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(CNN) -- Although the bombs went off miles from her house, the young woman in Damascus still felt them in her gut. Boom! Her windows rattled as she ran to her computer. "What happened?!?!?!?" she typed furiously into Skype, sending the message to her friends. What Alexia Jade heard was the thunderous clap of two car bo... | NEW: At least 197 people reported dead in war-torn country on Tuesday . Syrians: Struck compound held detention place where people were tortured . A jihadist group claims responsibility for the attack, which it says had three stages . Air Force Intelligence is an elite branch, close to the al-Assad regime, an expert sa... | 75afbf355ae2b8a4cefa238e1041e49f10a35a1b |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Obama takes his first stab Wednesday night at the role of fundraiser in chief. President Obama raised lots of money as he campaigned, but how will he do now that the election is over? The president is the main attraction at two events in the nation's capital for the Democratic National Com... | Obama broke fundraising records during general election . He is appearing at two fundraising events for the DNC on Wednesday night . DNC trails RNC when it comes to cash on hand . DNC Chairman Tim Kaine says "stay tuned," now that he can raise funds . | 4294fbcaecce0e9395230469e72eb9ef21618dee |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Coalition forces in Baghdad have killed the man believed to be the mastermind of recent bombings in the Iraqi capital, the U.S. military said. Mahir Ahmad Mahmud Judu al-Zubaydi, also known as Abu Rami and Abu Assad, was believed to be the leader of one of al Qaeda in Iraq's Baghdad networks, the... | Poland ends military presence in Iraq with ceremony Saturday . U.S. diplomats meet with local officials to discuss Kirkuk sovereignty . U.S. military: Man suspected in series of Iraqi bombings killed by coalition forces . Troops acting in self-defense shot Abu Rami and woman, according to military . | ff55161ffec708da22442f17c37c0d7b25c4e4c1 |
(CNN) -- A NATO delegation arrived Tuesday in southeastern Turkey to survey the Turkish-Syrian border for the possible deployment of Patriot anti-aircraft missile batteries, the semi-official Anadolu news agency reported. Turkey has turned against its former ally, asking fellow NATO members last week for the missiles t... | NEW: Russian official blasts idea, saying it's "creating more problems than it might solve" At least 131 people are killed across Syria on Tuesday, an opposition group says . Turkey says a missile system would be used only defensively against Syrian threats . The Syrian government says it killed a large number of al Qa... | 08bbd8db6940f0d9947b9db87efaf70ffefc140b |
(CNN) -- Egyptian student protesters who back the Muslim Brotherhood are accused of torching the cafeteria of a Cairo university, state media reported. The protesting students allegedly stormed the colleges of trade, engineering and science at Azhar University on Saturday and set fire to its cafeteria, according to the... | Officials say student protesters set fire to a cafeteria at a university . The protesters are backers of the Muslim Brotherhood . One student protester was killed, according to the Muslim Brotherhood . | a61d08be3356d414cf1558f2b3c612bbeba2719a |
(CNN) -- The Sri Lankan army overran two Tamil Tiger rebel positions in the country's north on Tuesday, the military reported on its Web site. Recently captured rebel weapons stacked up in the former Tamil stronghold of Kilinochchi. The rebels "suffered double blows, losing two heavily fortified defense positions as ..... | Sri Lankan army Web site: Two heavily fortified defense positions overrun . Claims came a day after Sri Lanka ordered end to combat operations . Sri Lanka: Forces ordered to cease use of heavy-caliber guns, combat aircraft . Rebels say fighter bombers continued to bomb civilian targets after announcement . | b78a59ffd83d28ff5872d15eecf4d5731ff70f19 |
Greensboro, North Carolina (CNN) -- A former aide to John Edwards testified Thursday about an unexpected pronouncement from a campaign videographer: She and the presidential candidate were in love. But Edwards later told him he was not in a relationship with Rielle Hunter, John Davis said. "He told me she was crazy and... | Interior designer Bryan Huffman testifies about money handling . Former aide John Davis talks about conservation with Rielle Hunter in Detroit in 2007 . Mistress told him she and John Edwards were in love, witness says . Edwards is accused of filing false campaign disclosure reports . | 91f2892b7fc77475c7347a7102a4508afb125887 |
(CNN) -- Apple is developing iPhones with curved-glass screens and enhanced sensors that detect different levels of pressure, according to a new report. Two models — with screens of 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches —are in the works, and both would use glass that curves downward at the edges, Bloomberg reported, citing an... | The next iPhone could have a curved display screen, according to a new report . Two models with larger screens are in the works, a source told Bloomberg . New phones would likely be released in the third quarter of next year, source said . Report: Screens also would contain sensors that detect different levels of press... | c8e9afa909cd0d3fc01dc1ccc6638cbcf3c960e8 |
(CNN) -- A U.S. Border Patrol agent believed killed in a friendly fire shooting near the Arizona-Mexico border died of a gunshot wound to the head, an autopsy report revealed. The report released Wednesday by the Pima County Medical Examiner's office determined Nicholas J. Ivie, 30, of Provo, Utah, died from what was d... | Nicholas J. Ivie was killed last month near the Arizona-Mexico border . An initial investigation suggests he was killed in a friendly-fire shooting, the FBI says . The Pima County Medical Examiner's office says Ivie died of a gunshot to the head . | 75d6ba7a81af8567f10c1cbe555fce9a87531898 |
(CNN) -- The Cleveland kidnapping drama was unfolding on the airwaves, hour after hour, a riveting spectacle that was overshadowing every other conceivable story. Nothing could possibly bump it from the nation's television screens -- or so I thought. When word came Wednesday afternoon that a verdict had been reached in... | Howard Kurtz: Story of kidnapped women in Cleveland is a riveting one . He says news outlets switched attention to Jodi Arias verdict Wednesday afternoon . Kurtz says murder cases are sadly common; Cleveland case of a different magnitude . Kurtz: Story "commands our attention as a matter of human compassion" | ba5254e7607a78d52e0d041023665f644499efe4 |
ROME, Italy -- Captain Javier Zanetti saved Inter Milan's unbeaten Serie A record as he rifled home a stunning late volley to earn a 1-1 draw against second-placed Roma at the San Siro on Wednesday. Zanetti celebrates his late strike as Inter retained their unbeaten Serie A record with a 1-1 draw against Roma. Roma cap... | Javier Zanetti scores a late goal to earn Inter Milan a 1-1 draw against Roma . The result keeps Inter nine points clear and retains their unbeaten league run . AC Milan slipped to fifth position as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Catania . | 047e7bc4c7ea5f7df08d4efc443ac8a3479649f1 |
Tokyo (CNN) -- Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Thursday. The final tally was 293 against the motion and 152 for it. The opposition Liberal Democratic Party filed the no-confidence motion Wednesday, and needed a simple majority for it to pass in parliament, and fell far s... | The opposition is unhappy with Naoto Kan's handling of the March 11 disaster . The motion needed 240 votes to pass . Kan has been in office nearly a year . | eca58e0f4861d8f1b9a528850b670d1d88f0cf10 |
