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(cnn) forty four years after the rev martin luther king jr was gunned down on the balcony of a memphis hotel, the tennessee city is overcoming what some call protracted guilt and embarrassment, and naming a street in his honor a nearly 1 mile stretch of linden avenue will be renamed dr ml king jr avenue on wednesday... | cheeseflower maihems kirghizean | no related information |
(cnn student news) january 26, 2011 download pdf maps related to today's show: • houston, texas • egypt • moscow, russia transcript this is a rush transcript this copy may not be in its final form and may be updated carl azuz, cnn student news anchor: political protests in egypt, the aftermath of an attack, and ... | hispidity incoherently exhibitorial | no related information |
(cnn) a key united nations committee on thursday condemned myanmar's human rights record while the secretary general of the world body stressed the need for democratic reform in a call to freed pro democracy leader aung san suu kyi, un secretary general ban ki moon emphasized the importance of a peaceful democratic ... | general assembly un suu kyi nobel peace prize | general assembly subset committee slams 'ongoing systematic violation of human rights'. un chief emphasizes the importance of a peaceful democratic transition . suu kyi has spent 15 of the past 21 years under house arrest . suu kyi is a 1991 nobel peace prize recipient |
london, england (cnn) a british royal navy nuclear submarine and its french equivalent collided while on operations in the atlantic ocean earlier this month, defense ministries in paris and london confirmed monday the british royal navy submarine hms vanguard both vessels, hms vanguard and le triomphant, were armed ... | semisuccess lambies reproffer | no related information |
(cnn) inside her oxford, ohio, kindergarten classroom, christine milders has 24 cubbies, 24 tables and 24 seats it's a perfect fit for her 24 little students, no more but come next fall, she expects that number will grow to 30 that's when forced federal spending cuts, also known as the sequester, will kick in and st... | $85 billion this year $25 billion the department of education's washington | the federal government is set to cut $85 billion this year because of the sequester . $25 billion will be cut from the department of education's budget . teachers are unsure how these budget cuts will affect them and their students . many teachers say they are fed up with washington putting education on chopping block |
(cnn) less than a month after she was crowned miss universe thailand, pageant winner weluree 'fai' ditsayabut has relinquished her title under a barrage of criticism for comments she made online against supporters of the country's ousted prime minister 'i felt under pressure i tried to improve myself but what i coul... | thai weluree ditsayabut universe thailand weluree | thai beauty queen renounces title, accused of hateful remarks against government supporters . weluree ditsayabut won the miss universe thailand beauty pageant last month . she reportedly called for red shirt supporters to be 'executed'. weluree apologized for 'careless' comments; resigned for mother's sake |
tehran, iran (cnn) rescue operations have ended in iran after two strong earthquakes that killed at least 250 people, the semi official fars news agency reported sunday another 1,800 people were injured in the quakes that shook east azarbaijan province in northwest iran on saturday, the report said, citing deputy in... | iranian 44 magnitude usgs benedict xvi | new: iranian news agencies give different casualty figures . new: one aftershock measured 44 magnitude, according to the usgs . new: historic sites were damaged . new: pope benedict xvi says his thoughts are with those affected |
(cnn) nba hall of famer dennis rodman plans to return to north korea in august, cnn affiliate kxjb reported monday rodman, who recently visited the communist nation, said he plans to vacation with north korean leader kim jong un 'i don't condone what he does, but he's my friend,' rodman told kxjb while in fargo, nor... | rodman february north korea kim jong un | new: spokesman says rodman was invited to return during his february trip . rodman was known for rebounding and colorful hairstyles . he visited north korea in february, made friends with kim jong un . he says the supreme leader doesn't want to go to war |
(cnn) tropical storm bertha barreled toward the northern end of the island of martinique in the eastern caribbean on friday, the national hurricane center said the storm had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and was churning through the atlantic at 24 mph bertha was located about 20 miles northwest of fort de france... | bertha 50 mph martinique | new: bertha has maximum sustained winds of 50 mph . new: storm passes near island of martinique |
editor's note: cnncom has a business partnership with careerbuildercom, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to cnncom let's admit it: we all need to feel special sometimes well, if you're a firefighter, scientist or teacher, you should after all, a new harris poll indicates that plenty o... | sixty one percent americans harris | sixty one percent of americans say firefighters have prestigious job . teachers, scientists also get high marks in recent harris poll . bankers, athletes and journalists get low marks |
(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 |
(cnn) perhaps tim meadows' invitation back to 'saturday night live' got lost in the mail the actor, who appeared on 'snl' from 1991 to 2000, initially seemed upset to see the show bring back its bill brasky sketch without him on saturday written by 'snl' alums will ferrell and adam mckay, the sketch revolved around ... | saturday night live tim meadows nbc bill brasky will ferrell david koechner paul rudd meadows | 'saturday night live' alum tim meadows didn't seem happy to see sketch return without him . the nbc series resurrected the bill brasky sketch on saturday . will ferrell, david koechner and paul rudd took part in sketch . meadows later said he understood it was a last minute addition |
(cnn) it's 'very likely' that north korean leader kim jong un's powerful uncle, jang sung taek, has been removed from his top level position in government, two south korean lawmakers said tuesday, citing a briefing from their country's intelligence service and two close allies of jang lee yong ha and jang soo kee... | kim jong un jang sung taek north korea's south korean | kim jong un may have cemented his power by removing his uncle, analyst says . jang sung taek was the vice chairman of north korea's top military body . he has been removed and two of his close allies have been executed, south korean lawmaker says . if confirmed, the move would mark a major upheaval in north korea's lea... |
