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(CNN) -- Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has ruled out the possibility of Carlos Tevez departing on loan, hours after AC Milan announced plans to discuss a possible move for the Argentina striker. Milan want an initial loan deal with a view to a post-season transfer, but Mancini warned the Italian champions ahe... | Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini rules out Carlos Tevez leaving on loan . City will discuss the transfer of Argentina striker with Italy's AC Milan on Thursday . Tevez has not played for English Premier League leaders since September . French World Cup winner David Trezeguet has passed a medical at River Plate . | d901c0eeb9cb7f14e82eb749bd0333fa7ee6c2a9 |
(CNN) -- The case of a missing 2-year-old boy who disappeared from an Arizona campground more than a week ago has turned into a criminal investigation, the Yavapai County sheriff announced Monday. Syler Newton was last seen shortly after midnight July 24, sleeping in a tent with the family at the Beaver Creek Campgroun... | "The investigation has become criminal in nature," sheriff says . Syler Newton was reported missing in the early morning hours of July 25 . The search effort has turned to one of recovery, sheriff says . | 112ba9ef50575b1e6bc06b11feaf02f6a20af248 |
Rome (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, meeting with allies, kept up pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi Thursday, demanding that he "cease attacks and the threat of attacks" against rebels who oppose his rule. Gadhafi must withdraw all forces from rebel cities they have entered, restore services t... | NEW: Libyan government says use of its assets would be theft . Rebels claim they have retaken southern city . The U.S. considers seizing Gadhafi funds to help Libya's people . The International Organization for Migration suspends ships after Misrata is shelled . | 44614708c8a92410960c0f30d5381c36f1943dbb |
(CNN) -- Three monkeys dressed in suits crouch on bulging sacks of money, striking the symbolic pose of "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil." At more than 10-meters tall, the imposing chimps are the size of a three-storey building, dwarfing onlookers gazing up at their grim, spray-painted faces. The menacing monk... | Grounded ship, Duke of Lancaster, attracts graffiti artists from across world . The ship has a rich history, from passenger ferry to beached Funship . The vessel was left to decay until arts collective DuDug set to work . Campaign to turn ship into centerpiece of arts festival . | 799190cdb9e802e64704aaa6cb8a3b9910745d5b |
(CNN) -- Authorities in Iran hanged 16 "anti-Iran" rebels Saturday in response to deadly overnight clashes between bandits and border guards in southeast Iran, the country's Fars news agency reported. Local attorney-general Mohammad Marzieh said the 16 were hanged Saturday morning in the city of Zahedan, in Sistan and ... | NEW: President Rouhani calls for strong measures to deal with terrorism, state media say . Iran's deputy interior minister says "terrorist activities" were initiated over the border . Authorities hang 16 rebels in response to overnight clashes with security forces -- report . 14 border guards were killed in the clashes... | a8ec184159f0193363b25a26868c04b244dbbb69 |
Colorado Springs (CNN) -- Days after he led police in a wild car chase that ended in a hail of gunfire, authorities are investigating the driver's links to two Colorado killings. And whether he has ties to a third shooting, in Texas, earlier this year. Suspect Evan Spencer Ebel, 28, was fatally shot in the head Thursda... | Authorities are working to see if suspect is linked to the killing of Colorado's prison chief . FBI looking for possible evidence linking him to the January slaying of a Texas prosecutor . Suspect Evan Spencer Ebel, 28, was fatally shot in the head after a car chase in Texas . | 46f1649a4e8e28f9aaa328089c5521192556e08d |
(CNN) -- Team Lotus reserve driver Karun Chandhok has told CNN it would be "magic" to be on the grid when Formula One makes its debut in his home country of India next month. Chandhok, 27, joined the CNN-sponsored team at the start of the 2011 season, and is currently behind first-choice drivers Heikki Kovalainen and J... | Karun Chandhok has said it would be 'magic' to race in first Indian Grand Prix . Chandhok is currently a reserve driver for CNN-sponsored Team Lotus . The 27-year-old has made just one grand prix appearance so far this season . | 087d13b179da74b591586579c37d8806a7aa1bf0 |
(CNN) -- Iranian lawmakers have summoned President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to answer questions before Parliament about his management of economic policies and key government ministers. The move comes after a power struggle between Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei spilled into public view last year. It is the fir... | Lawmakers say they want to question President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . It is the first time the Parliament has succeeded in summoning a president to testify . The move comes after a power struggle between Ahmadinejad and Iran's supreme leader . | f8228fd5454a6308350bd70392dd36825c0d0f15 |
(CNN) -- Rajasthan Royals eased their way to an eight-wicket victory over the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League on Saturday. South African spinner Johan Botha was the star with the bat, hitting eight fours and a six in an unbeaten 67 off just 47 balls as Rajasthan passed Deccan's total of 137 for eight with ... | Shane Warne takes two wickets in a comfortable win over Deccan Chargers . Unbeaten 54 from AB de Villiers earns Bangalore Royal Challengers victory . | 5e8279677d084c3f4636b3eaca8dec2cd411fea8 |
(CNN) -- Jeff Weiss had spent 20 years teaching negotiation skills to top executives when he realized those techniques might be just as valuable to soldiers on the battlefield. So a decade ago, he approached the U.S. Military to teach officers negotiation tools and strategies they could use in a theater of war. The Wes... | Jeff Weiss says the strategies of top military negotiators work well in the corporate world . Weiss teaches negotiation skills to executives and to the U.S. military . The best negotiators adopt a creative, problem-solving approach . Macho, "Rambo-style" negotiating rarely works, in the battlefield or the boardroom . | 814725d2a2da9adb8e1f43b6735f57c0cdcf3e9c |
(CNN) -- The mystery behind the peculiar inscriptions "Out of the Blue" and "True Blue" which first appeared on Sauber engine covers at the Chinese Grand Prix has finally been revealed. The Swiss Formula One team has joined forces with English football club Chelsea in an innovative marketing ploy aimed at attracting a ... | Sauber F1 cars bear Chelsea FC "teasers" at China and Bahrain grands prix . The sports organizations join forces in a ground-breaking marketing partnership . They hope to appeal to an international audience and boost sponsorship . Deal includes shared merchandise sales, advertising space and sports scientists . | 10432318008e2e3a23901be5d3101b51d64b0ef7 |
(CNN) -- The charge against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for allegedly using low-grade explosives housed in pressure cookers to bomb the Boston Marathon is "using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction." For many, the term "weapon of mass destruction" -- or WMD -- means something far more apocalyptic than the Boston a... | Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is accused of using explosives-filled pressure cookers as bombs . He is charged with "using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction" (WMD) Claims Saddam Hussein was stockpiling WMDs formed part of the argument for the Iraq War . The term "WMD" is often used to refer to nuclear, biological a... | 1fe1b75e6504764bffa326bd80b5f82378933a61 |
