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-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- CNN is taking an in-depth look at contemporary Russia as part of the `` Eye on Russia '' series . We asked you to share your photos of Russia and tell us about your experiences in the country , and photos and stories poured in of beautiful places and ordinary places , and of hopes for Russia 's futur... | Eye on Russia is part of a CNN series looking at contemporary Russia . CNN.com asked readers to share their photos , views of Russia . | [[19, 90], [117, 210], [1000, 1005], [1010, 1024]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Saudi lawyer who represented a woman kidnapped and raped by seven men said his license to practice has been reinstated . A protest appeared in India in November against the Saudi sentence . Lawyer and human rights activist Abdul Rahman al-Lahem told CNN 's Nic Robertson that the Justice Ministry ... | Saudi lawyer Abdul Rahman al-Lahem says his license to practice is reinstated . Al-Lahem says license revoked because he publicized rape victim 's conviction . Saudi minister last month denied license was ever revoked . Rape victim was convicted of being alone with an unrelated man . | [[0, 15], [93, 143], [213, 348], [294, 348], [349, 372], [378, 487], [349, 357], [362, 487], [1444, 1454], [1457, 1508], [1560, 1611], [580, 589], [594, 639]] |
KANSAS CITY , Missouri -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Bush drew parallels between the aftermath of the Vietnam War and the potential costs of pulling out of Iraq in a speech Wednesday . President Bush draws parallels Wednesday between the cost of pulling out of Iraq and `` the tragedy of Vietnam . '' `` Three decades lat... | NEW : Kennedy : Bush drawing wrong lesson from history . President says withdrawing from Iraq will embolden terrorists . Speech is latest White House attempt to try to reframe the debate over Iraq . | [[1550, 1569], [1590, 1639], [935, 1010], [5703, 5786], [5771, 5825]] |
ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- They prefer the darkness and calm of early morning when their targets are most vulnerable , still sleeping or under the influence . They make sure their prey -- suspected killers and other violent fugitives -- know what they 're up against . U.S. Marshal supervisory inspector James ... | U.S. Marshals Southeast task force tracks 10-15 suspected killers a day . Some are high-profile cases , but most are searches that go under media radar . Commander : `` Our mandate is to track ... murderers , armed robbers , rapists '' Office captured 3,000 suspects last year ; only once were shots fired , chief says . | [[1354, 1370], [1373, 1454], [169, 243], [2013, 2126], [939, 946], [949, 1030], [949, 952], [1033, 1076], [1033, 1068], [1079, 1091]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The U.S. Senate was called to order for 11 seconds on Wednesday as the last political scuffle of the year between the White House and the Democratic-led Congress played out . Democratic senators will hold short `` pro forma '' sessions over the holiday break to prevent recess appointments ... | Democratic senators will hold short `` pro forma '' sessions over the holiday break . Sessions usually under one minute long . Move prevents President Bush from making recess appointments . Bush refused to withdraw one controversial nominee after Democratic offer . | [[205, 282], [811, 844], [858, 956], [271, 282], [289, 321], [427, 437], [449, 508], [1280, 1325]] |
PELLA , Iowa -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A senior aide to Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee admitted Friday that the former Arkansas governor had `` no foreign policy credentials '' after his comments reacting to the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto raised questions . During an event... | NEW : Aide admits that Huckabee has `` no foreign policy credentials '' NEW : Campaign official suggested tying Pakistan crisis to immigration issue . Huckabee appeared not to know that martial law had been lifted in Pakistan . Gaffes will have little effect on support for populist candidate , analyst says . | [[8, 28], [97, 285], [610, 711], [305, 336], [346, 462], [5097, 5200], [5575, 5748], [5965, 6024]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Colorado prosecutor Friday asked a judge to dismiss the first-degree murder charge against Tim Masters , who spent nine years in prison until new DNA evidence indicated someone else might have committed the crime . Tim Masters , center , walks out of a Fort Collins , Colorado , courthouse Tuesday w... | NEW : D.A. seeks dismissal of Tim Masters murder case . Masters was released Tuesday ; conviction was tossed . Masters convicted in 1999 of murder , sexual mutilation of 37-year-old woman . He spent nearly nine years in prison . | [[927, 988], [112, 123], [130, 170]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- CNN.com reader Kristy O'Connor took a prenatal yoga class with Heath Ledger and Michelle Williams and says she was `` in awe of his devotion and attention to Michelle . '' Reader Dena Michnowih says she came across Ledger in Brooklyn , New York , teaching his young daughter Matilda her right from her... | I-Reporters share tales of meeting Heath Ledger in person . `` He was really good with tools , '' says Don Bova ; Ledger helped him change a tire . I-Report : Share your photos , memories of actor Heath Ledger . | [[191, 263], [794, 843], [2458, 2504], [2458, 2460], [2487, 2504], [2505, 2534], [464, 519]] |
-LRB- InStyle.com -RRB- -- Check out these seven truly amazing destinations and plan the best place for your great escape . The Farm at Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand is the best place for an adrenaline rush . GIRL 'S GETAWAY : Ojai Valley Inn & Spa -- Ojai , California . Why it 's great : This Spanish Colonial hideawa... | You can enjoy the same posh places as the stars . Ojai Valley Inn & Spa in California is great for weekend getaway . Learn to samba at Fasano in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . Shop your heart out in Villa Mangiacane in Tuscany , Italy . | [[3742, 3801], [3804, 3843]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Valerie Gooding is in the top five most powerful businesswomen in Europe as named by the Financial Times . She runs global health and care organization BUPA and under her leadership it has grown to over 8 million customers in over 190 countries and record revenues . CNN 's Todd Benja... | Valerie Gooding , CEO of BUPA , speaks to CNN 's Todd Benjamin . BUPA has over 8 million customers in 190 countries . Valerie is one of FT 's top five most powerful businesswomen in Europe . | [[303, 346], [207, 302], [0, 6], [9, 108], [102, 108], [112, 142]] |
LAS VEGAS , Nevada -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A fire charred the top of two of three wings of the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on Friday , causing no major injuries but forcing visitors and employees to evacuate , authorities said . The recently remodeled Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas , Nevada , is shown after an... | Fire doused on the top floors and roof of Monte Carlo resort . Fire chief : Firefighters had to hang out the windows to try to cut the fire off . The 32-floor building was completely evacuated . No major injuries have been reported , and no one was trapped . | [[38, 39], [45, 129], [1272, 1341], [1577, 1630], [1577, 1593], [1607, 1660], [1072, 1120], [0, 34], [132, 157], [952, 970], [977, 1016]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A mine exploded Monday on a road in southern Somalia , killing four people -- three members of the medical humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres and a journalist . Ongoing violence in Somalia has devastated the capital Mogadishu . The incident occurred Monday along a road in Kismayo , the group... | Journalist and two doctors were among those killed . Remote-controlled mine went off in southern Somalia . Somali driver also died in the attack . Journalist is the second to die in conflict situation this year . | [[19, 71], [415, 443], [415, 430], [444, 464], [1543, 1650], [1549, 1596]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The head of Blackwater USA on Sunday rejected a mounting series of reports suggesting the private contractor 's security guards opened fire on innocent Iraqi civilians last month . Blackwater CEO Erik Prince said Sunday that guards `` definitely '' faced insurgent fire September 16 . `` Th... | Erik Prince : `` There was definitely incoming small arms fire from insurgents '' There was `` no deliberate violence , '' he said , during September 16 shooting . Iraqi government says Blackwater guards killed 17 , fired without provocation . AP : Blackwater may be expelled from Iraq within six months . | [[211, 314], [276, 314], [315, 422], [2404, 2473], [502, 537], [1391, 1453], [1391, 1411], [1534, 1562], [808, 817], [820, 938], [1056, 1066], [1077, 