney says . Secret of boy's existence was factor in divorce, newspaper reports . Police are looking for car Pardo might have rented . Authorities release information on those unaccounted for after fire . | 836b9d77e006db7bbb55422512b30c0e6bb9d575 |
(CNN) -- A German supermarket employee got a surprise this week when she opened two boxes of bananas to find them filled with more than 60 pounds of cocaine worth $2 million, police said. Government-released photos show bananas and packages of what is identified as cocaine. "This is obviously a matter of a logistical m... | Supermarket employee uncovers 28 kilograms worth of cocaine, police say . Packages were discovered in supermarket in southern Germany . Freight came from Belgium, originated in Colombia, authorities say . Town of market is along route between Scandinavia and Italy . | 48530590993c83a29a179e73e5df111d6b2d3e14 |
(CNN) -- The first CIA agents landed in Afghanistan on September 26, 2001, beginning direct American efforts to overthrow the Taliban. Ten years later, the United States is still fighting the Taliban, and the recent assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani, leader of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, shows that we are far ... | Jeremi Suri: When we leave Afghanistan, 10 years of progress could be lost . Suri: We must not hand over power to a strongman, like Karzai, which discredits U.S. We must insist Pakistan fights extremism within its borders and without, Suri writes . We must invest in institutions, public works, he says, and especially s... | 270e8474433828b9a10e45671a15a336ce5b6836 |
(CNN) -- Leonardo Damiao grabbed his first international goal as Brazil beat 10-man Ghana 1-0 in a friendly held in London. Despite its billing, the game was anything but friendly as referee Mike Dean sent off Daniel Opare and produced eight cards in the match. The game was settled just before half time as Damiao latch... | Brazil beat Ghana 1-0 in an international friendly in London . Leonardo Damiao scores the only goal of the game in the first half . Ghana's Daniel Opare sent off after only 33 minutes . | e2a1712883429cac4c4b8b6f6c3d776c4c3a1fda |
(CNN) -- Official Washington, still stuck in the government shutdown of its own making, seems exceedingly short on wisdom these days. But maybe it is looking in the wrong places for answers. Maybe, for one example, there is an unexpected lesson of sorts to be found in the history of baseball. That sport, which is curre... | Bob Greene: D.C. pols should heed words of then-future MLB chief Giamatti during 1981 strike . Giamatti said public not interested in baseball's "squalid little squabbles" Greene: Government leaders should be keepers of public trust . Greene: If federal workers shut down government, there'd be an uproar . | 3643eb92e27d6c777c87ac1dd57107a8ebfa08aa |
BIHAR, India (CNN) -- Extreme flooding has displaced millions of people on either side of the India-Nepal border after a river burst its banks, authorities said Thursday. People walk along a flooded railway track in Madhepura, India. In India's northeastern state of Bihar, almost 3 million people have been affected by ... | India and Nepal battle worst flooding for decades . India says 3 million affected in northeast; Nepal says 100,000 displaced . River burst bank and now flows 75 miles east of its original course . Indian prime minister tours area and announces $238 million aid package . | e11870733ad437b5acc3f818310c9e262ec00f51 |
Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- The judge in the libel case of Amanda Knox's parents resigned Monday because he was involved in the trial of Knox and her ex-boyfriend Rafaelle Sollecito in the killing of a British student. Paolo Micheli said he would recuse himself, intimating paperwork in the very brief court hearing. The cas... | NEW: Amanda Knox's mother appears briefly in court . NEW: She says Knox is "thrilled" about a report casting doubt on DNA evidence in her murder case . Curt Knox and Edda Mellas are accused of lilibelingtalian police in a newspaper interview . They said their daughter told them she was physically and verbally abused . | 7967bf8ab584eab4ccaeda1ddb0ce550249f8fb7 |
(CNN) -- Wimbledon officials have announced the biggest increase in prize money in the history of tennis as part of a bid to make the sport attractive for future generations of players. The All England Club, which organizes the oldest grand slam tournament, has hiked prize money by 40% to $34.4 million so the winners o... | Wimbledon announces 40% increase in tournament's prize fund . Both men and women's winners will take home $2.4 million . Increases follows similar examples set by other grand slam tournaments . All England Club reveals plan to build retractable roof on No.1 Court . | 6b052068026c075ed094f21814bdda4f9b936d3a |
(CNN) -- When Clifton Green and his wife adopted an adorable little girl from Ethiopia, they knew they would eventually have to deal with the hair issue. Clifton Green learned how to care for his daughter Miriam's hair, which is very different from his own. The Atlanta, Georgia-based couple, who are white, had read boo... | Hairstyles tied to black culture and identity . Professor: "Hair matters because race matters" iReporters share their experiences with their hair . Father of an adopted daughter honors her heritage through her hair care . | 6df46b7f6f51de83dac3673c5d74a28eeaebc2e2 |