(CNN) -- Jury selection was under way Thursday in the case of a man accused of sexually assaulting a toddler and capturing it on videotape years ago, a crime that triggered a nationwide manhunt and search for the girl when the tape surfaced in 2007. Chester Arthur Stiles faces life imprisonment if convicted of videtapi... | Chester Arthur Stiles faces 22 felony counts in connection with sex tape . Tape showed girl younger than 3 being sexually assaulted . The tape surfaced years after the alleged assault . Potential jurors know about case, have strong feelings about it . | ebc4c8962079c28f1e94c3d80019a0ad324c14e9 |
Washington (CNN) -- The public may have seen the last video images of the failed blowout preventer from the BP oil well disaster, as authorities expressed possible security concerns. The feed from a camera on board a salvage ship was discontinued Saturday after the apparatus was raised from the sea floor and placed on ... | The blowout preventer is on a ship in the Gulf of Mexico . A camera feed from the ship was discontinued Saturday . Thad Allen cited security concerns Wednesday on further videotaping of the unit . He referred questions to the Department of Justice . | e681c518ee3a5ac34c2eec606c689e5a62970503 |
Seattle, Washington (CNN) -- Instead of the traditional bad guys, it was the costumed, self-styled superhero that ended up behind bars after an altercation Sunday in Seattle. Phoenix Jones, the moniker used by a man who dons a skintight black-and-gold rubber suit and mask, was arrested on four counts of assault after a... | Phoenix Jones, as he calls himself, says he jumped in to stop a fight . The people he hit with pepper spray say they were dancing . "What is this, Halloween?" a woman calls out to rubber-suited Jones . Jones patrols the streets of Seattle, often with a camera crew, looking for crime . | 5d214220b68bad2c88b93b1459595a8c290759ef |
(CNN) -- Fourteen months to the day after an earthquake devastated Christchurch's 19th century cathedral, work is starting on a new center of worship reflecting the spirit of 21st century design. The "cardboard" cathedral designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is a temporary structure which will accommodate 700 wor... | A "cardboard cathedral" has been given the go-ahead for construction in Christchurch, New Zealand . The temporary A-framed structure will be finished by the end of 2012 . The old Anglican cathedral was badly damaged by the 2011 earthquake which struck the city . Bishop of Christchurch, Victoria Mathews announced in Mar... | b9d08f0eef15d4fa45156f466bd93a351852ccdb |
(CNN) -- In the last decade of the 20th century, the Turkish lira fell in value 1,000 times against the U.S. dollar, meaning that tourists returning to that country after several years found that any old money they still possessed since their last visit had become almost worthless. Now as fears grow about whether Greec... | Some holidaymakers appear to be having second thoughts about visiting Greece . Others concerned about safety if violent street protests resume against austerity cuts . Idea that has investors worried is the so-called "Grexit" -- or Greek exit from the eurozone . Travel experts say tourists visiting economically trouble... | 0b8d1ace6761871dddd01655594af85b35603a3b |
(CNN) -- Have you heard the one about the Justice Department's $16 muffins? Probably not, though even if you have, this latest revelation of workaday government waste has long since lost its capacity to shock. And therein lies the real problem. For those catching up: The DOJ's OIG (Office of Inspector General) Tuesday ... | A report criticized Justice Department for extravagant spending . Matt Welch says it's natural to make light of the $16 muffin . He says government doesn't exercise any spending restraint . Welch: Larger issue of uncontrolled spending is deadly serious . | fca13de3d9bc1602b881531ceab06c1e4b46412d |
(CNN) -- The federal government's response manager to the Gulf oil disaster said Sunday that BP has made progress, but cautioned it was too early to call the effort a success. "We're making the right progress. I don't think anyone should be pleased as long as there's oil in the water," Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said ... | NEW: Mississippi seeing no oil on beaches, but tourists are staying away, governor says . Frustration grows among Gulf residents . BP collects 250,000 gallons of oil in first 24 hours of funneling . Oil mars pristine beaches on Florida Panhandle . | 559b5d539f6b9f37b88b3ec092765f00c75aeaff |
(CNN) -- Iraq is suddenly back at the top of the news. The drawdown of "combat" troops has been completed, the handover to the State Department looks shaky, violence is ticking up and there is still no new Iraqi government, more than five months after the March elections. All these are real, but they are only the most ... | As U.S. combat troops leave Iraq, diplomats face challenge of building peace, says Daniel Serwer . He says U.S. needs to guarantee the solution Iraqis develop to their political impasse . He says spending on diplomacy protects $700 billion investment U.S. has made in new regime . | f15108ecab883e4a1a830cd6b285d65740fdaf0c |
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran plans to launch satellites into orbit early in the new year, its defense minister told the semi-official Fars news agency Wednesday. "This satellite, which was built by Iranian scientists, is a big step for the continued presence of Iran in space and for taking advantage of the opportunities... | Iran reportedly plans to launch Tolou satellites into orbit in February and March . "This satellite ... is a big step for the continued presence of Iran in space," defense chief says . U.S. State Department had "grave concern" about Iran's first satellite launch this year . U.S. official: Sateliite launches could lead ... | 03843e6113b084b645223150e2d3594f0a381987 |
New York (CNN) -- Two U.S. senators ratcheted up the pressure on BP and British government officials Monday to provide answers to the questions now swirling around the release of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the Libyan man convicted in the 1988 bombing of Pam Am Flight 103, which killed 270 people. Obama administr... | NEW: State Department releases August 2009 letter opposing al Megrahi release . Two senators are urging the U.K. government and BP officials to testify at upcoming hearing . Menendez claims an "abundance of incredible coincidences" Bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi was released last year . | 5ad8ecbd933b1ee641c688cff943ea43c11b3348 |
(CNN) -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich pledged Thursday to make his country "a bridge between East and West" after being sworn into office in Kiev. Yanukovich, who was ousted from office in 2004 in the pro-West "Orange Revolution," beat Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a bitterly fought election earlier this... | Yanukovich pledges to make country "a bridge between East and West" Yanukovich won bitterly contested presidential election earlier this month . President returns to power after being ousted in 2004 Orange Revolution . Yanukovich pledges to put Ukraine on "path of accelerated development" | 054867c4e7c02464b93802ad5dc61409a6fffb3b |
(CNN) -- New York Police investigators are probing whether three men arrested last week with a stash of Apple products possibly bought with gift cards altered with stolen credit card data may have ties to a broader network of scammers, a law enforcement official said. Prosecutors in Brooklyn charged the three suspects,... | Three men arrested in New York last week after a traffic stop . Authorities probe whether altered gift cards used to buy Apple products . Arrests follow Target announcement it was victim of major credit card breach . No indication that Target and New York cases are related, however . | fb9e3c7ae8bb424efa20071d0c8a58d9ca82df55 |
