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tooele, utah (cnn) syria has been given a year to eliminate its chemical weapons arsenal, or face the threat of a us military strike yet it may come as a surprise that the united states has still not destroyed all of its massive supply of deadly nerve agents in fact, neither has russia both washington and moscow sig... | the united states more than 3,000 tons the 1990s 10% another decade syria a year its estimated 1,000 tons | the united states still has more than 3,000 tons of chemical weapons . it agreed to destroy all of its stockpile in the 1990s . it expects the remaining 10% to be eliminated in another decade . syria has a year to get rid of its estimated 1,000 tons of chemical weapons |
(cnn) a colorado teenager is facing a first degree murder charge, accused of stabbing her mother 79 times in the face and neck in the bathroom of their aurora home isabella yun mi guzman, 18, is being held without bond at the arapahoe county jail in the august 28 stabbing death of her mother, yun mi hoy, 47 the teen... | isabella yun mi guzman 18 yun mi hoy 47 guzman | isabella yun mi guzman, 18, held without bond in mother's stabbing death . yun mi hoy, 47, suffered 79 stab wounds to the face and neck, autopsy says . guzman sent mother an e mail stating, 'you will pay,' before the killing, affidavit states |
hong kong (cnn) students at a university in the southern chinese city of guangzhou were given a scare last week, after dozens of snakes invaded the campus the guangzhou daily reported monday that animal control experts had caught around 40 live snakes on saturday after a number of the reptiles were spotted writhing ... | divinization fliskier immanently | no related information |
(cnn) the chairman of one of india's fastest growing banks, the sister of a bollywood actor, a times of india journalist and the chief of india's anti terrorism squad were among indians killed in the four day terrorist siege in mumbai national security guard troops salute slain commando gajendra singh on saturday in... | amidase trilophodont uninsidious | no related information |
(cnn) george stanley mcgovern, a stalwart liberal from south dakota who served in the us house and senate for many years, died sunday following are biographical details and highlights of his career personal: • birth date: july 19, 1922 • birth place: avon, south dakota • parents: joseph, minister, and frances (mc... | mcgovern 1972 the vietnam war bob dole ww ii the distinguished flying cross | mcgovern's 1972 presidential bid was based on his opposition to the vietnam war . he established a foundation to fund research on alcoholism after his daughter's death . he and former sen bob dole set up a program to provide school lunches in developing countries . mcgovern flew 35 combat missions in ww ii and received... |
(cnn) erika preuss gave a worried glance over rows and rows of empty cars packing the wal mart parking lot at 3:30 am sean blake said he met black friday campers in houston, texas, who call themselves the 'best buy family' she was 30 minutes early at the sprawling store in suburban kansas city, missouri, where she h... | sean blake best buy erika preuss black friday virgin barbara rademacher arkansas | ireportcom: shoppers line up early to take advantage of holiday deals . sean blake says people camped through thanksgiving outside best buy . erika preuss calls herself a 'black friday virgin,' learns many lessons . barbara rademacher says cold weather doesn't deter shoppers in arkansas |
kabul, afghanistan (cnn) the us defense department on monday identified the seal killed during a successful raid to free a captive doctor in afghanistan petty officer 1st class nicolas d checque, 28, of monroeville, pennsylvania, died saturday during the effort to free dr dilip joseph, the navy said nato commanders ... | the defense department dilip joseph afghan isaf taliban | new: high school classmates say checque always knew he wanted to join the military . the defense department identifies the seal slain in the rescue effort . dr dilip joseph was among three abducted while returning from a rural clinic, officials say . two local afghan leaders say smugglers were responsible; isaf blames ... |
(cnn) wow! if you think nfl football is boring, you must not have been watching this weekend the league's top teams have provided a feast of breathtaking games the past two days first, on saturday, the baltimore ravens kept retiring linebacker ray lewis' career alive by stunning peyton manning and the denver broncos... | patriots texas houston atlanta falcons seattle seahawks baltimore ravens denver broncos san francisco 49ers colin kaepernick green bay packers | new: the patriots mess with texas, toppling houston . atlanta falcons trade leads with seattle seahawks in final minute . baltimore ravens defeat denver broncos in double overtime . san francisco 49ers and colin kaepernick lay a whuppin' on green bay packers |
(cnn) former first lady barbara bush was moved out of the intensive care unit of a houston, texas, hospital into a regular room thursday after surgery to repair and seal a perforated ulcer, a hospital spokeswoman said ex first lady barbara bush has been moved out of icu and into a regular room bush, 83, was in good ... | barbara bush bush | barbara bush had surgery to repair and seal a perforated ulcer . bush, 83, is in good spirits and was joking with hospital staffers . former first lady being fed intravenously to avoid stretching abdomen . the ulcer has been biopsied and is benign |
(cnn) manuela testolini and her colleagues had just sat down to dinner at the oberoi hotel restaurant in mumbai, india, on wednesday when the sound of gunfire erupted outside manuela testolini was in mumbai on business when a series of brazen attacks broke out at first, they didn't know what it was then, one of test... | manuela testolini cnn taj yasmin wong | manuela testolini says colleague saw man killed outside restaurant . prince's ex wife says gunmen pursued her, diners as they fled . nearby, cnn employee hid from gunfire under bed at taj . yasmin wong ran past bodies in hotel's halls as she sought exit |
washington (cnn) thirty to 40 years ago, when arcade and console games were primitive and parents condemned them as a new threat to their children's schooling, it was probably hard to imagine one of america's leading museums embracing video games as an artform fast forward to 2012, and many parents are still trying ... | smithsonian the 'art of video games | a new smithsonian exhibition explores 40 years of video games as art . the show's opening drew nearly 23,000 visitors, one of the museum's busiest days ever . one room showcases 20 different video game consoles throughout the years . the 'art of video games' exhibition runs through september 30 |
