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9cc2ff76a0002f0c1176213fbb8b9a4fd6fcd56b | Summarize the following news article. | There was lots to learn at the Toronto International Film Festival .
The Brits have always been famed for their literary adaptations .
Michael Fassbender insisted he spent quality time in bed -- with his script . | [
"(CNN) -- As the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) winds to a close, here are five takeaways from the event, which traditionally features lots of premieres, star power and schmoozing. 1. Alexander Skarsgard isn't good in bed -- or so quipped Kirsten Dunst when asked how her character, Justine, could walk o... |
e51d62d8d934c65594b7d5048cdcd4e2049bcc86 | Summarize the following news article. | 59 people rescued in Poplar Bluff area .
Levee fails, sending water rushing into rural part of Butler County, Missouri .
Missouri's governor has enlisted the National Guard in the flood fight . | [
"(CNN) -- A compromised levee in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, failed Tuesday, forcing authorities to order more evacuations in the region. The levee failed in at least four locations along a two-mile stretch along the Black River, City Manager Doug Bagby said. The failure was sending floodwaters from the Black River int... |
9ee24b7faaff10ea1faf045031a24ddae06df0b9 | Summarize the following news article. | The show broke attendance records at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction .
It was Phish's first show since 2004 in Vermont, where they formed in 1983 .
The funds will help those affected by floods caused by remnants of Hurricane Irene . | [
"(CNN) -- Jam band Phish broke attendance records and raised more than $1.2 million for victims of flooding this week in their home state of Vermont. The show took place at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction on Wednesday night -- nearly three weeks after Vermont experienced deadly, damaging floods caused b... |
5a57606c8e39b2b652edcc20c7fd0002ba1ba82e | Summarize the following news article. | Zlatan Ibrahimovic suffers injury ahead of Champions League trip to Barcelona .
Swede will miss match against former club after damaging his thigh in training .
Barca to recall star forward Lionel Messi, who was rested in weekend La Liga game .
Defending champions will be without injured new signing Alexis Sanchez . | [
"(CNN) -- AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been ruled out of a return to his former club Barcelona when the group stage of the European Champions League kicks off on Tuesday. The Sweden international, who spent just one season in Spain following his big-money move from Milan's city rivals Internazionale in 2... |
0022944fc603b8c03c02f2e67a874b067db28196 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: France summons Syria's ambassador to protest an attack on its embassy .
U.S. State Department official: The Syrian government incites anti-American sentiment .
Also Sunday, a state-backed "national dialogue" meeting continued in Damascus .
"The bloodshed needs to stop. ... Excessive force is unjustified," one acti... | [
"(CNN) -- Activists speaking at a Syrian government-sponsored \"national dialogue\" meeting Sunday criticized recent crackdowns by the country's security forces, calling for an end to violence against protesters. Syria's vice president hailed the Damascus University meeting between officials and members of the oppo... |
39ee6dd8dbcf009d19f6a32fc1de05361cdb58bf | Summarize the following news article. | Hope Solo was only 17 when the U.S. women won the 1999 World Cup .
She says she was inspired by her predecessors .
But the 2011 team wants to leave its own legacy .
In turn, she wants to be a good role model to younger Americans . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Everyone remembers the iconic image of Brandi Chastain on her knees after the U.S. women's soccer team won the 1999 World Cup Championship. Hope Solo was only 17 then, inspired by the American women on the field. Now, Solo, the goalie of the 2011 team, is poised with her teammates to repeat the d... |
fe99e043dcef4fe382c8a513cf4d8837fb8c384f | Summarize the following news article. | "All pro-U.S. security officials are ... our target," the Pakistani Taliban says .
The eight killed include six officers, a mother and a child .
Police: Chaudhry Aslam, a senior police official, was the intended target but is safe .
Aslam appears on national TV and vows to continue fighting the Taliban . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Eight people were killed Monday after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the home of a senior police official, Karachi police said. Six officers who were stationed as guards were killed in the attack, along with a mother and a girl as they were walking to the girl... |
1fcdd2b4eba329ce2375aad1f88de5142b9fae83 | Summarize the following news article. | Maccabi Tel Aviv lose 5-1 in trip to face Turkish club Besiktas in Europa League .
Match played against a back-drop of rising tensions between Turkey and Israel .
It passes with few problems, though protesters demonstrate outside ground .
European football's secondary tournament begins group stage after qualifying roun... | [
"(CNN) -- Some big-name clubs were in action in European football's second-tier competition on Thursday, but most attention was focused on Istanbul for the visit of little-fancied Maccabi Tel-Aviv. In a match played against a backdrop of escalating tensions between Turkey and Israel, the home team Besiktas triumphe... |
a10daabba8467b47fa425a7a960ee71151e8e763 | Summarize the following news article. | Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News .
Write your answers in the space provided .
Today's Newsquiz includes the Media Literacy Question of the Day . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- September 16, 2011 . Media Literacy Question of the Day . What factors would a journalist need to consider when telling a story about a wartime battle? * . * . Know Your News -- The following questions relate to events that were covered this week on CNN Student News. Write your answers in the... |
7cea34289854a7641f23a9878a9332e6cfce0580 | Summarize the following news article. | New signings Santi Cazorla and Joaquin Sanchez score twice in Malaga's 4-0 win .
Promoted Granada drop to bottom of table in Spain after second successive defeat .
Unbeaten Newcastle move up to fourth place in England after 0-0 draw at promoted QPR . | [
"(CNN) -- Two of Malaga's big-name pre-season signings engineered the Spanish club's first win of the new La Liga season on Monday. Spain internationals Santi Cazorla and Joaquin Sanchez both scored twice in the 4-0 victory at promoted Granada, relieving the pressure on coach Manuel Pellegrini after the opening-day... |
31d92edc6d0f38e6ca46ca11498824c7dd7c0531 | Summarize the following news article. | FIFA rejects Mohammed Bin Hammam's appeal against his life ban from football .
Qatari had been found guilty of breaching ruling body's code of ethics .
The 62-year-old was accused of trying to buy votes from Caribbean delegates .
He had been head of the Asian Football Confederation since 2002 . | [
"(CNN) -- Former Asian football president Mohammed bin Hammam has failed to overturn his life ban in an appeal to world ruling body FIFA. The Qatari had hoped to be reinstated after being accused of bribing officials for votes in June's FIFA presidential election, but the Appeal Committee announced on Thursday that... |
1708406a1a0116d2782a8a373d58d8c0c5ace5ce | Summarize the following news article. | AC Milan score an injury-time equalizer against Barcelona .
Milan had taken the lead in the first minute, before settling for a 2-2 draw .
Chelsea beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 .
Arsenal concede late, drawing 1-1 with Borussia Dortmund . | [
"(CNN) -- A 93rd minute Thiago Silva goal salvaged a late draw for AC Milan as they held Barcelona in their opening European Champions League Group H match on Tuesday. It was the least Milan deserved after taking the game to the European champions, even going ahead within the first minute thanks to a piece of indiv... |
32acc9c24771a6f3ff5d8749b684a42f86142f98 | Summarize the following news article. | Spanish soccer players vote to strike for the first two weekends of upcoming league season .
Real Madrid's Iker Casillas and Barcelona's Carles Puyol support action .
Dispute centers on a fund to help protect players' wages at struggling clubs .