(CNN) -- The promoter for Filipino world champion boxer Manny Pacquaio, Bob Arum, has confirmed the "super fight" with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. will not happen after mediation talks between the two parties failed. "The fight is off, Floyd Mayweather walked away," Arum told the USA Today newspaper in a telephone i... | Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, confirms the "super fight" with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. is off . The two camps failed to resolve a bitter dispute over the issue of drug-testing before their match-up . Retired judge Daniel Weinstein failed to secure agreement for what could have been the most lucrative fight in histor... | 7f38ff1927b872c834b3ac3c9b9d4d4b054025a8 |
(CNN) -- Actor and author Hill Harper wants you to live your life and understand what true wealth is. "The word courage, one of my favorite words, the root or the etymology of that word is 'cour,' which means heart," he said. "I think true courage is actually following your heart and not getting or succumbing to what o... | Hill Harper: Live your life and understand what true wealth is . Harper is known for his roles in "CSI: NY, " "Beloved" and "He Got Game" His latest book is called "The Wealth Cure" | c2d40cafa9bdfbf9d04d096d09a6aab9584c3ef0 |
(CNN) -- On December 23, 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971 into law. The legislation had tremendous bipartisan support and came at a time of great optimism. Many thought its passage would lead to a cure for cancer within a few years. The legislation never mentioned the word "war," but... | President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act of 1971 . Legislation brought cancer out of the shadows and put a focus on it, Dr. Otis Brawley says . Forty years later, clinical trials have shown impressive treatment outcomes, he says . But large number of Americans not benefiting from advances due to act, Braw... | e559e9ba4e302f63467d70582ea2a75af75a1cc3 |
(CNN) -- Jonathan Martin, who left the Miami Dolphins in October and accused teammates of violently harassing him, will not return to the field this season. The National Football League team Saturday said Martin had been placed on the "reserve/non-football illness" list, making him ineligible to return until next seaso... | Dolphins place Jonathan Martin on reserve list . Martin said he was abused by teammates . Suspended Richie Incognito admits using n-word but says Martin is his friend . Incognito is appealing suspension . | b716231f077ada4e287899bc3909b6e6798ea69f |
(CNN) -- Two big piles of cash, one at a grave site and another at a home, have been recovered by Pittsburgh police and are believed to be part of the $2 million an armored truck driver allegedly stole after killing his partner. Kenneth Konias Jr. remains on the run after he allegedly shot Michael Haines in the head la... | Kenneth Konias Jr. remains on the run, suspected in slaying . About $24,000 was found at Konias' grandmother's grave site . More than $200,000 was found at his home Tuesday . Konias, who drove an armored truck, is accused of shooting his partner . | 2a1e1eece82bca48f206be4e38939b1ce3a38400 |
Spin bowlers Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik are back in India's squad for the test series against Pakistan. Harbhajan has been out of test cricket since July 2006. They are included in a 14-man party for the first two games, in Delhi, starting on November 22 and Calcutta (Kolkata) eight days later. Harbhajan has not... | India have recalled Harbhajan Singh and Murali Kartik to their test squad . The spinners are in a squad for the first two tests against Pakistan . The games are in in Delhi, from November 22 and Calcutta from November 30 . | f3c4b7ccb7c70ee1f79d1cb5f9d9d981e86330f6 |
TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iran confirmed Tuesday the arrest of three American hikers who crossed into the country from neighboring Iraq and said they have been charged with "illegal entry," a semi-official news agency reported. Sarah Shourd, like the other two hikers, is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley... | One of three U.S. hikers is freelance journalist . American hikers detained after apparently crossing into Iran . All three are graduates of University of California, Berkeley . They've been charged with "illegal entry," semi-official Iran news agency says . | e3c67d7e5da24056fccd2d44a11dc750258ca38d |
(CNN) -- About 80 people were arrested on the eighth day of protests in New York on Saturday, the greatest number since demonstrations started near Wall Street. Earlier arrests in the week totaled about 20 on previous days for similar charges, according to New York City Deputy Commissioner Paul J. Browne. The latest ar... | The latest arrests include disorderly conduct and resisting arrest . The protests started September 17 in lower Manhattan . They are aimed at drawing attention to the role of financial interests in the spiraling economy . | 854cc11e1f321a16b0fe7c101c1530bb6397f4f9 |
Mexico City (CNN) -- A new barter market in Mexico City is helping residents trade their trash for food in an effort to reduce the mountain of waste produced by the mega city. Mexico City's huge, infamous Bordo Poniente landfill site was receiving 12,600 tons of waste a day -- one and a quarter times the weight of the ... | New bartering scheme in Mexico City helping residents exchange trash for fresh food . The Mercado de Trueque encourages people to recycle paper, glass and plastic . In return, residents receive vouchers that are exchanged for produce at a farmers' market . | 3a25420223d22a6d1e9e4d192820f21f8d46f0bb |
(CNN) -- A jury in Kentucky Friday night acquitted 17-year-old Joshua Young in the beating death of his stepbrother, Trey Zwicker, two years ago. Young also was found not guilty of tampering with evidence. Josh Gouker, Young's father, pleaded guilty to murder in Zwicker's death, and was sentenced on July 26 to life in ... | NEW: The jury finds Joshua Young not guilty in the beating death of his stepbrother . Young, 17, was accused of joining his father in killing Trey Zwicker . His father earlier pleaded guilty to murder in Zwicker's death . Jurors could have found Young guilty of murder whether they believed he acted alone or not . | ba0b807e4f18d449d6a2e91702f670d0da289322 |
ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI preached and greeted well-wishers Sunday, three days after breaking his wrist in a fall. The pope celebrates mass with his broken wrist in plaster. He held the text of his speech in his uninjured left hand, then circulated among the crowd who came to hear him in Romano Canavese, p... | Pope preaches and greeted well-wishers, three days after breaking his wrist . Benedict XVI had surgery on his right wrist after he fell Thursday night . Most painful aspect for pope is having to stop writing by hand, spokesman says . | 71cc922689b0611e7f4176197fb7bb7836ef323c |
(CNN) -- Soraya Bahgat, a Cairo-based HR executive and postgraduate student, was on her way to join Tahrir Square protests on November 25 when an unwelcome thought stopped her in her tracks. Mobs in the square had sexually assaulted women protesters there a week earlier, and reports of such incidents had become common ... | Tahrir Bodyguard is a group dedicated to preventing assaults on women in Egypt . Women have been the targets of mob sexual assaults during demonstrations . The group rescues women from assaults when they occur and teaches self-defense classes . | 150ed3beeedf4d0f96f99b36427898d1fcf2690f |
Washington (CNN) -- Vowing to continue to "underwrite global security" -- but not alone -- the Obama administration Thursday released its first National Security Strategy, a 52-page outline of the president's strategic approach and priorities. The NSS, required by Congress of every administration to be prepared every f... | The Obama administration on Thursday released its first National Security Strategy . The 52-page outline of focuses on both international and home-grown threats . Strategy focuses on "mitigating wherever possible the need for the use of force" Key GOP critic: Administration "refuses to even identify" threat of "radica... | 7fc5d9794a8cd1235c2914fd25d7b9941958ffc1 |
