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(CNN) -- For more than a year, the spacecraft Kepler has been combing the vastness of space looking for Earth-like planets. On Thursday, NASA scientists will share news of what they are calling the "discovery of an intriguing planetary system." Since its launch on March 6, 2009, the space observatory has recorded tiny ... | The Kepler observatory has been recording blips from 150,000 stars . The stars dim in brightness if a planet crosses in front of them . So far, Kepler has identified more than 700 planet candidates . |
New York (CNN) -- Whew!! Something stinks! But before you run to take out the trash, check the stack of mail you just carried inside. A few thousand New York household received an odoriferous gift in the mail from Carl Paladino, the Republican nominee for governor - and it doesn't smell like roses. Paladino's campaign ... | Candidate says stinky mail is referring to problems in New York politics . Smelly mail was sent to a few thousand New Yorkers . |
(CNN) -- Just a few weeks after the Los Angeles Unified School District approved thousands of pink slips for employees, incoming superintendent John Deasy has requested a pay cut. The superintendent position pays an annual salary of $330,000. But Deasy, who is currently serving as deputy superintendent, sent a letter t... | Position pays an annual salary of $330,000 . Deasy is currently serving as deputy superintendent . He seeks to keep his current salary of $275,000, teachers union leader says . |
(CNN) -- At least four people were shot Sunday in a Walmart parking lot in central Texas, police said. A suspect was arrested at the scene, they said. The shooting took place very early in the morning in Cedar Park, which is just north of Austin. Early indications were that a group of people met in the parking lot to f... | The early morning shooting took place in a parking lot . No Walmart employees or customers were wounded . Police say they have a suspect in custody . |
An Arizona man accused of threatening to blow up Philadelphia's Liberty Bell was charged Sunday, police said. Carlos Balsas, 41, of Tempe, Arizona, is charged with terroristic threats, bomb threats and several other offenses, police spokeswoman Christine O'Brien said. Prosecutors approved the charges and will take up t... | Arizona man charged in threat to blow up the Liberty Bell . Police say a bomb squad was called in but found that the bags did not contain explosives . The bell is considered an iconic monument to American independence . |
(CNN) -- Ivo Josipovic won the runoff election Sunday for Croatia's presidency, a spokesman for the election commission told CNN. Social Democratic Party candidate Josipovic won 60.3 percent of the vote, or about 1.3 million of the nearly 2.3 million votes cast, said spokesman Hrvoje Sadaric of the Croatian State Elect... | Ivo Josipovic of Social Democratic Party beats Milan Bandic, says commission . Josipovic won 60.3 percent of the vote, says Croatian State Election Commission . Milan Bandic, eight-year mayor of capital, Zagreb, garnered 39.71 percent, commission says . |
(CNN) -- A Dutch court Friday ruled against letting a 14-year-old girl sail solo around the world, saying she is not experienced enough to make the trip on her own. Laura Dekker would be allowed to travel from July 1 of next year if she fulfills certain requirements the court established for her to sail. In August, Dut... | Dutch court rules 14-year-old Laura Dekker cannot embark upon solo sailing trip . Plans to ensure Dekker's safety during planned trip insufficient Judge said . Dutch authorities placed Dekker under state care in August . |
(CNN) -- A strong earthquake struck southern Peru on Sunday evening, injuring at least two people and damaging buildings, authorities said. A house was destroyed and 19 other buildings were damaged, including a hospital, Peru's Emergency Operations Center said. The 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit a mountainous area 43 kil... | The quake hits a mountainous area, causing damage to buildings . At least two people have been injured, authorities report . The USGS revises down the quake's magnitude from 7.0 to 6.9 . |
(CNN Student News) -- April 27, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Liberia & Sierra Leone . Netherlands . California . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is p... | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program . Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN) -- FACETIME: Ahmed El Borai, former Egyptian Minister of Labor . Providing employment for the rising number of young people in the region is a huge challenge for governments -- and was the key focus at the 39th Arab Labor Conference in Cairo. MME caught up with former Egyptian Minister of Labor Ahmed El Borai to ... | Youth unemployment statistics continue to rise in the region . Ministers recently gathered at the 39th Arab Labor Conference in Cairo . MME talks to former Egyptian Minister of Labor about overcoming this growing issue . |
(CNN) -- A British Airways plane was damaged while taxiing at a South African airport Sunday, the company said. "The 182 customers disembarked safely and there were no reported injuries onboard the aircraft," spokesman Philip Allport said in a statement. The statement did not detail how the Boeing 747 was damaged in Jo... | British Airways says a plane was damaged but did not detail how . The incident took place while the plane was taxiing in Johannesburg, South Africa . |
(CNN) -- Security forces in Syria killed seven people in two towns Friday, an opposition activist group said. A security raid in the town of Halfaya in Hama province killed five people and wounded 11 others, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Security forces killed two people in the Idlib province town of Ja... | Syrian forces killed seven people in two towns on Friday, opposition group says . Over 2,600 people have died in the country since mid-March . |
(CNN) -- The frail, humble man wrapped in a loincloth wearing round-rimmed spectacles is a symbol of India's independence from British rule that happened today, 66 years ago. The late Mohandas Gandhi (1869 - 1948) is affectionately known as Mahatma (Sanskrit for "great soul") and the father of the nation -- the instiga... | India marks Independence Day on August 15 . 66 years since independence from British rule . |