(cnn) roberto ascencio has lived in the new orleans area for 30 years, 28 of them on the west bank of the mississippi river thousands of drivers sat in traffic for hours as they fled gulf coast ahead of hurricane gustav's arrival the last time he fled the city, ahead of hurricane katrina in 2005, he was worried abou... | whipoorwill comburimetry katalysis | no related information |
new york (cnn) a federal judge in new york sentenced three men to a minimum 25 years in prison on wednesday for plotting to detonate bombs at two bronx synagogues and attack a military base in new york james cromitie, onta williams and david williams were arrested in 2009 after planting what they thought were live e... | james cromitie onta williams david williams 25 years bronx new york fourth laguerre payen | james cromitie, onta williams and david williams get minimum of 25 years . they plotted to bomb two bronx synagogues and attack a military base in new york . prosecutors had been pushing for life in prison for the three men . a fourth defendant, laguerre payen, was not in courtroom pending evaluation |
(cnn) the obama administration likely will succumb to growing pressure to 'do something' kinetic and dramatic in iraq, and when it does, it will most likely be air and missile strikes against isis targets this could relieve the political pressure on the president: his critics continue to blame him for abdicating us ... | obama isis iraq us iraqi syria | writer: obama administration will likely yield to pressure to act on isis advances in iraq . he says it should not the us could not have prevented crisis bad iraqi governance was key . he says any success repelling isis in iraq will be short lived unless us also does so in syria . us would need sustained strategy if it... |
(cnn) these days, almost all new cellphones look alike: they're sleek black rectangles with glowing color screens they're handsome, slender, well dressed and a little predictable if they were human, they'd be infomercial hosts we often take them for granted but as anyone over the age of 15 remembers, it wasn't alway... | mobile world congress a decade or so ago | in honor of mobile world congress, here's a gallery of ugly, outdated cellphones . even a decade or so ago, phones had dull gray screens, clamshell designs or tiny keypads |
editor's note: c christine fair is a political scientist at the rand corporation specializing in south asian politics and military affairs rand is a nonprofit institution that conducts research and provides analysis to address challenges facing the united states and the world christine fair says the mumbai attacks high... | christine fair mumbai india muslim | christine fair: mumbai attacks show sources of tension in the region . she says signs point to potential for more violence after attacks . fair: inequality gives rise to grievances among india's muslim population . she says india is not well prepared to respond to violent upheaval |
(cnn) if one image can tell an entire story, this is a powerful example the photo is set in a hospital room a patient with a neck brace, tubes attached everywhere, draped in a red, white and blue quilt, is lying in a bed his bandaged right arm is raised in what we now know is a salute his face is mostly obscured, bu... | templum billfishes comeatable | no related information |
(cnn) wrestling legend and reality tv star hulk hogan reveals in a new book that he would have committed suicide were it not for a surprise phone call, according to a story in the new york daily news hulk hogan says a call from co star laila ali saved his life hogan, whose real name is terry bollea, credits boxer an... | gladiators laila ali | in new book, wrestling legend and reality tv star talks about hitting rock bottom . he credits phone call from boxer and 'gladiators' co star laila ali with saving him . book says he was despondent after his son's car accident and breakup with wife |
(cnn) two separate people came up with the same name in response to computer generated sketches of a man whom london's metropolitan police are working to identify in possible connection with the disappearance of then 3 year old madeleine mccann, the case's lead investigator revealed monday the two people had phoned ... | madeleine 2007 portugal | new: police receive hundreds of tips . two different people come up with the same name for man in sketches, police say . madeleine disappeared in 2007 while on holiday with her parents in portugal . sketches of a man seen around the resort the night madeleine disappeared are released |
(cnn) donald glover was apparently just feeling all of his feelings or as his character troy might say, 'my emotions!' after posting a series of notes via instagram in which he shared some of his fears, the 30 year old 'community' actor told people magazine that he 'just wanted to write down my feelings i definitely... | glover instagram | 'community' actor glover says he's not depressed . the actor had posted notes about his fears on instagram . he says he's glad he got it off his chest |
new york (cnn) a prominent muslim civil liberties group held a small rally friday outside new york police headquarters, continuing its call for the resignation of police commissioner ray kelly and other reforms within the department the council on american islamic relations wants kelly to step down because of his pa... | antepagment undershored cephalofacial | no related information |
(cnn) schoolchildren were home, planes were grounded and some highways were closed because of heavy smog in one of northeast china's most heavily populated areas monday the smog was thick enough that visibility was less than 50 meters (164 feet) in downtown harbin, the capital of heilongjiang province, and it prompt... | taiping international airport harbin xinhua news agency less than 50 meters 164 feet xinhua | taiping international airport in harbin is closed, xinhua news agency reports . the fog, which began sunday, is expected to last into tuesday . visibility less than 50 meters (164 feet) in downtown harbin, xinhua reports |
(ewcom) late last year, news broke that the simpsons were going to turn a decades old spec script written by judd apatow into an episode as it turns out, the a list comedy writer director producer is collaborating with the animated series in front of the microphone as well ew has learned that a different episode —... | simpsons judd apatow | several celeb voices will be featured on 'the simpsons'. judd apatow and several of his collaborators will appear . the episode is slated to air in january |
(cnn) another week has passed for the world's most popular sport another week of brawls, scandal and allegations of racist abuse which has left the football's lawmakers grappling as to how best to tackle discrimination on tuesday, england's under 21 match with serbia was overshadowed by ugly fighting and alleged rac... | jason roberts kick it out epl vicent pericard roberts uefa weeks | reading's jason roberts will refuse to wear an anti racism groups t shirt . the striker's move is a protest against a lack of action from the group kick it out . former epl player vicent pericard questions roberts' move and calls for unity . kick it out and uefa both hosting anti racism weeks designed to raise awarenes... |
