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Ross Dunkley was arrested in early February . The woman claims she was drugged on two occasions . She later withdraws her accusations .
[ "Yangon, Myanmar (CNN) -- The Australian editor of a Myanmar newspaper was ordered to remain in jail after a court hearing in Yangon Thursday. Officials revealed at the hearing that Ross Dunkley, the editor of the Myanmar Times, faces charges related to torturing and drugging a woman. Dunkley was arrested in early ...
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CNN obtained a letter from diplomat Kyaw Win to U.S. secretary of state . Win said he is leaving his post in protest over rights abuses and fraudulent elections . Myanmar election in November was criticized as creating a facade of democracy . Win warns U.S. to take threats against Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi seriou...
[ "Washington (CNN) -- The second-highest-ranking diplomat at the embassy of Myanmar in Washington has defected and wants to seek asylum in the United States. In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton obtained by CNN, Deputy Chief of Mission Kyaw Win said he had \"no choice\" but to leave his post in protest ...
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An estimated 16% of U.S. adults are infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) Some people will shed the virus more frequently, while others will shed it less often . The infection can cause complications in those with weakened immune systems .
[ "(Health.com) -- People who carry the genital herpes virus but have no visible symptoms -- and may not even be aware they're infected -- are still capable of spreading the virus about 10% of the time, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. An estimated 16% of U.S. adults are in...
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Gen. Than Shwe is on a five-day trip to India . The countries have strong diplomatic and economic ties . Bilateral trade between India and Myanmar has soared to almost $1 billion . The junta leader's visit comes after U.S. asks India and other neighbors to push for reform .
[ "New Delhi, India (CNN) -- Indian officials welcomed the top leader of Myanmar's military junta Sunday in a visit aimed at strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between the neighboring countries. Gen. Than Shwe is on a five-day trip to India, where he is scheduled to tour sacred Buddhist sites, greet Indian of...
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Myanmar is due to hold by-elections in April after a series of political reforms . Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party are participating in the elections . Suu Kyi's party is putting up candidates for all 48 parliamentary seats .
[ "(CNN) -- The Myanmar government will \"seriously consider\" accepting observers from neighboring countries to monitor elections taking place in April, a regional organization said Tuesday. In a meeting Tuesday with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, President Thein Sein said Myanmar would consider allowin...
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EU foreign ministers praise Myanmar's "remarkable" political reforms . They say they have decided to suspend a visa ban on senior Myanmar officials . That "first step" could be followed by further easing of restrictions, the ministers say . The Pakistani president will be the latest in a string of foreign officials to ...
[ "(CNN) -- European foreign ministers said Monday that they would loosen travel restrictions on senior members of the Myanmar government in recognition of the Southeast Asian country's recent efforts at political reform after decades of military rule. Describing the Myanmar government's program of changes as \"remar...
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Oxfam says its workers reported hours of bombing and heavy artillery in South Sudan . The aerial bombardment comes a day after a refugee camp was bombed . The EU foreign policy chief urges the Sudanese Armed Forces to halt its air attacks .
[ "(CNN) -- Oxfam will relocate workers and scale back operations in South Sudan's Upper Nile state following a surge of violence along the border with Sudan, the international aid organization said Saturday. The charity has been providing clean water and sanitation for 64,000 people in the Upper Nile state. But Oxfa...
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Fish-oil supplements taken during pregnancy do not prevent postpartum depression . The supplements do, however, reduce the risk of preterm birth . DHA is is an essential acid for the cardiovascular and neurological systems .
[ "(Health.com) -- Women who take fish-oil supplements during pregnancy are just as likely to experience postpartum depression as those who don't, and their babies' minds don't appear to develop more quickly, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. However, the supplements do appe...
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Mugabe is the longtime leader of Zimbabwe . He and Tsvangirai are longtime political rivals . Disturbances on Sunday injured MDC supporters .
[ "HARARE, Zimbabwe (CNN) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai asked their respective parties to shun violence on Friday, a rare expression of unity between the political rivals. It came after disturbances Sunday between Mugabe's Zanu PF party and Tsvangirai's Movement for Democr...
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NEW: An Arab League source says the claims "come with no evidence" The ICC has issued warrants for some Sudanese, including the president . Enough Project called the choice of al-Dabi 'perplexing' Al-Dabi is accused of "turning a blind eye" to Darfur .
[ "(CNN) -- The selection of a Sudanese military commander to head the Arab League monitoring mission in Syria is a \"farce\" because of his government's actions in the embattled Darfur region, a Syrian opposition group said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Mohamed Ahmed Mustafa al-Dabi has been named to chair the monitoring miss...
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NEW: Red Cross officials meet with Moammar Gadhafi's son, say his health is good . Luis Moreno-Ocampo wants Saif al-Islam Gadhafi tried at the International Criminal Court . Libyan authorities say they want Saif al-Islam Gadhafi to face justice at home . Saif al-Islam Gadhafi and intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi ...