(CNN) -- It was an eerie night on the North Atlantic. The ocean, which is almost never still, was so calm that some stars could be seen reflected in the water. Thousands of stars curtained the sky -- backdrop to the immense human drama taking place. A great ship was sinking slowly into the freezing sea. Its 2,200 passe... | Stephen Cox: The sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago still holds the world's imagination . Cox: Sultana riverboat blast, the sinking of Lusitania and Eastland aren't as gripping . Rich stories of courage, morality, the cast of characters make Titanic unique, he says . Cox says the only other catastrophe that will live... | dbc1e6ea71401ee0cf92bcae538c19a912ea3ccc |
Atlanta (CNN) -- A woman without hope when the weekend started, Theresa Nash snuggled with her two sons Ben and Henry in Atlanta on Sunday, overwhelmed at how quickly things had changed. Both boys hugged their favorite stuffed animals: Henry clutched a red hippo and Ben, a teddy bear in a blue T-shirt. "It is by the gr... | "We will be eternally grateful every minute of our lives," mom Theresa Nash says . Daniel Cleary failed to return his sons as planned and hadn't been heard from . An Amber Alert went out Thursday; the boys were found Saturday evening . A person alerted police after recognizing the missing boys on CNN, police say . | 212c6c452b164672ef3c3038829e323649646e24 |
Editor's note: Bob Greene is a bestselling author whose current book is "When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams." Bob Greene says one dentist in Iowa found an ingenious way of keeping his chair filled with patients. (CNN) -- You may not have the answer fo... | Bob Greene: Dentist in Iowa found ingenious way of boosting his business . He says dentist set up a thriving practice at a busy truck stop on Interstate 80 . Greene: Traffic ensures there will be some truckers in need of dental care . He says the dentist can't rely on return business from his patients . | 346b373c12a8b8c0ab395b066a4f019d8333de99 |
(CNN) -- A Catholic priest in Waterford, Connecticut, has been charged with possession of child pornography, according to a statement Tuesday from Waterford police. Dennis Carey, 66, who resigned recently as the pastor at St. Paul Parish Rectory in Waterford, was originally held on $100,000 bond after appearing Tuesday... | Attorney: "There's no allegations ... of any inappropriate touching of children" Dennis Carey was arrested Monday, Waterford, Connecticut, police say . The former priest in has been charged with possession of child pornography . | da9212a625ee271fc2d1d8316bf3e86c1f9098e7 |
(CNN) -- Samuel Sanchez finally won his first stage at the Tour de France on Thursday, but the title hopes of his fellow Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador suffered a surprise blow as the race headed into the mountains. Sanchez was fourth in the sport's biggest event last year, but found himself more than five minutes be... | Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador now four minutes off leader's time . Defending champion finishes ninth in Thursday's 12th stage of cycling showpiece . Fellow Spaniard Samuel Sanchez wins the first stage of his career to be 4:11 off pace . France's Thomas Voeckler retains the leader's yellow jersey aft... | 431a630c2b7400c889f465138b0feadc06bd6528 |
(CNN) -- On this month's Art of Life legendary fashion designer, Tom Ford gives us unprecedented access to his life and his home. Catwalk king Tom Ford gives Art of Life exclusive access to his work and life . CNN Anchor Monita Rajpal joins him in Milan at the launch party of his men's fragrance and in New York at his ... | This month on Art of Life Tom Ford gives us access to his life and work . Monital Rajpal gets to know the man behind the brand in an exclusive interview . Ford talks about his menswear label at the flagship store on Madison Ave . A guided tour of Ford's London home and his favourite places to eat and relax . | a7e7b6b7eb6099803e407e844b3561d933f6af8b |
(CNN) -- The company that produced the peanut butter linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak said late Tuesday that it was voluntarily recalling all products made in its Blakely, Georgia, plant. Salmonella bacteria are transmitted to humans by eating contaminated foods. The Peanut Corporation of America, a peanut p... | The Peanut Corp. of America recalls all products made in Blakely, Georgia, plant . Peanut butter linked to salmonella outbreak has sickened 425 in 43 states . Three deaths possibly linked to the outbreak; two in Virginia, one in Minnesota . | 84de14121ae353e22d045cb3ec4d3bece7b37bd7 |
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- As some opposition groups met with the Egyptian government in an effort to find a diplomatic solution to its political crisis, reports continued to surface of security forces detaining journalists and human rights activists. On Sunday, an Al-Jazeera English correspondent was detained by the milita... | An Al-Jazeera correspondent was detained by the Egyptian military Sunday . Egypt's prime minister says authorities have been told not to bother journalists . The U.S. government says it has been in contact with Egypt over the issue . | 2f1ce3bf6d7b8b8add40b3a0354c011408b76191 |
(CNN) -- As the Northeast digs out from a second major storm in little more than a week, experts say Internet scam artists are preying on generous Americans who want to donate to the victims of Superstorm Sandy. According to a Maryland-based Internet watchdog company, more than 1,000 Internet domain sites with the word... | Some 1,000 sites with "Sandy" or "relief" were registered before the storm . A watchdog group says it's unclear who is behind the domains . The FBI warned about scam artists in the wake of devastating storms . 70% of Americans do not check to find out where their donation money goes, the BBB says . | e759713311731d993184ed9ae844b2920d35f50a |
(CNN) -- A 4-year-old Arizona boy reported missing was found by horseback riders in a steep canyon Monday morning after an 18-hour search, police said. Travis Mitchell appeared in "good spirits" and had no signs of injury, Payson, Arizona, police said in a statement. He was taken to a local hospital and reunited with h... | NEW: 4-year-old Travis Mitchell has been found . Travis was last seen about 5 p.m. Sunday . He had been playing with friends in a wooded area . He was the third Arizona toddler reported missing recently . | 1248ebb8d9c99e3b28849fed27b786e7a6bed69c |
(CNN) -- It wasn't Tibet's subzero temperatures that nurse practitioner Arlene Samen found so chilling on a 1997 medical trip, but the haunting stories she was told about mothers and newborns on the brink of death after childbirth. Arlene Samen, right, helps provide childbirth education and equipment to those in need t... | Utah nurse practitioner helps fight high childbirth mortality rates in Tibet . One H.E.A.R.T. conducts birthing demonstrations, distributes birth kits . Group is working in Mexico this year; future plans include Nepal, Ecuador . | c4e4f565d15f76b1e367d4fc2e7a2648c3cd395c |
(CNN) -- Manchester United have warned French side Le Havre they will take action against them unless they stop repeating claims that the English Premier League champions offered financial inducements to Paul Pogba's family in order to lure the teenager to Old Trafford. Manchester United have vehemently denied any wron... | English champions Manchester United issue warning to French side Le Havre . Le Havre claim United had offered inducements to sign teenager Paul Pogba . But United have threatened legal action if Le Havre continue their allegations . | f12c0fffeb869f6fc7569aa9048bc013e3053ecc |
Ottawa (CNN) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Tuesday polls would not change the strategy in Afghanistan, underscoring the fact that he realizes the American people have tired of war. "We cannot fight wars by polls," Panetta said in Ottawa, where he was attending a trilateral defense meeting with Canadian... | Secretary of Defense: "We cannot fight wars by polls" New poll shows 69% of Americans want U.S. out of Afghanistan . Panetta is in Canada for meeting with Canadian, Mexican officials . | 217bbd5b52b156996586f3b91ee648fbdfd3b5df |