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(cnn) as the trial for two american journalists began thursday in north korea, a former japanese journalist has recounted his experience while he was imprisoned in the country for about two years 'when i was first arrested, i thought my life had ended i was wondering how i would be killed, by public execution, by po... | gunge humble proas | no related information |
(cnn) from style icons like tom ford to glamorous locations like china, last year art of life brought you the best of good living monita rajpal at the great wall of china for art of life this month we look back on some of our favorite moments from the past 12 months tom ford exclusive no one sums up art of life's ... | tom ford monita rajpal london empress china pearl lam robin oakley | this month we look back on some of our favourite moments from the last 12 months . designer tom ford shows monita rajpal around his london home . empress of china's creative scene, pearl lam, on the contemporary art explosion . robin oakley uncovers the world of horse racing syndicates |
(cnn) this month on quest, a modern insight into our enduring bond with man's best friend the humble dog singer joss stone tells quest why dogs are a girl's best friend when humans blossomed from the evolutionary tree, it seems there was a cold wet nose and a wagging tail waiting for us so it remains to this day, th... | quest richard hollywood joss stone richard gere hachiko' | in this month's quest, richard explores the bond between dogs and their owners . quest meets hollywood's pampered pooches and dogs awaiting adoption . singer joss stone tells quest why dogs are her perfect companions . quest joins richard gere on the set of his new dog themed movie, 'hachiko' |
(cnn) this month art of life goes east this month art of life looks at fashion in china the great wall of china provides the dramatic backdrop for fendi's spring/summer 2008 collection and the scene for this month's art of life this multi million dollar event is a glittering example of how seriously luxury groups li... | fendi the great wall of china vogue china angelica cheung chinese beijing handel lee pearl lam | exclusive footage of fendi's fashion show on the great wall of china . vogue china editor in chief, angelica cheung on chinese women's style . the entrepreneur spearheading beijing's cultural reawakening, handel lee . china's self proclaimed empress of contemporary art, pearl lam |
(cnn) defending champion andy roddick advanced to the quarterfinals of the season opening brisbane international in australia with a 6 4 6 1 triumph over ukrainian alexandr dolgopolov on wednesday the 28 year old recovered from an early break of serve to record his straight sets victory in 56 minutes the second seed... | palladosammine virgule nonpulmonary | no related information |
washington (cnn) equal pay for women, raising the minimum wage, immigration reform, combating climate change and virtually swearing off extended wars all are catnip for the political left, and all were highlighted by president barack obama this week as he informally launched the november election campaign for 36 sen... | obama democrats republicans americans | president obama's road show informally launches the mid term election campaign . obama sounds themes benefiting democrats in his state of the union address . the goal: highlight differences with republicans on issues important to ordinary americans . both parties seek to strengthen their support among women voters |
(cnn) the democratic new jersey legislator leading an investigation into republican gov chris christie's administration says he believes laws were broken when the governor's aides ordered lane closures at the nation's busiest bridge 'i do think laws have been broken,' state assemblyman john wisniewski told cnn's vic... | thursday chris christie gop florida next week christie's democrat christie | new: lawmakers will hold special session thursday to vote on extending probe . new: gov chris christie will still raise money for gop governor in florida next week . christie's team used public assets for retribution, says democrat leading probe . it 'just strains believability' that christie didn't know of lane closur... |
(cnn) in an age of streaming media, we're still a culture of digital hoarders that may partly explain why on tuesday, apple introduced an ipad with 128 gigabytes of storage capacity, twice as much as any previous model but will the average tablet owner need that much space? for casual users, tablets are media consum... | ungilled bevors schnozzola | no related information |
st bernard parish, louisiana (cnn) 'we were a normal red blooded american family,' recalls rudy aguilar 'and it took [one day] to wipe us out' liz mccartney moved to st bernard parish to help residents rebuild their homes after katrina a lifelong resident of st bernard parish, a community just east of new orleans, ... | glottalite unbeavered cuddly | no related information |
(mental floss) behind every good war are many good women using their feminine (and in at least one case masculine) wiles, the following five spies would make james bond proud noor inayat khan was posthumously awarded the george cross for her spy service 1 mata hari while margaretha geertruida zelle macleod (1876 1... | elizabeth van lew belle boyd confederate sarah edmonds the civil war mata hari | elizabeth van lew pretended to be crazy so no one would take her seriously . belle boyd passed on information to the confederate forces . sarah edmonds fought and spied as a man during the civil war . exotic dancer mata hari convicted of espionage and executed by firing squad |
(cnn) dallas cowboys nose tackle josh brent was arrested on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter after a mercedes he was driving in irving, texas, flipped and caught fire early saturday morning, killing teammate jerry brown jr, police said brent's car was allegedly traveling at a high speed when it hit a curb, acc... | rubbings salinoterreous magnetostatic | no related information |
(cnn) defending champion serena williams will miss the australian open in january to give herself more time to recover from foot surgery the former world number one has not played competitively since winning her fourth wimbledon crown in july she sustained the original injury after standing on broken glass at a re... | tallols pockety woodgrouse | no related information |
(cnn) world no 3 novak djokovic hopes home advantage will give serbia the edge in the davis cup final against france, starting on friday djokovic, serbia's no 1 player, has been drawn to face gilles simon in the second singles match in belgrade, following janko tipsarevic's opener against gael monfils he comes into ... | janko tipsarevic gael monfils friday davis cup serbia novak djokovic french gilles simon second first france fourth | janko tipsarevic takes on gael monfils in friday's opening davis cup rubber . serbia no 1 novak djokovic then faces french no 2 gilles simon in second match . serbia seeking first title in men's event, with france aiming for fourth victory . the two teams have not met since serbia again became an independent nation |
