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(cnn) libyan government tanks were shelling civilian areas in misrata tuesday and government forces were using heavy artillery as well, bringing 'absolute and utter carnage' to the city, a witness told cnn government forces were also evicting thousands of residents and looting their homes, according to the source wi... | gadhafi libyan misrata | a witness says coalition planes are circling overhead but not striking . gadhafi's forces are advancing in all directions, the witness says . the libyan government claims to control misrata |
lampedusa, italy (cnn) shortly after dawn, an open blue wooden fishing boat from libya limped its way into the port of this tiny island, crammed with at least 166 shivering passengers, all of them apparently migrants from sub saharan africa italian coast guard officers and rescue workers helped offload the passenger... | lampedusa italian | new: more than 1,250 have arrived by sea . four boats make it to the island safely . 'some people were in coma,' one refugee says of the boat ride to lampedusa . italian coast guard officers and rescue workers help offload the passengers |
tripoli, libya (cnn) a senior government official arrived monday in cairo amid rumors that he had defected, egypt's state run al ahram newspaper reported nasr al mabrouk abdallah arrived with nine of his family members on a private plane from djerba, tunisia, the newspaper reported, citing an unidentified airport of... | us libya scud al zawiya cairo | new: us says libya fired scud missile sunday . spokesman says official's decision to leave was 'personal'. 'it's quite hard to say who is in complete control,' says reporter about al zawiya . report: libya's interior minister arrives in cairo on a private plane |
zintan, libya (cnn) in all his years in power, moammar gadhafi has never been portrayed as anything but regal in paintings and statues scattered throughout libya until now six months into libya's war, some artists in rebel strongholds are arming themselves with fresh paint their belief? a brush can be as mighty as t... | libya moammar gadhafi gadhafi | political art is springing up in rebel held areas of libya . artists are expressing their opposition to moammar gadhafi . the paintings show gadhafi as a ruthless dictator . 'some people fight i use a brush,' says one artist |
(cnn) life after 'the oc' has been rocky, to say the least, for mischa barton the 27 year old actress was one of the hottest tv stars out about a decade ago, but since her reign as 'the oc's' marissa cooper, barton has had a 'full on breakdown,' she tells people magazine in its new issue the actress recounted how, i... | repunctuated prematerial typhloenteritis | no related information |
tripoli, libya (cnn) a libyan revolutionary fighters' convoy came under attack saturday on the outskirts of sirte, the birthplace of moammar gadhafi, injuring a cnn journalist who was traveling with them ian lee was treated for shrapnel in his ankle in a rocket propelled grenade (rpg) attack he was in good spirits a... | anti gadhafi cnn ian lee | an anti gadhafi convoy comes under fire . a rocket propelled grenade attack wounds a cnn producer . ian lee gets treated for shrapnel in his leg |
(cnn) us security policy showed the effects of two substantial pivots this past week: ramping down our role in regime transformation in one arab country even while ramping up our responsibility in another first to libya, where the death of moammar gadhafi has finally ended the first act of what promises to be a long... | gadhafi us iraq michael hayden arab libya somalia mediterranean syria yemen iran | last week saw death of gadhafi, plan to withdraw all us troops from iraq . michael hayden: us is ramping up its responsibility in one arab country, leaving another . he says it's vital to make sure libya doesn't turn into a 'somalia on the mediterranean'. hayden: rulers in syria, yemen, iran will draw lessons from fate... |
(cnn) as many as 270 libyan refugees were missing in the sea after the overcrowded boat they were in encountered bad weather, the tunisian state run tap news agency reported the tunisian coast guard responded to the rescue call regarding the fishing trawler, which became disabled wednesday night near the kerkennah i... | libya lampedusa italy | about 800 refugees were heading from libya to lampedusa, italy . the boat was overcrowded . between 200 and 270 people are missing |
(cnn) libya's transitional government would prefer to try former leader moammar gadhafi's son saif al islam in a libyan court despite an arrest warrant issued for him by the international criminal court, a spokesman said sunday the court's chief prosecutor said friday it was having 'informal conversations' about the... | libya saif al islam gadhafi ntc the international criminal court | libya would like to show that saif al islam gadhafi can receive a fair trial . ntc: if he is captured in libya, he will be tried there . the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for him |
(cnn) the us commission on international religious freedom cited several examples in a recent report of abuse toward christians in iraq iraqis rush to a car bomb explosion at a christian church in kirkuk in january | barmecide affection antling | no related information |
cnn michael chea can't forget what they did to him though he is standing in the morning sunlight, surrounded by giggling teenagers and chirping birds, his face is twisted by grief american john etherton talks to a liberian about his country's violent past he is reliving the moment when he escaped death in the 'land ... | sponsible decoherence headsill | no related information |
(cnn) jero is making old, new again in japan african american jero is famous for singing japanese enka the 27 year old american has made a name for himself singing enka, a traditional form of lounge music that flourished in 1940's japan it seems an unlikely musical style for the pittsburgh native to pursue enka's fa... | jero japanese no4 | jero has made traditional japanese enka songs hip and found new audience . he sang enka with his japanese grandmother when he was a young boy . found success on talent show and first single made no4 in charts |
louisville, kentucky (cnn) detective steve watts is locking up another accused pain pill addict but he's seen this suspect before she's back in handcuffs for the second time in less than a week the charge this time, like it was just four days ago, is fraudulently obtaining prescription medication for watts and the o... | louisville police's annually | louisville police's drug squad arrests 500 600 people annually . detective: most people get prescription narcotics to support their own habits . many patients 'doctor shop' and try to intimidate physicians into writing out prescriptions |