(CNN) -- With the selection of Cardinal Jorge Maria Bergoglio, who will be known as Pope Francis, the cardinals have sent a signal to the Church about how Catholics should live in the world. Bergoglio is known to be a good administrator. But he lives very simply in a small apartment and rides a bus. He's well known for... | Phillip Thompson: The new pope will be getting much advice . He says the pope should build trust, introduce new transparency on range of issues . He says put lay experts in charge of sex abuse probe, eliminate Vatican Bank . Thompson: Church should empower laity, especially women, and restore faith, hope . | efb1a1f23510c3a12655c107cce54c349b1c6d81 |
London (CNN) -- Years before two men allegedly hacked a British soldier to death on a London street, Kenyan authorities arrested one of the suspects on suspicion of terror ties. In 2010, Kenyan police detained Michael Adebolajo and six others suspected of links to Somalia's Al-Shabaab terrorist group, Kenyan government... | Kenya says Michael Adebolajo was arrested in 2010 and handed over to British officials . Kenyan police detained him and six others suspected of links to Al-Shabaab, an official says . Authorities are looking into Adebolajo's travels to east Africa . Six arrests have been made in connection with a British soldier's kill... | e6230a61f6c73d18d6395fb31fe252d71f14df54 |
(CNN) -- Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has admitted he is considering bringing goalscoring legend Thierry Henry back to the club on a short-term loan deal. The 34-year-old Henry, who is Arsenal's record all-time scorer with 226 goals for the club between 1999 and 2007, currently plays for MLS side New York Red Bulls, a... | Arsene Wenger admits he is considering re-signing Thierry Henry on a short-term deal . The Arsenal manager is looking for striking cover during the Africa Cup of Nations . Henry, Arsenal's all-time top scorer, currently plays for MLS side New York Red Bulls . | daa7b10504232cde1ff896ef269101064c5f61e8 |
Hickory, North Carolina (CNN) -- Residents of Hickory, North Carolina, held a candlelight vigil to celebrate the life of Zahra Baker, the freckle-faced girl authorities discovered dead more than a month after she was reported missing. Zahra would have turned 11 on Tuesday, police said. "Thirty-nine days ago, most of us... | The remains of Zahra Baker were discovered last week . She was reported missing in early October . The girl would have turned 11 on Tuesday . "We have ... become better people because of her," police chief says . | 44c4a0f59021d36ff2498870dd2d74670e08b2cb |
(CNN) -- Don Black said he despises Barack Obama. And he said he believes illegal aliens undermine the economic fabric of the United States. A cross and swastika are burned at an event called Hated and Proud in Nebraska in July 2008. Black, a 55-year-old former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard, isn't the only person who holds... | Report: the number of hate groups grew by 54 percent since 2000 . Obama's election win fueled some to join hate groups, study found . The FBI's uniform crime report found 7,624 hate crime incidents in 2007 . Obama is a "visual aid" that helps lure new members, says neo-Nazi . | 17de4f8a70147520d947cfea062c8770e440f15c |
(CNN) -- Buckle up! The political conventions in Tampa and Charlotte over the next two weeks will throw the 2012 election campaigns into high gear, and send it careering down a mean, rocky road toward one of the most important choices Americans have made in half a century. Only twice before in the lives of most voters ... | David Gergen, Michael Zuckerman: GOP convention jump-starts general election . They say it's a "choice" election, presenting radically different visions about government's role . Writers: Election breaks tradition, not pivoting to center for general, but staying with base . Writers: Vote may force voters reckoning with... | 877f7babc874aaf7eb9b2ef52e80e2426d2dd91f |
(CNN) -- For the first time since the queen's coronation in 1953, the dress, robes, jewels, diamonds and uniforms worn on that day have finally been brought together again. The coronation dress and the robe that Queen Elizabeth II wore as she walked down the aisle at Westminster Abbey on Coronation Day on 2 June 1953 a... | Queen Elizabeth II's coronation regalia from 1953 goes on display at Buckingham Palace . Visitors will also be able to stroll through 19 state rooms . The exhibition shows recreations of the table settings and flowers of the coronation banquets . | 2151199930809313b342a144d0332472a747572b |
(CNN) -- The Obama administration announced new standards for commercial pilot training Tuesday, with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx calling it a "significant advancement for aviation safety and pilot training." The new rules from DOT and the Federal Aviation Administration will reinforce ground and flight train... | New rules for pilot training . Crash of plane in Buffalo, New York, impetus for some changes . Recovering from stalls, wind gusts among priorities . | ea523c503e5aa5d9c0a201429d475ba8c36faa64 |
(WIRED) -- The wind blowing through the streets of Manhattan couldn't power the city, but wind machines placed thousands of feet above the city theoretically could. A prototype of a high-altitude wind turbine made by Magenn Power. The first rigorous, worldwide study of high-altitude wind power estimates that there is e... | Study: Wind machines placed thousands of feet above New York could power the city . Enough wind energy exists at high altitudes to meet global demand 100 times over . A kite-like device could transmit energy to generators that turn it into electricity . Startups are developing turbines, although they are still in the p... | 525da17c220d76f8e1e239c3c2524a4f9e6568fd |
(CNN) -- Hawaii's Governor Neil Abercrombie said the tsunami has caused tens of millions of dollars in damage and he plans to visit some of the damaged areas Tuesday. The tsunami that devastated Japan brought powerful waves to the Hawaii islands last week. Abercrombie has signed a "state of disaster proclamation" becau... | Hawaii's governor says he will tour damaged areas . Governor is seeking federal funds to help rebuild . | aaf5e356277b65fbbc7806422865e60c98051496 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Army is recalling more than 16,000 sets of body armor even though the secretary of the Army disagrees with a Department of Defense report that some of the ceramic plates failed testing and might not offer the protection required for troops on the battlefield. At issue are the removable bull... | Secretary of the Army disagrees with Defense report citing flawed test procedures . Recall represents only about 1.6 percent of the 1.9 million sets in use since 2001 . Army and inspector general at odds over a testing step called "first article testing" | 4d8fd2afb6e58bdf1a8ad6429ed69ac58bbdefea |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Hal David's last songwriting project was a reunion with two people with whom he had some of his greatest success starting 50 years ago: Burt Bacharach and Dionne Warwick, according to Warwick's representative. David, who wrote the lyrics to many of Warwick's biggest hits, died Saturday at Cedars-Si... | Dionne Warwick was the most prolific interpreter of David and Bacharach songs . "Don't Make Me Over" was the first David-Bacharach hit for Warwick, in November 1962 . "I will always have him with me each time I sing the lyrics written for me by him," Warwick says . David, 91, died Saturday from complications of a strok... | 9dca5ad981cdcec363765b0e182462f5a3f2e7b1 |