(Mashable) -- Facebook has launched a page devoted to U.S. politics, located at Facebook.com/USpolitics. Rolled out at the Personal Democracy Forum in New York City, the page monitors how U.S. politicians, elected officials and political campaigns use Facebook to connect with citizens. Facebook is an important part of ... | Facebook has launched a page devoted to U.S. politics . The page monitors how politicians use Facebook to connect with citizens . Barack Obama has more than 8.6 million fans . |
La Paz, Bolivia (CNN) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Bolivia Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake's epicenter was about 185 kilometers (115 miles) south-southeast of Santa Ana, Bolivia, the agency said. It struck at a depth of about 530 kilometers (330 miles). The shaking was felt in the ... | NEW: Report: Some residents of La Paz evacuate their homes . The quake's center is about 185 kilometers from Santa Ana, Bolivia . The earthquake was felt in the country's capital . There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage . |
(EW.com ) -- Is it easier being green or going viral? Disney has launched a new digital series starring the Muppets in support of "The Muppets Most Wanted" release on Blu-ray and DVD August 12. The series, called "Disney Drive-On with The Muppets," follows the characters' adventures in the movie industry and as they in... | Disney has launched a new digital series . It stars the Muppets and various celebs . The first episode has been released . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a funeral procession that killed at least 37 people in northwest Pakistan. More than 50 others were wounded when the bomber detonated explosives during a funeral on the outskirts of Peshawar, said police official Kalam Kha... | NEW: A grenade is found at the site of the blast, police say . NEW: The Taliban says it will continue to attack those who support the United States . The incident occurs at a funeral in northwest Pakistan . Police say the woman was the wife of a member of a pro-government militia group . |
(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is set to arrive in Iran on Monday to discuss the expansion of relations between the two countries, according to Iran's semiofficial Fars News Agency. Chavez will stay for two days in Tehran, and will be accompanied by a Venezuelan delegation, Fars said. He will meet with Irani... | Hugo Chavez is expected to arrive in Tehran, Iran, on Monday for a two-day trip . He and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will talk about expanding relations . |
Washington (CNN) -- Now that the leaders of Russia and the United States have Twitter accounts, perhaps communications can move past Cold War-era technology, President Barack Obama joked Thursday. At a joint news conference with visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Obama noted that his counterpart set up a Twitt... | Obama noted Medvedev set up a Twitter account . Obama joked "...we may be able to throw away those red phones..." The red phone is an icon of the Cold War . |
In focus -- Iraq's Economic Revival Iraq is experiencing a massive construction boom, especially in Baghdad where greater security has led to many companies investing in real estate projects. But it is mostly foreign companies that are benefiting from the boom while many Iraqi companies feel abandoned by their governme... | MME takes a look at Iraq's current construction boom . The boom means profits for foreign firms but not for Iraq's construction companies . Plus MME talks to the Kurdish Prime Minister about the growing investment to the region. |
London, England (CNN) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is launching a Flickr photostream Monday, Buckingham Palace announced. She's already on YouTube and Twitter. The British Monarchy stream on the photo-sharing website launches with more than 600 historic and current photos of the royal family. The White House has had... | The British queen's photostream officially goes live on Monday . She's already on YouTube and Twitter . The Flickr stream includes pictures going back to Victoria and Albert 150 years ago . Most of the photos show the royal family at public engagements . |
A vicious attack at an anti-racism demonstration in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday proved the protesters have a legitimate concern. A group of 40 far-right extremists threw stones, bottles and fireworks at a group of 200 people holding an organized, legal demonstration to oppose racism and growing neo-Nazi sentiment in t... | 40 neo-Nazis confronted 200 anti-racism demonstrators in Stockholm on Sunday . 28 of the right-wing extremists were arrested after throwing bottles, stones at the protesters . Four people were injured, including two police officers . Police says the suspects will likely be released Sunday night pending trial . |
(Mashable) -- Stuart Hughes, the British jeweler known for his expensive remakes of popular gadgets, is at it again, this time with a diamond-clad iPhone 4 with a price tag of 5 million pounds, or roughly $8 million. The handmade bezel contains approximately 500 individual flawless diamonds that total more than 100 car... | Stuart Hughes is known for his expensive remakes of popular gadgets . Only two of these iPhone 4s will ever be made . The device has a price tag of 5 million pounds, or roughly $8 million . |
(CNN) -- Don't miss a goal during Euro 2008! Get all the latest goals and match updates on CNN's Euro 2008 mobile site: http://cnnmobile.com/euro2008 . Plus, the first 10,000 people to sign up will get FREE SMS goal and match alerts. To subscribe, send a SMS to +447800001266 with your favorite team's country code as th... | Get goal alerts, Euro 2008 news on the move at http://cnnmobile.com/euro2008 . Visit http://cnnmobile.com/ for details about using CNN Mobile . |
(CNN) -- Dry ice in a plastic bottle exploded in an employee restroom at Los Angeles International Airport, causing a brief shutdown of one terminal, the FBI said. The restroom is an area of Terminal 2 not open to the general public, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said in a statement. The FBI and other agencies "will i... | NEW: Small explosion happened in employee restroom, FBI says . NEW: FBI, other agencies seeking 'individual or group responsible' Terminal 2 serves international flights . |