el paso, texas (cnn) el paso native maria ruiz knows firsthand how different life can be a mere 30 minute drive south of her texas home the sight of families living in homes made of wooden pallets pushed maria ruiz into action 'just by crossing the border, you're in a third world country,' ruiz said for 12 years, sh... | el paso maria ruiz mexicans juarez | el paso native maria ruiz brings aid to hundreds of impoverished mexicans . she crosses the border several times a week to the outskirts of juarez . her family's ministry is building community kitchen, orphanage and trade school |
beijing (cnn) the rundown of recommended stories on some popular chinese social media sites showed nothing extraordinary this week until users looked a little more closely on the sohu weibo platform for example, the characters on the homepage had been arranged to read 'hang in there, southern weekly,' but only if re... | oxhouse depolished abecedarian | no related information |
(cnn) america has its first panda twins in 26 years the tiny pair were born to mother lun lun, a 15 year old giant panda, at zoo atlanta on monday, the first arriving at 6:21 pm and the second at 6:23 pm the zoo did not immediately know the gender of the cubs the twins are the first for lun lun, who has two other of... | monday evening us 1987 zoo twins late fall | giant panda twins born monday evening . last panda twins born in us were in 1987, zoo says . twins would go on public display in late fall . fewer than 2,000 giant pandas thought to survive on planet |
davenport, iowa (cnn) bob konrardy carried the guilt with him for more than 40 years a platoon commander in vietnam, konrardy was wounded when shrapnel tore through his body four comrades carried him to safety in a poncho for more than an hour while the firefight raged bob konrardy says the fallen soldier monument ... | nonuniversity geratic midstead | no related information |
berlin, germany (cnn) concerns were growing wednesday for a polar bear born last month at a german zoo after its twin died and was possibly eaten by its mother one year ago vera gave birth to flocke, pictured here playing in her enclosure in april the young polar bear died monday, less than two weeks after it was bo... | german monday less than two weeks | german zookeepers concerned for baby polar bear after its twin died . young polar bear died monday, less than two weeks after it was born . baby nowhere to be found in enclosure; mothers often eat young if sense danger |
(cnn) as a historian and a former speaker of the house who negotiated successfully through two government shutdowns, a successful welfare reform bill, the first tax cut in 16 years and four balanced budgets, i am offended and a little frightened by president barack obama's deliberate dishonesty about the debt ceilin... | comb unrare nonharmoniousness | no related information |
(cnn) there is a story that the first time a persian 'qajar dynasty' king attended a concert during a european tour, he was asked what he liked most about it 'the beginning,' he answered, having assumed that the sound check was part of the performance a similar incident happened during the un general assembly earlie... | iranian us eshraghi obama chavez us venezuela usa iran rouhani | some were overly enthusiastic about meeting between iranian, us presidents, writes eshraghi . he asks: did obama and chavez shaking hands change us venezuela relations?. do not expect to see an end to 'down with usa' chants across iran, he writes . eshraghi: leaders like rouhani want to obtain a better position in the ... |
editor's note: fareed zakaria is a foreign affairs analyst who hosts 'fareed zakaria: gps' on cnn at 1 pm et sundays fareed zakaria says he doesn't think the crisis between russia and georgia is likely to be resolved soon new york (cnn) russian prime minister vladimir putin has accused the united states of orchestra... | fareed zakaria russia zakaria georgia recent years us | fareed zakaria says russia's actions will be viewed as 'a major strategic blunder'. zakaria calls russia's recognition of georgia's two breakaway provinces 'a joke'. analyst: russia has moved in 'anti modern' directions in recent years . zakaria says us shouldn't overreact, let world reaction play itself out |
(cnn) while the rest of us were watching two boats battling it out in one of the most thrilling sailing competitions of all time, there was another man soaring 400 meters above the waves watching our every move hanging out of an open door helicopter flying high above san francisco bay, is all part of a day's work fo... | ezra shaw 400 meters america's cup | veteran sports photographer ezra shaw reveals the secret to 'perfect shot'. flew in open door helicopter 400 meters above sea during america's cup . remarkable images capture prestigious race from land, air, and sea . high tech underwater camera equipment show how far photography has come |
(cnn) triple world champion sebastian vettel led a red bull one two in practice for the hungarian grand prix friday as mercedes struggled with new tires and the blistering heat in budapest vettel was fastest on pirelli's soft offering in the morning and repeated the trick in the afternoon on mediums with teammate ma... | sebastian vettel hungary red bull mark webber mercedes lewis hamilton nico rosberg | sebastian vettel fastest in both practice sessions for hungary gp . tops friday's morning and afternoon runs in his red bull . teammate mark webber second fastest . mercedes pair lewis hamilton and nico rosberg off the pace |
beijing (cnn) don't post rumors or else that was sinacom's message to millions of micro bloggers recently, when china's leading content portal warned it will penalize users if they find them spreading false rumors on their weibo account weibo is sina's twitter like social media service, which boasts of 200 millio... | cytogamy docmac befog | no related information |
(cnn) anna tsuchiya is one of japan's most recognized young stars model, mother, actress and singer: tsuchiya is living her life her own way born in tokyo in 1984 to a japanese mother and an american father, as a teenager, anna started modeling, gracing the pages of fashion magazines that later led to an acting care... | unstablest homodont inclines | no related information |
(cnn) 'sometimes you can forget about the preciousness of life,' hospital spokesman allen poston thumbed onto his blackberry after peering into an operating room where a team of 15 doctors and medical staff separated conjoined twins in six hours in surgery two month old twins preslee and kylee wells required surgica... | 2 month old preslee kylee 6 hours first monday | 2 month old preslee and her conjoined sister, kylee, were in surgery for 6 hours . they rolled onto their own backs for the first time monday, spokesman said . twins are currently being monitored in a hospital's neonatal intensive care unit |