(CNN) -- Doctors are fighting to save the sight of the artistic director of Russia's illustrious Bolshoi Ballet after a masked assailant threw acid in his face on a Moscow street, state media reported. Sergei Filin, 43, was approaching his home around midnight Thursday when the unidentified attacker flung the concentra... | Sergei Filin was attacked as he approached his home in Moscow on Thursday night . The unidentified assailant threw concentrated acid in his face, causing severe burns . Filin had suffered intimidation, including threatening phone calls, state media say . | a26a284f5c9ba43e10d227f5be1c495ae1b4cece |
(CNN) -- A man in northern Idaho says he has seen a massive hand of God in his life, and he is willing to share it with the highest bidder. Paul Grayhek says the "Hand of God" appeared in his backyard in March. Paul Grayhek, 52, listed the rock formation he dubbed the "Hand of God Rock Wall" on the online auction Web s... | Idaho man places "Hand of God" rock for sale on eBay . Paul Grayhek says hand-like formation appeared in his backyard during Lent . Winning bidder on eBay would get "exclusive rights" to rock . | 46a75edfe843167003eef6cb72072a1ffdfa568b |
(CNN) -- Country music fans are loyal and they don't like to see their legends fall. Randy Travis, one of the genre's most revered traditional singer-songwriters, was arrested this week after being found naked, smelling apparently of alcohol and lying on a remote roadway in northern Texas, authorities said. In a genre ... | Randy Travis faces charges after traffic incident . Industry consultants said he should address issues . Travis has seen reduced radio play in recent years . Travis pleaded no-contest in previous incident, is involved in civil litigation . | 9cb65d740c64593d1e37bd6328f3720ac5476a72 |
(CNN) -- Many leading brands, including Cadbury-Schweppes, Tropicana and Tesco, have begun introducing "carbon labeling" on products to give customers an idea of the environmental impact of the food that they are buying. How much carbon has that created? Food with CO2 emissions labels can be confusing. CNN spoke to Tar... | Food and climate expert Tara Garnett talks to CNN about carbon labeling . Garnett: Low carbon foods not answer; we need to reduce "high impact foods" in diet . Garnett: Carbon labeling not always clear for consumers but good for manufacturers . | 6bb1b257ac14be35c34bbc252be49be79ae159cf |
Blacksburg,Va. (CNN) -- A 15-person ad hoc committee at Virginian Tech this week recommended against cutting down a portion of the "stadium woods," a densely wooded area behind the football stadium, to build a new state-of-the-art indoor sports practice facility. The controversy came to a head when environmentalists re... | Virginia Tech wants to build a new, $20 million indoor sports facility . Many old-growth trees near Lane Stadium would have to come down . Committee recommendation is to not cut down the trees . Two suggested alternate locations have been proposed . | 325fa60fe293d05f14cd3ec85af0a819f8322218 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- In November we step inside the world of design as show host Becky Anderson searches for the Spirit of Architecture. The "Gherkin" designed by Norman Foster is one of the most familiar features on London's skyline. In late October, Barcelona hosts the World Architecture Festival during which the... | November's show comes from the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona . Interviewees include Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid and Wolf D Prix . The best building in the world will be chosen at the end of the show . | 65bf64fa27c924fea32979b277939f4d96938981 |
(CNN) -- Honduran prosecutors issued arrest warrants for the country's six top military commanders for abuse of power in connection with the coup that ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya last year. The Honduran high command, including Gen. Romeo Vasquez Velasquez, the country's top military chief, face charges for bur... | NEW: Announcement of arrest warrants coincide with U.S. official's visit . Zelaya remains holed up inside the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras . Micheletti's government insists Zelaya's removal was constitutional transfer of power . | 2af0a66127af238ae15e08a839e1c24028e314a3 |
Palo Alto, California (CNN) -- If your company bans you from using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other social media in the office, that policy is "brain dead", entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa told me. Wadhwa, listed as one of the 40 most influential minds in tech, is right of course. And here are five reasons, borrowing fr... | Bosses should be relaxed about employees going on social media at work, says Andrew Keen . It increases creativity and benefits the company or organization, he argues . And anyway, you won't be able to stop it, Keen warns employers . | 603c2e26c5c47818b80afc1370725a570f694138 |
(CNN) -- Steve Miller admits he has no idea why it took him 17 years to release a new studio album. He also admits he was in no rush to do so. "We continued to sell records from our touring, and we were really in this sort of magical place where we didn't have to make records until I really wanted to," said Miller, 66,... | "BINGO!" features interpretations of B.B. King, Jimmie Vaughan tracks . "I wanted to get some material and make it my own," Steve Miller says . Album has "lots of lead guitar and cool guitar parts" With growth of internet, audiences today "are really hipper," he says . | 2cda6c1c2e314dbc0ad361db676f09271752575f |
(CNN) -- Reports of rapes, killings and other horrors are growing in the Central African Republic. Rights groups accuse security forces and militia gangs of torturing civilians as world leaders warn that the nation is on the verge of a genocide. Here's a quick primer to get you up to speed on the escalating situation. ... | A coalition of rebels ousted President Francois Bozize in March . The nation plunged into complete chaos . World response has been limited . | 02d287e484a9da84424d10eeb0c8f3ae52cbc70c |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least seven people are dead after assailants attacked a compound housing senior government officials, including those of the Pakistani intelligence services, a first responder and a security official told CNN Wednesday. Earlier, the security official had told CNN that two attackers were ... | Compound in Sukkur attacked, a security official and first responder tell CNN . Official: Suicide bombing was followed by an attack on the compound . Compound houses senior government officials, security source says . | 3d8d1b40b48afee4bea415800864aa97cf593918 |
(CNN) -- They've earned admiration around the world for their on-court prowess, not to mention the enviable sum of more than $160 million in prize money between them. Now the "Big Four" of the men's tennis world have helped negotiate a pay rise for their lower-ranked colleagues. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djoko... | 'Big Four - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray - secure prize rise . Wimbledon prize money rises by 10% to £16.1m - the biggest increase in 19 years . Largest increase will go to players knocked out early - up 26.1% for first-round exits . Follows French Open's lead which gave first-round losers a... | e39b2c3ff32c04264f591922cc5bbd7f299ab88d |
L'AQUILA, Italy (CNN) -- Rescuers worked into the early morning hours Tuesday in hopes of finding survivors of a powerful earthquake that ripped through Italy's mountainous Abruzzo region, killing scores of people and leaving tens of thousands homeless. People cue in line to receive aid in L'Aqulia following Monday's e... | About 50,000 people without shelter, Italy's Civil Protection agency says . Italian prime minister: Tents being provided for quake survivors . People rush into streets, many buildings in L'Aquila destroyed . 6.3-magnitude quake strikes northeast of Rome . | cd24959490e0053da4f200bd64587b8369514619 |
Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- Jared Lee Loughner, accused of a mass shooting in which he allegedly tried to assassinate U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona, isn't competent to stand trial, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Larry Burns said he based his decision on two recent court-ordered mental evalu... | Loughner cannot assist in his defense due to mental illness, a judge rules . He agrees with two experts who came to that conclusion after evaluating the defendant . Loughner has an outburst during a hearing and is removed from the courtroom . He is accused of killing six people and wounding 13 . | 895d214b3d617c2acf8559f0c31118b2e271b533 |
HERMOSILLO, Mexico (CNN) -- President Felipe Calderon traveled to Hermosillo on Saturday to meet with health officials as the death toll of a day care center fire there grew to 38 children. A crib and baby seats lie outside a day care center Friday in Hermosillo, Mexico, as police cordon off the area. The cause of Fri... | NEW: President Felipe Calderon travels to Hermosillo to meet with health officials . NEW: Officials believe blaze did not start in center; attorney general to investigate . NEW: 23 children remained hospitalized, 15 of them in critical condition . One child admitted to Shriners Hospitals in Sacramento, California . | 7ce5f5bce014ceb8f83493de9dd0db8e79745320 |
(CNN) -- Winning the Tour de France may be one of sport's toughest challenges but last year's winner Chris Froome believes the current generation of cyclists have an equally arduous task ahead of them. Through an accident of timing, the Briton says today's best racers are constantly having to prove to the world that th... | Chris Froome says current generation have to prove that cycling is now a clean sport . Briton describes the challenge as "our burden" 2013 Tour de France winner believes questions will continue for the "foreseeable future" | f1a04821b7c6a98e2d46286509e6b2f018f22f5d |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Michael Jackson may soon return to the stage, at least for a "special announcement." Pop star Michael Jackson has been the subject of recent rumors about his health and about a comeback. The pop star has scheduled a news conference Thursday at London's O2 arena, the same venue where Prince sol... | Musician schedules news conference for Thursday at O2 arena . One news outlet says he will hold series of summer concerts . Jackson's physical and financial health have been subject of rumors . | a0b5a6a9618cd5405f59b1448ecbb96741a63ab0 |
(CNN Student News) -- September 28, 2012 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . How could you use medical information provided in a news report? Where would you go to get more details on the report? * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write... | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . Write your answers in the space provided . Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | badc87fb6cc9ec2ad20d0b39e972e8c50d64dc2e |
Princeton, New Jersey (CNN) -- As Democrats struggle to retain control of the Senate and retake control of the House, they are searching for issues to frame their campaigns. This is not easy, since the Democrats are in a difficult position. With President Obama's low approval ratings, Democratic candidates won't want t... | Julian Zelizer says Democrats need a national theme for their 2012 campaigns . He says they should stress fairness and push measures to help poor, middle class . He says GOP, by its stance on taxes and unemployment insurance, may alienate voters . | 241b5300537fa2b8c9eace5581fd8ea4b9160998 |
(Time) -- The iPhone is known for its simplicity, but not everything about it is obvious. Beyond its straightforward grid of apps lies plenty of tricks that make Apple's phone easier to use. Here are 10 essential iPhone tips and tricks, starting with some basics and moving up to more advanced maneuvers: . Tap up top to... | Here are 10 essential iPhone tips, from basic tricks to the more advanced . For fast access to music controls while your screen is locked, double tap the home button . Do Not Disturb is a new feature in iOS 6 that lets you silence incoming text messages . | 85b7d10cb5a8f0382d0ebbd5a111101cb1ce5ac4 |
(CNN) -- China will launch its historic space docking mission Saturday along with its first female astronaut in space. Liu Yang has been selected to join two male astronauts, Jing Haipeng and Liu Wang, as part of a three-person crew aboard the Shenzhou-9, according to China's manned space docking program, which says th... | NEW: Liu Yang wins coveted spot to be China's first woman in space . Launch time is set for 6:37 p.m. local time in northwest Gansu's province . China aims to be third nation to perform a space docking . China aspires to build a space station and conduct manned mission to the moon . | 7b38f91919ea80547e9fb31b5ce4cdc7b3f93ca0 |
Editor's note: Steve Perry is the founder and principal of the Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut, and author of "Man Up!: Nobody is Coming to Save Us," which offers solutions to problems in the black community. Steve Perry says a question from a parent started his journey to creating a top-perf... | Steve Perry: A parent asked why only rich kids get good schools . He says question started process of building a quality school . Perry says his team fought bureaucracy, union to try something new . He says his school is highly rated and sends all graduates to college . | cfc7f22181a54a4cd75f8fb200fbeb01083b2ed5 |
(CNN) -- An illegal immigrant who this week was awarded $200,000 in a lawsuit against a Tennessee sheriff's office will ask a federal judge to grant her permission to remain in the United States legally, her attorney told CNN. A jury on Thursday awarded Juana Villegas the damages in a civil case against the joint gover... | Juana Villegas sued a sheriff's office for violating her rights . Deputies had her shackled before, during and after giving birth . A jury this week awarded her $200,000 . Now she wants a permission to live and work in United States . | e777cba77d08e1d731e9957128bcfc11e0e3ca3f |
(CNN) -- Taliban advances in Pakistan are raising concerns in Islamabad and capitals as far away as Washington. CNN's senior international correspondent Nic Robertson looks at how the Taliban spread and what could be done to help Pakistan. Students in burqas in Buner district . How is the Taliban extending its influenc... | Taliban influences in Pakistan has developed over years . Pakistan government weak and could be weakened further . Pakistan has options to deal with Taliban, but they come with problems . | b8489827ce2a8d0ecd55e50d792721edbb0d8799 |
(CNN) -- The JetBlue pilot arrested after an apparent midair meltdown last week was ordered held without bond during a brief appearance before a federal judge in Amarillo, Texas, on Monday morning, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. The U.S. magistrate ordered that Clayton Osbon, 49, be held in the Randall County jail un... | NEW: A judge orders JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon held until a bond hearing Thursday . Osbon spent the past six days in custody in a hospital . The captain faces a charge of interfering with a flight crew . Passengers and crew members subdued Osbon as he screamed and banged on the cockpit door . | 90e23816abfdda6b986c3201d72e8e77c520ee80 |
