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(CNN) -- While the eyes of golfing world were on rising star Rory McIlroy on Thursday, two surprise names claimed the first-round lead at the British Open. A tearful Thomas Bjorn overcame the recent death of his father to shoot a superb five-under-par 65 despite difficult early conditions -- then late in the day 20-yea... | Thomas Bjorn takes early clubhouse lead in first round of British Open . Danish golfer, whose father died in May, cards five-under-par 65 in Sandwich . He is joined at the top by 20-year-old English amateur Tom Lewis as they lead by one . U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy battles back from bad start to card 71 . | 09a73dfcdb8b8d00304855dbbaf788e666110abf |
(CNN) -- Anti-American sentiment is nothing new in Iran. But what about government officials ordering that billboards expressing such views be taken down? That's what is happening in Tehran, where billboards bearing anti-U.S. slogans were collected, according to the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency. Hadi Ayazi, a... | Billboards with anti-U.S. slogans are collected in Iranian capital, state news reports . Those who put them didn't have permission from Tehran authorities, spokesman says . This comes amid a thaw in U.S.-Iran relations, though tension and differences remain . | 08050e5513d1e6ba566fabba58dfa0f752065569 |
(CNN) -- Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes scored as Manchester United beat 10-man Queens Park Rangers 2-0 Sunday to strengthen their grip on the English Premier League title with six matches to play. Victory left the defending champions eight points clear of local rivals Manchester City, who were beaten 1-0 at Arsenal in ... | Manchester United go eight points clear in English Premier League on Sunday . United beat struggling QPR 2-0 with Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes scoring . QPR to appeal the decision to send off Shaun Derry early in the match . Manchester City lose 1-0 at third-placed Arsenal as Mario Balotelli is sent off . | 7dd19575be224f4d536dff7ed9f717c17201a7a7 |
(CNN) -- Hillary Clinton's trip to Myanmar -- the first visit by a U.S. Secretary of State in half a century -- is poised to produce a breakthrough moment in U.S.-Burma relations. Some worry that such a high-level visit is premature. Given that government's long history of authoritarian rule and systematic violations o... | Hillary Clinton's trip to Myanmar could be a breakthrough, says Suzanne DiMaggio . DiMaggio: U.S. should actively test the new government's credibility and push for change . Re-engagement could clarify the Burmese military's nuclear ambitions, she says . This moment is a chance to help move Myanmar away from authoritar... | d44c07d05e0ec82ee18a2c646ec54cc0a08ec95b |
(CNN) -- Jeff Romig kept putting it off. He knew the doctor would give him bad news. He'd known it for years; he needed to lose weight. But as he sat in the doctor's office a few weeks ago and listened to his numbers -- cholesterol and blood pressure, both too high -- he resolved to change. This time, he decided to do ... | Weight Watchers, Nutrisystem, featuring men in ad campaigns . More than 30% of men older than 20 are overweight . Estimates say only one-quarter of overweight men actively seek to lose weight . | 2682871522562cdc6bab68f2639a9de7860cc4c6 |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Twelve jurors must decide whether the marriage of a Mexican soap opera actress to a California pizza delivery man was a fact built on love or fiction designed to fool immigration agents. The question is apparently not easy for jurors who told the judge late Wednesday that they needed to... | Jurors told the judge Wednesday they needed more time to decide . Fernanda Romero is a Mexican actress who also models . The actress allegedly paid a California man $5,000 to marry her . | 238faca7fd18ca20e74768ce2121a512d71b0749 |
(CNN) -- The man accused in the brutal killing of Arkansas television anchor Anne Pressly will appear next Thursday in Pulaski County Circuit Court, where he will enter a plea in the high-profile case. Anne Pressly, 26, was a news anchor at KATV in Little Rock, Arkansas. Curtis Lavell Vance, 28, was formally charged Th... | Curtis Lavell Vance, 28, has been charged with capital murder, rape, burglary, theft . Anne Pressly was found unconscious in her home in October and died five days later . Vance was linked to the killing through DNA testing . DNA evidence also ties Vance to a rape in April in Marianna, Arkansas, police say . | 8434042de022ec173d432e4298f1b42cff2ac942 |
(CNN) -- The United States will support an effort by several members of the U.N. Security Council to override the United Nations' sanctions committee and allow countries to free up frozen Libyan assets to speedily provide funds for the Libyan opposition's National Transitional Council. The Obama administration has trie... | The United States and other countries are exploring ways to help the Libyan rebels . A resolution would free $1.5 million of frozen Libyan assets . South Africa has been blocking committee approval of the resolution . | 8d294a2252e7c1dff43714e99cb577761db5b19b |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A U.S. drone strike targeting a militant compound in Pakistan's volatile tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan has killed 16 people, Pakistani security officials said Wednesday. The officials said the attack early Wednesday struck a compound of the Haqqani Network, a group that car... | NEW: The Pakistani foreign ministry condemns the attack . The strike targets a compound of the Haqqani Network, which attacks NATO forces . Militants attack a paramilitary checkpoint, killing six constabulary members . U.S. drone strikes have drawn fierce opposition in Pakistan due to civilian casualties . | aab02f65fd285804a13a829050fc186a1b1dfaf7 |
CNN -- Fleet-footed winger Cristiano Ronaldo is Manchester United's most deadly weapon and officially the best footballer in the world. Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo is the current FIFA World Player of the Year . Born in 1985 on the Portuguese island of Madeira, the 23-year-old cut his teeth with Portuguese sid... | Ronaldo Voted FIFA World Player of the Year and European Player of Year . He has also represented Portugal at the both World and European finals . Ronaldo was signed by Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 . 23-year-old scored 42 goals in all competitions for his club in 2007/8 season . | 8c0c71634760b4f551be0240b3d86d51b71cea0e |
Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court is set to release its much-anticipated rulings on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, the comprehensive health care law enacted two years ago. The election-year rulings will not only guide how every American receives medical care but will also establish precedent-sett... | The election-year rulings will guide how Americans receive medical care . They will also set boundaries for how government regulation can affect a range of social areas . An 1867 law could play a pivotal role . The government's key lawyer fielded more than 100 questions from the bench . | ee90b3b35b016718a5988117df832c1c6765413a |
(CNN) -- Issam Al-Chalabi worked as Iraqi oil minister from March of 1987 to October 1990. He left Iraq shortly after the invasion by Saddam Hussein of Kuwait in August 1990 and retired from government service in 1991. Since then he has been working as a consultant in Amman, Jordan. John Defterios caught up with Mr Cha... | Issam Chalabi was Iraqi Oil Minister between 1987 and 1990 . Future demand for oil, he says, will be spurred by growth in India and China . Tension between Turkey and Kurds will not have impact on oil prices, he adds . But if U.S. takes military action against Iran, oil prices could surge . | 3a176c451a8435d7b19bde0f8352e24eb436bbe1 |
