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(CNN) -- Dear Girls of the World, . Some of you will be familiar with the childhood rhyme, "What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and all things nice, that's what little girls are made of." Marketing and stereotyping combine to have us believe that you're also made of pink dresses, pigtails, dolls, ringlets, r... | Queen Rania of Jordan writes an open letter to girls of the world . | 90ba1c3a2b3216ea07c13674070b1f719d4a2dd6 |
(CNN) -- Call it the ultimate in military logistics. As land routes from Pakistan into Afghanistan are cut, sabotaged or otherwise interrupted, the U.S. military has developed alternative railroad routes that make the Orient Express look like a branch line. They are called -- rather prosaically -- the Northern Distribu... | The U.S. military has developed an alternative railroad into Afghanistan . The Northern Distribution Network's main line begins in Latvia . Along the main line, it takes about 10 days to move supplies from load to delivery . | 18d430be6c978f5bb9ce3b46a7b71a04bb6001d1 |
Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- The detained captain of a Chinese trawler was released by Japan and returned to his home country, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Zhan Qixiong, who had been held by Japanese authorities since September 8, arrived safely early Saturday morning in Fuzh... | NEW: The captain has arrived in China . China had warned of "consequences" if he was not freed . Four Japanese nationals were arrested in China on Friday . | 05cde9cddc9f7a0470658f08b6ac4c5c14dd5e29 |
(CNN) -- Is Pfc. Bradley Manning an idealist who became disillusioned by what was being done in Iraq and elsewhere in the name of U.S. national interests, as the attorney for the former Army intelligence analyst has argued? Or is he, as the prosecution contends, a traitor who leaked classified material to WikiLeaks tha... | Bradley Manning, 25, is charged with violations of the Espionage Act . His case is in the hands of a military judge who will decide his guilt or innocence . Manning was arrested on May 27, 2010 . He is accused of releasing upwards of three-quarters of a million classified documents . | 1f0ed802a4561c7bd2c85a8bbfff166a4487f1b0 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- India offered another $20 million in aid to its neighbor and rival Pakistan on Tuesday, but an official in the flood-ravaged country said he has no knowledge of the aid. Abdul Basit, spokesman for Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, said Tuesday he is not aware of such an offer by India. Basit sai... | An earlier offer via U.N. was OK'd by Pakistan . U.S. ramps up an ad campaign . Health care is a major priority . | 28d966a0aee3331baae16dd975de03b1104796f6 |
(CNN) -- Online and on the air, talking about sports has almost always been a guy thing. Former athletes and coaches banter on a more-or-less equal footing with other guys who've never played a down or never hiked a ball but have a head full of stats and an encyclopedic knowledge of the manly arts. Meshall Shuman zooms... | Hattie Lemon created show to merge loves of sports and media . "Ladies" offers commentary, analysis and trivia . Lemon and her crew are traveling to the Super Bowl next week . | 015007887b47cb2267f7082c2ef90b58fe96589f |
(CNN) -- Authorities launched a search Thursday after two passengers went missing overnight off Australia's eastern coast. The 30-year-old man and 26-year-old woman were reported missing when the Carnival Cruise ship Spirit docked in Sydney on Thursday morning, CNN affiliate Seven Network reported. The first clue came ... | The couple was at the end of a 10-day Pacific Island cruise. Police believe the couple went overboard about 150 kilometers off Foster, New South Wales . They were reported missing when the Carnival Spirit docked in Sydney . | acc43a4a331cc455c800961da655acaf3b01632c |
(CNN) -- Lessons learned from previous successful airliner ditchings helped pilot C.B. "Sully" Sullenberger save 155 lives when he put his US Airways A320 jetliner down in the Hudson River, a fellow pilot told CNN. An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 is seen just before it crashes into the sea off the Comoro Islands in 19... | Lessons from 1970 DC-9 ditching into Caribbean, 1996 crash off Comoro Islands . DC-9 seat belt failure lead to new design; jet didn't have enough life rafts . Passengers in 1996 crash inflated vests before getting out, were trapped . A320s have a "ditching button" to close valves, allowing jet to float longer . | 269aa7f1af96f1f84def5ab7ac5fafd58cb82ad2 |
(PEOPLE.com) -- Michael Bublé is gearing up for his second wedding -- to the woman who's already his wife. Slightly more than a month after his March 31 wedding to Argentine actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre, the Canadian crooner is going for double the fun in a sequel ceremony this weekend in his home count... | Bublé married Argentine actress Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre on March 31 . They're having another ceremony in Canada with 500 guests . He and Lopilato, 23, had a three week-long honeymoon . | 0a2e0deac1de0361f2f14285cddd3b1e558cdacd |
(CNN) -- "Kazakhstan's political elites appear to enjoy typical hobbies -- such as travel, horseback riding and skiing. Not surprisingly, however, they are able to indulge their hobbies on a grand scale." So begins a cable from a diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan, written in 2008. What follows is an eye-openin... | Dispatch from U.S. Embassy tells of free-flowing liquor, visits from stars . Kazakh president owns luxury homes in United Arab Emirates, Turkey . Cable derides dinner hosted by one of nation's wealthiest men . | c12052476f0574600a8d3a8dc7f33eab6c1301e8 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Barack Obama, who shot from obscurity to fame based on a single speech and then captured the White House in a campaign marked by soaring rhetoric, delivered a restrained, sober inaugural address Tuesday. American patriot Thomas Paine seems to have informed some of the spirit of President Obama's in... | Only whispers of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr. heard in speech . American patriot Thomas Paine seems to have been an influence . Other noted references: President Kennedy, Shakespeare and Abraham from Bible . | a34e56b7fa0cfa409fa6be2a0fa76191f9182c60 |
(CNN) -- Who -- or what -- is "War Horse" for? Steven Spielberg's second movie of the season is a very different kettle of fish from "The Adventures of Tintin," which is unpretentious escapism aimed directly at the family audience. "War Horse" is his pedigree picture, the tipsters' front-runner for the Academy Awards. ... | "War Horse" chronicles the experiences of a feisty colt, a thoroughbred named Joey . The film is Spielberg's pedigree picture -- a front-runner for the Academy Awards . Hard to tell who's the target audience -- teenage Academy voters? | a964a693efd711886abe7ab5df7a62702ba41bc6 |
(CNN) -- Kenya's military controls half of the Somalian port city of Kismayo as it tries to drive out the al Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab from one of its last strongholds, a military spokesman said Saturday. Kenyan and Somali ground forces are in control of the northern part, which is the old city, after a da... | The Kenyan military says it controls half of Kismayo . A Kenyan spokesman says Al-Shabaab is suffering leavy losses . Al-Shabaab says the military is waging a "losing battle" The militant group has long tried to overthrow the Somali government . | 57410f74ca0ac4a7ed8a1d6d8c1f7f504a999f77 |
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- A Swiss diplomat was released from jail Thursday after being arrested on a sex charge, the Iranian media reported. The first secretary of the U.S. Interests section of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran had been in an "indecent sexual relation" with an Iranian woman in his car, Iran's Press TV reported, ... | Diplomat said to have been in "indecent sexual relation" with woman in car . Swiss embassy staffer was seen with woman "in an obscene situation" Incident occurred after diplomat promised to marry the woman, reports said . | afc58cd4ea1e59a982e4e1089beb95579517b615 |