(CNN) -- Bel Kaufman, author of the bestselling 1960s classic "Up the Down Staircase," has died at 103. Kaufman's digital publisher Open Road Media said the writer died on Friday. Kaufman, also a teacher and lecturer, was probably best known for her 1965 novel "Up the Down Staircase, " about a young teacher battling th... | Author and dedicated teacher Bel Kaufman dies at 103 . Kaufman rose to fame after penning "Up the Down Staircase" in 1965 . She was a graduate of Hunter College and Columbia University . |
(CNN) -- Five occupants of a church van were killed when it crashed Monday morning in Vandalia, Illinois, according to Deputy Shawn Carter with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. According to a preliminary report from the Illinois State Police, the 15-passenger van was headed east on Interstate 70 when it veered off ... | Church van was headed east on I-70 when it went off the roadway . It flipped multiple times and several men were thrown from the vehicle . Five people were killed, the other six were injured . |
Berlin (CNN) -- A chemical accident involving chlorine gas injured nearly 40 people Tuesday at a plant for security technology in Bruhl. Of the 39 victims, seven were seriously injured, according to Markus Brachschoss, a spokesman for the local fire department. Around 300 people were inside the plant at the time of the... | Sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid came into contact, emitting chlorine gas . Seven people were seriously injured . The incident occurred at a security technology plant in Bruhl . |
The staggering death toll from the Syrian conflict has grown even further as at least 200 people were killed Tuesday, an opposition group said. About 60 of them were killed in regime air strikes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Well over 190,000 people have died in Syria in the country's three-year civil ... | Government airstrikes blamed for dozens of deaths . U.N.: More than 190,000 people have been killed in the Syrian crisis . |
(CNN) -- George Michael spent two days in a London hospital last week, but his representative is not revealing why. The singer was admitted for treatment on Thursday, May 22, and was "well and resting" after he was discharged over the weekend, according to Michael rep Connie Filippello. Nothing more will be made public... | George Michael was discharged over the weekend, his rep says . No details are revealed "given the personal nature of this matter," rep says . Michael has a new song due out in July . The singer turns 51 in June . |
(CNN) -- Another Paris Fashion Week has come to an end with a bang. Over the past week, CNN brought you all the action from behind the scenes and in the spotlight -- from head-turning looks on the catwalk, glamorous models and breathtaking set design, to the omnipresent Kardashians hitting up the town in force and uber... | CNN helps you catch up on Paris Fashion Week . Check out all the action with Instagram photos from fashion insiders . |
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Tuesday will sign an executive order outlining standards that companies operating critical infrastructure should follow to protect from cyberattacks, a source informed of the planning told CNN. The order will also include an information-sharing provision to enable data exchange betwee... | The order will provide standards for companies operating critical infrastructure . It also aims to enable data exchange between the private sector and the government . Source says the administration still wants Congress to pass cybersecurity legislation . |
(CNN) -- Forty-four workers were evacuated from a natural gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday after a blowout occurred, according to officials. Crew members aboard the Hercules 265 were preparing the well for production when they hit an unexpected pocket of gas. No injuries were reported. Officials had said e... | No oil is leaking from the well, agency says . The blowout occurred on a platform roughly 60 miles off Grand Isle, Louisiana . |
(CNN) -- The crew of the International Space Station marked Thanksgiving with zero-gravity-friendly packets of smoked turkey, rehydrated cornbread dressing and a Russian side dish high above Earth. U.S. astronaut Kevin Ford, the commander of the three-man Expedition 34 crew, showed off the menu in a NASA video. He said... | Smoked turkey, cornbread dressing and Russian potatoes for space Thanksgiving . The current station crew is made up of an American and two Russians . |
(CNN) -- A space rocket carrying communications equipment exploded soon after takeoff Saturday evening in India, a news agency reported. The unmanned rocket strayed from its flight path and broke into pieces, according to the Press Trust of India. Video of the incident showed huge plumes of white and copper-colored smo... | An unmanned rocket carrying communications equipment exploded, media reports . The rocket's launch had been delayed due to an engine leak, according to CNN's sister network . There was no immediately indication as to what caused the launch's failure . |
(CNN)Not every woman can say they have made out with both Ashton Kutcher and his fiancee, Mila Kunis. Kunis revealed during an Ask Me Anything chat with fans on Reddit on Thursday that there is one actress with whom both she and Kutcher have locked lips. "But here's a little-known fact: there's one person in the world ... | Kunis did a Reddit AMA chat ahead of her new movie, "Jupiter Ascending" She revealed that both she and Kutcher have kissed Natalie Portman . Portman was a "lovely kisser," Kunis said . |
(CNN) -- A transatlantic American Airlines flight was delayed Sunday after a passenger noticed a portable Wi-Fi connection named "Al-Quida Free Terror Nettwork." American Airlines Flight 136 was scheduled to fly from Los Angeles International Airport to London, but a passenger's discovery of the poorly spelled Wi-Fi ne... | Wi-Fi hot spot named for al Qaeda terror network delays American Airlines flight . The flight was delayed until Monday afternoon . One passenger was grateful he did not fly Sunday . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is alive and remains in hiding, a spokesman for the group told CNN Thursday. "Hakimullah Mehsud is alive and he is our chief," said spokesman Azim Tariq. "All the reports regarding his death are propaganda." Tariq said Mehsud remains in hiding beca... | Hakimullah Mehsud previously reported dead, buried . He is "alive and he is our chief," Taliban spokesman Azim Tariq says . Tariq: Mehsud remains in hiding because he is being targeted by U.S. drone attacks . Pakistani and U.S. officials said they have been unable to confirm Mehsud's status . |
