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(CNN) -- Hungary -- whose economy is shrinking amid political wrangling -- has been vindicated for its use of "unconventional" policies and has emerged from crisis, its finance minister says. Gyorgy Matolcsy has overseen an economy that contracted 1.3% in the first quarter of this year, the worst performance in the Eur... | Hungary has emerged from crisis, its finance minister says . Gyorgy Matolcsy says Hungary has had to use unconventional economic policy measures . Matolcsy: These measures have been lambasted but they are the future . Matolcsy: EU badly needs some creativity . | b2b8ed8a1b1bc4a54b5e509319497bb129503afc |
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- A series of explosions rocked the Yemeni port city of Aden ahead of a presidential election Tuesday, but no injuries were reported, security officials said. The blasts took place in separate neighborhoods late Monday, only hours before polls were set to open. In one neighborhood, Mansoora, about f... | Explosions are reported in four neighborhoods in Aden . No injuries have been reported, security officials told CNN . Only Yemen's vice president is on the ballot in Tuesday's vote . | 56964677845ca2cc33c329121317224d2bdb09c7 |
(CNN) -- A gang rape allegedly involving the teenage son of a famous Chinese "singing general" has caused outrage in China, unleashing a tide of public anger over the behavior of so-called "princelings," the children of elite families. Li Tianyi, 17, stood before Haidian People's Court in a closed hearing in Beijing We... | Li Tianyi, 17, is one of 5 accused of gang raping a woman in February; he denies the charges . As the privileged son of two famous military singers, he is known as a "princeling" He caused outrage two years ago for attacking a family during a road rage incident . Public anger is mounting at the behavior of China's elit... | 30e8398c3e6744c5dc930cc574e1fe35e3ad7f4a |
PUERTO MONTT, Chile (CNN) -- Nearly a week after a volcano erupted in Chaiten, Chile, disgorging its contents across a wide area of the Andes Mountains, authorities finished evacuating the area most affected. Though the eruption has been continuous, it increased at midnight Wednesday, powered by a massive explosion, th... | Approximately 5,000 residents are evacuated, some by court order, officials say . Authorities coordinate the 60-kilometer transfer of cows out of the affected zone . Regional airports are shut Thursday after satellite photos show the air full of ash . Clouds of ash cover nearly a third of Argentina, the meteorological ... | 8ee0eb68243ff5a8948d67e59f1a5a8920903d89 |
(EW.com) -- When "Fast and Furious 7" opens in theaters in 2015, audiences can expect to see Paul Walker. The actor died in a car accident on November 30 before he finished filming the next installment of the popular action franchise. The tragedy not only was a devastating shock to the production, a creative team that ... | Fans can expect to see the late Paul Walker in "Fast & Furious 7" Studio has confirmed that the actor will still be a part of the picture . The actor died in a car accident before he finished filming the project . The tragedy put in doubt whether the film could be completed at all . | 22d0e0f8c46eafd05fc3ae7db6df53511b967d44 |
(CNN) -- Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has agreed to end her nearly three-week hunger strike and receive medical treatment, her spokeswoman said Tuesday. Tymoshenko, who has been on hunger strike since April 20, will be transferred to a hospital in the eastern city of Kharkov by Wednesday, according ... | Yulia Tymoshenko has been on hunger strike since April 20 to protest her treatment in prison . The ex-Ukrainian prime minister is serving a seven-year sentence for abuse of authority . She will be transferred to a hospital for treatment by Wednesday, a spokeswoman says . | ff434db464ff80a6ab8b85096d41f445fb504c23 |
(CNN) -- Clashes between Somalia's transitional government and the Al-Shabab militia left 103 people dead and 420 others wounded, Somali officials said Friday. The fighting in Mogadishu between the rebel group and the government has raged for nine days. The fighting in Mogadishu between the rebel group and the governm... | Government forces are fighting a rebel group in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu . Somali officials say 103 people have been killed, hundreds more wounded . Rebel fighters want a stricter form of sharia law introduced in Somalia . Fighting started in early May, rebels say they're recruiting more supporters . | 268463410e1934e02cc39dbd97b19d96b5e0bf57 |
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (CNN) -- A passenger train rumbling through the Czech Republic slammed into a collapsed overpass, causing the deaths of at least a half dozen passengers and the injuries of a few dozen more, according to a Czech News Agency account. An areal view shows the scene of the train accident in Studenka,... | Reports: Train crashed into a collapsed overpass, with up to 10 possibly dead . EuroCity train going from Polish city of Krakow to the Czech capital, Prague . Incident occured at around 0830 GMT, officials say . | c136c209869b227e534aca60b6df7e0b26bce7fe |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistan's Interior Ministry backtracked Tuesday on its statement that Benazir Bhutto died because she hit her head on a sunroof latch during a shooting and bomb attack. The two suspects (circled) who the Pakistan government believe were involved in Bhutto's assassination. The government al... | NEW: Ministry backtracks on claim Bhutto died because of sunroof latch . Reward offered for ID of two suspects believed involved in assassination . Doctors claim Pakistani police prevented an autopsy on Benazir Bhutto . Lawyer Athar Minallah said the move violated Pakistani criminal law . | 90078aabc0825af0b651edddc7f2351e0751b28f |
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- A 12-mile oil slick near where an Air France jet crashed Monday into the Atlantic Ocean indicates the plane likely didn't break up until it hit the water, Brazil's defense minister said Wednesday. Image released by the Brazilian Air Force shows oil slicks in the water near a debris site.... | NEW: Oil slick may argue against an in-flight explosion, Brazilian official says . NEW: Determining where plane broke up will be difficult, U.S. aviation expert says . Air France flight disappeared over Atlantic Ocean after taking off from Brazil . Memorial for the victims of Flight AF 447 takes place in Paris at Notre... | d9b7c34c3c4aa7e82ab5f25fca7b9693bec4bae3 |
(CNN) -- For the first 45 of her 50 years of living, Bonnie Neighbour used to wake up feeling sorry to be alive. Bonnie Neighbour has struggled with mental health issues for almost all of her 50 years. "Even when I wasn't actually depressed, I would open my eyes in the morning and wonder if there wasn't something else;... | HHS's Office on Women's Health releases new report on women's mental health . Women suffer from major depression, anxiety disorders at higher rate than men . Half of all mental illnesses occur before age 14 in both men and women . Need for early detection and destigmatization of mental illnesses, researcher says . | 36917d73735a371e9715bd54133123ea0c632060 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Working on your weekend isn't always fun, but it was for me this past Saturday and Sunday. CNN's John King demonstrates the magic board. We had a lot of viewers ask about how we cover the elections, where our information comes from and what sort of gadgets we've got planned. And so what's BackStory fo... | CNN using prototype technology to bring election stats to life . John King's "magic board" can zoom in on individual homes . CNN coverage will see "holograms" appear in studio . | a26bd4232b23f27f33e6cdc799fcaf678427c054 |
