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seoul, south korea (cnn) tens of thousands of south koreans were demonstrating saturday on the streets of the capital to protest the government's decision to import what they say is unsafe us beef south korean protesters protest against government's policy on us beef imports on saturday south korean police estima... | tetrachical idealism oklafalaya | no related information |
winnenden, germany (cnn) students jumped out of windows and locked themselves in classrooms as a former pupil rampaged through a german school with a gun, killing at least a dozen people there wednesday, a student at the school told cnn people lay flowers at the school wednesday 'suddenly there were police standing ... | german stuttgart | student tells how classes turned to horror at hands of rampaging gunman . she says one teacher shot when she put herself between the gunman and a student . students jumped from windows to escape killer . gunman killed 15 people in two german towns near stuttgart |
madrid, spain (cnn) for five years, the horrible memory has lingered in the minds of madrid's commuters, quietly riding their trains into the heart of the city the pain is easing, but it's a nagging ache just the same the rush hour train bombings killed 191 people and wounded 1,800 others it was march 11, 2004, duri... | spain madrid spanish | spain commemorates fifth anniversary of madrid train bombings . march 11, 2004, attacks killed 191 people and wounded 1,800 . explosives were left on the spanish trains in sports bags and backpacks |
(cnn) comedian jay leno's plan to hold a free concert for the jobless of detroit, michigan, drew criticism from a politician in the city a detroit politician believes jay leno should change the location of his free show for the city's unemployed detroit city councilwoman martha reeves likes the idea, but she said th... | detroit jay leno auburn hills martha reeves' ford field cobo hall the fox theater | detroit councilwoman says jay leno should change concert location . comedian plans to perform free show in auburn hills, a well to do suburb . martha reeves' suggestions: ford field, cobo hall, the fox theater . free tickets for the show will be given out beginning monday at 10 am |
(cnn) tiger woods was whacking golf balls across a bridge in turkey last week, but back in spain, sergio garcia is still feeling the need to build them following the 'fried chicken' saga earlier this year speaking to cnn's living golf, garcia once again struck a chord of contrition over the comments he made about th... | christolatry foh ketolytic | no related information |
new delhi (cnn) narendra modi took the oath of office monday to become the 15th prime minister of india the swearing in took place in a tightly guarded ceremony at the colonial era presidential mansion in new delhi for the first time, leaders of an entire south asian region attended, including nawaz sharif, the prim... | unprolifiness discide amberjacks | no related information |
rome, italy (cnn) italian authorities are investigating the vatican bank over possible violations of money laundering regulations, the bank of italy told cnn tuesday another italian bank alerted bank of italy investigators to two vatican bank transactions that did not appear to comply with anti money laundering requ... | the vatican bank the bank of italy italian vatican | the vatican bank is 'the most secret bank in the world,' a money laundering expert says . two transactions sparked questions and were automatically suspended . the bank of italy says italian authorities are investigating . the vatican is 'perplexed and baffled' by the probe and says it aims for full transparency |
(cnn) didier drogba was dropped to the bench for the first time in his long international career on saturday, but his ivory coast teammates took up the responsibility to win a place in the quarterfinals of the africa cup of nations with a 3 0 win over tunisia togo's later 2 0 win over algeria ensured the ivorians we... | plumbagin manutagi knobbly | no related information |
cairo (cnn) a 30 year ironclad rule undone by an 18 day revolution saw its epilogue saturday with former egyptian president hosni mubarak ordered to spend the rest of his days behind bars at one time, mubarak, 84, dominated egypt's political landscape by intimidating opponents and infiltrating political movements... | hosni mubarak anti mubarak mubarak | hosni mubarak is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killing of protesters . supporters slam his conviction, while anti mubarak protesters call for a harsher penalty . he ruled the country for 30 years before his ouster as president in february last year . the judge orders mubarak's transfer to a maximum se... |
sao paulo, brazil (cnn) after years of trying to put the past behind it, brazil has created a truth commission to investigate crimes committed during a painful period in history known as the dirty war hundreds of people disappeared or were killed during a 20 year military dictatorship that ended in 1985 violent stud... | brazil dilma rousseff | a commission is being set up to investigate human rights crimes in brazil . thousands were jailed or tortured during a military dictatorship that ended in 1985 . president dilma rousseff: 'the new generations deserve the truth'. the commission has access to former prisoners, military leaders and archives |
(cnn) one of the most popular singers of the 1950s, eddie fisher, has died he was 82 fisher died of complications from hip surgery wednesday, his family said 'late last evening the world lost a true america icon eddie fisher, 82, one of the greatest voices of the century passed away in berkeley, ca due to complicati... | antebellum grubstake articled | no related information |
tucson, arizona (cnn) shot in the head less than a week ago, us rep gabrielle giffords continues to make positive progress, her husband and doctors told cnn in exclusive interviews on thursday the chief of neurosurgery at tucson's university medical center said that giffords' eye movements suggest the congresswoman ... | giffords wednesday gabrielle giffords | new: surgeon says giffords responded to request to squeeze his hand before surgery . doctor: giffords' eye movements suggest 'glimmers of recognition'. giffords' husband: 'i think she realized the president' visited her wednesday . gabrielle giffords opens her eyes with friends in the room on wednesday |
washington (cnn) new information regarding the killing of a us immigration agent in mexico points to it being a sanctioned hit by the zetas drug cartel and not a rogue incident, said rep michael mccaul, r texas, who said he has been briefed by federal immigration officials us immigration and customs enforcement spec... | mexican us mexico | new: the killing may have been a targeted hit, congressman says . new: some 83 shell casings from ak 47s were found at the scene, he says . mexican officials condemn the shootings, saying the implications could be grim. us law enforcement personnel are not authorized to carry weapons in mexico |