(CNN) -- Ed McMahon, the longtime pitchman and Johnny Carson sidekick whose "Heeeeeeerre's Johnny!" became a part of the vernacular, has died. Ed McMahon had suffered several health problems in recent years. McMahon passed away peacefully shortly after midnight at the Ronald Reagan/UCLA Medical Center, his publicist, H... | McMahon's biggest fame came alongside Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show" McMahon hosted "Star Search" and "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes" McMahon had suffered several health problems in recent years . | ba2f989ce6045ec7c5552cb95237eda9ca303582 |
Casablanca, Morocco (CNN) -- A few thousand people turned out Sunday to protest in Morocco, saying the king's proposed constitutional reforms don't go far enough. Though many expressed support for their king to stay in power, demonstrators argued that a network of privilege and patronage surrounding him must end, and t... | NEW: Thousands turn out Sunday . Moroccans will vote for the constitution in a referendum slated for July 1 . King Mohammed's role would be that of "citizen king" Mohammed says the constitution will guarantee judiciary's independence . | 760ddd82af67ccb8570eefca11df750facafb560 |
(CNN) -- One smiles for the camera, another appears defiant, while a third looks serene. They all look straight into the camera. Their confessions are blunt and candid -- it's a relatively new strategy used by Mexican authorities. Under pressure to show results from a nationwide offensive against organized crime, the M... | Mexican authorities have begun releasing interrogation videos . Most of the subjects are suspected drug lords awaiting trial . Government has been under pressure to show results of drug offensive . | f417bdc1969dd02f6fac14206220cb8584399d28 |
(CNN) -- After a day of recovery for battered regions of the Midwest and South, a line of storms stretching from Illinois to Louisiana will bring the threat of tornadoes and severe weather Friday, forecasters said. Areas most at risk for twisters are southern Indiana, southern Ohio, most of Kentucky, central Tennessee,... | Storms are forecast for Friday afternoon from Illinois to Louisiana . "The wind was just immense," survivor recounts from Wednesday storms . Harrisburg, Illinois, is among the hardest hit by earlier storms, with at least six deaths . 13 killed in storms across Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Tennessee . | 9cf18320a10cf9c3649fbbc2fdfba3996f60da1a |
(CNN) -- The Race to Dakar has been marred by injuries to three Britons after they were involved in a road traffic accident in South America, which left two others dead. The support vehicle, a Land Rover Defender, was involved in a head-on collision in the town of Tacna, Peru, close to the Chilean border. Two other veh... | Three Britons injured following a road traffic accident in Peru, which left two dead . Happened on Day Five of the rally while support vehicle was traveling with rest of team . The Race2Recovery teammates were flown to hospital in Lima . Team to continue quest to complete Dakar Rally by final stage on January 20 . | b8581f0be1cc8ad03f3a9f3d7411b12d1161ff1e |
(CNN) -- One of three malnourished men found earlier this month in the garage of a Houston home has died, police said Tuesday. He and the other men told police they'd been held captive before they were discovered July 19. William Merle Greenawalt, 79, was pronounced dead six days later, Houston police said in a stateme... | 3 men were found "living without any level of care" in a Houston garage, police said . 1 of them later died, police said, without giving a cause of death . The 2 others have been released from area hospitals . A grandson of the home's owner has been charged in the case . | 6ba08abbbf7e5bd4258d64b77f1af2d5b0333264 |
(CNN) -- Nine people were killed when a bus plunged over a cliff in southern Mexico on Monday night, officials said. Another 30 people were injured, said Rafael Escobar, an official with the state of Mexico's health institute. The crash took place in Villa del Carbon. Most of the passengers were pilgrims headed to the ... | Most of the passengers were pilgrims headed to Mexico City . The bus went over a cliff about 40 meters (131 feet) high . | 98c511290f8a19bf36ca1b5c1892aebd15576135 |
Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greece will hold new elections in response to a political stalemate that left the debt-racked country unable to form a government, the office of President Karolos Papoulias said Tuesday. The announcement comes as the Greek debt crisis threatens the stability of the European Union's single curren... | Radical left leader Alexis Tsipras says bailout terms are "null and void" Politicians fail to make a deal after nine days of talks . Greek debt threatens the stability of Europe's single currency . Markets in Europe fall on the news that no deal has been reached . | f4681a363233c84944f78fcc3a1d5de70c00cc31 |
New York (CNN) -- A New York nanny who allegedly stabbed to death two children in her care has been ruled emotionally fit to stand trial, prosecutors said on Friday. Yoselyn Ortega, 50, was indicted on first- and second-degree murder charges in the deaths last October of Lucia Krim, 6, and her brother Leo, 2, court doc... | Yoselyn Ortega was charged with stabbing to death two children in her care . Slain siblings were found by their mother in the bathroom of their apartment . Prosecutors: Judge said two psychiatrists found Ortega can participate in her defense . Ortega was indicted on murder charges last November and has pleaded not guil... | d364c1e191c517661a2397007dcf44adb7e9af97 |
Honolulu, Hawaii (CNN) -- In her own right, Ann Dunham, the mother of U.S. President Barack Obama, lived an accomplished, international life that began in white-bread Kansas, weaved through Asia-light Hawaii and wound up in Indonesia. Now an exhibition celebrating her life in the world's most populous Muslim nation is ... | Dunham's family and friends paint her as ardent anthropologist and explorer . Insatiable curiosity led to copious note-taking -- some of which is just being found . Most of Dunham's personal effects will find final home in Smithsonian . In traditional Hawaiian fashion, her ashes were scattered into waters of islands . | 9c52b9faa6fb2b02cde493dbecc5edf0c32d3859 |
Vero Beach, Florida (CNN) -- Louis Schacht's family has been growing citrus in Vero Beach, Florida, for 60 years, contributing to a multibillion-dollar industry. But this year, he's worried. The winter weather blasting much of the country has made it to Florida, and the cold front now moving through is expected to last... | Citrus grower says fate of his fruit is out of his hands . Cold snap now chilling state is forecast to be unusually long . Louis Schacht fears oranges and grapefruit could freeze and be ruined . | 36171b3054885df4cf9ed97c5e7879bc3ed48a76 |
(CNN) -- The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Thursday that the U.N. Security Council is not doing enough to root out Sudanese war criminals suspected of genocide. Fatou Bensouda said her team of investigators had uncovered an "ongoing pattern of crimes committed pursuant to the government-avow... | Fatou Bensouda says investigators had uncovered an "ongoing pattern of crimes" The ICC has been seeking the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir . Some 300,000 people have died in Darfur, the United Nations estimates . | 11e0d87d6b73c5a6e7482ea038066fdecced739e |
(CNN) -- The peanut processing company at the heart of a national salmonella outbreak, Peanut Corp. of America, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation in court Friday in Lynchburg, Virginia. Peanut Corp. of America plants in Georgia and Texas came under scrutiny after the salmonella outbreak. The documents were fil... | NEW: Consumers Union says filing shows need for stronger FDA . NEW: Move will shield company from liability lawsuits, group says . Bacteria in company plant in Georgia blamed for hundreds of salmonella cases . Products from company plant in Texas recalled after dead rodents found . | d0dce59a1d23a82ba51e597e09f1bdfdc95ea846 |