1085], [1088, 1090]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The announced pregnancy of Jamie Lynn Spears -- the 16-year-old children 's television star and younger sister of beleaguered pop star Britney Spears -- is casting new light on how states deal with the thorny issue of consensual sex among teens . Jamie Lynn Spears , shown in September , stars in the ... | Experts say there is a disparity in how statutory rape laws are applied . Jamie Lynn Spears is 16 , and her boyfriend -- the father of her child -- is 18 . There has been no talk of criminal prosecution involving the couple . Experts : Attorneys choose when to prosecute , leading to unfairness . | [[905, 970], [414, 425], [435, 506], [1925, 1981], [3874, 3880], [3887, 3907], [507, 574], [3140, 3226]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A Vietnamese woman caught cooking a tiger carcass was sentenced to two and a half years in jail , state media reported Thursday . There are reportedly only about 100 tigers , prized by so-called medicine men , left living in Vietnam . A Hanoi court convicted Nguyen Thi Thanh , 41 , for `` violating r... | Vietnamese woman caught cooking a tiger carcass jailed for two and a half years . Nguyen Thi Thanh , 41 , convicted for violating regulations protecting rare wild animals . Police found dead tigers , bear arms , monkey bones and elephant tusks in her flat . | [[19, 68], [0, 15], [55, 114], [254, 294], [306, 361], [403, 539], [365, 368], [494, 539]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A mine exploded Monday on a road in southern Somalia , killing four people -- three members of the medical humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres and a journalist . Ongoing violence in Somalia has devastated the capital Mogadishu . The incident occurred Monday along a road in Kismayo , the group... | Journalist and two doctors were among those killed . Remote-controlled mine went off in southern Somalia . Somali driver also died in the attack . Journalist is the second to die in conflict situation this year . | [[19, 71], [415, 443], [415, 430], [444, 464], [1543, 1650], [1549, 1596]] |
LONDON , England -- Cocaine-abusing celebrities are glamorizing the use of narcotics and encouraging more young people to use illegal substances , the United Nations drug control agency has warned . Model Kate Moss faced allegations of cocaine use in 2005 but was never charged for over the claims . The annual report fr... | U.N. says celebrity drug use encourages adolescent substance abuse . Report says leniency towards celebrities hurts criminal justice system . Report finds Britain , Italy , Spain have among highest rates of cocaine use . | [[0, 6], [9, 118], [9, 16], [89, 144], [300, 543], [394, 500], [1052, 1107], [2313, 2436], [2335, 2342], [2374, 2436]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Whoever killed six people in a Memphis , Tennessee , home may still be on the loose , police said Tuesday . They asked the community for help in solving the slayings . Police and fire units responded Monday after six people were killed in Memphis , Tennessee . Police found six people -- two men , two... | NEW : Police believe killer or killers left the Memphis house where 6 people slain . Neighbor says he heard shots Saturday night , did n't call police . Police : Four adults , two kids killed ; 3 other children wounded . 7-year-old , 4-year-old , and 10-month-old hospitalized . | [[19, 57], [187, 265], [623, 698], [1850, 1939], [1883, 1939], [280, 339], [317, 339], [399, 426], [435, 455], [460, 484], [435, 511], [2421, 2496], [3438, 3488], [4762, 4772], [4776, 4783], [4793, 4816], [435, 511], [1291, 1311], [1358, 1370], [1392, 1472]] |
JACKSONVILLE , North Carolina -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Christina Laurean has told authorities she was attending a Christmas party on the night her husband allegedly killed pregnant Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach , according to police . Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean , wanted for murder , may have fled to his native Mexico . M... | NEW : Woman says husband did n't show up at a party on suspected date of killing . NEW : DNA testing under way to see if Cesar Laurean fathered the victim 's child . Accused Marine and his wife spoke to lawyer after pregnant Marine slain . Marine fled the next day , is believed to have headed to native Mexico . | [[3089, 3125], [3448, 3544], [127, 192], [1420, 1437], [1455, 1532], [234, 245], [273, 318], [409, 453], [1140, 1208], [1148, 1208]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A bus carrying members of a Marine Corps Reserve unit overturned at an Alabama military base Sunday , leaving 23 Marines injured , four of them critically , the military said in a news release . A bus overturned Sunday in Alabama , injuring 23 Marines , the military said . The passengers , members of... | Bus carrying Marine Corps Reserve unit overturned at Alabama military base . 23 Marines have been injured ; four critically , the military says . E Company , Anti-Terrorism Battalion , 4th Marine Division , was involved . The accident happened Sunday morning , officials said . | [[19, 72], [0, 15], [45, 118], [214, 248], [251, 270], [0, 15], [121, 147], [129, 147], [150, 154], [214, 248], [251, 270]] |
NEW DELHI , India -- Police covered up the murder of a British teenage girl in Goa last month to protect the tourist industry , a state minister and local media said Monday . Scarlett Keeling stands on Anjuna beach in Goa a few days before her death . Officers had initially said Scarlett Keeling had drowned on Anjuna b... | Indian police covered up murder of UK girl in Goa , state 's tourism minister said . Police arrest one man over the death of the 15-year-old . Mother of Scarlett Keeling says she thinks police have arrested wrong man . | [[21, 82], [128, 174], [637, 710], [739, 781], [1388, 1571]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Despite the obvious claims of younger rivals Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi , few can really argue with the 96 football journalists who voted Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite as the 2007 World Footballer of the Year . Brazilian genius Kaka fully deserves winning the 2007 World Footballer of the Y... | Kaka deservedly named World Player of the Year for the first time in his career . The Brazilian beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi in the journalists ' vote . The 25-year-old averages one goal in three games for both AC Milan and Brazil . | [[241, 331], [2077, 2165]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each accused the other of borrowing portions of their presidential campaign speeches Monday . Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick , left , on the stump with Sen. Barack Obama . The Clinton campaign accused Obama of borrowing from a close supporter , and the Illinoi... | Phrase in Obama speech similar to that of Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick . Clinton : `` If your whole candidacy is about words , then they should be your own '' Obama downplays significance , says : `` Clinton has used words of mine as well '' | [[492, 552], [1930, 1944], [1948, 1980], [619, 654], [657, 691], [309, 391], [764, 817], [1068, 1114], [1266, 1301]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is expected to plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges involving an illegal dogfighting operation , according to one of his attorneys . Leah Perry , who sent this photo of son Bobby and dog Rosie , thinks Vick should not be allowed back on the field . The p... | Michael Vick to take plea deal on dogfighting charges . NFL expected to announce how the case will affect his career . CNN.com readers shared their thoughts on Vick 's future , send your I-Report . | [[468, 524]] |
MIAMI , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Four men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of NFL player Sean Taylor , authorities announced Friday evening . Police have more than one confession in the case and the individuals will be charged with murder , said Robert Parker , director of the Miami-Dade Polic... | NEW : Police say they have more than one confession in the case . NEW : Investigation reveals the men thought the house was empty , police say . Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor died Tuesday . Taylor shot during an apparent burglary at his Miami home . | [[168, 216], [697, 771], [596, 602], [610, 622], [631, 696]] |
COLOMBO , Sri Lanka -LRB- Reuters -RRB- -- Humble woodcutter Mohammed Sultan Nafeek 's teenage daughter moved to Saudi Arabia to work as a housemaid to support her family after they were displaced by the 2004 tsunami . Now she is on death row , and all he can do is pray . Razeena Mohammad -LRB- left -RRB- and Mohammad ... | Girl convicted of killing baby in her care in Saudi Arabia when she was 17 . Nafeek says the child died accidentally , choking on milk . Girl 's family displaced by December 2004 tsunami , renewed civil war in Sri Lanka . | [[363, 369], [423, 512], [513, 572], [525, 552], [513, 519], [555, 572], [137, 218], [992, 1051], [1054, 1159]] |