(CNN) -- Spanish club Sevilla have been rocked by the news that defender Sergio Sanchez has been ruled out for an indefinite period due to a heart problem. The 23-year-old has been advised to stop all physical activity and must have further medical tests. The news comes just two years after Sevilla midfielder Antonio P... | Sevilla defender Sergio Sanchez ruled out for an indefinite period due to a heart problem . Pre-season signing from Espanyol told to stop all physical activity and have tests . Shock news comes two years after Sevilla midfielder Antonio Puerta collapsed and later died . Espanyol captain Dani Jarque died at the age of 2... | 39a69f66c4e8fac9b4b98aa4d888368a191b2866 |
(CNN) -- Fabrice Muamba, the Bolton Wanderers midfielder who suffered a near-fatal cardiac arrest on the pitch last month, has left hospital. The 24-year-old, who collapsed during a fifth round FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on March 17, was discharged from The London Chest Hospital on Monday. ... | Fabrice Muamba discharged from hospital less than a month after near-fatal collapse . The 24-year-old pays tribute to The London Chest Hospital staff . "Their dedication, professionalism and expertise is simply amazing," Muamba said . Bolton Wanderers midfielder collapsed during FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hostpur . | 9aede47cb3438f52a90d79787b40299e842b9be1 |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea started withdrawing its last remaining citizens Saturday from the manufacturing zone jointly operated with North Korea following weeks of tensions between the two. Pyongyang this week shunned an offer by Seoul to hold talks over the Kaesong Industrial Complex after it halted acti... | South Korea is pulling out its citizens from Kaesong . Seoul says it will support the companies invested in the zone . The North describes the South's offer of talks as "deceptive" North Korea suspended activity at the joint industrial zone this month . | 9930a01af1ecf4d71a0babe94b0d64a60e9a0623 |
(CNN) -- Trayvon Martin's father, Tracy, said Thursday it was difficult to listen to testimony about his son, particularly the negative comments, during George Zimmerman's trial. "That wasn't the Trayvon that we raised. That wasn't the Trayvon that we knew, and that we love," he said during a Thursday night interview o... | Verdict came as a "complete shock," Martin's mother says . She talks about a possible disconnect between jurors and her son . "Does the system work? It didn't work for us," says Martin's father . The parents did not say whether they may file a civil lawsuit . | 82c7ec7cee2b0b3cac0070598c07ea6dce33e6af |
London (CNN) -- With her glossy dark hair, exotic outfit and ruby-red pouting lips, she's every inch the classic pin-up... except, that is, for that greenish-blue skin. And yet her image was every bit as popular, in its day, as those of the latest Hollywood starlets. She is the "Chinese Girl," by Vladimir Tretchikoff, ... | 'Chinese Girl' by Russian-South African artist Vladimir Tretchikoff sells for $1.5m . Painting of woman with blue-green face is reputed to be world's most reproduced print . 'One of the most important pop culture icons... in the 1950s to early 1960s' Work was one of seven Tretchikoff pictures in Bonhams' London sale of... | 41049b0cb1c2a43c5effac6306ce681cb2a234cb |
(CNN) -- At a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy has been forced to temporarily abandon the requirement to keep two aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf because of unusual maintenance problems. The USS Nimitz was expected to deploy to the Persian Gulf early next year, but it will not leave b... | Maintenance problems undermine requirement to have two carriers in Persian Gulf . Nimitz needs propulsion-pump repairs; Eisenhower needs flight-deck fixes . | b6a136d9513f140c515d0b863391ea75897d0126 |
(CNN) -- An American cruise ship passenger was reported overboard Wednesday, and the U.S. Coast Guard joined the search in the Pacific Ocean northeast of Hawaii. The 54-year-old woman was witnessed intentionally going overboard from the Grand Princess, Princess Cruises said, adding that the witness' account was confirm... | Woman reported overboard about 700 miles northeast of Hawaii . Cruise line says she intentionally went over . Coast Guard joins search; FBI also notified . | ba50990dc6e112eecde3183d593a88ec46994712 |
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- There was a scene from the "West Wing" that speaks to what happens when a leader says enough is enough and is moved to action. President Bush should step up to deal with Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, says Roland S. Martin. The fictitious president, Josiah Bartlett, watches from a distan... | No more paralysis by analysis, Martin says . Create a nerve center of operations for Katrina recovery, he says . Martin: It's up to President Bush . | cbbee9f107fb72900fea448aad8cf69a49c3f81a |
(CNN) -- For a recovering addict, reveling at a party or having pills in your room can be seen as a sign you are in control, having successfully defeated your demons -- or just as likely, experts say, a sign of weakness that could lead to a dangerous, if not deadly, outcome. On any given day, an estimated 23.5 million ... | Before her death, Whitney Houston had a history of substance abuse issues . An interventionist calls her partying and pills found in her room "a bad, bad combo" One expert calls drug and alcohol addiction "incurable, but ... treatable" Recognizing, and avoiding, situations that might trigger a relapse is important . | d62b9959176e10a3340c460eda5936084d77e974 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama on Tuesday nominated federal appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. President Obama on Tuesday introduces Judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice for the U.S. Supreme Court. If confirmed, Sotomayor, 54, would be the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court justice and the th... | NEW: Former AG Alberto Gonzales says nomination sends "powerful message" Abortion opponent calls Sonia Sotomayor "a radical pick that divides America" Obama says Sotomayor brings years of experience on bench to the position . Sotomayor, 54, of Puerto Rican descent, would be first Hispanic on court . | 91ee8bcda86a5c9c6bffcaf2598eb6c963719924 |
Washington (CNN) -- A Salvadoran national wanted in connection with the brutal slaying of a Colorado man was named to the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitive list on Thursday. Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias is accused of killing of Richard Limon, 69, in August 2011. Law enforcement officials allege that Rivera Gracias choked,... | Suspect in the slaying of a Colorado man added to FBI's Ten Most Wanted list . Edwin Ernesto Rivera Gracias is accused of choking, beating and stabbing Richard Limon, 69 . Rivera Gracias may have fled to his home country of El Salvador, the FBI says . Victim's daughter wants "justice to be served" | e5757ec07d9cf031f14e8e291a6de022d7088a2c |
(CNN) -- Yong Nam was appointed Vice Chairman and CEO of LG Electronics effective January 1, 2007. Mr. Nam honed his strong business insight during his 30 years of experience with LG Electronics, LG Corporate and LG Telecom. He is well-known in the industry for his strategic outlook, in-depth IT experience and global p... | Yong Nam is the CEO of LG Electronics . He joined the company in 1976 and spent time in the U.S. He speaks fluent English, Japanese and his native Korean . | 8aae6c14332ba6a44372a837d7adb9cf16a2e4e3 |