(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal insists he is more motivated by winning titles than retaining the No. 1 ranking as the tennis season makes its quick switch from clay to grass this week. The Spaniard has swapped Paris for London after clinching a record-equaling sixth French Open title on Sunday as he begins preparations to defen... | World No. 1 Rafael Nadal seeking to win his third title on the grass at Wimbledon . He retained his ranking after claiming a record-equaling sixth French Open crown . Nadal says Paris semifinalist Novak Djokovic deserves to be the No. 1 . Roger Federer pulls out of German tournament to rest his groin injury . | c9c5051bc3731925b924a259e0c7e0f10f51aeec |
(CNN) -- At least 51 people have died and at least 21 others are missing after torrential rains and subsequent flooding pummeled the Philippines on Saturday, the government said. Filipino pedestrians in Quezon City, a suburb of Manila, brave Tropical Storm Ketsana's floodwaters. Tropical Storm Ketsana spawned the flood... | NEW: . More than 50 are dead in Philippines in flooding from Tropical Storm Ketsana . 5,000 rescued without boats, another 3,688 rescued with boats, official says . In all, 41,205 people sought refuge in 92 evacuation centers, official says . | b6cdedc2ed9f81b26474cec4df5b733727972778 |
(CNN) -- Crowds gathered at the headquarters of a Chinese newspaper on Monday, in support of a rare protest by journalists against alleged government censorship. The journalists at the Southern Weekly paper, based in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, claim that an editorial calling for political reform was censor... | Crowds gather in support of journalists' protest . Move follows controversy over alleged censorship of editorial . Call for reform said to be re-written as tribute to Communist Party rule . | 828db22dec92603fb2276d42e8a66e6d72421643 |
(CNN) -- The United States have battled back to set up a final-day showdown in the Solheim Cup women's golf teams event in Ireland. With Europe doubling their one-point lead to 7-5 after Saturday's morning foursomes matches at Killeen Castle, the U.S. kept alive their hopes of a fourth straight title on Sunday by level... | Solheim Cup level at 8-8 going into Sunday's singles matches in Ireland . U.S. women's team battle back from 7-5 down in Saturday fourballs . Europe's Laura Davies becomes the competition's record points scorer . Davies plays fellow veteran Juli Inkster in one of the key clashes . | 52b026b4fba08c943369f0166f08ca711cae892f |
(CNN) -- Higher temperatures are bringing some relief to the Southeast and should remain in place despite stormy weather expected for the coming weekend, weather forecasters said Tuesday. After the stretch of unusually cold weather that gripped the region, severe storms will affect the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississi... | Southeast should see higher temperatures this week, storms this weekend, forecasters say . In Atlanta, Georgia, warming is predicted through Friday, when high could reach 58 . In Florida, Tuesday's high was expected to reach 54 in Tallahassee, the state capital . On West Coast, a storm was rolling into the area between... | bc7a51debb1b83231cf0f5484e96f858253feec2 |
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- North Korea, formally called the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is also known as the Hermit Kingdom for a good reason. Chinese border guards patrol in Jilin province across from the North Korean border on March 21, 2009. For decades, it has been shrouded by a veil of secrecy that has pre... | Secretive and closed off for decades, North Korea is known as the Hermit Kingdom . By land, China and North Korea are linked by 7 road crossings and 4 railway points . In recent years, N. Korean refugees have fled into China seeking food, jobs, freedom . Tentative reforms have been aborted and North Korea remains isola... | f7f2180da4dd9f92e41952042c43953e26cea367 |
Sao Paulo (CNN) -- Paulo Henrique Machado shares pictures of some of his most cherished memories: the first time he saw the beach, a Formula One race and a party from his childhood when all his friends dressed as clowns. And yet he has lived the last 43 years -- almost his entire life -- in Brazil's biggest hospital. A... | Paulo Henrique Machado has lived most his 43 years in a Sao Paulo hospital bed . Machado contracted polio as an infant; his mother died soon after his birth . Machado and his roommate, Eliana Zagui, have become inspirations to others with paralysis . | 66ab4d2312086ef170581684b86a002ad81d628b |
(CNN) -- Celebrity publicist Max Clifford was charged Friday with 11 counts of indecent assault against a girl under the age of 16 as part of an investigation into sex abuse allegations against the late British TV presenter Jimmy Savile, according to the Metropolitan Police Service. Clifford was arrested in December on... | Max Clifford has been ordered to appear in court on May 28, police say . The allegations against Clifford date between 1966 and 1985, they say . The case is part of the ongoing investigation in sex abuse allegations against Jimmy Savile . | 598a7b16e19b9f73ff1eb7073e09d5a43edfbd19 |
(CNN) -- Racing legend Frankie Dettori will work as a freelance jockey in 2013, ending an 18-year spell with the Dubai-owned Godolphin stable. The Italian will not be directly employed by Godolphin, owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, but will continue to race for the stable. "We have had a tremendous assoc... | Jockey Frankie Dettori leaves Goldolphin stable after 18 years . The Italian could continue to race for the stable on a freelance basis . Godolphin owned by Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum . Dettori is perhaps most famous for winning seven races in a day in 1996 . | 1968e1db693e48ed7754e908ce0fae46fc28c410 |
(CNN) -- Liberals and conservatives don't agree on much these days, but many agree on this: The Department of Health and Human Services' HealthCare.gov rollout has been a debacle. That's reason enough for President Obama to replace agency Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and he should go with an unconventional choice: New ... | Michael Zuckerman: Health and Human Services secretary should be replaced . He says New York Michael Bloomberg has the ability to fix what's wrong with Obamacare . Bloomberg's term is ending, and he's looking for a big new job, Zuckerman says . Zuckerman: Picking Bloomberg would allow Obama a fresh start on his signatu... | 683029eb59f830e4f0408d260067d8a9ef61adb7 |
(CNN) -- Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, Nobel peace laureate and South Africa's first black president, celebrated his 90th birthday Friday by doing something he had indicated he would not do again -- grant an interview to journalists. Mandela sits at the 6th Nelson Mandela Lecture in Soweto, Johannesburg. A cheer... | Mandela: Called on the rich to help the poor in birthday interview . It was Mandela's first meeting with reporters since 2004 . F.W. de Klerk: Mandela "one of the greatest figures of the 20th century" While in prison, Mandela became most significant black leader in South Africa . | 10012ce8d0d7cf071007f8a5f4800952ba1e874a |
(CNN) -- Trinidad and Tobago's Kelly-Ann Baptiste should have been contending for a medal in Monday's women's 100m final at Moscow -- instead she has been withdrawn from the World Athletics Championships by her federation for a "doping matter." Baptiste, who won a bronze in the last global championships in Daegu two ye... | Leading sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste withdrawn from world championships . Her Trinidad and Tobogo federation said it was for a 'doping matter' Teammate Semoy Hackett also pulled out of Moscow events . Latest leading track and field athlete to fail drugs test . | f31a842704dec4c26433f9b56aea4ba863917820 |