PARIS , France -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As a look , it is about as quintessentially French as it gets . All the same , from the New Year enjoying a cigarette while you sip on your cafe au lait will become a thing of the past . From January 1 it will be illegal in France to smoke in cafes as well as clubs , casinos and hotels... | Smoking ban in France extended to bars , clubs , restaurants , cafes from Jan 1 . Smoking ban first introduced in February 2007 for public buildings , workplaces . About 13.5 million people in France smoke out of a population of 60 million . Similar bans now exist in Ireland , Italy , Spain , Belgium and Britain . | [[221, 264], [323, 361], [362, 457], [880, 903], [915, 1003], [880, 893], [898, 991], [1591, 1597], [1674, 1708], [691, 790], [691, 716], [817, 879], [1802, 1818], [1821, 1887]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The toddler whose body washed ashore in Texas last month has been tentatively identified as a 2-year-old girl , and her mother and a man identified as her boyfriend were arrested Saturday , the Galveston County Sheriff 's office said Sunday . Police believe two-year-old Riley Ann Sawyers may be `` Ba... | Woman , boyfriend arrested after a tip led to search . Police believe child found dead in box is Riley Ann Sawyers , 2 . Body of little girl was found in box that washed ashore last month . Police asked public for help identifying girl they dubbed `` Baby Grace '' | [[170, 206], [919, 990], [0, 15], [76, 128], [262, 330], [277, 330], [334, 435], [19, 30], [42, 75], [1377, 1390], [1393, 1514], [1515, 1556], [1515, 1521], [1566, 1612]] |
MIAMI , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Four suspects indicted on murder and burglary charges in the slaying of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor begin their journey through the courts on Wednesday . A grand jury identified Eric Rivera Jr. as the shooter in the death of NFL star Sean Taylor . Court documents say the youn... | NEW : 17-year-old alleged shooter appears in Miami courtroom . NEW : Eric Rivera Jr. will be tried as an adult . Three adult suspects in Sean Taylor slaying on suicide watch . Taylor died after being shot in home invasion last week . | [[410, 474], [487, 547], [1021, 1089], [1604, 1610], [1618, 1688]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Leaving school at 16 is not normally the route to success . But Richard Branson did just that , setting up a magazine and then entering the record business . Now his brand is behind more than 300 companies -- from cola to trains , from phones to planes making Virgin a global name . S... | Richard Branson , founder of Virgin , talks to CNN 's Todd Benjamin . Branson left school at 16 to work on a magazine he had set up . He is now responsible for over 300 businesses under the Virgin brand . | [[425, 486], [100, 193], [194, 264]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Sen. Larry Craig filed an appeal Monday in his continued legal fight stemming from a bathroom sex sting this summer . Sen. Larry Craig , R-Idaho , initially said he would resign at the end of September but then changed his mind . The Idaho Republican wants the Minnesota Court of Appeals to... | Sen. Larry Craig files appeal to get guilty plea in sex sting withdrawn . Craig criticizes Mitt Romney for quickly calling for his resignation . The Idaho Republican was GOP presidential candidate 's liaison to the Senate . Craig stepped down from Romney campaign when news of his arrest broke . | [[30, 127], [3087, 3093], [3178, 3247], [3248, 3319], [2882, 2911], [3248, 3319], [3248, 3253], [3283, 3319]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Federal agents have determined New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer used a high-priced call-girl ring at least eight times in recent months , and agents had him under surveillance twice this year , sources familiar with the investigation said Wednesday . Sources say New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer used... | `` Kristen '' identified as aspiring singer Ashley Youmans , 22 . Spitzer resigns Wednesday , two days after he is linked to call-girl ring . Bank notified Treasury Department about suspicious transfers of money . Spitzer could face charges of money laundering , legal experts say . | [[2632, 2688], [276, 340], [372, 415], [418, 499], [721, 895], [738, 895], [5261, 5407], [6464, 6614]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The presidents of Sudan and Chad signed a non-aggression agreement late Thursday , aiming to halt cross-border hostilities between the two African nations . Chad President Idriss Deby , right , and Sudan 's President Omar al-Beshir , left , shake hands after signing the pact . The signing came after ... | Sudan , Chad presidents sign agreement aiming to halt cross-border hostilities . Signing came after nearly two days of talks between presidents of Sudan and Chad . Each accuses other of supporting rebels that attempt to destabilize the government . Just hours before agreement , Chad claimed rebels from Sudan had crosse... | [[0, 15], [102, 175], [297, 425], [962, 1025], [983, 1090], [1612, 1648], [1405, 1416], [1431, 1473], [1476, 1550]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Queen Elizabeth helped launch Heathrow 's $ 8.6 billion new Terminal 5 on Friday as part of the British airport 's rejuvenation plan to maintain its status as one of the world 's most important transport hubs . A general view of the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport prior to its off... | Queen Elizabeth opens Heathrow Airport 's $ 8.6 billion new Terminal 5 . The new building took more than 15 years to complete following protests . Launch a day after security scare at one of world 's busiest international airports . A lone man ran onto a Heathrow runway carrying a backpack on Thursday . | [[0, 6], [9, 32], [36, 116], [628, 772], [477, 502], [477, 478], [492, 558]] |
NEW YORK -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A young man carrying what turned out to be a hairbrush died Monday night in a hail of bullets fired by New York police . Khiel Coppin 's brother Joel Coppin spoke briefly with reporters saying , `` We want justice . '' Authorities were responding to a 9-1-1 call his mother made about a `` fa... | Official : Unarmed teen hid object under shirt , shouted , `` Kill me . '' New York Police Commissioner : Police feared being fired upon . Police confirm Khiel Coppin , 18 , was carrying hairbrush under shirt . Police say he ignored orders to halt ; cops fired 20 shots , killing the teen . | [[592, 630], [850, 910], [913, 981], [1009, 1020], [1023, 1030], [1187, 1297], [1202, 1243], [1202, 1210], [1220, 1264], [519, 591], [724, 773], [1545, 1638], [28, 82], [592, 630], [850, 910], [913, 981], [1202, 1210], [1220, 1264], [2085, 2106], [65, 121], [114, 148], [1122, 1186], [1298, 1335], [1338, 1357], [1341, 1... |
LONDON , England -- Football will pay its tribute to the legend of Manchester United 's Busby Babes on Wednesday in moments of remembrance on the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster . A memorial stone recalls the place of the Munich air disaster in Kirchtrudering near Munich . Eight players lost their lives on ... | Football pays tribute on the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster . Eight Manchester United players died when plane crashed on take-off . A total of 23 people were killed as Utd returned from cup tie in Belgrade . | [[286, 337], [432, 505]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Amazon rainforest is so vast and full of life that even its defenders do n't know exactly what it is they are protecting . In the past 40 years , roughly 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest has been wiped out . `` The wealth of biodiversity is so immense , we can not even estimate the amount we d... | UN : More than 50,000 square miles of forest lost each year . Most trees cut down for international sale . Some forests making comeback in U.S. , Europe . | [[1752, 1981], [1843, 1872], [1910, 1981], [2789, 2928], [2799, 2948], [3735, 3742], [3763, 3888]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Not only is Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi the first woman to hold a ministerial post in the United Arab Emirates , the first female minister of economy in the Gulf , and the first to start a Middle Eastern BB marketplace , but she 's also the first minister - anywhere in the world - to launch her own perfu... | Sheikha Lubna was first female minister in the United Arab Emirates . Openness to foreign ownership is the `` natural path '' , she says . If countries `` lock up '' interest due to protectionism there are other places to go . | [[55, 125], [2154, 2197], [2200, 2246], [2206, 2260], [3814, 3838], [4064, 4096]] |