(CNN) -- A man convicted of running a charity scam that stole millions of dollars intended for Navy veterans was sentenced in an Ohio courtroom Monday to 28 years in prison -- including solitary confinement on every Veterans Day during that span -- the Ohio attorney general's office said. The man, who calls himself Bob... | Man known as Bobby Thompson sentenced to 28 years, $6 million in fines . Man convicted of running charity that stole millions of dollars intended for Navy veterans . Authorities: Charity chief, Bobby Thompson, was really former Army Capt. John Donald Cody . Cody, 67, graduated from Harvard Law School in 1972, authoriti... | 74ea9698809e6e93303aa261582b504209f192e6 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Hal Holbrook has made his name playing famous historical figures. He won an Emmy for his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in a 1974 TV miniseries, accolades as "Deep Throat" in 1976's "All the President's Men," and a Tony as Mark Twain -- a performance he's been giving now for a half-centur... | Hal Holbrook is oldest supporting actor Oscar nominee ever . Holbrook played Ron Franz in "Into the Wild," loved experience on film . Holbrook known for playing Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, Deep Throat . | e9dc5ee55ff540cd2e23274a93e150558a30e113 |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- If you can tolerate the junkies on the stairwells or the rats that sometimes scale the 12 floors of her building on the external electrical wiring, Lui's penthouse shack ticks all the boxes for a multi-million dollar property in Hong Kong. It's light, it's well ventilated and it has sweeping views of... | Hong Kong's network of sky slums are barnacled onto roofs of tenements built in 1950s, '60s . Mostly found in old urban areas in Kowloon -- Sham Shui Po, Kwun Tung and Tai Kok Tsui . Contrasts with luxury apartments that can often fetch up to US$12.85 million . Slums stem from housing crises of 1950s, 60s when waves of... | 736475bce2558c308b93042522bc242a095d3ae0 |
(CNN) -- Throughout his campaign, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has cast himself as an ardent backer of Israel -- and, either directly or indirectly, suggested that President Barack Obama hasn't been similarly supportive. The former Massachusetts governor lashed out again Monday in a speech at the Virgini... | A report says Obama told Jewish leaders the risks of "no daylight" between U.S., Israel . Romney cites that remark, and claims "great strains" between Obama and Netanyahu . Context of Obama's comments is unclear, and he never said "daylight" was his goal . | 51acb3b4eb8017db702ca2f90aead5c4e841267e |
(CNN) -- Libya's foreign ministry acknowledged Friday that at least one American had been detained -- then released -- in Benghazi, one day after the U.S. State Department said it had been in contact with a detained citizen. In a statement carried by the official Libyan News Agency, the foreign ministry said that an Am... | Libyan ministry: An American, a Cameroonian were detained at a Benghazi university . They were transferred from university security to the Libyan army, then released . Both claimed to play for a Benghazi basketball team, said a student was touring them . The U.S. State Department says it's been in contact with U.S. cit... | a251a486611a98fff766dc57e02cb5cbdf72aa4c |
(CNN) -- With their soulful voices and traditional Zulu dance moves, South African acappella singing sensation Ladysmith Black Mambazo have been blending vocal harmonies to take audiences on a musical journey for nearly half a century. The legendary male choral group has sold millions of albums worldwide, collaborated ... | Ladysmith Black Mambazo were founded in Durban, South Africa in 1960s . The male choral group started to win international recognition after working with Paul Simon . The group has been hailed by Nelson Mandela as "South Africa's cultural ambassadors" The singing group is now passing the tradition on to the younger gen... | aa1577114bb96a75b2e1fbc0f9587f82e85ae7d7 |
(CNN) -- Mississippi has kept its U.S. heavyweight title for a fifth straight year, among both adults and children. Adult obesity rates went up in 23 states in the past year, a survey shows. The percentage of adults classified as obese went up in 23 states, but Mississippi, with 32.5 percent, stayed atop the latest ann... | Survey: 44.4 percent of Mississippi children ages 10 to 17 are overweight or obese . Economic slump could put more nutritious food out of the reach of struggling families . Other top states were West Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina . The survey used the Body Mass Index standards set by the CDC . | 53274ba3f332999d825c6898313129abe3b99060 |
(CNN) -- Our democracy is endangered. Not by the Russians, North Korea, the Iran regime, or even terrorists. To quote Pogo: "We have met the enemy and he is us." Inside the beltway, the fingers point and the media tuts and struts in glee, and we, the American public, respond by becoming more rigid and divided ourselves... | Donna Brazile: Knee-jerk partisanship is worse than ever in politics and public discourse . Brazile: Democracy endangered without civil discussion among people who disagree . IRS and Justice Department "scandals" have become lynch parties, she says . Brazile: Both parties and the public must stay focused on facts, caus... | 91571100a3ac1201ce16ba79e1a5a48f9d7cd941 |
Beijing (CNN) -- The East is Red restaurant is unlikely to end up in many international guidebooks as a must-visit destination in Beijing. Sitting on the outskirts of the Chinese capital city, the eatery chose its moniker after the famous Maoist song of the same name and is themed around China's Cultural Revolution (19... | Some venues in Beijing celebrate the Cultural Revolution . Cultural Revolution has been largely erased from official discourse on China . Some decry the Cultural Revolution, while others are nostalgic about it . | dfc7c87c14efb0f1449fc6635e56f1838547e0f8 |
(WIRED) -- Windows Phone 7, Microsoft's complete do-over of its mobile operating system, is off to a promising start with the Samsung Focus. Despite a few imperfections with usability and web browsing, the big M has polished a gem with this OS, and it truly shines through this iPhone lookalike's beautiful display. The... | Microsoft off to a promising start with the Samsung Focus . Despite a few imperfections with usability and web browsing, the OS is a polished gem . Windows Phone 7's colorful tile-based interface is a visual treat . Mobile Internet Explorer isn't as bad as desktop browser, but not much better . | 4db21f0d72484e643bd4c98d10de11a0aebbf847 |
(CNN) -- If a bed and 14 other antiques up for sale in New York next week look familiar, it might be that you saw them in a movie. An American Renaissance gilt, carved, inlaid and ebonized bed is expected to go for $500,000. Pieces of furniture owned by two very rich 19th-century Americans were destined for a trash pil... | The furniture was owned by two wealthy 19th-century Americans . Studio bought it at an estate auction in 1942 for a fraction of its original cost . Auction house not allowed to reveal in which movies the furniture was used . You can watch post-1942 Warner Brothers period films to find the antiques . | 928a1034c8a5ad1ccefa8c44113abac3e0b02b73 |
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (CNN) -- Detroit, Michigan, is often thought of as the automaker capital of the country, but increasingly, foreign auto plants are heading south, to a region known for more than its charm. Toyota's plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, is as big as 156 football fields. Almost every foreign auto factory th... | Almost every foreign auto plant that's opened since the '90s is in the South . South's population is growing much faster than the Midwest . South provides manufacturing workforce . No foreign auto assembly plants are unionized . | f1a1ca7763a752eeab3b1d7a8044acc646d2c4e1 |