MOGADISHU, Somalia (CNN) -- Chaos and death on the streets of Mogadishu: unfortunately, it's nothing new in the Somali capital. Casualties are taken into Mogadishu's hospital on stretchers. Government forces are fighting against insurgents on this day in September in a bloody battle that leaves 30 dead. Dozens of wound... | Volunteer ambulance service ferries wounded civilians and fighters to the hospital . Drivers face problems from both sides of the conflict in the capital, Mogadishu . Ambulance drivers earn $200 a month; national average annual salary is $130 . U.N.-backed transitional government forces are fighting Islamist insurgents... | 64b10a0cd03d9ee503192cc15d935e5ed2e0b80c |
London (CNN) -- Lady Gaga visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuador embassy in London and spent five hours with him Monday. The pop star was in London to launch her new perfume, Fame, at Harrods department store in Knightsbridge, close to the Ecuadorian embassy. Lady Gaga launches 'slutty' fragrance . Acc... | Lady Gaga spends five hours with Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy . Pop star was in London to launch her new perfume at Harrods . Pictures show Lady Gaga dressed as a witch . | e0eafddce7d4d8f0c1dfb8dcd5f5c16193eb7543 |
(CNN) -- There's always been something about Margaret Thatcher that makes grown men go weak at the knees, particularly members of the Conservative Party. Perhaps she revives memories of stern schoolmistresses; perhaps they just grudgingly admired a strong woman telling them what to do. I suspect the same will be true o... | David Torrance: Margaret Thatcher biopic "The Iron Lady" a nostalgia trip . The movie shows Thatcher as PM in the 1980s, and as a frail elderly woman, suffering from dementia . Torrance: 1980s were a time "when politics was politics and elected leaders actually believed in something" He says "The Iron Lady" may prove "... | 343ec2af01b71c396ef8ea3a54e977b8d3bf6a02 |
(CNN) -- A fatal police chase involving a teenager on a bicycle has led the Pensacola, Florida, police department to revamp its policy on stun guns, officials said. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference held a silent march for Victor Steen in Pensacola, Florida. The chase through Pensacola's streets in the preda... | Pensacola officer chased teen from construction site, tried to shoot stun gun at him . Teen crashed his bicycle and fell into patrol car's path, receiving fatal injuries . Stun gun didn't hit teen, but incident still prompted questions about use . Civil rights group meets with police, city officials; department changes... | d38ccafcde86d4bbe533245b166a7f812046d989 |
(CNN) -- A male student at Virginia's Liberty University was shot and killed early Tuesday by an emergency services officer after an altercation at a women's dorm, Lynchburg police said. Police and paramedics responded to the residence hall near the main campus at 4:07 a.m. The victim, who has not been identified pendi... | An emergency services officer at the Lynchburg school fatally shoots a male student . The unidentified student had a fight with the officer at a women's dorm . | 5208716887e30a8e5ecd10212636dc2f71a651f7 |
San Francisco (CNN) -- Faster, thinner laptops with hi-res screens. FaceTime video chatting over cellular networks. And a smarter Siri. But no upgrades to Apple TV -- at least, not yet. That, in brief, is what Apple will be rolling out to its users over the next six months. The company announced these updates, and a bu... | Apple on Monday unveiled a new MacBook Pro laptop with a high-resolution screen . The company also announced improvements to its Siri voice "assistant" CEO Tim Cook led the keynote at Apple's annual developers' conference . Apple also unveiled upgraded MacBook Airs plus operating systems with new features . | 1f46cc79198be0e078610f70c74da5888ebc1511 |
(CNN) -- With their magnificent puppets, Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler have been pushing theatergoers' experiences to new heights, casting a spell on audiences across the world. The South African duo are the co-founders of the Handspring Puppet Company, creators of the astounding life-sized horse puppets that take over... | Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler are the co-founders of the Handspring Puppet Company . They've created the life-sized horse puppets for award-winning play 'War Horse' The South African duo have created some of their country's most successful theater pieces . | 55168ff576b2186f0ddc402e7f17b6f565e2c80c |
Austin, Texas (CNN) -- A bill that places new restrictions on abortion passed the Texas Senate on Friday after days of debate that galvanized activists nationwide. It was the second attempt by the measure's supporters to pass the bill in the Senate -- it originally failed to gain approval because of a filibuster by Dem... | NEW: Planned Parenthood decries vote in Texas and similar votes in other states . It originally failed to gain approval because of a filibuster by Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis . Republican Gov. Rick Perry is expected to sign the bill . Critics of the measure say it would shut down most abortion clinics in Texas . | 21c7aadd91dc91f1e2210b6aebc295604ff80038 |
(CNN) -- Mexico scored the quickest goal in Olympic football history to ensure five-time World Cup winners Brazil miss out yet again on an Olympic gold medal. It was one of two simple goals scored by Oribe Peralta which allowed the Mexicans to command a game which was littered with defensive errors by the Brazilians. B... | Defensive errors from Brazil allowed Mexican Oribe Peralta to score two easy goals . Brazil missed a late opportunity to draw in normal time and miss out on a gold medal again . Peralta's goal is the fastest scored in the Olympics, but not the fastest scored at Wembley . A near capacity 86,162 people came to see the Ol... | 2144f62023bc6dd78462383c7fcb6a341036257b |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- India's child-rights watchdog has sought a report from police investigating allegations by a tabloid that the father of a "Slumdog Millionaire" child star tried to sell her to an undercover reporter, the watchdog's leader told CNN. Rubina Ali has backed her father over newspaper allegations he... | Indian child-rights watchdog requests police report on alleged offer to sell child star . Father of "Slumdog's" Rubina Ali, 9, alleged to have offered her to undercover reporter . Father has denied allegations in UK newspaper; Indian police are investigating . "Slumdog Millionaire" used real children from poor neighbor... | be9b5dfb6df750f01b6e4288ef2d2854ce96c437 |
(CNN) -- Making the catch was never a life or death matter for Jeff Bryant until a baby dropped from a burning apartment building in a Portland, Oregon, suburb fell into his hands Saturday morning. If Bryant had failed, the boy would have landed on a concrete parking lot. As it was, the child and his mother survived, b... | NEW: Victims of Portland-area blaze identified . Oregon mother in burning apartment tosses baby boy to safety . Passerby catches, rescues baby before firefighters arrive at scene . Mother and son both in "stable critical" condition. Two other sons die in the fire . | f85c272c706f89a1b096adc952907ec27211a7a0 |
(CNN) -- For a good part of her career, Martina McBride's success has largely been due to relying on Nashville songwriters and approaching arrangements in a pop-country fashion. While hits like "Wild Angels," "A Broken Wing" and "Wrong Again" solidified her position as country radio royalty, McBride's shaking things up... | Martina McBride drops her 11th album today . The singer is taking the reins and writing more of her own material . She says her latest project is less pop than past albums . | 69f7ffb728598bbbfdf23aed90dd1ba35d31adc2 |
London, England (CNN) -- Britain said Thursday it expects Iceland to live up to its obligations, two days after Iceland's president refused to sign a bill that would pay back billions of dollars Iceland owes the country. Britain spent 2.3 billion pounds ($3.69 billion) last year to cover the losses that British savers ... | UK spent $3.69 billion last year to cover British savers' losses when Icelandic banks collapsed . Dutch authorities spent $1.87 billion for the same reason . Iceland's parliament passed a bill authorizing a state guarantee for repayment of the loan . President Olafur Ragnar Grimmson instead chose to put decision to rep... | 9393799579c2e6f5bfd943c89c30b1d719467628 |