Seoul (CNN) -- The world knows North Korea for its loud and over-the-top warmongering rhetoric about the U.S. But the true war is being fought in whispers, across secret phone lines and smuggled radios. And it's those whispers that reveal how close the peninsula may be to an actual war. "North Koreans want to go to war... | True war on Korean Peninsula being fought in whispers, secret phone lines and smuggled radios . S. Korean propagandist: Angry rhetoric product of Kim Jong Un's weak standing as a new leader . North Korean defectors work at Daily NK, a Seoul-based website monitoring North Korea . Many at the publication fear that poor d... | fe0f7993082f8b8fd773b61092b75af67883c263 |
(CNN) -- While snow from a massive winter storm system continued to fall Wednesday night in parts of the Northeast, millions in the Midwest were left to dig themselves out, brave dangerously frigid temperatures and cope with sporadic power outages. An Arctic cold front followed the storm that dumped nearly 2 feet of sn... | NEW: Amtrak, most airports expect to return to normal Thursday . NEW: President Obama declares a federal emergency in Oklahoma, expediting aid . Extreme weather halts energy production at 50 Texas power plants, a spokesman says . Wind chills in Wisconsin may fall to 20 to 25 degrees below zero Wednesday night . | 8751cc23dbc3b38983555371ee2823ff373b0106 |
(CNN) -- Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is very softly spoken. The tech titan, now chief executive of mobile payments company Square, is an observer who pays close attention to everything that goes on around him. The 36-year old prefers to listen rather than talk, which may seem ironic for someone who helped re-define ... | Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is promoting his new business, Square, across North America . CNN's Maggie Lake caught up with Dorsey in Toronto to hear his plans to upend commerce . Dorsey said he wants to make commerce frictionless, allowing businesses time to expand . His comments come as Twitter, which is valued at ... | 6d78486109d35e123627def31c6b2c57eb32dc01 |
(CNN) -- Dividing up the newspapers on a recent weekend, my husband asked me if I wanted to see the Sports section. "No," I replied jokingly. "Reading the sports got me into a big argument once." Big argument indeed. This week's Masters Golf Tournament marks the 10th and final round of the national brouhaha over admitt... | Martha Burk: A decade of protests opened Augusta National Golf Club to women . The fight wasn't about golf, she says, it was about women's "place" in the corridors of power . Burk: Without such protests, women would not be judges, lawmakers, troops, doctors . Burk: Let's hope more women will join Condi Rice and Darla M... | ad67039357f1dc914d6ea55c3ceabab13422aa2c |
(CNN) -- Police in Glendale, Arizona are investigating the stabbing deaths of a husband and wife who were found dead on the grounds of Luke Air Force Base. Their bodies were found Sunday night inside a post office on the base, according to Glendale police Detective Jeff Doukas, who said more details are expected to be ... | A man and woman are found stabbed to death at Luke Air Force Base . A knife was found at the scene . There's no threat to military personnel, a base spokeswoman said . | 7cdd879f7f6cc2fc921a2549c026539df963f3ca |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- A Palestinian man stabbed an Israeli soldier Wednesday, killing him, the Israeli military said. The attack occurred at the central bus station in Afula. The soldier was wearing his uniform and was headed to an army base when he was stabbed with a knife, the military said. He was taken to a hospital w... | The attack occurred at the central bus station in Afula . The soldier was severely injured and taken to the hospital, where he died . | 0b48e1926c03510dafd2398e8bb607f3fdb85e9e |
(CNN) -- The entire first floor had a rust-colored ring 3 feet high where Sandy had left its mark. The damaged furniture had already been tossed, and all that was left was a concrete floor and bare walls. Our AmeriCares "Operation Muck-Out" team immediately got to work, ripping out the interior walls and removing the i... | AmeriCares volunteer works with Sandy victims trying to rebuild their homes and lives . Volunteers spent most of the day dismantling the kitchen, first floor of a home . The homeowner told volunteers he was channeling his energy into cleanup and rebuilding . | 2051f8c947412673baef5af52516367e2293e60f |
(CNN) -- After more than half a century involved in motorsport, and three decades at the helm of Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone has no plans to quit just yet. In fact, the 81-year-old has told CNN that he will be in charge for as long as he lives. "It'll probably depend a lot (on) when I die," Ecclestone said ahead of ... | Bernie Ecclestone tells CNN he intends to run Formula One until he dies . The octogenarian has been running the sport for the last 30 years . Ecclestone hopes grands prix in France and a second race in the U.S. can be agreed . The 81-year-old defends the decision to host a race in Bahrain last month . | aac0e685ddb8652465c5c78d5289737b3bf9a036 |
(CNN) -- Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and the British Prime Minister David Cameron Friday pledged to increase cooperation between the two countries on economic development and security issues. Meeting at Cameron's official country residence, Chequers, both leaders affirmed their commitment to further strengthe... | British PM and Pakistan President hold talks at Chequers . Both leaders pledge to increase economic and security cooperation . Meeting overshadowed by Cameron comments . Zardari facing criticism for being away while parts of Pakistan suffer flooding . | eadbdb69c5fe15824a3d49bb0709fe39f0bc146d |
Washington (CNN) -- The manufacturers of seven caffeinated alcoholic beverages labeled a "public health concern" have stopped producing or shipping the products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. Last week, the FDA sent warning letters to four beverage makers saying the addition of caffeine to ... | The FDA has called the seven caffeine-alcohol drinks unsafe . Manufacturers have agreed to stop shipping them, the agency says . The companies had been given two weeks to reformulate products . | a4d9089ac6ca2681d6fe1d2347309ac55b7245c7 |
(CNN) -- Monday morning, as we scrambled to get Luna off to school, there came a moment when the timeline of my life leapt into fast-forward. I was carrying around an iPad turned to CNN, checking in to see what news awaited me at work, while Luna danced around me, knowing my partner or I would turn off the TV if watchi... | Barack Obama spoke Monday at Barnard, Rose Arce's alma mater . Arce recalls that when a dorm mate said she had two mothers, other students fell silent . Her daughter, Luna, wants to follow in her mother's footsteps by attending Barnard . | fbf4ec5b67f487d7efeb293b31c9e28c574662ab |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Congress voted to halt planned cuts in Medicare payments to doctors Tuesday, overriding President Bush's veto in a battle that pitted health insurers against physicians. President Bush says he objects to the bill because it takes choices "away from seniors to pay physicians." The new law stops a 10.... | NEW: House votes 383 to 41 to override President Bush's veto . NEW: Senate votes 70-26 to enact the law over Bush's objections . Medicare payment bill sent to Bush after Senate filibuster battle . Bill would stop 10.6 percent cut in what Medicare pays doctors . | d69d50059c96bd729e9e4c54eee7901d43c0181d |
Midland City, Alabama (CNN) -- Residents of Midland City, Alabama, gathered to show support and offer prayers for the family of a 5-year-old hostage held in a bunker. Saturday marked the fifth day of an armed standoff in that town, where authorities are negotiating through a ventilation pipe with the man accused of bar... | NEW: A 1976 kidnapping victim recalls her experience . The suspect has been identified as 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes . He is accused of killing a school bus driver and abducting a 5-year-old . Authorities have said there is no connection between Dykes and the boy . | b0e526324c059a109fa66575f9dd42cb91d7c02a |
