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LONDON , England -- A mother is seeking to have the womb of her severely disabled daughter removed to prevent the 15-year-old from feeling the pain and discomfort of menstruation . Doctors in Britain are now taking legal advice to see if they are permitted to carry out the hysterectomy on Katie Thorpe , who suffers fro... | Mother seeks to have womb of severely disabled daughter , 15 , removed . Briton wants to prevent cerebral palsy sufferer feeling pain of menstruation . UK doctors seek legal advice to see if they can perform hysterectomy . Charity for disabled says move could infringe human rights . | [[9, 90], [73, 180], [181, 237], [215, 302], [343, 396], [390, 433]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Richard Roberts , the embattled president of Oral Roberts University and the son of its namesake evangelist founder , stepped down Friday , according to the school 's Board of Regents . Richard Roberts and wife Lindsay appear on CNN 's `` Larry King Live '' in October . `` I love ORU with all my hear... | `` I love ORU with all my heart , '' Richard Roberts writes in his resignation letter . Three professors allege they were fired for revealing misspending . Roberts and wife deny spending university funds improperly . Roberts announced last month he was stepping aside temporarily as president . | [[293, 323], [424, 468], [526, 600], [646, 756], [697, 836], [837, 857], [860, 899], [1601, 1649], [1624, 1661]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It may take a lot of frequent-flier miles , a penchant for cold places , a tolerance of taxes and regular doses of chocolate , but happiness could be within reach . However , it 's not where most people might expect . Journalist Eric Weiner says he wanted to explore the relationship between place and... | Journalist spent a year looking for the world 's happiest countries . Eric Weiner : Bhutan is probably the closest thing on Earth to Shangri-La . He marvels at the creativity and `` coziness '' of Iceland . Self-described `` grump : '' chocolate contributes to happiness in Switzerland . | [[342, 353], [360, 428], [1083, 1130], [6062, 6071], [6074, 6136], [6139, 6145], [6183, 6224], [2000, 2062], [2462, 2468], [2519, 2552], [6153, 6157], [6158, 6167], [6169, 6179], [6226, 6273]] |
OMAHA , Nebraska -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Investigators probing the deadly mall shooting in Omaha have seized computers and are analyzing information on Web sites in the search for clues in the case , police said Thursday . The 19-year-old gunman sent at least one text message to his former girlfriend , with whom he broke up... | Police confiscate computers , examine information on Web sites . Gunman may have frequented the Westroads Mall , police say . Mall shooter was ward of state for almost four years , governor says . Army recruiters turned down Robert Hawkins when he tried to enlist . | [[8, 32], [86, 113], [8, 32], [118, 192], [828, 839], [842, 911], [3300, 3391], [3504, 3580]] |
LONDON , England -- Nihat Kahveci sent Turkey into the Euro 2008 finals behind defending champions and Group C winners Greece with the only goal in a narrow 1-0 victory over battling Bosnia-Herzegovina . Goalscorer Nihat gets a kiss from team-mate Altintop after Turkey sealed their place with a 1-0 win over Bosnia . Th... | Nihat Kahveci put Turkey into Euro 2008 with 1-0 win over Bosnia/Herzegovina . Nihat struck at the end of a first half as Turkey joined holders Greece in finals . Portugal joined Poland in qualifying from Group A with 0-0 draw with Finland . | [[0, 6], [9, 144], [204, 317], [0, 6], [9, 144], [472, 511], [1346, 1444]] |
BEIRUT , Lebanon -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Amid high emotions and tight security , thousands lined the streets of Beirut Friday to honor Antoine Ghanem , the anti-Syrian Lebanese MP killed in a powerful bomb blast along with four others . Amin Gemayel -LRB- R -RRB- , Phalange party head , carries the coffin of assassinated de... | Thousands lined Beirut streets to honor anti-Syrian MP , killed in car bomb blast . Noted parliamentarian killed along with four others during Wednesday rush hour . Flag-draped coffin paraded through streets before burial in Christian district . Day of national mourning called , with schools , universities , public off... | [[76, 144], [147, 231], [408, 468], [474, 512], [408, 468], [474, 512], [408, 468], [502, 591], [1342, 1358], [1366, 1401], [1342, 1401], [595, 659]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- They wore feathers . They wore fancy hats . And of course , they wore fur . Never mind the human -- the dog in haute couture was the fashionistas ' focus during Pet Fashion Week . But the models strutting down the runway were of the four-legged variety . The glamorous pooches were accompanied by huma... | Dogs ruled in New York during Pet Fashion Week . Dazzling couture designs trotted down the runway . Upscale pet accessories , apparel , and lifestyle items on display . Design awards encourage pushing the envelope in style . | [[95, 183], [119, 198], [336, 383], [679, 791]] |
ROME , Italy -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police made a string of arrests across Europe Tuesday , detaining 20 people suspected of involvement in the recruitment of suicide bombers , Italian police said . Eleven of the arrests were in Italy , in the northern cities of Milan , Reggio Emilia , Bergamo , and San Remo , said . Lt. C... | Police say 20 suspected of involvement in the recruiting suicide bombers held . Arrests were in Italy and across other European countries , police say . Those held are accused of recruiting bombers to go to Iraq and Afghanistan . 11 people were held in Italy and nine others across Europe . | [[7, 28], [88, 170], [32, 85], [173, 194], [611, 663], [7, 28], [88, 170], [746, 774], [781, 853], [32, 85], [195, 230], [611, 663]] |
MIAMI , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A grand jury Tuesday indicted four suspects on charges of first degree felony murder and armed burglary in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor . A grand jury identified Eric Rivera Jr. as the shooter in the death of NFL star Sean Taylor . Court documents say the younge... | NEW : The 17-year-old suspect allegedly fired the fatal shot . NEW : Eric Rivera Jr. will be moved to a Miami-Dade facility Wednesday , attorney says . Three adult suspects in Sean Taylor slaying on suicide watch . Taylor died after being shot in home invasion last week . | [[196, 289], [290, 364], [310, 364], [875, 887], [905, 1004], [714, 782], [1404, 1410], [1418, 1488]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- From `` Mississippi Masala '' to `` Vanity Fair , '' Mira Nair 's movies have entranced audiences in India and the West . CNN spoke to the director of `` Monsoon Wedding '' and `` Salaam Bombay ! '' at the Bollywood Movie Awards in Long Island about filmmaking in India and America and her adaptation ... | Nair directed `` Monsoon Wedding , '' `` Vanity Fair , '' `` Salaam Bombay ! '' Her film , `` The Namesake , '' is based on Jhumpa Lahiri 's novel . Nair cast character of `` Gogol '' after teenage son 's recommendation . Nair : Indian and American audiences `` not that different '' | [[2323, 2346], [2349, 2379]] |
HOLLYWOOD , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A man serving a life sentence for robbing a drugstore has confessed to overpowering and fatally shooting a deputy who was taking him to court Wednesday , authorities said . Michael Mazza , 40 , was arrested outside a pawn shop in Hollywood , Florida , hours after the death of Brow... | NEW : Deadly struggle `` transpired within six minutes . That 's all it took , '' sheriff says . NEW : Suspect faces charges including first-degree murder and escape . Incident happened as the deputy was transporting Michael Mazza to court . Mazza was apprehended after a massive manhunt . | [[987, 1033], [1034, 1053], [1056, 1067], [2465, 2483], [3069, 3087], [4696, 4717], [2484, 2544], [127, 190], [483, 621], [297, 375]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Josephs and Marys in search of a room at the inn this Christmas are being made an offer they ca n't refuse . Mary and Joseph ride a donkey to Bethlehem in a performance of the Nativity story near Guildford , England . A British hotel chain is promising free accommodation to couples w... | Couples who share names with the couple from the Nativity story get free room . Almost 30 Josephs and Marys have signed up for the free night 's stay . Couples have to bring proof of identity . They also have to prove that they are in a long-term relationship . | [[311, 318], [323, 398], [399, 493], [399, 426], [496, 514], [911, 922], [956, 1010]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Saudi Arabian human rights attorney is asking the government to allow him to represent a woman who was gang-raped -- and then sentenced to prison for speaking out about the case . Human rights groups want Saudi Arabia 's King Abdullah to drop charges against the rape victim . The attorney , Abdulra... | Woman sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail under Islamic law . Judge more than doubled 19-year-old 's sentence for speaking to the media . Woman 's lawyer loses law license for speaking to Saudi-controlled media . Human rights group : Lawyer faces three-year suspension and disbarment . | [[674, 743], [747, 788], [674, 743], [782, 877], [0, 15], [142, 200], [461, 586], [674, 743], [747, 788], [298, 310], [336, 438], [2991, 3047], [2991, 2993], [3050, 3083]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jordan 's King Hussein sent a secret message to President Richard Nixon in 1970 pleading with him to attack Syria , according to declassified documents released Wednesday by the former president 's library . President Nixon works at his desk in the Oval Office in a June 1972 photograph . T... | Telegram : King Hussein wanted U.S. strike on invading Syrian troops in 1970 . Nixon White House urged Saudis to distance from PLO 's Fatah organization . Papers also discuss Israeli acquisition of nuclear weapon . Documents among 10,000 papers released Wednesday by Nixon Library . | [[1129, 1190], [0, 10], [156, 237], [319, 362], [340, 405]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The CIA asked the Justice Department to investigate whether former operative John Kiriakou illegally disclosed classified information when he talked about the waterboarding of a terrorism suspect , government officials say . Ex-CIA agent John Kiriakou says he underwent waterboarding in tra... | Justice Department must decide whether to pursue investigation . Former agent John Kiriakou talked about interrogation technique on TV . Kiriakou attorney says probe could cause CIA more problems . Administration summoned for court hearing on destroyed tapes . | [[1656, 1790], [1672, 1761], [599, 727], [599, 622], [665, 727]] |
SAN FRANCISCO , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- `` Human error factors '' probably were involved in a ship crash and oil spill that killed nearly 400 birds in San Francisco Bay and prompted a federal criminal probe , the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday . A worker checks oil cleanup gear near the Golden Gate Bridge Thursday ... | NEW : Coast Guard initial assessment : Human error probably involved . It was crew 's first voyage on Cosco Busan , which hit Bay Bridge in dense fog . Crew not allowed to leave ship due to federal law , says Coast Guard . Feds launch criminal probe ; 58,000 gallons leaked and killed nearly 400 birds . | [[853, 900], [1063, 1196], [2865, 2918], [215, 249], [587, 650], [587, 607], [627, 691], [694, 716], [3420, 3442], [115, 124], [130, 174], [0, 13], [179, 212], [352, 551], [1260, 1370], [3717, 3771]] |
-LRB- LifeWire -RRB- -- For some , Valentine 's Day can be heavenly . For others , it 's just plain hell . Take Felicia Sullivan , of Brooklyn . Four years ago , she and her live-in boyfriend -- the guy she thought she would marry -- were having a pre-Valentine 's Day brunch when Sullivan leaned over and whispered a fe... | Woman remembers one Valentine 's Day as `` Black Monday '' High expectations for day can come crashing down . Man ended Valentine 's Day in handcuffs with date puking . Skip gag gifts -- can of Spam not a good gift . | [[4692, 4755], [4758, 4775]] |
ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Rev. James Orange , a civil rights activist whose 1965 jailing sparked a fatal protest that ultimately led to the famed Selma-to-Montgomery march and the Voting Rights Act , died Saturday at Atlanta 's Crawford Long Hospital , the Southern Christian Leadership Conference said in... | Orange jailed in Alabama in 1965 for getting students to help voting rights drives . In march to support him , a man was killed , leading to ` Bloody Sunday , ' famed march . After successful Selma-to-Montgomery march , Voting Rights Act signed into law . | [[575, 581], [599, 621], [634, 641], [575, 581], [679, 776], [61, 84], [104, 212], [825, 882], [1720, 1729], [1735, 1769], [61, 84], [104, 212], [1999, 2078]] |
BAGHDAD , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie is visiting Iraq to boost what she sees as lagging efforts to deal with the problems of 2 million `` very very vulnerable '' internally displaced people in the wartorn country . Angelina Jolie has been working to focus attention on problem of refuge... | Angelina Jolie visits Iraq to boost efforts to help internally displaced refugees . Actress tells CNN : `` There does n't seem to be real coherent plan to help them '' Jolie is goodwill ambassador for U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees . More than 4.2 million Iraqis have fled homes , 2 million to neighboring states . | [[0, 7], [10, 129], [249, 332], [249, 263], [281, 332], [2148, 2222], [333, 382], [333, 341], [356, 395], [1056, 1106]] |
NAPLES , Italy -- Udinese remained in fifth place in Italy 's Serie A after suffering a 3-1 defeat away to Napoli on Saturday , with both teams having a player sent off . Ezequiel Lavezzi inspired Napoli to victory against Udinese , netting twice and setting up the first goal . Ezequiel Lavezzi scored twice in two minu... | Udinese stay fifth in Italy 's Serie A after suffering a 3-1 defeat away to Napoli . Ezequiel Lavezzi scored twice in two second-half minutes to end goal drought . Both teams were reduced to 10 men , with one player sent off in each half . Fabrizio Miccoli scores only goal to give Palermo a 1-0 victory over Livorno . | [[0, 6], [18, 85], [9, 14], [70, 125], [171, 187], [233, 250], [279, 375], [133, 170], [657, 703], [1028, 1054], [1057, 1139]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A six-month trial was launched this week that promises to transform the way luggage is tracked and monitored at London 's Heathrow airport . As many as 28 in every 1,000 passengers do not arrive at their destination at the same time as their luggage . The trial -- run by BAA and airl... | New trial at Heathrow airport will use RFID to accurately track and monitor luggage . Compared to exsiting bar codes , RFID tags offer 15 percent more reading accuracy . A proposed service will send SMS to passengers informing when bags arrive . | [[112, 119], [135, 176], [288, 332], [336, 420], [421, 502], [1651, 1752], [1687, 1769], [1770, 1863], [1821, 1829], [1838, 1930]] |
BEIRUT , Lebanon -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Supporters and opponents of Lebanon 's pro-Western government appeared to split seats on Sunday as Lebanese voters went to the polls to replace two ruling-party lawmakers assassinated in recent months . Lebanese women wait in line to cast their votes in Beirut . Voters in Beirut sent... | Former Lebanese President Amin Gemayel loses by a few hundred votes . Candidates will replace legislator Pierre Gemayel and lawmaker Walid Eido . Both were allies of U.S.-backed Lebanese government and opponents of Syria . | [[666, 667], [716, 815], [159, 238]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pastor Brady Boyd calls it the `` highlight of my ministry '' -- seeing the parents of the man who shot up his church be embraced by the parents of two teenage sisters who were killed in the attack . A former roommate took this photo of Matthew Murray performing in a 2002 Christmas program . `` The f... | Parents of church shooter meet with victims ' family . They `` met and hugged and cried , '' pastor says . Matthew Murray , 24 , killed four people in two shootings , before killing himself . His parents also thanked guard who shot their son . | [[3305, 3316], [3360, 3402], [315, 331], [351, 356], [359, 361], [1736, 1774]] |
NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- City officials in New York have denied Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 's request to visit the site of the destroyed World Trade Center next week , a police spokesman said Wednesday . Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad asked to visit ground zero , but New York city officials said no... | Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad wanted to visit ground zero . New York City officials said no because site is under construction . The United States considers Iran a state sponsor of terrorism . Leaders call request `` audacious , '' `` unacceptable '' | [[67, 104], [116, 179], [218, 282], [0, 24], [28, 115], [289, 322], [1685, 1746], [2475, 2490], [2544, 2580], [2584, 2621], [2647, 2682]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Florida judge Friday handed a legal victory to a former astronaut accused of assaulting a romantic rival , ruling evidence found in her car and statements she made to police after her arrest were inadmissible at trial . Lisa Nowak , accused of using pepper spray against a romantic rival , is set to... | Judge : Lisa Nowak 's statements and items in her car were unlawfully obtained . Nowak 's attorneys have said her comments were made under duress . Former astronaut is accused of stalking and assaulting a romantic rival . Nowak has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted kidnapping . | [[0, 15], [128, 175], [344, 425], [395, 425], [1328, 1405], [1416, 1448], [68, 125], [241, 251], [254, 308], [897, 902], [905, 907], [910, 964], [1077, 1080], [1156, 1214], [1077, 1155]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Attorneys for a `` high-value '' terror suspect who says he was tortured while being held at secret CIA prisons have requested that a judge bar the agency from destroying evidence of the alleged torture . One of 14 `` high-value '' detainees held at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba , alleges he was t... | Majid Khan 's attorneys say he endured an `` aggressive '' interrogation program . Khan 's allegations of torture redacted in court documents . Bush administration : Khan worked for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed . CIA : The United States does not conduct or condone torture . | [[846, 986], [235, 271], [304, 329], [1056, 1116], [2266, 2355], [2299, 2388]] |