Madrid, Spain (CNN) -- An unemployed security guard from Ecuador is Spain's top snoozer. Pedro Soria Lopez, 62, was able to nap for 17 minutes and register a 70-decibel snore while sprawled out on a couch in the middle of a crowded shopping mall in what's been billed as the first-ever Spanish National Siesta Championsh... | Spain's first national siesta championship wraps up in Madrid . Winner napped for 17 minutes and registered a 70-decibel snore . The siesta in Spain often lasts an hour or more . Traditionalists blame pace of modern life for decline of siesta . | f8f95f6eb7d0afe115d8bbdae5ab1924f269e1f5 |
(CNN) -- We were in touch two weeks ago; Roger Ebert was my friend for more than 40 years, and toward the end of March he took it upon himself to send out one of my CNN columns to his more than 800,000 Twitter followers, and I thanked him for his graciousness and generosity, which were constant. And then, Wednesday, af... | Bob Greene, friend of Roger Ebert's for more than 40 years, laments his passing . He says Ebert was amazing as a young Chicago journalist. They shared great times . He says Ebert persevered with humor and intelligence through his illness . | ea2ff8c8f44cb9f091bcec95a361d4bc1141c71b |
Athens, Greece (CNN) -- Greek lawmakers voted to approve a new round of tough budget-cutting measures Thursday, despite a second day of angry protests in which one demonstrator died. Tens of thousands rallied outside the parliament building as lawmakers debated the unpopular measures, aimed at bringing down the country... | NEW: Greek lawmakers pass new austerity measures despite protests . Clashes break out in Athens between different groups of protesters and police . One protester dies after cardiac arrest, hospital officials say . European Union leaders worry that Greek debt threatens the euro . | c316a1692a587de6fc29a8c2050568a9d0965ab6 |
(CNN) -- "Morgan Spurlock Inside Man" - guns . - Here's more information on the Brady Act, and how it established the National Instant Criminal Background Check System in 1993: "(NICS) was established for Federal Firearms Licensees (FFLs) to contact by telephone, or other electronic means, for information to be supplie... | Here are details about people Morgan Spurlock encountered while shooting "Inside Man" In this episode, he works at a gun store in Virginia . He learns about background check legislation . | 7feaddc6b012f49b65e5869135e107f235aeb35c |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- There are around 200 known types of cancers. Some are far more widespread than others. Australian Professor Ian Frazer has developed a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer and is working on a vaccine for skin cancer. Cancer researchers are making significant breakthroughs in unlocking the complet... | We take a look at some common types of cancers and the facts behind them . 7.9 million people died from cancer in 2007, according to the WHO . Projections say cancer could overcome heart disease as the leading cause of death . | 0393e690e730bb872cf866a5e1489dbc49ed2bb0 |
(CNN) -- Rebel forces defending the Libyan city of Misrata from government troops are making "meter-by-meter" gains despite heavy shelling and rocket attacks, a Western journalist inside the city said Tuesday. Units that remain loyal to longtime Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi have been firing rockets and artillery sh... | NEW: Gadhafi's gunners pound Misrata neighborhoods, journalist says . NEW: Despite the bombardment, the rebels "are not giving up an inch" A Red Cross aid ship docks in Misrata, while U.S. aid reaches Benghazi . 54 Somalis are dead or feared dead in the latest refugee boat tragedy from Libya . | 613b859fea84338968f5f103d58aa9a75f204f6d |
(CNN) -- Here's a brief history lesson for you. Three years ago, Google was where you turned to look up a recipe. To check your e-mail. To chat with your friends when you were supposed to be working. But in the tech equivalent of a blink of the eye, things today are much different. Throughout the last year, Google has ... | Google, known historically for its Web products, is now making popular gadgets . Over the last year, Google has released a string of incredible hardware products . The Chromebook Pixel laptop and Chromecast TV-streaming device are big hits . To endure in the tech world, a company can't just rely on doing one thing well... | 3e986093f0d6a28b522cd689502f89adebe4f48f |
London (CNN) -- Prince Harry is ending his time with Britain's Army Air Corps and is taking a staff officer role in London, Kensington Palace announced Friday. The move takes him out of a potential combat role flying Apache helicopters and gives him a desk job in London. His deployments included a four-month stint in A... | Prince Harry moves to a desk job in London, keeps rank of captain . The move takes him out of a potential combat role flying Apache helicopters . He has served in Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot and gunner . Prince "has reached the pinnacle of flying excellence," his commanding officer says . | 85c706ed249d98af2ec08fe084ca1043a69718de |
(CNN) -- Six Chinese Communist Party investigators have been sentenced to between four and 14 years in jail after they drowned a local official during a botched interrogation that has shone light on China's secretive extrajudicial processes. Cheng Wenjie, the deputy director of the Commission for Discipline Inspection ... | Six Chinese Communist Party investigators have been jailed after they drowned a local official. Yu Qiyi died a month after being detained over his role in a land deal. They repeatedly held him under icy water in a bathtub, verdict said . Their botched interrogation has shone light on China's secretive extrajudicial pro... | 556729df4e8c8a2b5185927498d16fc2b1830fcd |
(CNN) -- For listeners of police scanners, last week's tragic events offered one real-time drama after another. During the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas that claimed 14 lives and the Boston Marathon bombings and subsequent manhunt, dispatchers' static-filled audio feeds offered periodic clues about what was happe... | Police scanner streams and Twitter accounts saw traffic surge during events in Boston . Experts warn that chatter on police feeds can be misleading and not always true . The old hobby of listening to police reports has moved online and to mobile apps . Broadcastify, the primary source for scanner feeds, streams around ... | 5e63c17e547dce1930f11e3adbe0252d1ca97357 |
(CNN) -- Travelers are getting back on the move Wednesday, a day after heavy snowfall caused cancellations and delays across much of northern Europe. Eurostar, the high-speed passenger rail service that connects London, Paris, Brussels and other cities, resumed a limited schedule on Wednesday. Journey times will be abo... | NEW: Disruption to Eurostar trains will continue into Thursday, the operator says . NEW: French authorities had to find shelter for 2,000 stranded motorists overnight . NEW: Heavy snowfall Wednesday morning delayed travelers in Moscow . "We are working very hard to relieve the situation," says French interior minister ... | 78c290a0fc4bd3826d77f4bd8b0223a60f225480 |
(CNN) -- So that I could best understand the depth of his revulsion for the crime, the police investigator suggested that I pay a visit to the elevator where it allegedly took place. The elevator is just a few steps inside the Canal Street entrance to Chicago's Union Station. The train station, in the decades before th... | Bob Greene: A disabled man was robbed in an elevator at Chicago's Union Station . He says police investigator revolted by crime against man, trapped with robbers . He says alleged assailants arrested. He laments such people often get off on lesser charges . Greene: If we shrug and accept when helpless victimized, we to... | 6633d4802b3c898cb4bd7c37af7de3bfa2e179eb |
