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baghdad , iraq -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- coalition troops killed the al qaeda terrorist who masterminded the february 2006 attack on samarra 's al-askariya mosque and set off continuing violence and reprisal killings between sunnis and shiites , the u.s. military said sunday . the attack on samarra 's al-askariya mosque set o... | <s> haitham sabah al-badri was the al qaeda emir of greater samarra . </s> <s> u.s. military says al-badri suspected in two other attacks that killed 49 . </s> <s> family of slain girl upset soldier was n't sentenced to death , reuters says . </s> <s> at least 11 people killed in mortar attacks in baghdad , interior mi... |
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the chinese government is bracing itself for a rush of people wishing to marry when the summer olympics kick off on august 8 -- because the number carries a special significance in chinese culture , the state news agency said sunday . a traditional ming-style wedding is held in nanjing , china , last... | <s> china braces for rush of weddings on opening day of olympics . </s> <s> opening day of beijing olympics is august 8 , 2008 . </s> <s> the number `` 8 '' is considered by many chinese to carry good fortune . </s> |
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... | <s> mother seeks to have womb of severely disabled daughter , 15 , removed . </s> <s> briton wants to prevent cerebral palsy sufferer feeling pain of menstruation . </s> <s> uk doctors seek legal advice to see if they can perform hysterectomy . </s> <s> charity for disabled says move could infringe human rights . </s> |
-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... | <s> `` i love oru with all my heart , '' richard roberts writes in his resignation letter . </s> <s> three professors allege they were fired for revealing misspending . </s> <s> roberts and wife deny spending university funds improperly . </s> <s> roberts announced last month he was stepping aside temporarily as presid... |
-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... | <s> journalist spent a year looking for the world 's happiest countries . </s> <s> eric weiner : bhutan is probably the closest thing on earth to shangri-la . </s> <s> he marvels at the creativity and `` coziness '' of iceland . </s> <s> self-described `` grump : '' chocolate contributes to happiness in switzerland . <... |
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... | <s> police confiscate computers , examine information on web sites . </s> <s> gunman may have frequented the westroads mall , police say . </s> <s> mall shooter was ward of state for almost four years , governor says . </s> <s> army recruiters turned down robert hawkins when he tried to enlist . </s> |
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... | <s> nihat kahveci put turkey into euro 2008 with 1-0 win over bosnia/herzegovina . </s> <s> nihat struck at the end of a first half as turkey joined holders greece in finals . </s> <s> portugal joined poland in qualifying from group a with 0-0 draw with finland . </s> |
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... | <s> thousands lined beirut streets to honor anti-syrian mp , killed in car bomb blast . </s> <s> noted parliamentarian killed along with four others during wednesday rush hour . </s> <s> flag-draped coffin paraded through streets before burial in christian district . </s> <s> day of national mourning called , with scho... |
-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... | <s> dogs ruled in new york during pet fashion week . </s> <s> dazzling couture designs trotted down the runway . </s> <s> upscale pet accessories , apparel , and lifestyle items on display . </s> <s> design awards encourage pushing the envelope in style . </s> |
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... | <s> police say 20 suspected of involvement in the recruiting suicide bombers held . </s> <s> arrests were in italy and across other european countries , police say . </s> <s> those held are accused of recruiting bombers to go to iraq and afghanistan . </s> <s> 11 people were held in italy and nine others across europe ... |
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... | <s> new : the 17-year-old suspect allegedly fired the fatal shot . </s> <s> new : eric rivera jr. will be moved to a miami-dade facility wednesday , attorney says . </s> <s> three adult suspects in sean taylor slaying on suicide watch . </s> <s> taylor died after being shot in home invasion last week . </s> |
-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 ... | <s> nair directed `` monsoon wedding , '' `` vanity fair , '' `` salaam bombay ! '' </s> <s> her film , `` the namesake , '' is based on jhumpa lahiri 's novel . </s> <s> nair cast character of `` gogol '' after teenage son 's recommendation . </s> <s> nair : indian and american audiences `` not that different '' </s> |
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... | <s> new : deadly struggle `` transpired within six minutes . that 's all it took , '' sheriff says . </s> <s> new : suspect faces charges including first-degree murder and escape . </s> <s> incident happened as the deputy was transporting michael mazza to court . </s> <s> mazza was apprehended after a massive manhunt .... |