(cnn) president barack obama is seriously considering withdrawing all us troops from afghanistan in 2014, a senior administration official told cnn the official's comments came after the new york times reported the administration was looking at speeding up the troop withdrawal to the 'zero option,' leaving no us tro... | unembraceable forches bushwhacker | no related information |
(cnn) dramatic bloodshed saturday in iraq left 64 people killed and 190 wounded, two interior ministry officials told cnn a wave of bombings came amid eid festivities marking the end of the holy month of ramadan it followed a july that was the bloodiest in five years, when violence between sunnis and shiites both... | $10 million since 2011 us embassy iraq july sunni shiite 2006 2007 | new: the $10 million reward has been in place since 2011, us embassy says . death toll grows quickly as explosions erupt throughout iraq . celebrations marked end of ramadan . july was deadliest in iraq since the peak of sunni shiite violence in 2006 and 2007 |
(cnn) as fellow american officials met with allied and iranian counterparts in geneva, switzerland, us secretary of state john kerry said wednesday that all sides are closer than they've been in a long time on a nuclear deal but they stressed it hasn't been reached yet 'it's important to exhaust the remedies and pos... | biden democratic state john kerry netanyahu israel geneva switzerland | new: vice president biden explains parameters for a possible deal to democratic senators . secretary of state john kerry says 'it's important to exhaust diplomacy'. prime minister netanyahu says israel wants a 'genuine' diplomatic solution . delegations from the key players meet in geneva, switzerland |
(cnn) a widow says she forgives the attackers in libya who gunned down her husband earlier this month as he went for a morning jog outside his home in benghazi ronnie smith, 33, was a chemistry teacher from austin, texas, who was working for more than a year in the international school benghazi when four unidentifie... | anita smith ronnie smith 33 benghazi this month | widow anita smith forgives the attackers who killed her husband . teacher ronnie smith, 33, was gunned down while jogging in benghazi this month . 'i do love them and i forgive them,' she says of husband's killers . 'it may sound crazy it's god's spirit that's putting this inside me,' she adds |
(cnn) the republican national convention is kicking off in full force tuesday in the twin cities the first time the gop has held a presidential convention there since 1892 laura bush and cindy mccain speak at a shortened first day of the republican national convention monday the convention, delayed briefly when ... | portionize shoving howtowdie | no related information |
(cnn) israel said wednesday it may expel venezuela's top diplomat from the country in a tit for tat gesture after the south american nation ordered the israeli ambassador to leave over the increasingly bloody ground war in gaza venezuelan president hugo chavez called the israeli army 'cowards' the decision on whethe... | venezuelan venezuela israeli gaza israel hugo chavez | new: top venezuelan diplomat may be expelled in tit for tat gesture . venezuela ordered israeli ambassador to leave over the ground war in gaza . venezuelan government statement condemned 'flagrant violations' by israel . president hugo chavez calls israeli army 'cowards'. israeli spokesman says venezuela has given 'au... |
motozintla, mexico (cnn) 'my life was sad before because i had to crawl on the ground,' recalls caesar morales, a 24 year old father in mexico who, until recently, had only one limb and couldn't walk david puckett's nonprofit has provided free artificial limbs, orthopedic braces and care to more than 420 people but... | david puckett's november 2000 mexico puckett | david puckett's nonprofit provides free artificial limbs, braces and care . since november 2000 the organization has helped hundreds in southeastern mexico . puckett's organization crafts the braces and artificial limbs from recycled ones |
(cnn student news) october 3, 2013 in thursday's program, we hear from some of the key players involved in the debate over the partial us government shutdown we also dig into the details of roman era skulls found in london, and we hear about the conservation efforts some students are making near the chesapeake bay ... | physopoda epicleses ascitical | no related information |
(cnn) after years of setbacks and controversies, the kenyan deputy president went on trial tuesday at the international criminal court in the netherlands for alleged crimes against humanity william ruto denied charges that include murder and persecution for allegedly orchestrating attacks that left more than 1,000 p... | icc ruto william ruto the hague 2007 kenya uhuru kenyatta third joshua arap sang | defense lawyer says icc investigation against ruto is 'exceptionally deficient'. william ruto is on trial at the hague over the 2007 post election violence in kenya . his boss, president uhuru kenyatta, has been indicted on similar charges . both deny the accusations, as does a third defendant, radio personality joshua... |
abu dhabi, united arab emirates (cnn) world powers beefed up financial and moral support for the libyan opposition thursday at an international coalition meeting aimed at charting the course of a post moammar gadhafi libya talk at the meeting in the united arab emirates focused on sustaining pressure on the embattle... | glairing rotting unconvincing | no related information |
london, england (cnn) it may look like an air mattress you might see lying around next to a swimming pool but in reality its function couldn't be less trivial the solar water disinfecting tarpaulin could play a major role in saving lives in the developing world the solar water disinfecting tarpaulin (swdt) a new ... | bearberries comminating eidograph | no related information |
(cnn) a middle of the night fight, a surprise pullout from the grammy awards, leaked photos, a police investigation new pieces of the puzzle of the alleged assault of pop singer rihanna by her boyfriend chris brown have been emerging since early february singers rihanna and chris brown, shown performing in decemb... | chris brown rihanna | chris brown and rihanna are reportedly back together despite rumors he beat her . a victim's return to her abuser is common, therapists who treat both say . women who are beaten often feel overwhelming guilt, shame and anxiety . abuser may try to psychologically manipulate victim into thinking it's her fault |