(CNN) -- The annual sporting jamboree is the highlight of the social calendar for rugby fans who flock to the Hong Kong Stadium in their thousands. Fancy dress and beer-fueled boisterousness are the order of the day for many of the 40,000-strong crowd as a party atmosphere descends on the city for three days at the end... | Hong Kong provides the social showpiece of the HSBC Sevens World Series . The rugby tournament has been running for four decades . Fiji has won the title for the past two years . |
(CNN Student News) -- June 1, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Syria . New York City; Michigan . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program . Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
(CNN)When the Avengers return to the big screen in May, expect destruction, superheroes coming to blows and lots of brooding. Things don't seem to be working out so well for Iron Man, Captain America and the rest. The much-anticipated sequel sees Ultron -- an artificial intelligence who turns on humanity -- and his for... | "Avengers: Age of Ultron" debuted new trailer Monday night . Superhero team's battle with Ultron looks to be brutal . New look at movie's special effects . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- A private jet carrying Chris Brown made an emergency landing in Burbank, California, Monday after smoke filled the cockpit, the singer's representative confirmed Tuesday. The incident, first reported by TMZ, happened as Brown was on his way from Los Angeles to New York to attend Monday night's Met ... | Brown was on his way from Los Angeles to New York . He was on his way to attend Monday night's Met Gala event . Brown resumed his trip without incident on another jet . |
(CNN) -- Four people were presumed dead Monday after a small airplane crashed near the John C. Tune Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, authorities said. Four members from the same family were believed to be on board, and there were no survivors, said Don Aaron with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. The airpla... | The four people on board are believed to be from the same family . The airplane crashed beside a YMCA; no other injuries were reported . The cause of the crash is not clear . |
Bamako, Mali (CNN) -- At least two militants were killed as Islamists and troops clashed Sunday in northern Mali, a military official said. The fighting between Islamists and French and Malian forces began in Timbuktu, Mali, after a car bomb blast at the city's western entrance Saturday night, Malian Army Capt. Modibo ... | "Fighting is heavy and still ongoing" in Timbuktu, Mali, a military official says . At least two militants are killed in clashes, which started after a bomb blast . The fighting comes months after French-led troops launched an effort to flush out militants . |
(CNN) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales reinstated 17 of his 20 ministers and replaced three in a Cabinet shakeup Sunday, the state-run ABI news agency reported. All 20 ministers had stepped down earlier in the day to coincide with the start of the president's sixth year in office. Morales replaced his production, envi... | Evo Morales reinstates 17 of the 20 ministers in his Cabinet . He replaces the energy, environment and production ministers . The shakeup is timed to coincide with the start of his sixth year in office . |
(PEOPLE.com) -- Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher announced their split on Thursday, but tensions have been building for some time. "Ashton is unhappy; [Demi]'s unhappy," a source tells PEOPLE. "It just got to a point where they had to end it." Despite longtime problems, the exes did try to work on their relationship. Unfo... | A source says tensions between Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have been building for some time . "It just got to a point where they had to end it," the source says . "The fighting could get pretty intense," another source says . |
(CNN) -- Approximately 2,000 bodies were found Monday in Miyagi Prefecture on Japan's northeast coast, the Kyodo news agency reported. If confirmed, the discovery would be the largest yet of victims from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami. Roughly 1,000 bodies were found coming ashore on Miyagi's Ojika Peni... | The bodies were spotted in two locations, Kyodo news agency reports . The discovery would be the largest yet of victims from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami . The official death toll is expected to go up as rescuers reach more hard-hit areas . |
(CNN) -- The daughter of Sen. Dick Durbin died Saturday from a congenital heart condition, the Illinois Democrat's office said. "Chris Durbin, 40, fought a heroic lifelong battle with heart disease and our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Durbin family," said Durbin's spokesman, Joe Shoemaker. Chris Durbin work... | Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin's daughter dies . Chris Durbin, 40, had a congenital heart condition . Funeral arrangements are pending . |
(CNN) -- An earthquake struck late Saturday off Papua New Guinea's eastern coast with a preliminary magnitude of 7.5, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck at 11:27 p.m. (9:27 a.m. ET) and occurred at a depth of 19 miles (32 km), the USGS said. It was centered 47 miles (75 km) southwest of Panguna, Papua Ne... | NEW: A tsunami warning issued for Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands has been canceled . The quake was centered 47 miles southwest of Panguna, Papua New Guinea . Quakes with magnitudes between 7.0 and 7.9 are classified as major . |
(CNN) -- In the rich man's world of diversified asset portfolios and international investment opportunities, luxury property in the right market equals hot property. But where do speculating millionaires and billionaires get the most bang for their buck? Is it in the suave sophistication of New York City, the ornate sp... | Monaco ranks first as most expensive per square meter . Ranking taken from Knight Frank Wealth Report 2013 . Three Asian cities make the top ten for most expensive luxury properties . |
Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Cuban President Raul Castro announced on Monday that the Communist Party will hold a long-delayed congress next April as the country struggles to reshape its Soviet economic model. There hasn't been a congress since 1997. Castro postponed one scheduled for the end of 2009 so the government could f... | Cuba's last Communist Party congress was in 1997 . The meetings are used to set policy . The congress also will determine if Fidel Castro will stay on has head of the party . He renounced all other government titles after stepping down in 2006 . |
Masato Mizuno was made president of the Mizuno Corporation, which was founded by his grandfather in 1906, in 1989. Masato is not just a businessman, but is also an avid supporter of the Olympians, athletes, the Olympic Movement, sport and environmental protection. Masato Mizuno, who has a strong commitment to environme... | Masato Mizuno became president of Mizuno in 1989 . Mizuno was founded by his grandfather in 1906 . Awarded Olympic Order in 2001 for services to the Olympic Movement . |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- A North Korean torpedo attack was the most likely cause for the sinking of a South Korean warship last month, according to a US military official. The US believes the ship was sunk by the blast of an underwater explosion, but that the explosive device itself did not come in contact with the ... | U.S. official: North Korean torpedo probably sank S. Korean ship . Explosion occured near, but not in contact with hull, official says . Conclusion matches that expressed by South Korean officials . |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Timothy Joseph Russert Sr., the father of the late Tim Russert of NBC's "Meet the Press," died from natural causes Thursday, according to his family. He was 85. The elder Russert was the subject of his son's 2004 book "Big Russ and Me." The New York Times bestseller captured the lessons passed down ... | Timothy Joseph Russert Sr. was the father of the late journalist Tim Russert . He was also the subject of his son's 2004 bestseller, "Big Russ and Me" His son was the host of "Meet the Press" and died from a heart attack last year . |
(CNN) -- President Barack Obama will make his first overseas trip since taking office at the end of this month, visiting England, France, Germany and the Czech Republic, the White House said Thursday. President Obama wil travel with first lady Michelle Obama to four European nations in the coming weeks. The trip is sch... | The trip is scheduled from March 31-April 5 . Obama first heads to London, where he will attend a summit of world leaders . He will also join NATO meetings in France and Germany . His first trip outside the United States was to Canada last month . |
(CNN)A senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria over the weekend, Iran's semiofficial Fars news agency reported. Gen. Mohammed Ali Allahdadi was killed in the same Sunday airstrike that killed six others during a field inspection in Quneitra, a Hezbollah statement said.... | Gen. Mohammed Ali Allahdadi of Iran's Revolutionary Guard killed in strike, report says . Six others, including the son of a late Hezbollah commander, also killed in strike, Hezbollah says . |
Moscow (CNN) -- Six people died in a plane crash in western Russia on Saturday, an emergency official said. The victims were all crew members on an Antonov An-148 plane belonging to an aircraft factory, Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Elena Smirnykh said. The crash, which occurred in the Belgorod region, did ... | An Antonov An-148 aircraft crashes in Belgorod region . An emergency official says the victims were crew members . Report: An aircraft factory was testing the plane before it was delivered . |
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)At least seven Yemeni soldiers were killed and nine others wounded after suicide car bomb attacks on a military base in the city of Seyoun in southern Yemen on Tuesday. Two car bombs detonated at the military headquarters in Hadramout province in the northeast of the country, Yemeni intelligence offic... | Ansar al Sharia, an al Qaeda affiliate, claimed responsibility . Medical officials said the death toll could rise . |
(CNN) -- A Russian spacecraft was launched Sunday in Kazakhstan, carrying crew members from three countries to a four-month deployment aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, Japan's Aki Hoshide and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko will join other crew members on the station, according... | NEW: Spacecraft is launched in Kazakhstan . Soyuz spacecraft taking three crew members to space station . The Soyuz is expected to dock with the station on Tuesday . |
(CNN) -- The captain of an Italian cruise ship foiled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia on Saturday by ordering his security crew to fire back, Italy's ANSA news agency reported. Six armed pirates in a speedboat attacked the ship, which had about 1,500 people onboard, ANSA said. They fled after the security... | Six armed pirates attacked cruise ship Melody in a speedboat . Captain of cruise ship ordered security crew to fire back . Cruise ship was on its way back to Italy when attack took place . |
Washington (CNN) -- France's newly elected President Francois Hollande said Friday that he is sticking to his campaign pledge to remove his country's forces from Afghanistan by the end of the year. After an Oval Office meeting at the White House with the U.S. president, Hollande told reporters, "I reminded President Ob... | Hollande reminds Obama "that I made a promise to the French people" But France will continue to support Afghanistan "in a different way" France has more than 3,300 forces in Afghanistan . |
Taipei (CNN) -- A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan on Sunday, killing at least one and sending panicked residents dashing to the streets. The quake rattled buildings in central Taipei. Its epicenter was near Jenai town in Nantou county. Local hospital officials reported one death. Measuring the magnitude of earth... | The quake rattles buildings in central Taipei . Panicked residents run to the streets . Its epicenter was near Jenai town in Nantou county . |