MIAMI , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sharon Long 's work has earned her the nickname `` Skull Lady . '' Sharon Long is a forensic artist whose job is to help identify the dead , often murder victims . She is a forensic artist whose job is to give faces -- and sometimes identities -- back to anonymous murder victims who h... | Sharon Long is forensic artist who creates faces from skulls . Fort Myers , Florida , police called her after they found eight sets of remains . Only two of the eight remains have been identified . | [[409, 449], [450, 465], [478, 540], [450, 465], [543, 561], [565, 601], [4889, 4926]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It 's all tied up in Texas . Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are running a tight race in Texas . A new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll suggests the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination between Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois is a statistical dead hea... | Texas voters go to the polls March 4 . Sen. John McCain is the clear front-runner on the Republican side . Sen. Barack Obama is on an eight-state winning streak . Some strategists see Texas as a must-win state for Sen. Hillary Clinton . | [[325, 330], [339, 364], [1645, 1761], [1670, 1761], [2333, 2446], [1515, 1552]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- German zookeepers in Nuremberg will bottle-feed a four-week-old polar bear and rear it away from its mother after concerns the mother would eat her cub , officials said Thursday . Zookeepers fear the unnamed polar bear cub could be at risk of being eaten . The cub , which does n't yet have a name , w... | Four-week-old polar bear separated from mother amid fears she would eat it . Nuremberg City Zoo 's other polar bear ate its own two offspring earlier this week . Mother was showing signs of being upset and confused , zookeepers said . | [[133, 170], [199, 275], [215, 275], [1031, 1139], [1072, 1099], [1102, 1107], [1110, 1139], [705, 761]] |
GLASGOW , Scotland -- Wednesday 's Glasgow derby between Celtic and Rangers has been postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell , the Scottish Premier League announced . O'Donnell , left , celebrates Motherwell 's Scottish Cup final win against Dundee in May 1991 . `` These ... | Glasgow derby between Celtic and Rangers on Wednesday is postponed . Decision made as a mark of respect after death of ex-player Phil O'Donnell . Motherwell 's home game against Celtic next Sunday was already called off . | [[0, 7], [10, 157], [514, 583], [0, 7], [10, 157], [98, 172], [1593, 1683]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Bush 's top adviser on homeland security is stepping down after 4 1/2 years on the job , the White House said Monday . Fran Townsend served more than four years as homeland security adviser . Homeland Security Adviser Fran Townsend turned in her letter of resignation to President... | Fran Townsend says she 'll look for opportunities in the private sector . Townsend has worked in government and law enforcement for 25 years . Townsend will be on a panel searching for a replacement . | [[232, 271], [338, 402], [467, 498], [501, 586], [467, 498], [501, 586], [2029, 2069]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Before dying , 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers was beaten with belts , picked up by her hair , thrown across the room and held under water , according to an affidavit from the Galveston County Sheriff 's Office . Police believe 2-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers is `` Baby Grace . '' The affidavit says the gi... | Police affidavit quotes mother 's statement about beating that killed girl . Mother 's husband threw Riley Ann Sawyers across room , affidavit says . Husband later attempted suicide , mother told police . Riley Ann 's mother and her husband arrested after a tip led to search . | [[0, 15], [157, 228], [295, 332], [314, 332], [358, 436], [3930, 3975], [111, 133], [0, 15], [157, 228], [1900, 1982], [295, 332], [524, 606], [3930, 3975]] |
HARYANA , India -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In a nation of more than a billion people and millions of unresolved court cases , how do you take care of the backlog ? Long distances over questionable roads stop many Indians from making it into courtrooms . Solution : You take the courts to the people . A bell rings . A bailiff ye... | Indian judges bus mobile courts to rural villages to ease backlog . Judges say the mobile courts make justice more convenient . India has an estimated 300 million unresolved court cases . | [[703, 809], [898, 965]] |
SAN DIEGO , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than a dozen uncontained wildfires raged Monday across Southern California , threatening thousands of structures and forcing people to flee homes from San Diego to Malibu to Lake Arrowhead . This photo taken from space Monday afternoon shows smoke rising from the wildfires... | NEW : 123 structures destroyed by wildfires in Lake Arrowhead . NEW : White House : Federal Agriculture Department will provide fire crews . Fires threaten San Diego Zoo 's Wild Animal Park ; animals evacuated . Malibu Canyon fire is 10 percent contained , officials say . | [[3943, 4088], [1694, 1801], [3212, 3276], [3307, 3355], [3358, 3393], [4552, 4596]] |
NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Chiquita Brands International faces a $ 7.86 billion lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of nearly 400 Colombian families who say the company should be held responsible for the `` torture and murder '' of their loved ones . With a map of alleged victims , Jonathan Reiter makes his case Wednesd... | Attorney : Clients allege terrorism , war crimes , wrongful death , seek $ 7.86 billion . Plaintiffs want $ 20 million in damages for each of 393 victims named in suit . Chiquita admits paying a group that the U.S. labeled a terrorist organization . Company `` categorically denies '' attorneys ' allegations , says it w... | [[28, 94], [64, 147], [355, 471], [385, 471], [591, 626], [627, 644], [647, 655], [688, 797], [798, 865], [1872, 1921], [1924, 1940], [1944, 2012], [1943, 2038], [2491, 2545], [2500, 2545]] |
PARIS , France -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Interpol on Monday took the unprecendented step of making a global appeal for help to identify a man from digitally reconstructed photos taken from the Internet that it said showed him sexually abusing underage boys . This moving image shows how police used software to unscramble the i... | Man posted photos on the Internet of himself sexually abusing underage boys . Computer experts managed to undo digital masking to reveal the man . Man abused 12 boys in Vietnam and Cambodia . | [[150, 251], [944, 1015]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Up to 80,000 items at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library are unaccounted for , probably because of haphazard record-keeping and inventory procedures , officials said Thursday . An audit found `` significant breakdown in internal controls '' at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library . A... | Of 100,000 items , library systems are able to locate about 20,000 . Inspector general : This does not mean the remaining items are missing . Inspector general : Items may `` be safely located within the library 's storage '' Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation expresses `` serious concerns '' | [[1302, 1394], [1401, 1494], [1518, 1608], [1609, 1635], [1659, 1701], [1609, 1626], [1636, 1701], [1108, 1274]] |
NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Topps Meat Co. on Saturday expanded a recall of ground beef from about 300,000 pounds to 21.7 million pounds , one of the largest meat recalls in U.S. history . The recalled products are all ground beef patties with various brand names . In a statement , the Elizabeth , New Jersey , company ... | Topps Meat Co. hamburger patties may contain E. coli bacteria . New Jersey plant 's grinding operation shut down . As many as 25 cases of illness recorded in eight states . | [[266, 280], [283, 384], [2223, 2355], [481, 667], [538, 667]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A chronology of bombings and attempted bomb attacks in the mainland UK since the 1970s : . Police close off streets around Haymarket , in London 's busy theater district . June 29 , 2007 : Police defuse a bomb consisting of 200 liters of fuel , gas cylinders and nails found in an aba... | Two cars loaded with gasoline and nails found abandoned in London Friday . 52 people killed on July 7 , 2005 after bombs exploded on London bus , trains . British capital wracked by violence by the IRA for years . | [[208, 222], [225, 304], [281, 362], [363, 411], [431, 477], [363, 401], [406, 477], [910, 923], [926, 1074]] |
LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- 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 dest... | `` 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 . | [[762, 797], [762, 764], [804, 847], [903, 931], [949, 973], [79, 109], [115, 146], [290, 307], [316, 349], [1157, 1196]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At least 200 people were evacuated from their homes , including 84 residents of an apartment building for the elderly , after a tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of gasoline erupted early Wednesday in a northern Boston suburb . Firefighters battle a blaze Wednesday north of Boston after a tanker ov... | Fire chief : `` I think it 's a miracle that we have n't seen some serious injuries '' Officials are investigating whether truck 's speed a factor in the accident , chief says . Evacuees taken to an armory converted into a shelter , Red Cross says . Man tells WCVB-TV his car caught fire , exploded as he fled ; `` I got... | [[642, 709], [857, 916], [1651, 1683], [1674, 1708], [504, 570], [517, 570], [2094, 2119], [2187, 2189], [2193, 2204], [2394, 2427], [2525, 2543], [2546, 2548], [2552, 2563], [2567, 2589], [2596, 2640]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Dozens of Defense Department personnel are actively engaged in fighting the wildfires raging in Southern California , Pentagon officials said Tuesday , and thousands more National Guard and active-duty military personnel are available to help . The Rice fire , east of Camp Pendleton , caused the evac... | NEW : Fires at Camp Pendleton cause evacuation of 3,000 marines . Military lending direct and indirect assistance to firefighting efforts . As firefighting efforts go on , base officials poised to evacuate . Navy and Marine Corps have more than 20 facilities in San Diego area . | [[3028, 3096], [3028, 3096], [3140, 3146], [3149, 3219]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Despite the obvious claims of younger rivals Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi , few can really argue with the 96 football journalists who voted Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite as the 2007 World Footballer of the Year . Brazilian genius Kaka fully deserves winning the 2007 World Footballer of the Y... | Kaka deservedly named World Player of the Year for the first time in his career . The Brazilian beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the journalists ' vote . The 25-year-old averages one goal in three games for both AC Milan and Brazil . | [[241, 331], [2077, 2165]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Michael Vick turned himself in to authorities on Monday to get a head start on serving his sentence for running a dogfighting ring , the U.S. Marshals Service said . Michael Vick leaves court in Richmond , Virginia , in August after pleading guilty to dogfighting charges . The Atlanta Falcons quarter... | NEW : Vick 's attorney says early surrender shows Vick accepts responsibility . Sentencing set for December 10 on dogfighting charges against Michael Vick . Atlanta Falcons quarterback pleaded guilty in August . Monday , he surrendered to begin whatever sentence he gets on December 10 . | [[949, 1024], [1006, 1024], [1033, 1122], [185, 222], [236, 292], [787, 839], [19, 132], [75, 149], [293, 414], [443, 447], [455, 496]] |
BAGHDAD , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The head of Iraq 's main humanitarian group said an 18-year-old approached him with a baby suffering from leukemia . The desperate mother said she 'd do `` anything '' for treatment for her child -- and then offered herself up for sex . Baha , 12 , waits for treatment in an Iraqi Red C... | Head of Iraqi Red Crescent says parents abandoning their kids at alarming rates . Sometimes he wonders : `` Oh my God , how are we going to solve it ? '' The greatest concern is the long-term effect on an entire generation . `` Trauma of what 's happening to those children is enormous '' | [[891, 898], [901, 954], [906, 951], [955, 994], [2074, 2127], [2085, 2150], [2366, 2413], [5376, 5387], [5394, 5420], [2687, 2734], [2906, 2970]] |
PARIS , France -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Paris suburbs were again rocked by riots after a second night of lawlessness Monday caused widespread destruction and left scores of police injured , according to French authorities and media reports . Firefighters in a Paris suburb battle to control a blaze started after youths ri... | Riots in French suburb for second night after two teens killed in police crash . Violence spreads from Villiers-le-Bel , north of Paris , to two nearby towns . More than 60 police injured , bombarded with Molotov cocktails and bottles of acid . Parallels drawn with unrest in 2005 , when President Sarkozy was interior m... | [[8, 30], [34, 121], [470, 568], [670, 749], [8, 30], [156, 185], [615, 682], [1219, 1293], [1219, 1247], [1348, 1403], [2317, 2349], [2352, 2389]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two tractor-trailer trucks crashed and burst into flames Thursday on a bridge between the United States and Mexico , shutting a key border crossing and killing four people , police said . Police look at the aftermath of a fiery crash on a bridge linking Reynosa , Mexico , and Pharr , Texas . The coll... | NEW : Bridge reopens Friday morning after highway engineers give OK . Four killed in chain reaction crash that started when two tractor-trailers collided . Three killed in pickup truck that fell off bridge ; 4th victim in car that hit one 18-wheeler . Crash happened on bridge linking Pharr , Texas , and Reynosa , Mexic... | [[1024, 1125], [0, 15], [136, 190], [312, 438], [498, 529], [498, 514], [532, 554], [555, 587], [578, 587], [593, 629], [256, 311], [312, 438], [312, 376], [441, 497]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- After expressing condolences and outrage over events in Pakistan , presidential candidates turned their discussion toward whose foreign policy credentials were better . Hillary Clinton , then U.S. first lady , meets with Benazir Bhutto in Pakistan in 1995 . In a campaign that had been drifting toward... | Discussion on campaign trail turns to foreign policy , national security , terrorism . Candidates trying to portray themselves as the one with the most experience . Richardson says he would call on Musharraf to step down , Thompson disagrees . McCain challenges Giuliani 's foreign policy experience . | [[19, 83], [86, 187], [2541, 2605], [2606, 2658], [811, 927], [3174, 3269], [3211, 3281], [3493, 3595], [2891, 2949]] |
KABUL , Afghanistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Australia 's new prime minister assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Saturday that his country 's troops intend to be in Afghanistan `` for the long haul . '' French President Nicolas Sarkozy , left , shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul . Kevin Rudd and Fr... | French and Australian leaders arrive in Afghanistan . Both leaders expected to meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai . Both will visit with their respective country 's troops . | [[303, 379], [390, 466], [303, 379], [390, 466], [303, 379], [390, 466], [303, 350], [426, 519]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Football should be used to teach young people moral lessons , Pope Benedict XVI said during an audience with representatives from the Italian football league and lower division clubs . Pope Benedict XVI is presented with a football by Ancona club officials . Italian football has been tarnished in rec... | Pope says football can teach values of `` honesty , solidarity and fraternity '' Sport should be used as a vehicle of education for young people , he says . Vatican has endorsed lower league club Ancona 's adoption of ethical code . German-born pope is reputed to be a Bayern Munich fan . | [[19, 78], [394, 459], [460, 608], [19, 78], [460, 608], [1247, 1349], [685, 747]] |