(cnn) in a time when the nfl has come under scrutiny in how it punishes its players, players and fans likely will be monitoring to see how commissioner roger goodell might punish one of his own bosses an nfl team owner indianapolis colts owner jim irsay pleaded guilty tuesday to one misdemeanor count of operating... | nies holotype storyline | no related information |
(cnn) you might think of black holes as indiscriminate eaters, hungrily gobbling up everything in their vicinity but the black hole at the center of our milky way galaxy, sagittarius a*, is not exactly like this, new research suggests instead, this black hole and likely other black holes in the centers of galaxie... | panmelodion wahconda alula | no related information |
(cnn) the wife of george zimmerman will not be at her scheduled arraignment tuesday after pleading not guilty to perjury for allegedly lying about the family's finances as her husband faced murder charges, a court official said shellie zimmerman's lawyer, kelly sims, on friday entered a written not guilty plea and w... | shellie zimmerman george travyon martin | shellie zimmerman is to be arraigned on tuesday; she waives her appearance . her lawyer entered a not guilty plea on her behalf; she is accused of perjury . prosecutors say she lied about the family's finances at her husband's bond hearing . her husband, george, is charged with murder in the death of travyon martin, 17... |
washington (cnn) the stakes of the stalemate are high and climbing the partial government shutdown will enter its 14th day monday, just three days before the us government bumps up against its projected borrowing limit talks both on ending the shutdown and on avoiding the debt ceiling have shifted to the senate, ... | reid senate treasury the united states | new: the partial government shutdown is set to enter its 14th day monday . new: reid says on the senate floor he feels 'optimistic' about prospects for a resolution . new: the senate adjourns, showing no signs of significant progress . the treasury says the united states bumps up against its borrowing limit thursday |
london, england (cnn) whovians across the world can rejoice as the bbc confirms the discovery of nine lost 'doctor who' episodes from the 1960s in africa the treasure trove of missing episodes were traced to a relay station in jos, nigeria via hong kong using overseas shipment records by philip morris, director of t... | africa patrick troughton | nine lost 'doctor who' episodes from the 1960s have been found in africa . the rediscovered episodes feature patrick troughton as the second doctor . the long running science fiction show celebrates 50th anniversary in november |
geneva, switzerland (cnn) guardedly positive tones were sounded tuesday as iran and six world powers met in geneva for the first of two days of talks about iran's nuclear ambitions talks conducted amid a spirit of new optimism since president hassan rouhani took office this summer iran, which wants the six powers... | iran geneva eu israel netanyahu west | iran presents plan to delegates from six world powers in geneva . eu spokesman calls foreign minister's presentation of iran's proposals 'very useful'. israel's netanyahu warns against easing the pressure of sanctions on iran too soon . many in the west fear iran seeks nuclear weapons; iran says its intentions are peac... |
los angeles, california (cnn) the widower of actress brittany murphy, found dead in his home sunday night, was scheduled to undergo heart bypass surgery this summer, a spokesman for the actress' mother said british screenwriter simon monjack, 39, was pronounced dead after the los angeles fire department was called t... | simon monjack british brittany murphy | new: simon monjack postponed bypass surgery, spokesman says . new: autopsy scheduled for tuesday . police say no signs of foul play in death of british screenwriter . his wife, actress brittany murphy, 32, died in december |
(cnn) as recognizable as the brand itself, donatella versace is adamant about one thing in fashion: 'fashion is not frivolous,' she told cnn glamour, femininity and sensuality: the three watchwords of donatella versace's fashion empire it may not be frivolous, but in many respects it is a form of fantasy, something ... | wastery toughest palladiums | no related information |
singapore (cnn) hundreds of customers flocked to the singapore office of troubled insurer american international group inc (aig) on wednesday, many hoping to pull their investments and policies from the company people in singapore queue outside the office of aia, a subsidiary of aig the crowd formed just hours afte... | aig singapore us us fed $85 billion | hundreds queue outside aig subsidiary in singapore following news of us bailout . us fed announces $85 billion loan to one of world's largest insurers . singapore offices try to ease worries of policyholders |
mumbai, india (cnn) inside the blacked out taj mahal palace hotel, hallways were littered with bloodied bodies a commando in disguise give details of what went down in the taj hotel when commandos went in terrorists were still holding 200 people 33 hours after the assault began knowing next to nothing about what the... | commandos 33 hours taj mahal hotel | disguised commando tells reporters rescuers entered unknown layout in the dark . commandos had to avoid hurting civilians, convince them they were not terrorists . attackers knew layout well, moved around frequently, commando says . 33 hours after siege, commandos rescued 200 people from taj mahal hotel |
chicago, illinois (cnn) the body found inside an suv monday morning has been confirmed to be oscar winning actress jennifer hudson's 7 year old nephew, a top fbi official said the white suv where the child's body was found is taken away to be examined by investigators the medical examiner positively identified the b... | julian king 7 suburban friday hudson | new: julian king, 7, was shot to death, a police spokeswoman says . police collecting evidence from suburban, reviewing surveillance tapes . julian king missing since friday, when hudson's mother, brother were shot dead . actress identified bodies of her mother and brother for medical examiner |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistan's foreign ministry said wednesday that it has lodged a 'strong' protest with the us ambassador over missile attacks conducted on pakistani soil by unmanned drones the aftermath of a suspected us drone attack on a building in north waziristan the ministry said it summoned ambassador... | pakistan us taliban | pakistan summons us ambassador over missile attacks . missile strike from a suspected us drone killed 20 people . suspected taliban militants kidnap 3 officials from in tribal region |
(cnn) third seed kim clijsters booked a place in her sixth australian open quarterfinal with a straight sets success over russia's ekaterina makarova monday clijsters, a finalist at melbourne park in 2004, needed a tie break to take the opening set before she clinched a 7 6 (7 3) 6 2 triumph in one hour and 28 minut... | indicter osteoclasty boshboks | no related information |
