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Hosts Angola and Mali draw 4-4 in opening match of 27th Africa Cup of Nations . Mali trailed 4-0 with 16 minutes left until mounting an incredible comeback . Seydou Keita with a double, Frederic Kanoute and Mustapha Yatabare score Mali goals . Flavio Armado with a double and penalties from Gilberto and Manucho put Ango...
[ "(CNN) -- Hosts Angola were denied victory by an incredible Mali comeback to force a 4-4 draw in the opening match of the troubled Africa Cup of Nations in Luanda on Sunday. Angola appeared headed for an emphatic victory when they led 4-0 with only 16 minutes remaining before Mali produced one of the most remarkab...
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Bordeaux beat relegated Caen 1-0 to clinch the French league title . Marseille finish runners-up despite 4-0 home win over Rennes . Atletico Madrid clinch Champions League spot from Primera Liga . Besiktas claim Turkish league title with 2-1 win over Denizlispor .
[ "(CNN) -- Bordeaux clinched the French league title with a 1-0 win over Caen on a dramatic final day of the season. Bordeaux's fans celebrate their first French league title in 10 years. Laurent Blanc's men were ending Lyon's seven-year hold on the domestic championship and winning Bordeaux's first title in 10 yea...
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Lionel Messi has already helped Barca to the La Liga and Copa del Rey titles . 21-year-old the top scorer in this season's Champions League with eight goals . Messi seen as the natural heir-apparent to Argentine legend Diego Maradona .
[ "CNN -- Lionel Messi is universally recognized as being one of football's greatest current players and the Argentine, who does not turn 22 until June, will have a captive world-wide audience watching his every move when he dons the famous red and blue Barcelona shirt for Wednesday's Champions League final against M...
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Malawi stunned Algeria 3-0 at a near-deserted November 11 stadium in Africa Nations Cup Group A match . Russel Mwafulirwa, Elvis Kafoteka and Dave Banda score the goals that give Malawi shock victory . Tournament favorites Ivory Coast are held to a 0-0 draw by Burkina Faso in Group B match .
[ "(CNN) -- Malawi stunned Algeria 3-0 at a near-deserted November 11 stadium in Luanda as the unpredictable start to the African Nations Cup continued. Algeria began the Group A match as clear favorites, but were 2-0 down by half-time thanks to goals from Russel Mwafulirwa and Elvis Kafoteka. Dave Banda added a thir...
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Born in 1946, Hiddink has become one of the best managers in the world . Dutchman has enjoyed huge success at club and international level . He's currently coach of Russia and is in charge of Chelsea until end of May .
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- How does a man from an unassuming Dutch village go to being loved in South Korea, adored in Australia, revered in Russia and admired in England? Guus Hiddink, the Russia and Chelsea coach, has had much to smile about in his 22-year managerial career. By being an exceptional football manage...
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Marco Materazzi handed new three-year contract by Italian champions . The 35-year-old defender now tied to Inter Milan until the summer of 2012 . The center-back's existing deal was due to expire in a year's time . Inter complete signing of Brazilian midfielder Thiago Motta from Genoa .
[ "(CNN) -- Italian champions Inter Milan have handed a new three-year contract to veteran defender Marco Materazzi. Marco Materazzi now seems set to end his playing career with Inter Milan. The 35-year-old World Cup winner's existing deal had been due to run out at the end of next summer, but he is now set to stay a...
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Ronaldo Voted FIFA World Player of the Year and European Player of Year . He has also represented Portugal at the both World and European finals . Ronaldo was signed by Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon in 2003 . 23-year-old scored 42 goals in all competitions for his club in 2007/8 season .
[ "CNN -- Fleet-footed winger Cristiano Ronaldo is Manchester United's most deadly weapon and officially the best footballer in the world. Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo is the current FIFA World Player of the Year . Born in 1985 on the Portuguese island of Madeira, the 23-year-old cut his teeth with Portugues...
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NEW: Togo national football team on their way home from Africa Cup of Nations . Togo's players ordered back by their government despite indicating they wanted to stay . Team bus was shot at by rebel fighters on way to tournament in Angola . Assistant coach, communications officer killed in the attack .
[ "(CNN) -- Togo's national football team are on their way home, two days after a deadly attack on their team bus at the Africa Cup of Nations in Angola. Television pictures of the squad and officials leaving their hotel in Cabinda were aired on Eurosport and showed a number of leading players, including captain Emma...
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Retired Col. John Leech narrowly escaped death on September 11, 2001 . Pentagon survivor recalls shock, terror of that terrible morning . Fleeing for safety, he saw a little girl's red comb untouched near a tattered suitcase . Watch 9/11 memorials in New York and Washington on CNN.com Live .
[ "WASHINGTON (CNN) -- For years, retired Air Force Col. John Leech has had no desire to return to the Pentagon. Retired Col. John Leech narrowly escaped death at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. Leech narrowly escaped death September 11, 2001, when a hijacked American Airlines jetliner hit the building. He will a...
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Individuals around the world are devising innovative ways to save the planet . Joseph Adelegan has created fuels using cow waste and cassava plant . Chewang Norphel is known as the "Ice Man" after creating artificial glaciers .
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The apocalyptic tales of nature's impending demise are as well worn as they are numerous. Dr. Joseph Adelegan has pioneered new energy sources, including using cow waste to create cooking gas. But while our leaders wrangle over quotas for greenhouse emissions over banquets at lavish summi...
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Manchester City manager Robert Mancini has confirmed that the club are in talks with two Brazilian clubs over a loan move for Robinho. Robinho has not settled in Manchester and is being linked with a move to either Santos or Sao Paulo. West Ham are set to sign South Africa international Benni McCarthy after agreeing an...
[ "(CNN) -- Manchester City manager Robert Mancini has confirmed that the English Premier League side are in negotiations with two Brazilian clubs over a loan move for Robinho. The 26-year-old playmaker joined City from Real Madrid for $52 million in September 2008 but has not settled in Manchester and is being linke...
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Debate over whether technology should be used to help referees . FIFA is opposed to video replays but has considered goal-line technology . Hawk-Eye system and microchipped footballs were rejected by IFAB . Some feel it will take a big-match controversy to re-open the debate .
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- The debate about using technology to help referees has been re-ignited following a number of controversial decisions in the Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Barcelona. The Hawk-Eye system is already widely used in tennis and has transformed the game. Sepp Blatter, president ...