Editor's note: Peter Bergen, CNN's national security analyst, is a fellow at the New America Foundation, a Washington-based think tank that promotes innovative thought from across the ideological spectrum, and at New York University's Center on Law and Security. He's the author of "The Osama bin Laden I Know: An Oral H... | Peter Bergen: Osama bin Laden still inspires al Qaeda . He says 8 years after 9/11, the "war on terror" has failed to capture him . He says law of averages suggests bin Laden will eventually be caught or killed . | 0254b59405a4bd611d20137ba4ffa579a3f872d1 |
(CNN) -- While Real Madrid signed Gareth Bale in the summer's highest-profile football transfer and added several other big names, Manchester United fans were left largely underwhelmed by the Premier League champion's moves in the off-season. They might be even more disappointed after learning how much United made in i... | Manchester United announces a club record annual revenue of $580 million . The English Premier League champion also says sponsorship revenue increased 44 percent . But most United fans are disappointed the team didn't buy more players in the summer . United was linked with Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fabregas and Ander Her... | 0222a7e03881449449ed83747cc20c4d55b54eb9 |
(CNN) -- The Nixon Presidential Library released 154 hours of tape recordings and 30,000 pages of documents from the Nixon White House on Tuesday, offering a revealing look at the state of mind of America's 37th president at the start of what would prove to be his disastrous abbreviated second term. President Richard N... | Recordings cover some 1,000 conversations from January/February 1973 . Among the topics: Paris peace talks, Roe v. Wade, Watergate . In one tape, Nixon orders detailed logs be kept of Henry Kissinger's phone calls . | bb204fd8fb967c7acf9215966792ea1edd849316 |
London (CNN) -- The father of the Pakistani teen whose love of learning led the Taliban to shoot her expressed gratitude Friday for the help she has received. "Last night when we met her, there were tears in our eyes and they were out of happiness, out of happiness," Ziauddin Yousufzai told reporters at Queen Elizabeth... | "She is not just my daughter, she is the daughter of everyone," her father says . Malala Yousufzai's family visited her Thursday . "There were tears in our eyes and they were out of happiness," father says . "We don't think she has significant brain damage," hospital director says . | 7e06b8a3f6582d0dcacd94466a1c7497894ee7d8 |
(ArsTechnica) -- Tim Cook has already stepped up to reassure Apple employees that the company isn't going to change, according to an internal e-mail seen by Ars. Sent early Thursday to all employees in the company -- the morning after Steve Jobs announced his resignation as CEO -- Cook said working with Jobs and Apple ... | New CEO Tim Cook: working with Steve Jobs, Apple has been "the privilege of a lifetime" Jobs has been an incredible leader and mentor to me, Cook writes . Cook is gruff and assertive, but in a way that makes people feel secure . | 56e9e51ef661bfa3fc66e7b19b6d45ccf5d8ca94 |
(CNN) -- Some long-time Cuba watchers expressed skepticism Tuesday over a report by a former Mexican foreign minister that Communist leader Raul Castro removed two top-ranking officials earlier this month because they were plotting to overthrow him with the support of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Fidel Castro, bes... | Former Mexican foreign minister says Raul Castro removed two top-ranking officials . It's claimed they were plotting to overthrow him fearing he'd betray Cuban revolution . Report says plotters received support from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez . Some long-time Cuba watchers skeptical over the report . | e0f3663f601627be6068ad203f63027bbdfd55f6 |
(CNN Student News) -- May 24, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Panama City, Florida • Shanghai & Beijing, China • West Point, New York . Transcript . THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: May 24th, 1844: The first t... | Soak up some analysis of what may and may not help clean up an oil spill . Look into some of the reasons why a government intelligence chief resigned . Step up your knowledge about the youngest person ever to climb Mount Everest . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | f97b0e817b940457b9414ee10293a4226abd12c7 |
(CNN) -- A transsexual woman has won on appeal the right to marry her boyfriend, a decision poised to rewrite Hong Kong's marriage law. The appellant -- known only by the initial "W" -- is a post-operative male-to-female transsexual who was refused the right to marry because she did not quality as a "woman" under Hong ... | A transsexual woman has won on appeal the right to marry her boyfriend in a landmark case . She was refused the right to marry as she did not quality as a "woman" under Hong Kong law . The 37-year-old, known as 'W,' had a sex change operation more than five years ago . Judges noted the decision does not address the que... | 2b7023316da8f934a86523b34a39e70c2c6eb03d |
Paris (CNN) -- When you're in love in Paris, you show it with a lock. A combination lock, a bicycle lock or, most commonly, a simple padlock -- hundreds of them -- all inscribed with the names of lovers and clinging to the chain link railing of the Pont des Arts, the Bridge of Arts, the keys romantically tossed into th... | This Paris visit focuses on lots of walking, sitting and eating instead of rushing . Montmartre has secret vineyard; Île Saint-Louis is a charmer . Watching the crazy traffic around the Arc de Triomphe can serve as excellent entertainment . Assemble your own meal at the fruit, produce and specialty food shops on Rue Cl... | 853c1b9d1bc3edd7f0ca6a45b131bbacdcb947d0 |
(CNN) -- Gary Coleman's remains were cremated Thursday and his ashes will be locked away until a court decides who should get them, the special administrator of his estate said. "The proceeding was conducted in accordance with Mr. Coleman's desires as expressed in his will, that no funeral service, wake, or other cerem... | Coleman was cremated Thursday . Ashes will be stored until will dispute is decided . Actor's will called for no funeral . | f6009a2dc75ca32e0cefcc8f1b30ee05a064b5e9 |
Paris, France (CNN) -- Three French hostages kidnapped in Nigeria have been released, the French government said Wednesday. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner announced their release "with great joy and deep relief," saying the Nigerian authorities had told him the news. The three French nationals were taken host... | French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner greets the news with "great joy" They were kidnapped September 22 while working for an oil services company . It is not clear who kidnapped them, but a rebel group said it found them . | 6ec429ab90c2222a770e213f8c5a90b6869f2dee |
(CNN) -- "It's like all our memories are gone." That's what my brother said when he called to talk about the devastation Superstorm Sandy wreaked on the Jersey Shore, the summer playground of our youth. With those words I realized that as concerned and sad as I was about the effect of the storm, I was also mourning for... | David Vigilante: Jersey Shore, wrecked by Sandy, may never be the same . Vigilante: The place harbors so many happy memories for me growing up . He says unlike the MTV caricature, it has been a vacation spot for many . Vigilante: The shore is more than a beach; it's a connection that binds generations . | 379fb46257da9c247a13e6ddc27be96db4422cc2 |
(CNN) -- For a country of just 2.1 million people in an area more than twice the size of Germany, Namibia has seen more than its share of conflict over the past 120 years. Dragged into the 20th century as a German imperial protectorate, German South-West Africa, as it was known then, was the scene of violent insurrecti... | Namibia is over twice the size of Germany and the driest country in sub-Saharan Africa . Colonized by Germany and later ruled by apartheid-era South Africa . Independence came in 1990 after 22 years of war . Stark beauty of landscape and deserts matched by challenges to improve economy and lives of Namibians . | 5bfebbb6d0a44b0ea0bfa494c2c15e8ec80668ec |