london, england (cnn) sim van der ryn has been a leader in sustainable architecture for over 40 years as well as creating a portfolio of inspiring green designs notably the 1977 bateson building in sacramento he is also a teacher and an author his most recent book 'design for life' traces his ancestral and eco... | pioneer sim van der ryn cnn the bateson building sacramento california | pioneer of sustainable architecture sim van der ryn talks to cnn about his work . the bateson building in sacramento still regarded as an a icon of ecological design . former chief architect for california worried that leed regulations aren't enough |
cairo, egypt (cnn) reports conflicted wednesday over whether the 84 year old former president of egypt, hosni mubarak, was clinically dead the state run middle east news agency, citing medical sources, said he was declared clinically dead shortly after arriving late tuesday at a military hospital in cairo, where he ... | miargyrite overdominance ahwal | no related information |
tokyo, japan (cnn) the japanese government lodged a protest with the chinese government monday about the alleged presence of chinese patrol boats near disputed territory, according to japanese media japanese naval authorities spotted two chinese patrol boats late sunday near islands that have been at the center of r... | chinese japan japanese a week anti japan china | chinese patrols make japan's government 'uncomfortable'. japanese media reports patrols did not cross into japanese territorial waters . japanese diplomatic protest comes a week after raucous anti japan protests in china |
(cnn) about 200 utah educators spent part of their holiday vacation in class themselves learning how to handle a gun those who attended the free, specially tailored concealed carry permit session near salt lake city included school secretaries, substitutes and full time teachers whether they were committed to bri... | nra utah years | new: not all at class say they'll bring in a gun, but they support having armed teachers . those in the free, concealed weapons class learned about laws, safety and more . critics have ripped the nra's proposal to facilitating have more armed people in schools . but some utah teachers have been able to carry concealed ... |
beijing (cnn) a chinese musician famous for playing a two stringed fiddle, a 1994 hollywood drama about two prison inmates, a united airlines flight bound for washington and cnn what do they have in common? if you try to search 'abing,' 'the shawshank redemption,' 'ua898' and 'cnn' on sina weibo, china's equivale... | chinese chen china chen guangcheng us beijing codewords abing the shawshank redemption ua898 cnn | chinese censors block a growing number of keywords related to blind activist chen . internet users in china often get around the censors by using codewords online . chen guangcheng is now in the us embassy in beijing after fleeing house arrest . codewords such as 'abing,' 'the shawshank redemption,' 'ua898' and 'cnn' b... |
tokyo, japan (cnn) wearing a dark, japanese style business suit, new zealand environmental activist peter bethune sat in between two uniformed court officers as his trial began on thursday in downtown tokyo the officers stared ahead, unflinching, as 44 year old bethune scanned the courtroom the head judge ran throug... | peter bethune the shonan maru 2 verdict | charges against peter bethune include trespassing . he was taken into custody in february aboard the shonan maru 2 . verdict is expected on june 10 |
(cnn) bayern munich have agreed a deal to sign croatian international striker ivica olic from bundesliga rivals hamburg, the german champions have revealed on their official web site fcbayernde olic will join bayern munich at the end of the season after proving a success in his time at hamburg 'we've struck an agree... | inflict medisect womplit | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) the man who police say dressed as santa claus and killed nine people at a christmas eve party may have also had plans to kill his mother and his former wife's divorce attorney, police said monday night bruce jeffrey pardo went on a shooting rampage in a los angeles suburb on wednesday, ... | bruce jeffrey pardo pardo | police say bruce jeffrey pardo had hit list after divorce proceedings were final . original target was pardo's ex wife, police say, but attorney, mom also targets . shooting and fire left 10 children orphaned and three others lost one parent |
(cnn) president bush spoke live via satellite to the republican national convention tuesday night here is the text of the speech: president bush says john mccain is 'ready to lead' the united states bush: good evening as you know, my duties have me here in washington tonight to oversee the federal government's effo... | bush john mccain mccain iraq | bush: the man we need is john mccain . bush: we need a president who understands the lessons of september 11, 2001 . president praises mccain for support of troop surge in iraq . bush: that is the kind of courage and vision we need |
(cnn) they came from all across america from connecticut to florida to illinois and many points in between one had been in the marines for nearly four and a half years, another for just a few months many served in afghanistan, earning numerous honors before making it safely back home to the united states on wedne... | pauperate redux runtee | no related information |
tripoli, libya (cnn) the libyan government has denied rebel allegations that moammar gadhafi loyalists have been raping women, despite videos captured on cell phones that appear to show sexual abuse the gadhafi regime had initially not responded to cnn requests for comment on the abuse allegations but libyan prime m... | philogynous parsonlike leprosariums | no related information |
(cnn) among the places that sen john mccain, a prisoner of war in vietnam, visited during his visit to tripoli this week was jdeida prison mccain said he wanted to see detention facilities firsthand a fair system of justice absent for decades under strongman moammar gadhafi is an important step toward building... | libyan libya | human rights watch spoke with detainees in libyan jails . the detainees described beatings and electric shocks . the rights group is urging libya's new leaders to make justice a priority . it stresses rule of law in making a fresh start in libya |
(cnn) eman al obeidy, the woman who claims forces loyal to libyan leader moammar gadhafi raped her, spoke tuesday with her mother, who has come to her defense, for the first time since her ordeal began al obeidy told aisha ahmad that a court employee pulled a weapon on her when she went to a courthouse al obeidy, wh... | eman al obeidy al obeidy libya | 'ac360' reunites eman al obeidy with her mother . young woman says court employee threatened her . her mother tells her to keep her faith . al obeidy says she has tried to leave libya, but authorities have thwarted her attempts |