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich vowed Friday to fight federal corruption charges and stay on the job, despite calls for his resignation amid allegations that he attempted to sell President-elect Barack Obama's former Senate seat. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich spoke to reporters at a ... | Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he is not guilty of criminal wrongdoing . Blagojevich says he has the truth on his side, vows to stay on the job . Governor accused of trying to sell President-elect Obama's Senate seat . Blagojevich's lawyer says evidence was illegally obtained . | 30a12bcdb3d0209f356b4c91503b02475075764a |
(CNN) -- Champions League newcomers Manchester City are still waiting for their first win in the competition as a double from Mario Gomez gave in-form Bayern Munich a 2-0 Group A victory at the Allianz Arena. Bayern went into the match on the back of nine successive victories and they always looked dangerous in the fir... | Bayern Munich defeat Manchester City 2-0 in Champions League Group A . Mario Gomez scores twice for Bayern who have a maximum six points from two games . Former City captain Carlos Tevez refuses to come onto the pitch as a second half substitute . Manchester United score a last-gasp equalizer to earn a 3-3 home draw wi... | 59082350ae99f73cc8e94284039cbd4626ae9813 |
London (CNN) -- A powerful British media group is fighting new accusations that it illegally got information on members of the royal family and top politicians, after a lawmaker accused it of hacking. Police have information that "strongly suggests" that a private investigator targeted royals, lawmakers and high-level ... | A British lawmaker accuses News International of more hacking of royals and politicians . Rupert Murdoch's media group rejects the allegations . British media name Tony Blair and Kate Middleton as possible victims . London's Metropolitan Police confirm they are considering allegations they have received . | 0dfbc29dcc6643ed4788a3d4ed7766c4d342a8ec |
(CNN) -- After traveling all year for business meetings or conventions and taking vacation to cover a child's inconvenient half days at school, many harried Americans are left with a dilemma. With a few weeks left in the year, their remaining precious vacation days are about to expire. The average American worker has a... | The average American worker doesn't use about six paid vacation days annually . Napa Valley hotels are celebrating the end of harvest with discounted winter rates . Hotel perks include free wine, overnight parking and spa discounts . | 8562f71674cbc78f20971362f87aa4cc22c6adea |
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- A number of Kenya's Cabinet members and defense officials were warned about the possibility that the terror group Al-Shabaab was planning to carry out a Westgate-style attack a year before gunman stormed the Nairobi mall, according to several police and intelligence sources. The warnings were ma... | NEW: Militants severed hands, cut off noses and hanged hostages . Kenya's National Intelligence Service made the warning in its regular updates . It said Al-Shabaab posed a threat to several Kenyan targets, including the mall . At least 67 people died in the siege and 59 others are unaccounted for . | 2b1a4763c4a17497342b2654766990ee6d460d8a |
(CNN) -- Two bushfires still rage out of control in southeast Tasmania, high heat and strong winds persist and scores are coming to grips with the destruction causes by the flames that have already rushed through. Yet, for all the tears shed thus far, the news could be worse. "It's been a nightmare," Richard Scolyer to... | NEW: There are no confirmed deaths, but authorities are still looking, police say . NEW: Australia's prime minister visits Tasmania, offers help . Conditions should be windy and hot Monday but are expected to cool afterward . "At least I'm still alive. I realize I'm very lucky to be alive," an evacuee says . | 90425821f83e6fbaa9f98a134045b71d821f4e2a |
(CNN) -- One of the Dallas Cowboys' major donors is a named plaintiff in a class action lawsuit, seeking more than $5 million, over unavailability of seats at Super Bowl XLV, according to documents filed Monday at a U.S. District Court in Texas. The Cowboys, along with team owner Jerry Jones, the National Football Leag... | Class action is filed on behalf of Super Bowl fans who showed up to find they had no seats . One of the named plaintiffs is one of the Dallas Cowboys' top-paying seat owners . Suit claims information about problems in finishing construction was concealed . Plaintiffs say NFL's offers of triple refund, future tickets, t... | d491971d00a7e6996899f09f5148a456fef1c4ea |
Washington (CNN) -- The House of Representatives passed the Republican version of the Violence Against Women Act on Wednesday, despite strong opposition from Democrats. The GOP version, passed 222-205, offers a stark contrast from the bill passed by the Senate in late April, which will lead to further political fightin... | NEW: The House passes the GOP version of the Violence Against Women Act 222-205 . Florida Rep. Adams is the face of Republican effort . Adams was victim of domestic abuse and a law enforcement officer . Senate version of bill expands provisions for illegal immigrants; House version doesn't . | 95328d2b13b36a55b3bb40926ad37c0b71fff986 |
(CNN Student News) -- May 27, 2010 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Arizona • Seoul, South Korea • New York City . 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: Hi, there! My name is Carl Azuz. This is CNN Student N... | Examine plans to increase the number of troops at the U.S.-Mexico border . Sail into New York City as Fleet Week honors U.S. military sea services . Consider some of the retirement possibilities for NASA's space shuttles . Use the Daily Discussion to help students understand today's featured news stories . | 5b61e407e01856f861a9967908e592f8cabc0ed2 |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- In a country that restricts gambling as much as China, it's become a running cultural joke that soccer betting is an endemic multi-billion yuan business. A cheeky group of contemporary artists -- the Yangjiang Group -- has almost made an industry from lampooning the Chinese love of illegal soccer gam... | Illicit soccer gambling in China is endemic and worth billions of yuan . Europol says five-country probe has identified 380 suspicious matches . Internet and millions of Chinese betters has influenced match-fixing, analysts say . Singapore has been idenitifed as base for illegal soccer betting . | 890c06b19f54bcc2d6e5f930ca54c1494ae58485 |
Washington (CNN) -- A federal judge from Montana and the dean of Harvard's law school are among several names being added to the short list of potential nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court, a government source said. Sidney Thomas, a 14-year veteran on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, is being vetted by the... | Appellate judge, Harvard law dean, Harvard professor among possibles . Sources say White House attempting to look beyond last year's candidates . Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement last week . | cebcb3294e82778383edd0d09acfc3efca65d67a |
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Three African armies launched a raid on a rebel camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the three armies announced on Monday. Jospeh Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, in 2006 in southern Sudan. Congo's national army joined Ugandan forces and southern Sudanese militia in a military op... | Three African armies raid rebel camp in Democratic Republic of Congo . Congo's national army joined Ugandan forces, Sudanese militia in operation . Talks to end fighting in eastern Congo, find lasting peace have stalled . Recent fighting has seen 250,000 people flee their homes . | f0bd6c9faaa430ba89f7a32b91bbda78fb615fed |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Six years ago an ad in the Sunday paper changed a young Pakistani woman's life and made aviation history. Seven Pakistani women are trained to fly the country's F-7 fighter jets -- though none have seen combat so far. The ad read: "Pakistan Air Force recruiting females cadets." Back then Am... | Ambreen Gul is one of seven women trained to fly F-7 supersonic fighter jet . To become a Pakistani fighter pilot takes three years of training . Some female pilots wear hijabs, others go without the Muslim headdress . | 03169728c6cf358012d02e3a46c1a7e54e6c3019 |