top seed roger federer has progressed to the semifinals of the dubai tennis championships with a straight sets win over ukrainian sergiy stakhovsky the swiss world no 2 won 6 3 6 4 and will on friday play richard gasquet, who beat fellow frenchman gilles simon 5 7 6 2 6 4 in the closing last eight tie federer is seekin... | roger federer sergiy stakhovsky dubai france richard gasquet novak djokovic tomas berdych caroline wozniacki wta doha | world no 2 roger federer beats sergiy stakhovsky to make dubai semifinals . four time dubai champion will play france's richard gasquet on friday . two time defending champion novak djokovic faces tomas berdych in last four . women's no 1 caroline wozniacki through to semifinals at wta event in doha |
(mashable) napster co founder and facebook founding president sean parker lashed out at the movie 'the social network' at a conference in europe sunday, calling it 'a complete work of fiction' as you can see in this video (skip to 5:20), parker admires the production values of the film, but objects to the way his c... | sean parker napster facebook parker the social network european | sean parker is the napster founder and facebook founding president . parker lashes out at the movie 'the social network' at a european conference . parker admires production values, but objects to the way his character was portrayed |
cairo, egypt (cnn) thousands of people who filled the streets of cairo on tuesday hope their demonstrations against corruption and failing economic policies will cause upheaval in the government, like the similar protests in tunisia that inspired them but analysts caution that in egypt, the protesters are up against... | egypt tunisia time cairo | analysts: egypt is a different story from tunisia . analyst: tunisia 'a little bit unique'. time writer says egypt 'not ready' for revolution . protesters believe cairo demonstrations can help trigger change |
washington (cnn) state department analysts raised questions about the psychological state and health of argentine president cristina fernandez de kirchner, according to a december 2009 cable recently published by wikileaks the analysts were curious about the 'interpersonal dynamics' of the president and her husband ... | wikileaks 2009 state department cristina fernandez de kirchner us fernandez de kirchner argentina 2007 | wikileaks published a 2009 state department cable about cristina fernandez de kirchner . us analysts were seeking 'a more well rounded view' of her personality . fernandez de kirchner was elected president of argentina in 2007 |
london, england (cnn) a portrait painted 400 years ago and kept anonymously in an irish home for much of the time since is now believed to be the only painting of william shakespeare created during his lifetime the portrait of william shakespeare is thought to be the 'only' portrait painted during his lifetime the i... | chamlet contra stercorate | no related information |
washington (cnn) key members of congress from both parties want nasa's internal watchdog fired, arguing he can't be trusted to oversee the $1 billion in additional money the space agency is getting under the obama administration's economic stimulus package lawmakers say nasa's inspector general cannot be trusted and... | nasa 1b robert cobb cobb cnn | lawmakers say nasa watchdog can't be trusted to oversee $1b in stimulus funds . government reports say nasa inspector general is too closely tied to the agency . ig robert cobb 'thought he was supposed to be the lap dog,' congressman says . cobb declined two requests to speak with cnn for this report |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) the top court in iraq sentenced two of saddam hussein's half brothers to death wednesday for crimes against humanity tariq aziz, seen in 2002, was sentenced wednesday to 15 years in jail for crimes against humanity the court also sentenced former deputy prime minister tariq aziz and a former seni... | iraqi mosul kirkuk saddam hussein court 15 year tariq aziz hussein | new: car bombs in northern iraqi cities of mosul and kirkuk kill six people . two saddam hussein half brothers sentenced to death for crimes against humanity . court gives 15 year sentences to former deputy pm tariq aziz and 'chemical ali'. 'chemical ali,' hussein's cousin, already faces three death sentences |
washington (cnn) the power of women hit the state department on wednesday when first lady michelle obama joined secretary of state hillary clinton to celebrate champions of women's rights around the world michelle obama and hillary clinton present the state department women of courage awards the event was to celebra... | state department women of clinton obama | first lady, secretary of state honor champions of women's rights . event celebrates state department women of courage awards . clinton: rights of women will 'always be central to our foreign policy'. obama: 'as women we must stand up for justice for all' |
(cnn) drawing level with the 'star wars' saga and pulling well ahead of 'shrek,' 'ice age' and 'spider man' in the sequel stakes, 'the fast and the furious' could yet challenge rocky balboa, jason voorhees and freddy krueger for longevity so what's the appeal? combining heist movie suspense with regular high speed c... | pipefuls unobligingness bidery | no related information |
(cnn) framed by the equator and tropic of cancer, the philippines is one sunshiney place some locals cope with the heat by hitting the sugary beaches others turn air conditioned malls into their second living room then there are those who seek refuge in the upland barangays (villages), such as bucari in leon or mant... | outbid arthrodic lignivorous | no related information |
(cnn) chinese pair yuan cao and yanquan zhang claimed gold in monday's men's synchronized ten meter diving final the reigning world champions scored 9936 with a near faultless final dive to claim the olympic title the silver medal went to mexican pair ivan garcia navarro and german sanchez sanchez, who pushed the am... | yuan gao yanquan zhang china second british tom daley pete waterfield fourth david cameron first mexicio us | favorites yuan gao and yanquan zhang pick up china's second diving gold . british pair tom daley and pete waterfield let lead slip, finish fourth . british prime minister david cameron makes first trip to competition . mexicio win silver, us pair claim bronze |
(cnn) the celebrations of paris saint germain's first french title in 19 years have only just finished but the qatari owned club already face a fight to keep hold of one of the their most valuable assets manager carlo ancelotti on sunday, ancelotti confirmed at the french ligue 1's end of season awards, where he ... | paris carlo ancelotti french ancelotti real madrid jose mourinho a turbulent season mourinho chelsea | paris saint germain coach carlo ancelotti wishes to leave the french club . ancelotti has been linked with a move to real madrid . current real coach jose mourinho under pressure after a turbulent season . mourinho is rumored to be heading back to former club chelsea |