(cnn) the most notable women in technology probably don't spend all day thinking about hairstyles and dinner parties but according to a bright pink infographic making its way around the web, you can tell a lot about some of the world's most tech savvy women based on their hairdos and extracurriculars in hopes of ins... | seaboard frontate nowhither | no related information |
(cnn) venezuela expelled israel's ambassador to the country tuesday and accused israel of attempting to carry out 'genocide' against the palestinian people venezuelan president hugo chavez called the israeli army 'cowards' 'in this tragic and indignant hour, the people of venezuela manifest their unconditional solid... | friendliness malmy kidvid | no related information |
los angeles, california (cnn) an 850 pound emerald said to be worth as much as $370 million is in the hands of the los angeles county sheriff's department while a court decides who really owns it, a spokesman for the sheriff said this enormous raw emerald was being kept in a las vegas, nevada, warehouse the 'bahia e... | la 180,000 carat seller $19 million to $370 million | la sheriff takes custody of 180,000 carat gemstone pending resolution . seller, buyer, broker arguing over ownership, sale agreement . estimates of raw emerald's value range from $19 million to $370 million |
miami, florida (cnn) a nasa report on the last minutes of space shuttle columbia cited problems with the crew's helmets, spacesuits and restraints, which resulted in 'lethal trauma' to the seven astronauts aboard columbia crew members were killed when the shuttle broke apart upon re entering earth's atmosphere but ... | nasa space shuttle columbia earth astronauts | nasa released a report tuesday on the last minutes of space shuttle columbia . seven astronauts died when the spacecraft broke up while returning to earth in 2003 . report: astronauts knew for about 40 seconds that they'd lost control of craft . report also cited problems with the crew's helmets, spacesuits and restrai... |
(cnn) a planned parenthood clinic in wisconsin remained closed monday after a homemade bomb was placed outside the building, the state organization said the explosive device was found around 7:40 pm sunday at the appleton north health center and had caused a small fire by the time grand chute fire officials arrived,... | rusticness allegorists scyphate | no related information |
washington (cnn) a new national poll suggests most americans favor an economic stimulus package even if it comes with an $800 billion price tag, although that support doesn't indicate the public wants to see a new era of big government two thirds of people polled think present elect barack obama's stimulus package ... | cnn/opinion research corp 56 percent democrats obama | cnn/opinion research corp finds 56 percent of people favor stimulus plan . numbers are more evenly split about government regulation of business . more democrats want the government to help more with economic woes . two thirds of those polled thought obama stimulus package would help economy |
(cnn) the massachusetts medical examiner's office officially determined that the cause of death of an alleged whitey bulger extortion victim was homicide by cyanide poisoning, according to marybeth long, a spokeswoman for the middlesex district attorney's office the office plans to seek additional charges against wi... | pallidness triads rosewise | no related information |
(cnn) the blown out well at the heart of the worst oil spill in us history has been cemented shut and is 'effectively dead,' the federal government's point man for the disaster said sunday 'additional regulatory steps will be undertaken but we can now state, definitively, that the macondo well poses no continuing th... | obama bp gulf friday | new: obama hails capping of well, says recovery efforts continue . bp well 'poses no continuing threat,' says government's point man . bp began final cementing operation to cap gulf well on friday . environmental and economic recovery lie ahead |
(cnn) four years since a 90 magnitude earthquake spawned massive walls of water that swept across the indian ocean, leaving more than 230,000 dead according to a united nations estimate, improvements can be seen in many of the devastated areas, humanitarian groups said laborers work on a construction site in a fish... | 2004 the indian ocean groups | the devastation of the 2004 tsunami stretched across the indian ocean . hundreds of thousands left homeless, and poor and isolated communities worse off . humanitarian groups have helped rebuild schools, homes, and get people working . groups say long term improvement of water and sanitation is critical |
(cnn) washington and beijing may be facing the most tense and delicate moment in their bilateral relationship since the 1989 tiananmen crackdown the reported escape from house arrest of dissident lawyer chen guangcheng and his apparent flight to the us embassy in beijing, while not yet officially confirmed, would gr... | christopher johnson dc china us tiananmen square us china johnson | christopher johnson: dc, china face tense moment over dissident's apparent flight to us protection . he says it has echoes of tiananmen square era; reflects nations' human rights differences . he says recent tiffs have tested nations' ties; incident comes on eve of us china talks . johnson: china's internal conflicts, ... |
(cnn) cyclist chris hoy has been knighted in the united kingdom new year honors list, while every british gold medallist from the beijing olympic games has also been rewarded hoy completes a remarkable year by being knighted in the united kingdom new years honors list in a move that breaks with tradition, triple gol... | chris hoy the united kingdom hoy olympics chris beijing british the beijing olympics | track cyclist chris hoy knighted in the united kingdom new year honors list . hoy will compete in the 2012 olympics as sir chris after three golds in beijing . every british gold medallist from the beijing olympics has also been rewarded |
(cnn) with e3, the world's biggest video game expo, approaching, sony and microsoft are getting ready to wow the entertainment world with their next generation consoles but some features of the new iterations of the xbox and playstation be they announced or just rumored are driving a wedge between the gaming g... | microsoft xbox sony playstation | new versions of microsoft's xbox and sony's playstation are on the way . gamers want to be able to share, resell the games they buy . companies are vague on whether they'll be able to do so . publishers say protections make sure players pay for their products |