(CNN) -- Felipe Massa had emergency surgery for a fractured skull after a freak crash in final qualifying for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix. Felipe Massa receives attention after his high-speed crash in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying. The Brazilian careered off at the 200kph Turn Four at the Hungaroring after being h... | Felipe Massa suffers high-speed crash in qualifying for Hungarian Grand Prix . Massa was hit in the helmet by debris from the Brawn GP of Rubens Barrichello . Brazilian has emergency surgery after damaging his skull in the accident . Fernando Alonso took pole when final qualifying resumes at the Hungaroring . | 0ad92958e68ed0c19bf2bc524947289845c4823b |
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- With the same decision announced on count after count -- guilty, guilty, guilty -- Jerry Sandusky's emphatic denials he had sexually abused boys for years became obsolete, closing a chapter in a saga that has gripped Penn State and the nation. After a three-week trial featuring emotion... | NEW: "Hopefully, part of the healing process began" with the verdict, a Penn State fan says . The ex-coach is guilty on 45 of 48 counts for sexually abusing boys over 15 years . A juror says the witnesses were all very credible, jury was "on the same page" Sandusky has been placed on suicide watch, his attorney says . | 63f8f13c5f85e85d8a782a62f21b8c51497a6811 |
(CNN) -- An Idaho man accused of uttering a racial slur and slapping a crying 19-month-old boy on a Delta Air Lines flight turned himself in to authorities Tuesday. Joe Rickey Hundley of Hayden, Idaho, surrendered in that state, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Atlanta. He was charged with assaulting a minor,... | Joe Rickey Hundley is accused of slapping a crying 19-month-old on an airline flight . He is charged with assaulting a minor, was released on bail . Hundley's attorney has said her client is being unfairly portrayed . | 2ea49990c65fd7ee0148cc92c5d852e3c681cbe8 |
(CNN) -- Two commuter trains collided head-on Monday evening in western Switzerland, injuring dozens, officials said. One locomotive's driver was missing after the crash, police said, and search crews were trying to pry open the train's crushed cab. At least 40 people were injured, including five seriously, Swiss Feder... | NEW: One train's driver is missing after a head-on collision, police say . The head-on crash of two commuter trains happened around 6:50 p.m., spokesman says . It's too early to know what caused the collision in western Switzerland, the spokesman says . The trains were on a route between Payerne and Lausanne, spokesman... | 3ec94c46fc2759df939ff4e799a4915d3fa67cc5 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Smoking in youth-rated movies has not declined despite a pledge two years ago by Hollywood studios to encourage producers to show less "gratuitous smoking," according to an anti-smoking group. The American Medical Association Alliance has been trying to get movie studios to make smoking... | American Medical Association Alliance wants films with smoking to be rated R . AMAA says that kids who watch smoking often turn to habit . Hollywood rating organization says smoking in movies has declined . | 0c0531e58be44274dbfea947776465554c60f08e |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Carrie Prejean's lawyer gave Miss California USA executive director Keith Lewis what he said was a final warning to retract statements made about the former beauty queen or face a defamation lawsuit. The lawyer for former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, says the ousted beauty queen'... | NEW: Pagaent director responds, "Facts are facts, and we stand by them" Attorney Charles LiMandri pens ultimatum to Miss California USA director's lawyer . Carrie Prejean's lawyer says dethronement caused "severe emotional distress" "Please view this letter as a last opportunity" to retract statements, LiMandri writes ... | c17c7fd5b31a6b232861bc9ea1e8c0739489816a |
(CNN) -- Overwhelmed doctors frantically scurried over the weekend to help scores of patients left "dying on the floor" amid a punishing air assault on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. "There was a big massacre today," Dr. Ammar Zakaria told CNN via Skype on Sunday from the country's largest city and rebel stronghol... | Hundreds have been killed in Aleppo in recent days, opposition group says . Doctors operate while standing in pools of blood covering the white floors . A barrel bomb assault on the rebel-held city began more than a week ago . | 28ef06dd86e6cb5e51464beca096f158b9128cff |
(CNN) -- China's President Hu Jintao called Tuesday for a "prosperous and harmonious" Xinjiang province during his first visit to the country's western Uyghur region since last month's deadly riots, state-run media reported. President Hu Jintao said Xinjiang's development will be "better and faster." "The key to our wo... | Hu Jintao makes first visit to country's western Uyghur region since last month's riots . Hu calls for reform, development, ethnic unity and stability in Xinjiang region . Problems began in June, after Uyghur workers killed in brawl between Uyghurs, Han . China's state media says over 200 people charged over riots coul... | f7ded1e31a63a71def29053e98313e420fcea91e |
Havana (CNN) -- Cuba denied on Monday that the recent death of a dissident was caused by a police beating and accused "counterrevolutionaries" and the foreign media of "fabricating lies." Juan Wilfredo Soto died in a hospital on Sunday in the central city of Santa Clara. He had been detained by police three days earlie... | Juan Wilfredo Soto died in a hospital on Sunday in central Cuban city of Santa Clara . State-run website says Soto was detained, but released three hours later without incident . Fellow dissidents say Soto was beaten by police, who caused his death . Arnaldo Milian Hospital said he had died of pancreatitis . | 5a863c964022e8901c96484d5631b523066bf01b |
(CNN) -- A Georgia man accused of screaming racial slurs while beating an African-American female Army reservist outside a restaurant was released from jail on bail Wednesday, Clayton County, Georgia, authorities said. They said Troy Dale West Jr. was released on a $320,000 bond. Attorney Kip Jones, who represents alle... | Troy Dale West Jr. released on $320,000 bond . Lawyer says judge ordered West to be under house arrest . Man told to surrender his passport, not contact victim . Man charged after alleged racist beating at a Cracker Barrel restaurant . | a4bc9479f0aa955318e6a5e8f4c4b62bd2605717 |
Rio de Janeiro (CNN) -- FIFA general secretary Jerome Valcke has called for unity between football's governing body and local organizers as the countdown to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil continues, following tensions over preparations for the tournament. Valcke was in Rio to mark 100 days to go until the Confederations ... | Jerome Valcke says there is enough time for Brazil to prepare for Confederations Cup . June tournament serves as a test run for 2014 World Cup, also in Brazil . The Confederations Cup will begin in exactly 100 days . FIFA official hopes his critics will rally to make sure Brazil is prepared . | 5b875253bfe1ebb7ae33628be8391c5508472e71 |
(CNN) -- Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic extended his 15-match unbeaten run with a straight sets win over Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev at Indian Wells. After receiving a bye in the first round of the Masters event, the in-form Serbian took less than an hour to brush aside his 39th-ranked opponent 6-0 6-4 on Sun... | World No. 3 Novak Djokovic eases past Andrey Golubev to reach third round of Indian Wells . Roger Federer also progresses with a straight sets win over Russia's Igor Andreev . Andy Roddick sets up round three meeting with John Isner after defeating James Blake . Jurgen Melzer, Stanislas Wawrinka and Tomas Berdych also ... | 0eb09e2b21cb6f8c7940929a6082aa7e63ff68d5 |