New York (CNN) -- Police issued an "all clear" after an electronic greeting card prompted employees at a commercial Israeli bank in New York to call emergency personnel, according to Paul Browne, a New York City Police Department spokesman. Authorities said they initially X-rayed the package and were concerned that it ... | Card containing wires and batteries drew a bomb squad to investigate . It was received at an Israeli bank in Manhattan . Multiple emergency vehicles and up to 20 firefighters had gathered at the building . |
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 . |
(CNN) -- Boy howdy, does the CNN Living team love a house tour! There's just something captivating about walking through a beautiful house, being inspired by design choices and seeing the personal treasures that make a home. And what better place to start a home tour than the front door? Starting this week, we're selec... | CNN Living is starting a weekly house tour with user-submitted photos . This week, we're featuring lovely front porches . Foyers are up next week, so send in photos! |
(CNN) -- Russian authorities detained 140 people -- more than 30 of them foreign nationals -- on Friday in a raid targeting suspected members of Islamic extremist groups, state media reported. The operation was conducted at a place of worship in Dar Ul-Arkam in southern Moscow, state-run RIA Novosti reported, citing in... | State news: The operation targeted suspected members of Islamic extremist groups . More than 30 of those detained are foreign nationals . |
(CNN) -- Colombia's soccer officials announced Wednesday they will suspend a defender for the Deportivo Pereira for two games and fine him $560 for kicking an owl on the Junior Barranquilla home field on Sunday. The bird, a mascot for the Junior Barranquilla team, had landed on the field during a game shortly before Lu... | Colombia's Luis Moreno also fined $560 after kicking an owl . Bird was "practically a symbol for the Barranquillera fan," soccer officials said . Owl, which landed on field during game, died a day after incident . |
Moscow (CNN) -- Former Soviet spy Leonid Shebarshin, who was very briefly head of the KGB, was found dead Friday in his apartment in Moscow, an apparent suicide, officials said. The 76-year-old left a suicide note, the state-run news agency Itar-Tass reported Friday, citing city police. A weapon was found near the body... | Former KGB chief Leonid Shebarshin is found dead in his apartment in Moscow . A weapon is found near the body, an official says . A suicide note is also found, police tell state news agency . |
Editor's note: This post was created as a collaborative effort between the editorial staffs of BuzzFeed and CNN. (BuzzFeed/CNN) -- There's probably no wrong way to ask the person you love to spend the rest of their life with you. There are, however, some methods that are way more awesome than others. When it comes popp... | Some go above and beyond to prove their love to significant others, everyone else . Zach Braff stars in man's proposal video . Follow CNN Living on Facebook and Twitter . |
(CNN) -- An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.6 struck eastern Venezuela on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake's epicenter was about 25 miles from Carupano, near the Caribbean coast in northeastern Venezuela, the agency said. It was 7 miles deep. The geological survey revised its estimates ... | NEW: USGS revises Venezuela quake's magnitude to 5.6 . NEW: No damage or casualties immediately reported . Earthquake occurs 235 miles east of the capital Caracas . Quake is 7 miles below surface, U.S. Geological Survey says . |
Editor's note: This post was created for your reading pleasure as a collaborative effort between the editorial staffs of BuzzFeed and CNN. (CNN/BuzzFeed) -- In some ways, it has been a pretty tough year for America -- and a year for tough Americans. The year started in the shadow of the Sandy Hook school shooting. Then... | Hard times brought out the best in Americans this year . Here are 10 stories that might make you feel a little prouder to be an American this July 4th . Share your moments of American pride with us on CNN Living on Facebook and Twitter . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Margaret Pellegrini, one of the last surviving Munchkins from the original production of "The Wizard of Oz," died Wednesday, the Munchkins spokesman said. She was 89. Pellegrini played the flowerpot Munchkin and one of the sleepy head kids in the classic 1939 film, according to spokesman Ted Bultha... | Margaret Pellegrini played the flowerpot Munchkin and one of the sleepy head kids . Two Munchkins survive, including Lollipop Kid Jerry Maren, 93, and Ruth Duccini, 95 . "The Wizard of Oz" is a 1939 movie classic . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- In this week's episode of Justin Bieber's brush with the law, the pop singer has been accused of attempted robbery, police said. It sounds worse than it may be: The alleged incident is apparently over a cell phone. Los Angeles Police Department robbery detectives were investigating a report of an a... | LAPD robbery detectives are investigating an incident involving Bieber, police say . Source close to Bieber says incident "wasn't a big deal" People were "taking pictures, some more aggressive than others," source says . The pop star has been in a whirlwind of controversy this year . |
(CNN) -- Two pilots safely ejected before an F-16 crashed during a training mission on Wednesday night near Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona, an Air Force spokeswoman told CNN. They were recovered a short time later by an ambulance crew, CNN affiliate KPHO reported. Air Force officials reported both pilots were... | Air Force officials report both pilots are uninjured . The fighter jet sputtered and popped before gong down, witnesses said . |
New Orleans (CNN) -- Two people were killed and more than 50 others injured Thursday in a 40-car pileup that shut down Interstate 10 in eastern New Orleans, authorities said. Both eastbound and westbound lanes were closed following the crashes, which began about 4 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET), said Garry Flot, New Orlea... | The crashes began occurring about 4 a.m. local time . Heavy fog was in the area at the time . I-10 is shut down in both directions . |