(CNN) -- Peter Sagan of Slovakia marked his debut in the Tour de France by winning the first stage of this year's race in Seraing Sunday. The 22-year-old Liquigas rider underlined his reputation as the rising star of the peloton by outsprinting Fabian Cancellara and Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway after a tough uphill f... | Peter Sagan wins first stage of the Tour de France . Slovakian outsprinted Fabian Cancellara and Edvald Boasson Hagen . Cancellara keeps race leader's yellow jersey . Pre-race favorite Bradley Wiggins remains in second place . | 3a937b1eea0a22c80af1e6e0cbc61755d46ff6be |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Newt Gingrich was the keynote speaker at Monday night's fundraising dinner for the Senate and House Republican campaign committees, but it was Sarah Palin who stole the show. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin waves to the crowd at the Republican fundraising dinner Monday in Washington. The Alaska governor's ... | Speculation had been rampant about whether Gov. Sarah Palin would attend dinner . Crowd cheers upon arrival of Palin and her husband, Todd . Even though Palin doesn't speak, she is center of attention during fundraiser . $14.3 million raised for congressional Republicans; Obama roundly criticized . | 3a5687e85d1fcfaffc5f8ad883439373cd454a26 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- The alleged U.S. operative of a Mexican cartel was known as "The Pretty One." That was her alias in Mexico "La Bonita, " according to Mexican officials. This week the fugitive is back in Mexico in custody following her capture by U.S. authorities in the Los Angeles area on immigration violations. A... | Anel Violeta Noriega Rios, 27, is known as "La Bonita" in Mexico . She's allegedly one of the main U.S. operatives for the violent La Familia cartel . U.S. officers arrest her on immigration violations and hand her to Mexican authorities . Mexico put a 5 million peso ($375,000) reward on her for alleged drug traffickin... | 81f5b4bfcc189c71c6c89bc4942eb1270fc42607 |
(CNN) -- In her first televised appearance since Cory Monteith's death, Lea Michele took the stage at the Teen Choice Awards on Sunday night and dedicated her Choice TV Actress -- Comedy prize to her late "Glee" co-star and real-life boyfriend. "I wanted to dedicate this award to Cory," she said while fighting back tea... | Lea Michele of "Glee" won a Teen Choice Award for TV Actress -- Comedy . Michele dedicated the win to her late boyfriend and co-star Cory Monteith . "He became a part of all of our hearts, and that's where he'll stay forever," she said. | 9c0186509730a9f358a0fa68a26a2ed068451d49 |
(CNN) -- An oil tanker bound for the United States was hijacked off Somalia with a crew of 28 aboard, maritime authorities said. The M/V Maran Centaurus was commandeered about 600 nautical miles northeast of the Seychelles, on its way to New Orleans, Louisiana, according to the Maritime Security Center. The crew consis... | M/V Maran Centaurus commandeered about 600 nautical miles northeast of the Seychelles . 300,000-ton tanker, which started out from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, was seized Sunday . The crew consists of 16 Filipinos, nine Greeks, two Ukrainians and a Romanian . | b5c202d1e3f95cab08e693d8cd635233c5fdf37f |
(CNN) -- The last eight years In the United States have included momentous events including the September 11 attacks, the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina and an economic recession. Ted Stanke of New York created a symbolic map of the United States out of toy soldiers to protest the Iraq war. Historic moments defined Presid... | iReport.com: Readers share impassioned, often angry, thoughts on Bush . Cathy Cott says she feels frustration coming to a boil at the mention of him . Chris Molisani says he can't remember Bush's years before September 11 . Maria Davis wants to see him give a unifying departing speech . | 551f3d88d05567e87b91bd9b222335605867604f |
(CNN) -- Finally, it's all over. I'm pretty sure that is what a lot of Ohioans are thinking. None of us has ever been through anything like this, and it was not pleasant. While we appreciated having the national spotlight on us these past few months, the price was high. It was impossible to get away from the election. ... | Paul Sracic: Ohioans were bombarded with campaign ads and calls . Sracic: In the end, Ohio did not matter in Barack Obama's re-election . He says if there was one GOP winner in Ohio, it was probably Sen. Rob Portman . Sracic: Maybe it's time for Portman to be a presidential candidate in the next election . | 4ef5200ba43a07f1b9e7d48dae2087679f7023e2 |
(CNN) -- The controversial pitch at the new Wembley stadium is to be dug up immediately. Wembley's pitch has come in for plenty of criticism since the stadium weas reopened in 2007. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger branded the surface 'a disaster' after the FA Cup semifinal defeat by Chelsea last Saturday, while Sir Alex ... | The controversial pitch at the new Wembley stadium to be dug up immediately . Pitch has received widespread criticism since the stadium reopened in 2007 . The number of non-footballing events at the stadium has taken toll on surface . | 560b932fb2f93afcb45b16ba8507c61f71f75eea |
(CNN) -- Watching the Olympics, which kick off in earnest Friday with the opening ceremony in London, is more fun when you know the stories behind the Games. No doubt, sports broadcasters will hammer on plenty of rags-to-riches, against-the-odds backstories about the Olympic athletes. (You can also find plenty of them ... | Technology is a controversial and exciting aspect of the Olympics . High-tech swimsuits were banned from the London games . Some athletes use data tracking devices to optimize performance . Australian cyclists train for London on a virtual reality course . | a8a6689085e79386829d79bf0dd3ee90cdc2cdb6 |
PADUCAH, Kentucky (CNN) -- He arrives in the early morning hours, when the downtown streets here are empty and quiet. Former U.S. soldier Steven Green has been convicted of raping and killing a 14-year-old Iraqi girl. An electric gate jerks to life as the black sedan with tinted windows pulls into a parking lot protect... | Steven Green was convicted of murder, rape in deaths of girl and her family in Iraq . Jury in Kentucky to decide his sentence; death penalty a possibility . Closing arguments could start as soon as Wednesday . Green faces harsher penalty because he had left Army and was tried in civilian court . | 3e63ec9394c3bad46605c1c52cccee8cf256f138 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Air Force F-22A fighter jet crashed Wednesday near Edwards Air Force Base in California, killing the test pilot, the Air Force said. An F-22A fighter jet similar to this one crashed Wednesday during a test mission in California. The single-seater crashed about 10:30 a.m. (1:30 p.m. ET) for unknow... | NEW: Test pilot David Cooley, 49, of Palmdale, California, dies in crash . F-22A fighter jet crashes 35 miles northeast of Edwards AFB around 10:30 a.m. The one-seater jet was on a test mission when it crashed . At $150 million apiece, the F-22A is the most expensive Air Force fighter . | cd76fdc5cc9db3d1ed8cba6c2c95718cf496d4f2 |