London (CNN) -- Controversial Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli will be given another chance after being caught in a heated training ground bust-up with manager Roberto Mancini on Thursday. Photographers outside the English Premier League champions' training ground captured images of the pair grappling, prompting... | Mario Balotelli and Roberto Mancini were embroiled in bust up in training on Thursday . The Manchester City striker and manager had to be separated by coaching staff . The scuffle was sparked by Balotelli's hostile challenge on a fellow player . Mancini downplayed the incident on Friday, saying he would give Balotelli ... | 31a2e087646a12c1d6279e66602f24ad39c373fc |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- While violence decreases across Iraq, women in the war-ravaged country face worsening hardships as warfare has thrust them into the role of family breadwinners, an aid group's survey said. An Iraqi woman who sells incense and candles to support her children says, "to work is to preserve your hono... | An estimated 740,000 widows struggle in new roles as heads of house, survey says . Many women don't have daily access to water and cannot send children to school . More than 40 percent of respondents said security situation worsened last year . Report urges Iraq to invest in essential social welfare services . | 5769da5208c5067fee3be273ac5cc0a646152e37 |
(CNN) -- Borussia Dortmund are back on top of the German Bundesliga table after a 2-0 victory at title rivals Mainz on Sunday. Teenager Mario Goetze opened the scoring for the visitors in the 26th minute when he punished a mistake from Niko Bungert before firing home. Mainz then wasted a golden opportunity to level mat... | Borussia Dortmund are back on top of the German Bundesliga table . Dortmund defeat Mainz 2-0 to overtake their title rivals by a single point . Hoffenheim up to third position after thrashing Hanover 4-0 on Sunday . Villarreal need a late penalty to claim a 1-1 draw against Sporting Gijon in Spain . | c36a55a0bf5e8d914faa785189cd7c4c6ce07388 |
(CNN) -- Before memories begin fading of the funny, feisty, combative former mayor of New York City, America would do well to pause one last time, and remember the greatest achievement of the late Ed Koch: his extraordinary, multi-billion-dollar program of building low-cost, affordable housing. It's easy to lose perspe... | Errol Louis: Building affordable housing in NYC was a Koch feat; other cities should follow . He says Koch made major investment in housing to raise up families, neighborhoods . He says Koch did this at a blighted time in NY when fed housing support dried up . Louis: New York continues to lead in spending on rehabs, ne... | 85e37dc949903e61163addbea80a1b438cb4f6d5 |
(CNN) -- Will elementary and middle school students soon be able to put up their own Facebook pages? It looks like it. According to news accounts, Facebook is considering doing away with its rule that no one under age 13 may have a Facebook page. Cranky math instructors and tyrannical P.E. coaches must be at least a ta... | Facebook is considering changing rule to allow preteens to have their own pages . Laura Stepp: 7.5 million preteens are already on Facebook, 5 million under 10 . Children's pages could be linked through their parents' pages, she says, allowing supervision . Stepp: Letting your child have a Facebook page is a chance to ... | 400f17e434e1c5dd8446cce1d34d6b72a082745a |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A New York Post cartoon Wednesday drew fire from civil rights activist Al Sharpton and others who say the drawing invokes historically racist images in suggesting an ape wrote President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package. Al Sharpton says he wonders whether the cartoon "is making a less-than-cas... | NEW: Others join Al Sharpton in saying cartoon invokes historically racist images . Cartoon makes references to recent chimp attack, stimulus bill . Cartoonist calls Sharpton's objections "ridiculous" Newspaper's editor: Sharpton showing himself to be a "publicity opportunist" | e3e2d2011d64e8d1bc6be36776abb2c9fb85a577 |
(CNN) -- Former CBS News correspondent Bruce Dunning died Monday from injuries suffered in a fall, CBS News said. He was 73. The longtime foreign correspondent retired in 2005 after 35 years at CBS News. He spent most of his career reporting from Asia, where he opened the Beijing bureau in 1981, and became the network'... | Bruce Dunning worked at CBS News for 35 years . He died Monday from injuries suffered in a fall, the network says . Dunning is reportedly survived by his partner, a brother and his sister-in-law . | 31197aefee01b729058e425c6a379fcbaaca62b0 |
(CNN) -- A freelance cameraman covering Egypt's constitutional referendum for The Associated Press has been released on bail, the news agency said Friday. Hassan Abdullah Hassan was producing video coverage outside a Cairo polling station when police seized him along with his driver, according to an AP report. His driv... | The AP says Egyptian police released freelance cameraman Hassan Abdullah Hassan on bail . Hassan was covering Egypt's constitutional referendum for the news agency . Hassan told AP the authorities "wrongly concluded that he was an Al Jazeera employee" | bdd3a5fd8521dcb03115ce015312498f80197075 |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Millard Fuller, who founded Habitat for Humanity International along with his wife, has died, officials said Tuesday. He was 74. Millard Fuller appears with President Bush at a Habitat for Humanity event in Tampa, Florida, in 2001. Fuller died early Tuesday "after a brief illness," said a stat... | Millard Fuller and wife Linda started organization in 1976 . Habitat says it has provided housing for 1.5 million-plus people . Fuller received Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996 . Fuller left Habitat in 2005 amid dispute with governing board . | b4ef558a0ea5a7c1520697cec7e585785bc98bfd |
(CNN) -- In the chaotic weeks during Egypt's revolution, thousands of inmates escaped from jail. Untold hundreds among them were Islamist militants. Many more detained for belonging to jihadist groups have been released from detention in the 18 months since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted -- and the activities of so... | Untold numbers of Islamist jihadists escaped prison during Egypt's revolution . One of them, Muhammad Jamal Abu Ahmad, is suspected in the Benghazi attack . Hosni Mubarak's fall impaired Egypt's ability to track at-large militants . Muslim Brotherhood government has granted pardons to dozens more jihadists . | d100e21af797452a5e9fa2cc8c65df6e024e1a18 |
Mount Kisco, New York (CNN) -- No one disputes Douglas Kennedy carried his newborn Bo through the maternity ward of a suburban New York hospital and tried to take the baby outside. Nor is there any question an altercation ensued, involving nurses attempting to keep the baby on the floor. But beyond that, there are only... | NEW: A nurse testifies that Douglas Kennedy twisted her arm and kicked another nurse . NEW: The defense questions the nurse's motives and calls her "abrasive, confrontational" NEW: Judge will decide case against Kennedy, who is charged with harassment and child endangerment . He is the son of the late Sen. Robert F. Ke... | 686ae7719cf5bae73c50857d246ad00c976667b8 |
London, England (CNN) -- Tiger Woods' marital "transgressions" may have cast doubt on the future of his corporate associations, but history shows that a dose of bad publicity does not always mean an end to the earning power of sport stars. The world's No. 1 golfer has not been seen in advertisements on American televis... | Major sponsors have distanced themselves from Tiger Woods after his recent scandal . Expert says Tiger's "transgressions" will impact on sponsorship but may open up new avenues . Golfers such as John Daly and Nick Faldo have bounced back from PR nightmares . | e2db40c3a40b209e4b621112886cd87570c2dc3f |
(CNN) -- Novak Djokovic can move above Roger Federer in the world rankings by beating the 16-time grand slam champion in the semifinals of the Masters Series event at Indian Wells on Saturday. The Serbian will clinch the No. 2 spot behind Rafael Nadal if he continues his hot form this year, which has seen him beat Fede... | Novak Djokovic will take on Roger Federer in the semifinals at Indian Wells . Serbian can claim the world No. 2 ranking if he beats Federer for third time this year . No. 1 Rafael Nadal faces former U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro in other semi . Marion Bartoli becomes first Frenchwoman to reach the final of C... | 7b2eec8f24a6a2abca33db9c3fe72dd3f5b3aecf |