(cnn) rick santorum's contention that in order for puerto rico to become a state english must be its principal language drew criticism thursday from the us territory's sole representative in congress 'santorum's view is narrow and a limiting view of what america is all about,' said pedro pierluisi, a democrat, on cn... | 310,000 illinois santorum english puerto rico romney november | new: a pro santorum pac buys $310,000 in ad time in illinois . santorum says that english should be required for puerto rico to become a state . romney's campaign responds with a statement saying he would not require that . puerto rico, next on the campaign trail, has a statehood referendum in november |
(cnn) borussia dortmund moved a big step closer to a first german bundesliga title in nine years on saturday with a historic 3 1 victory over defending champions bayern munich at the allianz arena jurgen klopp's team moved 13 points clear of second placed bayer leverkusen, who visit werder bremen on sunday, and 16 a... | echinosphaerites mistral beid | no related information |
(cnn) the new steven spielberg blockbuster 'lincoln' focuses on the final months of the us president's life as he tries to find a way to end the civil war and unite the country now, the document lincoln signed that officially started the war is up for sale, valued at nearly a million dollars the one page document, s... | eriocaulon schoolbook ungive | no related information |
(cnn) a tax credit to help individuals and families buy health insurance is at the heart of a health care proposal sen john mccain unveiled tuesday the credits will spark greater competition among insurance providers and put 'individuals and families back in charge,' the presumptive republican presidential nominee s... | clinton mccain 2,500 up to $5,000 | new: sen clinton says plan would mean millions would lose job based coverage . mccain proposes tax credits to help buy health insurance . individuals would get $2,500, families up to $5,000, under mccain's plan . tax credits would not significantly cover family's health care costs, critics say |
london, england (cnn) russian supermodel natalia vodianova's life has been a classic rags to riches fairytale, taking her from poverty in provincial russia to a cosmopolitan life of wealth and aristocracy supermodel natalia vodianova was discovered in moscow in a classic rags to riches tale her intelligence, poise a... | russian natalia vodianova naked heart foundation russia english justin portman vodianova calvin klein david yurman | russian supermodel natalia vodianova grew up in a poor neighborhood . her charity, the 'naked heart foundation,' builds playgrounds in russia . she is married to english aristocrat justin portman and has three children . vodianova now fronts campaigns for calvin klein and david yurman jewelry |
belfast, northern ireland (cnn) fresh pro british protests erupted saturday in the northern ireland city of belfast, police said, hours after nine officers were hurt in rioting tensions have been high since city council members there voted a month ago to stop flying the union flag year round, restricting it instead ... | pro british belfast northern ireland union | further violent pro british protests break out in belfast, police say . nine police officers were injured friday . protesters pelted officers with petrol bombs, fireworks and bricks, police say . protests have rocked parts of northern ireland since a vote on the union flag |
tripoli, libya (cnn) a threat targeting the eastern libyan city of benghazi has allegedly surfaced after last week's bloody hostage crisis in neighboring algeria but while libya has ratcheted up its protection of benghazi and its nearby oil fields, its government downplayed the situation on thursday 'the ministry of... | libya benghazi britain westerners us nearly a week algerian | new: libya 'denies existence of threats,' assures 'the benghazi security situation is stable'. britain says there's a 'specific and imminent threat to westerners in benghazi'. us says the potential of violence, kidnappings is 'significant'. threat comes nearly a week after the algerian gas plant siege ended |
washington (cnn) house and senate negotiators monday announced an agreement on a giant $662 billion defense authorization bill, including modifications to its detainee language they hope will address white house concerns about that section and avoid a possible veto by president barack obama in particular, the lawmak... | obama house | detainee language is structured to avoid a possible veto by obama . the bill has a national security waiver regarding detainees . president could transfer a suspect from military to civilian custody . house could take up the bill as early as wednesday |
(cnn) given that moscow has been home to the likes of tchaikovsky, dostoyevsky, rachmaninoff and pushkin, it's no surprise that the city offers a wealth of cultural events but muscovites are also prepared to brave their bitter winters to enjoy traditional outdoor celebrations pancakes, known as blini, are the stars ... | moscow the maslenitsa festival the golden mask festival russian december winter festival | moscow hosts a wealth of cultural events as well as traditional outdoor festivities . round, golden blini (pancakes) are the real stars of the maslenitsa festival . the golden mask festival has the best in russian contemporary culture . december's winter festival features sleigh rides, snowmen and ice sculptures |
(cnn) a philadelphia, pennsylvania, pet store expecting a shipment of exotic fish this week found itself with a man's dead body instead the man's widow told cnn that it might have been her husband's 'last practical joke' the body of jon kenoyer, a california man who suffered from alzheimer's disease, was being donat... | shynesses striolated biarcuated | no related information |
(cnn) the gigolo former lover of germany's richest woman has been jailed for six years after confessing to blackmailing her and other women out of millions of dollars, a court official said monday helg sgarbi has admitted blackmailing germany's richest woman, susanne klatten susanne klatten, the bmw heiress, complai... | germany bmw helg sgarbi's | germany's richest woman told police she was being blackmailed for millions . bmw heiress said former lover threatened to release images of them . helg sgarbi's admits trying to blackmail bmw heiress and others |
(cnn) thierry henry scored twice as barcelona booked their place in the quarterfinals of the champions league with a 5 2 second leg victory against lyon at the nou camp lionel messi, left, and thierry henry celebrate as barcelona reach the last eight of the champions league former winners porto joined them at the ne... | barcelona lyon 5 2 second champions league last eight thierry henry spain porto atletico | barcelona beat lyon 5 2 in second leg to reach champions league last eight . thierry henry on target twice as spain's barcelona progress 6 3 on aggregate . porto also through on away goals after goalless home leg against atletico |
london, england (cnn) a football team from southern italy is hoping for entry into the guinness world records because all their players have the same surname, according to a media report the entire squad of team de feo, an amateur side from the town of serino, have 'de feo' as their surname as does the coach, doc... | italy serie maurizio de feo team guinness book of world records | amateur football team in southern italy all have same surname . 'team de feo' founded by former serie a player maurizio de feo . team has ambitions to get into guinness book of world records |