(CNN) -- Robin van Persie officially arrived at Manchester United from Arsenal on Friday, declaring he was "honored" to be spearheading the Old Trafford club's hunt for a 20th English league title. The Dutch striker is in line to make his United debut in Monday's Premier League fixture against Everton after signing a f... | Robin van Persie says he is "honored" to have signed for Manchester United . The striker signed a four-year deal with United after finalizing his move from Arsenal . United manager Alex Ferguson hails Van Persie as "a world-class striker" Midfielder Alex Song could follow Van Persie out of Arsenal after being linked wi... | 9d48af9469bfb35da6a1c8ad7d5106df8cbba6ee |
Krobo, Ghana (CNN) -- A new generation of Ghanaians are rediscovering their heritage -- and rediscovering the appeal of traditional beads. Many Ghanaians used to associate beads with an old-fashioned coming-of-age ritual for girls. But not anymore. Tairee, a student at the University of Ghana, is proud to wear traditio... | Young Ghanaians are rediscovering traditional beads . The government is trying to promote the country's bead industry . Some beads are made from recycled materials, including glass bottles . | 127ce726eb964ecbbac5c09d2e1f25cba42d272a |
New York (CNN) -- Social media site Pinterest just received another $225 million in funding. The offering, led by Fidelity Investments, puts the company's valuation at a staggering $3.8 billion. Not bad for a three-year-old social network that has no revenue and is laying the foundations for a business model. Pinterest... | Social media site Pinterest secures extra investment worth $225 million . It plans to expand on mobile and to new audiences outside the U.S. Investors believe Pinterest users often buy products they see on the site . | 4c70b4d1fb26f4211446a7e97019a79fa0e9950d |
(CNN) -- Philippine seismologists issued an alert on Mount Bulusan Sunday after the Luzon Island volcano erupted twice during a 24-hour period, according to a bulletin released by the nation's volcano-monitoring agency. However, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOCS) said the eruptions posed ... | Philippine seismologists declare Alert Level 1 for Mount Bulusan volcano . Volcano erupted twice in 24 hours . Nearby villagers warned to stay out of "permanent danger zone" | 0b4d1899e847ac511cef1f9b1e6580a626c4e801 |
(CNN) -- There is a one-word subtext to President Obama's trip to Africa: China. After 9/11, the United States became embroiled in more than a decade of wars in Asia and the Middle East. As a result, U.S. engagement in Latin America and Africa largely atrophied. Meanwhile, China saw an opportunity. China has now displa... | President Obama is visiting Africa after years of little U.S. engagement with continent . Peter Bergen: China took advantage of the opportunity to vastly expand trade . He says Obama is seeking to counter China, show that U.S. is open for business . Some African economies are growing very fast, and there are forecasts ... | 9a54d622a7d9837c2fd60f6ad82504b99b02b289 |
(CNN) -- Golf's European Tour has been forced to cancel October's Andalucia Masters. The Spanish event, formerly known as the Volvo Masters, has been a fixture on the European circuit since the first staging of the tournament in 1988, but Spain is currently in the grip of recession. Tour chief executive George O'Grady ... | The European Tour announce the cancellation of the Andalucia Masters . The Spanish event has been on the Tour calendar since 1988 . The Valderrama course hosted the Ryder Cup in 1997, when Europe beat the U.S. Europe will defend the Ryder Cup against the U.S. at Medinah this month . | 350d0e9448db4c661dcdaeaf845f99863d15f5b1 |
Kansas City, Missouri (CNN) -- A command post set up to investigate the disappearance of missing Missouri girl Lisa Irwin has been shut down, Kansas City police said Wednesday. Investigators are back in their usual offices, but Detective Kevin Boehm said the case is still open and police continue to work on it. Police ... | Eight detectives will remain assigned to the case . Lisa Irwin disappeared from her Kansas City home on October 4 . | 98bffc925ffd133faf3b221dca98c0d905d5bf6b |
(CNN) -- In recent days, with the tiniest poke of a toe in the political waters -- a few comments to news organizations about the recent Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law -- former Rep. Anthony Weiner has set off a frenzy of speculation that he may be planning to run for mayor of New York... | Ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner sets off frenzy of speculation about running for New York mayor . Errol Louis: Despite his fall over raunchy texts, Weiner taken seriously by New York politicos . Louis: New Yorkers tolerate politicians' bad behavior and see Weiner as a pragmatic centrist . His worst sin was lying, Louis says, an... | 846d967933d1973e3534e70ae55641e82c0dc266 |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Before Jada Pinkett Smith took the role of producer and star of TNT's "HawthoRNe," she made sure her family was fine with her being away from her mother and wife duties during filming. Jada Pinkett Smith's new TV show, "HawthoRNe," premieres Tuesday on TNT. Pinkett Smith plays a single ... | Jada Pinkett Smith's new TV show, "HawthoRNe," premieres Tuesday on TNT . Jada's actor-husband Will Smith will appear as extra in an episode . Acting runs in family: Jada's daughter will appear in TV sitcom, son will be in film . | f63190fae79184f217f74ae2e89dfdf025855a5c |
(CNN) -- President Obama and presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney both spoke about the economy in Ohio on Thursday. The twin moves by the dueling campaigns are a sign of just how important the economy and jobs will be in November's election. By the numbers, here's a look at long-term unemployment. 27: Minim... | 27: Minimum number of weeks a person must be without job to be "long-term unemployed" 42.8: Percentage of jobless Americans considered long-term unemployed . 40: Percentage of long-term unemployed who blame President Barack Obama . 69: Percentage of long-term unemployed who say job loss has not changed political views ... | b777e6ca91b026f18d1ca54826da9bae980a94a8 |
(CNN) -- A Marine who survived being burned over more than 95 percent of his body in Iraq and established a charity to help burned children has died, the military has announced. Sgt. Merlin German was 22. He was severely wounded February 21, 2005, en route to Camp Ramadi when his Humvee hit a roadside bomb. He was not ... | Sgt. Merlin German was burned over more than 95 percent of his body in 2005 . He spent nine months in intensive care and underwent more than 100 operations . German founded Merlin's Miracles, a charity to help burned children . "He endeared himself to all he came in contact with," doctor says . | acbacec078274c02aeae06061357d02d950fec33 |
(AOL Autos) -- Ever get the feeling the cops are driving a much cooler car than you? Peter Falk's Liutenant Columbo drove a Peugeot 403 to match his famously disheveled detective persona. For decades drivers have seen police officers cruise past in supremely cool cars from supercharged Mustangs to upgraded AMC Javelin... | Officers laud the Dodge Charger Hemi's performance and versatility . Italian Police often drive the Lamborghini Gallardo . Paul Anderson found police cars to smash up in Blue Brothers film . Detectives drive Daytona Spyder 365 in the first two "Miami Vice" series . | dbffdfbc44cd647f9a812909f6848f11082f4528 |
(CNN) -- Two rights groups launched a stinging critique Wednesday on Russia's freedom of expression record, citing a heavy clampdown on critics and activists since Vladimir Putin returned to the presidency. The reports by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch highlight changes to the law that they say have helpe... | NEW: Trial resumes of Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny, on charges of embezzlement . Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch accuse Russia of stifling dissent . HRW: Government clampdown is "unprecedented in the country's post-Soviet history" Russia's government has not responded to the criticisms . | 8f25b2c54cb563b98e1f2619401df7137a3f0c77 |