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CNN Hero Amy Stokes founded a non-profit to help children orphaned by AIDS . She says the kids are resilient but just lack the equipment they need to succeed . Mentors from around the world make sure the kids are never truly alone .
[ "(CNN) -- CNN Hero Amy Stokes uses the internet to connect South African teens affected by HIV/AIDS and poverty with volunteer mentors from around the world. Stokes is the founder of Infinite Family and spoke with CNN about the importance of her group's efforts in South Africa -- where nearly two million children h...
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Lizzie chose to live with Dennis Maina and his family in Musoma . The family has given her an insight into everyday life in the country . She has learned how to pluck a chicken, gut a fish and handwash clothes . At Dennis's daughter's 10th birthday party, Lizzie teaches new games and bakes a cake .
[ "MUSOMA, Tanzania (CNN) -- Lizzie Cameron is in Musoma, Tanzania working with the Musoma Engineering Project. Claire's 10th birthday: \"I taught them how to play pin the tail on the donkey, although we replaced a donkey with a zebra, and I baked Claire a birthday banana cake.\" The Musoma Engineering Project is the...
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Chelsea remain top of the English Premier League, despite suffering a 2-1 defeat at Everton . Louis Saha scores both goals and also misses a penalty for the home side . Manchester United ate a point behind after they draw 1-1 at Aston Villa with 10 men .
[ "(CNN) -- Chelsea remain top of the English Premier League, despite suffering a shock 2-1 defeat at Everton on a Wednesday night filled with high drama. Louis Saha scored twice for Everton, and the French striker also missed a penalty, as David Moyes' side claimed some compensation for their defeat by the London si...
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Joshua Macabuag will report on his experiences in Jozini, South Africa . He will work with the charity Engineers Without Borders . With EWB he will help build a new sports complex for the town .
[ "(CNN) -- Joshua Macabuag is a 23 year-old recent graduate of the University of Oxford's Pembroke College. Josh, as he prefers to be called, studied civil engineering and achieved some of the highest marks in his class. \"Josh is a very brilliant chap,\" remarked one of his professors. Josh got interested in relief...
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Phonchan "Newey" Kraiwatnutsorn will be reporting from Bangkok, Thailand . She is director of Youth Venture, a program started by parent organization Ashoka . Newey works to meet and support young people from a range of backgrounds .
[ "(CNN) -- Meet Phonchan Kraiwatnutsorn (Newey) and you quickly get the feeling, she is a no-nonsense young lady with a driving personality. But you don't need Thai lessons to pronounce her name, because she goes by the nickname \"Newey\". Most Thais forsake their formal names for a single nickname. At 30, Newey is ...
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Anthony Marshall sentenced Monday to one to three years in prison . Marshall was convicted of bilking mom Brooke Astor of money before her death . He faced a minimum one to three years, or as much as eight to 25 years in state prison . Whoopi Goldberg, Al Roker among those who asked for a compassionate sentence .
[ "New York (CNN) -- Brooke Astor's son got one to three years in prison Monday for scheming to bilk millions of dollars from the late philanthropist's estate. Anthony Marshall, 85, had been found guilty of 14 of the 15 counts against him. Marshall was convicted in October of the most serious charges -- first-degree ...
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Some patrons at fine restaurants are not pleased with sharing space with disruptive children . Debate is raging after a New York Times article . Gramercy Tavern chef Michael Anthony works with local school . Children visit restaurant, learn about manners and farmers markets .
[ "(CNN) -- First, it was babies in bars. Now, children in fine-dining restaurants are feeding a raging debate. The argument is fueled by new efforts of some Michelin-starred New York restaurants like L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon and Café Boulud to cater to the under-3-year-old crowd. Not every patron of expensive re...
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Fighting in disputed oil-rich Sudan town raises fears of return to civil war . Up to 50,000 people displaced by latest outbreak of fighting . Despite cease-fire agreement Abyei has been destroyed and deal is at risk .
[ "KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) -- (CNN) -- Fighting resumed Tuesday in a disputed oil-rich town in Sudan, threatening to reignite a calamitous civil war which ended three years ago. Fresh fighting in Sudan over an oil-rich town has raised fears civil war could again erupt. Fresh fighting in Sudan over an oil-rich town has ...
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Padraig Harrington disqualified from Abu Dhabi Championship after rule infringement . Irishman moved the ball with his hand but did not sign for two-stroke penalty . Defending champion Martin Kaymer claims halfway lead at European Tour event . Venezuelan rookie Jhonattan Vegas shares halfway lead at PGA Tour's Bob Hope...
[ "(CNN) -- Padraig Harrington has accepted his punishment after being disqualified from the Abu Dhabi Championship for an incident during Thursday's opening round of the European Tour golf event. Television replays showed that the three-time major winner inadvertently moved his ball with his hand on the green at the...
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Czech President Vaclav Klaus signs EU's Lisbon Treaty, paving way for major changes to way 27-nation bloc is run . Czech court removed the last political hurdle to treaty's full ratification . The Lisbon Treaty is meant to replace the EU constitution, which voters rejected in 2005 . All member states have to ratify the...
[ "(CNN) -- Czech President Vaclav Klaus signed the European Union's Lisbon Treaty Tuesday, he announced on his Web site, paving the way for major changes to the way the 27-nation bloc is run. The Czech Constitutional court ruled hours earlier that the treaty did not conflict with the country's constitution, a govern...
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World-record signing Cristiano Ronaldo scores on his debut for Real Madrid . Real kick off the Spanish football season with a 3-2 win at home to Deportivo . Raul scores opening goal and Ronaldo's first-half penalty makes it 2-1 . Juan Carlos Valeron levels for visitors before Lassana Diarra's 60th-minute winner .
[ "(CNN) -- World-record signing Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his debut as Real Madrid kicked off the Spanish football season with a shaky 3-2 victory at home to Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday night. Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after paying off a small chunk of his record transfer fee with a goal on his Real debut. ...
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Dennis Chamberland aspires to make undersea human habitation a reality . Joined NASA as a bioengineer in the mid '80s . Explorer became one of the country's leading proponents of undersea habitation .
[ "Editor's note: The staff at CNN.com has recently been intrigued by the journalism of VICE, an independent media company and website based in Brooklyn, New York. VBS.TV is Vice's broadband television network. The reports, which are produced solely by VICE, reflect a transparent approach to journalism, where viewers...