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... | <s> couples who share names with the couple from the nativity story get free room . </s> <s> almost 30 josephs and marys have signed up for the free night 's stay . </s> <s> couples have to bring proof of identity . </s> <s> they also have to prove that they are in a long-term relationship . </s> |
-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... | <s> woman sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in jail under islamic law . </s> <s> judge more than doubled 19-year-old 's sentence for speaking to the media . </s> <s> woman 's lawyer loses law license for speaking to saudi-controlled media . </s> <s> human rights group : lawyer faces three-year suspension and disba... |
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... | <s> telegram : king hussein wanted u.s. strike on invading syrian troops in 1970 . </s> <s> nixon white house urged saudis to distance from plo 's fatah organization . </s> <s> papers also discuss israeli acquisition of nuclear weapon . </s> <s> documents among 10,000 papers released wednesday by nixon library . </s> |
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... | <s> justice department must decide whether to pursue investigation . </s> <s> former agent john kiriakou talked about interrogation technique on tv . </s> <s> kiriakou attorney says probe could cause cia more problems . </s> <s> administration summoned for court hearing on destroyed tapes . </s> |
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 ... | <s> new : coast guard initial assessment : human error probably involved . </s> <s> it was crew 's first voyage on cosco busan , which hit bay bridge in dense fog . </s> <s> crew not allowed to leave ship due to federal law , says coast guard . </s> <s> feds launch criminal probe ; 58,000 gallons leaked and killed near... |
-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... | <s> woman remembers one valentine 's day as `` black monday '' </s> <s> high expectations for day can come crashing down . </s> <s> man ended valentine 's day in handcuffs with date puking . </s> <s> skip gag gifts -- can of spam not a good gift . </s> |
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... | <s> orange jailed in alabama in 1965 for getting students to help voting rights drives . </s> <s> in march to support him , a man was killed , leading to ` bloody sunday , ' famed march . </s> <s> after successful selma-to-montgomery march , voting rights act signed into law . </s> |
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... | <s> angelina jolie visits iraq to boost efforts to help internally displaced refugees . </s> <s> actress tells cnn : `` there does n't seem to be real coherent plan to help them '' </s> <s> jolie is goodwill ambassador for u.n. high commissioner for refugees . </s> <s> more than 4.2 million iraqis have fled homes , 2 m... |
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... | <s> udinese stay fifth in italy 's serie a after suffering a 3-1 defeat away to napoli . </s> <s> ezequiel lavezzi scored twice in two second-half minutes to end goal drought . </s> <s> both teams were reduced to 10 men , with one player sent off in each half . </s> <s> fabrizio miccoli scores only goal to give palermo... |
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... | <s> new trial at heathrow airport will use rfid to accurately track and monitor luggage . </s> <s> compared to exsiting bar codes , rfid tags offer 15 percent more reading accuracy . </s> <s> a proposed service will send sms to passengers informing when bags arrive . </s> |
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... | <s> former lebanese president amin gemayel loses by a few hundred votes . </s> <s> candidates will replace legislator pierre gemayel and lawmaker walid eido . </s> <s> both were allies of u.s.-backed lebanese government and opponents of syria . </s> |
-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... | <s> parents of church shooter meet with victims ' family . </s> <s> they `` met and hugged and cried , '' pastor says . </s> <s> matthew murray , 24 , killed four people in two shootings , before killing himself . </s> <s> his parents also thanked guard who shot their son . </s> |
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... | <s> iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad wanted to visit ground zero . </s> <s> new york city officials said no because site is under construction . </s> <s> the united states considers iran a state sponsor of terrorism . </s> <s> leaders call request `` audacious , '' `` unacceptable '' </s> |
-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... | <s> judge : lisa nowak 's statements and items in her car were unlawfully obtained . </s> <s> nowak 's attorneys have said her comments were made under duress . </s> <s> former astronaut is accused of stalking and assaulting a romantic rival . </s> <s> nowak has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted kidnapp... |