(CNN) -- I am a product of the "The Black Church." It shaped me into who I am today: a Christian pastor aware of God's amazing grace and love. When I announced I was gay, the church limited that grace and love. Although I had no doubt that God loved me, I discovered that God's love and the church's love can be two diff... | O.C. Allen says he is a product of "The Black Church," which helped shape him into a pastor . When he announced he was gay, he found that God's love and the church's love can differ . He and partner married; he says he realized marriage about right to equal benefits under law . Allen: Gay and heterosexual couples must ... | 2b95591f237c5c0e2db67d66071a14d6ae5214d0 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A Bush administration official has publicly described a detainee's treatment at the U.S. Navy Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as torture, according to a published report. The detention of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been a source of controversy. Susan Crawford, the retired judge in c... | Retired judge refuses to refer case to prosecutors because of torture assessment . Susan Crawford describes techniques as "overly aggressive and too persistent" Military prosecutors accuse Mohammed al-Qahtani of helping plan 9/11 attacks . White House, Defense Department respond to Washington Post story . | 1c2b94251ded6f40524a116e3e926bcc4d5ab680 |
(CNN) -- Cindy Haynes was 42 when she made her decision. All of her life she had been a wife and a mom. Now her kids were growing up; her divorce was being finalized, and she had just landed her first real job. Lauren Hetrovicz, 21, stands across the river from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. "I decided that there w... | People around the country are creating their own "Bucket Lists" Lists can include anything from "See more sunsets" to "Climb Mount Everest" TJ Liston took his family on a 10-day canoe trip in Labrador, Canada . Eric Shoen meets with a friend to revise his bucket list each year . | 9fc3cc95e5df50c8d1f8a92905b384dc0869179f |
'SINDH KALAY', England (CNN) -- The aroma of freshly baking flatbread wafts through the air as a unit of British soldiers position themselves for a quick patrol around the village of Sindh Kalay. A British soldier on patrol in the mock Afghan village of Sindh Kalay. Market vendors hawk grapes and melons, as a group of ... | British soldiers train in mock Afghan village before deployment to Afghanistan . Village features Afghan asylum-seekers as vendors, elders, Afghan forces . Taliban militants are played by Nepalese Ghurkha soldiers . Village trains soldiers to understand Afghan customs, respect Afghan culture . | f281c0a3017e406907d9d4cf5a150bee90239306 |
HONG KONG, China (CNN) -- It's small, affluent, tech-savvy and it has a very obvious pollution problem -- Hong Kong is arguably an ideal destination for electric cars. MyCar, the electric vehicle developed in Hong Kong, would be perfect for the city, but faces big obstacles. And despite the absence of a car-making indu... | New electric vehicle, MyCar, developed in Hong Kong, but won't be sold there . Lack of government and market interest means MyCar will be sold in Europe . Large capacity for electric power, especially in public transport . | 0dba9827e8afb9ff418778a80180576f630d891d |
(CNN) -- Euro 2012 hosts Ukraine were brought back down to earth after their opening match heroics as France clinched a 2-0 victory in stormy Donetsk. Play in the Group D match was suspended for 58 minutes as spectacular torrential rain and forked lightning put the players' safety at risk. When the teams returned to th... | France beat hosts Ukraine 2-0 in rain-lashed Euro 2012 clash . Jeremy Menez and Yohan Cabaye on target after 58-minute delay due to storm . Danny Welbeck hits stunning winner as England edge Sweden 3-2 . Swedes become the second team eliminated from tournament . | 414d7be1dfa913426e8e70290d5a7d40ae5d71ca |
Rome (CNN) -- Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Saturday he would run again as his country's leader, signaling a return to the limelight for the nation's most flamboyant politician. The billionaire resigned as prime minister just over a year ago at the height of his country's debt crisis, bringing to... | Prime Minister Mario Monti plans to step down after passage of a budget, stability measures . "I return to politics with despair and out of a sense of responsibility," says Silvio Berlusconi . The 76-year-old insists he is entering the race to win . He resigned in November 2011 amid a national economic crisis . | af38f48aea6f21bbada5b6be34dda2c805dbb987 |
(CNN) -- It might seem a bit strange that actress Jodie Foster chose an event watched by millions to make the case for the need for privacy. Well, this is Hollywood, after all. The celebrated actress took the occasion of receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award at Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony to make several personal st... | Actress Jodie Foster discussed privacy during her speech at the Golden Globes . Professor says there are a multitude of outlets for stars personal drama to be shared . Writer took exception to some of Foster's comments . | 7594c2fd73a6c13e4404c538e40af71987d730c8 |
(CNN) -- A California jury on Thursday rejected claims that Toyota was responsible for the death of a woman in a 2009 crash that resulted from a sudden and uncontrollable acceleration of one of its cars. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury returned the verdict after more than four days of deliberations. The case was on... | Jury returns verdict after more than four days of deliberation . Noriko Uno was killed in a 2009 crash . Her family sued Toyota, claiming her Camry suffered an unintended acceleration . Toyota says the verdict reaffirms its findings that its vehicles are safe . | c5510366e523158d9ddae45fec968ce6727c1d5b |
(CNN) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged developed nations to "lead by example" Wednesday as a climate change conference bogged down over support for poor nations trying to adapt to a warming world. The two-week conference in Poland's capital, Warsaw, opened with a hunger strike by the top delegate from the ty... | "Science is telling us we need to do more," Ban Ki-moon tells climate conference . Warsaw conference split between developed and developing nations . Developing nations want more support for adapting to a warming world . | 2826e7cac592cfb3b4c7d2036fa03059798be1e9 |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- For the majority of people in the West banking is as easy as walking to a local branch or ATM, or logging into their account from a computer. But for millions in developing countries, even having a bank account is out of reach. In India, at least, that could be about to change. Vodafone India and ICI... | Vodafone India announced launch of M-Pesa, a mobile phone based banking service . M-Pesa was first established in Kenya in 2007 as a way to transfer money and pay bills . Vodafone says 700mn Indians are "unbanked", with no access to traditional bank services . In 2011, India had 986mn mobile phone subscriptions, second... | ce47ea5e0d8a5f3d63c0a907acf39cfa4dad7327 |
Geneva, Switzerland (CNN) -- Iran appears keen to progress swiftly toward a deal reining back its nuclear program in return for relief from international sanctions that have crippled its economy, a senior U.S. administration official said Wednesday. She was speaking on the eve of a fresh round of talks scheduled for Th... | Senior U.S. official: "We believe Iran is ready to move this process forward quickly" Talks set for Thursday and Friday in Geneva with Security Council, Germany and Iran . Tough international sanctions have hobbled Iran's oil-driven economy . United States accuses Iran of covertly developing a nuclear bomb; Iran denies... | 565ded9039c253dce4d437a91c63bcd16fdd4da0 |
(CNN) -- Dario Franchitti won the 96th edition of the Indianapolis 500 motor race on Sunday, placing first in the prestigious race for the third time. The Scotland native and husband of actress Ashley Judd bested a field of 32 other competitors, including a female racer backed by the first all-female team in the Indy 5... | NEW: Dario Franchitti dedicates his win to his friend, the late Dan Wheldon . After a record-setting 35 lead changes, the Scotsman fends off a late charge to win . Wheldon, who won the Indy 500 last year, died in another race in October . The 1st all-female team participated in this year's Indy 500, finishing 22nd . | e59fd23f604ce60e0fec50ad7a273180d24ae162 |