(CNN) -- Varsha Vinod's exceptional abilities are hard to spot at first. She's an adorably cute 5-year-old girl from southern India, small, pretty with big brown eyes. To gain her black belt, Varsha had to learn up to 15 karate moves. When we meet for our interview, her hair is tied up in two pigtails, with bright hair... | She's an adorably cute 5-year-old girl from southern India, small and pretty . She is as shy as most kids her own age especially when being interviewed . To gain her black belt, Varsha had to learn up to 15 katas . Varsha trains for at least two hours every day but has time for other games . | ad61eb84269497ea2e8d9e6f3b1a504d9bf82d7f |
(CNN) -- There is a man in South Carolina who has been keeping a big secret for the past five days. Well, he did tell his dog. And, we assume, his wife. He's probably hoping his recent good fortune stays a secret, but this will be one mighty hard life-changing event to keep under wraps. South Carolina lottery officials... | Lottery officials say it is a man from the Columbia area of South Carolina . Winner says he has only played the lottery twice . He was actually searching for hot dog buns, but was shut out on the bread . Instead he takes home a whole lot of dough -- the prize was nearly $400 million . | 85692a7e58d9fbc38c6ad40acc0b542ad6239165 |
Washington (CNN) -- Federal authorities arrested more than 50 suspects Wednesday and smashed what they describe as an Armenian-American organized crime enterprise engaged in a nationwide scheme to defraud the Medicare program. The Justice Department indicted 73 individuals in New York and four other states for allegedl... | Group is described as an Armenian-American crime enterprise . 73 people in five states indicted; more than 50 in custody so far . Authorities say the schemes defrauded Medicare of $163 million . | 3bc278077087c5f0665f35d29badde06e0b18c57 |
Boston, Massachusetts (CNN) -- An Alabama professor accused of gunning down her colleagues at a university last week faced criminal charges after an altercation at a Massachusetts restaurant nearly eight years ago, police said Wednesday. It was the latest incident to surface involving Amy Bishop, a biology professor wh... | Police say Alabama professor Amy Bishop accused of verbally abusing, striking patron . Two fought about booster seat; Bishop charged with assault and battery, disorderly conduct . Bishop was put on unsupervised probation for six months, district attorney says . | c196d6f6a8688ecb166c83a507cf6d55735d5a29 |
New Delhi, India (CNN) -- A man took off his sandal and charged toward Suresh Kalmadi, the chief organizer of last year's Commonwealth Games, as the arrested official arrived for a court hearing Tuesday. Police immediately overpowered the attacker as officers hurried Kalmadi to the courtroom. The attacker was identifie... | Police overpower the attacker, a former lawyer . Kalmadi is accused of buying a score-keeping system at "inflated costs" He has denied wrongdoing . | 3a82bcedd0bfcf76b04bf66ca0deb64abdfb9596 |
(CNN) -- The year 2012 was declared the globe's 10th warmest since record keeping began in 1880 and the warmest ever for the Lower 48 U.S. states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Climatic Data Center. Last year also marked the 36th consecutive year with a global temperature a... | 2012 ranks as the globe's 10th warmest since 1880, when record keeping began . Last year was the warmest year ever for the contiguous United States . The 12 years of new century rank among the 14 warmest in the past 133 years . With no snow, Minnesota delays a sled dog race; musher blames global warming . | b999ce6836c9de8544dfb7012137c6999b27908f |
Washington (CNN) -- As the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial was officially dedicated Sunday, speakers called for carrying on King's ideals and values and confronting issues including bullying and social and economic justice for all Americans. "Nearly 50 years after the March on Washington, our work -- Dr. King'... | NEW: Obama: "We've got to keep pushing for what ought to be" King's children urge that his ideals and values be remembered . Speakers at the ceremony urge the pursuit of economic justice . Celebrated writer Maya Angelou says King has been edited to make him seem arrogant . | 058ceacd672e573e736867c0a5bdd25061fbb400 |
(CNN) -- This time it'll be Jason Dufner who laughs last and loudest. For months he's been ribbed by his pals for dozing off during a visit to a school arranged through the PGA Tour, creating a phenomenon that became internationally known as "Dufnering." The 36-year-old captured his maiden major title at the PGA Champi... | Jason Dufner celebrates his first ever major title with success at U.S. PGA Championship . Dufner says he might celebrate by doing a spot of 'Dufnering' pose with his trophy . The 36-year-old was teased by fellow pros for falling asleep on a school visit in Dallas . Dufner insists his first major victory won't change h... | f26d19da5da6c0760160232e3ad4f7b8bcc35f73 |
(CNN) -- In a bid to end rampant poaching, Kenya is implanting microchips in every rhino nationwide, an extensive process that will include sedating hundreds of animals. Decimated by illegal killings, the endangered rhino is increasingly under attack by poachers using high-tech, sophisticated technology. The microchips... | African nations seek ways to halt rapid poaching of rhino horns . Poachers are getting more high-tech and sophisticated as demand grows for the horns . Kenya is putting two microchips in each rhino -- one in the horn . South African officials are dyeing rhino horns pink to discourage purchases . | b36aa45fc00c4c266fd4793e19691a96f741afe9 |
(CNN) -- Each week African Voices brings you inspiring and compelling profiles of Africans across the continent and around the world. Now, we want to hear from you. Let us know which African you most admire, and why. Your comments could end up on a future episode of African Voices. There are some obvious choices -- Nob... | We want to know which Africans you most admire . It could be a politician, activist, artist, or even your neighbor . Let us know by leaving a comment below the story . | 9f28f31ad5341f6ee6dc5b843660a53cbccf1464 |
(CNN) -- With its glassy touch screen, powerful graphics, crisp sound and tilt feature, the iPhone is more than a smart phone for some users -- it's a portable entertainment system. "Trism" developer Steve Demeter demonstrates his game via webcast to CNN.com's Nicole Lapin. It's also become a potential gold mine for en... | The iPhone has become a gold mine for those who create games for the device . Steve Demeter developed the popular puzzle game "Trism" in his spare time . "Trism" earned Demeter $250,000 in two months, inspired him to quit his bank job . The App Store has helped open the game-development field to entrepreneurs . | 4b29468f0a1d56de96a33886dbf6c18df6c84950 |
(CNN) -- Saving the Arabian Oryx . The Arabian Oryx has roamed the deserts of the Middle East for centuries, a symbol of endurance and an inspiration to the region's poets. In recent years however, over-hunting has seen Oryx numbers fall to near unsustainable levels. IME visits the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve to ... | IME investigates efforts to preserve the Arabian Oryx . Conservationists are using eco-tourism to help maintain Lebanon's cedar tree population . An initiative in the UAE is transforming used cooking oils from McDonald's into bio-fuels . | 6e17a9d39cfdfd9464fc9fae39bd342e04982b52 |
Istanbul (CNN) -- Two aging former military commanders who masterminded a 1980 coup d'etat in Turkey failed to appear in court Wednesday due to health reasons, the semiofficial Anatolian Agency reported. Kenan Evren, a nonagenarian retired army general and former president, and former air force chief Tahsin Sahinkaya f... | Former President Kenan Evren, 94, is one of the leaders on trial . The ex-leader faces charges of committing "acts against the forces of the state" He is on trial together with air force chief Tahsin Sahinkaya . "September 12th is the mother of all coups in Turkey's history," analyst says of 1980 coup . | b6b20ca9118c5010f19db00acfd52d4c6e2a7db4 |