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... | <s> majid khan 's attorneys say he endured an `` aggressive '' interrogation program . </s> <s> khan 's allegations of torture redacted in court documents . </s> <s> bush administration : khan worked for 9/11 mastermind khalid sheikh mohammed . </s> <s> cia : the united states does not conduct or condone torture . </s> |
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... | <s> sharon long is forensic artist who creates faces from skulls . </s> <s> fort myers , florida , police called her after they found eight sets of remains . </s> <s> only two of the eight remains have been identified . </s> |
-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... | <s> texas voters go to the polls march 4 . </s> <s> sen. john mccain is the clear front-runner on the republican side . </s> <s> sen. barack obama is on an eight-state winning streak . </s> <s> some strategists see texas as a must-win state for sen. hillary clinton . </s> |
-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... | <s> four-week-old polar bear separated from mother amid fears she would eat it . </s> <s> nuremberg city zoo 's other polar bear ate its own two offspring earlier this week . </s> <s> mother was showing signs of being upset and confused , zookeepers said . </s> |
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 ... | <s> glasgow derby between celtic and rangers on wednesday is postponed . </s> <s> decision made as a mark of respect after death of ex-player phil o'donnell . </s> <s> motherwell 's home game against celtic next sunday was already called off . </s> |
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... | <s> fran townsend says she 'll look for opportunities in the private sector . </s> <s> townsend has worked in government and law enforcement for 25 years . </s> <s> townsend will be on a panel searching for a replacement . </s> |
-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... | <s> police affidavit quotes mother 's statement about beating that killed girl . </s> <s> mother 's husband threw riley ann sawyers across room , affidavit says . </s> <s> husband later attempted suicide , mother told police . </s> <s> riley ann 's mother and her husband arrested after a tip led to search . </s> |
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... | <s> indian judges bus mobile courts to rural villages to ease backlog . </s> <s> judges say the mobile courts make justice more convenient . </s> <s> india has an estimated 300 million unresolved court cases . </s> |
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... | <s> new : 123 structures destroyed by wildfires in lake arrowhead . </s> <s> new : white house : federal agriculture department will provide fire crews . </s> <s> fires threaten san diego zoo 's wild animal park ; animals evacuated . </s> <s> malibu canyon fire is 10 percent contained , officials say . </s> |
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... | <s> attorney : clients allege terrorism , war crimes , wrongful death , seek $ 7.86 billion . </s> <s> plaintiffs want $ 20 million in damages for each of 393 victims named in suit . </s> <s> chiquita admits paying a group that the u.s. labeled a terrorist organization . </s> <s> company `` categorically denies '' atto... |
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... | <s> man posted photos on the internet of himself sexually abusing underage boys . </s> <s> computer experts managed to undo digital masking to reveal the man . </s> <s> man abused 12 boys in vietnam and cambodia . </s> |
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... | <s> of 100,000 items , library systems are able to locate about 20,000 . </s> <s> inspector general : this does not mean the remaining items are missing . </s> <s> inspector general : items may `` be safely located within the library 's storage '' </s> <s> ronald reagan presidential foundation expresses `` serious conc... |
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 ... | <s> topps meat co. hamburger patties may contain e. coli bacteria . </s> <s> new jersey plant 's grinding operation shut down . </s> <s> as many as 25 cases of illness recorded in eight states . </s> |
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... | <s> two cars loaded with gasoline and nails found abandoned in london friday . </s> <s> 52 people killed on july 7 , 2005 after bombs exploded on london bus , trains . </s> <s> british capital wracked by violence by the ira for years . </s> |
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... | <s> `` he admitted playing with matches and starting the fire , '' says police report . </s> <s> boy , whose name and age were not given , is home with his parents . </s> <s> buckweed fire burned 38,000 acres , destroyed 63 structures , 21 of them homes . </s> |
-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... | <s> fire chief : `` i think it 's a miracle that we have n't seen some serious injuries '' </s> <s> officials are investigating whether truck 's speed a factor in the accident , chief says . </s> <s> evacuees taken to an armory converted into a shelter , red cross says . </s> <s> man tells wcvb-tv his car caught fire ,... |