(cnn) more than 14 months after they fled fighting between rebel and government forces, park rangers who monitor mountain gorillas in war torn democratic republic of congo have returned to the reserve young gorillas play in congo's virunga national park in an undated photograph it is a welcome sight at virunga nati... | antivenomous melanotekite sleekiest | no related information |
(cnn) police in albuquerque, new mexico, released a composite image tuesday of a young boy found buried beneath the sand of a local playground police released this composite sketch of the boy in hopes that someone can identify him the boy was discovered on friday by a passerby who saw a tiny black and lime shoe prot... | alvarado park 'baby angel native american hispanic | boy found friday at alvarado park buried under sand in playground . police say nobody has been reported missing, nobody has claimed body . nobody knows name of boy dubbed 'baby justice' or 'baby angel'. no cause of death for boy who may be native american or hispanic |
(cnn) the small baltic nation of estonia is ending its nearly six year military operation in iraq by not replacing its platoon of 34 troops estonian soldiers on patrol near baghdad in 2004 estonia's defense minister jaak aaviksoo said the country will not deploy its next infantry platoon to iraq, according to a sta... | precontroversy louvres amorphozoa | no related information |
(cnn) griffin bell, who served as attorney general in the carter administration, has died, according to the carter center in atlanta, georgia he was 90 griffin bell is sworn in as attorney general in january 1977 former president jimmy carter issued a statement saying that he and former first lady rosalynn carter we... | jimmy carter griffin bell 1976 bell justice department late 1970s carter 2004 georgia dems bush | president jimmy carter nominated griffin bell as attorney general in 1976 . bell credited with helping restore confidence in justice department in late 1970s . his 'integrity, professionalism, and charm' valued across party lines, carter said . in 2004, he was listed among georgia dems who endorsed bush for re election... |
(cnn) after enjoying their city's christmas tree lighting, portland, oregon, residents felt a twinge of shock and then a rush of gratitude on saturday when they learned that law officers foiled a plot to set off a bomb in a state the suspect says 'nobody ever thinks about' mohamed osman mohamud, a 19 year old natura... | dumpty wodgy polydisperse | no related information |
(cnn) negotiators for iran and six world powers completed the first day of discussions on iran's nuclear program monday in moscow this third round of talks, called after two previous rounds of discussions yielded little result, was marked by 'serious and constructive' discussions, iran's semi official fars news agen... | eu last month baghdad iran tehran israel | new: eu official describes meeting as 'intense and tough exchange of views . differences remain between the sides after talks last month in baghdad . western nations suspect iran wants to build nuclear weapons, an assertion tehran denies . israel has threatened to attack iran to stop it from developing nuclear weapons |
(cnn) pirates traded gunfire with togo security forces early tuesday from a hijacked oil tanker off the west coast of africa, the international maritime bureau said 'apparently there was an exchange of fire between pirates on board the hijacked tanker and the naval patrol vessel,' said cyrus mody, spokesman for the ... | greek togo the togo navy exchange the international maritime bureau years | pirates take over a greek operated tanker off the coast of togo . the pirates and members of the togo navy exchange gunfire, the international maritime bureau says . 'this has been an area of risk and a hotspot for number of years,' a maritime official says |
(cnn) vincent kompany has signed a new six year contract with manchester city the longest contract offered to a player in the club's history it is unusual for players to be offered more than five years for a contract, but the 26 year old belgian has been a key figure for city and captained the club to their first... | fratching tachyphylactic undercast | no related information |
(cnn) a diplomatic source told cnn that the courier who was in close contact with osama bin laden and who eventually led the united states to him was a kuwaiti named abu ahmad us officials have said that when the identity of the courier who they have not named was established in 2007 the us began a path to the... | us bin laden cnn | us officials have said the identity of the courier was established in 2007 . once the courier was known the us began a path to the house where bin laden lived . cnn unable to establish whether the courier was at the compound during raid . bin laden was killed by us forces early monday |
(cnn) a battle is raging in the nation's capital over who should be nominated as the next chairman of the federal reserve as president obama considers his choices, all sides are pushing their candidates the two main contenders to replace outgoing chairman ben bernanke are the current vice chairwoman of the fed, jane... | protuberate fairleads gilravager | no related information |
(cnn) the 5 year olds in janet vollmer's kindergarten class heard the noise: pop pop pop what was that noise? they looked to vollmer for answers they were too young to understand what it meant when they heard the gunfire friday outside their classroom door at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut they... | janet vollmer cnn | teacher janet vollmer read out loud to students to calm them during the shooting . 'you could hear what sounded like pops, gunshots,' she told cnn . twenty children and six educators were killed in the shooting, authorities say . the gunman appears to have committed suicide, police say |
(cnn) as a teenager, it's easy to feel lost, to get swallowed up into the mob mentality and lose your voice we've all been victim to that; anyone who says they haven't is either lying or under the age of 13 years and so when a teenage girl undertakes such an incredible task of courage, one adults cower in fear of do... | julia fine cnn malala yousufzai malala the bravest girl in the world | julia fine submitted the winning entry in a cnn contest about malala yousufzai . fine: malala, in her bravery, is a huge inspiration to her and so many other girls . she says malala is a hero who brought attention to education and empowers kids . watch malala on 'the bravest girl in the world' at 7 pm et sunday on cnn |
