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(CNN) -- Canada's House of Commons voted Thursday to extend the country's military mission in Afghanistan until 2011, with the stipulation that NATO send reinforcements to the volatile Kandahar province. Canadian soldiers walk along a track at the Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan last month. Most of Canada's 2,500 troo... | Troops to stay until 2011, with the stipulation that NATO contribute more forces . Most of Canada's 2,500 troops in Afghanistan are in Kandahar province . The Canadian mission in Afghanistan was to end next February . Critics say the cost has not been disclosed to Parliament or the public . | 4dd3bb1fe7a5b0d42f0df8d9e62b81c673475420 |
(CNN) -- At the end of life or in critical care situations, it's common for doctors to use terms that may sound vague to friends and family members. Former South African President Nelson Mandela, 94, remained in critical but stable condition Monday, suffering from a recurrent lung infection. He's been hospitalized sinc... | Former South African President Nelson Mandela clings to life with recurrent lung infection . In end-of-life and critical care situations, doctors sometimes use unfamiliar terms . A specialist at the Mayo Clinic helps explain some of these terms . | da8e1367dc4d6d40e9a95ebfe66301ad7ffe75c8 |
(CNN) -- The wife of missing adventurer Steve Fossett has asked a court to declare him dead. Steve Fossett and wife Peggy in a February 2006 photograph. Fossett was last seen in early September, flying a single-engine plane on a pleasure flight from a Nevada ranch. A month-long search for the plane was unsuccessful. "A... | Steve Fossett missing since September solo flight over Nevada mountains . Single-engine plane last seen 20 to 25 miles from departure point, sheriff says . Plane not found after month of searching . Experienced aviator would have signaled rescuers if alive, sheriff says . | 1410227a01322fd4ad6b7386615d2d4dae669bc8 |
(CNN) -- David overcame Goliath as Britain's David Haye claimed the WBA world heavyweight title with a majority 12-round points victory over giant Russian Nikolai Valuev in Nuremberg on Saturday night. Valuev had a massive advantage in height and weight, towering over former cruiserweight champion Haye, but the challe... | David Haye wins WBA world heavyweight title in Nuremberg . Briton Haye beats giant Russian Nikolai Valuev on points after 12 rounds . Haye is first British world heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis . Few gave him a chance of victory as he conceded massive height and weight advantage . | 1630eb130c79aa8ed93212472a89f03e13acb035 |
(CNN) -- The North Korean rocket launch that threw its neighbors in the Asian region into high alert was greeted with relief on Friday as previously jittery stock markets gained ground and bans on activities in its projected flight path were relaxed. Meanwhile, China state media labeled Japanese missile defense plans a... | China state media labeled Japanese plans against the launch as a "pretext" to contain Beijing . South Korea and Japanese governments strongly condemned the North Korean rocket launch . some critics in Japan questioned why it took Tokyo so long to officially react to the launch . | 2c40bbc33704e7539ddde484c9cc45c3517681c6 |
London (CNN) -- A newly-discovered work by Spanish "Old Master" Diego Velazquez has sold at auction for $4.7 million, after it was spotted in a group of paintings by a largely-forgotten British artist. "Portrait of a Gentleman" was originally thought to be by 19th century British artist Matthew Shepperson -- but the ch... | Previously unknown work by Diego Velazquez sells at auction in London for $4.7m . Painting was previously thought to have been by British artist Matthew Shepperson . Portrait was among a series of paintings put up for sale by Shepperson's descendants . Change of attribution meant it sold for 10,000 times its original e... | 7f3214c525632acb1fadda19d4c66b46cb3b85a3 |
The first time my husband took me to Oahu, where he grew up and his family still lives, I was skeptical. My knowledge of the place didn't extend much beyond Don Ho and hula, and it all sounded a little kitschy for my taste. But after five days of seeing his version of the island -- hidden beaches, hikes that opened up ... | An account of a three-day trip through Oahu, Hawaii . The experience includes exploring hidden beaches, new vistas and cuisine . | b834a7d544bb27f3261c55c4a70466bd232da57d |
(CNN) -- China's top security official has linked the deadly vehicle crash this week in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, which killed five people and is being described by Chinese authorities as a terrorist attack, to an Islamic separatist group. "The terrorist attack in Beijing was organized and premeditated," said Meng Ji... | A Chinese official says a separatist group is "the instigator behind the scenes" The East Turkestan Islamic Movement has been blamed for past unrest . The crash in Tiananmen Square this week killed five people and wounded 40 . Police say they have arrested five suspects in the case . | b468b8bb0e30fd8f4bfcd4f9972241dff799197c |
Rome, Italy (CNN) -- A businessman and his wife were arrested on charges of blackmailing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Italian police said Thursday. The blackmail allegations are linked to a sex scandal surrounding Berlusconi for months. Gianpaolo Tarantini, 36, and Angela Devenuto, 34, were arrested at their Rome ... | Couple arrested at their Rome home . They are accused of blackmailing the Italian prime minister . Berlusconi said he gave the family money out of charity . | e3db05d6ea2cc2bb6fc3b4cf58f49b9c42e40fb2 |
(CNN) -- Americans hungry for feel-good fine dining are reaping the benefits of the struggling economy. 606 Congress in Boston, Massachusetts, is offering a three-course "appetite stimulus" deal for $25. Wine deals, bar menu specials and three-course, prix fixe meals for $25 to $40 are popping up in high-end eateries a... | Upscale restaurants are offering prix fixe menus to attract diners . Some restaurants have three-course meals for $25 to $40 . Economic slump has hit high-end restaurants harder . Americans continue to dine out despite recession . | 493daf37bce69f5a0815186cdb3634b2789ce2d0 |
London (CNN) -- Film-maker and artist Tina Gharavi grew up idolizing Muhammad Ali, the trailblazing American boxing great who was a hero to her Iranian father and millions of others around the world. "My dad had incredible love for him," she told CNN at the opening of her latest exhibition, "The Last of the Dictionary ... | The Yemeni community of South Shields, England is one of the UK's oldest Muslim populations . In 1977, boxer Muhammad Ali visited and had his marriage blessed in the mosque . Artist Tina Gharavi has created an exhibition documenting the stories of the community's elders . She says she wants to capture the tales of this... | 5bc7ffff5572f153b099f5045e5f8464ed7ce24a |
London (CNN) -- The deaths of two Western journalists Wednesday in Syria -- where at least three other journalists have been killed in covering the uprising -- highlight the danger reporters face in covering conflict zones. Marie Colvin, a longtime American foreign correspondent for London's The Sunday Times, and prize... | NEW: "Reports of my survival may be exaggerated," Colvin wrote hours before her death . At least five journalists have now been killed in Syria this year . Colleagues remember longtime reporter Marie Colvin as "a class act" Prize-winning French photographer Remi Ochlik, 28, also dies in shelling . | 9d7d4b9a2ee75b7924de43ea86b7049cc46102d4 |
(CNN) -- Feeling sluggish after a few too many eggnogs and a halt to your fitness routine? Rancho La Puerta, in Baja California, Mexico, offers organic cuisine, fitness classes and spa treatments. January can be a bleak month to get rolling on those resolutions, so perhaps you need a little spa getaway to recover from... | Gurney's Inn offers unique mineral-rich seawater treatments . Red Mountain Spa is offering special rates through February . Rancho La Puerta offers a week of fitness, organic cuisine and spa treatments . | 942a45d666f439b48212041329e447d16fe6ab17 |