-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... | <s> new : fires at camp pendleton cause evacuation of 3,000 marines . </s> <s> military lending direct and indirect assistance to firefighting efforts . </s> <s> as firefighting efforts go on , base officials poised to evacuate . </s> <s> navy and marine corps have more than 20 facilities in san diego area . </s> |
-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... | <s> kaka deservedly named world player of the year for the first time in his career . </s> <s> the brazilian beats cristiano ronaldo and lionel messi in the journalists ' vote . </s> <s> the 25-year-old averages one goal in three games for both ac milan and brazil . </s> |
-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... | <s> new : vick 's attorney says early surrender shows vick accepts responsibility . </s> <s> sentencing set for december 10 on dogfighting charges against michael vick . </s> <s> atlanta falcons quarterback pleaded guilty in august . </s> <s> monday , he surrendered to begin whatever sentence he gets on december 10 . <... |
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... | <s> head of iraqi red crescent says parents abandoning their kids at alarming rates . </s> <s> sometimes he wonders : `` oh my god , how are we going to solve it ? '' </s> <s> the greatest concern is the long-term effect on an entire generation . </s> <s> `` trauma of what 's happening to those children is enormous '' ... |
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... | <s> riots in french suburb for second night after two teens killed in police crash . </s> <s> violence spreads from villiers-le-bel , north of paris , to two nearby towns . </s> <s> more than 60 police injured , bombarded with molotov cocktails and bottles of acid . </s> <s> parallels drawn with unrest in 2005 , when p... |
-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... | <s> new : bridge reopens friday morning after highway engineers give ok . </s> <s> four killed in chain reaction crash that started when two tractor-trailers collided . </s> <s> three killed in pickup truck that fell off bridge ; 4th victim in car that hit one 18-wheeler . </s> <s> crash happened on bridge linking phar... |
-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... | <s> discussion on campaign trail turns to foreign policy , national security , terrorism . </s> <s> candidates trying to portray themselves as the one with the most experience . </s> <s> richardson says he would call on musharraf to step down , thompson disagrees . </s> <s> mccain challenges giuliani 's foreign policy ... |
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... | <s> french and australian leaders arrive in afghanistan . </s> <s> both leaders expected to meet with afghan president hamid karzai . </s> <s> both will visit with their respective country 's troops . </s> |
-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... | <s> pope says football can teach values of `` honesty , solidarity and fraternity '' </s> <s> sport should be used as a vehicle of education for young people , he says . </s> <s> vatican has endorsed lower league club ancona 's adoption of ethical code . </s> <s> german-born pope is reputed to be a bayern munich fan . ... |
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... | <s> pakistan rejects fears its nuclear weapons could fall into the hands of extremists . </s> <s> mohamed elbaradei , u.n. nuclear watchdog chief , voiced his worries tuesday . </s> <s> elbaradei : i fear chaos in this state , which has 30 or 40 nuclear weapons . </s> <s> pakistan : our nuclear weapons as secure as tho... |
-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 ... | <s> scientology membership a privilege that 's earned , cruise says . </s> <s> 2004 video part of ceremony honoring cruise for humanitarian work . </s> <s> scientology defined as `` study of the truth '' </s> |
-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... | <s> kenya 's once-stable economy faltering due to violence following disputed election . </s> <s> equity market on nairobi stock exchange lost $ 591 million on first day of 2008 . </s> <s> business leaders say the government losing $ 29.5 million a day in revenues . </s> <s> thriving tourist industry also hit , with br... |
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... | <s> rinko kikuchi was oscar-nominated for her performance in the film `` babel '' </s> <s> she has recently worked with karl lagerfeld as the new face of channel . </s> <s> she challenges the traditional demure image of the japanese woman . </s> |
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... | <s> thaksin shinawatra 's wife handed arrest warrant after she returns to thailand . </s> <s> pojamarn shinawatra faces corruption charges that could imprison her for 20 years . </s> <s> the case involves pojamarn 's 2003 purchase of some prime bangkok real estate . </s> |