hong kong (cnn) as thousands of traumatized typhoon survivors struggled to escape the stricken city of tacloban, gina ladrera was desperate to get back in it had been five days since super typhoon haiyan slammed into the philippines coast, obliterating everything in its path and five days since she'd last heard from... | mikadoism bobbysoxers coincorporate | no related information |
london, england (cnn) a football team from southern italy is hoping for entry into the guinness world records because all their players have the same surname, according to a media report the entire squad of team de feo, an amateur side from the town of serino, have 'de feo' as their surname as does the coach, doc... | italy serie maurizio de feo team guinness book of world records | amateur football team in southern italy all have same surname . 'team de feo' founded by former serie a player maurizio de feo . team has ambitions to get into guinness book of world records |
los angeles (cnn) the prosecutor sounded like the narrator of a hard boiled police drama as he carefully laid out pieces of the puzzle that led detectives to arrest one of their own in a 23 year old cold case 'a bite, a bullet, a gun barrel and a broken heart, that's the evidence that will prove to you that defendan... | los angeles stephanie lazarus 23 years csi' style forensics | trial of former los angeles police detective stephanie lazarus is under way . she is accused of killing her romantic rival; murder case went cold for 23 years . the case blends soap opera suds with 'csi' style forensics . it also promises to hold up a mirror to a storied law enforcement agency |
nairobi, kenya (cnn) in many african cultures, every part of a slaughtered cow is used nothing goes to waste, not even the bones following this tradition, a youth group in nairobi's kibera slum is making beautiful jewelry out of discarded bones from cows and goats under their brand name 'victorious bones' the group ... | nairobi victorious bones kibera | youths in nairobi crafting jewelry from discarded cow and goat bones . dubbed 'victorious bones,' the group employs more than 40 people from kibera . pieces include earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings |
(cnn) celebrity business magnate donald trump endorsed mitt romney for president thursday, telling reporters he will not mount an independent campaign if romney is the republican nominee trump, who has repeatedly flirted with the possibility of his own white house bid, revealed his decision in las vegas two days bef... | sext medusiferous parachordal | no related information |
caracas, venezuela (cnn) as if on cue, ermelinda briceno entered the makeshift shrine to hugo chavez and shed a tear this place of reverence to 'el comandante,' the president of venezuela for 14 years, popped up in this poor neighborhood after chavez's death last month briceno said her devotion to chavez is unshakab... | venezuela nicolas maduro 508% henrique capriles radonski 49% 30% | venezuela: seven people were killed and 61 were injured in post election violence . nicolas maduro secured 508% of votes, while henrique capriles radonski won 49% . despite world topping oil reserves, food shortages are rampant . venezuela predicts the country could see inflation hit 30% this year |
(cnn) it was a triumph that came with joy from above when charlotte dujardin stood on the podium celebrating her second olympic gold medal of the london 2012 olympics, she felt somebody watching over her and smiling 'the girl with the dancing horse' as she became known afterwards wowed the watching world as sh... | charlotte dujardin the london olympic games british dujardin london 2012 carl hester | charlotte dujardin won two gold medals at the london olympic games . the british rider came top in team and individual dressage events last year . dujardin bought her first horse with inheritance left by her grandmother . she was given her first training job by london 2012 teammate carl hester |
(cnn) the government in niger has declared three days of national mourning for 92 migrants who died from dehydration after their vehicles broke down in the sahara desert, state media said friday the government was 'profoundly moved by the catastrophe' and 'presented its condolences to the victims' families,' state r... | sahara le sahel algeria | migrants died of dehydration while crossing the sahara . the government was 'profoundly moved by the catastrophe,' le sahel reports . the victims, almost all women and children, died after their vehicles broke down . they hoped to enter algeria, a nongovernmental organization says |
tokyo (cnn) as japanese authorities widen their investigation into ties between financial institutions and organized crime, an investigative reporter says the current allegations have left with a sense of 'déjà vu' 'in 2004, citibank (japan) lost their private banking license because they were allowing yakuza to do ... | japan mizuho japanese yakuza | three of japan's largest banks are under scrutiny for making loans to underworld groups . mizuho has punished 54 executives loans to people affiliated with the yakuza, the japanese mafia . expert: 'yakuza have been tremendously successful because they can work out in the open' |
beijing (cnn) when it comes to fighting corruption, virtually all chinese give the 'thumbs up' they liken it to 'a rat scampering across the street everyone is crying 'beat it up!'' this resentment is mirrored in recent public opinion polls, which list graft among the respondents' top grievances, along with pollu... | xi jinping bo xilai joseph cheng xi | president xi jinping's new administration has been targeting corrupt officials . former rising star bo xilai has been the most high profile case so far . but some analysts wonder whether this drive is politically motivated . joseph cheng: 'xi's anti graft campaign is tied to economic reform' |
(cnn) a group of hackers in germany says it has found a way to bypass the fingerprint sensor security system on the new iphone 5s the hackers claim they fooled the touch id biometric security of the iphone 5s by photographing a fingerprint left on a glass surface and using the resulting image to create a fake 'finge... | germany 5s first | hackers in germany say they have successfully hacked the new iphone 5s . they photographed a fingerprint and used image to create a fake 'finger' to unlock the phone . spokesman: 'fingerprints should not be used to secure anything'. website has offered cash bounty for first person to hack the phone's touch id system |
washington (cnn) the obama administration released two documents on friday describing the scope of national security agency data collection programs, a bid to quiet criticism they violate privacy rights an nsa memorandum describes the beginnings of the agency's collection of so called telephone metadata of nearly ev... | nsa obama | two documents describe scope of nsa data collection programs . their release is part of pledge by obama adminstration to be transparent . critics have argued that the data collection violates privacy rights |