ISLAMABAD , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistan 's foreign ministry Wednesday rejected concerns raised by the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief that the country 's nuclear weapons `` could fall into the hands of an extremist group in Pakistan or in Afghanistan . '' Mohamed ElBaradei , the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief . fears... | Pakistan rejects fears its nuclear weapons could fall into the hands of extremists . Mohamed ElBaradei , U.N. nuclear watchdog chief , voiced his worries Tuesday . ElBaradei : I fear chaos in this state , which has 30 or 40 nuclear weapons . Pakistan : Our nuclear weapons as secure as those held by other nuclear states... | [[88, 257], [1543, 1601], [1591, 1601], [1610, 1640], [2385, 2462]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Tom Cruise expounds on his beliefs in Scientology in a 2004 video that made its way onto the Internet this week . Tom Cruise appears with his wife , Katie Holmes , at a movie premiere earlier this month . `` I think it 's a privilege to call yourself a Scientologist , and it 's something you have to ... | Scientology membership a privilege that 's earned , Cruise says . 2004 video part of ceremony honoring Cruise for humanitarian work . Scientology defined as `` study of the truth '' | [[227, 285], [546, 640], [569, 640], [2557, 2616]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The orgy of violence that has greeted Kenya 's disputed election result has led to hundreds of deaths and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes . But away from the tragic human cost , the unrest has also provoked concerns about the stability of the east African country 's economy , until now s... | Kenya 's once-stable economy faltering due to violence following disputed election . Equity market on Nairobi Stock Exchange lost $ 591 million on first day of 2008 . Business leaders say the government losing $ 29.5 million a day in revenues . Thriving tourist industry also hit , with British tour operators calling of... | [[31, 39], [45, 83], [210, 306], [714, 820], [943, 1113], [1822, 1963], [1964, 2055]] |
Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi walks Anjali Rao through the streets of Tokyo . She stunned global cinema audiences with her controversial and Oscar-nominated performance as a lonely deaf girl in the film `` Babel . '' Rinko Kikuchi is one of Japan 's hottest young actresses and models , recently working with Karl Lager... | Rinko Kikuchi was Oscar-nominated for her performance in the film `` Babel '' She has recently worked with Karl Lagerfeld as the new face of Channel . She challenges the traditional demure image of the Japanese woman . | [[142, 147], [148, 169], [251, 285], [288, 353]] |
BANGKOK , Thailand -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The wife of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in Thailand Tuesday morning to face corruption charges , promising to fight the accusations , her attorney said . Pojamarn Shinawatra with her husband Thaksin Shinawatra . According to Pichit Chuenban , Pojamarn Shinawatr... | Thaksin Shinawatra 's wife handed arrest warrant after she returns to Thailand . Pojamarn Shinawatra faces corruption charges that could imprison her for 20 years . The case involves Pojamarn 's 2003 purchase of some prime Bangkok real estate . | [[302, 430], [662, 742]] |
BAGHDAD , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Coalition forces found 26 bodies buried in mass graves and a bloodstained `` torture complex , '' with chains hanging from walls and ceilings and a bed connected to an electrical system , the military said Wednesday . Twenty-six bodies were found in mass graves near a `` torture comple... | NEW : Military says some of the 26 bodies may belong to Iraqi police . Complex believed to be an al Qaeda in Iraq haven . Coalition forces say they made the discovery during operations in northern Iraq . Military : Evidence of torture and murder against local villagers found . | [[252, 313], [2256, 2301], [817, 883], [301, 357], [358, 436]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A search is under way for a pregnant 20-year-old Marine who has been missing from Camp Lejeune , North Carolina , since December 14 . Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach was eight months pregnant when she went missing on December 14 . Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach could give birth at any time , Onslow County S... | Lance corporal due to give birth at any time , sheriff says . Marine 's car found Monday at bus station . Mother reported Marine missing on December 19 . Sheriff : Marine was to testify about incident at base , according to mother . | [[257, 302], [698, 763], [875, 921], [431, 571]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- This month on Art of Life we feel the need for speed . From the world 's first road-legal grand prix bike to a rock legend with a passion for aviation . Monita Rajpal samples the finest in Italian motorbikes . Monita Rajpal meets the boys behind Ducati 's motorbikes , Iron Maiden 's Bruce Dickinson e... | This month Art of Life looks at motorbike , planes , DJs and Rock idols . Monita visits the Ducati factory in Bologna , meets Moto champ Casey Stoner . Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson talks about his passion for flying . DJ Paul Van Dyk takes us on a tour of his favorite parts of Berlin . | [[803, 856], [803, 823], [907, 952], [288, 370], [377, 465], [1822, 1882]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The most compelling action during Michigan 's primary Tuesday will be on the Republican side . The Democratic Party has stripped the state of its delegates for moving up its primary date so early , and top-tier Democratic candidates have taken their names off the ballot , except for Sen. Hillary Clin... | Independents , Democrats can vote in Michigan 's open Republican primary . No Democratic delegates at stake , and most top-tier candidates are n't on ballot . Economic woes top concern for Michigan primary voters . | [[528, 588], [592, 609]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Boeing 777 is the mainstay of many airlines ' long-haul fleets and has never been involved in a fatal accident during its service history . British Airways aircrew fly the Royal Standard from the flight deck of the Boeing 777 aircraft . The aircraft first entered service on June 7 , 1995 , with m... | The Boeing 777 aircraft first entered service on June 7 , 1995 . First airplane U.S. -LRB- FAA -RRB- approved for extended-range twin-engine operations . Engineers designed , electronically pre-assembled the 777 using computers . In 2005 , a Boeing 777 set a new world record for distance traveled non-stop . | [[260, 311], [894, 921], [924, 989], [981, 1034], [1035, 1129], [1515, 1630]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- On a videotape released Sunday , American al Qaeda member Adam Yahiye Gadahn renounces his U.S. citizenship , destroys his passport and cites U.S. President Bush 's upcoming trip to the Middle East . `` American jihadist '' Adam Gadahn , originally from California , in a video released in September 2... | Adam Gadahn in videotape tears up U.S. passport , speaks in Arabic and English . Tape was released by As Sahab , al Qaeda 's video production wing . Originally from California , Gadahn talks about Bush 's upcoming trip to Middle East . Gadahn is on the FBI 's Most Wanted List with $ 1 million reward for information . | [[52, 76], [129, 150], [22, 49], [326, 344], [390, 431], [52, 69], [155, 218], [1055, 1070], [1078, 1119], [2396, 2402], [2409, 2436], [2052, 2089], [2127, 2160]] |
ROME , Italy -- Seven Manchester United supporters were taken to hospital after violence flared before the 1-1 Champions ' League draw against Roma in Italy . Manchester United supporters were segregated inside the Olympic Stadium for the Champions tie . British Embassy officials in Rome said five fans received stab wo... | Seven Manchester United supporters taken to hospital before game in Rome . British Embassy officials in Rome said five of the fans received stab wounds . Embassy spokeswoman said that the injuries were not thought to be serious . | [[0, 4], [7, 158], [579, 606], [610, 726], [609, 726], [255, 406], [783, 836], [442, 578], [442, 466], [481, 578], [912, 976]] |