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... | <s> new : military says some of the 26 bodies may belong to iraqi police . </s> <s> complex believed to be an al qaeda in iraq haven . </s> <s> coalition forces say they made the discovery during operations in northern iraq . </s> <s> military : evidence of torture and murder against local villagers found . </s> |
-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... | <s> lance corporal due to give birth at any time , sheriff says . </s> <s> marine 's car found monday at bus station . </s> <s> mother reported marine missing on december 19 . </s> <s> sheriff : marine was to testify about incident at base , according to mother . </s> |
-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... | <s> this month art of life looks at motorbike , planes , djs and rock idols . </s> <s> monita visits the ducati factory in bologna , meets moto champ casey stoner . </s> <s> iron maiden singer bruce dickinson talks about his passion for flying . </s> <s> dj paul van dyk takes us on a tour of his favorite parts of berli... |
-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... | <s> independents , democrats can vote in michigan 's open republican primary . </s> <s> no democratic delegates at stake , and most top-tier candidates are n't on ballot . </s> <s> economic woes top concern for michigan primary voters . </s> |
-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... | <s> the boeing 777 aircraft first entered service on june 7 , 1995 . </s> <s> first airplane u.s. -lrb- faa -rrb- approved for extended-range twin-engine operations . </s> <s> engineers designed , electronically pre-assembled the 777 using computers . </s> <s> in 2005 , a boeing 777 set a new world record for distance ... |
-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... | <s> adam gadahn in videotape tears up u.s. passport , speaks in arabic and english . </s> <s> tape was released by as sahab , al qaeda 's video production wing . </s> <s> originally from california , gadahn talks about bush 's upcoming trip to middle east . </s> <s> gadahn is on the fbi 's most wanted list with $ 1 mil... |
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... | <s> seven manchester united supporters taken to hospital before game in rome . </s> <s> british embassy officials in rome said five of the fans received stab wounds . </s> <s> embassy spokeswoman said that the injuries were not thought to be serious . </s> |
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 .... | <s> chester stiles ' ex-girlfriend says she 's `` disgusted '' she helped him meet child . </s> <s> stiles sought by police as suspect in 3-year-old girl 's videotaped rape . </s> <s> ex-girlfriend tina allen says he seemed good with kids when she dated him . </s> <s> allen says the girl lived in same apartment with he... |
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... | <s> ted sorensen helped draft kennedy 's 1960 speech on roman catholicism . </s> <s> gop presidential hopeful mitt romney delivers speech on faith in politics . </s> <s> kennedy , romney views on religion differ greatly , sorensen says . </s> <s> sorensen says kennedy viewed religion as more of a private matter . </s> |
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... | <s> new : donors pledge $ 7.4 billion to help build a palestinian state . </s> <s> new : imf offers to monitor palestinians ' promised reforms . </s> <s> palestinian aid conference organizers hail event as a new beginning . </s> <s> tony blair says donors need to be repaid with steps to create a lasting settlement . </... |
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... | <s> cnn 's octavia nasr : will lebanon 's brief renaissance be snuffed out ? </s> <s> nasr says lebanon 's key power players have n't changed since 1980s . </s> <s> nasr : current struggle threatens to set lebanon back 20 years . </s> |
-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 ... | <s> new : sources say pardon unrelated to hajj nor subsequent eid al-adha . </s> <s> new : justice minister says king felt pardon in best interests of saudi people . </s> <s> report : king abdullah pardons rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes . </s> <s> a saudi court had ruled the 19-year-old had an `` illegitimate rela... |
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... | <s> new : secretary of state calls rep. tom lantos `` a true american hero '' </s> <s> lantos was only holocaust survivor to serve in congress . </s> <s> california congressman disclosed last month he was suffering from cancer . </s> <s> lantos had said he would not seek re-election to 15th term in house . </s> |
-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 ... | <s> kenya 's 36 million population made up of around 40 tribal groups . </s> <s> president mwai kibaki belongs to the influential and powerful kikuyu tribe . </s> <s> challenger raila odinga 's luo tribe forms sizeable group in west , nairobi slums . </s> <s> kenya dogged by poverty , violent crime , corruption , simme... |
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... | <s> new : all vehicles banned in city of amara through thursday , provincial governor says . </s> <s> death toll continues to rise as interior ministry reports 151 wounded . </s> <s> state television reports that many of the casualties are women , children . </s> <s> amara has been scene of fighting between rival shiit... |