NAPA , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- If Barrett Wissman were in the ministry , his arts festivals would be sunny outposts on a fast-widening mission field . His Tuscan Sun Festival opens Saturday in Cortona , Italy . An all-new Singapore Sun Festival opens October 18 . And a secret known to missionaries everywhere is c... | Next in a growing series of arts festivals opens Saturday in Cortona , Italy . Napa Valley 's Festival del Sole staged more than 50 events in nine days . Wineries engage in friendly rivalries , throwing lavish after-concert galas . International artists cite chances to meet each other , community among lures . | [[157, 206], [7845, 7905], [3728, 3853], [4896, 4919], [4949, 5052], [5011, 5107], [4304, 4383], [4453, 4541], [6050, 6062], [6083, 6187]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The United States imposed stiff sanctions against Iran on Thursday , targeting two Iranian military groups and a number of Iranian banks and people it accuses of backing nuclear proliferation and terror-related activities . `` What this means is that no U.S. citizen or private organization... | U.S. puts sanctions on Iran 's Revolutionary Guard , banks , individuals . Revolutionary Guard accused of supporting nuclear proliferation . Guard 's Quds force said by U.S. to support terrorism . Sanctions mean financial assets of Revolutionary Guard , others , are frozen . | [[30, 96], [0, 26], [99, 177], [1464, 1481], [1487, 1543], [1309, 1460], [1318, 1460], [1309, 1460], [1318, 1460], [30, 96], [470, 530], [539, 559]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Myanmar 's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is `` ready to cooperate '' with the government and is committed to pursuing a dialogue with the ruling junta , according to a statement the United Nations ' special envoy to Myanmar read Thursday on her behalf . Activists display a portrait of detaine... | Aung San Suu Kyi says she 's committed to pursuing a dialogue with the ruling junta . Suu Kyi meets with three executive members of her political party . Crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators set off international outrage . As many as 110 people were killed in the September violence . | [[0, 15], [105, 115], [120, 177], [599, 721], [1505, 1601], [1605, 1636], [1605, 1623], [1637, 1704]] |
Editor 's note : In our Behind the Scenes series , CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events . Here , CNN 's Arwa Damon describes the hardships faced by Iraqi women . Her documentary airs this weekend on CNN and CNN International . Nahla 's husband returned to... | Iraqi woman perseveres because `` all the people that I love have been crushed '' CNN 's Arwa Damon reveals stories of horror , tragedy among Iraq 's women . Doctor says she wants all Iraqis to do their part : `` I wish everybody would believe '' One woman 's husband was killed in 2007 ; his melted flesh is etched in h... | [[6264, 6277], [6281, 6332], [6280, 6364], [155, 159], [162, 226], [5571, 5611], [4147, 4201], [361, 400], [2855, 2945]] |
LONDON , England -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Fantasy author Terry Pratchett has admitted that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer 's disease -- but says he plans to continue writing his multi-million selling Discworld books . Terry Pratchett , whose books have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide in 33 lan... | Multi-million selling writer has `` a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer 's '' Terry Pratchett says work continuing on books , plans to honor commitments . Discworld novels are set in a fantasy universe but satirize modern day life . Received the Order of the British Empire from the Prince of Wales in 1998 . | [[0, 6], [9, 32], [51, 147], [523, 537], [621, 731], [9, 32], [155, 232], [1332, 1481], [1352, 1387], [1882, 1925], [1949, 1953], [1956, 1985], [1967, 1985], [2000, 2038], [2292, 2301], [2377, 2419]] |
PANAMA CITY , Panama -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The sole survivor of a plane crash that killed two Americans and a Panamanian pilot was awake and talking Wednesday , a doctor said . Francesca Lewis , 13 , apparently fell out of the plane or was ejected on impact , her mother , Valerie Lewis , told CNN on Wednesday . The girl e... | NEW : Girl , 13 , was disoriented when found under wing , mother says . NEW : Lack of major injuries `` seems incredible , '' mother says . NEW : Rescuers carried girl 3.5 hours over mountains in heavy rain . Girl was only survivor in Panama crash that killed three . | [[1032, 1128], [1069, 1122], [1131, 1148], [1230, 1247], [1417, 1437], [658, 707], [658, 668], [683, 726], [641, 726], [1230, 1247], [1417, 1437], [1248, 1372], [2408, 2462]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Thousands of Chileans may have to sleep in the streets Wednesday night after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the north part of the country , killing at least two people , injuring dozens and destroying hundreds of homes . Valentina Bustos shot this photo Wednesday of earthquake damage at a hotel i... | NEW : Tocopilla mayor : More than 1,200 homes flattened , shelters damaged . Dozens of workers freed from collapsed roadway tunnel , officials say . Chilean Navy is moving heavy equipment into the area to help with rescue . 7.7 quake north of Tocopilla happened at 12:40 p.m. -LRB- 10:40 a.m. ET -RRB- . | [[0, 15], [193, 243], [344, 403], [367, 392], [411, 433], [2078, 2114], [2200, 2265], [2230, 2265], [0, 5], [19, 28], [50, 130], [96, 160]] |
JACKSONVILLE , North Carolina -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Police believe they have found the remains of a missing Marine buried in the backyard of the prime suspect in the case and blood spatter evidence inside his home , authorities said Friday evening . Investigators search for the body of Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach Friday .... | NEW : Tests find `` trace of violent activity in the house , '' sheriff says . NEW : Investigators : Suspect left a note saying Marine had committed suicide . NEW : Source : Witness who came forward Friday is suspect 's wife . Official : We think we have found Lauterbach 's skeletal remains . | [[321, 421], [969, 1047], [4249, 4326], [4294, 4326], [49, 111], [1426, 1517]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The orgy of violence that has greeted Kenya 's disputed election result has led to hundreds of deaths and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes . But away from the tragic human cost , the unrest has also provoked concerns about the stability of the east African country 's economy , until now s... | Kenya 's once-stable economy faltering due to violence following disputed election . Equity market on Nairobi Stock Exchange lost $ 591 million on first day of 2008 . Business leaders say the government losing $ 29.5 million a day in revenues . Thriving tourist industry also hit , with British tour operators calling of... | [[31, 39], [45, 83], [210, 306], [714, 820], [943, 1113], [1822, 1963], [1964, 2055]] |
ISLAMABAD , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistan election officials on Monday disqualified opposition party leader and former former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from participating in January parliamentary elections . Election officials say Nawaz Sharif 's previous convictions bar him from standing for reelection . A sp... | Former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif has his candidacy papers rejected . Had submitted nominations papers for Pakistan 's parliamentary election . Returning officer in Lahore upheld ineligibility objections from other candidates . | [[12, 36], [78, 216], [480, 530]] |
PARIS , France -- AC Milan 's Brazilian midfielder Kaka has been named European player of the year , lifting France Football 's Ballon d'Or award . Kaka has already claimed all of the game 's major prizes . His success comes two years after his fellow countryman , Barcelona 's Ronaldinho , claimed the award . The 25-ye... | Brazilian Kaka is named European player of the year . The AC Milan player is chosen ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester Utd . Argentine Lionel Messi of Barcelona finishes third . | [[0, 5], [8, 98], [405, 543], [498, 551]] |
BRUSSELS , Belgium -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- European leaders agreed Friday to send an 1,800-strong security force to maintain stability in Kosovo , although they stopped short of backing independence for the province . French soldiers at the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo last month . Kosovo is expected to declare i... | European leaders agree to send 1,800-strong security force to Kosovo . Kosovo expected to declare independence from Serbia in new year . Serbia insists region should remain autonomous within its borders . | [[11, 18], [38, 107], [62, 139], [692, 811], [289, 367], [289, 295], [308, 367], [368, 374], [387, 451]] |
LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- No charges will be brought against a 10-year-old boy accused of accidentally starting an October wildfire that scorched more than 38,000 acres north of Los Angeles , California , prosecutors announced Tuesday . Firefighters battle the Buckweed Fire October 22 , 2007 . `` Ther... | There is no evidence that the boy intended to set the fire , prosecutors say . He had faced possible charges in juvenile court after admitting to setting blaze . The boy was playing with matches ; the blaze destroyed 21 homes . The Buckweed fire started October 21 north of Los Angeles . | [[313, 371], [686, 777], [686, 693], [739, 839], [686, 693], [739, 839], [863, 928], [130, 149], [155, 207], [929, 1007]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Investigators with bomb-making components in their luggage and on their person were able to pass through security checkpoints at 19 U.S. airports without detection , according to the Government Accountability Office . Passengers pass through security at O'Hare International Airport in Chic... | GAO : Investigators took advantage of `` weaknesses in TSA procedures '' GAO : Those `` weaknesses '' were not detailed for security reasons . GAO said terrorists using same items could seriously compromise a flight . Transportation Security Administration : Checkpoints only part of total security . | [[0, 26], [196, 247], [472, 721], [617, 721], [963, 1053], [0, 26], [196, 247], [1351, 1482], [2645, 2708], [2729, 2778], [2645, 2665], [2722, 2815]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It was n't Tibet 's subzero temperatures that nurse practitioner Arlene Samen found so chilling on a 1997 medical trip , but the haunting stories she was told about mothers and newborns on the brink of death after childbirth . Arlene Samen , right , helps provide childbirth education and equipment to... | Utah nurse practitioner helps fight high childbirth mortality rates in Tibet . One H.E.A.R.T. conducts birthing demonstrations , distributes birth kits . Group is working in Mexico this year ; future plans include Nepal , Ecuador . | [[246, 258], [269, 346], [1933, 2072], [1995, 2072]] |
BAGHDAD , Iraq -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Iraqi forces detained the suspected leader of a terrorist cell network believed to be funded by Saddam Hussein 's eldest daughter , who is wanted by Iraqi authorities on terrorism charges , the U.S. military announced Monday . Raghad Hussein is currently living in Jordan under the prot... | Iraqi forces detain the suspected leader of a terrorist cell network . Cell is believed to be funded by Saddam Hussein 's eldest daughter , Raghad . Raghad , wanted in Iraq on terrorism charges , currently living in Jordan . | [[34, 104], [77, 163], [127, 165], [170, 221], [499, 510], [513, 552], [127, 165], [170, 221], [261, 288], [296, 348], [261, 275], [279, 348], [991, 1043]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- As the war in Iraq reaches its five-year anniversary this week , two of the world 's leading humanitarian groups issued extensive reports Monday describing a crisis of huge proportions with little reason for hope . Iraqi women mourn the death of their relative outside the morgue in the restive city o... | Amnesty International and The Red Cross released reports Monday . Amnesty report : `` A climate of impunity has prevailed ; the economy is in tatters '' Amnesty says conditions for women have worsened with rise of religious groups . Vice President Dick Cheney describes war as success with challenges . | [[84, 233], [473, 516], [575, 601], [604, 694], [4118, 4125], [4131, 4221], [1595, 1727]] |
PORTSMOUTH , New Hampshire -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hillary Clinton became visibly emotional at a New Hampshire campaign event Monday after a friendly question from a voter . Sen. Hillary Clinton 's eyes welled with tears as she spoke in New Hampshire Monday . At the close of a Portsmouth campaign stop , Marianne Pernold-You... | Clinton begins talking about how others have criticized her , gets emotional . She was with mostly female voters in New Hampshire on a campaign stop . `` It 's not easy , '' she told them . The New York senator is trailing Sen. Barack Obama in polls . | [[13, 16], [46, 168], [169, 254], [988, 1011], [1021, 1062], [1677, 1738], [219, 254], [537, 551], [554, 571], [1742, 1873]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Solid support from registered Democrats and women in New Hampshire were crucial Tuesday as Sen. Hillary Clinton rebounded from her third-place finish in last week 's Iowa caucuses . Sen. Hillary Clinton has spent the past few days saying she has the experience to change Washington . She narrowly defe... | Sen. Barack Obama has electrified younger voters . Sen. Hillary Clinton has maintained favor with voters older than 40 . CNN has projected Sen. John Edwards will finish in third place . | [[3878, 3929], [3932, 4039], [2110, 2166], [2124, 2166]] |
DENVER , Colorado -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- On a good day , Keri Christensen spends the day watching her children . She prepares their meals , gets them ready for school and helps them with their homework . Keri Christensen was nearly a victim of a roadside bombing in Iraq when the convoy in front of hers was hit . But this h... | Dept. of Veterans Affairs diagnosed 60,000 veterans with PTSD . Women have comprised 11 percent of military force in Iraq and Afghanistan . VA : 22 percent of women , 1 percent of men suffered sexual trauma in military . Expert says women afraid to report sexual harassment for fear of retribution . | [[2190, 2249], [874, 977], [2272, 2331], [2334, 2336], [2352, 2380], [2383, 2415], [3343, 3444], [3352, 3444]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Investigators have found the bodies of three small children and the father who allegedly abducted them from their home in Columbus , Georgia , two weeks ago , the FBI said Wednesday . Eddie Harrington threatened to kill his children before disappearing with them , police say . `` It is my sad duty to... | NEW : Children 's mother says Eddie Harrington had threatened the kids before . Harrington was last seen in Columbus , Georgia , March 5 . Police say he was depressed , threatened to kill kids . He took twin girls , 23 months , and boy , 3 , from their home . | [[203, 281], [942, 986], [989, 1080], [203, 281], [656, 672], [692, 714], [759, 773], [776, 898], [942, 986], [989, 1080], [83, 93], [98, 149]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Kuwait 's leader dissolved parliament on Wednesday and called for early elections , after the Cabinet resigned this week following a power struggle with the government . Kuwait 's emir has dissolved parliament following conflict between the Cabinet and govenrment . The emir , Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al... | Kuwait 's leader dissolves parliament and calls for early elections after conflict . Cabinet resigned earlier this week after a power struggle with the government . The emir said he was forced to act to safeguard Kuwait 's national unity . New elections have been set for May 17 according to state-run news agency . | [[0, 15], [19, 69], [0, 15], [74, 100], [189, 284], [109, 188], [189, 284], [189, 203], [229, 284], [927, 942], [978, 1028], [285, 293], [329, 408], [526, 564], [526, 539], [567, 611], [590, 595], [596, 611], [614, 620]] |
PARIS , France -- Goals from Juninho and Sidney Govou gave Lyon a 2-0 home win over Valenciennes and enabled the six-time champions to stay four points ahead at the top of the French league . Juninho opened the scoring for Lyon five minutes before the break . Brazilian midfielder Juninho nudged in a Karim Benzema cross... | Lyon beat Valenciennes 2-0 to stay four points clear on top of the French table . Nancy stay second by beating Bordeaux 1-0 . Third-placed Rennes flop to a 1-0 home defeat against struggling Monaco . | [[0, 5], [8, 14], [41, 96], [8, 14], [101, 191], [549, 555], [556, 568], [549, 643], [870, 939], [1289, 1308], [1367, 1393]] |
UNITED NATIONS -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is `` urgently dispatching '' a special envoy to Myanmar , a statement from his office said Wednesday , following reports of violent clashes in that country between security forces and protesters . Protests at the crackdown have taken place overseas ,... | U.N. to send special envoy to Myanmar amid reports of crackdown . World leaders condemn events in Myanmar , call on regime to desist from force . UK PM Brown underscores that any trampling on human rights not acceptable . Pres. Bush says Tuesday that the U.S. will increase sanctions . | [[0, 24], [63, 125], [841, 868], [890, 925], [1274, 1380], [1533, 1562], [1652, 1747]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Steven Spielberg led the FBI straight to a stolen $ 700,000 Norman Rockwell painting someone snatched from a Missouri gallery . It was in his collection in California . The original of this Norman Rockwell reproduction was found in the collection of Steven Spielberg last year . Spielberg was n't the ... | Stolen art can be lost for decades . Soft targets like museums entice thieves , experts say . Stolen Rockwell found in Steven Spielberg 's collection decades after theft . Nothing glamorous about art thieves , expert says . | [[5005, 5035], [5038, 5055], [1292, 1334], [5585, 5621], [5650, 5686], [188, 297]] |