Hairspray your hair into an '80s one-sided ponytail, put your Devo tape into your tape deck and get ready to dance to Delta Air Lines' latest safety video. An homage to the 1980s, this is the airline's fourth new safety video in two years, says Delta spokeswoman Leslie Scott. "We want people to stay engaged while watch... | It's blast from the 1980s past in this Delta video . Make sure your nail polish is shiny when you buckle up . A certain redhead shows up again in this video . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Pakistani Taliban declared Friday they will target the weddings and funerals of anyone involved in pro-government activity against them. The threat came as the Taliban claimed responsibility for Thursday's suicide blast targeting a funeral procession for a member of an anti-Taliban mili... | The Taliban says they will target enemies' weddings, funerals . Thursday's explosion killed 40 people and injured 67 others . |
(CNN) -- An airstrike targeted a key Palestinian militant involved in numerous rocket attacks on Israel, the latter's military said Sunday. Abdallah Kharti is a key operative for the Popular Resistance Committees, according to the Israel defense forces. The group opposes peace talks with Israel. The Israeli air force c... | The Israeli military conducted the airstrike on Gaza on Sunday . 33 rockets have been launched from Gaza into Israel so far this year, it says . |
(CNN) -- A series of four strong earthquakes spanning just over an hour struck the Philippines' Moro Gulf on Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Three of the four earthquakes had magnitudes between 7.3 and 7.6; the other came in at a 5.4 magnitude. The first quake struck at 6:08 a.m. (6:08 p.m. E... | NEW: Four earthquakes hit waters south of Philippines . NEW: Three of the four have magnitudes above 7.0 . No tsunami warning was immediately issued . |
(CNN) -- Four people died when a small plane with 10 aboard crashed in southwestern Alaska on Friday evening, authorities said. The Cessna 208 went down near St. Mary's village after it was reported missing the same day. Its wreckage was later discovered. The relatives of the deceased have been notified, said Megan Pet... | NEW: NTSB is investigating . The Cessna 208 went down near St. Mary's village . It was reported missing the same day . The relatives of the deceased have been notified . |
Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) -- Authorities in Argentina's capital are searching for at least three people who allegedly broke into a bank through an underground tunnel, state media reported. Investigators believe the thieves entered the bank through a 30-meter (98-foot) tunnel -- replete with rugs, lighting and venti... | Investigators find a tunnel between a bank and a nearby rented business . The robbery occured over the New Year's holiday weekend . The bank says suspects broke into at least 130 safe-deposit boxes . |
(CNN) -- The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, was briefly evacuated Wednesday after an alarm was raised over a suspicious envelope containing white powder, Stockholm police said. Stockholm police are moving the envelope to a secure location in order to examine it, police spokesman Albin Navery said. "The embassy has ... | The embassy was briefly evacuated after a suspicious envelope sparked an alert . The envelope contained white powder, Stockholm police said . Stockholm police will examine the contents of the envelope in a secure place . The all-clear has now been given, CNN affiliate TV4 reports . |
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck early Sunday off Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake rattled a remote swath of sea between the Pacific and Indian oceans, north of Australia and east of Timor-Leste, some 5.6 miles (9 kilometers) deep, according to the U.S. agency. It was centered approximatel... | The quake rattles a remote swath of sea between the Pacific and Indian oceans . It is 9 kilometers deep and was centered 212 miles from Saumlaki, Indonesia . No tsunami warnings or advisories are immediately issued . |
(CNN) -- A Yemeni government aircraft mistakenly bombed its own troops, killing 29 soldiers, a security official told CNN on Sunday. The incident occurred Saturday night in southern Abyan province, where Yemeni forces have been battling Islamic militants, said the Yemeni security official, who spoke on condition of ano... | Official: "The attack was an accident and many lives were lost" The soldiers were struck while using a school as a launching pad to strike at militiants, the official said . State-run Saba News Agency denies the attack took place . |
(CNN) -- The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in Arrowhead Stadium, ending the defending Super Bowl champions' quest for a perfect season. The Packers, who were 13-0 this season, were defeated 19-14 by the 5-8 Chiefs. Despite the loss -- the Packers' first in 20 games -- Green Bay remains firmly ... | NEW: Indianapolis Colts win their first game of the season . Chiefs beat Packers 19-14 at Arrowhead Stadium . The Packers were 13-0 this season and had won 19 straight . |
(CNN) -- Israeli forces killed two militants in Gaza on Sunday morning, Palestinian officials said. The forces said they saw suspects "planting explosives along the security fence along the southern Gaza Strip." A spokesman for the forces confirmed the attacks, saying there were "direct hits," but did not provide the n... | Israeli forces say they saw suspects planting explosives . A militant group says two of its fighters were killed . |
Miami, Florida (CNN) -- Bermuda's weather officials have relaxed local storm advisories after news arrived that Fiona is downgraded to a tropical depression. But Gaston, however, can still regain strength in the next two days and become a tropical cyclone, U.S. forecasters said Friday. Fiona's center -- which was expec... | NEW: Fiona is now a tropical depression . Fiona expected to pass near Bermuda Saturday . Gaston could become a tropical cyclone in 48 hours . |
(CNN) -- All passengers aboard a passenger train that fell into a river in southwest China's Sichuan ProvinceThursday got out alive, state-run CCTV reported Friday. The accident occurred in Guanghan at about 3:20 p.m. Thursday on the Shi-ting-jiang Bridge, part of the railway line that links Chengdu and Baoji, in north... | NEW: All passengers got out alive . Floods caused the bridge piers to collapse, forcing the train from its track . The train was traveling from Shaanxi to Yunnan Province . |