(CNN) -- Bayern Munich closed to within two points of Bundesliga leaders Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen with a 2-1 victory at home to Bavarian rivals Nuremberg on Saturday. Belgian defender Daniel Van Buyten celebrates his winning goal for Bayern Munich. Daniel Van Buyten's 82nd-minute winner left Bayern on 13 points beh... | Bayern Munich close to within two points of Bundesliga's top two teams . Daniel van Buyten heads late goal against Bavarian rivals Nuremberg in 2-1 win . Bayern third on goal difference ahead of Hoffenheim and Mainz, who both win . Cologne move off bottom of table with first victory, winning 2-0 at Stuttgart . | 64d5f574c7f1fcd348fa61294eec09e83509fc50 |
Philadelphia (CNN) -- A fourth person was arrested in in the case of four mentally disabled people who were found locked in the boiler room of a Philadelphia apartment building over the weekend, police said Wednesday. The daughter of Linda Ann Weston, 51, who previously was arrested in the case, was brought in for ques... | NEW: The arrested woman is the daughter of suspect Linda Ann Weston . One of the alleged victims says she had two children while in captivity . The two children are ages 2 and 5, police say . The children are part of 10 new alleged victims in the case, poilce say . | 9da44149499a6f7d44953b14b0b526a0419fbf84 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Terrorists are likely to use a weapon of mass destruction somewhere in the world in the next five years, a blue-ribbon panel assembled by Congress has concluded. Police watch over travelers at New York's Grand Central Terminal before Thanksgiving. They are more likely to use a biological weapon tha... | NEW: Next terror attack on U.S. likely to originate in Pakistan tribal areas, report says . Terrorists with biological weapons could kill millions, panel's chairman says . Biological attack more likely than nuclear attack, report says . Number of nations with nuclear weapons also growing, panel says . | c6070fa393cc75cdb6de525e881a5bc729a68338 |
(CNN) -- A cargo jet crashed Sunday just west of Monterrey, Mexico, killing the pilot and injuring the co-pilot, a company representative said. The crash occurred at 2:15 a.m. as the McDonnell-Douglas DC-9-15 freighter approached the airport in Saltillo, Mexico, carrying a load of auto parts, said Donald McNeff, vice p... | Cargo jet crashes Sunday just west of Monterrey, Mexico, killing the pilot . Both pilot and co-pilot were American; co-pilot was severely burned . NTSB has sent investigators to Mexico to help with crash investigation . | 417149a388b9f65b7658facbadddfbcec339796e |
(CNN) -- Three people have been charged in last year's theft of the famous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign at the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, a prosecutor said Friday. The prosecutor, Robert Parys, said he could not immediately confirm details about those charged, but Poland's official PAP news agency reported the... | The "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign was emblematic of Nazi camps . The men are accused of stealing the sign last December . The sign was later recovered, chopped into three pieces . | c93e910d1d5eef429287e30472f39e396eae5eea |
(CNN) -- TV commentator and Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell defeated U.S. Rep. Mike Castle in Delaware's Republican U.S. Senate primary Tuesday. O'Donnell won more than 53 percent of the vote in the bitter campaign that displayed internal Republican warfare. O'Donnell on Tuesday night thanked her supporters, inc... | NEW: O'Donnell says she'll win without establishment GOP support if it's not offered . O'Donnell, backed by Tea Party, beats Rep. Mike Castle in GOP primary for Senate . Top GOP official: National Republicans will be slow to rally around O'Donnell . Democrats say O'Donnell win could help them keep a Senate seat . | 8d26e1fb3528cd6c25550943994772d21fe4d835 |
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military said disturbing video that shows masked boys brandishing guns was an al Qaeda in Iraq training and recruiting tool. The U.S. says this image of young boys is from an al Qaeda in Iraq training and recruitment video. "Al Qaeda in Iraq wants to poison the next generation of Iraqis... | U.S. admiral says tape made from al Qaeda recruitment tapes . Armed kids enact detaining bicyclist, searching car, clearing building . Soldiers seized video during December raid targeting al Qaeda in Iraq leader . Three separate roadside bombings in south-central Iraq kill seven, wound nine . | 18ee6e0e99cd1cad49d771df9cbfde2bc9c6cdac |
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- The death toll from historic floods in southern Brazil continued to creep upward Monday, with 112 reported dead, the state news agency said. People make their way through floodwaters in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina last week. Officials say 19 people remain missing and nearly 79,... | NEW: Authorities warn about health risks of flood-contaminated water, food . Floods in southern Brazil blamed for 112 deaths, state news agency says . 79,000 people homeless, 19 missing; landslides caused much of the damage . Brazilian president releases almost $1 billion in aid to affected areas . | 9c134372c55dfa35f6b4fe9433041dda7e9c4ef9 |
(CNN) -- Scientists said Wednesday that they had discovered a new particle whose characteristics match those of the Higgs boson, the most sought-after particle in physics, which could help unlock some of the universe's deepest secrets. "We have reached a milestone in our understanding of nature," said Rolf Heuer, the d... | Finding the Higgs boson would help explain the origin of mass . "We have reached a milestone in our understanding of nature," scientist says . The announcement is based on data from the Large Hadron Collider . Researchers stress the preliminary nature of the results . | c17467edf6f5f0e18bcd2e2ea64f80b5c7c7b63f |
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A boy playing with matches started a Southern California wildfire that scorched more than 38,000 acres, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday. A firefighter talks on a radio while battling the Buckweed blaze on October 22. The Buckweed Fire, which destroyed 21 homes o... | "He admitted playing with matches and starting the fire," says police report . Boy, whose name and age were not given, is home with his parents . Buckweed Fire burned 38,000 acres, destroyed 63 structures, 21 of them homes . | ad0ea1f1b806f3b462574e27e67551aeb6bf19b1 |
GENEVA, Switzerland (CNN) -- The number of confirmed swine flu cases across the globe kept rising Friday, but some signs of hope emerged in the battle against the worldwide outbreak. Tourists sunbathe wearing surgical masks in the popular Mexican resort of Acapulco. The World Health Organization said Friday that the nu... | NEW: Mexican government says 16 people have died from virus . Virus has spread to 13 countries, with hardest-hit areas in the West . U.S. Education Department says outbreak has closed 433 schools in 17 states . Vaccine could be made "in a relatively short period of time," official says . | 00377ab9d3caafb18464c47d0535ae2781aeef15 |
(CNN) -- South Sudan's Council of Ministers has declared Jonglei state a "humanitarian disaster area" and called on international aid agencies to provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance. The declaration came Wednesday during a council meeting led by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, according to a posting Thursday... | South Sudan's Council of Ministers calls for humanitarian aid . At least 50,000 people have reportedly fled violence in the state . Competition over scarce resources blamed . The troubled nation became independent in July . | 34db3f3113ab02ce30b3168f1b682b3cb079e67e |