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Mood of voters improves from two years ago . Unemployment is the biggest concern . Voters blame Wall Street, Bush and Obama for economy .
[ "(CNN) -- Voters this year may be more anxious than angry. Just 35 percent think the country's on the right track, according to exit polls Tuesday night, to 62 percent who think things are heading in the wrong direction. Voters aren't quite as pessimistic as they were just two years ago, when those numbers were 21 ...
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Teenager's misplaced remains are identified more than 20 years after her death . Angela Marie Girdner was found near the remains of two women linked to Gary Ridgway . Ridgway, known as "Green River Killer," admitted 48 slayings but denied killing Girdner .
[ "(CNN) -- The remains of an Oregon teenager missing for more than 25 years were recently identified by authorities, and police are looking into whether she might have been a victim of Gary Ridgway, known as the \"Green River Killer.\" Police believe Ridgway could be responsible for the death of Angela Marie Girdner...
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Access to health care is still a big problem in New Orleans . Three of the city's seven hospitals have reopened . Only one hospital operates at full pre-storm capacity . A fraction of the city's doctors have returned since the storm .
[ "NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Waiting in line is part of life in post-storm New Orleans, especially when it comes to health care. \"There are no great options for the people that we see in this clinic,\" says Dr. Ravi Vadlamudi. Nearly every day, people stand in front of Common Ground Health Clinic in the Algie...
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Consumers looking to get a bargain on a foreclosed home need to be careful . Buyers should inspect the house and the neighborhood before buying . Budget carefully for unexpected repairs . HUD homes are carefully priced and include property condition report .
[ "(This Old House) -- A tide of foreclosed properties has been sweeping into the beleaguered housing market, bringing down property values, dislocating families, and sending municipal governments scrambling to manage the crisis. But some buyers see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the gloomy headlines; they are b...
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Task force will be made up of bilingual officers; primarily will serve Americans . Initial plan is to create a force that patrols a 50-mile tourist corridor of Baja . Region's reputation has been tarnished by ongoing, drug-fueled violence . $13 billion travel industry is critical part of Mexico's economy .
[ "(CNN) -- American tourists heading to Mexico's Baja California state in the future can expect more police protection from a new task force, according to Mexican authorities. Mexican officials want to make sure the tourist traffic continues to flow into Tijuana. Officials from the Baja California cities of Tijuana,...
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Multiple sclerosis sufferer fails in legal bid to clarify UK assisted suicide law . Debbie Purdy "disappointed and surprised" by judges refusal to interpret law . 45-year-old wanted to know at what point her husband would be breaking law .
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- A woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis lost her legal bid Wednesday to clarify Britain's laws on assisted suicide. Debbie Purdy and her husband Omar Puente pictured outside London's High Court. Debbie Purdy, 45, had launched a High Court challenge to determine whether her husband woul...
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NEW: Crews hoist US Airways Flight 1549 from icy Hudson River . Pilot said aircraft was flying "too low, too slow" to risk returning to airport . Plane in air less than 90 seconds when collision occurred . One engine in river, one still attached, investigators say .
[ "NEW YORK (CNN) -- The pilot who landed a crippled US Airways jetliner on the Hudson River thought there would have been \"catastrophic consequences\" if he tried to make it to a nearby airport, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Saturday night. US Airways Flight 1549 remained in the icy Hudson Ri...
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U.N.: More than 360,000 Pakistanis have fled their homes since May 2 . 15,000 Pakistani troops preparing to move against militants in Swat Valley . Tens of thousands of civilians have fled as the military campaign intensifies . Pakistan continuing offensive against Taliban along border with Afghanistan .
[ "ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Civilians continued to flee Pakistan's northwest in droves Monday as government troops prepared to engage Taliban militants in the crisis-hit Swat Valley. Thousands of displaced Pakistani civilians have flooded refugee camps. More than 360,000 Pakistanis have fled their homes since May...
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Lionel Messi scores twice as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 5-2 . Barca have opened Spanish Primera Liga season with three straight wins . Real Mallorca maintain fine start with 4-0 thrashing of promoted Tenerife .
[ "(CNN) -- Argentina star Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona thrashed Atletico Madrid 5-2 in the Camp Nou to maintain their perfect start to the Spanish league season. Messi put Atletico to the sword with two goals in the Camp Nou. Messi celebrated his lucrative contract extension at Barca, sealed on Friday, wi...
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Danny Santos, 21, says he made $50,000 in four years as a drug mule . Santos smuggled drugs across U.S. border from Juarez, Mexico . He was arrested once, as a juvenile, but said charges were dropped . Santos now works two part-time jobs as trains as a boxer .
[ "EL PASO, Texas (CNN) -- Sitting in high school, math and history lessons never captured Danny Santos' imagination. The drug-fueled streets of the Texas-Mexico border provided his education, and he was an excellent student. Danny Santos, 21, works two part-time jobs and still doesn't make as much as he did as a dru...
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Paolo Sorrentino's "Il Divo" chronicles the career of Italian politician Guilio Andreotti . Seven time Prime Minister was implicated in 1990s political corruption scandal . Film is a psychological study of man who has fascinated Italy for years . Sorrentino found it hard to fund the film because people were scared of A...
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- A man walks around the side of a building, footsteps falling in time to the heartbeat of a driving pop soundtrack, pulls out a pistol and guns down another man. Tony Servillo as arch-manipulator and seven time Italian Prime Minister, Guilio Andreotti, in Paolo Sorrentino's \"Il Divo.\" A m...
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NEW: An autopsy was conducted Monday on the body of Brittany Murphy . No signs of foul play or trauma, coroner's office spokesman says . Actress pronounced dead Sunday morning at Los Angeles hospital, spokeswoman says . Murphy starred in "Clueless" and "8 Mile," and did voice of Luanne in "King of the Hill"
[ "Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- An autopsy on the body of actress Brittany Murphy was conducted Monday, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said. Authorities have said the 32-year-old appeared to have died Sunday of natural causes, and there was no sign of foul play or trauma. \"Naturally occurring diseases c...
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Temperatures well below zero in parts of the Northeast . School was shut down in one city after buses refused to start, local media report . Amtrak canceled services after equipment froze, a statement said . Massachusetts governor puts state agencies on high alert .
[ "(CNN) -- The phrase \"it's cold outside\" doesn't begin to describe it. With the mercury well below zero in parts of the Northeast, people in New York and the New England states are facing some of the coldest temperatures the region has seen in years. So, just how cold is it? Temperatures in Boston dropped to 2 de...