-LRB- LifeWire -RRB- -- Colleen Hiltbrunner spent two years researching her dream trip to South Africa . But she was n't looking for the perfect safari lodge . She was hunting for the right cosmetic surgeon . When she told her family , it was n't an easy sell . `` South Africa ? You 're going to get some kind of witch ... | Tummy tuck tourism is on the rise as companies make arrangements . Most cosmetic procedures not covered by insurance . Prices overseas are cheaper . Company : 80 percent of doctors they use are trained in U.S. | [[1871, 1910], [849, 948], [2825, 2888], [5094, 5150]] |
MEXICO CITY , Mexico -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Buses that carry women only are experiencing a smooth ride with passengers in Mexico 's capital . A woman rides on a bus exclusively for female passengers last month in Mexico City . Fans of the new service call their daily commutes more pleasant now that bus rides steer clear of... | Passengers on female-only buses describe their commutes as more pleasant . Seven complaints of sexual abuse aboard Mexico City buses made last year . Single-sex service is available on four major lines in Mexican capital . | [[138, 194], [223, 290], [1077, 1086], [1089, 1170], [681, 730], [733, 777]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Danish authorities said Tuesday they have arrested three people who allegedly were plotting a `` terror-related assassination '' of a cartoonist whose drawing of the Prophet Mohammed sparked rage in the Muslim world two years ago . The cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed provoked widespread outrage in t... | Danish police say several arrested for plotting `` terror-related assassination '' Agency reports that suspects include two Tunisians and a Dane of Moroccan origin . Newspaper says the target was its cartoonist Kurt Westergaard . Prophet Mohammed drawings sparked protests in the Muslim world two years ago . | [[43, 163], [352, 475], [402, 475], [833, 862], [865, 937], [808, 830], [833, 857], [865, 937], [1009, 1066], [202, 250], [251, 351], [1736, 1875]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two graduate students were found shot to death Thursday night in an apartment a block off the Louisiana State University campus , officials said . LSU Chancellor Sean O'Keefe briefs reporters on the fatal shootings of two international graduate students . No suspects have been identified in what poli... | Pregnant woman reportedly found husband , other man dead in apartment . Slain students were international Ph.D. candidates . Apartment is on edge of university campus . In text-message alert , campus officials urge students to be careful . | [[428, 489], [519, 627], [1776, 1867], [1811, 1867], [1302, 1395], [1582, 1636]] |
ATLANTA , Georgia -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- It was an image that got the nation talking : Two giggling young women in oversized sunglasses robbing a bank . The `` Barbie Bandits '' helped their hometown earn the dubious distinction as the nation 's bank robbery capital . Here one of the so-called `` Barbie Bandits '' is captu... | Atlanta surpasses LA , Philadelphia as city with most bank heists . FBI says it 's the result of rising violent crime and increased number of banks . FBI : Expect more bank robberies around holidays . Bank official says most robbers get away with just $ 2,000 to $ 3,000 . | [[181, 264], [376, 458], [517, 537], [989, 1088], [1002, 1039], [1598, 1791], [2047, 2067], [4931, 4951], [517, 537], [2047, 2067], [3883, 3994], [3675, 3686], [3736, 3742], [3745, 3790]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Scientists have discovered the remains of a rodent the size of a small car which used to forage the South American continent . The 1-ton creature is believed to have been about 3 meters in length and 1.5 meters tall . The fossilized skull of the new giant rodent . The giant rat 's skull , which measu... | Rodent the size of small car discovered in Uruguay . Scientists say the rodent must have weighed 1,000 kilograms . Small size of its teeth suggests it fed mainly upon soft vegetables and fruit . | [[19, 93], [661, 711], [661, 671], [683, 757], [832, 870], [881, 936]] |
ISLAMABAD , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rawalpindi 's police chief stopped doctors at the hospital where Benazir Bhutto died from conducting an autopsy , according to a lawyer on the hospital 's board . In a video released Sunday , Benazir Bhutto , far right , appears through the sunroof before shots ring out . It was ... | NEW : New video proves Bhutto shot , widower says . Doctors claim Pakistani police prevented an autopsy on Benazir Bhutto . Lawyer Athar Minallah said the move violated Pakistani criminal law . Police chief Aziz Saud said he suggested autopsy but Bhutto 's widower objected . | [[664, 748], [803, 811], [861, 900], [1456, 1468], [1474, 1566], [313, 315], [362, 436], [313, 427], [538, 563], [578, 623], [630, 663], [3957, 4019]] |
LOS ANGELES , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Alex Trebek , the long-time host of the popular television quiz show `` Jeopardy , '' suffered a minor heart attack at his home Monday night . Alex Trebek has hosted `` Jeopardy! '' for 23 years . Trebek , 67 , was recovering at a local hospital , and it was not clear when he... | Alex Trebek suffered heart attack at home Monday . Trebek has hosted `` Jeopardy! '' for 23 years . Trebek is recovering at L.A. hospital . | [[127, 186], [187, 240], [601, 643], [241, 247], [250, 252], [255, 289]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Disgraced former NFL star Michael Vick declared that `` I am not the bad person or the beast I 've been made out to be '' in a letter to a judge asking for leniency . Michael Vick wrote he was `` forever a changed man . '' `` I have been talked about and ridiculed on a day to day basis by people who ... | Michael Vick wrote five-page letter to judge seeking leniency . Former NFL star said he was wrong and promised to make amends . Vick 's mom , Atlanta mayor and sports legends also sent letters to judge . Vick sentenced Monday to 23 months in prison in dogfighting case . | [[156, 185], [439, 480], [1512, 1558], [668, 764], [1064, 1117], [1559, 1653], [1760, 1793], [481, 633]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Mohammed Alshaya owns more high street brands than most fashion addicts could stuff in their closets . Mohammed Alshaya , CEO of Alshaya 's retail division , tells MME he sees a new mindset in the Gulf . Topshop , Coast , NEXT and River Island are just some of the big names he 's imported from the Un... | MME speaks with Mohammed Alshaya , CEO of M.H. Alshaya 's retail division . Retail division seeing annual growth of 25 percent , up to 30 percent in Dubai . Group taking Starbucks , Mothercare , Body Shop into Eastern Europe , Russia . On GCC single currency : It is a huge leap towards efficiency , conciliation . | [[1969, 2022], [546, 563], [566, 568], [572, 606], [3347, 3387], [1328, 1424]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Debra Lafave , a former Florida middle school teacher convicted of having sex with a student , was arrested Tuesday for `` inappropriate but non-sexual contact '' with a teenage coworker , the Hillsborough County Sheriff 's Office said . Debra Lafave was arrested after talking with a teenager . She i... | Debra Lafave 's probation forbids her to have contact with anyone under 18 . Florida 's Corrections Department : Lafave talked with 17-year-old coworker . The two discussed family problems , sexual issues , report says . Lafave was ordered to quit the job because of the allegations . | [[315, 372], [315, 318], [334, 372], [411, 430], [439, 487], [257, 314], [257, 269], [283, 314], [1026, 1100], [1049, 1129], [1311, 1566], [1569, 1594], [2125, 2142], [2019, 2122]] |
MACAU , China -- Pete Sampras rolled back the years to upset current world number one Roger Federer in an exhibition match in Macau on Saturday . Sampras enjoyed the spoils of victory in Macau after two previous defeats to Federer . Federer had one the two previous clashes in an Asian series in straight sets but was ha... | Pete Sampras beats world nunber one Roger Federer in exhibition in Macau . Sampras wins 7-6 6-4 but rules out comeback to main ATP tour . Federer had won their two previous exhibition matches on Asian tour . | [[0, 5], [8, 13], [17, 145], [657, 701], [233, 309]] |