LAS VEGAS , Nevada -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An intense manhunt was under way Monday for Chester Stiles , a 37-year old man whom police say is a suspect in the videotaped rape of a 3-year-old girl four years ago . Chester Arthur Stiles , 37 , of Nevada is being sought as a suspect in the videotaped rape of a 3-year-old girl .... | Chester Stiles ' ex-girlfriend says she 's `` disgusted '' she helped him meet child . Stiles sought by police as suspect in 3-year-old girl 's videotaped rape . Ex-girlfriend Tina Allen says he seemed good with kids when she dated him . Allen says the girl lived in same apartment with her children . | [[335, 422], [423, 521], [931, 998], [99, 116], [133, 206], [207, 320], [1466, 1493], [1496, 1536], [1054, 1182], [1151, 1182], [1421, 1493]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- During the 1960 presidential election , Theodore Sorensen helped then-Sen . John F. Kennedy draft a speech addressing Kennedy 's Catholicism and the separation between church and state . At the time , many questioned whether Kennedy , who would go on to become the nation 's first Roman Cat... | Ted Sorensen helped draft Kennedy 's 1960 speech on Roman Catholicism . GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney delivers speech on faith in politics . Kennedy , Romney views on religion differ greatly , Sorensen says . Sorensen says Kennedy viewed religion as more of a private matter . | [[30, 67], [70, 105], [383, 461], [602, 687], [639, 689], [694, 738], [2053, 2134], [2271, 2283], [2286, 2403]] |
PARIS , France -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A major donors conference to raise funds for the Palestinians has gone beyond expectations , with donors pledging $ 7.4 billion to help build a Palestinian state , organizers said Monday . France 's Nicolas Sarkoxy , left , welcomes Tony Blair and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas on Mo... | NEW : Donors pledge $ 7.4 billion to help build a Palestinian state . NEW : IMF offers to monitor Palestinians ' promised reforms . Palestinian aid conference organizers hail event as a new beginning . Tony Blair says donors need to be repaid with steps to create a lasting settlement . | [[132, 195], [401, 432], [441, 512], [693, 812], [807, 845]] |
ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- I was 14 at the time . Lebanon 's civil war was in full flood . One afternoon the shells began raining down on our neighborhood in Beirut . A Lebanese woman and her son run through west Beirut in 1989 during fighting between rival forces . We ran from school screaming . Forget the b... | CNN 's Octavia Nasr : Will Lebanon 's brief renaissance be snuffed out ? Nasr says Lebanon 's key power players have n't changed since 1980s . Nasr : Current struggle threatens to set Lebanon back 20 years . | [[6057, 6074], [6087, 6207], [1290, 1360], [1422, 1434], [1441, 1519]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Saudi King Abdullah has pardoned a rape victim who had been sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison in a case that sparked international attention , a Saudi newspaper has reported . The case cast light on the treatment of women under Saudi Arabia 's strict Islamic law . Al-Jazirah newspaper ... | NEW : Sources say pardon unrelated to Hajj nor subsequent Eid al-Adha . NEW : Justice minister says king felt pardon in best interests of Saudi people . Report : King Abdullah pardons rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes . A Saudi court had ruled the 19-year-old had an `` illegitimate relationship '' | [[1156, 1276], [299, 360], [327, 410], [1413, 1584], [0, 15], [19, 137], [1872, 1907], [1892, 1957]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rep. Tom Lantos , the Democratic chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs , died Monday due to complications from cancer , his office said . Lantos was 80 . Rep. Tom Lantos represented his Northern California district for 14 terms . He died at the National Naval Medical Center in... | NEW : Secretary of state calls Rep. Tom Lantos `` a true American hero '' Lantos was only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress . California congressman disclosed last month he was suffering from cancer . Lantos had said he would not seek re-election to 15th term in House . | [[856, 926], [1834, 1906], [1847, 1906], [1203, 1209], [1257, 1307], [1308, 1367], [1337, 1367]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Kenya has enjoyed a reputation as one of East Africa 's most stable nations since achieving independence from the UK in 1963 . Residents of the Mathare slum in Nairobi shout at demonstrators during violent clashes . But a booming tourism industry , impressive economic growth -- currently six percent ... | Kenya 's 36 million population made up of around 40 tribal groups . President Mwai Kibaki belongs to the influential and powerful Kikuyu tribe . Challenger Raila Odinga 's Luo tribe forms sizeable group in west , Nairobi slums . Kenya dogged by poverty , violent crime , corruption , simmering ethnic tensions . | [[584, 668], [1514, 1518], [1524, 1629], [239, 297], [361, 515]] |
BAGHDAD , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- All vehicles were banned from the largely Shiite city of Amara Wednesday after three car bombs ripped through a market district , killing at least 27 people and wounded 151 , officials said . Iraqis gather at the site of a car bomb in the city of Amara on Wednesday . The blasts detonat... | NEW : All vehicles banned in city of Amara through Thursday , provincial governor says . Death toll continues to rise as Interior Ministry reports 151 wounded . State television reports that many of the casualties are women , children . Amara has been scene of fighting between rival Shiite factions vying for power . | [[10, 30], [34, 128], [1066, 1175], [1098, 1123], [1132, 1175], [10, 24], [164, 206], [1717, 1725], [1821, 1883], [440, 450], [456, 518], [2735, 2752], [2764, 2878], [2879, 2931], [2889, 2931]] |
NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In the days after Benazir Bhutto 's assassination , it will be tempting to reach two hasty conclusions : that she was Pakistan 's last great hope and that her geo-politically crucial country has revealed itself to be inherently hopeless . Irshad Manji is a controversial Muslim feminist and a... | Manji says Bhutto disappointed some because she adhered to feudal politics . During Bhutto 's time in office , writer says , she did not defy anti-rape laws . Pakistan must `` transcend both trauma and tribalism , '' Manji says . | [[1115, 1146], [1149, 1211], [3902, 3914], [3917, 3973]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- U.S. , Turkish and Iraqi leaders all held talks Monday about Kurdish rebels using northern Iraq as a launchpad for cross-border attacks into Turkey . Turkish troops patrol near the border with Iraq on Monday . President Bush chatted by phone with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan... | Bush : U.S. , Turkey and Iraq must unite against PKK Kurdish separatists . Iraqi Kurds are critical of both PKK and air attacks against them . Turkey bombed alleged PKK sites in northern Iraq over the weekend . PKK has spent 20 years fighting for autonomy in Turkey ; uses Iraq as a base . | [[585, 690], [839, 874], [877, 962], [963, 1011], [1668, 1691], [1716, 1767], [1874, 1923], [437, 584], [469, 550], [91, 179], [1012, 1096]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Claims by Diana 's former butler that he knew a mysterious `` secret '' about the late princess have been trashed by the coroner in her inquest . Diana 's former butler has given conflicting information at the enquiry into her death . The coroner said the information was already in t... | Claims by Diana 's butler that he knew `` secret '' about her trashed by coroner . Paul Burrell asked to testify about the last letter the late princess gave him . Coroner revealed Burrell 's `` secret '' was Diana planned to buy property abroad . But coroner said the revelation is `` fairly and squarely in the public ... | [[74, 131], [9, 32], [108, 181], [526, 581], [74, 131], [974, 1171], [1005, 1012], [1022, 1171], [271, 408], [1172, 1314]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Princess Diana 's relationships with two Muslim men provoked an outburst from her mother , who called her daughter `` a whore '' , Paul Burrell , the princess 's former butler , told an inquest Monday . Diana once referred to her former butler Paul Burrell as `` my rock . '' Burrell ... | Paul Burrell , Princess Diana 's former butler , gives evidence at inquest . Describes phone call in which Diana 's mother called her daughter `` a whore '' Burrell says Queen Elizabeth 's husband was not involved in Diana 's death . Also claims that Diana told him : `` I need marriage like a bad rash '' | [[167, 179], [214, 238], [114, 124], [131, 150], [1209, 1242], [2952, 2983], [2986, 3021], [3022, 3070], [3093, 3184]] |
SAN JOSE , California -- Top-seed Andy Roddick easily defeated Delray Beach winner Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-2 6-4 in the headline match at the ATP tournament in San Jose on Thursday night . A pumped up Roddick needed little over an hour to dispatch teenager Nishikori . Roddick needed just 63 minutes to defeat the 18-ye... | Top seed Andy Roddick reaches last eight of ATP tournament in San Jose . The American defeats Delray Beach winner Kei Nishikori of Japan 6-2 6-4 . Second seed James Blake also advances but third seed Tommy Haas is out . | [[0, 113]] |