(CNN) -- An attorney for a Montana teacher who admitted to raping his 14-year-old student is asking the judge in the case to cancel a hearing scheduled for Friday. In a response filed Thursday with the Yellowstone County Court, attorney Jay Lansing joined prosecutors in saying that the new hearing would be "without leg... | NEW: Prosecutors file an emergency petition to stop the hearing . District Judge G. Todd Baugh has scheduled the hearing for Friday . He says a 30-day sentence he imposed on a teacher who raped his student may be illegal . | 3bfcecc7c5f58c96ffd3b18d4b7652c515ff2f0c |
TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- A high-level American delegation may be headed to Okinawa soon to smooth strained relations with Japan after allegations a U.S. Marine raped a Japanese teenager. Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Tuesday deplored the incident as "unforgivable." Okinawa authorities are bracing for protests if... | NEW: U.S. may send high-level officials to Okinawa . Japan's prime minister calls alleged assault on girl "unforgivable" Authorities have not charged Marine with crime . | d7d723d34e3c5731d88fedfa5b67058884232406 |
Swine flu may be inspiring fear worldwide, but for Stephan Zielinski of San Francisco, California, it inspired a song. The genes underlying swine flu inspired one amateur musician to compose music based on it. The virus has the classification H1N1 because it includes two key viral proteins, hemagglutinin (H) and neuram... | Stephan Zielinski composed a song based on a swine flu gene . He created an algorithm that assigns instruments and notes to amino acids . YouTube users are also posting swine flu songs . | 45f3b8e2b62e27c5dd7eee957832f054406e4b38 |
(CNN) -- Amanda Knox's parents are hopeful that an Italian court's decision not to re-evaluate the evidence against their daughter means she will be found not guilty of killing her roommate. Edda Mellas and Curt Knox say they have never believed their daughter was guilty. "We asked for the independent review because we... | Knox is on trial in Italy, accused of killing her British roommate, Meredith Kercher . Italian court refused defense request to re-evaluate evidence . Amanda Knox's parents hope that means she will be found not guilty of murder . | 34f538a0973b89b46690b825108e9df8e1c90e27 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Four suspected militants were killed and seven arrested in Pakistan in a security forces operation targeting those responsible for a devastating weekend bombing on the outskirts of the city of Quetta that left scores dead, authorities said Tuesday. Police said a suicide bomber rammed a wate... | NEW: Shiite Muslims in Quetta say the burial of victims will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday. A suicide bomber killed more than 80 people Saturday . "Why are we being killed for our faith?" a victim's sister says . Shiite Muslims refused to bury bombing victims until action was taken against those responsible . | 43bf73dca186aac922c428c86abb1c2aa0141951 |
DALLAS, Texas (CNN) -- Texas terrorism suspect Hosam Smadi recorded a seven-minute video message for al Qaeda mastermind Osama bin Laden before his arrest on charges of plotting to blow up a Dallas building, an FBI agent testified Monday. Hosam Maher Husein Smadi said through his lawyer that he understood the charges ... | FBI: Suspect recorded video in hotel; intended for Osama bin Laden to see it . Hosam Smadi accused of plotting to bomb Dallas skyscraper . Lawyer: Smadi "a scared 19-year-old kid held away from his family" Judge also ordered Smadi bound over for future hearings . | 4fb0485c632a2de4ed15aa492948e8e463f8b116 |
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia (CNN) -- Michelle Mack has turned medical thinking upside down. The right side of Michelle Mack's brain rewired itself to take over functions controlled by the left. Born with only half a brain, Mack can speak normally, graduated from high school and has an uncanny knack for dates. At 27, doctor... | Doctor: Lesion "basically took away the left side" of Michelle Mack's brain . Right side of her brain essentially rewired itself to take over left-side functions . She lost some language ability, emotional control because of the rewiring . Mack's message to the world: "I'm normal but have special needs" | a3022dea1ac49297a4a16c4f38fe9c4b4594297d |
Sanford, Florida (CNN) -- As the prosecutor in Florida sought to sort out the facts in the killing of Trayvon Martin, attention shifted Tuesday to Washington, where Martin's parents and family attorney attended a forum on racial profiling, hate crimes and "stand your ground" deadly force laws. "My heart is broke," his ... | "We believe there may have been one person who saw something," prosecutor says . Some members of Congress discuss the case ahead of a forum on race and gun laws . A friend of Zimmerman's says he's in hiding, being treated for depression . | 2166bee5ceb34d46c9b95861d2772ecfadda84a4 |
Washington (CNN) -- The House Oversight Committee filed a civil contempt lawsuit against Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday seeking the release of documents linked to a controversial weapons crackdown. The lawsuit asks a federal court judge to rule that President Barack Obama overstepped his authority in claiming e... | Top House Democrat says lawsuit is a waste of time, political distraction . House committee files lawsuit in dispute over "Fast and Furious" documents . Lawsuit seeks order rolling back White House executive privilege claim in case . The dispute centers on controversial weapons tracking program . | b3fe701887c2da86421e2918b99dd3949bc250d5 |