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Corruption in Zimbabwe threatens efforts to tackle malaria, aid officials say . Group demands that Zimbabwe's government return $7.3 million of donor money . Western diplomat says money was taken by President Mugabe's government .
[ "HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Political corruption in Zimbabwe threatens efforts to save millions of people from malaria in the southern African country, according to aid agency officials. HIV-positive 13-year-old orphan Evans Mahlangu, left, and his brother Edmond, 8, had to jump Zimbabwe's border with Mozambique to ...
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: "It was like witnessing a miracle" Gillibrand, Reps. Nancy Pelosi and Debbie Wasserman Schultz were in Giffords' hospital room . Wasserman Schultz: "The doctors couldn't believe it" Thousands at a memorial event cheer when Obama announces the development .
[ "Tucson, Arizona (CNN) -- When President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords had opened her eyes for the first time since being shot on Saturday, an overflow crowd of nearly 30,000 people at a memorial event erupted into cheers that the congresswoman may have heard in her hospital room. O...
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Kenny Morrison learned he could get pain pills from dentists without seeing them . He was taking as many as 25 pain pills a day, but has since gone clean . DEA says 7 million Americans are hooked on pain pills, a trend that's skyrocketing . Dentist says, "Just writing a prescription for the pain is not the answer"
[ "LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Kenny Morrison soaked in life from his beachfront home. A top chef at a trendy L.A. restaurant, he served dinner to the Hollywood stars, including A-listers. Kenny Morrison got hooked on painkillers after getting dental work in 2003. \"I lost everything,\" he says. But within a co...
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Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan -- dawn-to-dusk abstinence from food and drinks . The Quran burning controversy has upset a lot of Muslims this year . Many, however, say it will not affect the festivities .
[ "(CNN) -- This Friday, Muslims around the world will bid goodbye to a long month of fasting with three days of feasting and festivities. The faithful usher in the holiday, Eid al-Fitr, with joyous community prayers, acts of charity, visits from far-flung relatives, gift-giving and hearty greetings of \"Eid Mubarak,...
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Maradona was scouted for Argentinos Juniors when aged 11 . Captained his country to World Cup victory in 1986 . Has battled with drug addiction and health issues in recent years . "Maradona" documentary shown at Cannes Film Festival, May 2008 .
[ "1960 Maradona is born . Maradona (L) and Kusturica (R) arrive at the screening of 'Maradona', Cannes International Film Festival 2008. 1971 Scouted age 11 for the junior team of Argentinos Juniors . 1976 Makes his professional debut aged 15 . 1977 Makes his full international debut for Argentina ag...
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Arab world has closely watched as events in Iran have unfolded over past week . Relations between Iran and Arab states have always been tense . Egypt, Morocco accuse Iran of trying to spread Shiite faith among its Sunni population . Some Arab states look to Iran as a regional superpower that can support them .
[ "TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- The Arab world is among the worldwide audience that has been closely watching as events in Iran have unfolded over the past week. Protesters fight running battles with motorcycle-mounted militia members Saturday in Tehran. \"In all honesty, I am amazed by these Iranians,\" Egyptian human rig...
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Steven Greenoe is charged in a 43-count indictment . Authorities allege he illegally brought at least 60 guns into Britain . British authorities say they are also conducting a criminal investigation .
[ "(CNN) -- British authorities said Tuesday they are conducting a criminal investigation into an American man charged in federal court with smuggling weapons into England. Steven Neal Greenoe is suspected of buying more than 60 firearms in North Carolina and transporting them to England on at least nine occasions, a...
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Danish women who got breast cancer after night work get compensation . Women must have worked at least one night a week for 20 to 30 years . WHO have concluded that working night shifts "probably causes cancer"
[ "(CNN) -- Employers in Denmark have started paying compensation to women who have developed breast cancer after working night shifts. Studies have shown that nurses working night shifts have an increased risk of developing breast cancer. Thirty-eight eight women have so far received payments via their employers' in...
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Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner has inspired others to seek adventure . Psychologist Dr. James Thompson says adventurers tend to be more extroverted . Women in their 40s are leading the charge towards adventure . Insurers say "Nifty Fifties" are seeking adventures once the kids have left home .
[ "(CNN) -- \"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.\" -- Mark Twain . Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner, whose expedi...
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After months of delays trial of suspect in Mumbai terror attacks finally gets underway . Mohammed Ajmal Kasab, 21, is accused of being the only gunmen to survive siege . The November siege targeted victims at Mumbai hotels, hospitals, railway stations .
[ "NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- After months of delays the trial of the lone surviving suspect in the Mumbai terror attacks finally got underway Friday. Soldiers patrol in Mumbai on the eve of the trial of a key suspect in last year's attacks in the Indian city. Mohammad Ajmal Kasab is charged with 12 criminal counts in...
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Ernest Hemingway lived at Finca Vigia outside Havana for over 20 years . The house, now a museum, receives over 40,000 visitors a year . Despite its popularity, Finca Vigia nearly fell victim to Cuba's humid, hurricane-prone environment . A team is navigating U.S. embargo restrictions to bring restoration experts to th...
[ "Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Ernest Hemingway hasn't lived here in over 50 years but Finca Vigia is still his home. In the garden there's his boat \"the Pilar\" used to hunt marlin and then Nazi subs off Cuba during World War II. Scrawled on a bathroom wall next to a scale are the daily records of what the writer weighed...
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NEW: A Colombian mining agency says 20 miners are dead . NEW: The agency says six miners were injured . The blast happened near Colombia's border with Venezuela . A build-up of methane gas may be to blame, governor says .
[ "(CNN) -- At least 20 people were killed and six injured Wednesday in a mine explosion in northeastern Colombia near the border with Venezuela, the government-run Colombian Institute of Geology and Mining, known by the acronym Ingeominas, reported. \"At this time, personnel from Ingeominas are at the scene of the a...
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2 people are shot dead in a Walmart parking lot in Port Orchard, Washington . Sheriff's spokesman: Two injured deputies "are going to live" The shooting suspect was fatally shot after firing at deputies .
[ "(CNN) -- Authorities say they believe a young female who died after a shootout outside a Walmart store was connected to the shooting suspect. The female -- thought to be a teenager --- was one of two people killed in the Sunday afternoon shooting in Port Orchard, Washington. \"We don't think she was just a store p...