The Spanish league call the strike action 'incomprehensible' | [
"(CNN) -- Players in the top two tiers of the Spanish league have announced they are to go on strike for the first two weekends of the season. Over 100 players, including Barcelona captain Carles Puyol and Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, voted for action in a long-running financial dispute with the league (LF... |
7c4a8fd752084892c6239a20ea1eb643b8428988 | Summarize the following news article. | A population of rare snow leopards has been discovered in Afghanistan .
Researchers photographed the elusive big cat using camera traps .
The endangered big cat faces threats from poachers and shepherds .
Between 4,500 and 7,500 snow leopards are left . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A \"surprisingly healthy\" population of rare snow leopards has been discovered in the remote northeastern stretches of Afghanistan, one of the few areas largely unaffected by the near decade-long war in the country. Researchers photographed the elusive big cat using camera traps at 16 ... |
938a6c6d71a377c468bca0776600a29b7e8d6c0b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Syrian activists issue a declaration telling President Bashar al-Assad to step down .
The activists are meeting in Turkey in support of the Syrian opposition .
Dozens of pro-regime Syrians show up in support of al-Assad .
Al-Assad's regime sent the pro-government group, an opposition activist says . | [
"Antalya, Turkey (CNN) -- Hundreds of activists at a meeting in Turkey titled \"Conference for Change in Syria\" issued a declaration Thursday calling on President Bashar al-Assad to step down and hand power to his vice president, with the goal of then organizing democratic elections. The opposition gathering also ... |
249d2696ed983f4f9d2bf706021d393d2e12c8fd | Summarize the following news article. | Ned Kelly is considered by many in Australia to be a folk hero .
Others have called him a cold-blooded killer .
His remains have been positively identified; most of the skull is missing . | [
"(CNN) -- Edward \"Ned\" Kelly packed a lot of living, stealing and killing in his scant 25 years. So much so that Mick Jagger portrayed him in a movie. As did Heath Ledger. Australian artist Sidney Nolan made Ned Kelly the subject of a series of paintings. The cattle rustler, robber and cop killer was hanged in No... |
e3db05d6ea2cc2bb6fc3b4cf58f49b9c42e40fb2 | Summarize the following news article. | Couple arrested at their Rome home .
They are accused of blackmailing the Italian prime minister .
Berlusconi said he gave the family money out of charity . | [
"Rome, Italy (CNN) -- A businessman and his wife were arrested on charges of blackmailing Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Italian police said Thursday. The blackmail allegations are linked to a sex scandal surrounding Berlusconi for months. Gianpaolo Tarantini, 36, and Angela Devenuto, 34, were arrested at their ... |
6ee959eebc7ad910b5c2687749e7b6a62e3a39fc | Summarize the following news article. | The former president of Pakistan says he did not know Osama bin Laden was hiding there .
"Let me say with confidence, I did not know," Pervez Musharraf tells a Washington group .
Musharraf and U.S. officials separately call for a thaw in chilly U.S.-Pakistan relations . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- With U.S.-Pakistan relations in the deep freeze, former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and American officials called Thursday for a thaw. \"Blame games, rigidity, arrogance, insensitivity to each other's national interests is certainly very counter-productive,\" Musharraf said in Washingto... |
2b9f2cd7eb86734e3f4e7a55e21941747b7bdf47 | Summarize the following news article. | Nigerian authorities have introduced regulations introducing Islamic banking .
Islamic banks do not charge interest because it's prohibited under the Sharia law .
Islamic finance can appeal to Christians as well, says Hajara Adeola of Lotus Capital . | [
"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Home to some 70 million Muslims, Nigeria is stepping up efforts to capitalize on the growing popularity of the one of the world's fastest-growing financial sectors: Islamic banking. Earlier this year the Central Bank of Nigeria announced a final set of regulations which introduced Islamic b... |
949180e015923d24957ee49e30a70448d0fea706 | Summarize the following news article. | Flagmaker family sees more demand for Palestinian flags .
Palestinian Authority seeking statehood at the United Nations this week .
Many Palestinians see success for U.N. bid is low . | [
"Hebron, West Bank (CNN) -- Standing under a large poster of Jerusalem's Dome of the Rock, Nabil Saeed lays out large rolls of red, green, white and black cloth on his workshop table. These are the colors of his homeland, one he hopes will soon become a fully recognized state. The flag-maker marks the cloth in prec... |
4136c87ae691d69858d204c23da87fd44a986b7d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The State Department says it was notified of the problem .
Thousands of secret U.S. cables are now online .
WikiLeaks blames the writer of a book on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange .
"Nonsense," say the writer and his publisher . | [
"(CNN) -- More than 250,000 secret U.S. diplomatic cables are now available in full and unfiltered online, exposing scores of U.S. diplomatic sources and informants that were meant to be protected often for their own safety, according to the website WikiLeaks. But this is not an official WikiLeaks release. Rather, ... |
ea33e2f9e11cfbef475f8f54fd106d22903f6b8c | Summarize the following news article. | CNN Hero Dan Wallrath will be featured Sunday on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
Wallrath said thousands of volunteers pitched in to help him build a home in Texas .
The home is for an Army soldier who was injured in the 2009 Fort Hood shootings .
Wallrath: "These families are not going to be forgotten" | [
"(CNN) -- Dan Wallrath was honored as a Top 10 CNN Hero last year for his efforts to build mortgage-free homes for U.S. troops wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. He and his group, Operation Finally Home, recently partnered with the television show \"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition\" to build a house for Army Staff Sgt... |
43dd9f1018ddd128618ce3c40f21326205025fd3 | Summarize the following news article. | Roberto Mancini has suggested Manchester City could move for striker Sergio Aguero .
But Mancini said any move for the 23-year-old could depend on Carlos Tevez .
Tevez is currently the subject of negotiations between City and Corinthians .
Goalkeeper Shay Given has completed his move to Aston Villa on a five-year deal ... | [
"(CNN) -- Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has said the English FA Cup winners could move for Atletico Madrid's Sergio Aguero. But Mancini suggested any move for the Argentina forward could depend on whether or not his compatriot Carlos Tevez completes a switch to Brazilian outfit Corinthians. The Italian co... |
1338a8462f01aab45b0d1182f798e8bfe1830246 | Summarize the following news article. | Japan beat U.S. 3-1 in penalty shootout after Women's World Cup final ends in 2-2 draw .
Americans, seeking record third title, miss first three spot-kicks in Frankfurt .
Japan become first Asian team to win tournament, having never won Asian title .
U.S. concede equalizers at the end of regulation and extra-time perio... | [
"(CNN) -- Japan won the Women's World Cup for the first time on Sunday, denying the United States a record third title after twice coming from behind in the final and then winning a penalty shootout in Germany. Japan had come into the tournament as sentimental favorites, helping rally a nation that had been devasta... |
bcf3745c27ca4a6dbea811d710cfc81653be3bd8 | Summarize the following news article. | 18% to 45% of women remain with an abuser in fear of what he may do to a pet upon leaving .
21 states have enacted laws to include pets in domestic violence protection orders .
Ahimsa House in Atlanta looks after pets for domestic violence victims until they find housing .