cairo, egypt (cnn) thousands of protesters spilled into the streets of egypt on tuesday, an unprecedented display of anti government rage inspired in part by the tumult in the nearby north african nation of tunisia three people died in the clashes between protesters and police, according to egypt's official mena new... | cutup carelessly retinites | no related information |
gore, georgia (cnn) duncan shropshire stops at the edge of the treeline, where the meadow becomes a forest his yellow linen shirt is misbuttoned and crooked, leaving the bottom of his belly slightly exposed his 8 year old daughter, mia grace, stands a foot or so behind him, wiping her runny nose with the sleeve of h... | duncan shropshire mia grave shropshire | duncan shropshire takes daughter mia grave to see where ancestors are buried . the family grave dates to the 1800s, shropshire says . gravemarkers used in black burial sites include iron pipes, broken dishes, trees . people were buried in different parts of the cemetery based on skin color, shropshire explains |
(cnn) the un security council voted unanimously wednesday to send 2,000 additional troops to ivory coast, bringing the total mission there to more than 11,000 troops and police the vote originally had been scheduled for tuesday, but security council diplomats said it was delayed because russia had objections to the ... | united nations alassane ouattara laurent gbagbo | new: the united nations votes to send 2,000 more troops was unanimous . envoy: the self declared president reneged on a promise to lift a blockade of his rival . observers say alassane ouattara won the presidential election in november . incumbent laurent gbagbo refuses to step down |
gore, georgia (cnn) duncan shropshire stops at the edge of the treeline, where the meadow becomes a forest his yellow linen shirt is misbuttoned and crooked, leaving the bottom of his belly slightly exposed his 8 year old daughter, mia grace, stands a foot or so behind him, wiping her runny nose with the sleeve of h... | duncan shropshire mia grave the 1800s shropshire | duncan shropshire takes daughter mia grave to see where ancestors are buried . the family grave dates to the 1800s, shropshire says . gravemarkers used in black burial sites include iron pipes, broken dishes, trees . people were buried in different parts of the cemetery based on skin color, shropshire explains |
(cnn) severe weather descended on the southeast monday, killing at least one person, reducing homes to rubble and leaving drivers stranded in flooded streets as the storm system moved northward up the east coast one man was killed in tennessee after being pinned by a trailer that was lifted by strong winds, said sgt... | kentucky 2 to 5 inches past week the chagrin river ohio | at least one death has been reported from the storm system . two tornadoes were confirmed in kentucky . several states have seen 2 to 5 inches of rain in past week, forecasters say . an operator reports a complete dam failure along the chagrin river in ohio |
(cnn) he told them it was a good day to die so they could be born again 'you're not going to die,' self help author and speaker james arthur ray told participants in the sweat lodge that day, they later recalled 'you may think you are, but you're not going to die you need to surrender to death to survive it' the sw... | james arthur ray ray | new: a relative says victims' 'ability to make rational decisions was taken away'. james arthur ray is charged with three counts of reckless manslaughter . his attorneys maintain the deaths were accidental . prosecutors say ray heated the lodge to dangerous temperatures |
(cnn) pirates boarded an american yacht off the coast of oman three days after the boat's owners split off from the relative safety of a sailing group traversing a dangerous section of the indian ocean, according to the group, the blue water rally the yacht, the s/v quest, was overtaken by pirates on friday, accordi... | february 18 three days americans | the owners of a yacht taken by pirates on february 18 had been traveling with other boats . the couple stopped traveling with the sailing group three days before they were seized . two other americans were traveling with them, the sailing group says |
(cnn) heavy fighting between islamist militants and government forces in somalia's capital has left 18 people dead and dozens wounded, medical officials said sunday 'the fighting is huge and is marked by heavy exchange of artillery,' said ali musa, a head of a mogadishu ambulance service of the 36 reported wounded, ... | amisom non somalis mogadishu peacekeepers islamist | new: amisom says 5 of 6 slain rebels were non somalis . ambulance crews report 'huge' battles in mogadishu . peacekeepers claim success in battling islamist militants |
(rollingstonecom) u2 have been announced as the headliner for the first night of the 2011 glastonbury festival, one of the world's largest outdoor music events the band will join coldplay and beyoncé at the top of the festival's bill, which will take place june 24th 26th in somerset, england rolling stone: three de... | glastonbury festival glastonbury | glastonbury festival is one of the world's largest outdoor music events . u2 originally scheduled to perform at last year's glastonbury festival but didn't . seems safe to say the band will be abandoning their 360 stage for this performance |
(cnn) opening statements are set to begin tuesday in the trial of self help author and speaker james arthur ray, who is charged with three counts of reckless manslaughter in the death of three people at an arizona sweat lodge the trial stems from a well publicized incident that took place during a ceremony at a five... | james arthur ray ray | james arthur ray is charged with three counts of reckless manslaughter . his attorney says the deaths were accidental . prosecutors say ray heated the lodge to dangerous temperatures |
(cnn) a collaboration between twitter and cnn during football's 2010 world cup in south africa has landed a top television award for innovation tweets soared to a record high during the month long competition, which was held in africa for the first time, and in recognition of the new phenomenon, cnn created a data ... | cnn world cup south africa 2010 innovative news uk royal television society awards | twitter collaboration lands cnn honor at prestigious television awards . world cup twitter buzz tracked social media activity during south africa 2010 . the more a topic was tweeted, the bigger its image on an interactive screen . cnn won 'innovative news' category at uk's royal television society awards |
sanaa, yemen (cnn) thousands of demonstrators, mostly students, lined the streets friday outside sanaa university as anti government protests continued anti government throngs also hit the streets in aden in southern yemen, according to eyewitnesses eyewitnesses reported that security forces tried to disperse the cr... | aden taiz ibb tahrir square sanaa university | protests are also reported in aden, taiz and ibb . government loyalists also come out in tahrir square . opposition supporters are outside at sanaa university . 'we will not slow down' until the regime falls, one protester says |