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Money to pay for flood damage will come from spending cuts, delayed spending and a tax . Tax would raise $1.8 billion and would be levied for a year . More than 3 million people have been affected by recent floods . The government will be investing billions of dollars to help Queensland, national treasurer says .
[ "(CNN) -- The cost of repairing flood damage in Australia will top AUS $5.6 billion (US $5.58 billion), according to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who proposed a one-year tax to help fund the reconstruction. \"The great floods of this summer have been a national tragedy, not just a natural disaster, because of the ...
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4 other men are suspected of being accomplices . The suspects will be charged with Kristine Luken's murder and a second death . They told police the motive was revenge for the death of a Hamas leader .
[ "Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli police and security services have arrested four Palestinian men in connection with the December slaying of American tourist Kristine Luken, authorities said. The four suspects are Palestinians from the villages of Tarkumieh and Tzurif near Hebron in the southern West Bank, police spokesm...
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NEW: Police identify Hydra Lacy Jr., 39, as the man who killed two police officers . St. Petersburg officers Jeffrey Yaslowitz and Tom Baitinger are killed . Police used a backhoe to tear down a house and find the wanted Lacy . A third officer, a U.S. marshal, was also shot but is "doing well"
[ "(CNN) -- A wanted Florida man shot and killed two St. Petersburg police officers Monday morning, and later the apparent assailant was found dead after police used a backhoe to tear through his house, authorities said. St. Petersburg Police Chief Chuck Harmon said the two slain members of his department were \"ambu...
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Sudan's president seen dancing and smiling after war crimes charges issued . Streets of Khartoum filled with cheering crowds . ICC issued the warrant over war crimes and crimes against humanity .
[ "(CNN) -- Sudan's president was seen smiling, dancing and speaking to a huge crowd of supporters Thursday, a day after a warrant was issued for his arrest on war crimes charges. Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir waves to supporters in Khartoum on Wednesday. The display of defiance came as international aid ag...
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Barcelona company claims its software can tell if a song will be a pop hit . Hit Song Science analyzes song's melody, harmony, tempo, beat . Software cannot write hits, just predict whether they will find success . Company says A&R departments are using it to tweak tracks for the top .
[ "(CNN) -- Since the early days of pop music, the music industry has been searching for the secret formula to writing a successful song -- for that special alchemy that separates a Grammy-winner from a dud. For a period in the 1970s and 80s, the self-styled King of Pop Michael Jackson seemed to have stumbled upon it...
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Carlos Andres Perez died Saturday in Miami, Florida, at age 88 . His longtime partner wanted him buried in the United States . His estranged wife in Venezuela wanted his body sent back to Venezuela . A Florida judge had blocked any burial until the matter was settled .
[ "(CNN) -- A tug-of-war over the body of a former Venezuelan president was avoided Wednesday night when feuding sides of Carlos Andres Perez's family agreed for him to be buried in his homeland. In a statement, Perez's longtime partner, Cecilias Matos, said her family would not stand in the way of a Venezuelan final...
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Nigerian militants threaten to end a cease-fire not long after it began . Rebels claim government is threatening one of their camps . Cease-fire put on hold MEND's "all-out war" on the government . The group is demanding a fairer distribution of oil wealth in the Niger Delta .
[ "(CNN) -- Nigerian militants threatened to end their cease-fire not long after it began Wednesday because they claimed the government was threatening one of their camps. Before the cease-fire, MEND destroyed oil pipelines in Lagos during a night raid on Monday. The militant group MEND said seven military joint task...
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President Alvaro Uribe cites corruption in Colombian rebel's escape . Gustavo Anibal Giraldo Quinchia is member of National Liberation Army . Giraldo is believed to have fled to Venezuela .
[ "(CNN) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Thursday demanded that his ministers of the interior and defense get to the bottom of how a jailed top rebel leader escaped in the northeastern city of Arauca, Colombia. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe wants answers after a top ELN rebel was freed from prison. Gustavo...
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Designers now put the consumer, not function, at the heart of new products . Global firm IDEO studies customer behavior to influence designs . Hotel chain Marriott devised "home-from-home" suites for extended-stay guests . "Keep The Change" credit card rounds up transactions, puts the pennies in savings .
[ "Consumers today have more power than ever before. The large and diverse selection of media available on newsstands means that customers know what they should be getting, and if they aren't satisfied with the service there's a host of Web sites and forums on which they can let everyone know. Marriott's TownePlace s...
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NEW: Sky Sports soccer pundit Andy Gray has been sacked by the broadcaster . Gray and colleague Richard Keys made sexist remarks about a female assistant referee . The pair didn't know their microphones were live . Presenter Keys has been suspended along with another reporter .
[ "London (CNN) -- British-based satellite channel Sky Sports have sacked their top soccer pundit after he made sexist remarks about a female match official while working on a broadcast of an English Premier League game. Andy Gray, a former Scotland and Everton striker, made the comments about assistant referee Sian ...
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Four Pakistanis and an Iraqi were killed, officials say . Suicide bomber, who was in his 20s, also died in the attack . Offices in Pakistani capital belonged to U.N. World Food Program .
[ "ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- A suicide attack at the offices of the World Food Program in Islamabad killed five employees and wounded several others Monday, an agency official said. Pakistani police commandos stand in front of a U.N. office after a suicide blast in Islamabad on Monday. Four Pakistanis and an Iraqi...
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The remains of 220 disabled people are thought to be buried in the Austrian graveyard . Historians think the people were killed by Nazis trying to eliminate "undesirables" A map of the graves was found by historians studying hospital records . The company that runs the hospital plans to exhume them starting in March .
[ "(CNN) -- Historians believe they have found a World War II-era mass grave containing the bodies of 220 disabled people killed by Nazis in Austria, they announced this week. The discovery was made by searching files from a mental hospital in the town of Hall, Austria, according to the company that currently runs th...
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List from UK Border Agency rounds up last year's most unusual drug concealments . They include cocaine concealed in packets of peanuts, cashew nuts . Smugglers also try to conceal cannabis in painting of football star .
[ "London (CNN) -- Drug smugglers are using ever more creative methods to hide their stashes, including tucking them inside yams, peanuts and birthday cards, a new list reveals. The list -- released by the UK Border Agency -- rounds up last year's most unusual drug concealments. Details of the smuggling scams are use...