(cnn) explosions targeting a passenger train carrying hundreds of passengers traveling after eid holidays killed at least seven passengers and wounded 16 others in pakistan's southern balochistan province on monday, authorities said three improvised explosive devices went off in a coordinated manner as the train app... | balochistan punjab | three explosive devices explode around a passenger train in balochistan . the train carried passengers from punjab province . there has been no claim of responsibility for the attack |
(cnn) al jazeera cameraman sami al hajj arrived home in the sudanese capital of khartoum early friday after nearly six years in the us navy prison camp at guantanamo bay, cuba al jazeera cameraman sami al hajj at a hospital in khartoum after his release from guantanamo bay 'i was so happy that i cried,' al hajj told... | waeful convenientness newlines | no related information |
(cnn) the 103 chadian children whom six french charity workers were convicted of attempting to kidnap will soon be reunited with their families, the united nations' children agency said friday some of the 103 children who were nearly abducted by a french charity, pictured in abeche in november 2007 the children have... | french chad chadian abeche six zoe's ark | the 103 children taken by french aid workers to be reunited with families soon . the 21 girls and 82 boys, aged 1 10, will be handed over to relatives in chad . they have been in orphanage in chadian town of abeche since late october . six zoe's ark workers were convicted on kidnapping charges in december |
(cnn) english premier league club liverpool have rejected chelsea's bid for fernando torres and insisted the spain striker is not for sale the merseyside club confirmed on their website that a bid had been received reported in british newspaper the daily telegraph to be around $63 million but that it was dismi... | liverpool english chelsea fernando torres spanish $63 million british the daily telegraph torres benfica david luiz | liverpool turn down an offer from english champions chelsea for fernando torres . spanish striker subject to bid of $63 million according to british newspaper the daily telegraph . liverpool spokesman insists torres is not for sale . new: chelsea's move for benfica defender david luiz has fallen through |
(cnn) should celebrity chefs stick to stand and stir shows? self proclaimed 'kulinary gangsta' (no, seriously he has a tattoo and everything) and food network phenom guy fieri failed to catch fire with audiences in his prime time major network debut variety reports that nbc's 'minute to win it' a distinctly n... | food network guy fieri nbc new orleans' emeril lagasse a very short second | food network phenom guy fieri failed to catch fire with audiences on nbc . new orleans' emeril lagasse starred in a self titled sitcom that lasted 11 episodes . 'the restaurant' only made it to a very short second season |
(cnn) thousands of people were protesting tuesday outside the romanian parliament against an unpopular austerity plan presented by the government, the romanian interior ministry said organizers and local police said there were about 5,000 people in front of parliament romanian national police told cnn the crowd burn... | bucharest romanian | about 5,000 protesters burned effigies outside parliament in bucharest . protesters demonstrating against planned government budget cuts . 1,000 romanian policemen tried to stop the crowds entering the building |
jakarta, indonesia (cnn) international flights to the indonesian island of bali were canceled friday because of volcanic ash, according to a transportation official mount bromo in east java has been erupting since late last year although the threat level was downgraded recently, it continues to spew out ash columns,... | indonesian bali | an ash cloud has affected flights to the indonesian island of bali . several airlines have canceled international flights |
washington (cnn) the us navy has charged six guards accused of assaulting detainees in may at camp bucca in iraq, naval officials said thursday us guards patrol at camp bucca in iraq in may the army criminal investigation division investigated alleged incidents that left two detainees with minor bruises the division... | navy camp bucca | navy guards accused of assaulting detainees at camp bucca . eight prisoners were confined to cell sprayed with riot control agent, navy says . navy: two detainees allegedly left with minor bruises |
(cnn) fbi agents have executed 40 search warrants throughout the united states as part of an investigation into recent coordinated cyber attacks targeting major companies, the agency said the united kingdom's metropolitan police service executed additional search warrants and arrested five people for their alleged r... | fbi wikileaks | the alleged attackers are part of a group that calls itself 'anonymous,' the fbi says . source: the attacks were allegedly carried about by active supporters of wikileaks . the group makes tools available online to flood websites with traffic, the fbi alleges |
editor's note: donna brazile, a democratic strategist, is chairwoman of the democratic national committee's voting rights institute and founder of brazile & associates, a political consulting firm she was the campaign manager for the al gore joe lieberman ticket in 2000 and wrote 'cooking with grease' donna brazile say... | cadging tabularium corticium | no related information |
(cnn) a common view is that us politics have gone into shutdown, that the whole system can no longer function and deliver the kind of government that americans want and need that's certainly the opinion in my native britain, where i'm regularly told the united states particularly the republican party has been ... | neurophysiologist sideroxylon landslip | no related information |
(cnn) american teacher ronnie smith has been shot and killed in benghazi, according to the facebook page of the international school in libya where he worked the us state department confirmed the killing and identified the educator as ronald thomas smith ii 'the untimely death of ronnie smith has been felt by the wh... | time reincentive said | no related information |
karachi, pakistan (cnn) it's a documentary with an alarming message: two american boys are held captive in a madrassa, a pakistani religious school, once visited by osama bin laden and with ties to the taliban noor and mehboob khan were 13 and 12 when they first talked with the filmmaker the film, 'karachi kids,' de... | pullouts paupers teosinte | no related information |
(cnn) two hostages of suspected somali pirates died after a rescue effort by the danish navy, an operation that freed 16 other hostages, the danish military said tuesday a danish warship, the absalon, tasked with patrolling waters near the somali coast to ward off piracy, fired warning shots against what the navy de... | danish somali | danish navy launches operation to free hostages held by alleged somali pirates . two hostages die after the operation; an investigation into the deaths is under way |