(CNN) -- The FBI has launched an investigation into apparent leaks of classified information involving a cyberwarfare program against Iran, a U.S. official said Wednesday. FBI spokesman Paul Bresson had no comment on the reported investigation. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, ranking Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committ... | "People just talk too much," Sen. Dianne Feinstein says . The White House slams "grossly irresponsible" suggestions of political leaks . A report in The New York Times provides classified details of a U.S cyberattack on Iran . Sen. Saxby Chambliss says he was told an FBI inquiry is under way . | fea94c23c5a76402b442fd926759dac703a1d4ed |
(CNN) -- With the departure of the last U.S. combat brigade from Iraq, the Obama administration has taken a large stride toward its goal of complete American military withdrawal from Iraq by the end of next year. And there are many other signs of progress. The rate of Iraqi civilian deaths in political violence has fal... | Larry Diamond says there are signs of progress in Iraq . However, he says, the country is slipping backward on political, security fronts . Iraq's major leaders, parties unable to agree on how to share power . As U.S. troops leave, Iraq is also losing top government officials, judges to assassinations . | fa08475c3b4b3bac7d3b5831368258deeac00d56 |
(Rolling Stone) -- When Adele finished a soaring rendition of "Hometown Glory" to open her set at Washington D.C.'s 9:30 Club last night -- the kickoff gig for her North American tour -- she did a mini-curtsy and took a long swig from a teacup. "I'm really, really, really nervous," she told the mostly female sell-out ... | Adele gave a non-stop monologue that continued between her set's 16 songs . It seems emotions that clearly simmered just below the surface might explode . Material might have turned grating or repetitive in the hands of a lesser talent . | 64e25314810075e169141715b409d7d86a28551f |
(CNN) -- It's hard not to notice Aziz N'Diaye. Standing at seven feet tall, the starting center for the University of Washington's basketball team is a dominant force in American college basketball. His towering height and physical power, coupled with his impressive shot-blocking and rebounding skills, make the senior ... | Academy in Senegal gives basketball scholarships to U.S. colleges . The boarding school uses basketball as a vehicle to empower Senegal's youth . It lets them improve their basketball skills while offering them quality education . So far the academy has sent some 40 kids to study in the United States . | 040d44476f1bae1672942c255d494607001c076b |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actor Henry Gibson, who played roles ranging from loopy poets to vengeful Illinois Nazis and cranky judges during a 40-year film and television career, has died at age 73, his representatives said Wednesday. Henry Gibson had a role as a neo-Nazi in the cult movie classic "The Blues Bro... | Gibson was known to "Laugh-In" audiences for reading short, funny poems . He was in two Robert Altman films and recently played judge on "Boston Legal" No details of his death were immediately available . | 913bf684c2648d8c758444ad8c2a09fdb1205d0d |
New Orleans, Louisiana (CNN) -- A towing vessel struck an oil well in the Barataria Waterway off the southeastern Louisiana coast on Tuesday, causing the well to emit oil and natural gas into Barataria Bay, the Coast Guard said in a news release. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the government's point man for the o... | NEW: Spokesman for Louisiana governor says the well was abandoned, declared "orphaned" A tug struck an oil well while dragging a barge in Barataria Waterway . The incident caused the well to release oil and natural gas . Response crews are taking advantage of "significant resources" already in the area . | 4f1c2410ecdefaa01cda98e6f55c4847ef7c1c97 |
ORLANDO, Florida (CNN) -- Some Florida amusement park visitors may enjoy space-themed roller-coasters, but the first vehicle they board at Orlando International Airport may be the most futuristic ride of their vacation. Four hydrogen shuttle buses are part of the fleet at the Orlando International Airport. The airport ... | Orlando airport tests cleaner hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines . Smoother, quieter engines require million-dollar fueling stations . Testers hope to learn more by gathering data from nonstop shuttle usage . Hydrogen engines cheaper than hydrogen fuel cells, but they use more hydrogen . | 93603a2e6b52f4bf2393b3ad7440d81802825f94 |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- From the time her daughter was very young, Briana Vartanian knew something was wrong. Lola Vartanian, whose autism was diagnosed two months ago, is already doing better with therapy, Mom says. Lola didn't smile. She didn't laugh. When she and Lola took walks in the park, Vartanian noticed how... | American Academy of Pediatrics: Screen every child for autism twice by age 2 . Report gives explicit instructions for the warning signs of autism at various ages . Autism a range of neurological disorders that affects communication, interaction . CDC estimates as many as one in 150 8-year-olds has a form of autism . | ed0b464f813eebef3dea704c6955714270d81f87 |