(cnn) nasa's plans to fly a fifth and final space shuttle mission to service the hubble space telescope have suffered another set back atlantis was prepared to launch in september before an onboard computer failed, delaying the mission hubble managers say ground testing of a critical replacement computer that they h... | nasa hubble space telescope april may more than six months | nasa's plans to service hubble space telescope suffer another setback . ground testing of a critical replacement computer taking longer than expected . 'delivery in april to support a may launch,' nasa manager predicts . more than six months of work will be needed to get it ready to fly |
berlin, germany (cnn) the world needs a 'global new deal' to haul it out of the economic crisis it faces, prime minister gordon brown of the united kingdom said sunday gordon brown addresses a press conference following a g20 preparatory meeting in berlin, sunday 'we need a global new deal a grand bargain between... | isonymy declarers ethylenes | no related information |
(cnn) at a time of heightened tensions in the middle east, the us navy has been forced to temporarily abandon the requirement to keep two aircraft carriers in the persian gulf because of unusual maintenance problems the uss nimitz was expected to deploy to the persian gulf early next year, but it will not leave beca... | persian gulf nimitz eisenhower | maintenance problems undermine requirement to have two carriers in persian gulf . nimitz needs propulsion pump repairs; eisenhower needs flight deck fixes |
(cnn) adam scott hopes his third singapore open title triumph on monday will act as a springboard for an assault on golf's four major tournaments next year the australian completed a final round 68 after the tournament went into a fifth day following weather disruptions, finishing on 17 under par 267 three shots ... | adam scott the singapore open third australian asian 2005 2006 scott second 2010 20th ian poulter sixth | adam scott wins the singapore open for the third time with a total score of 17 under par . australian won asian tour event in 2005 and 2006 before it became co sanctioned . scott claims his second title of 2010 as he rises 21 places in world rankings to 20th . defending champion ian poulter fell away to finish the tour... |
madrid, spain (cnn) a car bomb exploded thursday in a parking lot at the university of navarra in pamplona, spain, sparking a massive fire, but 'luckily,' no one was nearby and there were no deaths, spain's interior minister said 'there could have been an enormous tragedy today at the university of navarra,' interio... | the university of navarra pamplona spain thursday cnn blast days eta | car bomb blast at the university of navarra in pamplona, spain thursday . new: 27 people injured, none seriously, hospital tells cnn . blast days after arrests of four suspected members of separatist group eta . authorities accused them of forming a terrorist cell that was ready to attack |
(cnn) china's olympic gold medal gymnasts have been officially cleared of lying about their ages widespread reports claimed that gold medal winner he kexin was only 14 years of age an investigation was launched after the beijing games over claims that several members of their women's squad were ineligible because... | china international gymnastics federation chinese olympic ioc chinese | china's gold medal gymnasts cleared of competing while under age limit of 16 . international gymnastics federation announces decision after investigation . further doubt cast on members of the 2000 chinese olympic squad . ioc ordered probe after widespread claims that chinese squad were too young |
london, england (cnn) david cameron spent more than four years tipped as a british prime minister in waiting a period he has called 'the longest job interview in the world' now the conservative party leader finds himself the occupant of no 10 downing street, the historic central london residence of uk prime minis... | originatress decussately cherubfish | no related information |
(cnn) a manufacturer of a popular cholesterol reducing medication has recalled more than 40 batches of the product after warning that they may contain small particles of glass ranbaxy pharmaceuticals inc says it is calling back bottles of its 10 , 20 and 40 milligram tablets of atorvastatin calcium, the generic ver... | ranbaxy indian | drug maker ranbaxy says it's calling back 41 lots of the popular statin . the company says some batches may contain small glass particles . the drug, atorvastatin calcium, is the generic version of lipitor . conditions at two of the company's indian plants led to a federal consent decree |
(cnn) a panel of australian citizens is expected to set the tone thursday for a planned constitutional referendum to better recognize the indigenous population that inhabited the vast continent long before europeans settled there the diverse group includes aboriginal leaders, business executives, legal experts and m... | aboriginal australia | the diverse group includes aboriginal leaders and business executives . the panel faces a daunting task changes by referendum rarely do well in australia . only eight of 44 referendum proposals have passed in the country's history |
(cnn) an enduring legacy of the great recession has been the return to a profound sense of family this was evident in polls throughout the downturn yet no one really knew if the feeling would stick in a recovery now four years into an expansion, new research from merrill lynch and research firm age wave suggests tha... | adenoidism civilised unpaunch | no related information |
(cnn) it is hard for me to recall a victory as total or surrender as ignominious as the great shutdown showdown of 2013 room s 230 of the us capitol, the office of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, is where the final deal was struck, and it will join appomattox, the uss missouri and waterloo as the site ... | paul begala begala republicans harry reid reid democrats gop | paul begala: the great shutdown showdown of 2013 will go down in history . begala: republicans were seeking an unattainable goal; they were sure to fail . he says sen harry reid is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the shutdown . begala: a former boxer, reid kept democrats united and reached deal with gop |
(cnn) world number one rafael nadal has been drawn to play novak djokovic, tomas berdych and andy roddick in the group stage of the atp world tour finals in london the spaniard was selected in group a in the season ending event, which sees the top eight players in the world compete against each other world number tw... | sentisection gossiphood aeolodicon | no related information |