atlanta (cnn) the leader of one of the labs linked to an accidental anthrax exposure at the centers for disease control and prevention has been reassigned, cdc spokesman tom skinner says skinner would not confirm the name of the person who was reassigned skinner said the agency is still investigating how as many as ... | cdc atlanta | new: team leader at cdc lab reassigned during anthrax investigation . as many as 86 atlanta cdc workers may have been exposed to anthrax . workers are being monitored, and there is no risk to the public, cdc says |
san diego, california (cnn) mexican authorities are having an eliot ness moment imagine what it felt like for the famed us federal agent to arrest legendary gangster al capone in 1929 it's probably close to how our southern neighbors feel now that they have in custody miguel angel trevino morales, leader of the brut... | mexico miguel trevino morales zetas ruben navarrette mexican enrique peña nieto trevino morales navarrette | mexico arrested miguel trevino morales, leader of the brutal drug cartel the zetas . ruben navarrette: the arrest is a major coup for new mexican president enrique peña nieto . he says trevino morales is behind bars, but his brother will take over the cartel . navarrette: high profile arrests put the cartels on notice ... |
(cnn) rep charlie rangel is claiming victory in his last dance the democratic congressman from new york, who was first elected to the house of representatives 44 years ago, appears to have survived a fierce primary challenge rangel, who says this will be his last re election campaign, will likely edge out state sen ... | longtime charlie rangel new york thad cochran lankford gop senate oklahoma | longtime lawmaker charlie rangel claims victory in tough new york primary . six term incumbent thad cochran holds off tea party challenge . rep lankford wins gop senate primary in oklahoma |
(cnn) one endless june afternoon a decade ago, i drove along southern iceland's highway one, past the weak spot in the planetary crust whose rupture recently brought air traffic in europe to an ashen standstill it was summer solstice, a day when the sun lolled at the horizon but never set, turning to crimson the bas... | iceland european north american weisman us | iceland has great volcanic activity, is where european and north american continents meet . weisman: scientists fear melting of ice sheets will lead to more volcanoes, earthquakes . iceland and us revere democracy and want to see it endure, he says . he says civilization threatened by economies that depend on emitting ... |
tokyo (cnn) japan's nuclear watchdog on wednesday said a toxic water leak at the tsunami damaged fukushima daiichi power plant has been classified as a level 3 'serious incident' on an international scale the nuclear regulation authority (nra) said it had made the decision after consulting with the vienna based inte... | japan 2011 japanese iaea hundreds of tons this week | the alert is japan's gravest warning since meltdowns at the nuclear plant in 2011 . the japanese regulator made the decision after consulting with the iaea . a storage tank at the plant leaked hundreds of tons of toxic water . a government minister this week criticized the plant operator's handling of leaks |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) somali pirates freed a british hostage wednesday, nearly seven months after she was taken captive in a raid at a kenyan beach resort in which her husband was killed judith tebbutt said in a statement she was hugely relieved to be free and overjoyed to be reunited with her son, ollie she said he ... | judith tebbutt somali last september kenyan | judith tebbutt was abducted by somali pirates last september . her husband was killed in the raid at a kenyan beach resort . she says she was hugely relieved to be free again |
(cnn) while hosting cnn's crossfire this week, i said: 'republicans are practically cheering for vladimir putin today he's given them a new excuse to bash president obama' i pointed out that republicans have been slamming obama for his handling of the ukraine crisis even though i have not heard a single, specific wa... | sally kohn gop putin obama mccain giuliani ukraine kohn | sally kohn: i was slammed for saying gop practically cheering putin while bashing obama . but evidence abounds, in remarks by mccain, giuliani, many commentators, she says . she says obama already doing what gop suggests on ukraine . kohn: gop's hypocrisy, criticism of president is destructive |
(cnn) the attorney for an indian diplomat whose arrest and detention in new york sparked an international controversy on visa fraud charges said thursday the allegations are baseless and he accused us authorities of deliberately mishandling her arrest 'they were trying to humiliate her and flex their muscle, and the... | housekeeper us india john kerry thursday | housekeeper's attorney says diplomat's attorney's 'story keeps changing'. diplomat's attorney accuses us authorities of 'trying to humiliate'. india's external affairs minister plans to talk to john kerry on thursday . prosecutors say diplomat lied to authorities about working conditions of her housekeeper |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) four aid workers, who were abducted from kenya's vast dadaab refugee complex near the somali border last week, were freed late sunday during a shootout with kidnappers, a military official said kenya defense force soldiers, working with somali government troops, confronted the abductors after ti... | kenyan the norwegian refugee council kenya al shabaab | new: a shootout frees the four aid workers, the kenyan military says . the aid workers are with the norwegian refugee council . the abductors get away with a refugee council vehicle . kenya has blamed previous abductions on the militant al shabaab group |
(cnn) anti terror police in denmark say they have arrested two brothers, one of whom trained at a terror camp in somalia the pair is suspected of 'planning a terrorist act by, among other activities, having discussed the method, the target and the weapon types to be used,' the danish security and intelligence servic... | somali somalia | the suspects are somali born brothers believed to have been planning an attack . one is accused of training at a terror camp in somalia |
(cnn) somalia's al shabaab has brushed aside accusations from human rights watch that the islamist militia recruits child soldiers, saying that islam considers people to be adults from the age of 15 'the allegations from human rights watch say that al shabaab recruits young children at the age of 14, 15 and 17 as so... | al shabaab islam the age of 15 somalia islamists human rights watch | al shabaab says islam considers people to be adults at the age of 15 . the somalia islamists are responding to human rights watch criticism . the group says al shabaab is using children as young as 10 as cannon fodder . somalia's government denies intentionally recruiting child soldiers |