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Israeli bulldozes demolishes part of a hotel in part of East Jerusalem . Plans to demolish the hotel caused a rift between the U.S. and Israel . Palestinians denounce the action while Israel has defended it .
[ "Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli bulldozers demolished part of a hotel in East Jerusalem on Sunday, prompting swift condemnation from Palestinians. The building plan, which was given final approval last year, was met with disapproval from the United States at the time which called for the Israeli government to put off...
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The Arkansas food store covered up Us Weekly magazine . The Us Weekly cover shows Elton John, his same-sex partner and their new baby . The shield was removed after complaints to the food chain's headquarters .
[ "(CNN) -- An Arkansas supermarket reversed its decision Wednesday to hide a magazine cover showing Elton John and his same-sex partner David Furnish holding their new baby. The shield placed over the current issue of Us Weekly read \"Family shield to protect young Harps shoppers.\" The Arkansas-based grocery chain ...
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Bayern Munich striker Luca Toni to move to AS Roma on six-month loan deal . Both clubs confirm move which is subject to a medical on the 32-year Italy star . Toni wants to play regular first team football to improve his chances of making the 2010 World Cup finals . Toni fell out with Bayern coach Louis Van Gaal and has...
[ "(CNN) -- Bayern Munich's Luca Toni has returned to Serie A football on a six-month loan with AS Roma, confirmed on Thursday. The 32-year-old Toni is out of favor at the German giants after falling out with coach Louis van Gaal and is desperate for first team football to further his claims for a place in the Italy ...
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Taliban influences in Pakistan has developed over years . Pakistan government weak and could be weakened further . Pakistan has options to deal with Taliban, but they come with problems .
[ "(CNN) -- Taliban advances in Pakistan are raising concerns in Islamabad and capitals as far away as Washington. CNN's senior international correspondent Nic Robertson looks at how the Taliban spread and what could be done to help Pakistan. Students in burqas in Buner district . How is the Taliban extending its inf...
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Bayern Munich's France international midfielder Franck Ribery has suffered another injury setback . Ribery played a part in just six Bundesliga matches during the first half of the 2009-10 season . The 26-year-old had to have his big toes operated on after they swelled up on a flight to Dubai .
[ "(CNN) -- Bayern Munich's France international midfielder Franck Ribery has suffered another injury setback in his battle to return to first team action. Ribery played a part in just six Bundesliga matches during the first half of the 2009-10 season, lasting the whole 90 minutes only once due to a string of injurie...
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Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf has signed a two-year contract extension . The new contract ties the 48-year-old to the Bundesliga club until 2012 . Werder are genuine contenders for the title, lying four points off leaders Bayer Leverkusen .
[ "(CNN) -- Werder Bremen coach Thomas Schaaf, 48, has signed a two-year contract extension tying him to the club until 2012. Bremen have emerged as genuine contenders for the Bundesliga title this season, lying four points off leaders Bayer Leverkusen. Last season, Werder won the German Cup and reached the UEFA Cup ...
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573 people staying at Kaesong industrial complex, north of demilitarized zone . 80 South Koreans not cleared to cross the border into South Korea Monday . Follows vow to retaliate from N. Korea if its satellite launch is intercepted . S. Korea, U.S. have started their annual joint military drills .
[ "(CNN) -- Hundreds of South Koreas were left in limbo after North Korea shut its borders Monday at the start of joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea. U.S. troops have started joint military exercises with their South Korean counterparts. When Pyongyang took the action, 573 South Korean...
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Friend recounts "wonderful" lunch with councilwoman day before . Police say autopsy shows husband died about an hour before his wife . Councilwoman Donna Fairchild of Mesquite, Nevada, faced possible sanctions . City Council was to look at mileage reimbursement request, another matter .
[ "(CNN) -- An embattled Nevada councilwoman e-mailed a friend about items intended for her mother and called police shortly before they found her and her husband dead in an apparent murder-suicide, police in Mesquite said Wednesday. \"Detectives were advised that Bill Fairchild was the victim of a homicide-suicide. ...
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Troops hadn't even finished painting their emblem when they got orders to move . Redeployment put strain on battalion, trained to clear mines and bombs from roads . CNN traveled with troops as they flew from one war zone to the next . Soldiers say they are ready for the new mission in the new battlefield .
[ "KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The soldiers had barely arrived in Iraq before they got new orders -- get ready for Afghanistan. A soldier waits in Baghdad for a flight to his new mission in Kandahar. The 4th Engineer Battalion out of Colorado Springs, Colorado, deployed to Camp Victory near Baghdad in mid-February...
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The Russian president will open an art museum and sign agreements with the Palestinians . Saeb Erakat says the visit shows the Palestinians are ready for statehood . Medvedev had to cancel a visit to Israel because of a strike .
[ "(CNN) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visits the Palestinian territories on a \"historic\" trip Tuesday as part of his Middle East tour. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas welcomes him in Jericho in the West Bank, where the two are expected to hold a joint press conference. Chief Palestinian negoti...
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David Villa scores an injury time goal to give Spain a 2-1 victory over Sweden . Earlier, Zlatan Ibrahimovic had equalized Fernando Torres' 15th minute opener . The win puts Spain in the last eight and guarantees them top spot in Group D .
[ "(CNN) -- David Villa scores a dramatic injury time winner to give Spain a 2-1 victory over Sweden in Innsbruck to put them in the quarterfinals of Euro 2008 by finishing top of Group D. David Villa leads the race for the Golden Boot after his fourth tournament goal saw Spain defeat Sweden 2-1. The match had looked...
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The IAEA announced Saturday its inspectors were leaving for the inspection . Iran said Friday it needs more time to decide whether to sign onto a nuclear deal . Iran says its nuclear program is intended solely for peaceful purposes . Many in the West believe Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons capabilities .
[ "Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- United Nations-backed nuclear inspectors on Sunday visited a newly disclosed Iranian nuclear facility near the city of Qom, Iranian media has reported. \"IAEA inspectors today visited the... nuclear installation,\" the semi-official Mehr news agency said, referring to International Atomic Ene...
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Croatia beat Euro 2008 co-hosts Austria 1-0 in opening Group B match . Luka Modric scores fourth-minute penalty after striker Ivica Olic is fouled . Austria battle back in the second half but miss a series of late chances . Croatia next play Germany on Thursday, while Austria take on Poland .