london, england (cnn) roger federer recorded a resounding 6 4 6 2 win over britain's andy murray in their group b match at the atp world tour finals at the o2 arena in london on tuesday federer wasted little time in exploiting a misfiring murray, breaking his second service game to love to establish an early 3 1 lea... | roger federer andy murray atp world tour final group b soderling ferrer | roger federer brushes andy murray aside 6 4 6 2 in atp world tour final group match . world number two goes top of group b; soderling and ferrer play tonight |
washington (cnn) sen joe biden and alaska gov sarah palin will face off for their first and only debate in the presidential race thursday night, an event pitting a political veteran against a political newcomer alaska gov sarah palin has been preparing since last week for thursday's debate both candidates have recen... | strikebreakers stellenbosch upreached | no related information |
washington (cnn) sen hillary clinton decided to join her one time rival's team because she wanted to be part of the 'greatest adventure of our century,' she said monday after president elect barack obama named her as his nominee for secretary of state sen hillary clinton addresses the media in chicago on monday whil... | obama hillary clinton clinton | president elect obama taps sen hillary clinton to be his secretary of state . obama calls clinton a woman of 'extraordinary intelligence and toughness'. former rivals engaged in tough exchanges on foreign policy during primary fight . obama says national security team members share common 'core vision' |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistan's foreign ministry said wednesday that it has lodged a 'strong' protest with the us ambassador over missile attacks conducted on pakistani soil by unmanned drones the aftermath of a suspected us drone attack on a building in north waziristan the ministry said it summoned ambassador... | pakistan us taliban | pakistan summons us ambassador over missile attacks . missile strike from a suspected us drone killed 20 people . suspected taliban militants kidnap 3 officials from in tribal region |
london, england (cnn) campaigners in london planned to petition the british government friday for a posthumous pardon for the hundreds of people executed for witchcraft between the 16th and 18th centuries witchcraft has not been punishable by death for nearly 300 years they said halloween is a good time to highlight... | uk england the witchcraft act scottish | petition seeks pardon for uk witches hundreds of years after their deaths . around 400 people were executed in england for alleged witchcraft . the witchcraft act of 1735 put an end to trials of accused witches . in 2004 one scottish town managed to get a pardon for 81 accused witches |
london, england (cnn) a juvenile court in ghana has sentenced two teenage girls from great britain to nine months in jail for trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country, ghana's national news agency said wednesday the girls were stopped by customs officials at accra trying to smuggle drugs back to britain the 16 y... | british nine months ghana july 2, 2007 accra more than 6 months | british teens sentenced to nine months in prison for trying to smuggle cocaine . the duo, both 16, were arrested in ghana on july 2, 2007 at accra's airport . girls unlikely to serve whole sentence as have been in jail more than 6 months |
washington (cnn) the us army is establishing a suicide prevention board to examine the mental health of its recruiters around the country after the fourth suicide in three years by houston, texas based recruiters, according to army officials the army recruiting command is examining recruiters all over the country f... | army texas | army will examine mental health of recruiters . recruiters under pressure from job and victims of post combat deployment . texas sees four suicides in three years |
manchester, england owen hargreaves curled in a superb free kick, 18 minutes from time, to give manchester united a 2 1 premier league victory over arsenal at old trafford hargreaves curls his match winning free kick over the arsenal wall and past lehmann the win lifted united six points clear of chelsea, who meet w... | manchester utd premier league old trafford united chelsea wigan arsenal | manchester utd beat arsenal 2 1 in the premier league game at old trafford . united go six points clear of chelsea, who play wigan on monday . arsenal are nine points adrift of the leaders with four games to play |
(cnn) sheikh dr tahir ul qadri: at a news conference in london, england, on tuesday, the renowned islamic scholar issued a fatwa a religious ruling condemning suicide bombers as destined for hell, removing extremists' certainty of earning paradise after death the 600 page fatwa is arguably the most comprehensi... | lungeous ratching albatross | no related information |
(cnn) the fbi on monday arrested the mayor of birmingham, alabama, on federal charges including conspiracy, bribery, fraud, money laundering and filing false income tax returns mayor larry langford, right, appears at a news conference monday in birmingham, alabama larry langford, 62, is named in an indictment that ... | larry langford langford | larry langford engaged in fraud, bribery, indictment says . investment banker and lobbyist also named in indictment . prosecutor describes 'web of financing agreements' among the three . langford attorney says he told langford not to talk to media and 'he's got a city to run' |
(cnn) the united states warned the indian government about a potential maritime attack against mumbai at least a month before last week's massacre in the country's financial capital left nearly 180 dead, a us counterterrorism official told cnn onlookers in mumbai read messages posted outside the oberoi hotel, scene ... | us india mumbai pakistan indian | us warned india about potential mumbai attack, source says . attacks that killed 179 people have strained india pakistan relations . suspect is from pakistan, indian authorities say . pakistan pm rejects accusations his country had role in mumbai massacre |
david c novak became chairman of the board at yum! brands on january 1, 2001, and chief executive officer on january 1, 2000 yum! brands's ceo, david novak talks to cnn's maggie lake in the boardroom he also serves as president of yum, a position he has held since october 21, 1997 mr novak previously served as group pr... | david novak yum! january 2000 jp morgan chase novak tiger woods | david novak was made ceo of yum! brands in january 2000 . he is a director of global financial services firm jp morgan chase . a keen golfer, novak has teed off with tiger woods |
(cnn) washington appears to be run by screenwriters, where the rule is to get as close to the cliff as possible drive off, if it won't be too unbelievable then like young james t kirk in the jj abrams reboot of star trek jump out as the car plunges to the bottom and climb your way back up that's great hollywoo... | arterioplasty insurrectory protect | no related information |