(CNN) -- Raymond Felton: New York Knicks point guard, charged with criminal weapons possession over a high-powered semiautomatic handgun. Aaron Hernandez: New England Patriots tight end, awaiting trial on first-degree murder in the execution-style killing of Odin Lloyd. Plaxico Burress: New York Giant star receiver, im... | The NBA's Raymond Felton is the latest pro athlete to face charges related to guns . Experts say such stories get so much attention because athletes are celebrities . But they aren't any more prone than any other person to crimes or violence, they say . "Sports are a microcosm of society, and we live in a violent socie... | ffda2345beeddd6f03f4fca141a679aa9b2094a9 |
(CNN) -- In Roger Federer's last tournament, he lost at the U.S. Open to a player he had beaten 10 straight times. Federer returned to the singles court at the Shanghai Masters on Wednesday and in defeating Andreas Seppi, ensured that another long winning streak didn't come to an end. Whereas Federer was upset by Tommy... | Roger Federer wins his first singles match since the U.S. Open by beating Andreas Seppi . Federer defeats Seppi 6-4 6-3 in Shanghai to boost his record to 10-0 against the Italian . Federer needs victories because he hasn't qualified for the World Tour Finals . Wimbledon champion Andy Murray withdraws from the year-end... | bf1c9da921648c60cd737d629099f71ee4446c07 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A powerful bomb planted in a car killed nine people and injured 21 others in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, a senior police official said. The bomb rocked a neighborhood in the outskirts of Peshawar and destroyed several shops, said Peshawar police chief Liaqat Ali Khan. A police station ... | The blast goes off in the outskirts of Peshawar . Police: It is unclear if security forces were the target of the blast . | a622241b044719e6ceea6ede019cb340d98e91f1 |
(CNN) -- The images still inspire. Children sitting on their parents' shoulders amid a sea of American flags, fluttering on a cool Chicago night. A young black woman running to get as close as possible to the stage. On November 4, 2008, Grant Park absorbed the world's focus: Barack Obama was elected president of the Un... | Alex Castellanos says the promise of Obama's election as president has evaporated . He says the scandals, controversies reflect a sprawling government that is out of control . Castellanos: Some defenders detect an element of race in president's troubles . He says problem is "top-down, factory style government" that can... | 8f9aeadd27250a00bef0480e1ee91f2a7136eaf7 |
(CNN) -- Severely soggy weather soaked the East Coast to the West over the weekend, stranding travelers, washing out roads and claiming two lives. And while the U.S. mainland cleared, Hawaii braced Monday for Tropical Storm Flossie, as the weakening, but still potent system closed on the island chain. Life-threatening ... | NEW: At least 33 North Carolina roads will remain closed long-term due to storm damage . North Carolina flooding claims two lives; others rescued. Bus near Grand Canyon flips on side, washes downstream . All 33 passengers climb to safety . | bddd0667a56a227d3f521ac744a827725fc3616b |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a female death row inmate who said fetal alcohol syndrome should have been considered by the state court that reviewed her sentence. The U.S. Supreme Court has closely monitored Louisiana's capital punishment system in recent years. Th... | Defense argued alleged disabilities should disqualify Brandy Holmes from execution . Justices cite no reason in rejecting appeal of Louisiana death row inmate . Holmes and a co-defendant were convicted in the 2003 killing of a retired minister . Holmes' attorneys says she functions like a 10- to 12-year-old . | 8c18bd411a6d24869dc78651e252d7c07c979da1 |
(CNN) -- Indonesia has urged Saudi Arabia to take legal action against a Saudi employer accused of grossly abusing an Indonesian maid, Indonesian government officials said Thursday. The 23-year-old woman is recovering in a Saudi hospital after being severely beaten, according to Indonesian consulate officials. The Indo... | The woman is recovering after being severely beaten . Sumiati binti Mustapa Salan went to work in Saudi Arabia four months ago . She was trying to support her family in a small fishing village in Indonesia . Allegations of maid abuse have outraged Indonesians . | dd50d94700c16e7690254afcc686fabb9815e65e |
(CNN) -- In the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, Seattle Seahawks player Derrick Coleman Jr. probably expected an onslaught of encouragement from his fans. But one earnest letter from a young fan posted on Twitter stood out, prompting the Super Bowl-bound fullback to write his own heartfelt response. The letter-writ... | Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman Jr. is NFL's first legally deaf offensive player . With Super Bowl nearing, hearing-impaired girl sends message: "Just try your best" Coleman tweets back to the 9-year-old . "Even though we wear hearing aids, we can still accomplish our goals & dreams" | 8c9c02bb94f0d5dd6b85a2b6355bfdd9c30fceb0 |
Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- An Irish priest at the center of a gay porn controversy has asked to leave his parish and take sabbatical leave from the priesthood, he said Sunday. The Catholic Church in Ireland had launched an investigation after reports Father Martin McVeigh accidentally showed pictures of naked m... | Father Martin McVeigh says he showed "offending imagery" to parents . Parents said they were "horrified" and demanded action against him . He will take a sabbatical leave before returning to another parish . The Irish Catholic Church is accused of abusing children over many decades . | 5805312de2ab446922377a595f1f3ca445ab9b9f |
New York (CNN) -- The family of a man killed by a New York City subway train after being shoved onto the tracks in December is suing the city's transit authority, according to court documents obtained Sunday. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of 58-year-old Ki Suck Han's daughter Ashley Han, accuses the Metropolitan Transit... | The family of Ki Suck Han sues New York's transit authority for unspecified amount . The agency did not make "proper and adequate use" of the train's brakes, the lawsuit says . Han was pushed onto subway tracks and hit by a train in December . A homeless man was charged with second-degree murder in his death . | fd6036c7c8c5bcfa68e036fb68aab2efdd15145e |
(CNN) -- A Colorado prosecutor Friday asked a judge to dismiss the first-degree murder charge against Tim Masters, who spent nine years in prison until new DNA evidence indicated someone else might have committed the crime. Tim Masters, center, walks out of a Fort Collins, Colorado, courthouse Tuesday with his attorney... | NEW: D.A. seeks dismissal of Tim Masters murder case . Masters was released Tuesday; conviction was tossed . Masters convicted in 1999 of murder, sexual mutilation of 37-year-old woman . He spent nearly nine years in prison . | 7c0bda3744be6f7d95eef695e59a4e4001455a35 |
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Soon after I first came to visit China in the autumn of 1971, I saw a contingent of militia soldiers doing marching drills in Tiananmen Square. I was told they were rehearsing for the annual National Day parade on October 1, which people eagerly awaited. Mao Zedong proclaims the founding of the ... | Mao proved to be good at fighting but poor at governing . Mao pushed sweeping socio-economic initiatives, strident ideological campaigns . His successor Deng Xiaoping embarks upon reforming the economy, opening China . China gains world prominence via 20-year economic boom, but has consequences . | 748cba87515ceb1d1eb9b828e7b45f79fb19cb54 |