(CNN) -- You've probably seen the new Apple TV ads with actor John Malkovich having what looks like the most charming chat of his life with Siri, the voice-activated "personal assistant" on the iPhone 4S. "That's pretty spectacular advice, actually," Malkovich says after Siri tells him to avoid fat, read good books, ta... | Despite ads showing John Malkovich yukking it up, some users aren't happy with Siri . But Siri, the voice-activated "personal assistant," will get an upgrade this fall . Next version of Apple's mobile operating system will feature enhanced Siri functions . The new Siri will retrieve sports scores and make restaurant re... | 23c248baa4787508f5c30c1b286e6d48987dfa65 |
Washington (CNN) -- Four months ago, North Korea threatened to scrap the 1953 armistice agreement that ended the Korean War and resume hostilities against the United States and South Korea in response to tougher U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang after its latest nuclear test. This week, the famously reclusive dictatorsh... | Reclusive North Korea opens a little for the 60th anniversary of the Korean War armistice . An Asia expert calls it "an early summer charm offensive" North Korea's young leader needs aid due to food shortages before the harvest . Even benefactor China is fed up with North Korean tactics that increase regional tension . | 8a66e9a0507b3b8c765da0f473067873c741cf57 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A nude photograph of pop singer Madonna was sold for $37,500 Thursday afternoon at a Christie's Art House auction. Christie's auctioned this nude photo of Madonna (partially shown) taken by Lee Friedlander for $37,500. The photo, originally expected to go for between $10,000 and $15,000, was purchased... | Nude photograph of Madonna taken when she was student in 1979 . Lee Friedlander pic sold by Christie's for $37,500 . Anonymous bidder made purchase over the phone . | 9838d5c70c0db67603b46f6210c9de3e8839a377 |
(CNN) -- In a weekend filled with crashes, rookie Marc Marquez avoided the mayhem. Marquez took the lead in the MotoGP standings after winning the German Grand Prix in his Honda ahead of Yamaha pair Cal Crutchlow and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi. Marquez, on pole, lost the lead on the first lap as Rossi pou... | Rookie Marc Marquez leapfrogs Dani Pedrosa in the overall MotoGP standings . Marquez wins the German Grand Prix ahead of Cal Crutchlow and Valentino Rossi . Pedrosa and reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo missed the race with shoulder injuries . | 90949709d4530a89ed0426de255866e4426f90df |
(CNN) -- After being detained in the South Korean port of Jeju since Friday, the Chinese luxury cruise ship, Henna, finally set sail just after 7:30 p.m. local time on Monday. The ship is now headed back to China and expected to arrive at the Tianjin Dongjiang International Cruise Port near Beijing at 11 a.m. on Wednes... | Detained in South Korea since Friday, China's first luxury cruise ship has finally left port for home . Planes were dispatched to fly passengers and crew back to China . Impounding is part of legal dispute between two Chinese shipping companies . The story has attracted massive attention on Chinese social media . | 87ca7c45a047692fe5c5dd926a04089a1534885a |
(CNN) -- Libya's transitional government would prefer to try former leader Moammar Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam in a Libyan court despite an arrest warrant issued for him by the International Criminal Court, a spokesman said Sunday. The court's chief prosecutor said Friday it was having "informal conversations" about th... | Libya would like to show that Saif al-Islam Gadhafi can receive a fair trial . NTC: If he is captured in Libya, he will be tried there . The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for him . | ca76de11406dd9c7ef431100796484f81de378d3 |
(CNN) -- Gold mining might have become a booming industry in resource-rich Ghana, raking in billions of dollars every year, but that wealth has failed to trickle down to many of the country's rural poor who live on the land where the gold is mined from. "Mining goes with a lot of myths, like it creates jobs, it brings ... | Daniel Owusu-Koranteng is founder of a mining advocacy group WACAM . The group offers education, training and legal support to people affected by large scale mining . Ghana is Africa's second largest producer of gold after South Africa . | b5667b11a1f2056b82def4b406458899178cd7c1 |
(CNN) -- One of two men accused in a Canadian terror plot appeared to criticize the charges against him during a hearing Wednesday in Toronto, saying they were based on imperfect criminal law, not Islam's holy book. Chiheb Essegheier, 30, is accused in what authorities say was an al Qaeda-backed plot to target a passen... | NEW: Charges not based on Islam's holy book, terror suspect says . Chiheb Essegheier, 30, is accused of planning a terrorist attack . Raed Jaser, 35, his suspected accomplice, appeared at a court in Toronto on Tuesday . The two are accused of plotting to target a U.S.-bound passenger train . | 08ca67133a0e14d675a7072d63f2883727c10091 |
(RollingStone.com) -- In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Contributing Editor Jonah Weiner smokes weed with Jimmy Kimmel and chats with the late-night host about his promotion to the coveted 11:30 p.m. time slot, his undying hatred of Jay Leno and why he sees Jimmy Fallon as a "worthy competitor." Here's an excerpt from... | Jimmy Kimmel talks his undying hatred of Jay Leno . Kimmel says he sees Fallon as a "worthy competitor" He asks the interviewer if it's ok for them to smoke weed . | 038e0f0bc35976fc62737ba890a083be8419873d |
Peosta, Iowa (CNN) -- President Barack Obama placed the blame for Washington's current political paralysis squarely at the feet of his Republican opponents Tuesday, telling CNN that the GOP's "ideological rigidity" is standing in the way of compromises necessary for stronger economic growth. In a wide-ranging interview... | President Obama says greatest terror threat now comes from possible "lone wolf" attack . Obama says he will be "accountable" for economy but blasts GOP cost-control plans . Obama tells Wolf Blitzer he's not thinking much about possible GOP opponents . Obama says he'll cut Perry slack over claim that military members wa... | 180092a5c702495a1d2865e29269b10f0ec236a6 |
London (CNN) -- "We are One Woman, you cry and I hear you. We are One Woman, you sing, I sing along." These are the words from the song track "One Woman," a song that UN Women have launched to celebrate women worldwide on International Women's Day. Twenty five artists from 20 countries took part in the production, whic... | The song "One Woman" has been released to celebrate women worldwide on International Women's Day . Twenty five artists from 20 countries took part in the production . Songwriter Beth Blatt penned the lyrics to signify the inter-relatedness of the world . | ee79c881859e42460e1c239497b50dad20d8a1f4 |
(CNN) -- Police in Boston, Massachusetts, are searching for a man suspected in the murder of one woman and the armed robbery of two others, all of whom, they say, he may have met through their Craigslist ads for personal services. Julissa Brisman, 26, was described as "a really sweet, goofy, energetic kid." Officers di... | 26-year-old died after attack at Boston hotel on Tuesday . Police say she posted Craigslist ad offering massages . Man may be behind two recent robberies, they say . Boston police seek public's help identifying man on video . | e7e92d67345a3abfcd7aa3d91c275a0dcb99cb28 |
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