(EW.com) -- The second season of the decline and fall of western civilization "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" premiered Wednesday night on TLC — and it's safe to say that fame and fortune haven't changed the Thompson clan one lick. They're still living in a modest single-family home in tiny McIntyre, Georgia. They're still ... | Honey Boo Boo and her family are back with a new season . Mama June stashed every cell phone in the house in an empty cheese ball bucket . They threw a Dukes of Hazzard party . | 0d6d24c6c69cb1a78631528a84b72a9354a36957 |
(CNN) -- When District Attorney Carol Chambers last tweeted about a shooting in Aurora, it was about a man found guilty of a killing at a liquor store. Chambers touted the success of her office in convicting Anthony Jahmar Gillespie for shooting to death Benigno Morales-Ramirez. Few outside Colorado probably knew Chamb... | District Attorney Carol Chambers has a reputation of being tough . She has also courted controversy over the years . She will leave office before James Holmes is brought to trial . She is known to seek the death penalty in a state that does not embrace it . | 5ed96586b3d572e274da0e8297d3d17047bfc12d |
Mecca, Saudi Arabia (CNN) -- Chanting "Allahu Akbar" -- God is Greater than any -- more than 2 million pilgrims crossed new pedestrian bridges Saturday to perform one of the last rituals of the Hajj season. Jamarat is a re-enactment of an event when Prophet Abraham stoned the devil and rejected his temptations, accordi... | Goverment constructed three new massive pillars, five-story bridge for Hajj ritual . Jamarat re-enacts Abraham's stoning the devil, according to Muslim tradition . Ritual was scene of deadly stampedes as pilgrims crammed through bottleneck . The air-conditioned bridge is 950 meters long, 80 meters wide; each floor is 1... | 2d4125c6162f9b4924a262a55bd8fe3faad0b3c7 |
(CNN) -- Happy birthday, Catherine Zeta-Jones. You are turning 40 this month, joining an exclusive club of women in show business who are marking the same milestone this year. Catherine Zeta-Jones arrives at a Hollywood event earlier this year. She turns 40 on September 25. Think big names like Renee Zellweger, Jennife... | Renee Zellweger, Jennifer Aniston, Cate Blanchett have turned 40 this year . Stars appear to be going strong in an industry famously obsessed with youth . Some doubt Hollywood is interested in making 'vehicles' for top female stars . Television, independent films offer more options than ever for actors . | 368e5f34583daa178a8516c0c0fb62c3240bdaa3 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Under heavy criticism for a telling cell phone carriers to ban certain words in text messages, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority went into damage control mode Wednesday. PTA spokesman Mohammed Younis Wednesday denied the existence of the plan, which has met with derision from mobile ... | Pakistan tells phone companies to block 1,500 words from text messages . Cell phone users respond with derision . The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority sends mixed messages on its plan . The banned words list includes terms related to sex and prostitution . | ad11185d0bc480809fec1b21ad1fd0dacc80b1d7 |
(CNN) -- Haiti's top prosecutor on Friday denied reports that charges have been dropped against nine of the 10 American missionaries accused of kidnapping children after a devastating earthquake hit the nation in January. Attorney General Joseph Manes was responding to news from the office of U.S. Sen Jim Risch, R-Idah... | U.S. senator said Thursday he'd been told charges were dropped against 9 of 10 . Haiti official says judge still has to decide status of charges . Missionaries say they were trying to help children after massive earthquake . Group's leader, Laura Silsby, remains in Haitian jail . | 216981064a19e2097f0b839838428a4fca123b33 |
(CNN) -- Two brothers and two of their uncles are among nine people indicted on allegations of distributing cocaine to Italy and trafficking within the United States the same drug as well as methamphetamine, federal prosecutors in California announced Wednesday. The drug-trafficking ring also allegedly laundered money ... | One brother is arrested, but the other is still being sought . One uncle is already being held in an unrelated case, but the other is at large . The four relatives are among nine people indicted . The drug ring also allegedly laundered money through the Dominican Republic . | b2e08cdcc7f3e3d0b2dcd94611e6d425ce0f97b1 |
(CNN) -- Wiping tears from his cheeks, a man who survived avalanches that killed eight snowmobilers in western Canada said Wednesday that he and two others tried to save their friends but eventually left the mountain because of the threat of more slides. Jeffrey Adams says he freed himself and helped free two others be... | Survivor says decision to leave eight behind was "gut-wrenching" "I replay it in my head all the time," Jeffrey Adams says . Adams describes digging himself out twice, helping two others escape . Eight bodies were found Monday and Tuesday . | 4d90ee3bff00c3e88ee985d98f6cc1c45194539a |
(CNN) -- At the Group of 20 summit in Mexico, President Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin had their first face-to-face meeting since Putin resumed the Russian presidency in May. The joint statement they issued afterward indicated several issues (including Iran and Syria) that the two sides would seek to cooperate on, but... | Mark Katz: Obama and Putin said they'd cooperate but didn't say how they would . He says Obama appeared to want to befriend Putin at G-20, but Putin was stiff and reserved . He says if U.S. won't accommodate Russia, Russia won't accommodate U.S. Katz: Russia thinks U.S. mistaken on Syria and regime's ouster will bring ... | 512626a5b93329cf2439a99c1f39883f55b94a90 |
(CNN) -- Japan is grappling with its worst economic crisis since the end of World War II, the nation's economic and fiscal policy minister said Monday. A businessman walks past a homeless man taking a nap at a Tokyo park. The comments from Kaoru Yosano followed news of Japan's gross domestic product falling 12.7 percen... | Economic and fiscal policy minister says worst economic crisis since end of WWII . Japan's gross domestic product fell 12.7 percent in the fourth quarter in 2008 . A slump in exports has led to tens of thousands of layoffs across Japan . | cad7bb326d9dfb6de80b97778c26fbb06c32e475 |
London (CNN) -- French swimmer Yannick Agnel won his second gold of a triumphant Olympics with a dominant performance in Monday's 200 meters freestyle final. South Korean swimmer Tae-Hwan Park and Yang Sun, of China, share silver after both finishing with a time of 1 minute 44.93 seconds. American medal hope Ryan Locht... | French swimmer Yannick Agnel wins his second gold, Park, Sun share silver . Lochte misses medal in fourth, but Greevers wins gold in 100m backstroke . Missy Franklin wins her first Olympic gold . Ruta Meilutyte claims first ever Lithuanian swimming gold . | dedfcda1e1a524efec653995364ec5423d65d0f0 |
(CNN) -- Top-level female football in the U.S. was dealt a severe blow on Monday when it was announced the 2012 Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) season had been suspended. The league only began in 2009, but an expensive legal dispute with a former franchise owner has driven the board of governors to halt the five-team... | The Women's Professional Soccer league has been suspended for 2012 . The WPS, which began in 2009, is involved in an expensive legal dispute . Legal proceedings revolve around the termination of the magicJack franchise . Stars such as U.S. duo Hope Solo and Abby Wambach and Brazil's Marta play in WPS . | 92e90088cd6d9695cc24e2fad1bfe3cd6f008bd3 |