(CNN) -- Footballers can often crumble under the weight of a hefty price tag. Just ask Fernando Torres, the once-prolific Spain striker who has scored a miserly five goals since joining Chelsea from Liverpool for a British record $80 million in January 2011. But not all of soccer's high-priced stars struggle with their... | PSG's Javier Pastore says he no longer feels the pressure of his record price tag . The Argentina international is the most expensive player in French history . The 22-year-old would like to be joined at PSG by Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain . Pastore reveals Brazilian World Cup winner Leonardo was key to him joining PS... | c18adf410addb4c5ed74e4ea263c33539f88af72 |
(CNN) -- By the end of last week, congressional Democrats and a few moderate Republicans succeeded in requiring most employers to include contraception as part of health insurance coverage, in spite of deep opposition from the GOP majority. Across the Potomac in Virginia, Democrats and, again, a few Republican moderate... | Laura Stepp: As lawmakers try to restrict birth control, little is heard from men who support it . Stepp says thousands of women have protested plans, but men aren't coming forward . Stepp asks: Where in this debate are the husbands and boyfriends not ready for kids? Baby boom men were clueless about birth control, Ste... | c7b70654d89e4f423e5f802caebf0c53fc016003 |
(CNN) -- The Afghan government said Monday it was "shocked" as it sifted through tens of thousands of leaked U.S. military and diplomatic reports on the war in Afghanistan that a whistleblower website posted a day earlier. "The Afghan government is shocked with the report that has opened the reality of the Afghan war,"... | Afghan government said it's "shocked" by reports . Former head of Pakistani intelligence says reports are lies . Some documents allege Pakistan is aiding the insurgency, New York Times reports . Senator says the documents "raise serious questions" about foreign policy . | 83441238d4d8eded0cb0bc094f4c8e5e54aaf118 |
Concepcion, Philippines (CNN) -- "Hi Kee-ran!" From out of the crowd lining the roadside, I hear a voice calling enthusiastically. It's Rowena and her 5-month-old baby, waiting patiently in line for the latest distribution of relief supplies to arrive in Concepcion. Ten days ago, Rowena was the first person I met in th... | Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines on November 8, 2013 . Death toll tops 6,000, with more than 1,000 still missing . Charities continue to provide disaster relief . | 1d6cf672288d87d80d4bb94ac560ec862da4a031 |
(CNN) -- President Bush is "a disgrace, frankly," film director Oliver Stone said Wednesday, two days before the release of his biopic on the 43rd U.S. president. Director Oliver Stone says he believes the timing was right for his upcoming film, "W." Stone, who has endorsed Democratic Sen. Barack Obama for president, s... | Director insists "W." presents "a fair portrait of the man," is empathetic . Bush's "rivalry to be stronger than his father" helped prompt Iraq war, Stone says . Stone says he is anti-war, has concerns about torture, "stripping of liberties" "W.," a biopic of President Bush, hits theaters Friday . | ec8b93e7b368048ce6ee73654489a14c5ee05488 |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- It was about time. It was about time for CNN to broadcast a regular series on China -- a deeper, intelligent look from inside the country itself. And the interest is out there. Anyone who watched the second U.S. presidential debate this week between incumbent Barack Obama and Mitt Romney saw the Chin... | China and its so-called trade advantage has even dominated the U.S. presidential debate . Stout: 'On China' will provide "a deeper, intelligent look from inside the country itself" Monthly show will feature thought leaders and astute observers of this world power . Stout: "There are no quick-edit sound bites. No populi... | f2f9571e6e7afc64175f57ca0b40a479a0e2d19b |
(CNN) -- No doubt, the Miami Heat's current 27-game win streak is impressive. But the team still has a few games to go to top the 1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers' run of 33 straight consecutive victories. And the Heat would need a few lifetimes to surpass Jahangir Khan. Khan might not be a household name in NBA circles, b... | The Miami Heat have won 27 straight games and are aiming for an NBA record 33 . This is one of many streaks, in all different fields, that have made history . Jahangir Khan won 555 straight squash matches; Susan Lucci lost 18 Emmys before winning . From DiMaggio to "American Idol" to Australia's economy, there's no end... | 165d706be2ad90324a2a1751687e4d1249751593 |
(CNN) -- A zip gun was found at a Houston-area high school Monday after the building was evacuated over fears of an unspecified, perceived threat, the Katy Independent School District said. The device was secured and the building was cleared. A student was taken into custody and charges are pending, the school district... | NEW: Seven Lakes High School in Katy is safe for students to return . NEW: A student was taken into custody and charges are reportedly pending . NEW: A zip gun is a device altered to propel an object to cause harm . | ab40192027287c25755dfb32939150a52aae5148 |
(CNN) -- Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama paid tribute Saturday to first responders who aided neighbors staggered by the April 27 tornado that cut a swath through the city and killed 47 people. The Crimson Tide's first football game since the storm included a video, a musical program and a moment of silence for... | Program includes video, moment of silence . Alabama Crimson Tide plays its first game since April tornado . Ceremony honors first responders . Players from opponent Kent State helped build Habitat home for storm victims . | 8c09b913b1a3919c4bd341cb4b25bd7853ac16c8 |
(CNN) -- Sitting in front of the TV on Friday, I watched in horror as the death toll climbed with each news report coming in on the mass shooting in an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The magnitude of the shooting shocked me. It also took me back to five years ago, when I received a phone call on a blustery ... | Lori Haas: The magnitude of the Newtown shooting shocked me . Haas: It reminds me of when my daughter was injured in the Virginia Tech shooting . She says our elected leaders have abandoned all sense of right and wrong . Haas: How many victims would be alive today if leaders took their responsibilities to heart? | d110a9d01eb9d32b7b7d9dc03c4da2b62909d941 |
(CNN) -- The body of a man swept away while swimming in a rain-swollen creek in western North Carolina was found Sunday, authorities said. The body of a child who was dragged away by the swift currents was recovered Saturday evening. The drownings happened after 4 inches of rain fell over five hours in North Carolina's... | NEW: Search crews find body of a 48-year-old swimmer from Huntersville . Kayakers find girl who drowned in a swollen Catawba County creek . First responders conduct swiftwater rescues to help people out of homes, cars . | 1d5725bc3c58248a1adf7a180c975ab1cf24b847 |
(CNN) -- A lawyer for Howard K. Stern says the longtime partner of late sex symbol Anna Nicole Smith will fight conspiracy charges announced Thursday. Krista Barth, an attorney for Howard K. Stern, says it's not appropriate to talk publicly about details of the case. Stern was Smith's "chief enabler," obtaining a varie... | California attorney general's comments are prejudicial, lawyer says . Brown saying too much about Anna Nicole Smith case, Krista Barth says . Barth is attorney for Smith's ex-partner, Howard K. Stern . Stern, two others charged with conspiring to supply Smith with drugs . | 881696e4abb34c1572def77b90e097a4f154513a |
(CNN) -- A "flash mob" believed to have been organized on the Internet robbed a Maryland convenience store in less than a minute, police said Tuesday, and now authorities are using the same tool to identify participants in the crime. Surveillance video shows a couple of teens walking into the Germantown 7-Eleven store ... | Maryland police post video of the 'flash mob' robbery online . Police: "At least 28 different individuals" confirmed in surveillance tape . Several suspects have been identified, but no arrests have been made, authorities say . Violent "flash mob" attacks have occurred in other U.S. cities and in Britain . | 8658aa3a9c3b72b8305cef61d0700eaacbe69866 |