[ "Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo arrived Tuesday in Libya following the weekend capture of Moammar Gadhafi's son and the late Libyan leader's intelligence chief, the ICC said. Moreno-Ocampo said that Saif al-Islam Gadhafi and Abdullah al-Senussi -- suspects in crim...
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Yulia Tymoshenko has been on hunger strike since April 20 to protest her treatment in prison . The ex-Ukrainian prime minister is serving a seven-year sentence for abuse of authority . She will be transferred to a hospital for treatment by Wednesday, a spokeswoman says .
[ "(CNN) -- Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has agreed to end her nearly three-week hunger strike and receive medical treatment, her spokeswoman said Tuesday. Tymoshenko, who has been on hunger strike since April 20, will be transferred to a hospital in the eastern city of Kharkov by Wednesday, accor...
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The name of the operation is "Operation House Guest" Lawyer says Saadi Gadhafi has not tried to violate his restrictions . A newspaper investigation brought attention to the case .
[ "Mexico City (CNN) -- Saadi Gadhafi, a son of the deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, secretly tried to travel to Mexico using false documents, Mexico's interior minister said Wednesday. Four people have been implicated in the alleged plot -- a Canadian, a Dane and two Mexicans, said the minister, Alejandro Poir...
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Sebastien Loeb leads the world rally championship after day one in Monte Carlo . The Frenchman, who drives for Citroen, is over a minute ahead of Dani Sordo in second . Loeb is gunning for his ninth straight world rally championship title .
[ "(CNN) -- Normal service resumed for champion Sebastien Loeb as he began his quest for a ninth straight world rally championship title by taking the overnight lead at the Monte Carlo Rally. Loeb, from France, had been trailing rival Jari-Matti Latvala by 30 seconds going into the final stage of Wednesday's race but...
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Citroen's Sebastien Loeb claims his sixth Monte Carlo Rally crown . Eight-time World Rally Champion is fastest in Sunday's final stage . Dnaiel Sordo is second for Mini while Petter Solberg was third for Ford .
[ "(CNN) -- Sebastien Loeb claimed his sixth Monte Carlo Rally crown as his quest for a ninth-straight world rally title got off to the perfect start. The Frenchman completed the formalities Sunday after virtually securing the crown with a dominant performance through Saturday's night stages. Loeb, who drives for the...
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NEW: Obama says the two countries can achieve a 'balanced approach' to relations . NEW: Gilani welcomes Obama's comment on the need to respect Pakistani sovereignty . Ties between the U.S. and Pakistan have been strained by recent events . They include the killing of bin Laden and airstrikes that left Pakistani soldier...
[ "(CNN) -- President Barack Obama expressed hope Tuesday that the United States and Pakistan can arrive at a \"balanced approach\" to relations as he met with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for the first time since a string of damaging episodes last year. The talks Tuesday between the two leaders on the...
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Texas officials are investigating whether Warren Jeffs violated prison phone rules . Jeffs ordered followers not to have sex until he is freed, an FLDS family member says . A long-time Jeffs follower says his marriage has been dissolved . The follower says he was kicked out of the church for having sex with his wife .
[ "(CNN) -- A long-time follower of a jailed polygamist sect leader says he has been ex-communicated after admitting to having sex with his wife -- a violation of an order that Warren Jeffs apparently issued from behind bars. Jeffs' Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also dissolved his marriag...
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NEW: A mediator says the rebel group will begin releasing 10 hostages Monday . One operation occurs in an area where 11 troops were killed over the weekend . The defense member calls the operation "one of the greatest blows" against the rebels . A top leader of one faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ...
[ "Bogota, Colombia (CNN) -- Colombian authorities have killed dozens of leftist guerrillas in the past day, the nation's defense minister said Wednesday. Operations throughout the country led to the killing of 39 suspected members the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and the capture of a dozen others from the ...
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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel says the team will not be as quick as last year . The German has won the world championship in each of the last two seasons . Vettel has set his sights on a record-equaling third drivers' title in a row . The 24-year-old says the sport should not expand beyond a 20-race calendar .
[ "(CNN) -- Red Bull have been untouchable for the last two Formula One seasons, but their double world champion driver Sebastian Vettel has warned the team's 2012 car will be slower than last year's model. Vettel, F1's youngest two-time champion having won the drivers' crown in 2010 and 2011, also expects this seaso...
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"Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword" doesn't offer much that's new . Link the elf seems emotionless and the story's timeline is unclear . Wii MotionPlus controls offer some fun new challenges . "Zelda" has provided 25 years of joy, but the franchise needs some changes .
[ "(CNN) -- \"The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword\" is, in a way, a tough game to figure out. On one hand, the \"Zelda\" franchise has provided many hours of enjoyment for fans for 25 years, while chronicling the adventures of everyone's favorite green-hat-wearing elf, Link. This game has that. On the other hand, I wa...
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Ferrari shelve plans to unveil their 2012 Formula One car due to heavy snowfall . Plunging temperatures at the marque's Maranello factory, in Italy, causes postponement . Ferrari now plan to publish pictures and technical analysis on their website on Friday . The 2012 F1 season gets underway with the Australian Grand P...