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- Nine mine employees were hurt Monday when Anglo American Platinum security guards shot rubber bullets to break up a confrontation between rival union groups at a mine in northwest South Africa, the company said in a statement. The incident occurred at the company's Siphumelele mine i... | Nine employees were shot with rubber bullets, the company says . Three security personnel sustained minor injuries, it adds . Workers Committee members are contesting the legitimacy of the National Union of Mineworkers . | 86e6c6d6ee2bc7527bd7f542f1cab9c33885a6c2 |
(CNN) -- Everything looked perfectly normal as the plane prepared to land. I fastened my seat belt and looked through the window, watching the toy cars on the highway below gradually grow to life-size, and the airport runway rapidly -- too rapidly, perhaps -- move almost within arms' reach. The plane touched down, barr... | Frida Ghitis once on flight that made aborted landing, then landed safely . She says fatalities rare but air travel draws primal fear that dangerous travel modes don't . She says 9/11 drastically changed the cost of flying; U.S. spends lavishly on air safety . Ghitis: While relatively safe, will never be completely pre... | e38f0fe6462abf7cf3ea15b2c5ef3a8d6dd36261 |
(CNN) -- French-led troops in Mali now control the ancient city of Timbuktu, the city of Gao and the swath in between that was an Islamist stronghold for almost a year, the French Defense Ministry said. "We are winning in Mali," French President Francois Hollande said at a news conference Monday, but he added that mili... | NEW: Nearly half a billion dollars pledged at donors' conference . Hollande does not say how long France will maintain troops in Mali . U.N. gears up for the return of displaced people; UK outlines military support . Flushing the Islamists out of Timbuktu is a big symbolic gain . | cfbde5dded937bb7517f0c11404494a4177a7f27 |
(CNN) -- Costa Rica elected its first female president, as the ruling National Liberation Party claimed a historic victory. "I want to thank the pioneering women who years ago opened the doors of politics in Costa Rica," Laura Chinchilla said Sunday to flag-waving supporters in the capital, San Jose. "My government wil... | NEW: Chinchilla takes 46.8 percent of the vote, with most election sites reporting . She thanks women in victory speech . Solis bows out, as PLN took nearly 2-to-1 lead . Election day was festive throughout nation . | a4f655777ebf5da307cdfb9e5cb63f26d1cb2acd |
(CNN) -- Before the tabloid headlines, before the media crush, before Casey Anthony and her daughter Caylee became instantly recognizable, there were only two phone calls. "I have a possible missing child," Cindy Anthony said in the first of two 911 calls made July 15, 2008. The little girl -- her granddaughter, Caylee... | Opening statements are set for Tuesday . Anthony is accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee . If convicted, she could face the death penalty . A jury was seated Friday in another Florida county . | 9476b981678439fb736be1e7b3acbb21c48c85f2 |
(CNN) -- Gunmen killed three police officers in Acapulco, Mexico, early Monday morning in attacks on two police stations, the state news agency Notimex reported. Suspected gang members are handcuffed after a gunbattle in Acapulco, Mexico, on Saturday. The attacks came two days after a ferocious street gunbattle that le... | Attacks came 2 days after ferocious street gunbattle that left 18 people dead . 2 soldiers, 16 suspected gang members killed; 9 soldiers wounded Saturday . Five people arrested in connection with shootout; authorities seize weapons . Mexican soldiers, in trucks and helicopters kept watch over Acapulco on Monday . | 0ecd4af9312b07986ce4173f28e89b8b1f222171 |
(CNN) -- A controversial policy that limits the amount of time NATO troops can hold Afghan detainees is under review by U.S. Defense Department officials, a spokesman for the department told CNN. The review of what's known as the "96-hour rule" is under way as CNN questioned whether the policy was putting soldiers in d... | Roger Hill, a former Army captain, was discharged after a mock execution of Afghan detainees . NATO has 96-hour rule for detention of suspects . U.S. military is reviewing policy; some say suspects get released too soon . The full investigation on AC 360 tonight at 10 p.m. ET . | db5246d36e90e0bb4a06680d55f4320944af4359 |
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari signed into law Monday a peace deal for the nation's violence-plagued Swat Valley, according to a presidential spokesman. Women wearing burqas in North West Frontier Province. The deal implements Islamic law, or sharia, in the Swat Valley region of North... | Presidential spokesman says deal gives sharia law a role in Swat Valley . Valley is wracked by violence; central government has little influence in the region . Last week, pro-Taliban cleric said government not serious about allowing sharia law . Swat Valley is about 300km from Islamabad and near the Afghan border . | 325dde588491c1a9b0bfd3234bcf0d9a4774003b |
Notre Dame, Indiana (CNN) -- The crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Syria has resulted in at least 3,500 deaths. The United Nations Security Council should immediately request that all charges of crimes against humanity in Syria be referred to the International Criminal Court. If the claims of gross misconduct by... | Crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Syria has resulted in at least 3,500 deaths . It's time to refer Syria's leaders to International Criminal Court, Robert C. Johansen says . U.N. Security Council must act because court lacks jurisdiction to investigate, he says . Johansen: Indictments would encourage and empower... | c2ca7ff060fc0e8f309d51ccbc5b24d777fbc358 |
(CNN) -- An extradition hearing is expected in Spain this week for one of two pilots arrested recently on charges they participated in "death flights" in which more than 1,000 prisoners were thrown out of planes during Argentina's "dirty war" in the 1970s and 1980s, officials said. Hebe de Bonafini, left, and members ... | Former Navy Lt. Julio Alberto Poch faces charges from the 1976-83 dictatorship . In Argentina, police arrested former Navy Capt. Emir Sisul Hess last week . Pair accused of piloting aircraft from which prisoners were thrown to their deaths . Prisoners include those who had run afoul of the dictatorship over political v... | 88bb44df3e8d17d1754b84ce4ac5520ed2c8e5a1 |
(CNN) -- Now that Mitt Romney has all but wrapped up the Republican nomination for president, the discussion has veered toward potential running mates. Who embodies the conservative credentials Romney is seen as lacking? Who can deliver a battleground state that will put Romney over the top? Who can generate the enthus... | Jennifer Lawless, Kathleen Dolan: Romney likely GOP pick; focus now on finding VP . They say nowadays women usually at least included in list of potential VP candidates . They say ABC's Karl made lists of potential candidates; gave women a separate list . Writers: Women still woefully underrepresented in electoral poli... | a5d36a6badabd790aa98eb9a92d391131ff7961d |
(Wired) -- Twitter launched a new service on Wednesday called the Twitter Political Index, or Twindex. By applying highly tuned algorithms to Twitter's fire hose of data, the service offers a real-time look at voters' moods, and scores which presidential candidate is trending up (and who is trending down) day to day. T... | Twitter launches a political index, called "Twindex," on Wednesday . Twindex shows voters' moods in real-time . The index is a joint effort between Twitter, Topsy and polling groups . Twitter has 140 million active monthly users who tweet some 400 million times a day . | 9af29fd16bab59b40dba20f7deee8debadf85d62 |