(CNN) -- Boxing great Joe Frazier was laid to rest Monday in Philadelphia, one week after dying of liver cancer and four decades after capturing the world's attention in an epic showdown with Muhammad Ali. Ali was among those at Frazier's private funeral at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, along with other boxing lumina... | A funeral is held in Philadelphia for famed boxer "Smokin' Joe" Frazier . Muhammad Ali, Bernard Hopkins and Jesse Jackson are among those attending . Frazier died a week earlier, a month after being diagnosed with liver cancer . He staged several epic bouts with Ali and George Foreman . | 31dbdff57d0e1616065be47f00790d2843c37af0 |
English Premier League club Liverpool have agreed a $36 million deal with Ajax for Uruguay striker Luis Suarez. Liverpool have been haggling with the Dutch outfit over the fee for several days but both announced on their websites that negotiations had proven successful on Friday. The Reds have now been given permission... | English Premier League club Liverpool agree a deal with Ajax to sign Luis Suarez . Fee for the 24-year-old Uruguay striker is $36 million . Suarez will now discuss personal terms with Liverpool . | 017c35cb30a2a648994225c5c4d1f7014e9c1682 |
Washington (CNN) -- U.S. government experts trying to construct a model of radiation plumes emanating from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant are being hampered by a "paucity of good data," a senior administration official told CNN. "We have done some (computer) modeling," the official said, noting the government "g... | Data is scare on radioactivity coming from Japan's damaged reactors . Experts need good data in building computer models to track radioactivity . Official: "There's a lot of genuine confusion about what is going on" Experts say radiation from Japan does not pose a significant health threat to the U.S. | 2d29995cd89ea4ba481c5cadc8ddcb61bd808b64 |
CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- The woman who received the first-ever near-total face transplant in the United States told her doctor she has regained her self-confidence, said Dr. Maria Siemionow, head of plastic surgery research at the Cleveland Clinic and leader of the transplant team. This illustration represents the tr... | Face transplant recipient can now eat solid foods, smell, breathe out of nose . The patient received her new face in one graft from a donor cadaver in December . Skin on surface of a person's back is not large enough to cover a face and scalp . Doctor: Social reincorporation is as important as the face transplant itsel... | 1fefa395760cf6e1226ec5ee24eb75526d7753ca |
(CNN) -- A Mario Gomez hat-trick earned Bayern Munich a 3-0 win over Kaiserslautern at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion on Saturday to send them top of the Bundesliga. The German striker opened the scoring in the 37th minute from the penalty spot before added a second in the 55th minute. His third came 14 minutes later with a ... | Bayern go top of the table after a 3-0 win against Kaiserslautern . Dortmund and Leverkusen play out goalless draw . Freiburg earn first win of season with victory over Wolfsburg . Valencia seal memorable 4-3 win over Racing Santander as Soldado scores hat-trick . | 734887061a2a95fcd47bb6c86686dadd426e9bec |
Washington (CNN) -- The Transportation Security Administration on Friday ordered re-testing of all radiation-emitting full-body scanners after an internal review showed calculation errors, missing data and other discrepancies on paperwork by contractors who routinely check the machines' radiation levels. As recently as... | The TSA characterizes problems as "record-keeping errors" A senator says the TSA found problems with a quarter of reports reviewed . A House subcommittee will hold a hearing on TSA oversight of the scanners next week . | a545c0d72eb171e68485bfaaa1a71569de082f74 |
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- The doors to the headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference civil rights group have been welded shut and padlocked, an escalation in a power struggle between two factions claiming leadership of the organization, the two sides said Tuesday. The doors were discovered shut Monda... | Action comes amid power struggle between factions claiming leadership of SCLC . The Rev. Markel Hutchins: Doors secured to keep current leadership out of the building . Sylvia Tucker: Conduct "is the act of reckless individuals" Hutchins wants to lead SCLC, claims to be on board; Tucker is SCLC chairwoman . | 71c7b35bc20e82ccb5a63f73420355c27fe2ec61 |
(CNN) -- Rand Paul arrives in South Carolina on Friday for a handful of fundraisers and closed-door meetings with local Republicans, the latest in a series of expeditions to key primary states as he mulls a presidential bid in 2016. In New Hampshire, early signs of the 2016 presidential race . If the Kentucky senator d... | Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, is considering a 2016 White House bid . Challenge for Paul could be winning GOP establishment while keeping libertarian grass-roots . "It's going to be a hard line to walk," a South Carolina GOP consultant says . Paul is the son of former Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, a well-known libertarian . | 3a0ccdcf5de38fb64db40b7e2aaff2bc8cb9ea0c |
(CNN) -- Airport layovers can be the most gruesome leg of a journey. But airports are increasingly getting wise to the needs of their passengers, offering a range of amenities from swimming pools to yoga studios and even a golf course. Last year, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport decided it wanted to become "the ... | Increasingly, airports are being defined by their amenities . Golf courses, movie theaters, art galleries can be found at international airports . Passengers at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport can stretch in a yoga studio between flights. At LaGuardia, Delta have installed restaurants helmed by New York's culin... | 5c9251a2bdfbab7ca21bdb31cf154c9c2b2ba5ab |
FORT WORTH, Texas (CNN) -- Bishop Kenneth Spears always thought gifts from God came from above. He never imagined that the gifts would be hiding under his church in Fort Worth, Texas. Bishop Kenneth Spears says natural gas has saved his church. "What a God we serve," he says. "The Bible says, 'Every place the sole of y... | Natural gas drilling has become widespread across the Fort Worth, Texas, area . Region sits on the Barnett Shale, where gas is abundant . Preacher says gas has helped his church: "What a God we serve" Opponent says "gas drilling ... has no business in an urban area" | ac5634f73c10e17005a721a087bbf2fe744dd942 |
(CNN) -- The relationship between sporting greats and great venues and events is often complicated. Usain Bolt thrives at the Olympics. But Sachin Tendulkar never scored a century at the home of cricket Lord's while the clay courts at the French Open blunted the talent of tennis legend Pete Sampras. In downhill skiing,... | Austrian skiing legend Franz Klammer was a Hahnenkaam specialist . He won four World Cup downhills on the famous but feared slopes . Klammer claimed five overall World Cup downhill crowns . His most famous victory came at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck . | 9f8277d273f4142693caa60791dcd0d2a136c1a8 |
(CNN) -- A weekend rally by white supremacists in Memphis, Tennessee, saw far more cops than Klansmen on the streets. An estimated five dozen Ku Klux Klan members turned out in downtown Memphis to protest the City Council's decision to rename three parks now named for the Confederacy and two of its leaders, CNN affilli... | Klansmen protest a decision to rename Memphis, Tennessee, parks . One man says he wanted his kids to see "what ignorance looks like" Community leaders urged residents to attend a "Heart of Memphis" celebration instead . | 8c53a36d68b61c3700b541fb32fecb298930ca3e |