moscow, russia (cnn) russian energy monopoly gazprom said thursday it has cut off supplies of natural gas to ukraine after a payment deadline expired a gas compressor and gas holder station in mryn, ukraine gazprom said it had cut supplies to ukraine thursday gazprom had been threatening the move, saying months of n... | russia gazprom ukraine company about $2 billion european | russia's energy monopoly gazprom cuts off gas supplies to ukraine . company says ukraine owes it about $2 billion for past natural gas deliveries . gazprom says supplies to other european customers won't be affected . gazprom cut supplies on january 1, 2006, but turned supply back on a day later |
(cnn) miss independent now has her own little miss on her hands pop music star kelly clarkson announced the birth of her daughter, river rose blackstock, saturday on twitter 'thank you everyone for all of your well wishes!' she wrote 'brandon and i are on cloud 9!! :)' river rose is the first child for clarkson, who... | kelly clarkson the first season american idol brandon blackstock october clarkson river rose earlier this week brandon | kelly clarkson rose to fame after winning the first season of 'american idol'. she married talent manager brandon blackstock in october . clarkson tweets that her daughter, river rose, was born earlier this week . 'brandon and i are on cloud 9!!' she writes |
(cnn) an israeli patrol boat struck a boat carrying medical volunteers and supplies to gaza early tuesday as it attempted to intercept the vessel in the mediterranean sea, witnesses and israeli officials said the dignity arrives in tyre, lebanon, after it was reportedly rammed by an israeli military vessel tuesday ... | israel gaza israeli mediterranean | new: israel scolds former congresswoman for being on gaza bound boat . israeli naval vessel, boat with medical volunteers collide in mediterranean . boat's crew contends naval vessel rammed it intentionally . israel denies intentionally hitting boat carrying journalists, medical supplies |
washington (cnn) the world's population is forecast to hit 7 billion in 2011, the vast majority of its growth coming in developing and, in many cases, the poorest nations, a report released wednesday said riders cram into a train last month in new delhi, india india's population is expected to be 17 billion by 2050 ... | two years uganda 2050 india china | global population to reach 7 billion in two years, research institute projects . most growth is occurring in developing and poor nations, study finds . uganda's population expected to almost triple by 2050 . india projected to overtake china as most populous country |
(cnn) when regis philbin asked david letterman about the difficult decision to return to the air less than a week after 9/11, the 'late show' host said, 'i remember not wanting to go back, not feeling ready to go back, but knowing we had to go back and you know my concerns were minimal compared to people who real... | late show david letterman johnny carson top ten | 'late show' host david letterman opens up about 9/11, politics, fatherhood and more . he said johnny carson inspired his career, calling his friendship 'a tremendous blessing'. letterman on 'top ten' origin: 'it was a cheap, easy way to refill a category and get some laughs'. letterman on politics: 'for the record, i a... |
london (cnn) seated side by side, news corp magnate rupert murdoch and his son, james, told british lawmakers tuesday they were not to blame in a burgeoning scandal that has raised questions of how much top executives knew about illegal phone hacking and when testy exchanges peppered the nearly three hours of questi... | rupert murdoch parliament james news corp rebekah brooks murdoch | rupert murdoch tells parliament he's not responsible for phone hacking scandal . he and son james say they regret the hacking, especially of families of crime victims . former news corp executive rebekah brooks says she never authorized bribes to police . the hearing is briefly suspended after a man attacks murdoch wit... |
washington (cnn) roger clemens said wednesday he received only vitamin shots from brian mcnamee, but the ex trainer insisted before a house panel that every injection contained steroids or other performance enhancers clemens sat mere feet from his chief accuser as the two men, both under oath, offered lawmakers sta... | brian mcnamee roger b 12 mcnamee clemens | congressman blasts ex trainer brian mcnamee for telling 'lie after lie after lie'. disputing clemens' account, ex trainer says, 'i have never given roger b 12'. mcnamee further says that drugs 'were part of the culture in baseball'. mcnamee says he injected clemens 'at his direction'; clemens denies claim |
(cnn) the death of mark madoff, the son of convicted ponzi schemer bernard madoff, was ruled a suicide by the new york city medical examiner's officer on sunday, a day after the victim's body was discovered hanging from a ceiling pipe in his soho apartment ellen borakove, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner, said... | unpardonably smolt dyschromatoptic | no related information |
washington (cnn) preventing iran from developing a nuclear weapon is a national security interest of both israel and the united states, president barack obama said sunday in calling for continued diplomatic efforts but also pledging that all options including a military effort remain viable 'all elements of am... | bangles pekinese promotional | no related information |
(cnn) the hostage crisis in eastern algeria is over, but the questions remain among them, exactly how many people are unaccounted for at a remote natural gas facility after three days of chaos that ended saturday, leaving at least 23 hostages and dozens of islamist militants dead some 685 algerian workers and 107 fo... | algerian algeria algerians statoil al qaeda | new: an algerian official says algeria doesn't need help securing its energy facilities . new: algerians are searching hospitals, villages and more for missing, statoil reports . the number of those killed in the crisis will likely go up, an algerian official says . a new video reportedly claims responsibility in the n... |
(cnn) an iranian delegation met with officials from the international atomic energy agency in vienna, austria, on monday as diplomatic wrangling continues over tehran's controversial nuclear program these are the first negotiations between iran and the agency in three months the two sides held talks in tehran in ... | iranian un vienna iran | iranian officials arrive at the offices of the un nuclear watchdog in vienna . the meeting is about how to address iran's nuclear program, state media say . iran is under intense international pressure to rein in its nuclear program . it denies allegations that it is working on nuclear weapons |