(cnn) yemen's main opposition bloc on monday rejected president ali abdullah saleh's call to form a unity government to rule until elections to replace him, saying its goal is simply 'the fall of the regime' 'the opposition will not enter a unity government with the ruling party and will stand with the demands of th... | yemen ali abdullah saleh saleh | new: 3 security officers killed in recent protests, official news agency reports . yemen's main opposition bloc rejects calls for a unity government . president ali abdullah saleh has called for a coalition government to end protests . opposition groups are calling for demonstrations against saleh's rule on tuesday |
(cnn) former world anti doping agency (wada) president dick pound has warned it is not just cycling that needs to crack down on the use of performance enhancing substances as cycling's governing body the uci grapples with the fallout of the lance armstrong doping scandal which has resulted in the american being s... | raphidodea scrotofemoral meropodite | no related information |
(cnn) togo booked its place in the quarterfinals of the africa cup of nations for the first time in seven attempts following a nervy draw with tunisia in south africa wednesday with the game level at 1 1, tunisia's khalid mouelhi had a glorious opportunity to win the tie with 15 minutes remaining when his side was a... | togo burkina faso tunisia ivory coast algeria didier drogba wilfried bony | togo will face burkina faso in quarterfinal following 1 1 draw with tunisia . tunisia misses crucial late penalty which would have sent it through to last eight . ivory coast tops group following 2 2 draw against algeria . didier drogba and wilfried bony help ivory coast come back from two goals down |
(cnn) as we gear up for the 71st annual golden globe awards on sunday, allow us to turn the focus to the real winners of the show: besties tina fey and amy poehler ever since the pair impressed viewers with their hosting capabilities, there have been calls for them to helm any and all such events it seems like fans ... | sheriffhood goads nonuser | no related information |
(cnn) concern over the spread of the ebola virus has caused the cancellation of an african cup of nations football match the seychelles was due to host sierra leone in a qualifying game on saturday, but the tiny island nation's ministries of health and immigration prevented the visiting players from entering the cou... | sierra leone seychelles african cup of nations recent months | sierra leone football players prevented from entering seychelles over ebola fears . seychelles forfeits african cup of nations qualifier as a result . ebola has claimed at least 224 lives in sierra leone in recent months |
(cnn) some people see the hague as amsterdam's more sedate (read stodgier) cousin fact is, the hague can be a welcome, peaceful diversion from the nonstop energy (read crowds) of amsterdam the streets are wider, the buildings grander and thanks to nearly 1,000 acres of green space, the hague is a place where you can... | the hague mauritshuis museum girl with a pearl earring piet mondrian mc escher the peace palace | the hague is home to the newly renovated mauritshuis museum . 'girl with a pearl earring' is among its most notable works . piet mondrian and mc escher also have ties in the city . the peace palace embodies international unity |
(cnn) what do you do when your 10 year old son wakes up in the middle of the night screaming, 'there's a 'roo in my room!' beat ettlin wrestled a kangaroo out of his house near canberra after it crashed through a window if you're beat ettlin, you wrest the marsupial into a headlock, drag it down your hallway and tos... | pseudology gallinule brollies | no related information |
(cnn) residents of second life, the online virtual environment, can do all kinds of things they can't in real life: fly, mute other voices, even transport themselves from one location (or 'sim') to another real life human anger even can spill over into second life, the online virtual world but though they may be god... | second life | second life, the online environment, has its share of angry people . at worst, players can be written up, but others try to understand them . user: 'there is nothing you can do save to keep the rules in place'. ireportcom: share your stories from second life |
(cnn) rick santorum awoke to a new reality wednesday after sweeping all three republican presidential contests a day earlier, reshaping the contest that will decide who runs against president barack obama in november santorum won caucuses in minnesota and colorado, as well as a nonbinding primary in missouri to ener... | santorum colorado missouri minnesota mitt romney | santorum wins colorado, along with victories in missouri and minnesota . mitt romney stresses party unity in congratulating santorum . 'conservatism is alive and well,' santorum tells supporters . the delegate total of 70 in colorado and minnesota is the biggest so far of campaign |
(cnn) a texas woman accused of killing her toddler daughter and dumping the body in galveston bay has been found guilty of murder by a jury in galveston, texas kimberly dawn trenor received a life sentence without possibility of parole in the murder of her daughter kimberly dawn trenor, 20, showed no emotion as the ... | galveston bay 2007 | body of kimberly dawn trenor's daughter found on galveston bay island in 2007 . police dubbed girl 'baby grace' before her identity was known . trenor wrote in journal about beating toddler . trenor's husband to face murder charges in separate trial |
port au prince, haiti (cnn) earthquake victims, writhing in pain and grasping at life, watched doctors and nurses walk away from a field hospital friday night after a belgian medical team evacuated the area, saying it was concerned about security the decision left cnn chief medical correspondent sanjay gupta as the ... | belgian un saturday morning overnight cnn sanjay gupta team night | new: belgian team chief says he decided to leave when un could not provide security . doctors and nurses return to field hospital saturday morning . the only doctor present overnight was cnn's sanjay gupta . team has security in place and plans to stay saturday night |
samson, alabama (cnn) the man who killed 10 people, then himself, in a shooting rampage in southern alabama had failed in his dreams both to become a us marine and a police officer, and was depressed and unhappy with his life, investigators said thursday the shooter, michael mclendon, killed his mother before killin... | michael mclendon mclendon marine | new: michael mclendon left behind note describing ill will he harbored toward family . new: shooter was going to continue 'until he was stopped,' investigator says . mclendon killed 10 people in two towns before killing himself . mclendon unhappy with failed efforts to become marine, police officer, police say |
(cnn) patrick vieira knows what it takes to win football's greatest prize and the former france star believes africa is close to claiming a historic first world cup title only three teams from the continent have ever reached the quarterfinal stage of the tournament cameroon in 1990, senegal in 2002 and ghana i... | patrick vieira african one day the world cup vieira senegal france 1998 | patrick vieira believes an african nation will one day win the world cup . an african nation has never advanced past the quarterfinal stage . vieira, born in senegal, won the world cup with france in 1998 |