71% of women report their batterer had injured... | [
"(CNN) -- It wasn't until Melissa Reese's husband allegedly put a knife to her throat and threatened to kill her that she says she decided it was time to leave her abusive relationship. She could take her belongings and kids, but her dogs were a different story. Dropping Capone and Sophie, her Alaskan Malamute and ... |
f2bf4097fb823708154c2a917f24dc4be1427988 | Summarize the following news article. | Jose Carlos Moreno Flores works for a large drug cartel, Mexican officials say .
He is linked to Mexico's most wanted man, they say .
He shipped cocaine to the U.S., mostly by land, the officials say . | [
"(CNN) -- His nickname is \"The Fever.\" Mexican officials say Jose Carlos Moreno Flores was a major drug lord in charge of trafficking and operations for a large Mexican cartel in the coastal state of Guerrero, where the beach resort of Acapulco is located. According to Mexico's Ministry of Defense, Moreno Flores ... |
cce661cea44297eac8f16c98818a3f6d5794bd7d | Summarize the following news article. | Simon Cowell left "American Idol" in 2010 after nine seasons .
His new show, the U.S. version of "The X Factor," debuts Wednesday on Fox .
Cowell says he put his "heart and soul" into "X Factor," calls talent "crazily good"
"X Factor" contestants have no upper age limit; winner gets $5 million record deal . | [
"Watch the full interview with Simon Cowell on Tuesday night. \"Piers Morgan Tonight\" airs weeknights on CNN/US at 9 p.m. ET and on CNN International at 0200 GMT (live simulcast), 1200 GMT and 2000 GMT / HKT 1900. CNN -- Simon Cowell, gearing up for Wednesday's premiere of \"The X Factor\" on Fox, told CNN's Piers... |
f9eb27195d0e8a069f5b126442a361f98bce82f1 | Summarize the following news article. | The attack occurs in downtown Conakry, the capital city of the West African nation .
The president's compound is heavily damaged but the president is not hurt .
Authorities believe the attackers may have been soldiers .
Conde took over from a military junta with his election last year . | [
"(CNN) -- One person was killed and two people were injured after gunmen attacked Guinean President Alpha Conde's residence, a government spokesman said Tuesday. The person killed was a member of the presidential guard, the Ministry of Communications said. The president was not injured. The attack occurred in downt... |
906686137eccd9c298ff17673d5a75a610a354cb | Summarize the following news article. | A video shows a wedding celebration caught in the crossfire .
1 soldier, 1 police officer, 2 suspected militants and 3 civilians are killed, an official says .
Official: The fighting started when suspected militants attack four locations .
The clashes come as fighting between Kurdish militants and the Turkish state esc... | [
"Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) -- Seven people were killed in a series of clashes between police and suspected Kurdish militants in southeastern Turkey that sent guests at a wedding party scrambling for cover, an official said Monday. The fighting started Sunday night when suspected militants attacked four locations in th... |
e2143964f3eb9a84a817ffcd26e71f4b385624a5 | Summarize the following news article. | Mayawati denies allegations, says Assange is "mad"
She is a hero to millions of low-caste Indians .
Biographer says allegations may help make her more popular . | [
"New Delhi (CNN) -- An Indian politician accused in U.S. diplomatic cables of sending a private jet to fetch a pair of sandals denied the allegations on Tuesday and said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had gone \"mad.\" \"I would request the government of his country to send him (Assange) to a mental asylum and if... |
adbf7216c4f1c35ef430326fbf623f522640026f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A NASA official says the space station may have to be de-manned .
The mission originally planned for September 22 will occur weeks later .
The announcement follows last week's loss of a Russian supply vessel . | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- The Russian space agency on Monday postponed the launch of a new manned mission to the International Space Station due to last week's accident in which an unmanned cargo craft was lost, the state news agency RIA Novosti reported. Alexei Krasnov of the space agency, Roscosmos, said the next manned m... |
739c06bde96756e1c4ee215362d62b17d1b20ec1 | Summarize the following news article. | U.S. Vice President Joe Biden tells CNN Pakistan has not been a reliable ally .
Americans are safer today than they were before the 9/11 attacks, Biden says .
Biden says harsh interrogation techniques are counterproductive . | [
"(CNN) -- Pakistan has been an unreliable ally of the United States in the war against al Qaeda and other extremist organizations, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told CNN in an interview set to air in full Monday night. Biden, who spoke to CNN's John King on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks... |
6d9e1856aa2f983a77b586862acf6b1752056e9b | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian-American Roxana Saberi was detained in January 2009 .
The freelance journalist was accused of being a spy .
Saberi was held at the same notorious prison as the American hikers .
The last two hikers were freed Wednesday; Saberi offers advice to them . | [
"(CNN) -- A trip to Iran to learn more about her family's ancestry became a nightmare for American journalist Roxana Saberi. In January 2009, several men showed up at the Iranian-American's door and carted her off to Evin Prison, the notoriously brutal lockup outside Tehran where three American hikers were recently... |
e543d8191d011b0007785ca034dcd024486193e8 | Summarize the following news article. | Amnesty International documents cases of abuse under Jean-Claude Duvalier's rule .
They claim evidence of arbitrary arrests, disappearances, torture and death .
Amnesty wants the Haitian government to put "Baby Doc" on trial .
Duvalier returned to Haiti in January after 25 years of exile . | [
"(CNN) -- An international human rights monitor urged Haitian authorities to bring former dictator Jean-Claude \"Baby Doc\" Duvalier to justice for alleged human rights abuses committed during his 15-year rule. Amnesty International published a new report Thursday with evidence of arbitrary detentions, torture, dea... |
af19612acf7963710570fb1fba86a4f0a4bda03f | Summarize the following news article. | Mark Cavendish heading for new team after HTC-Highroad fold .
Record breaking sprinter Cavendish "proud" of team's achievements .
Cavendish set to reveal which team he will ride for soon .
Australian squad GreenEdge sign Cameron and Travis Meyer and Jack Bobridge . | [
"(CNN) -- Cycling superstar Mark Cavendish will be riding for a new team next year after the collapse of HTC-Highroad, but gave no clues Friday to his eventual destination. The sprinter took his tally of Tour de France stage victories to 20 with five wins on this year's race amid continued speculation he was going... |
bbe3039002fa4f8fc482ca6974f08fa55b5aab56 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Four Afghans are injured at the embassy, a spokeswoman says .
Three of four attackers in the building have been killed, the Interior Ministry says .
An ISAF spokesman says the situation has calmed down .
A U.S. Embassy worker calls the assault "well-coordinated" | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Fighting that raged for hours in Kabul Tuesday afternoon after a dramatic Taliban attack on the U.S. Embassy and NATO's command calmed down greatly during the evening hours, a military spokesman told CNN . But the strike in central Kabul and two other brazen assaults across the city lef... |
2426a778cdc288a2a33a5b7aff35715a1eb2a7cf | Summarize the following news article. | Cash injections from rich owners increasingly dictates the performance of English Premier League clubs .
Overseas warm-ups are big money-spinners for British clubs, as tickets and merchandise create revenue .
New Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules for 2012 stress that income should be earned from football-related activiti... | [
"(CNN) -- Chelsea this week returned to London as newly-crowned champions of the fifth Barclay's Asia Cup in Hong Kong. Taking on two other English teams as well as Kitchee, the Hong Kong champions, the English Premier League's runners-up last season used the competition to put the finishing touch on a summer of pr... |
953c257f141a918fb9d04e2c00de23975026a3b5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Libya's interim PM says he expects Libya to have a new government within 10 days .