Washington (CNN) -- Desiree Rogers, the White House social secretary, plans to step down, the Obama administration announced Friday. Her office came under scrutiny after a couple who lacked an invitation were allowed into President Obama's first state dinner. "We are enormously grateful to Desiree Rogers for the terri... | Desiree Rogers came under scrutiny after White House state dinner . She says her decision is unrelated to the fallout over the security breach. "Headed back to private sector," she says in e-mail . "We are enormously grateful ... for the terrific job she's done," Obamas say . | 41d8b44ba523aa51954e7f70f26505fe0ebc45cc |
(CNN) -- A Tibetan man protesting China's rule of the region set himself on fire Saturday, his death believed to be the first case of self-immolation this year -- but one that adds to a grim, growing toll. The death took place in Gansu province in northwestern China. It was reported by Free Tibet, a London-based organi... | Details of the death are sketchy . Self-immolation as protest started in 2009 . By December last year, 95 Tibetans had carried out the act . China rejects accusations of oppression . | 48a3a0d6685e075efdd1255b83ffa957c65c4b08 |
(CNN) -- It was a remarkably short interview by cable news standards. The moment that veteran military reporter Thomas Ricks, in an appearance on Fox News, begin to unload on Fox, he found his segment abruptly ended. Thank you, very much. Nice of you to drop by. Adios, amigo. Some of those who love to dish it out, it s... | A Fox News interview with author Thomas Ricks was cut short . Ricks said "Fox was operating as a wing of the Republican Party" Howard Kurtz: Fox acted too self-protectively rather than allow a debate on its role . Kurtz says other cable anchors have shut down guests who question their networks . | c696ab18a68a575f2125cb79ee679a0f0eaf1c32 |
(CNN) -- Centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli helped India defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international in Kolkata to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series. Upul Tharanga had hit a superb 118 and Kumar Sangakkara made a fine 60 as the visitors reached an imposing 315 f... | India defeat Sri Lanka by seven wickets to win the fourth one-day international in Kolkata . The hosts make 317-3 to complete the highest-ever one-day run chase at the famous Eden Gardens ground . Gautam Gambhir scores 150 not out as India claims a 3-1 series win with one match to play . | e7b33cab28d4bc5e3264317ce4ab0ed52e59b6c0 |
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Stephen Plumlee started feeling dizzy and nauseated shortly after his flight from Sarasota, Florida, landed in Atlanta, Georgia. He was wheeled off the plane by paramedics, but instead of being taken to a hospital emergency room downtown, he was treated in the atrium of the busiest airport in... | New retail medical facility offers care to Atlanta airport travelers, employees . Treatment available for minor acute illnesses such as strep throat, headache . Physical exams, vaccinations, monitoring of chronic diseases also offered . | 7f997a307cb436508622045b5cf9489e48277e31 |
(CNN) -- The last time Arsenal led the English Premier League by as much as five points, it was February 2008. So it's no surprise that Arsene Wenger, whose last silverware came three years before that, is not getting carried away. The veteran manager knows, after all, that a few days is a long time in football. On Tue... | Arsenal leads EPL by five points after beating title rival Liverpool 2-0 Saturday . Second-placed Chelsea suffers surprise defeat by same score at Newcastle . Manchester City up to fourth place after thrashing Norwich 7-0 . Stoke goalkeeper scores after just 13 seconds against Southampton . | 6ecd63cab2f24265f53f8e24cf3a74d48183b3cf |
Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Two Brazilian tourists, their guide and a police officer who were kidnapped by Bedouin tribesmen in Egypt's southern Sinai Peninsula all have been freed, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Monday. Interior Ministry spokesman Alaa Mahmoud on Sunday said that the tourist and their guide had been re... | NEW: All four kidnap victims were freed, Interior Ministry spokesman says . They were freed without the kidnappers' demands being met, officials add . Two Brazilians, their guide were taken in southern Sinai . The area has seen a rash of kidnappings in recent months . | b7e0ac37ee09d869557acf978014a7374256cf09 |
(CNN) -- The bone fragment found near the California home where Jaycee Dugard is said to have been confined for 18 years is "probably human," a sheriff's spokesman said Tuesday. Jaycee Dugard was locked in a shed tucked under a blue tarp in her alleged captor's backyard. Investigators said they found the bone last week... | Authorities: Bone found near home where Jaycee Dugard allegedly held captive . Investigators: Accused abductor Philip Garrido had access to area where bone found . Fragment was analyzed by outside expert, will go on to state DNA lab . Garrido, wife Nancy pleaded not guilty to abducting Dugard in 1991, other crimes . | 6e40d76507b1b93e9d49a0c913b165ba5b402c14 |
(CNN) -- A giant panda at the San Diego Zoo gave birth to a cub the size of a stick of butter on Wednesday, her fifth cub born in the zoo since 1999. The public can view live video of the cub and its mother, Bai Yun, on the zoo's Web site. The sex of the mostly hairless, pink newborn, which was born around 5 a.m., is n... | Giant panda Bai Yun gives birth to fifth cub at the San Diego Zoo . Bai Yun will care for the newborn by herself with zoo staff occasionally checking in . Weighing around 300 pounds, Bai Yun is about 1,000 times the size of the cub . | 11087ed3a162e37653b9673566429004bfcebd6f |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- A football team from southern Italy is hoping for entry into the Guinness World Records because all their players have the same surname, according to a media report. The entire squad of Team De Feo, an amateur side from the town of Serino, have "De Feo" as their surname -- as does the coach, do... | Amateur football team in southern Italy all have same surname . "Team De Feo" founded by former Serie A player Maurizio De Feo . Team has ambitions to get into Guinness Book of World Records . | 82a68bd672596d342ece8907e8bdf69c90760edf |
(CNN) -- In the iconic film, "To Kill a Mockingbird," Atticus Finch, a white lawyer defending a black man accused of attempting to rape a white woman in the deep South, is delivering his closing argument to an all-white-male jury: "In this country, our courts are the great levelers ... in our courts, all men are create... | Nicole Austin-Hillery: Justice in U.S. often hollow, especially for blacks killed by non-blacks . She says whites can't conceive of a Zimmerman-like outcome happening with their children . She says killers escaping punishment in death of young blacks has long history in U.S. Writer: Every verdict that fails to hold kil... | 29c4a47a7a5fd6968aa3487525c054be8bf8d65a |
(CNN) -- "Real photographers don't take photographs, they make photographs," says Eileen Ramsay, who is widely regarded as one of the world's great yachting photographers. The feisty 96-year-old Brit should know. A pioneer in her field, she is credited with being the first yachting photographer to shun the safety of th... | Eileeen Ramsey began her professional career as a 22-year-old in 1937 . She pioneered the water-level photography angle, now an industry standard . Her career took off in the 1950s and 1960s when sailing enjoyed a post-war explosion in Britain . | 1e981ca34f2035d298bef7b7183c8cc2e3f6b489 |