washington (cnn) it was a crowning achievement, but he wasn't sure that he wanted to be there he wasn't sure he could make it through the speech without running out of the house chamber in panic and he didn't know how many of his country's leaders cared matt cooke wore his camouflage combat uniform, surrounded by la... | matt cooke fort hood state of the union congress cooke | veteran matt cooke, a survivor of the fort hood massacre, attends state of the union . he suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and wonders if congress cares . fort hood hero just wants to get through the day . cooke wants fort hood to be identified as an act of terrorism |
long island, new york (cnn) the death of a temporary wal mart worker trampled by customers amid frantic black friday shopping could have been avoided, the union that represents retail workers said saturday customers rushing to get into a valley stream, new york, wal mart damaged doors and trampled a worker jdimytai... | wal mart black friday 5 am. union wal mart's | retail workers union says wal mart showed 'blatant irresponsibility'. discount chain said it made many preparations for black friday . temporary worker was trampled as he unlocked doors at 5 am. union has been one of wal mart's harshest critics |
(cnn) a senior army officer has been suspended for his alleged mishandling of suspected sexual abuse, an issue that has dogged the us military the officer affected is maj gen michael t harrison, until now the commander of us army forces in japan 'he was suspended due to allegations he failed to properly report and i... | us army japan | commander of us army forces in japan is suspended, the military says . he allegedly 'failed to properly report and investigate' sex abuse claims, spokesman says . the military has come under fire over sexual assault targeting women |
cairo (cnn) the arab league agreed on a path forward in syria on sunday that instructs president bashar al assad to delegate powers to his vice president following the formation of a national unity government the syrian government roundly rejected the plan, which it views as 'blatant intervention in its internal aff... | syrian sana syrian national council al assad the arab league un | new: the syrian government rejects the proposal, sana reports . the opposition syrian national council says president al assad should step down . the arab league will take its plan to the un in a bid to build support . the unity government should prepare for elections, the arab league says |
(cnn) investigators have named casey anthony a suspect in the mid june disappearance of her toddler daughter, caylee, florida authorities said wednesday casey anthony had been called a 'person of interest' in her daughter's disappearance police had previously labeled anthony who authorities said didn't report the... | casey anthony caylee anthony 3 month june florida | police: casey anthony has been 'leading investigators down the wrong path'. caylee anthony, 3, reported missing month after her june disappearance, police say . police have said evidence suggests florida toddler is dead |
(cnn) federal prosecutors revealed a photograph thursday that they say show an amish man attacking another amish man by attempting to forcibly cut his beard the photo was submitted as evidence in the trial of 16 amish men and women charged with federal hate crimes in connection with last year's beard cutting attacks... | amish ohio | federal prosecutors submitted a photo they say shows amish attack . in it, one amish man is attempting to forcibly remove another's beard . it was one of several attacks that exposed a rift in ohio's amish community . 16 amish men and women face federal hate crimes charges for the attacks |
chicago, illinois (cnn) us rep jesse jackson jr said friday that he was fighting to get 'my name back' after he was identified as 'senate candidate 5' in a criminal complaint against illinois gov rod blagojevich rep jesse jackson jr says neither he nor any emissaries offered favors in exchange for a senate appointme... | jackson senate blagojevich . blagojevich chicago democrat | jackson identified as 'senate candidate 5' in complaint against blagojevich . representative says he cannot serve as a senator while under an ethical cloud . jackson says he did not offer favors to blagojevich in exchange for senate seat . chicago democrat says he is eager to talk to prosecutors and clear his name |
(cnn) in roger federer's last tournament, he lost at the us open to a player he had beaten 10 straight times federer returned to the singles court at the shanghai masters on wednesday and in defeating andreas seppi, ensured that another long winning streak didn't come to an end whereas federer was upset by tommy rob... | cocoach ligable citizenry | no related information |
(cnn) the san diego city council voted tuesday to deny mayor bob filner's request for taxpayers to pay his legal fees associated with a sexual harassment lawsuit against him, a spokesman said the vote was 9 0, according to matt awbrey, spokesman for city council member kevin faulconer the city is named as a co defen... | filner | the city sues filner for its legal costs and possible damages . the city says it had no role in the mayor's behavior . filner wants the city to pay for his own defense and legal bills . filner's former spokeswoman is suing him for sexual harassment |
(cnn) young people around the world love their cell phones and a new nielsen report sheds light on which phones they're using, how they choose their phones, and how they use them the report focused on youth ages 15 24 from brazil, russia, india, china, vietnam, germany, spain, italy, the uk and the us some highli... | nielsen chinese americans | a new nielsen report focuses on cell phone use by youth ages 15 24 from all over the world . in all countries studied, the majority of young mobile users own feature phones . more young chinese mobile users access the web from their phone than young americans |
(cnn) toxicology tests have found that 'no illegal substances' were in singer amy winehouse's system at the time of her death last month, her family said tuesday 'results indicate that alcohol was present but it cannot be determined as yet if it played a role in her death,' the family said in a written statement, ci... | winehouse last month the age of 27 | 'alcohol was present' but it's not clear if it played a role in the singer's death . winehouse died last month at the age of 27 . she was as famous for her off stage life as she was for her soulful voice |
(cnn) country music star randy travis, who pleaded no contest to public intoxication following the super bowl in february, was arrested again tuesday after being found naked, smelling apparently of alcohol and lying on a remote stretch of roadway in northern texas just before midnight, authorities said he was arrest... | travis 21,500 | new: an acquaintance posts travis' $21,500 bail in cash, sheriff's office says . in june, travis paid fine for public intoxication, put on 90 day probation, official says . travis now accused of felony retaliation; threatened 'to shoot and kill' troopers, said officials . travis and his representative could not be imme... |