New York (CNN) -- Decades ago, when the Department of Defense was creating the predecessor to today's Internet, one of the main goals was to create a communications system that could endure catastrophic disasters. The Internet was designed to have no central point of failure, allowing anyone to run his or her own commu... | Anil Dash says Internet was designed to endure disasters, free up communication . Dash: If Web's goal is decentralization, why was Twitter crash so disabling for many? Dash reminds us that social networks come and go; remember when AOL ruled? Web users should take charge of their own communication efforts, Dash urges . | 00ca161ba34c2a37c4dbe0bf1fa85d6dece7d77f |
(CNN) -- This is a story about a girl and her tree -- a tree that helped keep hope alive, even as the world closed in on her. Three times in Anne Frank's widely read diary, the young Holocaust victim wrote about a tree. She could see it from the attic window of the secret annex where her family hid for two years, befor... | While in hiding, Holocaust victim Anne Frank wrote in her diary about a tree . The tree gave her hope about life, but now it is dying outside the secret annex . The tree's meaning will live on through distributed saplings grown from its chestnuts . Eleven sites in U.S. win saplings but will have to wait three years due... | a3016b8b0037509945235a647b75d1b3e6de8122 |
(CNN) -- Serena Williams swept aside Anastasia Rodionova in her first match on American soil since the 2009 U.S. Open, as she recorded an emphatic 6-0 6-0 victory at the Bank of West Classic in Stanford, California. Williams, 29, took just 47 minutes to defeat the Russian in only her third tournament back after nearly ... | Serena Williams breezes past Anastasia Rodionova at the Bank of West Classic . The American had not played in her home country since the 2009 U.S. Open . Seeds Ana Ivanovic and Julia Goerges both out in the first round in California . | 3283721e6c85a742728cb9c18e9881fa02f1dbea |
(CNN) -- Ask Bruce Springsteen where he gets his ideas, and he's likely to take you back to a house in Freehold, New Jersey, torn by anger and disappointment. It's not the popular image the singer often projects. At various points in his career, he's been the savior of rock 'n' roll, an American hero, a working-class p... | Bruce Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball" a sometimes angry look at America today . Springsteen knows impact rough times can have on home -- he's been there . Singer generally known as inspiring and upbeat, but he has many sides . At bottom of it all is a call to social justice, says biographer . | de907f8a4f8363ce3648144c3ccbc71befe339dc |
ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkish authorities have arrested 13 people in connection with blasts that killed 17 people in Istanbul last week, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Saturday. Video from last week's bombing in Istanbul shows bloodied people being loaded into ambulances. Of those arrested, 10 were sent to jud... | Attack was conducted by "bloody separatist group," Interior minister says . 2 explosions, minutes apart, hit residential area in Turkey's largest city Sunday . Those arrested were responsible for earlier bombing June 15, says minister . | aaa1645f98d91b44846d84586ebaea8ba2293233 |
(CNN) -- Previously missing police records on the 1986 shooting death of the brother of Alabama professor Amy Bishop -- accused of gunning down her colleagues last week -- have been found, and investigators said Tuesday they back a state police report that deemed the shooting an accident. The Braintree, Massachusetts, ... | NEW: Massachusetts police department's '86 records don't dispute state report . Amy Bishop, accused of killing colleagues in Alabama Friday, shot brother in '86, police say . Bishop wasn't charged in 1986 shooting; mother told police it was an accident . Bishop charged with killing three people, trying to kill three ot... | b64e27ab24a091685acc6f89a0ebb1d639d13d69 |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's main Shiite parties Monday announced the formation of a new alliance that excludes the prime minister -- at least for now. Former Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari announces the new Iraqi National Alliance in Baghdad. The coalition, named the Iraqi National Alliance, was formed to co... | New coalition includes top Shiite parties and a few non-Shiite parties . Coalition replaces old alliance that had included prime minister's party . New alliance doesn't include, but is holding talks with, prime minister's party . Alliance includes former prime minister, followers of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr . | 42e9f445f4f941c9f4dc871bb367f85768dde850 |
(CNN) -- You most likely know Pierce Brosnan from his work as 007, but he's actually been quite busy since his Bond days. Rom-com roles, quirky indie flicks here and there and spending time developing his own projects through his company Irish DreamTime gives you the sense that this is a guy who's dedicated to not only... | Pierce Brosnan stars in a TV mini-series adaptation of Stephen King's 1998 novel, "Bag of Bones" He portrays a writer who seems to be going slowly insane at a remote lake town . Brosnan has words of praise for the actor currently playing James Bond . | 2cd72b245c662635716456aa534c0389423d28c9 |
(CNN) -- When George Ferris unveiled the first Ferris wheel at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893, it was meant to rival the engineering feat of Paris' newly constructed 1,000-foot-plus Eiffel Tower. Now, more than 100 years later, New York City and Las Vegas are engaged in a contest with dueling plans to erect the wo... | Las Vegas is already constructing a 550-foot Ferris wheel for the Strip . New York City plans to answer the challenge with a 625-foot wheel in Staten Island . When opened, both wheels would best current champ "Singapore Flyer" at 541 feet . | 10c77cb3c43c0a628d376e58738a7fb0bcb6ef97 |
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- There's no doubt that Iran's election will be a major test for incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But many Iranian women hope the results will also shake the current status of women in the Islamic republic. Zahra Rahnavard, wife of Iranian candidate Mir Hossein Moussavi, has taken a visible... | Candidate's wife has broken barriers by appearing on campaign trail . She vows that women's vote will count if her husband wins . Most Iranian university students are women, but they are second-class citizens . Cleric running for president has also promised to boost women's rights . | 40e69f1787e764c25a1e9f7988001f22623bb098 |
(CNN) -- How on earth could a teenage swimmer at her first Olympic Games knock five full seconds off her previous best performance? That's what has left so many people scratching their heads after watching China's Ye Shiwen smash the world record in the women's 400-meter individual medley. The Chinese swimming prodigy'... | China's Ye Shiwen wins second gold in London Tuesday in 200m individual medley . 16-year-old beat 400m individual medley world record by a second on Saturday . John Leonard called Ye's swim 'unbelievable' and 'disturbing' IOC spokesman calls doping allegations 'sad' and 'pure rumor' | f60d74738acb85f3ddcdb90220562957abea21f0 |