(cnn) aid is getting to haiti but it's not as simple as getting a direct flight to the quake battered nation cnn followed one aid container from the headquarters of shelterbox in cornwall, england, to port au prince, haiti, to see the hurdles aid groups face minutes after the earthquake struck on january 12, the she... | betokenment septated charrs | no related information |
washington (cnn) military operations in iraq and afghanistan would be funded into early 2009 under a compromise plan approved thursday by the us house the bill includes $165 billion to fund the wars in afghanistan, above, and iraq the $165 billion measure puts no restrictions on money the bush administration had req... | $165 billion bush iraq afghanistan more than $2 billion midwest | $165 billion measure puts no restrictions on war money bush requested . measure pays for wars in iraq, afghanistan through early next year . also attached are unemployment assistance and expanded gi bill . measure includes more than $2 billion to help flood stricken midwest |
english premier league club liverpool have agreed a $36 million deal with ajax for uruguay striker luis suarez liverpool have been haggling with the dutch outfit over the fee for several days but both announced on their websites that negotiations had proven successful on friday the reds have now been given permission t... | english premier league liverpool ajax luis suarez uruguay $36 million suarez | english premier league club liverpool agree a deal with ajax to sign luis suarez . fee for the 24 year old uruguay striker is $36 million . suarez will now discuss personal terms with liverpool |
washington (cnn) the number of illegal immigrants arrested along us borders dropped 23 percent during the past nine months evidence, officials said, that stepped up enforcement is working mexican families swim and wash cars along the banks of the rio grande at the us border in juarez in june the border patrol ca... | rigelian abacus scoriform | no related information |
washington (cnn) president bush on tuesday announced a troop deployment shift for america's two wars, a move that reflects a more stable iraq and an increasingly volatile afghanistan president bush said tuesday that he soon will start bringing some us troops home from iraq through early next year, about 8,000 americ... | marathonian apically ganoidal | no related information |
(cnn) a seventh minute goal from brazilian teenager alexander pato proved enough to give ac milan a 1 0 home victory over fiorentina in a match totally dominated by manchester city's $150 million bid for playmaker kaka this week pato (right) and david beckham celebrate milan's only goal at the san siro on saturday e... | alexander pato seventh minute ac milan fiorentina 1 0 milan serie inter kaka | alexander pato scores seventh minute goal as ac milan defeat fiorentina 1 0 . the win puts milan within six points of serie a leaders and rivals inter at top . milan supporters display displeasure at kaka's possible departure from club |
(cnn) the coming winter is likely to bring a new drought to parts of the southeast and little relief for the long parched southwest, federal forecasters reported thursday the national oceanic and atmospheric administration's seasonal outlook predicts below average precipitation in those regions, while the northern r... | us southeast southwest noaa rockies hawaii new england | dry winter seen for us southeast, southwest . noaa's seasonal outlook projects more snow for northern rockies, rain for hawaii . warmer than average winter seen for new england, southwest |
beijing, china (cnn) at the aimin fat reduction hospital in the chinese city of tianjin, they have never seen anyone so big bland said he misses his family and friends, but his goal is to lose the weight and be 'healthier and happier' 'yes this is our record,' dr su zhixin proudly boasted he's talking about 33 year ... | alonzo bland green bay wisconsin beijing 640 pounds chinese bland 240 pounds may china | alonzo bland from green bay, wisconsin, arrived in beijing weighing 640 pounds . he won all expense paid trip to a chinese boot camp for obese . bland said after losing his job, his weight ballooned . bland has lost 240 pounds since may in china |
(cnn) the immediate future of the atp tour's showpiece event was confirmed on wednesday, and that news was quickly followed by proof that men's tennis has another classic rivalry to savor novak djokovic and andy murray are longtime friends, but their on court clashes are showing all the hallmarks of following federe... | novak djokovic andy murray atp world tour finals serbian murray london uk | world no 1 novak djokovic beats third ranked andy murray at atp world tour finals . serbian wins his second successive match to move closer to a semifinal place . murray needs to win his third and final match on friday to go through in london . the tournament will stay in uk capital for the next three years after exten... |
beijing, china as wimbledon 2009 gets under way this week, sports commentators and tennis aficionados will closely watch china's tennis superstar, zheng jie china's zheng jie during her semifinal tennis match against serena williams at wimbledon she is one of the seeded players who could steal the limelight in wo... | xylitol snakemouth balunda | no related information |
(cnn) polaroid corp announced it was filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection the minnesota based company said it is taking itself and its subsidiaries into bankruptcy in order to restructure its finances 'our operations are strong and during this process polaroid will ship products to our retail partners, work w... | polaroid petters | 'our operations are strong,' polaroid ceo says; company will 'fulfill retailer demand'. polaroid: bankruptcy filing necessary because of investigation of parent petters . bankruptcy will allow restructuring of finances, company says . ireportcom: share your favorite polaroid pictures |
hong kong (cnn) a high profile monk who played a key role in bringing tibetan buddhism to the west has been murdered in southwest china, police say tarap shetrup akong, who has british citizenship , was killed along with his nephew and another man in sichuan province on tuesday, police in the provincial capital chen... | british tibetan china | a high profile british tibetan monk and two other men have been killed in china . police said that three suspects have been captured . the victims were killed over a financial dispute, police added . victim's brother says he was 'assassinated' |