(CareerBuilder.com) -- You know the type: He or she is gossipy, passive aggressive and always looking to stir up trouble. That's right: It's the office drama queen -- and there's one in every office. "There is not one business that doesn't experience at least some drama on occasion. When there are human relationships t... | The office "drama queen" seeks personal benefit, rather than group success . Get executives involved or hold a team meeting, says author Marlene Chism . Setting boundaries and administering discipline may help solves problems, she says . | 858520f4e2a1c7a1da39358967be3f2f79adc9c0 |
(CNN) -- Hundreds of people in Louisiana have been evacuated as widespread flooding threatens lives and homes. Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Thursday afternoon after thunderstorms drenched the state with as much as a foot of rain this week. Eunice, a town in southwest Louisiana, has had 12.25 inches o... | NEW: Three tornadoes touch down on Thursday; no injuries reported . Governor issues state of emergency for all of Louisiana . Town of Eunice has had more than 12 inches of rain in three days . Authorities have rescued dozens, and many others have evacuated . | 0cbf2c8691e9748dfc25a0b76a09d3157a85ef24 |
New York (CNN) -- A cigarette smuggling scheme that cost New York state millions of dollars in sales tax revenue may have raised funds for militant groups, authorities said. Sixteen Palestinian men, some with ties to convicted terrorists, were indicted Thursday in the alleged scheme that spans New York, Maryland, Delaw... | Officials: The cigarette scheme cost New York state at least $80 million in sales tax revenue . Suspects allegedly smuggled untaxed cigarettes across various states . One suspect had links to a blind cleric serving life for plotting to blow up New York City landmarks . | b0694f75a71fc5db550435fae4e214b193dcf037 |
(CNN) -- Cholera has killed 200 people in the west African nation of Cameroon, the government said Thursday, and aid agencies feared the outbreak could spread to neighboring regions and nations. Another 2,500 cases of cholera, a deadly water-borne disease, have been diagnosed in Cameroon since an outbreak warning in Ju... | Health officials fear the outbreak might spread . Few in northern Cameroon have access to potable water . The disease is caused by contaminated water . | 89bd408eadee5ffe17ac88976dad6908b6683b3a |
(CNN) -- Most 13-year-old boys would be happy to win their local golf club's junior tournament. But Guan Tian-Lang isn't like other boys. The Chinese prodigy is set to make history this week when he smashes the record for the youngest player in a European Tour event. On Thursday, the world junior champion will tee off ... | China's Guan Tian-Lang, 13, will be the youngest ever player in a European Tour event . The Guangzhou schoolboy will break record at Volvo China Open, aged 13 years, 177 days . World junior champion keen to make the cut in China and qualify for the U.S. Open in July . Child prodigy is also one of the top pupils in his ... | 6a5ba16fca3d0a51ba8ac06d6a24d6aa38d645ab |
Singapore (CNN) -- Holding a black noose over her head, Singaporean forensics expert Lim Chin-Chin explained Wednesday to a packed courtroom how re-enactments showed that American engineer Shane Todd would have been able to hang himself from a similar black strap attached to his bathroom door. "One final push and he la... | Singapore is holding an inquest whether a U.S. engineer's death was correctly ruled a suicide . Shane Todd was found hung in his apartment before his planned departure home to the U.S. His parents contend Singapore police ignored evidence that suggests he may have been murdered . Singapore police says that Todd's compu... | 7e75eff77c320116e27d7e9503b5d8c7abba15f0 |
JACKSONVILLE, North Carolina (CNN) -- The remains of an adult and a fetus were found Saturday in a shallow grave in the backyard of the primary suspect in the death of a pregnant Marine, Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown announced. Investigators search for the body of Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach on Saturday. An arr... | NEW: The discovery is "consistent with what we were looking for," sheriff says . NEW: Cpl. Cesar Armando Laurean is charged with first-degree murder . Sheriff says blood found in house, even on ceiling . Missing pregnant Marine had accused suspect -- a fellow Marine -- of rape . | b27ad09982665477dacdb7d06a33134bf064dd8d |
(CNN) -- Despite being an 18-time world-record holder, Japanese swimmer Mieko Nagaoka is determined to win more medals and break more world records. But Nagaoka is not your average ambitious sportswoman. She is 99 years old and only took up swimming when she was in her early 80s. "I don't care about my age," says Nagao... | A growing number of elderly Japanese are challenging and shattering stereotypes of what aging means in the country . Around a quarter of the Japanese population are 65 or older, according to latest government figures . From working beyond the retirement age to being a competitive swimmer many senior citizens want to st... | 64b7aa2d9d9a5d7bfb95e39564bd12491a886e74 |
Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Police in Zimbabwe on Tuesday confirmed that one person was killed and 15 injured in an accident involving President Robert Mugabe's motorcade on Sunday. Zimbabwe's police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena confirmed to CNN that an accident had been reported by state media. "I can only confirm on Tues... | State media reported on the Sunday accident, a police spokesman tells CNN . It was the third accident involving Mugabe's motorcade in the past two weeks . Activists network: "Should he slow down or is it up to us to get out of the way?" Police official blames "unruly elements" for accident, state media report . | 2f24a2a1923e105a7e60ef0cf44f0e354f1821b9 |
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Amory Lovins is an environmentalist and the chairman and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). Amory Lovins founded the Rocky Mountain Institute in 1982 to promote energy efficiency. Lovins, who participated in Principal Voices in 2006, has advocated the "soft energy path," whi... | Amory Lovins says smart businesses are becoming more energy efficient . He's the chairman and chief scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute . Lovins: "Integrative design can often make very big energy savings" Amory Lovins participated in CNN's Principal Voices in 2006 . | 98a29e9cc9195c241a935dcf8be981681ee020ea |
(CNN) -- World number one Rafael Nadal overcame an injury scare to win a four-set classic over Juan Martin Del Potro and claim a place in the last eight at Wimbledon. With the light fading on Centre Court and Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge watching on, Nadal eventually beat his Argentine opponent 7-... | World number one Rafael Nadal survives injury scare to beat Juan Martin Del Potro 7-6 3-6 7-6 6-4 . Novak Djokovic beats Michael Llodra 6-3 6-3 6-3 in Wimbledon last 16 clash . Six-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer beats Mikhail Youzhny . Number four seed Andy Murray beats Richard Gasquet 7-6 6-3 6-2 . | dc97bc84b677d8d712bc7db50557eeb3d9ac7c3b |
(CNN) -- Two tainted lots of a generic version of a drug reportedly taken by Michael Jackson have been recalled by the drug maker. However, no link has been established between the drug -- a powerful sedative and anesthetic called propofol -- and the singer's death. "I have no way of knowing anything related to this sp... | NEW: DEA inquired about lot number not included in recall, spokesman says . CDC says two lots of Diprivan's generic version tested positive for contaminant . 40 patients reported high fevers, muscle aches after taking generic version of drug . FDA disputes online reports that recall and Michael Jackson's death could be... | 66f3204c50e2ff88779fd60283b6e6800429f12e |