hong kong (cnn) alan mulally has vaulted to the top of the list of potential contenders to replace outgoing microsoft ceo steve ballmer, but the ford ceo demurred when asked about the speculation monday 'i'm very, very happy serving at ford we have no plans that are different than that and also we don't comment on s... | photogrammetry ichthyonomy predator | no related information |
(cnn) with four different drivers winning each of the four races so far, 2012 is shaping up as one of the most open seasons in formula one history and with no clear favorite yet to emerge, mercedes driver nico rosberg says his team is in a strong position to finally end a long title wait the german marque has won on... | this year mercedes nico rosberg german cnn | this year is shaping up to be the most open in f1 history with four different race winners . mercedes' nico rosberg says team is in strong position to take advantage . german tells cnn that improvements to car and open season could be perfect conditions . mercedes downplays reports that the company may quit f1 in the n... |
(cnn) german sailors foiled an attempt by pirates to hijack an egyptian cargo ship off the coast of yemen, the german defense ministry said pirates like these threaten the somalian coast the german navy frigate karlsruhe responded to an emergency call from the wabi al arab thursday morning, sending helicopters to th... | endleaf diffided abstertion | no related information |
zurich, switzerland (cnn) as i watched cristiano ronaldo receive the fifa world player of the year award in zurich, i couldn't help feeling a deep sense of satisfaction, as the 23 year old portuguese international once again proved all his doubters wrong cristiano ronaldo shows emotion after being named the fifa wor... | cristiano ronaldo zurich cnn pedro pinto pinto ronaldo | cristiano ronaldo won the fifa player of the year for 2008 in zurich, monday . cnn's pedro pinto says he is not shown enough respect by media . pinto: 'ronaldo is a great ambassador for the game' |
adults who were exposed to large amounts of secondhand smoke during childhood have lungs that look different on ct scans from those of people who grew up in a smoke free environment, a new study suggests the harmful short term effects of secondhand smoke are well known; the long term consequences aren't as clear specif... | figurism extratarsal visitable | no related information |
bartilla, iraq (cnn) on a dusty street corner in the christian enclave of bartilla, iraq, yousuf and his friends try to pretend that things are normal they smoke, play dominoes and act like isis fighters aren't potentially just moments away from killing them bartilla is near mosul, the first city to fall to the isla... | gandul monkeypot crocodylidae | no related information |
(cnn) it's a snapshot meant to shock: a bloodied woman hunched over with this caption underneath, 'my mother knew i'd never hurt her, then she got in the way' graphic ads about the dangers of meth addiction are trying to tackle what's a top drug problem in small towns the meth project has made a name for itself with... | meth project spanish west latinos america | meth project has disturbing ads to wake up kids to the dangers of meth . spanish ads in the west feature young latinos sharing meth nightmares . meth called a major threat in rural america because it is cheap and easy to make |
(cnn) seth rogen and james franco do not amuse north korea whose president kim jong un is apparently livid over the october release of 'the interview,' a comedy starring rogen and franco as tv people trying to score an interview with kim, but are recruited by the cia to take the president out seriously, folks: is th... | american north korea kim jong un gene seymour dennis rodman kim seymour rodman | a new american comedy about north korea has upset president kim jong un . gene seymour: seriously, folks, can a comedy really be an 'act of war'?. he says maybe dennis rodman can talk kim out of his anger . seymour: let's imagine what kim and rodman would say to each other |
washington (cnn) a third of military children surveyed who have a parent deployed in a war zone are at 'high risk' for psychological problems, according to a new study by military doctors and researchers the study concludes there's a greater chance of family problems upon a military parent's return the study, publis... | families us | study: third of kids with a deployed parent at 'high risk' for psychological problems . families with older parents and those with college degrees fared better . survey looked at 101 families; researchers say it's the first evaluation since 9/11 . more than 2 million us kids have a deployed parent |
washington (cnn) two popular anti smoking drugs will now carry warnings about the risk of severe mental health problems, the food and drug administration announced wednesday 'smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death,' an fda official said the fda said chantix and zyban will carry the... | fda chantix zyban | fda: chantix and zyban will carry warnings about mental health risks . risks include depression and suicidal thoughts when using the drugs . drug makers must conduct study how often these serious symptoms occur . some symptoms could be the result of nicotine withdrawal |
(cnn) when joanne branham lost her husband, frank, to a brain tumor, she was devastated but it wasn't until she visited her old neighbors in mccullom lake, illinois, that she began to question the cause of his death back in the community where she and frank had lived for almost 40 years, branham learned two of her f... | mccullom lake illinois rohm haas joanne branham's first this week | mccullom lake, a small community in illinois, has seen 30 brain cancer cases . some residents point finger at rohm and haas plant, which denies making anyone sick . no agency has concluded any resident was exposed to dangerous chemicals . joanne branham's case is the first to go to trial, with jury selection set to beg... |
(cnn) mike loverde was 29 when his family intervened in his addiction to prescription painkillers he remembers his parents driving him from chicago, illinois, to a rehab center in rural indiana he was crying because he wanted to get high be honest and nonjudgmental when you confront someone about dangerous behavior,... | janet jackson michael | janet jackson reportedly tried to stage an intervention for her brother michael . even family members may become enablers in the life of an addict, experts say . don't wait until the person you're concerned about 'hits rock bottom'. in most states treatment for addiction cannot be forced by family members or friends |