(CNN) -- The Iraq War ended in December, and veterans and other citizens throughout the country have begun clamoring for local parades to celebrate the return of our Iraq veterans -- yet only one city in the nation, St. Louis, has held one. In New York, which this week hosted a ticker-tape parade for the New York Giant... | Timothy Kudo: Some are clamoring for parades and recognition for returing Iraq vets . He says Bloomberg and Pentagon want to wait, but vets need acknowledgment now . He says civil-military divide alienates vets, slows connection with needed services . Kudo: U.S. must step up, validate the morally, politically tough tas... | cf6a3ecc0c4d31287934731e7b8118229e96831a |
(CNN) -- As we approached Cowboys Stadium on the outskirts of Dallas in December, I knew we were in for quite an experience. After all, football is almost a religion there. Fans of all ages were filling the huge stadium, not to see a professional game but to watch the state's high school football championships. I met u... | Eddie Canales' son was paralyzed playing high school football in 2001 . Today, his nonprofit helps other teenagers who are also dealing with spinal cord injuries . CNN producer finds that despite their injuries, these athletes still love the game . Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes . | 121832d0224a1c93ce591be662133b50a273ef61 |
(EW.com) -- Good news: The shrill CG rodents, who last infested theaters in 2009's "Squeakquel," are stranded on a jungle island with little hope of survival. Bad news: They've brought us along. In their third big-screen adventure, the gang -- which now includes three harmonizing chipmunks, three dance-happy Chipettes,... | "Chipwrecked" reverts to nothing more than a cynical flick for kids . The movie features three chipmunks, three Chipettes, and their father figure . The Chipmunks' pop song covers are meticulously arranged . | 065039e6fd299f083ed78e478e45a4a0f033d265 |
(CNN) -- California Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Donnelly took to CNN's Spanish-language airwaves recently to deny accusations that a campaign ad he shot with Cuban-Venezuelan actress Maria Conchita Alonso is racist. The candidate, who is also a state assemblyman, touted his Filipina wife as evidence that he'... | Cuban-Venezuelan actress Maria Conchita Alonso makes ad with candidate . Tea Party Republican Donnelly, Alonzo draw criticism for the YouTube video ad . In the ad, Alonso translates, and oftentimes reinterprets, Donnelly's views . | 4bd1a0ce7efd46d6b74d47771889b37f5b15ce7e |
(CNN) -- There were many areas of agreement on past policies Monday night in the presidential debate. The problem for Mitt Romney was with the one major disagreement on future foreign policy. I've always taught my debate students that in any argument, whether at home, at the office, or in public debates, it's important... | Todd Graham: Candidates had many areas of agreement in third presidential debate . He says agreeing is a good strategy to build credibility in debate; Romney missed chance . When Romney was asked about paying for $2 trillion in military spending, he dodged, he says . Graham: It let Obama deliver a line that would stick... | 91e694cf7522edc3907e5ebe5c215e712b64c5c5 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Ohio death row inmate who says he is too overweight to be executed took his plea to the Supreme Court on Friday. Richard Cooey, 41, and an accomplice were convicted of the 1986 murders of two college students. Richard Cooey is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday and has exhausted most of... | Richard Cooey, set to die Tuesday, has exhausted most state, federal appeals . Justices are expected to decide whether he should receive stay of execution . They could also address constitutional claims about medical fitness for execution . Cooey: Drug interaction, weakened veins would make punishment cruel, unusual . | 52a68e9f8f4d36a669e207d66273a2d773c05cac |
(CNN) -- U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson pulled out this year's British Open Friday because his wife is due to give birth later this month. Simpson was set to fly in next week to the third major of the season at Royal Lytham and St Annes from July 19-22 but has decided against making the trip. A statement issued by tou... | U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson out of British Open . Simpson's wife in due to give birth later this month . Phil Mickelson shoots eight-under-par 64 at Scottish Open . Alexander Noren and Francesco Molinari joint leaders at Castle Stuart . | 30db1a1b5ede4e8e901af2d83ef52ab23fa5d9d6 |
Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and website based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a transparent approach to journalism, where viewers are ... | Using just handheld video cameras, "Jackass" franchise had humble, low-tech beginning . Johnny Knoxville and core group of cast and crew has been together since the start . Technology required to produce 3-D film meant embracing new equipment, crew members . | 13064b4da5f6d9d5b519eae9210f48771314c18a |
(CNN) -- Saudi Arabia is asking pilgrims to cover their mouths with a mask while in crowded places -- or risk spreading a deadly disease. In four months, the holy city of Mecca opens its doors to millions of Muslim pilgrims for the annual Hajj, with multitudes congregating at the same holy places at the same time. Othe... | Saudi Arabia is preparing for an onslaught of religious pilgrims . The Health Ministry wants to prevent the spread of the new respiratory disease, MERS . MERS kills more than half the people it is known to infect . But it is unlikely to become a pandemic, health officials say . | d3e97e6318c3de840ee35bec3ffde635f1dcf523 |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- A high-frequency radar in California detected the March 11 tsunami that devastated Japan, raising hopes for the development of a new early warning system, a University of California at Davis oceanographer said. It was the first time a tsunami has been observed on radar, said Professor John Largier,... | A tsunami has been observed for the first time on radar, an oceanographer says . That was the March 11 tsunami that devastated Japan . The West Coast already has a high-frequency radar system for the ocean . Southeast Asia, parts of the U.S. East Coast would have to build radar systems from scratch . | a8e6427b19b0b41577ad793540779986e207f1d2 |
(CNN) -- In April, CNN Business Traveller examines the impact of the global economic downturn on the travel industry's efforts to go green. What is the airline industry doing to reduce its carbon emissions? Are companies sacrificing their environmental initiatives in a bid to save money?What is the definition of 'being... | April's CNN Business Traveller examines the three 'R's: reduce, reuse, recycle . Is the travel industry sacrificing green initiatives for profit in troubled times? We see what airlines, hotels are doing to boost their green credentials . | 3e8d550c7dad6eac9b4e30efc6526ed85ff98577 |
(CNN) -- On a dark London day in late 2007, just after a violent crackdown on the monk-led anti-government protests that became known as the Saffron Revolution, a prominent scholar told me that "what Myanmar needs is ordinary people doing ordinary things." Had he been able to foresee the cache and relevance of the term... | More than 400 laws, from media to foreign investment, have been drafted, amended or reviewed . But not all laws reach, reflect international human rights standards, Zawacki says . 1982 Citizenship Law still exists and renders the ethnic minority Rohingya population stateless . Zawacki: Legal reform itself has a role to... | f4b7b9b60d7e085e81e6ef0a09b4dd5102feb423 |
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Thousands of people, many of them Iranian government supporters, turned up in Tehran on Wednesday for the funeral of a man killed in anti-government protests. The gathering near Tehran University followed a crackdown on anti-government protests Monday and Tuesday's calls from Iranian lawmakers for... | NEW: Fars news agency reports a second protester was killed Monday . NEW: Iranian agents ransack the home of an opposition leader's son, the opposition reports . Iran blames a banned opposition group for the deaths, but the group denies that . The crowd at the funeral is mostly made up of government supporters . | f5db95c161b89a68283769ba07705f90168efb91 |