winnenden, germany (cnn) a gunman dressed in military gear killed 15 people wednesday in a shooting spree in germany, police said german shooter tim kretschmer, 17, targeted females during his rampage tim kretschmer, 17, began his rampage at a school where he used to be a student in winnenden, a small town about 20 ... | german tim kretschmer 3 hour angela merkel germany | new: victims of gunman's rampage at german school are mostly female . new: police unsure if tim kretschmer died from police wounds or killed himself . police: three teachers, 9 students among 15 people during 3 hour killing spree . chancellor angela merkel: 'it is a day of mourning for the whole of germany' |
(ewcom) after a day of giving thanks, eating turkey, and watching tv with the family, a common impulse is to get out of the house and go shopping just kidding! instead of braving the black friday brawls, sit back and relax with even more tv marathons (that's what cyber monday is for, isn't it?) standouts include com... | intercommunicated picnicking produces | no related information |
(mashable) a new survey from casual gaming company popcap shows that an incredibly high percentage of adults in the uk and us is into mobile gaming this stat may be due in part to the uptick in smartphone adoption according to a separate nielsen survey, 31% of us mobile users now own smartphones, and a pew survey s... | uk us thirty one percent | survey shows high percentage of adults in uk and us into mobile gaming . thirty one percent of us mobile users now own a smartphone . half of gamers said they had upgraded a free trial game to the full or paid version |
tacloban, philippines (cnn) efren penaflorida was grateful when typhoon haiyan bypassed his home in cavite city, philippines but when he saw the devastation in other areas of the country, he wanted to do all he could to help his fellow filipinos 'i was crying watching the news,' said penaflorida, the 2009 cnn hero o... | typhoon haiyan philippines doc hendley north carolina | typhoon haiyan, one of the strongest storms ever recorded, has devastated the philippines . several cnn heroes are working together to help those affected by the typhoon . doc hendley flew in from north carolina with hundreds of water filters . others are raising money and donating relief supplies of their own |
(cnn) many people think amelia earhart's fame rests on her dramatic disappearance in 1937 i don't think so i think her life has been overshadowed by her death i think that when her electra aircraft is finally found, the focus will return to her life and her remarkable accomplishments she will become even more famous... | susan butler amelia earhart's butler earhart | susan butler thinks new expedition won't find amelia earhart's vanished plane . butler wrote a biography of earhart, a pioneer of aviation who inspired women pilots . earhart was wildly famous in her day, broke countless speed and distance records . butler went on expedition to find earhart plane; thinks new project is... |
(careerbuildercom) life has its share of both stormy and sunny moments there are clouds (your car broke down) and then there are silver linings (but at least it's a nice day for a walk) while most of us would classify the recession as the mother of all clouds it, too, has a silver lining the current recession has sp... | massaro age 19 | young adults start own businesses as alternative to finding a full time, entry level job . expert: they understand jobs and careers don't last for extended periods of time . entrepreneur: i'm having fun with my business now and can always get job later . massaro started contest website as a hobby at age 19 |
(cnn) the arizona division of forestry has been fined $559,000 for workplace violations during the yarnell hill fire that left 19 elite firefighters dead, state health and safety officials said wednesday the state forestry division has 15 days to appeal the citations, which accuse the organization of mismanaging the... | the arizona division of forestry 559,000 state occupational health 25,000 the yarnel hill fire | the arizona division of forestry has been hit with penalties related to the deaths of 19 firefighters . the $559,000 fine was levied by state occupational health and safety officials . it included a $25,000 fine for each firefighter killed in the yarnel hill fire . the state forestry division has 15 days to appeal the ... |
(cnn) venezuelan president hugo chavez claims us criticism of libyan leader moammar gadhafi has a clear aim: military invasion 'let's not get carried away by the drums of war, because the united states, i am sure that they are exaggerating and distorting things to justify an invasion,' chavez said monday, according ... | penthemimer patricides glug | no related information |
(cnn) sitting in a dark, abandoned sports complex with the constant crack of gunshots and the cries of angry protesters ringing in his head, mounir benzegala decided he had to leave the bloodshed in libya once and for all the 23 year old american basketball player had tried several times to get to the airport, but h... | american libya us | american basketball player describes the chaos that's consumed libya . one american couple was stopped at a checkpoint by soldiers with machine guns . a us ferry has left libya carrying about 300 passengers . many fear for the friends and colleagues they left behind |
moscow (cnn) a judge in moscow has found former russian oil tycoon mikhail khodorkovsky and his business partner guilty of corruption charges, his lawyer said monday khodorkovsky's son, pavel, later told cnn that his father will appeal the verdict 'of course there will be an appeal,' pavel khodorkovsky said 'what i'... | splendacious virile neuronic | no related information |
(cnn) that 'miracle' weight loss product you've seen on tv may not live up to the hype the federal trade commission has charged four companies with deceptive advertising related to their weight loss products 'operation failed resolution,' as the ftc calls it, is an effort by the federal agency to crack down on compa... | exarchate asterionella headstone | no related information |
(cnn) here is a look at the life of tennis great martina navratilova personal: birth date: october 18, 1956 birth place: prague, czechoslovakia (now czech republic) birth name: martina subertova father: miroslav subert mother: jana navratilova other facts: her parents divorced when she was young she was raised... | martina navratilova the wta tour 18 grand navratilova | martina navratilova is one of the most successful women's tennis players of all time . she won 167 singles titles on the wta tour, including 18 grand slam crowns . navratilova is a campaigner for gay rights and a television pundit |