Presentation of the country's new flag draws a standing ovation .
"This is a historic day," says U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon .
The group will address the Palestinian quest for membership this week . | [
"United Nations (CNN) -- Libya's interim prime minister said on Tuesday that he expects the county to have a new government within 10 days. Mahmoud Jibril, head of the National Transitional Council's executive board, spoke at a Group of Eight conference on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. \"I expect the ... |
c1917a759b475c9773d06e94d99f4676f6ebccc1 | Summarize the following news article. | An explosion rocked government offices in central Oslo on Friday afternoon .
Police say the suspect in that blast then headed 20 miles to Utoya Island .
There he gunned down at least 86 people, in addition to 7 killed by the bomb .
The 32-year-old man didn't put up a fight when he was arrested, police say . | [
"Oslo, Norway (CNN) -- Norway's nightmare lasted just over three hours, all in the middle of a summer afternoon. Authorities are still trying to piece together exactly what happened last Friday -- and, perhaps as significantly, why. But they have offered a timeline as to how the bloodshed began in central Oslo and ... |
c909dbde4ed013f4225bfdb3f3b12b52226ada02 | Summarize the following news article. | Sepp Blatter denies a plot to hand over FIFA presidency to Michel Platini .
Report from ESPN suggests Platini would succeed Blatter in two years .
Platini is the president of European football's ruling body UEFA .
Blatter was elected unopposed for a fourth term as FIFA chief in June . | [
"(CNN) -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter has denied reports that he plans to hand over power to UEFA chief Michel Platini before the end of his final four-year tenure as the head of world football's governing body. Blatter, 75, was elected unopposed for a fourth term in June after allegations of bribery and corruption... |
936d2eb71ad8118ca0761f94ef532e35bb009909 | Summarize the following news article. | Dexter Williams died of asphyxiation, medical examiner rules .
Williams was found in a hot tub with local weatherman Brett Cummins .
Police say there's "no indication ... there was a strangulation" | [
"Maumelle, Arkansas (CNN) -- A man whose naked body was found next to a sleeping TV weatherman in an unfilled tub earlier this month died from asphyxiation, authorities said Thursday, but there was \"no indication\" he was strangled. Maumelle, Arkansas, police Lt. Jim Hansard noted that the medical examiner cited o... |
0aa2670a77bbcc4625473194e49e7487bf8aad23 | Summarize the following news article. | Rangers score three second half goals to beat Celtic in Glasgow's Old Firm Derby .
Steven Naismith on target in each half for Rangers who go four points clear at top in Scotland .
Celtic have Charlie Mulgrew sent off in the second half for second bookable foul .
Old Firm Derby is one of the most hotly-contested in worl... | [
"(CNN) -- Rangers scored three second-half goals to beat Celtic 4-2 in Glasgow's Old Firm Derby Sunday and go four points clear in the Scottish Premier League. In-form Steven Naismith fired Rangers ahead with a thumping strike after 22nd minutes but Celtic were quick to level through Gary Hooper's well-worked goal ... |
75fdd833feb29fc139aa4176ab16edc481c3e375 | Summarize the following news article. | Cycling team HTC-Highroad to fold at the end of 2011 season .
Deal with potential partner collapsed over the weekend .
Bob Stapleton, manager of the U.S. team, says closing is the best option . | [
"(CNN) -- HTC-Highroad, the cycling team that top Tour de France sprinter Mark Cavendish races for, is to fold at the end of the season. Bob Stapleton, manager of the United States team, said Thursday that closing was the best option after a deal with a potential partner broke down over the weekend. HTC have racked... |
3e4e400cd4fb18f0bde2ad78f64da5e4a56ed9c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Sarah Lancaster and her hudband welcomed their son in June .
Oliver Michael Jacobs was born in Los Angeles .
The "Chuck" star wed Matthew Jacobs earlier this year in Southern California . | [
"(PEOPLE.com) -- Sarah Lancaster's marriage has been followed by a baby carriage. The \"Chuck\" star, 31, who wed attorney Matthew Jacobs earlier this year in Southern California, delivered a son on June 29, her rep confirms to PEOPLE. Oliver Michael Jacobs was born in Los Angeles, weighing in at 8 lbs., 7 oz. \"We... |
2cacc211c4d0ff6c740e9af70babdf1d1a1ab7a0 | Summarize the following news article. | Washington's governor intervenes in negotiations .
A meeting will be held Thursday to discuss details of the deal .
More than 2,000 Tacoma teachers have been on strike for a week .
Teachers could go back to class Friday . | [
"Seattle (CNN) -- Washington teachers on strike for seven days reached a tentative agreement Wednesday to end their protests, following the intervention of the governor, a spokesman for the teacher's union said. \"There's a tentative agreement, which we will now vote on,\" Union spokesman Rich Wood told CNN. \"All ... |
5f3d62ae1e04aab108d3e89f046c321c5fd97368 | Summarize the following news article. | Amateur boxing hit by 'cash for gold medals' bribery allegations ahead of London Olympics .
BBC report claims money changed hands to make sure Azerbaijan fighters won at next year's Games .
International Amateur Boxing Association to launch an inquiry into the allegations .
International Olympic Committee urge BBC to m... | [
"(CNN) -- The International Olympic Committee told CNN Friday that they are waiting on the result of an investigation by amateur boxing's world governing body into allegations that huge bribes were paid so Azerbaijan can win gold medals at the London 2012 Games. Reports by the BBC suggested that organizers of the I... |
c92b78c58ea5092d0481aed6d6e92b3c86a388ee | Summarize the following news article. | Her attorney says Beth Holloway finds the petition "inexplicable"
Beth Holloway "will always hope and pray for Natalee's safe return"
The petition will be heard in an Alabama court on Friday . | [
"(CNN) -- Beth Holloway, the mother of long-missing Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, opposes a court petition to declare the her dead, an attorney said Thursday. The petition was filed in June by Dave Holloway, Beth Holloway's ex-husband. It will be heard in a Jefferson County, Alabama, probate court on Friday. N... |
6a4d527574d1d1189340984fe674f12ab5c63901 | Summarize the following news article. | The NTC wants to form a government that will carry Libya into elections .
Forming the new government could take a week, a senior NTC member says .
The interim government would include a premier, a vice premier, and 22 ministers . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Libya's National Transitional Council will hold an urgent meeting Sunday to discuss the formation of an interim government, a senior council member told CNN Friday. Mohammed Naser, the council member, said the formation of a government could take up to one week, but NTC members agreed that ... |
786979ef54d3c682fc9cf90c0c4c883b43c92057 | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid reduce Barcelona's lead at the top of the Primera Liga to three points .
Madrid come from behind to secure a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Almeria .
Cristiano Ronaldo scores a stunning goal to bring Madrid back into the game . | [
"(CNN) -- Real Madrid have reduced Barcelona's lead at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga to three points after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Almeria on Thursday. Madrid, looking to bounce back following their defeat in \"El Clasico\", suffered a poor start and fell behind in the 14th minute. Kalu Uche broke do... |
961461711de7e88c1c5ca01f4034ed92831eca90 | Summarize the following news article. | Defense secretary Robert Gates says families will have final say on each coffin .