BABAHOYO , Ecuador -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- At least 10 people have died and thousands have been left homeless after torrential rains inundated large parts of Ecuador , officials said Thursday . A man grabs on to a piece of wood as a boat passes him on a flooded street this week in Puerto Inca , Ecuador . Authorities said th... | At least 10 people have died in torrential rains in Ecuador , officials say . Authorities say the rains are the worst in a quarter century . Civil defense officials say more than 10,000 families have been affected . Ecuador 's president declares state of emergency , orders army , police to help . | [[0, 8], [11, 34], [41, 66], [67, 160], [301, 392], [318, 327], [355, 392], [393, 468], [422, 468], [552, 582], [866, 878], [881, 934], [866, 878], [881, 904], [939, 1012]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Several Marines who were involved in the November 2004 offensive in Falluja , Iraq , are now the focus of an investigation into allegations that civilians were intentionally killed during the operation , several Pentagon officials have confirmed . Members of the 1st U.S. Marines Expedition... | Several Marines are the focus of 2004 Falluja civilian death investigation . Allegations from former Marine called `` credible '' Sources : Naval Criminal Investigative Services conducting the probe . | [[404, 418], [425, 518], [637, 755], [681, 755]] |
LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Oscar said yes to `` No Country for Old Men '' and to European actors on Sunday night . Actors Daniel Day-Lewis , Tilda Swinton , Marion Cotillard and Javier Bardem toast their success . `` No Country , '' the Coen brothers ' brutal tale of a man pursued by death and the law ... | `` No Country for Old Men '' wins four awards , including best picture and director . Four acting awards go to Europeans : Cotillard , Day-Lewis , Bardem and Swinton . Best original screenplay is awarded to former stripper Diablo Cody for `` Juno '' Host Jon Stewart jokes about the recently ended writers strike . | [[247, 290], [364, 409], [2704, 2743], [6925, 6955], [132, 230], [410, 432], [447, 464], [7086, 7095], [7098, 7154], [5812, 5847], [4748, 4785]] |
ROME , Italy -- Italian tennis players Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali have been banned by the ATP for betting on matches . Top Italian player Potito Starace has been suspended for six weeks for betting on matches . The country 's top player Starace -- 31st in the ATP rankings -- has been suspended for six weeks f... | Italian tennis players Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali banned by the ATP . The pair have been suspended for betting on matches , although not their own . Starace suspended for six weeks while Bracciali is banned for three months . | [[0, 128], [129, 220], [0, 128], [129, 147], [196, 220], [1351, 1375], [0, 128], [129, 220], [221, 254], [274, 333], [441, 450], [466, 504]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Bush on Wednesday signed a sweeping energy bill that he said would help the country become `` stronger , cleaner and more secure . '' President Bush on Wednesday signs a bill raising auto fuel economy standards for the first time in decades . The bill -- approved overwhelmingly T... | New law raises auto fuel efficiency standards . Increase to fleet average of 35 miles per gallon is first in 32 years . Senate majority leader calls bill a `` great , wonderful first step '' | [[174, 282], [208, 282], [283, 358], [362, 448], [174, 282], [283, 358], [362, 448], [1042, 1075], [1089, 1172]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Stranded in the snowy California woods for three days after losing their way while searching for a Christmas tree , a father and his three children fashioned a `` Help '' sign out of twigs on a nearby unpaved road , according to the helicopter pilots who found them . Lexi and Joshua Dominguez exit a ... | NEW : Joshua , 12 , `` happy to be home . ... I did n't think we were going to make it '' Family sought shelter from snow in culvert , warmed each other 's frostbitten feet . Frederick Dominguez and his 3 children set out Sunday to cut Christmas tree . More than 80 people searched for them Tuesday in heavy snow . | [[3938, 3980], [371, 427], [542, 717], [572, 599], [602, 662], [1564, 1652]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The death of a passenger last week aboard an American Airlines flight underscores the importance of taking precautions before flying , a travel health industry representative said Monday . An American Airlines passenger complaining that she was having trouble breathing died on a flight last week . Ji... | Flight attendants call hospital with 24/7 staff , multi-lingual staff who give advice . Pilots , not doctors , decide whether to divert a flight due to passenger illness . U.S.-based commercial airlines carry defibrillators , oxygen and medical kits . A passenger died last week aboard an American Airlines flight . | [[613, 696], [852, 902], [1911, 2014], [208, 317], [208, 238], [289, 317]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The sole survivor of the crash that killed Princess Diana has told a court he still can not remember the incident but does not support the conspiracy theories surrounding it . Bodyguard Trevor Rees and the back of Princess Diana 's head are seen shortly before the car crash . Bodygua... | Dodi Fayed 's bodyguard says ca n't remember crash that killed Princess Diana . NEW : Trevor Rees received anonymous threatening phone calls , letters after crash . Princess Diana , boyfriend Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul all died in accident . Rees was a bodyguard employed by Dodi Fayed 's father , Mohamed Al Fayed... | [[1104, 1108], [1178, 1233], [502, 504], [566, 666], [57, 66], [72, 93], [407, 419], [425, 486], [4286, 4320]] |
MOUNT AIRY , Maryland -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- U.S. President George W. Bush on Friday stressed the role of faith-based groups in the fight against AIDS , calling the struggle one of conscience and morals on the eve of World AIDS Day . Activists call for more AIDS funding in front of the White House , draped with a giant red... | Bush : Faith-based groups are `` helping to defeat this epidemic one soul at a time '' World AIDS Day is Saturday . More than 2 million people have died of AIDS this year . Bush wants to expand the President 's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief . | [[0, 70], [81, 146], [572, 633], [846, 921], [933, 937], [1004, 1058]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A man who rescued a co-worker from the jaws of a crocodile in northern Australia also accidentally shot him in the process , police said . A mature saltwater crocodile in the the murky waters of the Adelaide River , near Darwin in the Northern Territory . The two men were collecting crocodile eggs by... | Man rescues co-worker from jaws of crocodile in northern Australia . He shot crocodile , causing it to let go of man 's arm , second shot hit man 's arm . The two were collecting crocodile eggs by a river bank in the Northern Territory . Wounded man 's injuries were not life-threatening . | [[19, 24], [29, 99], [484, 498], [518, 536], [550, 577], [484, 498], [539, 577], [601, 653], [275, 376], [831, 869]] |
NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A massive anti-Mafia sweep that stretched from New York to Sicily has not only cut off the head of the Gambino crime family but lopped off `` the shoulders and chest '' too , prosecutors said Thursday . John `` Jackie the Nose '' D'Amico , shown in 1992 , is one of 62 people indicted . Sixty... | Dozens of people face charges , ranging from money laundering to murder . Gambino family accused of profiting from extortion . Several companies allegedly paid a `` mob tax , '' Department of Labor official says . Police in Italy also make 77 arrests in connection with organized crime . | [[315, 395], [315, 379], [398, 460], [1368, 1430], [614, 719], [614, 632], [722, 748], [772, 858], [2393, 2464]] |
SAN FRANCISCO , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Nearly 3 million gallons of sewage spilled into San Francisco Bay when a pump failed at a waste treatment facility , the Marin County Sheriff 's Department told CNN on Friday . Attempts are being made to contain Thursday night 's 2.7 million-gallon sewage spill . The 2.7 mi... | NEW : Sewage was partially treated , Office of Emergency Services says . The 2.7 million-gallon spill occurred Thursday night , Sheriff 's Department says . Pump and alarm failed at Marin County waste treatment facility . Area being tested ; boaters advised to avoid Richardson Bay area . | [[646, 694], [223, 309], [223, 231], [247, 309], [310, 364], [74, 160], [365, 472], [365, 417], [475, 498], [805, 812], [815, 898], [1427, 1485]] |