(CNN Student News) -- March 8, 2013 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . North Korea . California; Florida . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is published. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program . Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary . Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . |
New Delhi (CNN) -- An Indian freelance journalist working for an Iranian news outlet has been arrested in connection with the bombing of an Israeli embassy car in New Delhi last month, authorities said Wednesday. The suspect has been identified as Syed Mohammad Kazmi and is being held on charges of plotting the attack,... | NEW: The man is being questioned by New Delhi police . The police have detained him as part of an investigation into a bombing last month . A device attached to an Israel Embassy vehicle exploded, wounding several people . Israel has accused Iran of being behind the attacks, a claim that Tehran denies . |
(CNN) -- Taliban insurgents have killed 14 Afghan National Security forces, including two policemen, in northern Afghanistan, government officials said. About 180 Afghan security forces were traveling in a convoy Sunday when more than 200 Taliban fighters attacked them in a very remote part of Sar-e-Pul province, Gov. ... | Insurgents strike a military convoy in northern Afghanistan and kill 14 people, officials say . 200 Taliban fighters attack 180 Afghan forces in a remote part of Sar-e-Pul province . Taliban capture six soldiers, Afghan forces kill 23 Taliban in the fighting, officials say . A suicide car bomb in Wardak province kills ... |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Three members of the Afghan National Security Forces have been killed after a helicopter was hit by munitions fired into Bagram Airfield, a NATO official said Tuesday. Four rounds landed in the airfield on Monday around 10 p.m., said Lt. Col Hagen Messer, a spokesman for NATO's International... | Two ISAF service members are wounded in the incident . A helicopter is hit after rounds are fired into the airfield . ISAF has begun an investigation into what happened . |
(CNN) -- After a dramatic end to a year-long qualifying campaign, the 16 teams competing in the 2012 African Cup of Nations have learned their group stage opponents after the draw for January's tournament in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea was made. The two-yearly tournament will be without some of African football's most ... | The draw has been made for the 2012 African Cup of Nations . The tournament will get underway with Equatorial Guinea v Libya on January 21 in Bata . Stade d'Angonde in Libreville will host the final on February 12 . |
(CNN) -- Hate to break it to you, girls -- and guys. John Legend tied the knot. To his model girlfriend. In Italy. Legend, 34, married Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, Chrissy Teigen, on Saturday in Lake Como. The lovebirds' wedding comes as no surprise. Teigen keeps an online blog, where she posts recipes and tidbit... | Legend marries model girlfriend in Italy . The acclaimed singer's latest album is called "Love in the Future" |
(CNN) -- Twelve Lebanese soldiers have been killed in the southern city of Sidon since Sunday, in fighting with armed followers of Lebanese Sunni hardline cleric Sheikh Ahmed al-Asir, according to the Lebanese state news agency. Despite the casualties, the National News Agency reported that the Lebanese army had tighte... | Lebanese state news agency: Government troops surround Sunni cleric's compound . Civil war violence from Syria spills over to Lebanon . |
(CNN) -- IN FOCUS: Oil Price at OPEC . This week Marketplace Middle East is in Vienna, where energy ministers gathered for the 161st OPEC Meeting. Several issues are being discussed, but MME takes a look at one of the most deliberated -- the price of oil. FACETIME: Abdul-Hussain Ali Mirza . Unlike its neighbors, the Ki... | As energy ministers gather in Vienna for OPEC Meeting, MME looks at oil prices . Despite not having much oil wealth, Bahrain plans to boost its production . Bahrain's energy minister tells MME the output will double over the next five years . |
(CNN) -- One of the worst-hit cities in the Philippines, Tacloban, has been completely devastated by Typhoon Haiyan. The capital city of Leyte province, nearly 400 miles south-east of Manila, was one of the first places hit by the storm. Around 200,000 people were made homeless in a matter of hours as a wall of ocean w... | The stadium was one of just a handful of structures in Tacloban to withstand the storm . It is now being used as a refugee center where thousands have taken shelter . Scroll the slider above to see the Tacloban stadium before and after the storm . |
(CNN) -- Jessica Alba gave birth Saturday to her second daughter with husband Cash Warren, according to a post Sunday on the actress' Facebook page. Haven Garner Warren weighed in at 7 pounds and measured 19 inches long, Alba said in the posting. "Healthy and happy! Big Sister Honor couldn't be more excited about the n... | Haven Garner Warren is the couple's second daughter together . She was born Saturday . |
(CNN) -- How do the world's busiest airports rate when it comes to getting planes off the ground on time? We've taken the top 20 airports in terms of total passenger numbers and ranked them according to how often flights take-off with 15 minutes of the scheduled departure time. The figure for each airport is the percen... | Tokyo Haneda ranks the best for on-time departures . Despite a patchy reputation, Atlanta comes in second . Airports in China have the worst record for timely take-offs . |
(CNN) -- Tropical Storm Cristobal formed early Sunday in the Caribbean, having strengthened from a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said. It has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph. The hurricane center issued tropical storm warnings on Sunday for the southeastern and central Bahamas as well as for the ... | It has maximum sustained winds of 45 mph . Tropical storm warnings have been issued in parts of the Bahamas . NWS forecast puts the storm east of the United States early next week . |
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