Group says, "Military families were not consulted nor their wishes honored"
Another family group says it "appreciates the sensitivity" of the secretary .
Gates ordered review after president requested info on longstanding ban . | [
"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pentagon will lift its ban on media coverage of the flag-draped coffins of war victims arriving at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. Military vehicles carry coffins containing U.S. troops in this photo the Pentagon released in 2005. But the fam... |
39e912b3f697d89ef766fede5b662f5035ed6cd8 | Summarize the following news article. | Helen Ashe has helped serve more than 1 million free meals since 1986 .
The majority of them are delivered to people who can't physically leave their homes .
The Love Kitchen "feeds their body, and it also feeds their soul," said a volunteer .
Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes . | [
"Knoxville, Tennessee (CNN) -- Helen Ashe experienced many hardships growing up in Abbeville, South Carolina, during the 1930s and '40s. Her family's first house had no lights or running water. But even during tough times, she and her twin sister, Ellen, were taught to be selfless. \"My daddy taught us not to take ... |
222ced63ba7ef698bbe64de6d1f2e6c324ef64a5 | Summarize the following news article. | The Ministry of Defence says it acknowledges the pain felt by families .
British troops shot dead 13 people and a 14th later died of his injuries .
A report last year found that British soldiers were to blame in the massacre .
Bloody Sunday is widely accepted as having fueled violence in Northern Ireland . | [
"Belfast, Ireland (CNN) -- The British government said Thursday it will pay compensation to the relatives of those killed and wounded by British soldiers in the Bloody Sunday shootings in Northern Ireland in 1972. Thirteen people died when British troops opened fire at a mainly Catholic civil rights march in London... |
3c2d26da979a4076a13859ed6fd01150002a3101 | Summarize the following news article. | The fire was sparked by a lightning strike during Tropical Storm Irene .
20 people, including actress Kate Winslet, were in the house at the time .
No one was injured . | [
"(CNN) -- A lightning strike sparked a fire Monday that destroyed the Caribbean island home of Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson, a statement from the media mogul said. About 20 people, including Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet, were in the house at the time of the fire, which broke out around 4 a.m., Branso... |
9371380da89ae4c8d93992a69f05de0d347e547c | Summarize the following news article. | Violence in Darfur has left more than 200,000 dead and 2.5 million displaced .
Solar cookers in refugee camp reduce the need for firewood by up to 75 percent .
Fewer trips outside leaves women less prone to beatings, rape and murder .
Accompanying cottage industries provide entrepreneurial opportunity . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- For the 2.5 million people who have fled the four-year conflict in war-torn Darfur, refugee camps in eastern Chad hold the promise of a safe haven. Women and girls have to make perilous journeys outside their refugee camps to find firewood . But, once there, it's the women refugees' role t... |
8567457c222f3d986c71c13a155f9a7000567c46 | Summarize the following news article. | Iran's Evin Prison has a reputation as a dismal, dangerous place .
Sarah Shourd said Fattal and Bauer were roughed up .
Journalist Roxana Saberi was held for 100 days at Evin .
Saberi says she was threatened during her imprisonment . | [
"(CNN) -- The grim stories of two women who endured long-stretches of solitary confinement in Iran's most notorious prison are chilling omens for the two jailed U.S. hikers who each reportedly received an eight-year prison sentence on Saturday. Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer have been abused and assaulted in Evin Pris... |
c854424305aaacd00abc1879e23605c8fcc46bd7 | Summarize the following news article. | Prime minister says judicial system reform needed to curb corruption .
He says an ombudsman won't be enough .
Hazare continues his hunger strike . | [
"New Delhi (CNN) -- India's prime minister Monday called for reforms in the country's slow-paced judicial system as a key measure to fighting corruption as he discounted the notion that a citizen ombudsman alone can eradicate deeply-entrenched graft. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a management institute in Calc... |
19a2be0f99a8c2d29a7733c0ee5ba0ffd41ad4dd | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 at Old Trafford .
Goals from Danny Welbeck, Anderson and Wayne Rooney seal victory .
United's second win in a row takes them joint top of the English Premier League .
United announce a multi-million dollar sponsorship deal with DHL . | [
"(CNN) -- Defending champions Manchester United made it two wins out of two in the new English Premier League season as they beat Tottenham 3-0 at Old Trafford. Second half goals from Danny Welbeck, Anderson and Wayne Rooney sealed a comfortable victory for Alex Ferguson's youthful side, who went joint top of the t... |
1569e5363f65d7bd6560df3edfa79a90218dc043 | Summarize the following news article. | Death toll from string of hurricanes and tropical storms in Haiti rises to nearly 800 .
Heavy rainfall from four major storms in August and September created fatal flooding .
United States has provided more than $30 million in humanitarian aid . | [
"(CNN) -- The death toll from a string of hurricanes and tropical storms in Haiti has risen to nearly 800 people, an official with the Haitian Red Cross says. A man carries drinking water through the flooded streets of Gonaives, Haiti, last month. Jean Pierre Guiteau, the group's executive officer, said they suspec... |
8bbb0bf6c933b22c3eec805fc96b932bfd57a521 | Summarize the following news article. | Brazil's Olympic swimming champion Cesar Cielo escapes drugs ban .
Special panel of Court of Arbitration of Sport gives Cielo a warning .
Cielo can defend his 50 and 100m freestyle titles at Shanghai worlds .
Cielo and three other teammates tested positive for banned diuretic . | [
"(CNN) -- Brazil's Olympic swimming champion Cesar Cielo is free to compete in this year's world championships after escaping a drugs ban. Cielo, who won the 50m freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Games, was cleared by a special tribunal of the Court of Arbitration of Sport sitting in Shanghai where the worlds are bein... |
f2ebc376602810e74a92757a804971873cfbffbe | Summarize the following news article. | About 30 people are injured, state-run Agencia Brasil reports .
Investigators are trying to determine what caused the accident, TV Record says .
The accident occurs in a hilltop neighborhood . | [
"(CNN) -- At least four people were killed when a tourist trolley derailed Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, state media reported. About 30 people were injured in the accident, the state-run Agencia Brasil reported, citing firefighters. The trolley went off the tracks in Rio de Janeiro's hilltop Santa Teresa neig... |
8b59883ba60acdbdb080ca2239f6df0b14b34f50 | Summarize the following news article. | Older geeky girls tend to hide their obsessions from public view .
Bucking common misperception, women make up half of Syfy's audience .
Science-fiction has become a mainstream genre .
Ashley Eckstein started a clothing line for female "Star Wars" fans . | [
"(CNN) -- The story of Katie Goldman is one that young and (ahem) older \"girls\" all over the country can relate to. Teased for bringing her \"Star Wars\" Thermos to school, the first-grader opted instead to shield her love of the series from public scrutiny and asked her mom for a pink Thermos instead. At the ten... |
3d2a3d5cb7a38e173ef86fdaa622a5833d6fc64b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The prosecutor says Ward killed his wife "out of anger, out of frustration"
NEW: The defense says it will appeal, describing Ward as "optimistic" yet "disappointed"
Diane Ward was shot dead in 2009 in the Florida home she shared with her husband . | [
"(CNN) -- A Florida jury on Saturday found a millionaire guilty of murdering his wife in their upscale home. Diane Ward was shot dead in 2009 in the house she shared with her husband, James \"Bob\" Ward, in the Orlando suburb of Windermere. Two years later -- and following a week-long trial and deliberations that s... |
91b4b5bebc75aab0e994e58b66ee4dd7a8dec4c4 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Experts from the police, defense and prosecution disagree over DNA evidence .