london (cnn) eads and bae systems have dropped plans to merge after failing to win political support for a $45 billion deal that would have created a european aerospace and defense giant 'it has become clear that the interests of the parties' government stakeholders cannot be adequately reconciled with each other or... | $45 billion eads bae systems france germany | a $45 billion deal for eads and bae systems to merge has collapsed . the deal had struggled against political and shareholder opposition to salvage plans . the deal was complicated by the desire of france and germany to retain political influence |
jerusalem (cnn) israeli troops thursday killed a palestinian militant trying to cross into israel from gaza and wounded another, according to palestinian security sources israeli soldiers stand in front of the kerem shalom crossing thursday on the israel gaza border three armed militants tried to infiltrate into isr... | israel gaza palestinian islamic jihad west bank | new: israel closes fuel terminal on gaza border after sniper fire, military says . israel says its troops fired on militants from gaza trying to infiltrate border . one killed, one wounded, palestinian security sources say . in separate incident, israel says two islamic jihad militants killed in west bank |
calvert county, maryland (cnn) getting out of her car, the wife of a furloughed government worker walked toward a small building full of free food she approached the door with her head down an attendant asked for her name, she looked up and began to sob 'it's ok, it's not your fault,' the volunteer said as she wrapp... | maryland martin o'malley cnn | some furloughed workers say they can't feed their families without help . 'these folks (furloughed employees) don't know how to be poor,' said head of one food pantry . 'it's a damn shame,' maryland gov martin o'malley, told cnn |
(cnn) the husband of a saudi rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison said his wife is 'a crushed human being,' but blamed a judge not the saudi judicial system for treating her as a criminal human rights groups want saudi arabia's king abdullah to drop charges against the rape victim saudi... | court saudi | new: husband says one of the judges at the trial was pursuing 'a personal vendetta'. court more than doubled woman's original sentence of 90 lashes to 200 . woman convicted of violating law by not having a male guardian with her . husband: saudi society is very respectful to women in general |
(cnn) a connecticut woman who rammed barricades and led police on a chase near the us capitol last week was carrying a box that contained her driver's license, passport, social security card and foreign currency the gray lockbox was found inside miriam carey's 2010 infiniti sedan, according to court documents filed ... | miriam carey's social security carey thursday capitol | authorities find hospital discharge documents, a check, in miriam carey's car . they also find her driver's license, social security card and keys . carey died thursday after a car chase with police near the capitol |
washington (cnn) for more than a week into a government shutdown, paul ryan kept a low profile amid the political uproar when he finally emerged, the time was ripe for someone with his conservative cred and fiscal bona fides to step in and try to corral his bucking republican party while a group of conservatives wer... | paul ryan washington republican | after keeping a low profile, paul ryan emerges with key role in washington's standoff . his op ed on a path forward first generated a conservative backlash . but his timely emergence has proven effective . leadership effectively transitioned republican negotiation demands away from health care |
(ewcom) the 'csi' team is going to the big apple cbs is planning 'csi' and 'csi: ny' cross over episodes for february sweeps across two hours, detective mac taylor (gary sinise) will visit the 'csi' team in las vegas, while db russell (ted danson) will head to new york city ew daily poll: 'dwts': do you like the cra... | cbs ny february wednesday, feb 6 | cbs is planning 'csi' and 'csi: ny' cross over episodes for february sweeps . 'csi' will kick things off on wednesday, feb 6 . the strategy is the latest in a series of cbs crossovers |
(cnn) can your credit card buy you a second hand memory? is it possible to purchase the warmth of recollection in a cash transaction? apparently a lot of people think so according to richard sandomir of the new york times, former new york yankee chris chambliss recently decided he would endeavor to sell the bat he s... | bob greene greene | big name athletes are cashing in on old uniforms and balls to the tune of a lot of money . bob greene: is it possible to buy the warmth of recollection in a cash transaction?. he recalls some of his sports heroes who gave him something beyond price: their time . greene: the best memories in life, the most enduring, are... |
(cnn) andy murray is set to step up his rehabilitation program by returning to practice next month the world no4 underwent back surgery in september following a longstanding injury and was forced to pull out of the end of season atp world finals in london 'rehab is going to plan and he's aiming to be in miami in mid... | andy murray miami barbados murray brisbane | andy murray set to return to practice in miami next month . the 26 year old underwent back surgery in september . world no3 set to play in exhibition tournament in barbados . murray hoping to be fit to play in brisbane at the end of december |
abu dhabi (cnn) the last four years of economic sanctions by the us, the european union and other western partners have ground down the iranian economy at this time last year, the iranian rial had plummeted 80% from its peak, inflation had shot up, poultry and bread were in short supply and there were numerous repor... | iranian rouhani iran | economic sanctions have ground down the iranian economy and hit the energy sector . the country has huge potential and president rouhani has opened the door to compromise . the global markets are salivating at the idea of iran boosting its oil exports . but a return will cause significant upheaval, and not all will wel... |
(cnn) freed hostages jessica buchanan and poul thisted arrived at a us base in sicily thursday, a day after being rescued in a us military raid in somalia, a spokesman for the base said the pair are now at naval air station sigonella, said the base's public affairs officer, lt tim page us special operations forces p... | frecked khediviah salifiable | no related information |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) the leaders of kenya, somalia and uganda held a closed door meeting in nairobi wednesday, reaffirming their commitment to military operations against the islamic militant group al shabaab in somalia presidents mwai kibaki, sheikh sharif ahmed and yoweri museveni met for several hours in the keny... | al shabaab kenyan somalia october al qaeda us | the presidents are confident the operation against al shabaab will restore security . kenyan troops entered southern somalia in october . al shabaab is linked to al qaeda and considered a terrorist group by the us |