(CNN) -- World number one Caroline Wozniacki held off a late charge from home favorite Bethanie Mattek-Sands to reach the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on Thursday. After cruising through the opening set, the Dane looked to heading for an easy win as she raced to a 5-3 lead in the second, but the flam... | Caroline Wozniacki makes third round in Miami after beating Bethanie Mattek-Sands . World No. 4 Sam Stosur progresses with straight sets win over China's Zheng Jie . Former world No. 1s Jelena Jankovic and Maria Sharapova both record wins . Kei Nishikori and Radek Stepanek set up respective ties with Nadal and Federer ... | 3a2366b3becf8a38c08398613e8db241073753b5 |
(CNN) -- At least five thieves armed with hammers stormed a jewelry store in Memphis, Tennessee, sending mall shoppers and employees scurrying as they stole dozens of Rolex watches, police said. The culprits targeted Reeds Jewelers in Wolfchase Galleria around 7:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. ET) Saturday, Memphis police spokeswom... | The thieves stole about $715,000 worth of Rolex watches, police say . Some reported gunfire, but police say it was the sound of display cases breaking . No one was injured in the incident, and the culprits remain at large . | 0564a8673db999ebbbcb18979987a40462e29417 |
(CNN) -- Host Zain Verjee takes viewers through Oman's diverse terrain -- sailing the seas in a sleek racing boat and driving through oasis towns en route to the rugged mountains of Jabal Al-Akhdar. Plus: . The 'Jewel of Muscat' Omanis' relationship with the sea goes back generations and sailors have traveled and trade... | Inside the Middle East is in Oman . On deck with the captain of a historic recreation of a 9th century Omani spice ship . Lebanese couturier Zuhair Murad explains how his home, Beirut, inspires his designs . | 4e76b009f06ca346ca51048e85153195f1d2b3c3 |
Washington (CNN) -- President Obama returned to the United States on Monday morning after an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, where he met with his Afghan counterpart and reiterated the need to wipe out terror networks. Obama slipped into Bagram Air Base near Kabul under the cover of darkness Sunday. He met with about... | Obama met with Afghan counterpart, reiterating need to wipe out terror networks . President met with about 2,000 troops at Bagram Air Base near Kabul . Obama landed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland shortly before 9 a.m. ET . | 7fdd0a205552d97aa2da4fd867155f117e2cc8f0 |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The first batch of departing U.S. soldiers left Afghanistan this week, beginning a drawdown of 10,000 American troops scheduled to leave by year's end. About 650 U.S. soldiers left the northeastern province of Parwan on Wednesday, according to Lt. Commander Colette Murphy, a spokeswoman for ... | NEW: Last month nearly three-quarters of Americans said they support the U.S. pulling out . A total of 650 U.S. Army soldiers left the northeastern province of Parwan on Wednesday . This is the first group of soldiers whose redeployment will not be replaced . Another 600 troops are in the process of leaving . | 7f4200f996391c976601c9768748eb88f19a8457 |
(CNN) -- Ferrari's Fernando Alonso won a rain-hit Malaysian Grand Prix Sunday holding off a thrilling challenge from young Mexican Sergio Perez. Lewis Hamilton, who started from pole, finished third in his McLaren but teammate Jenson Button was out of the points. Reigning two-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, secon... | Fernando Alonso wins Malaysian GP for Ferrari . Mexico's Sergio Perez finishes second in his Sauber . Pole sitter Lewis Hamilton completes podium . World champion Sebastian Vettel out of the points . | e917909f8fe15e31476d71a2c0aa36612bd0a12c |
(CNN) -- James Morrison was hospitalized on Tuesday night with a recurrence of Crohn's disease but after a second successive 66 has taken the halfway lead in the French Open at Le Golf National near Paris. The 26-year-old has suffered from the debilitating disease, which causes intestinal inflammation, for the past de... | James Morrison of England leads French Open after two rounds of 66 . Morrison was hospitalized with Crohn's disease earlier in the week . Richard Green of Australia trails by one shot at halfway . Martin Kaymer of Germany eight shots back after two-under 69 . | decd963a9e5a5cfc95cd4f114fe77a9ecb808b51 |
Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has struck down a federal law designed to stop the sale and marketing of videos showing dogfights and other acts of animal cruelty, saying it is an unconstitutional violation of free speech. The 8-1 decision was a defeat for animal rights groups and congressional sponsors of the un... | Justices say banning the videos is an unconstitutional violation of free speech . Court threw out conviction of Robert Stevens who sold videos . Stevens was charged in 2004 with selling depictions of animal cruelty . | f59c8e2b5947c96527527d387f1f55050bf942f9 |
(CNN) -- The little girl was deeply concerned. So on Christmas Eve, she called in to the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Santa tracking center with an urgent question: . "If I lose my tooth, and the Tooth Fairy comes, could the Tooth Fairy scare away Santa Claus?" The Santa trackers at NORAD started on Chris... | NEW: Michelle Obama takes some calls from children . The North American Aerospace Defense Command started tracking Santa in the 1950s . This season, Santa trackers are expected to receive more than 100,000 calls, 10,000 e-mails . Some questions stray from the typical . | 62099b902e0f2733b501c7012ee53e5a470d1d51 |