(CNN) -- On the evening of December 3, 2008, John Francis Cahill, a police officer for 19 years, walked up a trail in California's Santa Cruz Mountains. He stopped, took out a .40-caliber Glock semi-automatic handgun and shot himself in the temple. He was 42 years old. He was the father of two daughters. He was my firs... | Brian Cahill became a suicide prevention trainer after his son, a police officer, killed himself . About 145 cops commit suicide a year, he says. Thousands have PTSD and depression . Cahill: Cops see traumatic stuff every day. What helps them on the job can harm them at home . Cahill: Police departments need to teach o... | 209201aafa2b49f58a08d3baa2320a5ab6d41fc2 |
Fareed Zakaria is a foreign affairs analyst who hosts "Fareed Zakaria GPS" on CNN at 1 and 5 p.m. ET Sundays. Zakaria says India's elections could mark its debut as a great power. (CNN) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took the oath of office Friday for a second consecutive term after winning a mandate for his C... | Zakaria: Election shows India's unique strength, people power . 420 million voters make this biggest democracy exercise ever, he says . Zakaria: For the first time in three decades, one party has a clear mandate . | a93187b493828316a9c315382128b0be2f806996 |
(CNN) -- Embracing the hair you're born with sounds like it should be the easiest thing in the world, but for some, it's a huge challenge. Nikki Walton, a 29-year-old licensed psychotherapist whose own journey to hair acceptance has grown from a passion into a business, knows that hurdle all too well. As the founder of... | Therapist and blogger Nikki Walton helps women find confidence with their natural hair . Walton's written a book, "Better Than Good Hair," to guide women in their hair journey . The keys for her have been regular trims and low manipulation . Embracing one's natural texture can improve your quality of life . | 6203f99918a2df40d66cd77989987305c415d27d |
(CNN) -- Stretch out your core, cue the music and get ready to follow the beats. Zumba and other dance workouts are debuting on the list of the top 20 predicted fitness trends for 2012. Lack a little rhythm? Well, there's a trend on the list for just about every person, preference and body part. The trends were selecte... | Survey predicts the top 20 fitness trends for 2012 . Dance workout Zumba debuts on the list, ranking ninth this year . Certified fitness professionals have taken the No. 1 position for the past five years . Fitness programs for older adults moves to No. 3 as baby boomers hit the gym . | c97f04f9dda86ca776e8edd798d80e534e7cb8c5 |
New York (CNN) -- A third person has accused Macy's flagship store in Herald Square of racial profiling after he purchased a $2,400 Louis Vuitton bag, according to his lawyer. Halim Sharif, a club promoter in New York City, claims the department store stopped him and unnecessarily searched his purchase because he was b... | New claim made against Macy's in Herald Square . Shopper said his purchase unnecessarily searched . Macy's says it will investigation allegations "vigorously" Five people have cited racial profiling in New York City department stores this year . | f333533ce57bd3642303c67290246b3afefa0832 |
(CNN) -- The furor over Jerry Sandusky has died down some now that the former Penn State football coach has been convicted of serial child sexual abuse. But for Gerry Sandusky, a sportscaster for the Baltimore Ravens, the backlash continues. Not that Gerry Sandusky has done anything wrong. His only offense is that he s... | Gerry Sandusky, a sports broadcaster, has been mistaken as Jerry Sandusky . Sandusky has received thousands of hateful messages . "You're a disgusting vile human being," one message said . | 342e4576109d5221941f6e646623f5f48c5a18f5 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- After four years and 11 rounds of hard negotiation, the introduction of the "Open Skies" agreement in March was greeted with a sigh of relief. This was not just from airlines, but also their passengers. If talks in the second phase fail, the entire Open Skies deal could be torn up. The deal th... | The EU and U.S. have begun talks for phase II of the Open Skies air transport deal . The hot issue to be debated revolves around ownership rights of U.S. airlines . If talks fail, either side has power to pull the plug on the whole agreement . | 1d1b24814fca0eaadd1ef9f65ef88f711d43533b |
(CNN) -- After England's shock victory over top-ranked New Zealand on Saturday, rugby fans were delighting in the prospect that the two nations might be drawn together for the 2015 World Cup. However, such a meeting will not happen before the knockout stages of the tournament after hosts England came out of the hat wit... | All Blacks drawn with Argentina and Tonga in draw for 2015 Rugby World Cup . Tournament hosts England in toughest pool along with Australia and Wales . South Africa, the 2007 champions, will line up against Samoa and Scotland . Last year's runners-up France will take on Ireland and Italy in Group D . | b7bad6fda963fd5fa20a283a6fcc39f6adcaccde |
KARACHI, Pakistan (CNN) -- It's a documentary with an alarming message: Two American boys are held captive in a madrassa, a Pakistani religious school, once visited by Osama bin Laden and with ties to the Taliban. Noor and Mehboob Khan were 13 and 12 when they first talked with the filmmaker. The film, "Karachi Kids," ... | Film portrays Pakistan madrassa as linked to terror, holding U.S. boys captive . It turns out the Islamic school is moderate; preferred by Pakistani-Americans . "This is a madrassa, not some jail," the school's head says . Teen: "I witnessed with my own eyes: No Taliban, no Taliban training, no terrorist" | ecc5b333ccdd323ad26a8ebbcdf471142ca4fa2b |
Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (CNN) -- In my nine years as a UNICEF ambassador, I've been to camps for people displaced by conflict. Though hardly luxurious, they usually have some kind of structure: a water source, latrines, even schools. In Lebanon, even the most basic services are hard to come by as the small country stagge... | UNICEF Ambassador Lucy Liu visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon . Each day thousands of Syrians flee into the country, half are children . UNICEF needs $172 million to provide clean water, schools, health care and nutrition . | 06f981fb82a7f7192d94da42d3e0c82b4fe4f39c |
(EW.com) -- Man, you give the guy a seat on the "America's Got Talent" judging panel and suddenly, he thinks he should take over everything. On his radio show this morning on Sirius XM, Stern casually mentioned how he's going to "take over The Tonight Show" when addressing the public drubbing that Matt Lauer has receiv... | On his radio show, Howard Stern mentioned how he's taking over "The Tonight Show" Stern also said NBC's Entertainment Chairman told him he's "got to take over the show" In August, Stern claimed that Leno taking a pay cut to limit staff reductions wasn't entirely true . | 7883e1caeee087c5c967ae68e64b468cd02fadd0 |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- France's new president, François Hollande, reaffirmed Friday during a visit to Kabul that France will withdraw 2,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012. He spoke after meeting with French troops stationed there and holding talks with the country's president, Hamid Karzai. Giving a jo... | NEW: Other nations, such as Canada, the Netherlands and Norway, have withdrawn troops . François Hollande tells French troops "their task has come to an end in Afghanistan" Afghan leader Hamid Karzai praises France's longstanding support for Afghanistan . Hollande reaffirms France's decision to withdraw 2,000 troops by... | 6298930ac81eeecceadaefdd6b747fc1140b64be |