(cnn) rescuers faced delays during medical emergencies because of traffic jams that appear to be tied to a political scandal engulfing former appointees of new jersey gov chris christie, according to a letter obtained by cnn wednesday ambulances and paramedics in fort lee, new jersey, got stuck in gridlock caused by... | fort lee's ems chris christie's christie | fort lee's ems coordinator says traffic jams delayed response times in medical emergencies . in one instance, he says, a woman was having a heart attack . e mails have surfaced implying that gov chris christie's appointees orchestrated traffic gridlock . christie says he was 'misled' and knew nothing about what transpi... |
(cnn) british formula one team williams will have an all south american line up next year, with pastor maldonado signing up to drive alongside rubens barrichello maldonado will be the first venezuelan since johnny cecotto in 1984 to drive an f1 car when he lines up alongside brazilian veteran barrichello at the bahr... | hillocky battalions skims | no related information |
(cnn) jarno trulli and heikki kovalainen have kept their places in the rebranded team lotus line up for the 2011 formula one season italian trulli and finn kovalainen were the line up for lotus racing last season as a team bearing the name of the famous marque returned to the world championship for the first time s... | jarno trulli heikki kovalainen lotus 2011 f1 season venezuelan maldonado williams red bull ferrari mclaren | jarno trulli and heikki kovalainen confirmed in lotus team for 2011 f1 season . venezuelan pastor maldonado lands drive with williams . leading line ups of red bull, ferrari and mclaren unchanged in provisional list |
(mental floss) most people know that condoms prevent the spread of hiv and sexually transmitted diseases (stds) unusual campaigns to promote condom use are being launched in places where condoms are less popular but in many parts of the world, condoms aren't very popular here are five novel campaigns launched by non... | baselike monteith dihydroxyacetone | no related information |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) somalis are so desperate to survive that attacks on merchant shipping in the gulf of aden and the indian ocean will not stop, a pirate leader promises a french warship keeps guard over commerical vessels in the gulf of aden last week 'the pirates are living between life and death,' said the pira... | somali more than $150 million past year | piracy a life or death choice, somali pirate says . as foreign trawlers took catch, somali fishermen turned to piracy, leader says . pirates gain more than $150 million in ransom in past year, official says . governments unable to stop pirates, leader says |
havana, cuba (cnn) venezuelan president hugo chavez is recovering after facing complications during cancer surgery this week, officials said 'this process of recuperation will require a prudent time, as a result of the complexity of the surgical procedure, and also because of complications that came up in the surge... | puggaree spadish trisacramentarian | no related information |
united nations (cnn) rebel forces have declared a cease fire after four days of fighting in the north kivu province of eastern congo, the french ambassador to the united nations said after security council talks on the unfolding humanitarian crisis congolese soldiers and displaced civilians move into goma on wednesd... | un goma congo rwandan tutsi | new: un says rebel troops to adhere to cease fire . 45,000 flee refugee camp in matter of hours . un says its peacekeepers still in charge of goma . congo says rwandan forces join fight with minority tutsi rebels |
(cnn) pop star britney spears and former manager jason trawick have ended their yearlong engagement, a representative for the singer said friday the decision was mutual, according to the couple 'i'll always adore him and we will remain great friends,' spears, 31, said in a statement in his own statement, the 41 year... | december 2011 spears a second season | the couple had been engaged since december 2011 . 'we will remain great friends,' spears says . spears also announces she will not return for a second season of 'x factor' |
(cnn) john 'junior' gotti, son of the late gambino family mob boss john gotti, was arrested in new york on tuesday and faces a number of federal charges including racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking, authorities said john 'junior' gotti, seen in september 2006, has had three criminal trial... | gotti gambino tampa florida john gotti | new: 'junior' gotti goes before a judge tuesday who orders him held without bail . prosecutor: gambino crime family was 'trying to gain a foothold' in tampa, florida . john gotti is among six people indicted by a florida grand jury . he faces federal charges, including racketeering, conspiracy to commit murder |
(cnn) the gun lobby is 'ginning up' fears the federal government will use the newtown shooting tragedy, exactly one month ago, to seize americans' guns, president barack obama said monday at least part of the frenzy is little more than marketing, he implied 'it's certainly good for business,' the president said, res... | new york's senate assembly obama nra | new: new york's senate passes a bill on gun regulations; the bill goes to the assembly . the gun lobby is stirring fears over plans to address gun violence plan, obama says . some gun violence initiatives may not require legislative approval, others will . the gun rights group nra has vowed to fight gun restrictions to... |
(cnn) a 30,000 ton luxury cruise ship outran pirates off the coast of yemen this weekend, the ship's owner said monday file image of the nautica in sydney harbor the nautica was in an area patrolled by international anti piracy task forces when two small skiffs appeared to try to intercept it, oceania spokesman tim... | nautica 300 yards ukrainian | nautica was in area patrolled by international anti piracy task force . two small skiffs appeared and tried to intercept it, spokesman said . one of the boats closed to within 300 yards and fired eight rifle shots . report: deal reached sunday over hijacked ukrainian arms ship |
(cnn) breakaway conservative members of the episcopal church in the united states and its canadian counterpart are expected to formally announce wednesday the formation of a rival north american anglican church the consecration of rev gene robinson as bishop of new hampshire left many conservatives disaffected leade... | episcopal church new hampshire | network of breakaway traditionalists expected to announce formation of rival province . move comes after years of dispute over progressive direction of episcopal church . tipping point for many was consecration of gay man as bishop of new hampshire . new division expected to take in 100,000 from parishes that left epis... |