DUBAI -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A court in Dubai sentenced two men Wednesday to 15 years in prison for the rape and kidnapping of a 15-year-old French boy . Veronique Robert , mother of the 15-year-old French-Swiss teen , speaking outside a court in Dubai . The boy 's mother , Veronique Robert , was visibly upset after the se... | Dubai court sentences two men to 15 years for rape , kidnapping of 15-year-old boy . One of the attackers was knowingly HIV-positive at the time of the rape . Family of the French victim says this makes attack akin to attempted murder . Family say case investigation botched , want more severe sentence . | [[0, 21], [42, 149], [620, 623], [647, 755], [1856, 1895], [620, 666], [756, 759], [831, 881], [1429, 1532]] |
BERLIN , Germany -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Jeffrey Jamaleldine took a bullet to his chin that blew out much of his jaw and nearly killed him while deployed in Iraq last year . The sacrifice is just part of his job , he says , and he 'd go back to Iraq in a second if asked . Jeffrey Jamaleldine left Germany for college in Amer... | Soldier was one of more than 20,000 `` green-card warriors '' Jeffrey Jamaleldine 's dad wonders why his son is more `` American than German '' Jamaleldine went to college in the U.S. and fell in love with the American dream . `` You can go from rags to riches there . People still believe in that , '' he says . | [[929, 962], [1271, 1278], [1315, 1322], [1326, 1361], [1325, 1361], [268, 325], [2005, 2097], [2005, 2024], [2102, 2167], [2168, 2209], [2210, 2240]] |
MEXICO CITY , Mexico -LRB- Reuters -RRB- -- Archaeologists have discovered what they think are ruins of an Aztec pyramid razed by vengeful Spanish conquerors in what is now one of Mexico City 's most crime-ridden districts . Construction workers unearthed ancient walls in the busy Iztapalapa neighborhood in June , and ... | Ruins of an Aztec pyramid uncovered in Iztapalapa neighborhood , Mexico City . Iztapalapa is a sprawling , crime-ridden district . The Aztecs ruled an empire stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean . | [[44, 120], [104, 224], [492, 502], [545, 612], [1411, 1421], [1491, 1566], [1411, 1421], [1567, 1615]] |
WASHINGTON , Illinois -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Ty Ziegel peers from beneath his Marine Corps baseball cap , his once boyish face burned beyond recognition by a suicide bomber 's attack in Iraq just three days before Christmas 2004 . Ty Ziegel , a Marine , was badly wounded in Iraq . He battled the VA over disability benefits... | Ty Ziegel lost an arm , part of his skull when he was attacked in Iraq . VA initially rated his brain injury at 0 % , meaning he got no compensation for it . Another vet : VA rejected his claim , saying his wounds were `` not service connected '' Ziegel : `` I want to make the VA system better '' | [[227, 236], [250, 277], [340, 378], [4120, 4199], [4217, 4240], [4241, 4276], [4241, 4276], [4241, 4247], [4279, 4344]] |
COLUMBIA , South Carolina -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Oprah Winfrey delivered her `` favorite '' candidate in the presidential race something his campaign hoped for Sunday : the largest crowd yet of any event in the race to ' 08 , according to the Obama campaign . Oprah campaigned with Obama this weekend in Iowa , New Hampshire... | NEW : Largest crowd yet in the race to ' 08 , said Obama campaign . NEW : Officials estimate more than 30,000 people attended event in S. Carolina . `` Oprah-bama '' hit Iowa on Saturday ; South Carolina , New Hampshire on Sunday . | [[222, 255], [398, 471], [256, 341], [938, 1054]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- President Bush vetoed an expansion of the federally funded , state-run health insurance program for poor children for a second time Wednesday , telling Congress the bill `` moves our country 's health care system in the wrong direction . '' In his veto message , President Bush calls on Con... | President Bush : Measure is `` essentially identical '' to the proposal he vetoed before . Bill would have expanded the State Children 's Health Insurance Program . Bush : Measure `` moves our country 's health care system in the wrong direction '' Program covers 6 million children whose parents do n't qualify for Medi... | [[30, 161], [370, 389], [392, 448], [709, 823], [0, 20], [174, 267], [1925, 2030]] |
KHARTOUM , Sudan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Hundreds of angry protesters , some waving ceremonial swords from trucks equipped with loud speakers , gathered Friday outside the presidential palace to denounce a teacher whose class named a teddy bear `` Mohammed '' -- some calling for her execution . An undated amateur photo of G... | Some demonstrators demand execution of Gillian Gibbons , 54 . Gibbons found guilty of insulting religion , sentenced to 15 days in jail . Teacher arrested after her class named teddy bear `` Mohammed '' | [[258, 290], [316, 334], [337, 386], [497, 512], [515, 607], [853, 883], [187, 242], [3453, 3561]] |
SANTIAGO , Chile -LRB- Reuters -RRB- -- Chile called home its ambassador in Peru on Monday , as a dispute flared over disputed maritime territory between the South American neighbors . They have bickered over the rich Pacific coast fishing waters for years , and Peru published a new map on Sunday that pushes its bid to... | Peru 's foreign minister sought to downplay the row . Sea border dispute has bubbled anew over past two years . Less serious disputes involve dessert , fruit and a grape liquor . | [[940, 964], [967, 971], [998, 1026], [96, 184], [2336, 2410], [2336, 2369], [2415, 2524]] |
KHARTOUM , Sudan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- In an effort to shut down Khartoum 's Unity High School , a disgruntled former employee alerted Sudanese officials that a British teacher had allowed her class to name a teddy bear `` Mohammed , '' a British source and Sudanese presidential palace source told Time magazine 's Sam Dea... | Disgruntled ex-employee said teacher let class name teddy `` Mohammed '' Sources : Sarah Khawad trying to shut down Khartoum 's Unity High School . Briton Gillian Gibbons convicted of insulting religion released from jail . Gillian Gibbons taken to British Embassy in Khartoum to await flight home . | [[94, 195], [151, 228], [39, 91], [697, 845], [697, 712], [718, 730], [809, 845], [450, 465], [473, 569]] |
ALGIERS , Algeria -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Rescuers are sifting through the rubble of the United Nations headquarters in Algiers hoping to find survivors after a powerful bomb ripped off the building 's facade and leveled nearby U.N. offices . Rescuers and bomb experts search for survivors in the rubble of a destroyed buildi... | Two bombs explode in Algerian capital near government and U.N. buildings . Algeria blames group linked to al Qaeda . Official death toll is 26 , but some sources say as high as 76 . U.N. officials say five of its staff killed and 14 missing . | [[339, 416], [1741, 1793], [1837, 1876], [671, 793], [445, 489], [496, 596], [1645, 1694]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Delta Air Lines and American Airlines announced Thursday the cancellations of hundreds of flights so the companies can conduct inspections on bundles of wires in some of their jets . Delta cancellations will affect flights up until early Friday , according to a statement from the airline . The cancel... | NEW : Delta cancelations only related to MD-88 , not MD-90s . NEW : 275 Delta flights were canceled Thursday for safety inspections . American Airlines canceled 318 flights Wednesday to inspect MD-80 aircraft . American cancels 132 of its estimated 2,300 flights scheduled for Thursday . | [[1324, 1326], [1331, 1467], [0, 116], [409, 440], [491, 524], [441, 484], [441, 484], [751, 760], [763, 801], [840, 895], [0, 116], [441, 484], [840, 895], [868, 918]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Two U.S. Air Force F-15s escorted two Russian Bear long-range bombers out of an air exclusion zone off the coast of Alaska , U.S. military officials said Wednesday . Two U.S. Air Force F-15s were dispatched to meet the Russian bombers . U.S. radar picked up the Russian turbo-prop Tupolev-9... | U.S. radar picks up the Russian planes about 500 miles off the Alaska coast . The Russians entered an air exclusion zone . They are escorted out of the area without incident . Russian planes last came near the U.S. coastline in February . | [[267, 367], [368, 415], [456, 485], [694, 782], [694, 800]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Four crew members died and one was missing in the frigid waters off Alaska 's Aleutian Islands after their fishing vessel sank Sunday , the U.S. Coast Guard reported . A crew member of the Alaska Ranger is taken on board the Coast Guard Cutter Munro . The Seattle , Washington-based Alaska Ranger was ... | Four crew members of Seattle-based Alaska Ranger died , Coast Guard says . Others were rescued , but one person is still unaccounted for , spokesman says . Boat was about 120 miles west of Dutch Harbor in remote Aleutian Islands . | [[0, 5], [19, 41], [155, 186], [569, 622], [1145, 1166], [1171, 1175], [637, 672], [762, 834]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Efraim Diveroli 's father hoped his son would become a doctor or lawyer . Efraim Diveroli , 22 , is doing his `` patriotic '' duty as an arms dealer , his grandfather says . What he got instead is a 22-year-old international arms dealer who faces a congressional inquiry for allegedly selling old Chin... | 22-year-old arms dealer faces congressional inquiry . Company supplied ammunition made in China decades ago . Company 's contract called for bullets made in Hungary . Grandfather says dealer , 22 , had `` gift '' for weaponry . | [[193, 355], [888, 980], [782, 853], [811, 853], [170, 192], [1381, 1399], [1402, 1422], [1425, 1475], [1423, 1475]] |