Appeal hearing is adjourned, with more DNA evidence expected Wednesday .
A prosecutor suggests that new DNA testing may be requested .
Amanda Knox was jailed in 2009 for murdering her housemate, Meredith Kercher, in Italy . | [
"Perugia, Italy (CNN) -- An Italian state police forensic expert who carried out the initial DNA examination presented at Amanda Knox's trial defended the methods used in an appeal hearing Tuesday. The questions put to Patrizia Stefanoni focused on a key piece of evidence -- a clasp on a bra belonging to murdered B... |
22cb12694ee5d90fb308ed3cfe268216c1ecf521 | Summarize the following news article. | Kidnapped father of Chelsea footballer John Obi Mikel has been released alive .
Michael Obi was taken hostage in city of Jos on August 12 .
Mikel has played in both of Chelsea's Premier League games this season .
Mikel's management company and Chelsea both confirm the news . | [
"The kidnapped father of Chelsea footballer John Obi Mikel has been released alive by his captors in the Nigerian city of Kano. Michael Obi went missing from Jos -- the main city in Plateau State in central Nigeria -- on August 12 and had not been seen or heard of since. Mikel was informed of the kidnap just hours ... |
9bdd680f2df2aff4574abf0cef50a8f23d9678ea | Summarize the following news article. | New Zealand beat France 37-17 to reach Rugby World Cup quarterfinals .
All Blacks have maximimum points after three of four Group A matches .
Second-placed France likely to play England in the last eight of tournament .
England thrash Romania 67-3, scoring 10 tries, to move clear at top of Group B . | [
"(CNN) -- Four years ago a shock defeat by France sent a rugby-mad nation into mourning, but New Zealand's All Blacks erased some of that hurt with a comprehensive 37-17 vanquishing of their longtime bogey team on Saturday. Captain Richie McCaw looked a broken man after the 2007 World Cup quarterfinal defeat in Car... |
ab77312f01d77ceacb0fa718530afb180c344b3d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The former International Monetary Fund chief arrives at his apartment .
His homecoming marks the end of four-month court struggle .
A judge dismissed sexual assault charges against him .
A New York hotel maid had accused him of assaulting her . | [
"Paris (CNN) -- Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrived in Paris on Sunday morning, less than two weeks after a judge dismissed sexual assault charges against him in an international scandal that altered France's political landscape. The former International Monetary Fund chief was greeted with applause at a Paris airport b... |
1e20e5c45f960e0cfcaafcd240cd17872a1ff586 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "They set our fields on fire, destroyed our homes," one woman says .
Trees provided the only shelter at a makeshift campsite in northwest Syria .
4 European countries say the U.N. Security Council should act; Russia and China disagree .
Rights groups and the government give conflicting accounts of violence . | [
"Near Kherbet Al-Jouz, Syria (CNN) -- As the Syrian military on Tuesday continued its relentless advance against protesters, citizens who had fled their homes for safety related \"horror story upon horror story\" to a reporter who managed to enter the country. Despite the Syrian government's consistent refusal to g... |
b8dde04ff5c341e6f33c8fde37b007e75a8381bf | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The system of women's subordination in Saudi Arabia "needs to be dismantled," an Amnesty International official says .
"We don't really think now that we've been promised a real right," a Saudi women's rights activist says .
A member of the Consultative Council says the future inclusion of women will be "hugely im... | [
"(CNN) -- A day after Saudi King Abdullah announced greater political participation for women in the future, some Saudis questioned just how big a change may really be on the horizon. Some women's rights activists who were initially elated by Sunday's announcement said they were feeling disappointed because the cha... |
bb2ae2631493a965dcbefbad0761be6437951ac6 | Summarize the following news article. | A sister and two brothers face 29, 24 and 23 charges respectively in a Colorado court .
They are also charged in another Colorado county and are wanted in Florida and Georgia .
Police say they shot at officers with an AK-47 during a high-speed chase this month . | [
"(CNN) -- Three siblings caught after allegedly firing at Colorado police during a high-speed chase appeared in court Monday, facing a ballooning list of charges against them. Lee Grace Dougherty faces 29 charges, while her brothers Dylan Stanley Dougherty and Ryan Edward Dougherty face 23 and 24 charges respective... |
a703d426129951c5fb6ace7460663bd3db4eeff0 | Summarize the following news article. | Three separate bombs exploded, 2 on the outskirts of Peshawar .
The tanker was carrying fuel bound for NATO forces in Afghanistan . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Three bomb blasts in northwest Pakistan killed four security personnel Tuesday and destroyed an oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, police told CNN. One of the bombs was planted along a road and exploded as a military convoy drove by, said senior police official Mu... |
f4ee3e8ec1efa5371dd8b014dbc05344f5918f85 | Summarize the following news article. | Arrests part of a string of high-level apprehensions targeting Mexican drug cartel .
La Familia Michoacana suspected in slayings of 12 federal police officers this month .
Man accused of being group's bookkeeper arrested Tuesday, authorities say . | [
"MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- Six members of one of Mexico's most active drug gangs, including someone accused of being the organization's bookkeeper, were arrested this week, federal authorities said Wednesday. Federal policemen stand at a checkpoint in the state of Michoacan last week. The arrests were the most ... |
699149f6bf91a3a6ec9a1a3d64574a03acd1de56 | Summarize the following news article. | Ex-IMF chief says he had immunity similar to diplomats .
His lawyers have asked a New York judge to dismiss his accuser's lawsuit .
Criminal charges against Strauss-Kahn were dropped in August . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Lawyers for ex-International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by his accuser in a now-dismissed sexual assault case Monday, arguing his job gave him immunity from civil cases. As head of the IMF, Strauss-Kahn had the same protections as diplomats, his ... |
4022462ae90aabfb2d7634a18def280cbb95fb45 | Summarize the following news article. | 500 National Guard members mobilized .
Residents in low-lying areas have been put on alert .
There is concern about a plan to open the Morganza Spillway .
Spillway hasn't been opened since 1973 . | [
"(CNN) -- Residents of the Atchafalaya Basin in south-central Louisiana are as diverse as the unique waterways that course through the heart of Cajun country. Of African, European, Caribbean and Native American descent, for generations these Louisianans have made their living from the water and sea, chasing after s... |
b9b56a1e43d7e9001bdebd6b9d1c3430592dcb2a | Summarize the following news article. | Police: Shanel Nadal, 28, flees with her seven sons and one daughter .
The abducted boys are all named after their biological father . | [
"New York (CNN) -- A couple accused of kidnapping their eight children from foster care in New York last week have been apprehended. Shanel Nadal and the biological father of the children were taken into custody in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Monday evening, police said. The pair awaits extradition to New York. Ha... |
4ea2ade17f848e0ca5c8731195b586888a15e78c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A rights group says 123 people have died in the violence .
Syrian opposition demands include release of political prisoners, freedom of expression .
It's the biggest crowd one activist has seen since protests started .