(CNN) -- It was two years late and billions of dollars over budget, but this week the Singapore Airline-owned A380 completed its maiden passenger journey between Singapore and Sydney. Making history: the first double bed on a commercial jet . On board were nearly 500 passengers who had bid thousands of dollars for the ... | Singapore Airlines A380 superjumbo completes historic maiden flight . Luxury first class cabins have separate leather seats and double beds . One passenger paid $100,000 for the first Singapore to Sydney trip . | bdde15d3de8e3b245a3042e3e15b1d45a73e0e87 |
(CNN) -- A Pakistan Taliban commander possibly linked to the assassination attempt on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai has been elevated to leader of the terrorist group. The Pakistan Taliban elected Maulana Fazlullah, one of its longtime militia commanders, as their new leader, spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said Thurs... | NEW: The Pakistan Taliban says they will focus attacks in Punjab province . The Pakistan Taliban choose Maulana Fazlullah as their new leader . He might be linked to the assassination attempt against Malala Yousafzai . He is believed to be ordering attacks from Afghanistan . | 9cd82307bfa0d121149e5305152cf0f1da122cbd |
(CNN) -- Honduras suspended diplomatic relations with Argentina on Tuesday in retaliation for having its ambassador expelled from Argentina last week. Riot police stand in front of marchers supporting ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya on Tuesday. The move stems from tensions between the two countries over a June ... | Honduras takes action after its ambassador is expelled from Argentina . Argentina ousted ambassador because she backed new Honduras government . Argentina among nations demanding that ousted Honduran president be restored . Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya ousted in military coup in June . | ec092be437a0d63e6f55f8c445eb069d932088a5 |
(CNN) -- At the end of first grade, 7-year-old Cameron Hale, an easy-going, cheerful little boy from a tiny rural town in western Washington, suddenly didn't want to go to school anymore. When Cameron adamantly refused to have a play date with a good friend, his mom, Kim Hale, 36, knew something was wrong with her midd... | Bullying among boys can be tough to spot because of societal expectations around rough play . Experts say boys might be more physical in their bullying but cyberbullying levels the playing field . Rosalind Wiseman, who studies social hierarchies, says it's important to let kids resolve conflict . | affe566adf3bd5d15f44d257b57ecb54b333a149 |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Six heat-trapping gases that contribute to air pollution pose potential health hazards, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday in a landmark announcement that could lead to regulation of the gases. "This finding confirms that greenhouse gas pollution is a serious problem," EPA Administrator... | EPA official says "concentrations of these gases are at unprecedented levels" Environmentalists say announcement is important step in reduction efforts . Critic: Finding may help destroy jobs, raise energy prices, cut U.S. competitiveness . The House is will begin discussing the American Clean Energy and Security Act . | 71573a2a60b277392330c1741fa97d982693646c |
Atlanta (CNN) -- The number of documented U.S. cases of fungal meningitis has risen yet again, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting 198 infections Saturday, including 15 deaths. The latest tally is 13 more than the agency reported Friday. And Saturday's death toll is an increase of one more tha... | The CDC reports 13 fungal meningitis cases more than Friday . They all have been linked to injections of a contaminated steroid . Documented cases are reported in 13 states, with Tennessee especially hard hit . The outbreak has been linked to a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy . | fd2841d1f8f05cb87f9bda7e772bb7ebce319662 |
Vatican City (CNN) -- Catholic faithful from around the world poured into Rome on Sunday as the Catholic Church declares Pope John Paul II "blessed," a step below sainthood. There were cheers as Pope Benedict XVI personally beatified his predecessor, and a huge tapestry protrait of John Paul II was unveiled, showing hi... | NEW: More than a million pilgrims remember the late pope, police say . Survivors of sexual abuse by priests call the event "callous" and vow to protest . John Paul II's blood is displayed before the faithful in a specially made reliquary . The Catholic Church is declaring the late pope to be "blessed," a step below sai... | 0dc03cdea86b4e9a3c72c6b3b1feeba3b401ee16 |
Chicago (CNN) -- Doctors and patients have a new tool to prevent breast cancer: A drug that is already approved for the treatment of the disease. Women who are at high risk for breast cancer that is fueled by the hormone estrogen could reduce their risk of getting cancer by taking the hormone-blocking drug Aromasin, ac... | Study shows Aromasin has fewer side effects than rivals . Women at high risk for breast cancer could take drug before they get it . Risk reduced by 65%, study shows . | 807dbbc6490bae1f678f5b0d401ab51ad4112bd8 |
LONDON, England (CNN) -- On March 30 the Open Skies treaty went into effect, liberalizing air travel between the U.S. and Europe. But how will the ease of restrictions on transatlantic routes affect business travelers? Under Open Skies, European and U.S. airlines will be given unlimited access between Europe and U.S. p... | Biggest challenge to Heathrow incumbents will come from SkyTeam alliance . New flights start this year from Air France, Continental, Delta and Northwest . BA will launch services between Continental Europe and New York in June . | 2137ee3e39b5c0d12e17bbd1e10eb75495a3a83b |
(CNN) -- Congolese side TP Mazembe Englebert became the first African team to clinch a place in FIFA's Club World Cup final after a stunning victory over Brazilian giants Internacional. Goals from Mulota Kubangu and Dioko Kaluyituka secured a 2-0 win for Mazembe in Abu Dhabi and handed them a shot at being crowned wor... | Congolese side TP Mazembe beat Internacional 2-0 in FIFA Club World Cup semifinal . It is the first time an African side has ever reached the prestigious final . Goals from Mulota Kubangu and Dioko Kaluyituka secured victory . Mazembe will face Inter Milan or Korean side Seongnam Ilhwa FC in Saturday's final . | 411f948ee838c8167e06e8176a50401903b572b5 |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- With the Shenzhou-9 touching down in China Friday, expect the inevitable wave of propaganda touting its "model" citizens and scientific might. And what a mighty week it has been. China has witnessed the return of a manned spacecraft that successfully docked with the Tiangong 1 space lab -- a first fo... | Shenzhou-9 returns to Earth after successfully docking with the Tiangong 1 space lab . The mission also involved China's first female astronaut to be sent into space . In recent days a Chinese manned submersible also set a diving record in the Pacific Ocean . Explorer Wong How Man: Missions are awakening a real hunger ... | 3fb9fd8aff7fd2c9d813112328d6cdf84d97216c |
(CNN) -- Tiger Woods won his 75th PGA Tour title at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines on Monday to ensure his 2013 season started in fine fashion. After fog had taken the California tournament into a fifth day, Woods finished 14-under 274 to win the $6.1 million event by four shots. It was the 23rd time he has... | Tiger Woods claims 75th PGA tour title at Torrey Pines . World No. 2 wins Farmers Insurance Open for seventh time . Woods' tally of 75 PGA titles is only bettered by Sam Snead's 82 . | 573f1b12e0b7c36de9504249188879a1d249fd1a |