London (CNN) -- The UK government has put immigration reform and the economy at the heart of its plans for the new parliamentary session, which opened Wednesday with the Queen's Speech. The address by Queen Elizabeth II for the ceremonial state opening of Parliament is written by the government, although read out by th... | Queen Elizabeth II reads a speech to Parliament that sets out the government's agenda . At its heart is a proposal for a tough new bill on immigration, the government says . Steps to strengthen the economy are also a priority, the speech says . The government will continue to press for Scotland to stay within the Unite... | f80feadb98835f426b5db90d25cf10108ba70d8e |
Washington (CNN) -- Vice President Joe Biden has "condemned." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton scolded -- and then leaked the scolding. On background, U.S. aides fret that the Israeli announcement of new settlement construction may thwart resumption of the peace process. Let me advance an unorthodox opinion: The most... | David Frum says the Middle East peace process unintentionally prolongs conflict . He says other wars have ended with the parties adjusting to new reality . In Palestinians' case, he says, much of the world feeds the dispute rather than resolving it . | 5677a5519f77e1bbb353deeeaac12959d35fe760 |
(CNN) -- J.J. Abrams cast a meaty hook into the Web waters on Aug. 19, a teaser for a new entertainment project that we may or may not know anything about. The mystery box angler loves using this kind of bait: "Stranger" is reminiscent of his puzzling promo stuff for Super-8 or the crypto-content that the "Lost" brain ... | J.J. Abrams posted a teaser video for a new project . The nature of the project is still under wraps . Abrams is known to bait fans with mysterious promos . | adc8e583cb7f17c3e83aa4b9ded3853ae0831003 |
(CNN) -- Daryl Impey became the first South African to don the famous yellow jersey as Andre Greipel powered to his first stage win on the year's Tour de France in Montpellier Thursday. Impey claimed the race lead from Orica-GreenEdge teammate Simon Gerrans by virtue of taking 13th place behind Germany's Greipel in the... | Andre Greipel wins sixth stage of Tour de France in Montpellier . Daryl Impey takes over in yellow jersey from teammate Simon Gerrans . First South African to achieve the honor . Race favorites come through flat sixth stage unscathed . | f93909a7149d5d026ab9c3a61231c8929947bfe3 |
(CNN) -- Altovise Davis, the widow of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., has died. She was 65. Altovise Davis, in a 2008 photo, married Sammy Davis Jr. in 1970. Davis died Saturday at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, said her publicist, Amy Malone. She had been admitted two days earlier after suffe... | Altovise Davis, 65, died Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital, her publicist says . She had been admitted two days earlier after suffering a stroke . Davis, a dancer and actress, married Sammy Davis Jr. in 1970 . | d6b3a06ff9be495841ce9d5660c9e024e6c83d89 |
(CNN) -- Sitting at her home in West Seattle, Washington, Amanda Knox's aunt Janet Huff was watching the live television news coverage that her niece had been convicted of murder. "It was terrible, it was gut-wrenching just to hear them say it," Huff said of the verdict. She had been up for more than 11 hours while the... | Janet Huff: "It was terrible, it was gut-wrenching just to hear them say it" Amanda Knox, former boyfriend, convicted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher . Aunt says seeing people applaud verdict outside court made her sick . Huff says Knox's parents are "shattered, they are not doing great" | c0a7a6530c2a908e50b3ce63e646dbc2758baf00 |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Seventh graders at Ron Clark Academy became an overnight sensation during the presidential election when their YouTube performance of "You Can Vote However You Like" catapulted them to online stardom. "The higher the expectations, the higher the results," says Ron Clark, seen here with his stu... | Ron Clark Academy students' '08 YouTube rap performance got millions of hits . Clark teaches "global curriculum" with heavy emphasis on current events . "I'm teaching an eigthth-grade curriculum to fifth graders," says Clark . Student: "My knowledge of the world has improved. ... I'm hungry for knowledge" | 58d4d46dc78e14bb7cfb323b352a5a97a116c068 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- William Jackson was a slave in the home of Confederate president Jefferson Davis during the Civil War. It turns out he was also a spy for the Union Army, providing key secrets to the North about the Confederacy. William Jackson, a slave, listened closely to Jefferson Davis' conversations and leaked... | William Jackson, a slave, learned key details inside the home of Jefferson Davis . Davis was president of the Confederacy; Jackson leaked key secrets to the Union . "Because of his role as a menial servant, he simply was ignored" by Southerners . Author said history must never forget the sacrifice of African-Americans ... | 355fe5a330f64e4e6b74f787506d5a9c743e2ae2 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's military killed at least 55 militants over the past 24 hours as part of its week-long crackdown on Taliban militants, an army spokesman said Friday. Pakistani security personnel patrol the troubled Buner district. This week's military operation resulted in more than 230 militant ... | Pakistan military says at least 55 Taliban militants killed in last 24 hours . Pakistani army has been waging a week-long crackdown on Taliban . Afghan, coalition forces in Afghanistan kill 15 militants, wound 12 others . | 7f4f7a9672a7c794af3070d9288afbb849297639 |