(CNN) -- The owner of the Segway company has died, apparently in an accident involving one of his upright two-wheeled vehicles, police in England said Monday. The body of James Heselden, 62, was pulled from the River Wharfe in northern England on Sunday, police said. A Segway-type vehicle was recovered from the river, ... | Family mourns "much-loved father and husband" A Segway-type vehicle is also pulled from the water, police say . Heselden gave millions to charity, his company says . | defc7b4bf5eab477d3cea67c31a374ac56a99087 |
Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- Four suspected Islamic militants are due to go on trial Thursday afternoon in Madrid for allegedly aiding fugitives from the Madrid train bombings of 2004, a National Court spokesman told CNN. Prosecutor Miguel Angel Carballo, at Spain's National Court, seeks sentences of eight to 13 years in pri... | Prosecutor says the four aided fugitives from the 2004 Madrid train bombing . He is seeking sentences of eight to 13 years in prison . The Madrid train bombing killed 191 people . | 9542f6e0f5f75ed297293427d8c7c7ba9ae19116 |
(CNN) -- Is a star player more important than team unity? England's cricketers will find out the answer to that question over the next five days as they battle to retain the No. 1 Test ranking without key batsman Kevin Pietersen. Pietersen, one of the most flamboyant and controversial players in the game, has been drop... | England and South Africa are the top two ranked sides in world cricket . England need to win to maintain their number one ranking . Kevin Pietersen has been dropped after "provocative" text messages sent to opposition . Pietersen has apologized, but is yet to discover if he will play again . | 9ec5c4673afe78024201fcc10db80ff1d3bbfa66 |
New York (CNN) -- After accusations that several insurers have underpaid families of those killed in action, one company is considering changing how it allocates death benefit payments, Prudential Financial Vice Chairman Mark Grier told CNN. Prudential may give families the option of accepting a direct lump-sum check, ... | NEW: Prudential is considering changing how it allocates death benefits to surviving military family members . NEW: Insurance Information Institute says the industry's doing nothing wrong . Eight insurance companies have been served subpoenas in investigation . Cuomo: Families' payouts are placed in accounts; most of t... | 22c75abfe07fb399a3e2d3513d9ab73f84df85e0 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Ali Herbert has spent the last seven months being "a walking blood bank" aboard one of the the world's largest hospital ships. Thousands of volunteers join the massive hospital ship "Africa Mercy" every year. The 50-year-old nurse and grandmother from the UK resigned from her position in a hosp... | Every year thousands of volunteers join the "Africa Mercy" hospital ship in Africa . Volunteers are also asked to become "walking blood banks," donating on call . Mercy Ships have served in 150 ports in developing nations around the world . They are mobile hospitals that provide free surgery to world's poorest people . | 849eb1d333c0fd784208510a11c36fbff0e258d0 |
(CNN) -- Progressive Catholic groups vented outrage Friday over the decision of a Roman Catholic school in Massachusetts to rescind the admission of an 8-year-old student because his parents are lesbians. "The idea that a child might be punished because he does not live with his two biologic parents is antithetical to ... | Massachusetts school rescinds admission of student because parents are lesbians . Denver Catholic school recently made similar decision . Progressive Catholic groups say they have better chance with fight in Boston . | ca07a084a6cd0e873279e982f322266f890aed09 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suspected U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region on Wednesday killed 23 suspected militants, intelligence officials told CNN. Two Pakistani intelligence officials said the suspected drone fired four missiles at a militant training center in the area of Roya Naray in North Wazirista... | Suspected drone attack is in volatile North Waziristan . There have been 32 suspected drone strikes in 2011 . | 36f5ad4c8583730007b99e038dd150443c5572fe |
(CNN) -- Think of it as a giant barometer for climate science. With a new groundbreaking study on climate change seemingly coming out every other week, it can be hard to keep up with the latest findings. Fortunately, every five to six years, the United Nations sums it up in a comprehensive report. That's what's going o... | The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report every five or six years . The first section of the report is aimed at assisting policymakers . A draft that leaked in August said there is more certainty that humans are playing a role . The report will lay out projections for climate change through the en... | 4885cfef15046b054b3eccdb463b4a3424171a4c |
(CNN) -- I was a high school student in 1983, when the video for "Thriller" was released, getting plenty of air time on MTV. By then, the network's "M" could just as easily have stood for Michael. It was an event. At a time when MTV was criticizing for not featuring black artists, Michael Jackson's success changed all ... | Michael Jackson's breakthrough success forced MTV to rethink itself . MTV had been criticized for not airing videos by black artists . Many viewers, regardless of race or ethnicity, loved Jackson's videos . | 53f963f3481c5232eea63613f08f66c5fff57dc1 |
(CNN) -- A police chief who allegedly used a false identity to buy as many as 192 houses in cities in China's southern province of Guangdong has sparked outrage on social media amid a growing scandal over corrupt officials amassing fortunes on the inflated property market. Zhao Haibin, a senior police official in Lufen... | Chinese police chief dismissed over probe into properties . Allegations center on a portfolio of 192 houses in cities in Guangdong province . The scandal follows similar cases of corruption involving fake IDs . China's overheated property market has become a focus for speculators . | d2f9b60a53d0196fc466cba686ff49eaa4be5e96 |
(CNN) -- A judge in Aruba Friday rejected a prosecution request to hold U.S. citizen Gary Giordano for 30 additional days in connection with the disappearance of his traveling companion, Robyn Gardner, his attorney told CNN Friday. The decision means Giordano, who has been in Aruban custody since August 5, will be free... | NEW: Giordano's U.S. lawyer says he'll be released Tuesday night and return to the U.S. An Aruban judge rejects a request to extend the American's detention for 30 more days . Prosecutors have appealed the ruling . Giordano says he is innocent in Robyn Gardner's disappearance . | c2f061148c956bff4b6b23b5771f18e2a960589e |
(CNN) -- The Nevada family that survived two days stranded in subzero temperatures is not expected to face any long-term health problems from the ordeal, their doctor said Wednesday. The six family members don't even have frostbite, said Dr. Doug Vacek, declaring their condition "absolutely amazing." Christina McIntee,... | Christina McIntee and the youngest child have been released from a hospital . The other four family members need more IV hydration but are doing well . They're expected to face no long-term health problems as a result . Their doctor calls their condition "absolutely amazing" | 4f05ca5e43473282d81f2f53618fc9151d67746f |
(CNN) -- Elizabeth McCutchen and a friend were walking to book club two weeks ago in quaint Farmville, Virginia, when they strolled by a home on First Avenue. "Something smells dead," her friend said. Richard Samuel McCroskey has been arrested in connection with the killings of four people in Virginia. They were thinki... | 20-year-old rapper of "Horrorcore" accused of Virginia slayings . Little known underground music genre celebrates macabre killings . Tow-truck driver gave suspect a lift; said he was "stinkiest rascal I've ever smelled" Defense lawyer said he's unsure Richard McCroskey "gets the severity of everything" | b07aedde6d44ed5dc527490961d91f8c8125a3f2 |
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