(CNN) -- A report in South Korean media is fueling the ongoing speculation about the deteriorating health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Kim Jong Il, seen in an undated state-issued photo, has made only two public appearances since August. YTN News, citing unidentified intelligence sources in South Korea and China... | Media reports, citing unconfirmed sources, say Kim Jong Il has cancer . South Korea's Unification Ministry denies claims of illness . Transfer of power rules unclear, but youngest son expected to be next at helm . | f9152595f6fb489b29679a93f1749eb9b6bfa246 |
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran blocked YouTube and its owner Google over the weekend because of an inflammatory movie trailer about the Prophet Mohammed that has infuriated Muslims in many countries around the world. The sites were blocked "because of public demand," Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency said Monday. "Googl... | Iran warns citizens not to try to access YouTube or Google after the Internet sites are blocked . The Islamic republic is responding to a controversial video mocking Mohammed . Some protests against the video have turned violent, but most have been peaceful . | a0df2a38e9d8171348f20dea6ffbb5643e26e745 |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A New York nightclub hostess identified by a supermarket tabloid as Tiger Woods' mistress has called allegations that she is romantically involved with the golf superstar false and "ridiculous." In an interview published Tuesday, Rachel Uchitel told The New York Post that a disgruntled acquaintance so... | NEW: Rachel Uchitel to New York Post: I met Woods only twice . Nightclub hostess says tabloid allegations came from disgruntled acquaintance . False rumor "must feel horrible" to Woods' wife, Uchitel says . | 3db235ae3bb61092becceceba756902b96072298 |
(CNN) -- The urban dictionary defines "cheech" as a verb used among physicians in training that refers to the act of ordering every conceivable radiological and laboratory test for a patient, often to diagnose a condition that once diagnosed is untreatable. Thirty years ago, the macabre joke during my three-month stint... | Joan Teno asks: Why do doctors continue to test and treat patients who are clearly dying? She says instead they should be helping very sick patients weigh quality of life against quantity . Teno: Hospice care doubles, but patients still in ICU until last 3 days of life. Do they want this? Teno: Intervention lucrative f... | 91bfd9a7a0fc8242a58e5d188d6031ae1e7b12b7 |
(CNN) -- Can you think of one sport where men and women compete against each other as equals? Stumped? Try horse racing, where female jockeys regularly jump in the hot seat alongside their male counterparts. But it's not just the riders facing-off as they thunder down the track. The horses carrying them towards the fin... | Horse racing rare sport where males and females compete against each other . Not just jockeys -- but horses. How does gender affect their chances? More winning male horses than females, seen as taller, stronger, faster . Aussie champion Black Caviar, best female thoroughbred in history . | 78bbfb3c90791114f4190b9d83434fed1a5771f0 |
Editor's note: In Subject Matters, we reveal the struggles faced by educators who teach subjects like science, math, English and history, and the solutions they've found. In the last Subject Matters story, teachers discussed their concerns about science education. It's the best of times and the worst of times for Engli... | Many English teachers say testing drives how and what they teach . In higher grade levels, students' reading levels vary dramatically . Technology can help with research, but using it too much can hurt students, teachers say . Computers can be more of a distraction if there aren't enough available . | 481013b4737f5321b531a49af181976c360ec44e |
(CNN) -- If it were a heavyweight boxing contest it would probably be ruled a mismatch. Paul McGinley versus Tom Watson. A cut-above European Tour player against a PGA Tour -- and just about everywhere else -- golfing legend. In the blue corner, a man with precisely zero major titles -- tied sixth his best finish. In t... | Paul McGinley is captain of the European team for the 2014 Ryder Cup . Europe retained trophy with epic win over the United States at Medinah in 2012 . The 46-year-old Irishman is still competing on the European Tour . Golf legend Tom Watson takes charge of the United States team . | aee1dd209f721b895b13af68d7ba8d2134d73796 |
(CNN) -- Just a few miles south of the Virginia state line, Mount Airy, North Carolina -- a former stagecoach stop along the Ararat River -- is thought to have inspired Mayberry, the fictional town where "The Andy Griffith Show" was supposedly set. By no coincidence, Mount Airy is also the birthplace of Andy Griffith, ... | Mount Airy may have inspired Mayberry, a fictional town where "The Andy Griffith Show" was set . The North Carolina town is the birthplace of Andy Griffith, who died Tuesday . Mount Airy -- with a population of about 10,000 -- is also home to the Andy Griffith Museum . The building is filled with memorabilia collected ... | 790d60af0f983080ffd05e7a0f489c8c7e45986b |
Yosemite National Park, California (CNN) -- Bone-dry grass and brush Saturday fed flames as more than 2,600 crew members struggled to corral a still-growing wildfire in California's Sierra foothills. "This fire is very dynamic," said Tina Rose, spokeswoman for the multiagency incident command. "The access to the fire h... | B&B owners prepare for possible evacuation . "We are the No. 1 priority in the country" One entrance to Yosemite National Park is closed . Rim Fire has burned around 130,000 acres in California . | f3cc9d51ce1c1a5197d210fa82bd3f82583c5d33 |
(CNN) -- Deadly explosions rocked parts of Damascus on Saturday with some of the targets being Syrian government facilities, witnesses and state television reported. At least 27 people were killed and 97 others were wounded in two blasts, state TV reported, quoting Syrian Health Minister Wael Halki. The state-run Syria... | NEW: 22 people have died in violence across Syria Saturday, an opposition group says . NEW: Opposition activists describe aftermath of an attack in Homs . State media report between 24 and 27 deaths in Damascus . Two booby-trapped cars exploded in crowded areas, a state news agency says . | 51f81627cd93e68f5a03f380e5d26034aa5f95c5 |
St. Paul, Minnesota (CNN) -- The long, complicated legal road for NFL players and owners kicked off in a federal courtroom Wednesday, as both sides made their case for and against lifting a lockout that could delay the start of the football season. At the conclusion of the hearing, Judge Susan Richard Nelson said she e... | NEW: Federal hearing on lifting the NFL lockout wraps up . NEW: Judge says she will make a decision in a couple of weeks . The lockout would affect the start of the next season . | 7581877ff0f8095e2c6b68fb649e8704bb747eb0 |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Five people arrested in Pakistan had been reported missing in the United States, and police are confident they were planning terrorist acts, a Pakistani police official told CNN. It is too soon to link the men with any terrorist organizations, said Tahir Gujjrar, deputy superintendent of p... | NEW: One source identified the missing Howard student as Ramy Zamzam . One of 5 left video mentioning "the ongoing conflict in the world," viewer says . Five are from Virginia and their families had contacted the FBI soon after they went missing . State Department does not have confirmation that individuals are America... | 66bc0b6240a0e5655132e386e0455b5ef92905c7 |
Musanze, Rwanda (CNN) -- For Rwanda's national cycling team, survivors of its genocide, cycling is proving to have an unlikely healing power. Eighteen years after the genocide of Tutsis that claimed an estimated 800,000 lives in all, Team Rwanda is now gaining international recognition, and one member will compete at t... | Rwanda's cycling team are survivors of its 1994 genocide . One member will compete at the 2012 Olympics . Many started riding on heavy wooden bikes, used for farm transport . | cab3b510fa2adc66e865fabbf3de325d84e493fb |
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