havana, cuba (cnn) the colombian president has dismissed as 'media spectacle' a decision by colombian rebels to release an american captive to civil rights leader the rev jesse jackson jackson said sunday that farc rebel leaders have agreed to release us army veteran kevin scott sutay 'they have released him already... | jackson us jesse jackson kevin scott sutay farc june us army afghanistan | jackson says the release would be a 'humanitarian gesture of their own volition'. us civil rights leader jesse jackson says he's helping to facilitate the release . kevin scott sutay was captured by farc rebels in june . he is a us army veteran who served in afghanistan |
abu dhabi (cnn) a great deal has been said about the five week long election underway in india the world's largest democracy 814 million people going to the polls a candidate representing a family dynasty versus a firebrand chief minister but this race will likely boil down to three simple numbers that impact every ... | john defterios india indian singh us europe asia | john defterios says india's election race will boil down to the economy . he says the indian business community thinks pm singh lost his zeal for reform . whether it is in the us, europe or asia, pocketbook issues dominate, he writes |
(cnn) nigeria woke up on sunday to a brand new economy, apparently the federal government had changed the baseline for calculating gross domestic product for the first time since 1990, and as a result the economy was boosted by around 75% this was thanks, in part, to the contributions of accelerated sectors like tel... | nigeria africa 26th goodluck jonathan chude jideonwo | nigeria's economy was 'rebased,' making it africa's largest and the world's 26th. but the country, particularly its youth, are suffering and its people responded with a hiss . president goodluck jonathan is trending down in the polls, and he is no longer popular . the country's dissatisfaction will not be so easy to re... |
(cnn) the search will continue until at least friday night for 16 people missing since thursday morning when a helicopter carrying them to an offshore oil platform ditched in the atlantic ocean off newfoundland, canadian officials said a helicopter made an emergency crash landing off newfoundland en route to hiberni... | superindifferent savant foulder | no related information |
(cnn) prince william has spoken in depth publicly for the first time about death of his mother, diana, princess of wales, 12 years ago, saying 'mummy' is now a hollow word 'evoking only memories' diana, princess of wales, died in a paris car crash 12 years ago prince william was only 15 and his brother prince harry ... | prince william every mother's day diana wales paris 12 years ago mummy | prince william says he feels 'emptiness' every mother's day . his mother, diana, princess of wales, died in a paris car crash 12 years ago . prince: 'for many, including me, [mummy is] now really just a word' |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) polish authorities in pakistan say they are monitoring local reports that taliban militants have executed a kidnapped polish engineer pakistani taliban militants offer prayers in mamouzai area of orakzai agency in november piotr stancza was kidnapped september 28 from the city of attock in... | piotr stancza attock punjab polish pakistan taliban | piotr stancza kidnapped september 28 from attock in punjab province . polish authorities in pakistan checking local reports . taliban had demanded release of prisoners, pullout of forces |
baghdad, iraq (cnn) at least 33 people were killed and 20 wounded in a suicide car bombing targeting a national reconciliation conference in baghdad, an interior ministry official told cnn abu ghraib attack victim in yarmouk hospital in baghdad, amjad hameed the attack which occurred outside the municipal buildi... | baghdad tuesday 3 days iraqi | 33 killed in suicide bombing at reconciliation conference in baghdad . tuesday's attack came as tribal leaders were attending conference . bombing came 3 days after iraqi pm urged nation's sheikhs to join government |
islamabad, pakistan (cnn) pakistani troops have been moved to the indian border amid fears of an indian ground incursion, two pakistani military officials told cnn on friday file image of a pakistani soldier the troops were deployed from pakistan's western border with afghanistan, where forces have been battling ta... | pakistan india last month mumbai indian 1947 | pakistan has moved troops to border with india amid rising tensions, officials say . pakistan forces on high alert after terror attacks last month in mumbai . indian defense spokesman: india 'is monitoring the situation closely'. the two countries have fought three wars since 1947 |
seoul, south korea (cnn) the chairman of the samsung group plans to resign, according to a report published tuesday by yonhap, the south korean news agency chairman of the samsung group lee kun hee has been indicted for tax evasion and breach of trust the decision of lee kun hee to step down comes a few days after h... | niggle scarabee unexplicable | no related information |
(cnn) union workers and activists who refused to leave the wisconsin capitol building sunday, against orders, will be allowed to spend the night, police said authorities had set a deadline earlier in the day of 4 pm cst for demonstrators to leave the building, saying it needed to be cleaned after roughly two weeks o... | fatties haematherm snoutfair | no related information |
abidjan, ivory coast (cnn) ivory coast security forces loyal to incumbent president laurent gbagbo used tear gas and fired into the air to disperse supporters of alassane ouattara, authorities said saturday casualties could not be confirmed the international community has pressed incumbent gbagbo to relinquish power... | ouattara african ivory coast this week | police: security forces disperse ouattara supporters . leaders of african nations will try to end political standoff . two ivory coast banks closed this week |
(cnn) us law enforcement seized thousands of pounds of drugs and arrested hundreds of people in a synchronized bust targeting mexican drug cartels and their associates, federal authorities said friday the sweep involved several local, state and federal agencies, including the drug enforcement administration and immi... | mexican us $12 million 40,000 pounds 467 kilos wednesday a week and a half mexico | law enforcement agencies work together to target mexican drug cartel operations in the us. $12 million, 282 weapons, 94 vehicles, 40,000 pounds of pot, 467 kilos of cocaine seized . the coordinated bust began wednesday and targeted operations around the us. it comes a week and a half after a us agent was killed while w... |
(cnn) before there was a tea party, there was mary rakovich rakovich is an anti abortion rights, pro environment vegetarian living in florida with her husband and nine cats many tea party activists believe she was one of the first people to publicly protest president obama's economic policies in february 2009, obama... | mary rakovich tea party obama medicare medicaid | in february 2009, mary rakovich stood alone and spoke against president's spending plan . some in tea party say she was one of the first to publicly protest obama's economic policies . though she rails against government spending, she does rely on medicare . but she says that medicare and medicaid 'need to be revived ... |
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