Beijing, China (CNN) -- Chinese officials blamed poor management and inadequate precautions for an explosion at a mine that killed 104 people, state-run media said Monday. In addition to those killed, 60 miners remained hospitalized from Saturday's morning blast at the Xinxing coal mine in northeastern Heilongjiang pro... | Chinese officials blamed poor management and inadequate precautions for an explosion . Explosion killed 104 and hospitalized 60 others . Last year, 3,200 people were killed in mine accidents, state media said . Four miners still trapped underground, state media reported . | 27dc879956dbc48b7aafe1fcfc960a06dc55f5cb |
(CNN) -- Venezuela's telecommunications regulator, Conatel, fined private television broadcaster Globovision Tuesday 7.5% of its gross income for alleged violations of the country's media responsibility laws, marking the latest salvo in the long-running feud between the broadcaster and the government. Globovision said ... | NEW: The penalty is the latest salvo in long-running dispute between Globovision and the government . The broadcaster is fined 7.5% of its gross income for violating the law . The government accuses the network of inciting anxiety in the public . The $2.2 million fine could mean the end of Globovision . | d7afebc25347a96d8445f139876a6c72df3359be |
Newtown, Connecticut (CNN) -- Amid the chaos that first-responder Ray Corbo witnessed on Friday, there is one image that he will never forget. It isn't the woman who was taken to the hospital after being shot in the foot at Sandy Hook Elementary. It isn't the police officer he saw leaving the school's interior covered ... | First-responders recall chaos of Friday's Connecticut school massacre . The worst memory is of the parents' faces waiting for their children . The first-responders say nothing could have prepared them . | 2ac74ffe554afd5225fd0d1549a97d50cacf7abf |
(CNN) -- Wildlife officials in Colorado say they have killed a bear believed to have been involved in an attack on a teenage boy Friday morning. Park officials used 10 tracking dogs to hunt for the brazen black bear, which wandered into a heavily-populated campsite overnight. They established a scent trail by late afte... | Black bear enters a tent and bites a teenage boy in the leg . The boy fights off the bear, a Colorado parks spokesman says . Wildlife officials kill the bear due to its apparent aggressiveness . Tracking dogs are used to help find the bear . | ff04d5fe8152d84f01be320fff9a1a3d808aedb5 |
(CNN) -- The man trying to prosecute a Brazilian soccer goalie and eight other people on murder charges in the case of a missing woman said Thursday that even though police have not found a body, he will proceed. "There's no need to find the corpse to prove the death. There are many other ways to prove death. In case t... | NEW: The prosecutor says the lack of a corpse will not hinder prosecution . A Brazilian soccer goalie is among nine people charged . Police: Eliza Samudio, 25, was last seen in June . Suspect's lawyer says the goalie will not answer questions about his alleged involvement . | 55c7bc1d4d9d70026ca58613f2c1de4927a8cb81 |
(CNN) -- Police in Oakland, California, took a 43-year-old former student at a small religious college into custody Monday after a shooting spree at the school that left seven dead and three wounded, the city's police chief said. The motive behind the killings at Oikos University in East Oakland remained a mystery Mond... | "A pedestrian came out with a bullet hole," one witness recounts . "No American mayor wants to see this situation," Oakland's mayor says . The suspect is a former student, but no motive was known Monday, police said . The college offers degrees in theology, music, nursing and Asian medicine, its website says . | 2662e5ef8c2bb1328b6b73d2a618ff8608998876 |
(MNN.com) -- If your pet suffers from arthritis, prescription medication isn't the only solution. Holistic options such as acupuncture, chiropractic medicine and rehabilitative therapy can reduce the need for medication, while significantly improving your pet's quality of life. Veterinarians Evelyn Orenbuch and Susan W... | Extra pounds add pressure to joints so keep pets active and monitor their weight . Prolotherapy involves regular injections to stimulate cell growth and strengthen joint tissue . Holistic options can be costly, but most doctors will customize treatment plans to fit your budget . | c9dc2038eaf077b337c6edff9d7584012af67225 |
Botulinum in its purest form is a deadly poison, but it can help stroke victims with pain. Botox is considered a poison with a purpose. Millions of Americans use it to help smooth their wrinkles. As more people use Botox as the ultimate wrinkle remover, doctors are realizing that its benefits go far deeper than the ski... | Bottom Line: Botox can help stroke victims ease a painful side effect . | 839a4b8a01fc74f83825650ba1eb518f6380166f |