(CNN) -- Apple is opening up about how many government requests it gets for customer information. The secretive company released its first transparency report on Tuesday, breaking down the number of account and device data requests it received from law enforcement by country for the first half of 2013. The United State... | Apple released its first report listing the amount of government requests for information . Most of Apple's requests were for device information such as tracking down a stolen phone . These types of reports are becoming the standard in the tech industry . | 16ba4aaf7d96240f483846054d890e83f5fe4d5a |
(CNN) -- The brutal civil war in Syria claimed more than 6,000 lives in March alone -- making it the deadliest month since the conflict began a little more than two years ago, the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported Monday. The group said 6,005 people were killed in Syria last month. That's more tha... | "Both sides are hiding the true death toll," activist says . More than 6,000 people have been killed in March, groups says . In all, more than 70,000 people have died in the conflict, the UN says . The war in Syria began in March 2011 . | 6759e43c4faede724c9dc7b410b1328b28a5f475 |
New York (CNN) -- Police found what appears to be a human skull Monday on the outskirts of a bird sanctuary in Long Island, New York, a county police officer said, potentially the ninth set of remains discovered in the probe of a suspected serial killer. Lt. Kevin Smith of the Nassau County Police Department said the s... | NEW: What's thought to be a human skull is found Monday in Oyster Bay, police say . NEW: A medical examiner is trying to determine if a separate set of remains is human . NEW: A county official says, "We want to bring to justice this animal" The discoveries are about 5 miles from where 8 other human remains were found ... | b5c61d14a0381d1c12ba77924435be6a18523a4d |
(CNN) -- The chief executive of Formula One team Sauber has backed recent calls for a budget cap saying that it would make the sport "more interesting." "In my view, the future should indeed lie in some kind of budget cap under which each and every team could do what they want to, because we all have different strength... | Sauber team CEO calls for budget caps for Formula One teams . Monisha Kaltenborn says "some kind of budget cap" would make the sport "more interesting" F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone said in March that elite teams need to cut spending . Sauber enjoying a strong start to 2012 season with second place at recent Malaysian Gra... | f52e4260e738b61362cb245237e1583fbeafc0aa |
(CNN) -- A spate of fireworks debacles and tragic parade accidents wrecked Independence Day celebrations across the country. The mishaps Thursday left 20 people hospitalized in Southern California, two people dead in parades nationwide, two people seriously injured in Chicago and $1.5 million in damage in Seattle. Two ... | Two women seriously injured in fireworks incident in Chicago, WGN reports . An 8-year-old Oklahoma boy and a man in Maine are killed while participating in parades . Fireworks shoot sideways in Simi Valley, California, a witness says . Illegal fireworks destroy 14 boats in Seattle and cause $1.5 million in damage . | 496c8c510d5a33ec92c37cc3aeb58d3a9e04b61f |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The pilot of a doomed plane that crashed, killing 50 people, said "Jesus Christ" and "We're down," seconds before the plane hurtled from the night sky into a house outside Buffalo, New York, in February. An investigator walks past the wreckage from a plane crash in Clarence Center, New York, in Febr... | NEW: First officer talked to pilot about fear of crashing, transcript shows . Safety board releases transcript from cockpit of plane's final moments . February crash near Buffalo, New York, killed all 49 on plane and one on ground . Monday report cited pilot's training; airline says training met FAA requirements . | bfb92efeb2038d1bed181d54ca50ab742bda8bfa |
Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- As clashes spread Tuesday, a Tunisian workers union called on President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to order an independent inquiry into the deaths of demonstrators protesting high unemployment and poor living conditions in Tunisia. Union sources said the death toll had exceeded 50 since mid-Decembe... | Clashes break out in suburb of capital . Workers union calls for investigation into deaths of Tunisian protesters . Amnesty International says the death toll from unrest is at least 23 . Demonstrators are demanding the government improve social services . | 30d9a5db0f9919bfae8f32c62245cb60b0111e6d |
Orlando (CNN) -- The judge handling the defamation lawsuit against Casey Anthony has stepped away from the case, leaving open the question of whether the Orlando woman will have to submit to a formal interview by her accuser's lawyers just days after leaving jail. Judge Jose Rodriguez, after a 14 minute sidebar, announ... | NEW: A new judge is assigned to the Casey Anthony defamation lawsuit . Judge Jose Rodriguez stepped aside Friday morning . It's still unclear whether Anthony will have to attend a deposition . Anthony is being sued by a woman with the same name as the nanny she said took her daughter . | 21669542fc55d6fd255f8f85799fa215306c286e |
(Business Insider) -- The shoemaker in Turkey, the potato seller in Vietnam, and the weaver in Bolivia are among the billions of low-income entrepreneurs who make the world go round. They are also the type of people who can benefit significantly from microfinance. Every year, the Consultative Group To Assist The Poor (... | Consultative Group To Assist The Poor's photo contest features microfinance in action . The photos shows how poor households manage their financial lives . CGAP is an advocacy group that works to advance the lives of the poor . | 9d386e97c24753726817ec111b431b22d0985d50 |
(CNN) -- Linguists announced Monday they have identified an endangered language known as Koro that is spoken by about 800 people in northeast India. The language was unknown to science and recently came to light during an expedition by linguists traveling in India on fellowships for National Geographic, the linguists s... | Koro is spoken by only about 800 people, few of them under the age of 20 . Linguists traveling in northeast India came upon the language . Koro was not listed in any Indian language surveys or other sources . Koro's sounds distinctly different from other tongues spoken in region . | 0431551efa2b456783a920e0bbe2f0bacb99610f |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Many Americans are finding ways to trim their holiday budgets this year, but reports are showing that buying video games is one place consumers are not cutting back. Through November, video game sales are up 22 percent over 2007. According to market researcher NPD Group, U.S. retail sal... | Video game sales were $2.91 billion in November, a 10 percent jump from last year . Game Informer editor: Video games provide good value . "Gears of War 2," "Call of Duty: World at War" two popular games this season . | 6990346aff209b23af18128f8aea81daa5d4d11a |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore has sold the movie rights to his life story to 20th Century Fox, a studio spokesman said Thursday. The Fox spokesman, however, said reports the studio paid $1.3 million for the right were "highly exaggerated." Harris-Moore, 20, was a teenager when he took a two... | 20th Century Fox disputes reports it paid $1.3 million for movie rights . Colton Harris-Moore awaits sentencing after a federal plea deal . He has said money will go for restitution for victims . | 54496b41f1b8ce5fb01a852f008403914b034bdb |
Miami, Florida (CNN) -- The weather system known as Bonnie has been downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression as it moves across the Gulf of Mexico -- and there are indications it may not get too much stronger. As of 11 p.m. ET, the system was moving through the eastern Gulf after crossing southern Flor... | NEW: Tropical Depression Bonnie is moving through the eastern Gulf of Mexico . The storm's fast pace and a low pressure system in the Gulf may limit its strength . Louisiana and Mississippi declare emergencies . Storm warning covers western Florida to Louisiana . | 4b69d5ff84d93519fa41e3de3b5c8be19228709f |