[ "(CNN) -- Croatia held off a furious late onslaught from Euro 2008 co-hosts Austria to win 1-0 in their opening Group B match in Vienna on Sunday. Emmanuel Pogagtetz, left, fouls Croatia striker Ivica Olic to concede the match-winning penalty. The Croatians took the lead in the fourth minute when midfielder Luka Mo...
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"We must show that love is possible," says mother, wife of Mumbai attack victims . "We must send them our love [and] forgiveness," Kia Scherr says . Attack survivors describe final moments of Alan, Naomi Scherr in restaurant . Founder of group that led trip: I identified bodies after attacks were over .
[ "(CNN) -- A Virginia woman whose husband and daughter were gunned down in last week's terror attacks in India says the attackers should be forgiven. Kia Scherr, left, says her daughter, Naomi, and husband, Alan, were \"having the times of their lives\" in India. \"We must send them our love, forgiveness and compas...
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Inside Africa reports on Africa's seats in the United Nations Security Council . CNN's TJ Holmes sat down with Alicia Keys to talk about her visit in Africa . Photographer Tim Hetherington shows us his Liberia photo exhibit . Plus, World Food Prize and Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe .
[ "(CNN) -- This week on Inside Africa . It's one of the most sacred acts of the Zulu people. We take you inside an ancient wedding ceremony played out in modern times. Africa gains two seats on the United Nations Security Council, but should those seats be permanent, and what will Nigeria do with this two-year oppor...
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Cristiano Ronaldo dismisses new reports linking him to Real Madrid . Portugal star insists he is "happy" at Old Trafford and wants to stay . Ronaldo scored 42 goals in United's double-winning campaign last season .
[ "(CNN) -- Cristiano Ronaldo gave Manchester United a New Year boost by again ruling out a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid. Ronaldo's goals fired United's brilliant 2008-09 campaign. The European Footballer of the Year has been constantly linked with a transfer to the Bernabeu, speculation which increased follow...
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Public memorial Tuesday could be one of the most-viewed events of all time . It could have a television and online audience in the hundreds of millions . Jackson's death has led to comparisons with Elvis Presley's death . Others see parallels, at least in terms of coverage, with the Kennedy assassination .
[ "(CNN) -- Will Michael Jackson stop the world? Fans have set up impromptu shrines to Michael Jackson, including this one at his family's house. Thousands are expected to swamp Los Angeles, California, to mourn him Tuesday at the Staples Center, and the accompanying media crush will be enormous. The tribute to the K...
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City outpaces all others in the United States in drug-related cash seizures . $30 million has been confiscated in Atlanta this fiscal year . Location, proximity to other cities and highways cited in trafficking growth . Drug dealers "hide in plain sight" in suburban Gwinnett County .
[ "ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Oscar Reynoso owed his bosses $300,000, and he was running out of time. One anti-drug operation in Atlanta netted $10.6 million, 108 kilos of cocaine, 17 pounds of meth and 32 weapons. Gunmen snatched Reynoso and locked him in the basement of a home to try to settle the drug debt. He was...
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Pope Benedict's spokesman said pope was never in Hitler Youth, then said he was . Pope has long ago acknowledged he was forced into group as a child . Issue, already resolved, brought up during trip to Israel, of all places . Vatican had hoped that Benedict's trip could surmount past PR gaffes .
[ "John L. Allen Jr. is the senior correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter and senior Vatican analyst for CNN. Pope Benedict leaves the Church of Nativity in his pope mobile after celebrating Mass Wednesday in Bethlehem. JERUSALEM (CNN) -- The Middle East may be the most hyper-sensitive piece of real estate ...
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Three Sky News drivers found guilty of possession of TV equipment . Police claim the defendants are journalists but the men deny the claim . Drivers sentenced to six months in prison with little chance of an early release . Zimbabwe accused of some of world's most restrictive laws for journalists .
[ "MATABELELAND, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- British broadcaster Sky News Wednesday criticized the jail sentences given to three of its drivers in Zimbabwe, where a court found them guilty of possessing broadcast equipment without authorization. Journalists read a newspaper in Zimbabwe, where freedom of the press is extremely ...
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Dilip Donde is the first Indian sailor ever to attempt a round-world solo voyage . Donde has had to battle giant waves and furious winds on his almost-year-long trip . If he successfully completes the voyage, he will arrive back in Mumbai in mid-May . The sailor spoke to CNN about fear and his various states of mind .
[ "(CNN) -- Furious winds, giant waves and lack of sleep have all plagued the journey of Dilip Donde, the first Indian to attempt sailing solo round-the-world. But, Donde remains unruffled: The Indian navy commander hand picked by the Navy for the voyage told CNN he had anticipated the violent weather in the rough fa...
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David Walker: The U.S. faces a debt much larger than the bailout amount . Walker: No one is going to bail out America, we have to do it ourselves . U.S. needs panel to examine how to cut $53 trillion long-term debt, he says . Social Security, health care and taxes need to be reformed, Walker says .
[ "Editor's Note: David M. Walker served as comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) from 1998 to 2008. He is now president and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. David Walker says the $700 billion bailout is a pittance compared with the debt facing the Uni...
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Meningitis threatens hundreds of thousands of people in Darfur . More than a million at risk of starvation after aid agencies expelled, U.N. warns . Sources: Aid workers harassed and detained by the Sudanese government .
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- A meningitis outbreak is threatening the lives of tens of thousands of people in Darfur, according to an aid agency expelled from the country last week. A Doctors without Borders medic helps a sick child in a Darfur refugee camp. Humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders, also know...
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Thursday's deadly plane crash in Buffalo is part of a spate of recent incidents . U.S. Airways Flight 1549 landed in Hudson River on January 15 . Continental Flight 1404 slides off runway during takeoff at Denver International Airport .
[ "(CNN) -- The Continental Airlines plane that crashed in Clarence Center, New York, late Thursday is one of several major incidents over the past two months. The wreckage of a Continental Airlines 737 sits off a runway at Denver International Airport in December. • On February 12, Continental Flight 3407 crashed en...
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Special representative on sexual violence warns of rapes used as 'political targeting' White House meets with leaders from West African nations . Human Rights Campaign accuses Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo of 'reign of terror'
[ "(CNN) -- A United Nations representative has condemned sexual violence in the Ivory Coast as the White House met with leaders urging the nation's incumbent leader Laurent Gbagbo to give up power. \"Following reports of rapes in Cote d'Ivoire, I condemn in the strongest possible terms the employment of sexual viole...