(CNN) -- The Nevada State Board of Nursing has suspended the licenses of two nurses named by police in a criminal investigation of "disrupted" catheter lines at a hospital neonatal intensive care unit, the board's executive director said Wednesday. The two nurses, identified in board documents as Jessica May Rice and S... | NEW: 1 baby is critical after catheters were "disrupted" in neonatal intensive care unit . NEW: Hospital conducted an internal review in February . NEW: Police have determined the incidents involved "intentional patient harm" Hospital says 14 catheter "disruptions" are reported in unit . | fc74acbdb625dce821add3266245a36cb6d520d1 |
(CNN) -- Two commuter trains collided near Argentina's capital on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring hundreds more. Rescuers rushed to evacuate people and tend to the wounded, who were lined up on stretchers near the smashed train cars. At least 315 people were hurt in the accident, which occurred just... | NEW: At least 315 people were injured in the train collision, state media reports . NEW: Passenger: "The only thing you could here were screams" NEW: Argentine president: "I feel anger and impotence" Video shows rescuers rushing to the scene and tending to the wounded . | f989b0ce036680ea5d6862dd021d5fd015cda4cc |
(CNN) -- Fresh sectarian clashes in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine killed three people and left more than 400 houses, a monastery and a mosque burned to the ground, authorities said Tuesday. The clashes began Sunday night and spread to four townships, said state Attorney General Hla Thein. Rakhine is home to the Ro... | The unrest has tested the president's efforts to seek ethnic reconciliation . Authorities have instructed that security teams accompany medical personnel . Rakhine has seen attacks and counterattacks between Muslims and Buddhists . | 9e9e46c43a4fcbb71e6014588c29c6fd1cb024f9 |
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama extended a helping hand to Japan on Friday as hundreds of people were dead and additional hundreds were missing after a devastating 8.9-magnitude earthquake and ensuing tsunami. "I offer our Japanese friends whatever assistance is needed," he said during a news conference. "To... | NEW: Obama says U.S. is monitoring Japanese power plant for radiation leaks . NEW: U.S. is sending coolant in case any nuclear reactors leak . Navy ships are headed to Japan to help in relief effort . No American casualties are reported; State Department sets up phone, e-mail information . | 5abcd36e1eced5ddba8de64624bf8495c42b3e6c |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A member of Congress Friday called on the State Department to stop doing business with Xe, the North Carolina-based security company formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, on Friday urged the State Department "not to enter into further contracts" with Xe. Rep. Jan ... | State Department says it will continue Blackwater air-support contract . "I urge you not to enter into further contracts with Xe," Congresswoman's letter says . Xe spokeswoman Stacy DeLuke says firm "totally open" to Afghanistan bidding . | 6f16aff0470e1007dcb3072af72aa5fa46e66917 |
(CNN) -- Some travelers sleepily making their way through airport security in Atlanta Sunday morning got a startling wake-up. A gun detected in a carry-on at a checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was accidentally fired by an investigating officer around 9 a.m. Sunday, according to a police report. Tr... | Gun found in carry-on accidentally discharged, police report says . The gun was discovered by TSA officers at Atlanta airport . Owner told police he didn't realize gun was still in bag . | f399e84911eaf6a3df83f8c179b89dc7529342f9 |
(CNN) -- Ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya returned Monday to the capital city of Honduras, where he said he is planning to meet with his critics to arrange for his return to power. Zelaya was seized by the Honduran military in his pajamas and sent into exile on June 28. In the capital of Tegucigalpa, the in... | NEW: Interim government imposes a curfew in the capital city . Jose Manuel Zelaya was removed from office in June . U.S. said it's terminating certain aid to Honduras to pressure interim government . Zelaya was at the Brazilian embassy in the capital, Tegucigalpa . | 9d1698d40371d919a6beac024f41d0448bebbde7 |
(CNN) -- Have you ever watched a movie scene and thought to yourself, "that could never happen in real life?" The creatives behind New York prank collective Improv Everywhere haven't. Instead, the group has made it its mission to re-enact famous scenes from movies -- romantic comedies, action, fantasy films, you name i... | A New York based collective has created a series called "Movies in Real Life" The series re-creates a famous movie scene . Recently, the group performed the famous fake orgasm scene from "When Harry Met Sally" | 766675e83d558fc262c5c434f071bf1a18bf2a93 |
Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) -- Three people were killed when a parked car rigged with explosives blew up Saturday in Najaf on the eve of parliamentary elections, the Interior Ministry said. At least 54 others -- 17 Iraqis and 37 Iranians -- were injured in the attack near the Imam Ali Holy Shrine, which houses the tomb of Ali,... | Explosion near Imam Ali Holy Shrine kills 3 on day before parliamentary elections . Seats in the 325-member parliament are up for grabs . Elections were supposed to be in January but were delayed by political disagreements . 18.9 million people are eligible to vote, and will choose from about 6,200 candidates . | d720d2144b6128e2cc37a501d1964c19d0b81d5c |