RAWALPINDI , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto 's assassination was her own fault , the country 's president , Pervez Musharraf , said in an interview on U.S. television . Bhutto sits on stage at a campaign rally minutes before her assassination . `` For standing up outside the ... | NEW : British counter-terrorism experts re-inspect Bhutto 's vehicle . NEW : Bhutto 's assassination was her own fault , says Musharraf in interview . NEW : He blamed her for standing up outside the safety of an armored car . Bhutto 's husband , Asif Ali Zardari , wants a U.N. inquiry into his late wife 's death . | [[4237, 4246], [4249, 4342], [0, 10], [13, 37], [105, 122], [326, 359], [4821, 4827], [4847, 4878], [290, 323], [2342, 2347], [2350, 2358], [2362, 2438], [5062, 5079], [5101, 5169]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A 12-year-old boy should get a say in whether he gets circumcised , the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled . The court sent the parental custody dispute back to the trial court `` to resolve the factual issue whether M agrees or objects to the circumcision . '' `` M '' is the child at the center of a lon... | Case part of parental custody dispute . Father converted to Judaism after splitting with wife . Father wanted son to convert after getting custody . Russian Orthodox mother says son does n't want procedure . | [[1087, 1256], [1107, 1164]] |
ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Four active-duty U.S. soldiers -- three of them elite Army Rangers -- have been arrested and charged with planning to rob drug traffickers . A courtroom sketch shows David White , left , Stefan Champagne , center , and Carlos Lopez . Wearing street clothes , Rangers Carlos Lopez , 3... | Arrests made after ATF agents set up a sting operation . Affidavit : ATF `` became aware '' some soldiers wanted to rob dealers of their cocaine . The investigation began in November . The Army Rangers are an elite light infantry fighting force . | [[1278, 1321], [1326, 1356], [1880, 1982], [1880, 1974], [1985, 1998], [1837, 1872], [2764, 2884], [2785, 2808], [2832, 2884]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. Navy has moved the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole and other ships to the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon , Pentagon officials said Thursday . A file image of the USS Cole , which the U.S. Navy moved to the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon . The deployment comes amid a politi... | U.S. Navy makes move amid a political standoff over Lebanon 's presidency . The presence is important , '' says chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff . Lebanon 's pro-Western majority in parliament struggles with pro-Syrian opposition . | [[286, 359], [527, 567], [1963, 2089]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Armenian President Robert Kocharian declared a state of emergency Saturday night after a day of clashes between police and protesters , a spokeswoman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry said . Opposition supporters wave an Armenian flag during a protest rally in Yerevan , Armenia , on Saturday . The pr... | NEW : Protest moves after crackdown at Freedom Square . Order sought after protests over last month 's election turn violent . Demonstrators say the election was fraudulent . State of emergency could last until March 20 , official says . | [[314, 370], [314, 383], [1432, 1439], [1479, 1541], [572, 620]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Saddam Hussein let the world think he had weapons of mass destruction to intimidate Iran and prevent the country from attacking Iraq , according to an FBI agent who interviewed the dictator after his 2003 capture . Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in an unknown location in Iraq after his capture in 2003 .... | CBS : Hussein claimed he did n't think the U.S. would invade Iraq over WMD . FBI agent says Hussein lied about having WMD to intimidate Iran . But the Iraqi dictator said he wanted to start the WMD program again , agent said . Hussein was captured in 2003 and hanged in 2006 . | [[349, 461], [1188, 1260], [19, 88], [0, 15], [154, 179], [1729, 1819], [2330, 2358]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- More than 150 people have abandoned a sinking cruise liner that collided with an iceberg in Antarctic waters , a Chilean navy captain told CNN . The ship sent out a distress call at around 10 p.m. ET Thursday . Passenger ship Explorer reported problems near the South Shetland Islands... | 150 passengers evacuated from a ship after it struck object in Antarctic waters . Ship , named Explorer , was expected to sink , British coastguards said . Passengers in lifeboats , captain and first officer remain on board . | [[0, 6], [9, 144], [748, 796], [786, 796], [805, 857], [982, 1054]] |
MYRTLE BEACH , South Carolina -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The top three Democratic presidential candidates face off in a Monday night debate in South Carolina , with the hearts and minds of African-American voters on the line . Sen. Barack Obama addresses Ebenezer Baptist Church , where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once prea... | Congressional Black Caucus Institute , CNN host Democratic debate tonight . Front-runners vying for African-American voters ahead of South Carolina primary . Sen. Barack Obama visits former church of the Rev. Martin Luther King , Jr. in Atlanta . Sen. Hillary Clinton picks up pastor 's endorsement at Harlem church . | [[49, 149], [565, 619], [645, 708], [2952, 3035], [247, 270], [279, 326], [4418, 4461]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sen. Hillary Clinton got her campaign back on track with projected wins in the Texas , Ohio and Rhode Island primaries . Sen. Hillary Clinton claimed victory in Texas , Ohio and Rhode Island . Delegate-rich Texas and Ohio were considered must-wins for her campaign . Obama , who claimed victory in Ver... | NEW : Clinton wins in Ohio , Texas , CNN projects . NEW : McCain clinches GOP nomination ; Huckabee drops out . NEW : Clinton wins Rhode Island ; Obama wins Vermont . | [[0, 15], [19, 139], [140, 211], [5061, 5088], [1243, 1350], [1854, 1930], [286, 291], [298, 324]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Texas couple charged with killing the little girl known as `` Baby Grace '' now face capital murder charges , after a Texas grand jury upgraded the charges on Wednesday . Riley Ann Sawyers was moved from Ohio to Texas by her mother . Prosecutors said they have not decided whether to seek the death ... | Grand jury upgrades charges against girl 's mother and mother 's husband . Presented new evidence , jury took just 3 minutes to vote for tougher charges . Riley Ann Sawyers , initially known as Baby Grace , was beaten to death . Prosecutors have n't decided whether to seek death penalty for couple . | [[137, 191], [137, 191], [1397, 1460], [1639, 1727], [19, 20], [42, 128], [429, 479], [255, 401], [2291, 2378]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin Thursday citing an alleged claim of responsibility by al Qaeda for former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto 's assassination , a DHS official told CNN . An Italian news agency says al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri bega... | FBI , Department of Homeland Security issue bulletin Thursday . Bulletin says two al Qaeda associates made claim to news agency . `` We terminated the most precious American asset , '' associate says . DHS official says the claim has not been confirmed . | [[0, 158], [85, 226], [0, 158], [85, 226], [733, 831], [1126, 1310]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Bush on Friday proposed a temporary , broad-based tax relief package aimed at spurring the nation 's slowing economy . `` We can provide a shot in the arm '' to the economy , President Bush said Friday at the White House . During remarks at the White House , Bush , flanked by eco... | NEW : Democratic leadership aides say bill must help low - , middle-income earners . President calls for broad-based tax relief for consumers , businesses . Bush says he 's encouraged by talks with Congress , hopeful of agreement . Bush says his tax cuts due to expire in 2010 should be made permanent . | [[1621, 1750], [0, 26], [55, 158], [1284, 1288], [1294, 1376], [3477, 3547], [3487, 3547], [3678, 3765], [3772, 3829]] |
TAMPA , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- After witnessing the rapid devastation of a Cayman Island coral reef where he had been diving since childhood , Todd Barber was moved from horror to action . He gave up a six-figure salary as a marketing consultant and dedicated his life to restoring the world 's ocean reef ecosystems... | Most coral reefs are in danger , according to estimates from the Nature Conservancy . The group says 500 million people rely on coral reefs for food . Reef Balls are concrete spheres upon which a natural reef can grow . The objects also help control beach erosion and stabilize shorelines . | [[742, 777], [973, 1073], [1817, 1831], [1837, 1868], [2090, 2151], [2090, 2094], [2129, 2151]] |
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