(CNN) -- In February 2009, President Barack Obama gave this stern warning to bailed-out banks: . "You are not going to be able to give out these big bonuses until you've paid taxpayers back," Obama said at a town hall meeting. "You can't get corporate jets, you can't go take a trip to Las Vegas or go down to the Super ... | Matt Welch says Obama told bailed-out banks in 2009 to curb corporate junket spending . He says $822,000 GSA junket shows our lecturing government guilty of same thing . He says we like to shame bankers even as Washington wastes, overspends . Welch: Vegas junket not as surprising as Americans not seeing real Sin City i... | 0821779c96e6ed301377a0cf09a5b7f622820ffc |
(CNN) -- You would think that a black man born and raised in Georgia, who was a teenager during the civil rights movement, would understand the transition of African-Americans from voting overwhelmingly Republican to strongly supporting the Democratic Party. But the GOP presidential candidate clearly didn't have the co... | Herman Cain said that black voters were "brainwashed" to support Democrats . Roland Martin says Cain is ignoring ample historical reason for that support . Republicans had substantial black support but adopted a strategy that spurns them, he says . Martin: If GOP wants black support, it has to make its case to black vo... | 148637f392eabecfe1a1ff29ea0a7d1dbc85eaa2 |
(CNN) -- Two men -- two champions -- two completely different worlds. But for Justin Rose that's the way he likes it. While Andy Murray has had to carry the weight of British expectation on his shoulders since he emerged as a talented teenager, Rose has been grateful to stay out of the limelight. The golfer witnessed M... | Justin Rose is the current U.S. Open champion . Rose believes there is far less pressure on him than British tennis star Andy Murray . The 32-year-old is currently ranked third in the world . Englishman has always dreamed of winning the British Open . | adab967bd79783eb6b5e59041e0f9a98ce7250d1 |
(CNN) -- A broken-down freighter and its tow ship finally reached safety in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, on Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Chief Petty Officer Dana Warr said Monday the disabled Golden Seas and the tow vessel Tor Viking II had to travel about 150 nautical miles (172 miles) despite being ... | NEW: Disabled cargo ship and tow boat take long route to harbor because of rough seas . The 738-foot Golden Seas freighter is carrying canola seeds, oil and diesel . Ship's engine failed while traveling from Vancouver, Canada, to United Arab Emirates . | 465c5415b02db112824e130cd3db671168524dc5 |
(CNN) -- As the story of the tragic Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school shooting unfolds, many people are pondering: Why has there been so much violence in the U.S. lately, and what can be done to stop it? This year saw a mass shooting of movie theater patrons in Aurora, Colorado; the sentencing of Jared Lee Loughn... | Dozens killed in Connecticut elementary school shooting . People around the world ask, simply: Why? Tell us what you think society should do to help control violence . | af23644e1880b34c2ce8b47db207f07713c559a2 |
(CNN) -- "Get yourself together." Mary Williams repeated those three words often to her 28-year-old daughter, who served three years in a Kansas prison for a 1988 armed robbery. Donnie Belcher, 7, visits her mother, Wanda Taylor, at Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas in 1991. Williams never judged her daughter, Wa... | Donnie Belcher's mother was incarcerated when she was 4 . Number of incarcerated mothers exploded 131 percent from 1991 to 2007 . "I wanted to be everything my mother wasn't," Belcher says . More prisons are creating programs that preserve mother-child relationships . | 9fb410d2b02e70f6d838faed6d3df91fa1181918 |
(CNN) -- In hiding, they listened carefully. To gunshots and explosions. To friends and strangers hiding with them. With their lives at stake, they spoke quietly and tried to decide: When do we run for it? Sara Head of Washington hid in a stairwell. Uche Kaigwa-Okoye's place of refuge was a stall in a ladies' restroom.... | Saturday's attack on a Kenyan mall left people scrambling for their lives amid chaos . Shoppers had to quickly hide and then wonder whether to run -- and when . American Sara Head hid in a stairwell: "We didn't want to go up or down" 20 people huddled for safety in a restroom, where "every sound sounded scary" | 49881d3670f449a0d88966fefd75b25f569bbb78 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- For a man once accustomed to wearing banana boots, tights and a leotard -- together -- today's choice of attire is remarkably sedate. Comedian Billy Connolly takes CNN's Revealed on a tour of his home town, his beloved Glasgow, Scotland. Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly is wearing bla... | Comedian Billy Connolly gives CNN's Revealed a tour of his hometown . The shipyard welder played the banjo before discovering his comedic talents . His fame spread after he shocked television audiences with a bawdy bum joke . More than 30 years later, his stand-up shows still sell out in record time . | bcc79c4db90fd0e6607af0cfb74da3eebf13a061 |
(CNN) -- The Chinese icebreaker that sent out a helicopter on Thursday to airlift dozens of passengers from a ship stuck in the Antarctic ice is now beset by ice and unable to move, according to Australian Maritime Safety Agency (AMSA). The captain of the Xue Long told AMSA that his ship is safe, has plenty of food and... | NEW: Xue Long icebreaker is beset by ice and can't move . Chinese ship's helicopter helped rescue 52 passengers Thursday . Xue Long's captain says no assistance is needed and vessel will try to break free . Australian icebreaker carrying the rescued people chugs toward base . | 577d19028b37f380487ec7ae114dcb9f775bd14f |
(CNN) -- David Remes used to be a partner at a top Washington law firm, but he left four years ago to defend, for free, prisoners at the U.S. military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It seemed like a good idea at the time. The U.S. Supreme Court had just opened its door to Guantanamo prisoners in Boumediene v. Bush. ... | Lawyer David Remes says the Supreme Court has shut down on Guantanamo . The high court this year turned down all requests from Gitmo detainees . Guantanamo detention center houses 169 prisoners . | b2dda322726234bb17be090de0dacf23e4473d78 |
New York (CNN) -- Talks between the National Hockey League and the locked-out players' association are expected to resume Tuesday, according to a source close to the negotiations. The league had canceled regular season games through October 24 after unsuccessful negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement. The ... | The league canceled games due to the lack of a collective bargaining agreement . The last time the NHL canceled preseason games was in 2004 . The regular season had been scheduled to begin October 11 . | 2fb76399d3ad31d803e7849ff903e2a2f3537e6f |
(CNN) -- It may not be the coughing, sneezing passenger next to you on your next flight who is spreading disease, it could be the airport you just took off from. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Civil and Environmental Engineering department looked at the 40 largest U.S. airports and figured o... | The list measures how likely airports are to spread diseases in an outbreak . Researchers looked at the airports' locations, connections and waiting times . Honolulu ranked third on the list, above busier airports like Atlanta . | 2f004e39d1dc61d0b741be0360f7e839b0b640a6 |
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- Protesters took to the fabled Brazilian beaches of Copacabana on Tuesday to draw attention to the 9,000 people they say have disappeared in Rio de Janeiro since January 2007. Dummies represent victims of violence in a protest Tuesday on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. The group ONG ... | Protesters stage cemetery on Rio beaches with mannequins as victims of violence . ONG Rio de Paz group says 9,000 people have disappeared since January 2007 . Protest leader says drug traffickers, police have killed people . Activist says most of those missing are poor, live on Rio's outskirts . | b95bba4f8396ba971a5056dad6ad101b3412ee23 |