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK , Montana -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The gray wolf was officially removed from the Endangered Species Act 's `` threatened '' list Friday after three decades -- a decision that has stoked controversy among environmentalists and ranchers . Federal officials estimate there are 1,500 gray wolves in Yello... | Gray wolves officially no longer considered endangered . Environmentalists fear hundreds of wolves could soon be killed by ranchers . Rancher tells CNN the animals threaten his way of life . Federal Wildlife official : `` The wolf population is fully recovered '' | [[55, 129], [1105, 1156], [1242, 1296], [3284, 3327], [3284, 3286], [3297, 3338], [3016, 3024], [3028, 3070], [3027, 3070]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A man who is accused of trying to board an Air Jamaica flight at Orlando International Airport with apparent bomb-making materials was taken into custody Tuesday . Witnesses say the man arrested Tuesday was `` rocking left and right and up and down . '' Officials said Kevin Brown , a Jamaican nationa... | NEW : FBI : Kevin Brown accused of carrying a weapon or explosives onto a plane . The Jamaican national tried to board an Air Jamaica flight at Orlando airport . Official says suspicious items posed no immediate danger to other travelers . Some ticket counters were shut down , and 11 flights were delayed . | [[16, 24], [29, 149], [420, 497], [420, 425], [500, 522], [16, 24], [29, 149], [1079, 1087], [1140, 1207], [1374, 1484], [1459, 1484]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- The Dalai Lama Friday rejected a series of allegations from the Chinese government , saying he does not seek the separation of Tibet and has no desire to `` sabotage '' the Olympic games . Chinese authorities have blamed followers of the Dalai Lama for instigating the unrest that has swept Tibet . Is... | Dalai Lama : `` I have no desire to seek Tibet 's separation '' Dalai Lama : Protesters seek `` meaningful self-rule '' while remaining a part of China . Violence erupted amid protests for Tibetan independence earlier this month . Bush says he `` urged restraint '' during a phone call with China 's president . | [[0, 15], [104, 175], [2324, 2383], [2490, 2564], [580, 588], [594, 659], [764, 894]] |
WASHINGTON -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Four people said to have acted on behalf of the Earth Liberation Front have been indicted on a charge of setting fire to an agriculture research building on the Michigan State University campus more than eight years ago , authorities announced Tuesday . Three Detroit , Michigan , residents... | 3 Michigan residents and an Ohio resident named in conspiracy , arson counts . They are said to have set fire to an agriculture research building at Michigan State . Fire nine years ago caused $ 1 million in damage and loss of research records . Michigan State Police chief called fire ' a significant act of domestic te... | [[284, 420], [0, 26], [84, 223], [284, 420], [385, 429], [522, 641], [1049, 1150]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Bolivian President Evo Morales plans to sign legislation Friday scheduling a May 4 referendum on a new constitution , the Bolivian Information Agency reported . Bolivians celebrate Thursday in La Paz after Congress decides to call for a referendum on a new constitution . The move comes after the Boli... | Bolivian Congress decides to let people vote on new constitution on May 4 . Proposed constitution would strengthen Bolivia 's indigenous majority . Bolivian President Evo Morales is set to sign the legislation . Opposition lawmakers with `` reduced presence '' in Congress decry move as `` illegal '' | [[0, 15], [19, 134], [180, 290], [225, 290], [312, 408], [431, 508], [0, 15], [19, 134], [914, 1012], [1050, 1103]] |
HAVANA , Cuba -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Cuban President Raul Castro is taking over leadership of a country whose government believes its citizens are not working hard enough . Raul Castro was chosen Sunday to take over Cuba 's presidency from his brother , Fidel Castro . The state-run newspaper recently ran an article headlin... | Cuban President Raul Castro says the country must become more productive . Castro has promised to improve efficiency by cutting some red tape . Expectations rise as a new president leads Cuba for the first time in 49 years . Rare public displays of discontent show frustrations faced by Cubans . | [[1074, 1093], [1168, 1218], [2804, 2810], [2813, 2913], [2371, 2444], [2447, 2500], [1877, 1920]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An A380 superjumbo bound for Sydney came loose from a tow truck and partially rolled onto grass at Singapore airport . Singapore Airlines was the first carrier in the world to operate the double-decker aircraft . No-one was injured in the incident involving the world 's biggest airliner , a Singapore... | Four wheels of A380 superjumbo roll onto grass at Singapore airport . Truck being used to push the plane experienced `` some kind of failure '' No-one injured in the incident ; passengers transferred to other flights . Singapore Airlines was first carrier in the world to operate the A380 . | [[0, 15], [87, 137], [684, 698], [701, 733], [724, 764], [1045, 1136], [1092, 1136], [1930, 1944], [1953, 1997], [443, 517], [232, 266], [1504, 1599], [138, 231], [161, 231], [1724, 1828], [1798, 1921]] |
-LRB- AOL Autos -RRB- -- Do you live in one of the nation 's worst cities for road rage ? If you live in a major metropolitan area on either coast , chances are you do . If you live in the Midwest or northwest , odds are that you do n't . Miami ranks as the worst city for most aggressive drivers for the second straight... | Traffic snarls blamed for causing much of road rage . Road rage worse in big cities on East , West coasts . AAA : Do n't engage the angry driver , dial 911 for help . Professor : Back seat is `` road rage nursery '' | [[93, 146], [2250, 2342], [2274, 2342], [2509, 2549], [2552, 2554], [2639, 2653], [2958, 2967], [2970, 3060]] |
-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Researchers have discovered the oldest piece of gold jewelry ever found in the Americas , an academic journal reported Tuesday . A gold and turquoise necklace , made 4,000 years ago , was found in a burial site near Lake Titicaca . A team found the gold necklace near Lake Titicaca in Peru , according... | A team finds the gold necklace near Lake Titicaca in Peru . Find is important because it signals the emergence of societal status systems . The artifact is in the custody of the National Institute of Peru . | [[148, 177], [180, 200], [148, 177], [203, 250], [251, 308], [1152, 1168], [1171, 1245], [1608, 1672]] |
CHATTANOOGA , Tennessee -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- When meeting Jeff Donohoo , it 's not immediately apparent he is a 36-year-old man living with autism . In fact , unless you get him talking about the Atlanta Braves -- one of his true passions in life -- he is a very quiet person . Jeff Donohoo , 36 , at work in the kitchen a... | Jeff Donohoo , 36 , is an adult living with autism . Donohoo lives in Tennessee with his parents and works at a hospital . His autism was diagnosed during his freshman year of high school . Donohoo 's mother : `` It 's rewarding today , because he 's come so far . '' | [[43, 68], [102, 146], [3151, 3156], [3169, 3192], [1535, 1579], [5253, 5270]] |
CAIRO , Egypt -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Omar bin Laden has a message for his father , Osama : `` Find another way . '' Omar bin Laden says he last saw his father in 2000 when the son decided to leave al Qaeda . The son of the most-wanted man in the world spoke Sunday to CNN in a quiet , middle-class suburb about an hour outsi... | Bin Laden 's son , Omar , says his father should change his ways . Omar bin Laden split with his father in 2000 ; says he has n't heard from him since . Omar bin Laden says he does n't believe his dad is a terrorist . `` I do n't think 9/11 was right personally , '' the son said . | [[0, 5], [8, 76], [957, 1017], [112, 162], [132, 203], [1103, 1153], [3807, 3851], [2340, 2399], [2348, 2399], [2703, 2742], [2967, 3007], [4198, 4238]] |
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