(cnn) just days after giving birth to her second child, dr jane dimer drove herself home from the hospital to find her then husband in bed with another woman he threw dimer down the stairs, and she never saw him again until court rihanna was allegedly attacked by her boyfriend, singer chris brown, before the grammys... | nih ages 15 to 44 first | nih: domestic violence is the most common cause of injury to women ages 15 to 44 . study: abused women more likely to have depression, anxiety, joint pain . calling a domestic violence hot line is a good first step for a victim |
(healthcom) an antibiotic widely used to treat diarrhea in travelers may also provide some relief to people with the common and difficult to treat condition known as irritable bowel syndrome, according to a pair of new studies in the new england journal of medicine the food and drug administration has not yet approv... | about 40 percent fda | new studies show that an antibiotic may provide relief to people with ibs . about 40 percent of the patients who took the antibiotic reported relief from symptoms . the fda has not yet approved the antibiotic, rifaximin, for use in ibs |
(cnn) some heartburn medications could increase the risk of hip, wrist and spine fractures in high doses or with long term use, the food and drug administration warned such so called proton pump inhibitors are used for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, stomach and small intestine ulcers and inflammat... | fda prilosec, nexium protonix | some heartburn, ulcer medications carry risk of fractures, fda warns . increased risk comes with high doses, long term use . warning includes both prescription and over the counter medications . drugs include some forms of popular medications prilosec, nexium, prevacid, protonix |
(cnn) arab modernity why is it that at the beginning of the 21st century the arab world seems stuck in time? why are most arabs still ruled by kings or military dictatorships? and specifically, why has the most populous arab nation, egypt, been governed by one man for nearly three decades? president hosni mubarak, a... | slowhearted snagbush malaprops | no related information |
washington (cnn) president barack obama's abrupt change of course and decision to ask congress to authorize a strike on syria won praise from some who have bitterly opposed his foreign policy but in his surprise decision, did obama cede presidential power? over the last 50 years, presidents have successfully consoli... | writ receptacle antitarnish | no related information |
(cnn) red bull team principal christian horner has warned of the dangers of working in a formula one pit lane after a wheel from one of the team's cars came loose and struck a cameraman paul allen, who was working for formula one management at sunday's german grand prix, was hospitalized with a broken collarbone and... | red bull paul allen german grand prix mark webber red bull's sebastian vettel | red bull team principal reiterates dangers of f1 after cameraman injured . a loose wheel struck paul allen and broke his collarbone at sunday's german grand prix . the incident occured after a pit stop by mark webber during the ninth lap . red bull's sebastian vettel took the checkered flag at his home grand prix |
(cnn) the greek government said friday that in a phone conversation with the country's president, german chancellor angela merkel suggested that the issue of whether his country remains in the eurozone be put to a referendum, a claim germany flatly denied merkel made the call to president karolos papoulias, whose co... | greece merkel fitch | new: greece says merkel has raised the possibility of a referendum on the eurozone . new: merkel's government denies the statement . greece is holding fresh elections next month after a first vote failed to produce a government . ratings agency fitch has cut greece's credit rating amid concerns about its future |
(cnn) real madrid have failed in ar bid to overturn uefa's ruling denying them the right to register both klaas jan huntelaar and lassana diarra to play in the champions league knockout stages real must decide whether to register huntelaar, above, or diarra for the champions league ko stage uefa's appeals body made ... | controversal torrefication peascod | no related information |
(cnn) the russian coast guard seized two chinese vessels and detained 36 fishermen tuesday after they were allegedly found fishing in russian controlled waters in the sea of japan, according to state media warning shots were fired at one vessel during a three hour pursuit by russian coast guard, which eventually ra... | systemproof ungrained trypaneidae | no related information |
(cnn) authorities have shut down a texas food processing plant, saying it was contaminated by bacteria linked to the deaths of four people, state health officials said the texas department of state health services on wednesday ordered sangar produce and processing to immediately stop processing food and recall all p... | millivolt chevied lucern | no related information |
tripoli, libya (cnn) the alleys and archways along rashid street in central tripoli were plunged in darkness this weekend, as the libyan capital struggled to cope with widespread shortages of electricity after sunset, the only light in one corner cafe came from two candles their flickering glow barely lit the faces ... | snifted semisweet saddeningly | no related information |
(cnn) in a little more than three months, manti te'o probably will be drafted by an nfl team and sign a multimillion dollar deal before teams sink that much money into players, they have questions with the revelation that the football feel good story of the year centered on the notre dame linebacker's love for a wom... | manti notre dame nfl kekua | manti te'o is a hoax victim, notre dame says, but questions continue to pop up . a sportswriter thinks te'o may have embellished his relationship . an nfl football player says he has met a woman he thought was kekua |
(cnn) he refers to himself as the industry's last remaining dinosaur, but adrian newey is the pioneering formula one engineer who can consistently claim to be ahead of the curve the 53 year old's designs have delivered a total of 10 world titles, spread across three different constructors, putting the briton in a cl... | cephalosporium rhynchophora antirobin | no related information |
washington (cnn) the morning that the federal government reopened after 16 days of political stalemate, president barack obama stood at the podium in the state dining room of the white house he didn't smile 'those of us who have the privilege to serve this country have an obligation to do our job as best we can we c... | obama congress | president obama emerged with an ambitious agenda moving forward . he implored congress that their working relationship 'has to change'. one former member says the relationship can't get much lower |
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