(CNN) -- Facebook is adding new security features, which come after a pair of high-profile cracks in the site's defenses that surfaced this week. One new mechanism is called "social authentication." To combat spam and prevent strangers from weaseling into your account, the system will sometimes show the user a friend's... | Facebook adds a security feature that asks you to identify friends in pictures . The social networking site is also adding the option of secure Web browsing . These additions come after a pair of high-profile hacks on the site this week . | 8895bca93e49bd228219e0e7283f57521ddc0077 |
(CNN) -- Around 200 new species of frogs have been found in Madagascar, one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. A study has found nearly 200 new species of frogs in Madagascar. A study identified between 129 and 221 new species of frogs on the island. The Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC), who carried out th... | Nearly 200 new species of amphibians found on biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar . Study found many outside of the island's conservation areas . Political instability in the country makes conservation efforts extra difficult . | 5603d83a1b958e47608d8bfc2b73b31d10c753b2 |
(CNN) -- Chevy Chase didn't look like Gerald Ford and didn't sound like Gerald Ford. But in the mid-1970s, when "Saturday Night Live" first went on the air, Chase -- then a writer and cast member of the show -- made his impression of the president, rife with pratfalls and slapstick, the talk of the country. He also mad... | Chevy Chase says mockery of President Ford was deliberate . Chase says show leans liberal, but "whole thing ... is get the laugh" "SNL" creator Lorne Michaels: "We don't lay down for anybody" | b1ed6635bc6d555265ae59ccd1272d30d700556d |
Mexico City (CNN) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon defended his government's approach to combating crime and drugs Monday during his final state of the nation address. More than 47,500 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since December 2006, when Calderon took office and announced plans to deploy tr... | President Felipe Calderon will step down in December . He will be replaced by Enrique Pena Nieto, who leads a rival party . More than 47,500 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006 . | 2733f3b684fc09bdabff9321bd2eda0008fd627b |
(CNN) -- Prince Harry is currently in Cape Town awaiting an improvement in weather conditions so that he, along with his fellow Walking With The Wounded teammates, can fly to Antarctica's Novo Airbase and begin acclimating their bodies to the extreme conditions before their 200-mile trek to the South Pole. By committin... | Prince Harry is in Cape Town waiting to continue preparing for a 200-mile trek to the South Pole . Much of the royals' operational lives are devoted to charity work, writes Victoria Arbiter . At 87 the Queen has more than 600 patronages and at 92 Prince Philip has about 800, she says . She says Prince William and Harry... | dae76d0c856cc54a5bcbe960a0bf5879fab7e6e7 |
(CNN) -- After just two days of closed-door negotiations, the leaders who had gathered at the International Whaling Commission in Agadir, Morocco, announced no agreement was reached on the IWC chair's proposal to improve whale conservation. Greenpeace did not support the proposal, but we had hoped governments would cha... | Junichi Sato, colleague face charges after finding corruption in Japan's whaling industry . Sato: He and Toru Suzuki were held, questioned, often taped to chairs, for 23 days . Sato says Japan uses guise of "scientific research" to slaughter whales . Sato: As IWC does nothing, Iceland, Norway and Japan kill 30,000 wha... | 41c46b57edc22d0be110d14c65ce1bccff9987b7 |
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. Senate engaged in a heated debate Thursday on an issue at the heart of the fight over energy reform: whether the Environmental Protection Agency should have the authority to impose clear limits on the emission of greenhouse gases. The chamber is expected to vote on a "resolution of disappro... | NEW: Supporters of resolution claim EPA has exceeded proper authority . NEW: Opponents argue that resolution puts politics ahead of real science . Senate to vote Thursday on resolution removing EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gases . Measure needs 51 votes to pass . | ac21719aeb33cfedce67d4cc4d3e5dc40e7df98f |
(CNN) -- The United States accused Sudan of targeting civilians in recent airstrikes, including one that destroyed a Bible school in South Kordofan, an oil-rich Sudanese province that borders the newly-created independent country of South Sudan. "The United States strongly condemns the bombing by the Sudanese Armed For... | Rev. Franklin Graham's group, Samaritan's Purse, supports the school . At least 8 bombs were dropped in the area during school's first day of classes . Two bombs landed inside the compound, but no injuries were reported . "Aerial attacks on civilian targets are unjustified," White House says . | 39582c78bf86a979abf15bfc256db69c2810542e |
(CNN) -- All BlackBerry service has been restored following the largest network outage in that smartphone's history, Research in Motion executives said in a conference call on Thursday morning. "We've now restored full services," RIM's co-CEO Mike Lazaridis told reporters. Some BlackBerry users may still see e-mails co... | NEW: BlackBerry says service has been fully restored globally . Customers say the outage has disrupted business and personal lives . Backup systems did not perform as expected, an executive says . Millions of people around the world were unable to send, receive messages . | f3dbc51882f29ffcc5cdfdaf3686b0176aa3d259 |
(CNN) -- Many Americans were stunned when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study last month showing that suicide now kills more Americans than car accidents. But as a primary care doctor, I am not surprised. Over the past decade, the period in which suicide deaths spiked, I have witnessed how t... | Namratha Kandula: CDC says suicide kills more Americans than car accidents . Depression is leading disability in U.S., which lags on treatment, she says . She says nations like Uganda, Pakistan, India find training community to help is effective . Kandula: The U.S. must get ahead of depression epidemic . | f65065392ab4df19cf4883ac2c5d0087b219ad0c |
Providence, Rhode Island (CNN) -- The hottest ticket in town these days is for the Who's Quadrophenia and More Tour concert on Tuesday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It will be the first time Cathy Hedtler will see them live, and she's anxious. After all, The Who is her favorit... | Venue honors tickets for a Who concert scheduled more than 30 years ago . The original concert was canceled following a tragedy at another venue . Anyone who still had the 1979 ticket could exchange for new show . | e266755e78510cb32e584a218ac45287ab06c0e2 |
(CNN) -- Egypt's democratically elected parliament met Monday for the first time since President Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year. But even with Mubarak out of power and facing criminal charges, Egypt still has a long way to go. The protests started exactly one year ago, on January 25. Many Egyptians say they are fru... | Hosni Mubarak is no longer in power, but protests continue in Egypt . CNN's Ben Wedeman talked to prominent Egyptians to find out why the country is still in turmoil . ElBaradei: The military has zero experience in managing the country politically . Newspaper publisher: Building a democracy takes time; we must be patie... | 3a641d1ff6ae64a9506f30869f0d671f21f1d78a |
(CNN) -- The company responsible for a runaway train that exploded in a small Canadian town Saturday said an engine shutdown may have released air brakes holding the train in place. At least five people are dead and around 40 are unaccounted for in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, after a 73-car train carrying crude oil derailed ... | Engine shutdown, air brake release may have caused train derailment, rail company says . Train rolled downhill, derailed and exploded into flames . At least five people killed; about 40 unaccounted for . "It looks like a war zone here," Prime Minister Stephen Harper says . | 1f52d2521670fef0d751141458c4f365aa02d52a |