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Tripoli on Tuesday, making her the first Cabinet-level American official to go to Libya since the ouster of longtime strongman Moammar Gadhafi. She landed under tight security in a country where forces loyal to the transitional government are still... | NEW: Hillary Clinton heads to Oman after brief stopover in Malta . Clinton on Moammar Gadhafi: "We hope he will be captured or killed soon" Clinton is the first Cabinet-level U.S. official to visit Libya since Gadhafi's ouster . National Transitional Council fighters toppled Gadhafi's 42-year-old government in August . | b95080faf09189859676b2a7549571446006db38 |
(CNN) -- A lawyer for Howard K. Stern says the longtime partner of late sex symbol Anna Nicole Smith will fight conspiracy charges announced Thursday. Krista Barth, an attorney for Howard K. Stern, says it's not appropriate to talk publicly about details of the case. Stern was Smith's "chief enabler," obtaining a varie... | California attorney general's comments are prejudicial, lawyer says . Brown saying too much about Anna Nicole Smith case, Krista Barth says . Barth is attorney for Smith's ex-partner, Howard K. Stern . Stern, two others charged with conspiring to supply Smith with drugs . | e3fe7f0d7c16aeda6891f100ae94403a3ce409ac |
New York (CNN) -- Two men are in custody in connection with the death of a 16-month-old boy shot while his father pushed his stroller across a Brooklyn street, authorities said Friday. The father, Anthony Hennis, 21, was pushing Antiq Hennis in his stroller near their home on Sunday evening. The child was shot in the l... | Father was walking near Brooklyn home when boy was shot . Two men apprehended in Pennsylvania . | 0e09fe4df80fa741e6d25702c43e0669077586a7 |
(CNN) -- When it comes to notable water attractions, the humble lake has a hard time keeping up with the swelling oceans, seas and rivers of this world. But for many a water-faring holidaymaker, these picturesque, calm and often overlooked expanses can offer an interesting -- even challenging -- alternative to the thei... | The best sailing adventures aren't always to be had out at sea . Inland lakes and waterways offer an alternative nautical challenge . CNN has highlighted some of the most popular inland sailing hotspots from around the world . | 9548af747ef8984a592b668812ae00c914bb5378 |
(CNN) -- While the horrors inflicted by the Nazis during World War II are well documented, "Defiance" director Edward Zwick wanted to make sure the stories of those who fought back aren't overlooked. Liev Schreiber, left, and Daniel Craig play freedom fighters in "Defiance." "There is this misperception that the Jews o... | "Defiance" is about three brothers who helped rescue Jews during WWII . Star Liev Schreiber: Courage "was in these guys' DNA" Movie has wide release Friday . | 07c9160a99d9abd8ba469cbc7ea5e969073fd30a |
(CNN) -- Thousands of Ontario, Canada, residents made do without power Monday in the aftermath of storms that toppled trees and brought down power lines. Meanwhile, residents in the upper Midwest prepared for bitter cold wind chills. More than 300,000 customers remained without electricity Monday across Ontario, includ... | NEW: Power restored to 100,000 customers in Toronto, electric company official says . Blowing snow and dangerous wind chill temperatures will hit the Upper Midwest . New York City will get steadily colder after reaching a record-breaking 71 degrees on Sunday . | 010f2e5073e692f924a0fccdf17ae079794996f3 |
(CNN) -- A 60-foot-long whale that was discovered still breathing on a New York beach Wednesday morning is likely to die overnight, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Biologists have been closely monitoring the status of the whale since its discovery early Wednesday morning. Late Wednesda... | NEW: NOAA is hoping "nature will take its course," with the whale likely to die overnight . "It's stuck in (water) five feet deep at most," firefighter says . The whale is alive but looks injured, New York Police Department officer says . "We are keeping it wet and dousing it with water to keep it breathing," he says . | b9e8f53c10c6c54e22d31cb0df0221f8fc88c14c |
(CNN) -- Jacob Zuma insists the World Cup has already brought South Africa closer together, five days before the tournament begins. The South African president says football fervor has gripped the nation ahead of the opening on game on Friday, which sees South Africa take on Mexico at the Soccer City Stadium in Johanne... | South African president Jacob Zuma insists the World Cup is uniting the nation . Zuma says the national pride on show is of "priceless benefit" The World Cup begins on Friday when South African play Mexico . Zuma says he hopes former president Nelson Mandela will attend the World Cup . | 4198ceb0c2bc0f7ba01f6905df490edfc11fa8c4 |
(CNN) -- The Indian city of Mumbai exploded into chaos early Thursday morning as gunmen launched a series of attacks across the country's commercial capital, killing scores of people and taking hostages in two luxury hotels frequented by Westerners. CNN's Christiane Amanpour says India and Pakistan might be warming tow... | Pakistani leader has gone far in reaching out to India, Amanpour says . Nations may even join together to fight terrorism, correspondent says . Region of Kashmir has been flashpoint for neighboring nations . | 32729e17019f1076f3d6f7c80a660e55bd53b790 |
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