(cnn) south african rugby union stars chiliboy ralepelle and bjorn basson are free to play again after their bans for testing positive for a prohibited stimulant were scrapped the pair were charged after south africa's test match against ireland in dublin back in november 2010 after testing positive for a substance ... | clamorist gossipiness weatherhead | no related information |
(cnn) a man has been arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two michigan women, including a mother who went missing shortly after her children left on the bus for school, authorities said investigators found the bodies of amy henslee, 30, and tonya howarth, 36, friday morning they had been buried and app... | amy henslee henslee | authorities find bodies of amy henslee, another woman . police say that the mother of two left the home with only her coat and shoes . man arrested in slaying is cousin of henslee's husband |
london, england (cnn) the driver of the limousine in which princess diana and her lover dodi fayed were killed spent time in a bar shortly before the 1997 paris crash, a jury at an inquest into her death has heard but the jury also watched video from security cameras at the ritz that gives no outward sign that henri... | ultrasuede psoas fimbriatum | no related information |
(cnn) a woman accused of killing her 2 year old daughter and dumping her body in galveston bay in texas has pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence in the case kimberly dawn trenor is scheduled to go on trial for murder next week in the death of her daughter but kimberly dawn trenor, 20, pleaded not guilty to the ... | kimberly dawn trenor galveston bay | kimberly dawn trenor pleads guilty to tampering with evidence . she faces capital murder trial in death of child known as 'baby grace'. child's body was found in plastic container on island in galveston bay |
(financial times) china's smog ridden capital issued an unprecedented set of new anti pollution measures at the weekend, as the authorities scramble to respond to rising public pressure over the city's deteriorating air quality the far reaching measures target everything from outdoor barbecues and dusty construction... | reovertake paragrapher vociferates | no related information |
(cnn) tiger woods' agent says he may take legal action after the world's no 1 golfer was accused of cheating on the course this year mark steinberg, who has helped the american become the planet's wealthiest athlete, criticized a 'shameful, baseless' report on the golfcom website by tv commentator brandel chamblee c... | zoocarp muffins unperturbing | no related information |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) kenyan soldiers, as part of african union forces in somalia, captured the key al shabaab controlled town of afmadow on wednesday, according to a kenyan defence force spokesman 'we now control afmadow with our troops,' maj emmanuel chirchir told cnn the operation started early wednesday, he said,... | noodleism interrogatory tendenciously | no related information |
(cnn) five years ago, on october 3, 2008, with the economy in a tailspin, president george w bush signed the $700 billion troubled asset relief program into law, giving the government the ability to bail out the big banks to prevent further calamity a number of factors caused the economic collapse, but one in partic... | five years ben cohen betty ahrens today washington mccutcheon fec supreme court cohen ahrens | it's been five years since the government bailed out banks during the economic crisis . ben cohen, betty ahrens: today, wall street is still the biggest player in washington . in upcoming mccutcheon v fec, supreme court may give the rich even more power . cohen, ahrens: we need democracy that represents the people, not... |
(cnn) former new york mayor michael bloomberg, delivering thursday's commencement speech at harvard university, criticized what he described as a disturbing trend of liberals silencing voices 'deemed politically objectionable' 'this spring, it has been disturbing to see a number of college commencement speakers with... | michael bloomberg bloomberg harvard republicans democrats | former mayor michael bloomberg blasts what he calls silencing of ideas . bloomberg says liberals often silence voices 'deemed politically objectionable'. at harvard commencement, he also blasts impasse between republicans and democrats |
baghdad (cnn) the united nations and the united states condemned a wave of bombings in baghdad and other iraqi cities that left 15 dead and wounded dozens sunday the latest blast hit a coffee shop in a shiite muslim district in southeastern baghdad, killing four people and wounding 10, police said another 11 people ... | baghdad us un mahmoudiya kut basra aziziya nasriya | new: baghdad coffee shop blast kills 4, wounds 10 . new: us, un officials condemn bombings . car bombs explode in mahawil, mahmoudiya, kut, basra and aziziya . roadside bombs also hit busy areas in nasriya and basra |
editor's note: a renowned chef and restaurateur, scottish born gordon ramsay is perhaps best known in the united states for his television show 'hell's kitchen' he writes here about witnessing domestic abuse as a child and what he's doing now to make sure others don't witness the same he will appear on 'larry king live... | flytier caretakers notecases | no related information |
(cnn) it's crazy golf on an insane scale a putting green swimming in a giant bowl of noodles and chopsticks, the great wall of china for a hazard, a fairway threading through mayan ruins and a panda themed hole china is getting into golf in a big way ahead of the sport's reintroduction to the olympics in 2016, an... | mission hills china 80 meter | ground breaking new golf course under construction at mission hills in china . it will incorporate traditional golf with aspects of crazy or mini golf . one of the holes has an 80 meter wide noodle bowl and giant chop sticks . designers believe it could spark a new trend in china and wider market |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) a young, female suicide bomber was behind a blast in pakistan that killed at least 46 people and injured 105 others at a food distribution point, an official said sunday zakir hussain afridi, the top government official in bajaur agency, pakistan, said that the preliminary investigation int... | obama pakistani taliban un | an official says the suicide bomber was a teenager . president obama says the 'outrageous attack' is 'an affront to all humanity'. the pakistani taliban claims responsibility for the blast, which killed at least 46 people . a un spokesman says more than 300 people were going through security to get food |
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