(CNN) -- Cyprus has become the latest eurozone nation to apply for a bailout amid a financial crisis linked to debt defaults in Greece. The Mediterranean island has a huge banking sector and its public debt is expected to match GDP within the next decade. Proposals to tax existing bank deposits as part of a rescue pack... | Cyprus' president has agreed to an EU rescue package that would see bank deposits taxed . Lawmakers in Cyprus reject the controversial tax on bank deposits . The Eurogroup predicts that Cyprus' public debt will reach 100% of GDP in 2020 . There has been a run on ATM machines since the proposed measures were announced . | 154eab24d37855a2fc0e2b59916fe5ae98e94eb6 |
London (CNN) -- After five years in crisis the eurozone's new leader has emerged. With influence reaching from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean Sea, the European Central Bank now rules the common currency with unparalleled power. But as the bloc's new protagonist, the ECB is facing criticisms it has overstepped i... | ECB President Mario Draghi has said the latest crisis solution is not a tactic to fund the debt-stricken . The ECB implements controversial and highly unorthodox policies termed "non-standard measures" The potentially unlimited OMT program has created a rift between the ECB and Germany's central bank president . | 93ebce1f9caaa7e8f25e16f178a8bc13f1620e08 |
Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) -- Serial killing suspect Elias Abuelazam agreed in an Atlanta courtroom Friday to be sent back to Michigan to face charges. Abuelazam did not appear in court for a second hearing, which had been scheduled because his lawyer had not arrived in time to attend the first. His attorney, Edwar Zeineh,... | Elias Abuelazam declined to change his plea at a second hearing . He is linked to 18 stabbings in Michigan, Virginia and Ohio, police say . Authorities say he was in custody twice before they knew he was a suspect . He was arrested this week at the airport in Atlanta on suspicion of killing five people . | 81eac4813a610b36d5fb6edc8dcb5af4a77210cb |
(CNN) -- A pair of suspected U.S. drone strikes killed four al Qaeda militants in Yemen as the United States maintained a heightened security alert in the country and urged all Americans to leave immediately. Security sources told CNN about the strikes but didn't offer additional details. A Yemeni official said four dr... | NEW: UK withdraws staff from British embassy in Yemen, follows U.S. lead . Sources: Members of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are planning an attack . The United States has heightened its security stance across the Mideast and Africa . Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri tells operatives in Yemen to "do something" | 7cc2be898771ea33ce477b4b62a8f3c56b5cb2bf |
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- Conflicting accounts emerged Thursday over whether the extremist group Al-Shabaab has signaled a desire to negotiate with Kenya amid a Kenyan military offensive targeting the group. "They want to talk," said a Kenyan official who did not want to be named because he is not authorized to talk to t... | NEW: An Al-Shabaab commander says its militants will strike Kenyan targets in return . A Kenyan government spokesman denies Al-Shabaab overture . Another Kenyan official said Al-Shabaab wants to talk . Kenyan forces entered Somalia two weeks ago to pursue Al-Shabaab . | 5fe6d05d8561ed5964c050c39781a9eff5397c34 |
(CNN) -- "My friends think just because we live in Hawaii, we live in paradise. We're all just out here sipping mai tais, shaking our hips and catching waves. Are they insane?" While an Oscar-nominated picture requires the kind of conflict that George Clooney's character implies with this line from "The Descendants," y... | Visit the filming sites of five of this year's best picture nominees . Subtract the drama of "The Descendants" and relax on location in Kauai . Create a kid-friendly getaway around "Moneyball" and the Oakland A's . | 4dfb426f46a8877736c2eee92c717f6c1b02b7aa |
Guatemala City (CNN) -- The World Bank will support Central American security efforts with $1 billion in loans for the next two years, Guatemalan state media reported Wednesday. That money will be in addition to $200 million the bank already has provided to different countries for fighting organized crime, the state-ru... | NEW: Billion is in addition to $200 million provided for fighting organized crime . Clinton says the U.S. will send $300 million in aid to Central America this year . The U.S. funds will be used for police, a regional crime observatory and judicial training . Analysts say violence is growing in the region as Mexican ca... | ff38b2cbd81dd53825c2bf1abc7429b3f0c8444f |
Atlanta (CNN) -- The training wheels came off two weeks before the race. They had to, or 5-year-old Jonah Jennings couldn't compete in the triathlon. The first day without them, she cried -- big plopping tears of fear. By the second, she was ready for her new two-wheel bike. Jonah was one of more than 800 kids who part... | Kids Triathlon Inc. holds races in six U.S. cities and hopes to expand . Children ages 5 to 10 swim 100 yards, bike three miles and run half a mile . The organization partners with local YMCA and NFL teams to promote an active lifestyle . | 38753632feaac7946be328fb2e401ca0a9813ab6 |
(CNN) -- A 26-year-old man was arraigned Tuesday on murder charges in the January strangling deaths of his girlfriend and her four small children in an Oklahoma apartment. Joshua Durcho told a friend he choked Summer Rust but said her children were elsewhere, an affidavit says. Joshua Steven Durcho is charged with five... | NEW: Court papers say woman, four kids suffered "severe pain and anguish" NEW: Two 7-year-old girls sexually assaulted before they died, documents say . NEW: Threat of returning to prison motivated slayings, prosecutors say . Bodies found January 12 in apartment in El Reno, Oklahoma . | a2260e042ed6b2e166f7bf0dd7a9c361481282a9 |
(CNN) -- Denver police opened a homicide case Wednesday after firefighters found five people dead inside a bar that was set ablaze. Police said they believe the bar was set on fire to mask the homicides inside. "We'd like to say this was an isolated incident, but I can't say that with any certainty," Denver Police Chie... | NEW: Denver police ask the public for help in their investigation . It appears the bar was set on fire to hide the bodies inside, investigators say . "Each victim's body showed obvious signs of trauma," police say . Four women and one man were killed . | ee463fcfc0ba1908f206d5b5489c5bc74bb93835 |
(CNN) -- Brazilian public notary Claudia do Nascimento Domingues set off a firestorm by granting Brazil's first civil union to a trio, an act so unprecedented that there isn't a word for it in Portuguese. Uniao poliafetiva is the label she created. "Polyfidelitous union" is her best guess in English. The relationship i... | In Brazil, a notary has granted a civil union to unite a man and two women . The public notary who approved the status says they have the right to be a family . Others say it is a violation of the constitution and destroys families . The notary is now studying unions for another trio and for a quintet . | 0a3040b6c1bba95efca727158f128a19c44ec8ba |
(Mashable) -- According to Apple's latest commercial, "iPad goes anywhere" -- anywhere, that is, except for Yankee Stadium. Yahoo Sports confirmed with the stadium that the iPad falls under its "no laptops" security policy and patrons won't be able to enter the ballpark with one in their possession. Say what? The TSA s... | The iPad falls under the stadium's "no laptops" security policy . Patrons won't be able to enter the ballpark with an iPad in their possession . Wi-Fi is available throughout Yankee Stadium . | b85fe344d0e5b9728b2805496441ec1a15e88544 |
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