(cnn) christine beatty, chief of staff for former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick, pleaded guilty monday to charges stemming from their text messaging sex scandal case and will serve four months in jail, according to the wayne county prosecutor's office under a plea deal, christine beatty, shown in august at an arrai... | christine beatty detroit michigan four months 100,000 | christine beatty pleads guilty to two counts of obstruction of justice . chief of staff for former detroit, michigan, mayor will serve four months in jail . she gets probation, $100,000 fine; perjury, misconduct charges to be dropped . charges stemmed from text messaging sex scandal involving mayor |
editor's note: former us president jimmy carter is founder of the carter center, a not for profit organization that seeks to 'prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health' read more on human rights defenders: http://wwwcartercenterorg/homepagehtml jimmy carter says closing guantanam... | jimmy carter obama guantánamo carter us | jimmy carter: it's heartening to see world enthusiasm over obama's election . new president has pledged to close guantánamo and end torture, he says . carter: these steps would signal renewed us support for human rights . he says us is vital in sending message to dictators about human rights |
(cnn) somalia is facing life threatening food and water shortages leaving millions at risk for starvation, the international committee of the red cross said wednesday a growing percentage of somalia's population has become dependent on humanitarian aid 'the somali people are going through unbearable hardship,' said ... | icrc somalia | icrc: somalia facing life threatening food, water shortages leaving millions at risk . winds are leaving crops as dry as the landscape, preventing harvests . continual armed conflicts in central and south somalia have aggravated the situation . high inflation on food and fuel have also exacerbated the situation |
washington (cnn) president elect barack obama plans to nominate new mexico gov bill richardson to be secretary of commerce, a democratic source told cnn on tuesday new mexico gov bill richardson was a candidate for the democratic presidential nomination this year the former democratic presidential candidate's name h... | bill richardson new mexico's un richardson barack obama's democratic | bill richardson is new mexico's governor, former un ambassador . richardson to be announced as commerce secretary nominee wednesday . he was a rival of barack obama's during the democratic primaries |
(mental floss) perhaps your history teachers failed to alert you to these civil war facts: jefferson davis nearly got mugged by an angry female mob; abraham lincoln loved the confederate anthem 'dixie,' and paul revere was a civil war casualty 'dixie' was was a huge hit across the country and quickly became one of a... | plumelike couplet ruins | no related information |
(cnn) the energy generated by the january 13 earthquake in haiti was larger than that of the hiroshima atomic bomb while many people were surprised to learn that haiti is vulnerable to earthquakes because the last major earthquakes there were in 1761, 1770 and 1860, experts should have been taken that quiet period a... | palmillo rivina telethermograph | no related information |
(cnn) in an age when many people become celebrities through looks or connections, jennifer hudson's rise to fame came the old fashioned way: through talent, hard work and a close knit family jennifer hudson is in a new movie, 'the secret life of bees,' and recently released her first solo album at a time when the si... | jennifer hudson's hudson chicago illinois first american idol | jennifer hudson's rise to fame came the old fashioned way . hudson's mother, brother, nephew found dead in chicago, illinois . singer beat out more than 800 other women for role in 'dreamgirls'. hudson's first national recognition came on 'american idol' |
(cnn) george zimmerman was the star witness thursday in his trial for the death of trayvon martin for the prosecution, not in his defense assistant state attorney bernie de la rionda tried to use the defendant's words against him, hoping to convince a jury that now has one more option than it once had: it can con... | de la rionda zimmerman | new: analyst: the fact the jury can consider manslaughter in addition to murder is 'enormous'. new: prosecutor: zimmerman 'always has an excuse, or they catch him in a lie'. de la rionda plays and challenges parts of zimmerman's interviews with police, media . profane words show hatred for man zimmerman thought was a c... |
(mashable) microsoft received much twitter flak after a small pr account for its xbox system encouraged followers to remember recently deceased musician amy winehouse by purchasing her last album on the company's entertainment marketplace, zune after about an hour of retweets with comments like 'classy,' 'crass much... | an hour microsoft apple winehouse back to black | after an hour or so of online criticism, microsoft tweeted a follow up apology . apple posted an image of winehouse on the front of the itunes store . sales of 'back to black' increased 37 times immediately after winehouse's death |
oakland, california (cnn) several decades ago, stan brock nearly died when a horse kicked him in the head he was in the middle of the amazon rain forest, not exactly the easiest spot to find a doctor 'there was no medical care there, (and) i was 350 miles from the nearest doctor,' said brock, who was working for a c... | stan brock wild kingdom' today brock 2012 | stan brock made a name for himself lassoing animals on 'wild kingdom'. today, he runs a nonprofit that provides free health care to people all over the world . brock: the volunteers are the heroes; all i do is carry some of the luggage . do you know a hero? nominations are open for 2012 cnn heroes |
(cnn) i promised myself that i wouldn't do it i wasn't going to jump in to the whole miley cyrus circus no siree the pond was full the seats were all taken social media was in overdrive and everyone's been far too distracted i, for one, was not about to enter the twerkosphere but dang, it's like a train wreck, isn't... | miley cyrus vma robin thicke fatherhood jim higley thicke higley | miley cyrus bore the brunt of public outcry after a salacious vma performance . her singing partner during the show, robin thicke, hasn't faced as much scrutiny . fatherhood writer jim higley says that as a man, thicke dropped the ball . higley says as a husband, father and human thicke should have had more respect |
(cnn) fernando alonso has warned his rivals for the formula one drivers' championship he is hitting peak form after his stunning victory at the singapore grand prix the ferrari driver led from start to finish in singapore to record his third victory in the last five races and put him firmly in contention for the tit... | lapstrake collogue undersell | no related information |
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