Syria's president appoints Adel Safar as prime minister . | [
"(CNN) -- Tens of thousands of Syrians marched Sunday in memory of anti-government protesters killed on Friday, calling them \"martyrs\" and chanting for freedom, demonstrators told CNN. \"The area was so packed with thousands of people it was difficult to move,\" said human rights activist Wissam Tarif, calling it... |
a3f41579afd7fad1cda5e0eac8cf2c269d0886b2 | Summarize the following news article. | David Gergen: The big news in GOP contest is the sudden rise of Rick Perry .
He says Texas governor isn't winning debates on points .
Gergen says Perry projects a feeling of command and leadership .
Perry could still flame out, but he shouldn't be written off, says Gergen . | [
"(CNN) -- The big story of the GOP presidential race these days is how Gov. Rick Perry has suddenly burst into the sky as a new star. Whether he will continue to burn brightly or flame out is probably the most important question no one can answer. Only a few weeks ago, the Republican field seemed both weak and sett... |
9c134372c55dfa35f6b4fe9433041dda7e9c4ef9 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Authorities warn about health risks of flood-contaminated water, food .
Floods in southern Brazil blamed for 112 deaths, state news agency says .
79,000 people homeless, 19 missing; landslides caused much of the damage .
Brazilian president releases almost $1 billion in aid to affected areas . | [
"RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNN) -- The death toll from historic floods in southern Brazil continued to creep upward Monday, with 112 reported dead, the state news agency said. People make their way through floodwaters in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina last week. Officials say 19 people remain missing and nearl... |
f0bd6c9faaa430ba89f7a32b91bbda78fb615fed | Summarize the following news article. | Three African armies raid rebel camp in Democratic Republic of Congo .
Congo's national army joined Ugandan forces, Sudanese militia in operation .
Talks to end fighting in eastern Congo, find lasting peace have stalled .
Recent fighting has seen 250,000 people flee their homes . | [
"NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Three African armies launched a raid on a rebel camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the three armies announced on Monday. Jospeh Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, in 2006 in southern Sudan. Congo's national army joined Ugandan forces and southern Sudanese militia in a milita... |
19652b1d167cb554906ab7028e2512cf0869468f | Summarize the following news article. | Winners of the 2011 British Wildlife Photography Awards announced .
Image of jellyfish taken off a uninhabited Scottish island declared overall winner .
Competition open to photographers worldwide but photos must be taken in UK . | [
"London (CNN) -- The winners of this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards have been announced. The competition, which was established in 2009, has produced another batch of stunning entries capturing the diversity and beauty of wildlife in the UK. An image of a jellyfish taken by Richard Shucksmith in the wat... |
e3de69e87fddadf9c40bea41d3e672a8ef2fe013 | Summarize the following news article. | Researchers turn to the tongue for new ways to help people with disabilities .
Spanish doctors performed face transplant including tongue this summer .
Engineers are testing a wheelchair that can be steered by the tongue . | [
"(CNN) -- It's not just for French kissing or for showing your dissatisfaction. Besides showing off at concerts, licking lollipops, and teasing, the tongue could help people gain mobility. Aside from everyday functions of chewing, swallowing, talking and tasting, the tongue has new uses such as steering wheelchairs... |
33d542b75af7f6f26440589617c3d2b71b477375 | Summarize the following news article. | Among questions is whether $2.2 billion trucking contract went to pay warlords .
"Serious allegations have been brought to [Congress'] attention," says congressman .
"It has been determined these reports warrant a full-scale ... investigation," Rep. Tierney said . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Congress is launching a broad-ranging investigation into possible waste, misuse and corruption tied to billions of taxpayer dollars used to support private military contractors in Afghanistan. Among the questions being raised is whether money provided in a nearly $2.2 billion trucking contract ... |
c14f2dc81695fd5c76ada411b16f5d3c15f9bfa1 | Summarize the following news article. | St. Nicholas Hospital in Haiti is packed with cholera victims .
Aid organizations and local staff try to treat the most vulnerable .
A CDC doctor says mortality rates seem to be coming down .
Haiti's health minister says he believes the cholera outbreak is stabilizing . | [
"Saint-Marc, Haiti (CNN) -- Patients arrive at the front gates of St. Nicholas Hospital hunched over and groaning, only to be greeted by chaos and confusion. Getting inside isn't easy, but once in, aid organizations and local staff try to treat those most vulnerable to the ravages of cholera in an area of wooden be... |
2b42bd4afa9cb629b45d500c52bf62d5063ac6a8 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police officer says gunmen fired on security guards in Pakistan hotel attack .
Car bomb explodes at Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, causing fatalities .
Exclusive hotel is favored by diplomats; it is near military base and police station .
Pakistan military is on the attack against Taliban in the region . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Three suicide attackers shot their way onto the grounds of a five-star hotel in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar and set off a car bomb, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens, officials said. Pakistani police gather at the five-star hotel destroyed by a car bomb. Pe... |
7b3fad3307ebb36f92073ca7b2dea47287a98702 | Summarize the following news article. | Manchester City have unveiled plans for a new team academy complex .
The new development will be near the club's Etihad Stadium .
The academy will include a 7,000-seater stadium for youth matches .
It was also contain 15 football pitches . | [
"(CNN) -- English Premier League team Manchester City unveiled plans for a new training academy on Tuesday, as the club looks to build on its recent on-field success. City were taken over by taken over by Abu Dhabi billionaire Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in August 2008, and have invested heavily their playin... |
941da3d9917f38f105cb3fd256ff88d4fcac709e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Obama urges both parties to work together to strengthen the economy .
S&P downgrades the U.S. credit rating from a AAA to AA+ .
It is not immediately clear what effects the downgrade will have . | [
"(CNN) -- A day after Standard & Poor's rating agency downgraded the U.S. credit rating to AA+ from its top rank of AAA, there were more questions than answers Saturday about what effects the move will have on the economy and American consumers. The move by S&P, one of the leading credit rating agencies, came just ... |
778bf5b26d42a8892a1d15ae3d76d268304d245c | Summarize the following news article. | Commissioners tell Congress of potential changes to power plants .
"Humility" among lessons of Japan's disaster, commissioner says .
They say the present core safety concept is sound . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Congress on Thursday that the likelihood of a Fukushimi Daiichi-type event in the United States is \"very, very small.\" However, it said an ongoing study of the Japanese disaster will probably lead to changes to increase safety at the nation's 104 commerc... |
d15fcd91ad9197e759726ba34b9ac6c4895916fb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Spain's produce "safe for all consumers," Spanish official says .
At least 16 people have died in the outbreak and hundreds have been infected .
The deadly strain has spread to at least 10 countries .
The strain is very rare, according to disease experts . | [
"(CNN) -- Infectious disease detectives worldwide rushed Thursday to find the cause of an outbreak of a rare strain of E. coli that has spread to 10 countries and is blamed for at least 16 deaths and hundreds of illnesses. Nine patients in Germany had died of a form of kidney failure called hemolytic uremic syndrom... |
c6ce7cd7c6d2cce6983ade85715e7fbb902983a1 | Summarize the following news article. | An Indonesian agency says there are more than 1,200 "hot spots" in South Sumatra .
Fires have created thick blankets of haze over parts of Sumatra, and Singapore and Malaysia .