(CNN) -- It was wet, cold and windy, and he hadn't been in contention to win golf's oldest tournament for 10 years, but Darren Clarke finally made the breakthrough at the British Open on Sunday. Two decades after he first entered the season's third major event, the 42-year-old made history as he triumphed by three shot... | Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke wins golf's British Open for the first time in 21 attempts . The 42-year-old triumphs by three shots from Americans Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson . He is the first player from his country to win golf's oldest tournament since 1947 . The small nation has now produced three major cham... | 19201a2f495fed38a5acf719aee518e8fe157778 |
Atlanta (CNN) -- Authorities expanded their search Friday for a 36-year-old Atlanta woman who was last heard from around Christmas and whose car was later found abandoned and running, according to police. No arrests have been made in the case of Stacey Nicole English, and there are no named suspects in her disappearanc... | Stacey Nicole English, 36, was last seen just after Christmas, witnesses tell police . Police want to talk again with the man who stayed with her before her disappearance . He earlier told police that she'd said the world was ending and ordered him to leave . The woman's car was found abandoned and running in south Atl... | 8df8577a100127582560fcffd7805d472c6ee8fd |
(CNN Student News) -- September 24, 2013 . As world leaders gather in New York, CNN Student News defines the U.N. General Assembly, and we consider the possibility of a meeting between the U.S. and Iran. We also report on terrorist attacks in Africa and Asia, and we examine election results in Germany. Plus, we share s... | This page includes the show Transcript, the Daily Curriculum, and Maps . Use the Transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . The Daily Curriculum offers the Media Literacy Question of the Day, Key Concepts, Fast Facts and Discussion Questions . At the bottom of the page, please share your fe... | 0d65be0de0e9b4da16c79d8102e345304bf0abd5 |
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords was able to stand with assistance on Wednesday, an aide said, with her doctor adding that the congresswoman has the strength to stand on her own. "Today we were getting her out of bed again and we were able to stand with assistance," said Dr. Peter Rhee, Tucson's... | NEW: A federal grand jury indicts Jared Lee Loughner on charges of attempted murder . Giffords has the strength to stand and lift her head . Giffords is to be moved to TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston . Her husband, Mark Kelly, says Giffords feared for her safety . | cd2cb113b1cd90e2ad235466df3a64dfc956877a |
It's a disease that affects millions of women in Africa, yet talking about it has been considered a taboo, and that silence has been deadly. Nigeria's Princess Nikky Onyeri has dedicated her life to speaking out to raise awareness about breast cancer in Africa. Princess Nikky Onyeri is not a member of a royal family, "... | Health advocate from Nigeria campaigns for better awareness of breast cancer . Lobbies Nigerian Government to do more for women with cancer . Was misdiagnosed with cancer 15 years ago; issue still a taboo in Africa . | 61bf5eaa216e352650a2022133304e009276a1fb |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- An Iraqi soldier fatally shot two American soldiers and wounded three others on Saturday, the U.S. military said. A man lies in a hospital after a roadside bombing near Kirkurk on Saturday. Three Iraqis were killed. The shooter was killed when U.S. soldiers returned fire, Maj. Derrick Cheng told... | NEW: U.S. military: Gunman who killed 2 U.S. troops, wounded 3 was Iraqi soldier . Iraqi officials say shooter was soldier-in-training who opened fire at a training facility . Shootings underscore the dangers for U.S. troops and Iraqi security forces in Mosul . Iranian forces attacked Kurdish village in Iraq; 3 civilia... | 0724815bbc8203d12faa9b761508b57642332a4d |
(CNN) -- "The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword" is, in a way, a tough game to figure out. On one hand, the "Zelda" franchise has provided many hours of enjoyment for fans for 25 years, while chronicling the adventures of everyone's favorite green-hat-wearing elf, Link. This game has that. On the other hand, I was looking... | "Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword" doesn't offer much that's new . Link the elf seems emotionless and the story's timeline is unclear . Wii MotionPlus controls offer some fun new challenges . "Zelda" has provided 25 years of joy, but the franchise needs some changes . | 4ede09ecb951a4197bca6042fe8251a894718128 |
(CNN) -- Lance Armstrong has defiantly posted an Internet picture of himself with the seven Tour de France winner's jerseys he received for performances that have been expunged from the history books. The American's victories from 1999 through 2005 have been annulled by cycling's ruling body following a damning report ... | Lance Armstrong posts picture of his seven yellow jerseys from Tour de France victories . He has been stripped of the 1999-2005 titles after refusing to answer drug charges . American was accused of systematic doping but has never admitted any wrongdoing . The Twitter picture has provoked a mixture of criticism and sup... | dc77b0ceacb7b542f766cfd77bd13524e230b659 |
(CNN) -- Logan Stevenson's role as best man at his parents' wedding Saturday came just in time. Logan, a 2-year-old terminally ill boy whose parents moved up their ceremony so he could witness it, died Monday night at his home in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, with family at his side, Westmoreland County Deputy Coroner John ... | Logan Stevenson's parents were married Saturday . After delaying the wedding because of his illness, they moved it up so he could be there . Logan died Monday night; he had contracted leukemia because of a genetic disorder . | 8e4b0ec2d360b09a8ad64282bd703baf96ad4434 |
(CNN) -- He's gone from being a backup dancer to the biggest thing in Asian pop culture, an actor and singer who has sold millions of albums. K-pop sensation and actor Rain faced your questions. The 27-year-old South Korean has even faced down U.S. comedian Steven Colbert in a spoof dance-off. The comedy skit came abo... | Korean pop culture sensation will be on Talk Asia later this month . 27-year-old has gone from backup dancer to appearing in Hollywood films . Rain will be appearing with answers to your questions . | d0f952f8e356b40486485d6b7f799af92d39362a |
Washington (CNN) -- A plane carrying Michelle Obama had to abort its landing on Monday after it came too close to a military C-17 cargo plane ahead of it, according to a senior administration official and the Federal Aviation Administration. The planes -- which were both trying to land -- were three miles apart, when t... | The FAA says the aircraft were never in any danger . The incident happened Monday at Andrews AFB . Obama's plane had to circle again before landing . | 607a9d028edfca0480de71ba81b2aae0db900c8d |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- British broadcaster Channel 4 has been criticized for creating a new television show which looks at how children as young as eight would cope without their parents for two weeks. Channel 4 said the program was made with the parents' full consent. Boys And Girls Alone -- which will be aired in t... | Boys And Girls Alone has been compared to adult reality show Big Brother . Children between 8 and 11 live without their parents for two weeks . Program shows children squabbling and arguing with each other . British lawmaker says children must not be exploited for commercial gain . | 91eb6b7e6651707dcf2e6570bb9df64084a9a0d0 |
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