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... | <s> manji says bhutto disappointed some because she adhered to feudal politics . </s> <s> during bhutto 's time in office , writer says , she did not defy anti-rape laws . </s> <s> pakistan must `` transcend both trauma and tribalism , '' manji says . </s> |
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... | <s> bush : u.s. , turkey and iraq must unite against pkk kurdish separatists . </s> <s> iraqi kurds are critical of both pkk and air attacks against them . </s> <s> turkey bombed alleged pkk sites in northern iraq over the weekend . </s> <s> pkk has spent 20 years fighting for autonomy in turkey ; uses iraq as a base .... |
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... | <s> claims by diana 's butler that he knew `` secret '' about her trashed by coroner . </s> <s> paul burrell asked to testify about the last letter the late princess gave him . </s> <s> coroner revealed burrell 's `` secret '' was diana planned to buy property abroad . </s> <s> but coroner said the revelation is `` fai... |
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 ... | <s> paul burrell , princess diana 's former butler , gives evidence at inquest . </s> <s> describes phone call in which diana 's mother called her daughter `` a whore '' </s> <s> burrell says queen elizabeth 's husband was not involved in diana 's death . </s> <s> also claims that diana told him : `` i need marriage li... |
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... | <s> top seed andy roddick reaches last eight of atp tournament in san jose . </s> <s> the american defeats delray beach winner kei nishikori of japan 6-2 6-4 . </s> <s> second seed james blake also advances but third seed tommy haas is out . </s> |
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... | <s> at least 10 people have died in torrential rains in ecuador , officials say . </s> <s> authorities say the rains are the worst in a quarter century . </s> <s> civil defense officials say more than 10,000 families have been affected . </s> <s> ecuador 's president declares state of emergency , orders army , police t... |
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... | <s> several marines are the focus of 2004 falluja civilian death investigation . </s> <s> allegations from former marine called `` credible '' </s> <s> sources : naval criminal investigative services conducting the probe . </s> |
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 ... | <s> `` no country for old men '' wins four awards , including best picture and director . </s> <s> four acting awards go to europeans : cotillard , day-lewis , bardem and swinton . </s> <s> best original screenplay is awarded to former stripper diablo cody for `` juno '' </s> <s> host jon stewart jokes about the recent... |
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... | <s> italian tennis players potito starace and daniele bracciali banned by the atp . </s> <s> the pair have been suspended for betting on matches , although not their own . </s> <s> starace suspended for six weeks while bracciali is banned for three months . </s> |
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... | <s> new law raises auto fuel efficiency standards . </s> <s> increase to fleet average of 35 miles per gallon is first in 32 years . </s> <s> senate majority leader calls bill a `` great , wonderful first step '' </s> |
-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 ... | <s> new : joshua , 12 , `` happy to be home . ... i did n't think we were going to make it '' </s> <s> family sought shelter from snow in culvert , warmed each other 's frostbitten feet . </s> <s> frederick dominguez and his 3 children set out sunday to cut christmas tree . </s> <s> more than 80 people searched for the... |
-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... | <s> flight attendants call hospital with 24/7 staff , multi-lingual staff who give advice . </s> <s> pilots , not doctors , decide whether to divert a flight due to passenger illness . </s> <s> u.s.-based commercial airlines carry defibrillators , oxygen and medical kits . </s> <s> a passenger died last week aboard an ... |
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... | <s> dodi fayed 's bodyguard says ca n't remember crash that killed princess diana . </s> <s> new : trevor rees received anonymous threatening phone calls , letters after crash . </s> <s> princess diana , boyfriend dodi fayed and driver henri paul all died in accident . </s> <s> rees was a bodyguard employed by dodi fay... |
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... | <s> bush : faith-based groups are `` helping to defeat this epidemic one soul at a time '' </s> <s> world aids day is saturday . </s> <s> more than 2 million people have died of aids this year . </s> <s> bush wants to expand the president 's emergency plan for aids relief . </s> |