Aircraft are using cloud-seeding techniques in hopes rain will douse fires . | [
"(CNN) -- Indonesia began cloud-seeding operations over the island of Sumatra on Monday in an attempt to trigger rain to put out fires creating thick blankets of haze over parts of Sumatra and neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (... |
31a943dca48171a19ecf4365a0780535e2d8358c | Summarize the following news article. | Rodrigo Rivera had boasted success in the fight against leftist guerrillas .
The cabinet resignation is the first of President Santos' administration .
Ex-Vice Minister of Defense Juan Carlos Pinzon is named to replace Rivera .
FARC attacks, mainly on civilians, have been reported on the increase . | [
"(CNN) -- Colombian Minister of Defense Rodrigo Rivera resigned Wednesday amid growing concern in the country over increased activity by the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Rivera's departure marks the first resignation of a cabinet minister in the 13 months that Colombian President Juan Manu... |
46bd09f6e8ea29250724b5e6ee3450cda0388c9c | Summarize the following news article. | Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said he wants to make TV more social .
Kinect update lets its cameras read facial expressions and mouth movements .
Kinect will put facial expressions on digital avatars .
Some Twitter users wrote they found that idea downright creepy . | [
"Las Vegas (CNN) -- Microsoft on Wednesday announced plans to redefine television as a medium that viewers can control by waving their hands and talking rather than clicking on remotes. In a speech to open the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, company CEO Steve Ballmer also said he aims to make TV more social... |
247a693ade1ece3d2869943cc696ac1fecaf4316 | Summarize the following news article. | Roughly 1,000 protesters call for greater rights for non-citizen residents of Kuwait .
Security forces attack the protesters with water cannons .
Several protesters are detained and questioned . | [
"(CNN) -- More than 1,000 protesters clashed with security forces in Kuwait on Friday, demanding greater rights for longtime residents who are not citizens of the country. The crowd -- initially 300 people before quickly growing -- was attacked with water cannons. A Kuwaiti government spokesman later claimed that t... |
189a5c44c1566b58acfaa6e4096a611e918e5b9f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Police detonate explosives at the massacre suspect's farm .
"This whole case indicates that he's insane," the suspect's lawyer says .
Obama offers condolences to Norway's ambassador in Washington .
Police are talking to other countries as they examine Breivik's claims of terror cells . | [
"Aasta, Norway (CNN) -- Three rapid blasts echoed across the Norwegian countryside on Tuesday as police detonated explosives found at a farm owned by the suspect in last week's bloodbath in Oslo and the island of Utoya. Anders Behring Breivik is accused of killing 76 people in the Friday attacks, most of them at a ... |
abf4e9fa982df3367ffce957b497576f5bed0ae2 | Summarize the following news article. | "Project Runway" will feature 90-minute episodes when Season 8 kicks off Thursday .
"The Biggest Loser," "The Celebrity Apprentice" switched to 120-minute episodes .
It's the structure of competition reality shows that keep people watching, expert says . | [
"(CNN) -- When it comes to reality competition shows, it seems less is not more. \"Project Runway,\" which will feature 90-minute-long episodes when Season 8 kicks off tonight, is the latest series in its genre to adopt a longer run time. It follows in the footsteps of other elimination shows like \"The Biggest Los... |
523a28be7308237d1df635b53b5384a2218a1fac | Summarize the following news article. | Arid Uka "deeply regrets" and fully confesses his crime, his lawyers say .
He is accused of shooting dead two U.S. servicemen and injuring two others .
He acted after seeing an Internet clip apparently showing U.S. soldiers raping a Muslim woman .
The footage was in reality a scene from an anti-war film, the court hear... | [
"(CNN) -- A Kosovar has admitted shooting dead two American servicemen and injuring two others in an attack on a U.S. Air Force bus in Germany, his lawyers said Wednesday. Arid Uka, 21, appeared in court in Frankfurt where he faces murder charges over the March 2 shooting outside Frankfurt International Airport, in... |
bdbfafcf3aff7f4d71c99b6e2742e2c0c8d6d509 | Summarize the following news article. | ISAF says 25% of the total U.N. security incidents are not on its list .
U.N. figures include "all incidents regardless of which entity initiates the activity," ISAF says .
ISAF says Afghanistan's east remains a security challenge .
The U.N. report says monthly security incidents are up 39% in 2011 . | [
"(CNN) -- NATO says a new report by the United Nations that points to a spike in violence in Afghanistan differs from the alliance's tally because \"security incidents\" were defined differently. \"The U.N. counts a number of additional event types that ISAF does not include in its definition of security incidents,... |
b4752588cbde571d8a99752253e3783fb8f20b5e | Summarize the following news article. | The office will help meet cultural and humanitarian needs, France says .
It will open in the coming days in Pyongyang, the French Foreign Ministry says . | [
"Paris (CNN) -- France is to open an office in North Korea in the coming days to build cultural ties and help with aid efforts, the French Foreign Ministry said Thursday. The creation of this office responds to \"a decision made by French authorities that takes into consideration identified cultural and humanitaria... |
c6b2b89ea93772275f4e9e307b270c956bee3b74 | Summarize the following news article. | Iranian security forces seize files relating to the case of two American hikers, an attorney says .
"I do not know what they were looking for," he says .
Masoud Shafiee represented Americans Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer .
The two Americans have been released after two years in an Iranian prison . | [
"(CNN) -- The Iranian attorney for two American hikers released last week said Thursday he was briefly detained by security forces following a raid on his home. Masoud Shafiee told CNN that security forces searched his apartment on Tuesday and took him to Evin Prison in Tehran for questioning. It was the same priso... |
0ec4829380fbf03836686102adda9cf498b5149c | Summarize the following news article. | Pakistani citizen was taken into U.S. custody in January 2002 .
Muhammad Saad Iqbal accuses handlers at Guantanamo Bay of beating him .
Iqbal reportedly arrested after talking about making a shoe bomb .
U.S. attorney says lawsuit is under consideration . | [
"ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- Muhammad Saad Iqbal is a free man after serving more than six years at the U.S. military's detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- without any charge. A guard talks to a Guantanamo detainee, inside the open yard at Camp 4 detention center, this week. Now, Iqbal is considering sui... |
ededf70987a0a2942f77fe98efff3e29ab4ea179 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: China launches the space lab module Tiangong-1, which means "heavenly palace" in Chinese .
The 8.5-ton module is part of an experiment to test space rendezvous and docking capabilities .
China sent its first astronaut into space in 2003, part of a "three-step" strategy to develop a space station . | [
"Beijing (CNN) -- China's first space laboratory module launched Thursday, according to state-run media, an important milestone in China's plan to build a space station. China's Xinhua news agency showed a picture of President Hu Jintao watching the launch of Tiangong-1 at Beijing Aerospace Control Center along wit... |
b5568c833dac77356614779c4d7ce678eb137bac | Summarize the following news article. | Abandoned al Qaeda in Iraq bunker base littered with bones of its enemies .
U.S. bombed bunkers in 2007 but stench of decay remains in desert base .
Source close to al Qaeda says it lost in Iraq as it lost support of the people .
He says al Qaeda's focus is now Afghanistan . | [
"WESTERN DESERT, Iraq (CNN) -- The hot wind swirls around the human bones and cracked skulls that litter the forsaken desert lands in Western Iraq. The entrance to the bunker complex where al Qaeda terrorized enemies in Iraq. We are standing in the middle of what was an al Qaeda execution site, just outside an intr... |
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