(CNN) -- As Japan's disaster evolves, so too are the measures taken to mitigate the chaos. One such initiative comes from U.S. military contractor iRobot, which will help Japan's army incorporate robots into their recovery efforts. The company joins at least two Japanese robotics teams on the ground in the quake- and t... | U.S. company iRobot has donated four ground-based robots to help with recovery efforts . The PackBot is an agile, battle-tested unit used for bomb dispersal . The Warrior is a larger, heavy-load bearing, 347-pound robot . | d81a57f117bbefa3a84d9eb2e719c74eae2a9e38 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A slim majority of Americans think churches should stay out of politics, according to a new survey. John McCain, the Rev. Rick Warren and Barack Obama together for a CNN broadcast forum on faith. The survey suggests that for the first time in more than a decade, there has been a shift away from the ... | Survey: Republicans change view more than others on church and politics . Small majority of Americans think churches shouldn't endorse candidates . Researcher: Survey doesn't mean basic conservative philosophy is changing . | 62066d76f4ef9e06a1129551c41371bb5d2f7465 |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- As the attention of the rugby world is drawn to Hong Kong this weekend for the Rugby Sevens, corporations are looking to capitalize on a sport that soon will become an Olympic event. Two dozen teams will pound the pitch, put in flying tackles and perhaps lose teeth in an effort to claim the 2012 cham... | Despite cuttings tens of thousands of jobs, HSBC returns to sponsor the Rugby Sevens . Profile of rugby growing with the sports inclusion in the 2016 Summer Olympic Gamers . HSBC says it expects a 3-to-1 rate of return for its sponsorship investment . Analyst: Returns for companies on sports sponsorship are "notoriousl... | 024a83a72a7102c5c81fe6ad8aa40c4963f7d324 |
(CNN) -- Some 5,000 residents in eastern Pennsylvania were allowed to return to their homes Saturday afternoon, some 12 hours after they were evacuated when a tractor-trailer carrying 33,000 pounds of toxic hydrofluoric acid overturned after the driver tried to avoid a deer, authorities said. Traffic is backed up Satur... | 5,000 evacuees able to go home 12 hours after evacuated because of acid spill . Canadian driver tried to avoid hitting a deer, flipped tractor-trailer . Leak of highly corrosive hydrofluoric acid stopped . | f0f7a51b1939743a3c6539fe3be903777c7610e5 |
(CNN) -- Syrian security forces determined to quell a three-month uprising stormed the northern village of Badama, near the Turkish border, a witness and an activist said Saturday. Units entered the village equipped with at least six tanks, 21 armed personnel carriers, 10 security buses and randomly fired at houses, th... | NEW: Troops shell mountains, activist says . More than 10,100 Syrians in Turkey . British nationals advised to leave Syria . Syrians have streamed across border with Turkey . | 3fe5885d8906ccd70ecadb74ead53a226d6bed27 |
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- England's Football Association has formally complained to the World Cup organizers after an England fan made it into the team's dressing room, a spokesman said Saturday. Club England Managing Director Adrian Bevington confirmed the fan got into the dressing room Friday at Green Point... | England's FA complains after fan enters team's dressing room . 'No serious harm done,' England official says . Princes William and Harry had just left the room, reports say . South African police are investigating . | abe1aef7b7aa57fc15246da1479dec7edd14e52a |
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(CNN) -- When we think about asylum, the picture that most people draw in their heads is of some persecuted person crossing a border to a safe country and pleading his or her case. Mexican journalists who have walked across international bridges into the United States, fearing drug cartel reprisals, come to mind. Or th... | Ecuador granted asylum to Assange, but the U.K. does not recognize it . Diplomatic asylum is not a right under general international law . The standoff could extend indefinitly . | dd75c11404d6ea4aa20b5c2f669b8ac07a98ec12 |
(CNN) -- Philip McClary was grilling out at his home in suburban St. Louis, Missouri, on Sunday night when he heard hometown brewer Anheuser-Busch would be bought by the Belgian company InBev. "I was actually drinking a Bud Light when I heard, and I couldn't even finish it. That's the honest-to-God truth," he said Mond... | Songwriter couldn't finish his Bud Light when he heard the news . College student says he felt proud to drink Bud . Outrage over Bud sale will soon fade, beer expert predicts . Americans increasingly turning to microbrews, expert says . | 3a3819ceafd43b9235ef41164e00e2c12e088e31 |
(CNN) -- I spent much of Sunday in touch with a group of fellow researchers. Like myself, they are college professors who are interested in understanding how people respond to weather and climate. When we recognized last week that Hurricane Sandy was likely to make landfall rather than turning out to sea, we decided to... | Ben Orlove: Some people still look at hurricanes through an outdated perspective . He says officials have been pro-active in preparing for the storm . Climate change has raised sea level, he says, and storm surge endangers subways . He asks: Why can't we take the threat of climate change as seriously as the storm? | 658f0cbf2a0b2f1a62b1ccc241e8325ac0062b5e |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI will visit England and Scotland from September 16-19, Queen Elizabeth II announced. It will be the first state visit to the United Kingdom by a pontiff, the Foreign Office said, noting that Pope John Paul II's 1982 trip was officially a pastoral visit, while Benedict's is a "p... | Pope Benedict XVI will visit England and Scotland from September 16-19 . It will be the first state visit to the United Kingdom by a pontiff . Vatican reels from accusations it did not do enough to stop child abuse by priests . | 75de3dc58672eeee6020df16603aa6bbcf14d985 |
(CNN) -- While most eyes will be on the likes of Tiger Woods, Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer at the World Match Play this week, Italian teenager Matteo Manassero will be making his own slice of history in Tucson. At the tender age of 17 years and 310 days, he will become the youngest player to line up at a World Golf C... | Matteo Manassero will become youngest golfer to play at a World Golf Championship event . The 17-year-old Italian will beat the 2010 record of Japan's Ryo Ishikawa . Manassero plays the oldest man in the field, 44-year-old American Steve Stricker . The elite 64-man field is seeking to claim the $1.4 million for the win... | e6237fa598f00e7f9414cea852d564fbfb8d4c52 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The days are getting shorter, the nights colder, but that doesn't mean that your electricity bill needs to go through the roof. In a unique experiment, the residents of Britain's Scilly Isles are hoping to show that reducing your electricity consumption doesn't have to be difficult. The Isles o... | UK's Scilly Isles take part in a day-long experiment monitoring electricity consumption . Islanders being encouraged to switch off all non-essential electrical appliances . E-Day is the culmination of a four-day long Earth Summit on the islands . | 806e040becb2447dd9a71937a3a92c90e953b65d |
(CNN) -- The World Cup will have a new winner on Sunday after Spain beat Germany 1-0 to set up a mouthwatering clash with the Netherlands. Spain's hero was Barcelona defender Carles Puyol as his 73rd minute header secured his country's first ever World Cup final. Puyol rose highest to power Xavi's corner into the net a... | Spain beat Germany 1-0 to reach the World Cup final . Carles Puyol scores the only goal as Spain win 1-0 . Spain will face Netherlands in Sunday's final . | 815fb34ff129f8b584487a23b1b8ecc09a29a448 |
(CNN) -- A ring once owned by the 19th century novelist Jane Austen is to remain in Britain after a museum successfully raised funds to buy it from American singer Kelly Clarkson. The gold and turquoise ring is one of just three pieces of jewelry in existence known to have belonged to Austen, the author of novels inclu... | A ring once owned by 19th century novelist Jane Austen was auctioned last year . American singer Kelly Clarkson bought the ring, which had sale price of £152,450 . The UK government put an export ban on the item due to its historical link to Britain . The Jane Austen House Museum has successfully raised funds to buy b... | 1a08c6fb114b8a8b1a8b67bc51e09f54807cd7a1 |
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