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Italy's Euro 2008 hopes hanging by a thread after their 1-1 draw with Romania . Gianluigi Buffon saves a late Adrian Mutu penalty to keep Italy in competition . Mutu had earlier given Romania the lead only for Christian Panucci to equalize .
[ "(CNN) -- Romanian striker Adrian Mutu saw his late penalty saved by Gianluigi Buffon as world champions Italy scraped a 1-1 draw in Zurich to keep their Euro 2008 hopes hanging by a thread. Romanian players celebrate Adrian Mutu's opening goal in the thrilling 1-1 draw against Italy. Mutu had earlier given Romania...
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Young rugby player, paralyzed after accident, ends his life in Switzerland . Police interview man and woman about the death of Daniel James, 23 . It is illegal in UK and much of Europe to assist with someone's suicide . Campaigners argue those with severe conditions should be allowed the right to die .
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- UK prosecutors may charge the parents of paralyzed rugby player Daniel James with helping their son end his life. James, center, traveled from the UK to Switzerland to commit suicide. He was 23. James, 23, from Sinton Green in western England was paralyzed from the chest down in March 2007...
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NEW: Zimbabwe orders aid groups to stop field work . Diplomats safe after threats from security forces, U.S. and UK say . Zimbabwe says diplomats detained for failing to "comply" with police . U.S. envoy says he believes orders to intimidate came "directly from the top"
[ "(CNN) -- U.S. and British diplomats are safe after Zimbabwe police, soldiers and \"war veterans\" stopped their convoy Thursday and threatened to burn them alive, U.S. officials said. U.S. Ambassador James McGee visits a reported victim of political violence at a Harare clinic this month. State Department spokesma...
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Herbicide was to be sprayed on cane along 1.1-mile stretch of river . Tall, thick Carrizo cane provides cover for illegal immigrants, Border Patrol says . Hispanic communities near Laredo, Texas, file suit to stop spraying . Residents want consideration of other methods to eliminate cane .
[ "(CNN) -- Federal officials postponed poisoning a mile-long stretch of the Rio Grande's banks this week after residents complained that doing so posed health and environmental risks on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. A Border Patrol agent moves through dense cane on the banks of the Rio Grande near Laredo, Te...
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Circles Robinson is an American who has lived in Havana since 2001 . "Havana is the only capital city I've seen that I would want to live in," he says . He says the Malecon seawall is a great place to "think, relax and observe" You can hear authentic Cuban music at "penas" -- intimate music sessions .
[ "(CNN) -- Circles Robinson is a 55-year-old American who has lived in Havana with his family since 2001. He works revising English translations for official Cuban media online publications and in his spare time he writes his own blog and manages the Havana Times Web site. Circles Robinson: \"There are fantastic cul...
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NEW: Sen. Hillary Clinton urges Floridians to back Obama in appearance with him . Obama will leave campaign trail Thursday after Indiana stop and return Saturday . Rest of Thursday events canceled; Michelle Obama will stand in on Friday . McCain references Biden comment that Obama will be tested with early crisis .
[ "(CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama will take a break from campaigning Thursday so he can visit his ailing grandmother in Hawaii, an Obama spokesman said Monday. Sen. Barack Obama will take a break from campaigning so he can visit his ailing grandmother. \"Sen. Obama's grandmother Madelyn Dunham has always been one of th...
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Pirates hijacked three ships off the coast of Somalia in one day . Attacks are the latest of several to generate international concern . Iranian, German and Japanese-flagged vessels all boarded .
[ "(CNN) -- Pirates hijacked three ships off the coast of Somalia on Thursday in the \"worst number of attacks\" in one day in many years, an international maritime watchdog said. An image of the Burum Ocean -- a suspected pirate mother ship in the Gulf of Aden. \"Four attacks in two days, ships being hijacked and c...
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Noshir Gowadia was convicted in August and sentenced Monday to 32 years in jail . The Maui, Hawaii, engineer helped design the "Stealth Bomber" Prosecutors said he was paid at least $110,000 for the information .
[ "(CNN) -- A former B-2 Bomber engineer has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for selling secret defense designs to China. Noshir Gowadia, 66, of Maui, Hawaii, was sentenced late Monday for sharing classified defense information with China, illegally exporting military technical data, money laundering, filing fal...
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There are signs Hamas is taking new stance on Israel, Fawaz A. Gerges says . He says pro-Hamas clerics are preparing people for coexistence . Hamas is fighting groups inspired by al Qaeda, Gerges says . He urges West to test Hamas' willingness to engage in Mideast peace process .
[ "London, England (CNN) -- Something is stirring within the Hamas body politic, a moderating trend that, if nourished and engaged, could transform Palestinian politics and the Arab-Israeli peace process. There are unmistakable signs that the religiously based radical movement has subtly changed its uncompromising po...
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Stepmother claims girl's father dismembered body . A judge releases search warrants from detectives probing Zahra Baker's death . Zahra's remains were found November 11, a month after she was reported missing .
[ "(CNN) -- The stepmother of 10-year-old Zahra Baker told police the girl was killed two weeks before she was reported missing, according to search warrants released Tuesday. Stepmother Elisa Baker also told police in Hickory, North Carolina, that the disabled girl's body was disposed of the next day, September 25, ...
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Four arrested in deaths of 12 federal officers last week in southwestern Mexico . Suspects believed to have taken orders from boss of La Familia Michoacana cartel . Report: Police say Jose Alberto Lopez Barron had gun traced to a slain officer . Killings among series of reprisals by La Familia after capture of one of t...
[ "MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Authorities captured four suspects who allegedly participated in the ambush and killing of 12 federal police officers last week in southwestern Mexico, the state-run news agency Notimex said. Police present suspected drug dealer Jose Alberto Lopez Barron to the media Wednesday in Mexic...
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Jose Alberto Lopez Barron arrested in connection with deaths of 12 police agents . Mexican officials: Lopez Barron a top leader of La Familia Michoacana drug cartel . "You can't go around shooting off guns," suspect tells reporters . Anyone who wants to sell drugs has to go through cartel, Lopez Barron says .
[ "MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Suspected drug cartel leaders in Mexico don't often answer reporters' questions, although one did call a radio station a few days ago to offer the government a deal. Police escort suspected drug cartel leader Jose Alberto Lopez Barron on Wednesday in Mexico City. So it was rather unus...