-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... | <s> man rescues co-worker from jaws of crocodile in northern australia . </s> <s> he shot crocodile , causing it to let go of man 's arm , second shot hit man 's arm . </s> <s> the two were collecting crocodile eggs by a river bank in the northern territory . </s> <s> wounded man 's injuries were not life-threatening .... |
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... | <s> dozens of people face charges , ranging from money laundering to murder . </s> <s> gambino family accused of profiting from extortion . </s> <s> several companies allegedly paid a `` mob tax , '' department of labor official says . </s> <s> police in italy also make 77 arrests in connection with organized crime . <... |
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... | <s> new : sewage was partially treated , office of emergency services says . </s> <s> the 2.7 million-gallon spill occurred thursday night , sheriff 's department says . </s> <s> pump and alarm failed at marin county waste treatment facility . </s> <s> area being tested ; boaters advised to avoid richardson bay area . ... |
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 ... | <s> new : british counter-terrorism experts re-inspect bhutto 's vehicle . </s> <s> new : bhutto 's assassination was her own fault , says musharraf in interview . </s> <s> new : he blamed her for standing up outside the safety of an armored car . </s> <s> bhutto 's husband , asif ali zardari , wants a u.n. inquiry int... |
-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... | <s> case part of parental custody dispute . </s> <s> father converted to judaism after splitting with wife . </s> <s> father wanted son to convert after getting custody . </s> <s> russian orthodox mother says son does n't want procedure . </s> |
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... | <s> arrests made after atf agents set up a sting operation . </s> <s> affidavit : atf `` became aware '' some soldiers wanted to rob dealers of their cocaine . </s> <s> the investigation began in november . </s> <s> the army rangers are an elite light infantry fighting force . </s> |
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... | <s> u.s. navy makes move amid a political standoff over lebanon 's presidency . </s> <s> the presence is important , '' says chairman of joint chiefs of staff . </s> <s> lebanon 's pro-western majority in parliament struggles with pro-syrian opposition . </s> |
-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... | <s> new : protest moves after crackdown at freedom square . </s> <s> order sought after protests over last month 's election turn violent . </s> <s> demonstrators say the election was fraudulent . </s> <s> state of emergency could last until march 20 , official says . </s> |
-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 .... | <s> cbs : hussein claimed he did n't think the u.s. would invade iraq over wmd . </s> <s> fbi agent says hussein lied about having wmd to intimidate iran . </s> <s> but the iraqi dictator said he wanted to start the wmd program again , agent said . </s> <s> hussein was captured in 2003 and hanged in 2006 . </s> |
-lrb- cnn -rrb- -- hispanics are described as the largest minority group in the united states , as a burgeoning force in the electorate and as an untapped frontier of the business market . yet these descriptions belie the complexity of the 44 million people to whom they refer . susana clar , with daughters vanessa -lrb... | <s> there are more than 44 million people of hispanic origin in the u.s. </s> <s> the community includes diverse national origins , generations , languages . </s> <s> some observers say enough similarities exist to project a communal identity . </s> |
• the twins get a check-up -lrb- 2/26/08 -rrb- • video : nancy grace introduces on set 2-14-08 • the twins go out for a stroll -lrb- 2/11/08 -rrb- • the twins at 3 months -lrb- 2/4/08 -rrb- • the twins in january -lrb- 1/21/08 -rrb- • video : first video of nancy grace 's twins e-mail to a friend . | <s> pictures of nancy grace 's twins . </s> <s> john david and lucy elizabeth were born november 4 , 2007 . </s> <s> come back to this site for regularly updated pictures ! </s> |
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... | <s> 150 passengers evacuated from a ship after it struck object in antarctic waters . </s> <s> ship , named explorer , was expected to sink , british coastguards said . </s> <s> passengers in lifeboats , captain and first officer remain on board . </s> |
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... | <s> congressional black caucus institute , cnn host democratic debate tonight . </s> <s> front-runners vying for african-american voters ahead of south carolina primary . </s> <s> sen. barack obama visits former church of the rev. martin luther king , jr. in atlanta . </s> <s> sen. hillary clinton picks up pastor 's en... |
-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... | <s> new : clinton wins in ohio , texas , cnn projects . </s> <s> new : mccain clinches gop nomination ; huckabee drops out . </s> <s> new : clinton wins rhode island ; obama wins vermont . </s> |
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