[ "(CNN) -- Ferrari's plans to unveil their new car for the 2012 Formula One season have been scuppered by heavy snowfall at the Italian team's Maranello factory. The legendary marque had planned to showcase the new car, which they hope will win them a first drivers' championship since 2007, on Friday. \"There was no...
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Eric Dompierre has Down syndrome and plays high school football and basketball . A Michigan school rule would prevent him from playing his senior year because of his age . Schools are expected to vote on a proposal that would allow for a waiver under certain circumstances .
[ "(CNN) -- A Michigan high school student athlete with Down syndrome might get to keep playing sports during his senior year despite his age. The Michigan High School Athletic Association said Monday that its representative council had approved a proposal for a vote by member schools that would change the group's co...
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Barry Rosen, a former hostage in Iran, says war of words is turning into threat of war . He says despite saber-rattling and comments by GOP candidates, war not inevitable . He says regime flailing due to internal tensions, hard-hit economy, upcoming elections . Rosen: Intermediaries like Qatar could provide structure f...
[ "(CNN) -- For most of my life, I've had a relationship with Iran, mostly good, but which included a long period in which Iran hurt me and other foreign service officers greatly. I was the press attaché at the United States Embassy in Teheran in 1979, and one of 52 Americans held hostage for 444 days during the Ira...
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Michael Schumacher says Malaysian GP will show true quality of 2012 teams . The Mercedes driver qualified fourth for Australian GP, but retired after just 10 laps . Reigning champion Sebastian Vettel warns the track is more difficult than first appears . Ferrari's Fernando Alonso says drivers and teams need to be aware...
[ "(CNN) -- By qualifying fourth for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher offered a tantalising hint he was ready to shake off the indifferent form he has displayed since returning to Formula One in 2010. The seven-time world champion's challenge in Melbourne was cut short by a 10th-lap gearbo...
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Top seed Caroline Wozniacki through to the last 32 at the Australian Open . Denmark's world No. 1 will next play Romanian 31st seed Monica Niculescu . Third seed Victoria Azarenka also progresses with victory in third round . Defending champion Kim Clijsters on course for rematch with Li Na in round four .
[ "(CNN) -- World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki had to admit to an embarrassing loss on Wednesday, but it won't affect her chances of winning her first grand slam title at the Australian Open. The Dane's post-match press conference was delayed because the 21-year-old misplaced her bag of clothes after a 6-1 7-6 (7-4) win ...
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Hundreds of campaign signs are left in New Hampshire . City workers are largely handling the cleanup . 'It's a never-ending battle,' a worker says .
[ "(CNN) -- The votes have been counted, the candidates have moved on to South Carolina, but remnants of a hard-fought battle blanket Manchester, New Hampshire. The campaigns left behind hundreds, perhaps thousands of political signs on street corners and traffic medians from one end of the city to the other. Now som...
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Hans Peterson suspected of a murdering a Chicago dermatologist . He fled to St. Martin, a French territory, before police could question him . Because he is a French national, the government won't extradite him . The victim's family and U.S. senators from Illinois lobby for extradition .
[ "CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- A man suspected of murdering a doctor in Chicago, Illinois, is trying to skirt the U.S. justice system by fleeing to the French island territory of St. Martin, according to prosecutors. Dr. David Cornbleet, a dermatologist, was murdered in his Chicago office in October, 2006. \"He's doin...
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What should a parent do when children corner them, asking about Santa? Children younger than 7 are likely to believe what their parents tell them . One answer: A lot of people believe different things about Santa .
[ "(CNN) -- When out on the playground, there arose such a clatter -- because little Tommy told all his classmates there was no such thing as Santa Claus. It's an uncomfortable scenario both the Tooth Fairy and Easter Bunny know all too well, and has the potential to leave parents caught like reindeer in headlights. ...
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Darnell "Dynasty" Young can return to high school next January, the school district says . Young, 17, pulled a stun gun on students he said bullied him at his Indianapolis high school . "I brought the stun gun 'cause I wasn't safe," the teen says . "The district does not condone bullying," a spokeswoman says .
[ "(CNN) -- A gay teenager who pulled a stun gun on students he said bullied him has been expelled from his Indianapolis high school until January. \"While the district does not condone bullying, it also does not allow weapons to be brought on our school campuses for any reason,\" a spokeswoman for Indianapolis Publi...
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NEW: A CIA spokeswoman says the agency is "working to resolve" the problems . A site tied to Anonymous claims the group took down the CIA's public website . A site linked to the hacking group posts e-mails tied to Mexico's mining industry . Alabama says information was "compromised" after state sites were hacked .
[ "(CNN) -- Websites affiliated with the CIA, Mexico's mining ministry and the state of Alabama were down Friday, allegedly done in by hackers, government officials and a well-known hacking group reported. A message Friday on a Twitter page and Tumblr feed affiliated with the hacking group known as Anonymous celebrat...
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The artists' remixes, "Birthday Cake" and "Turn Up the Music," hit the Web on Monday . Response to partnership has been negative, but remixes are doing well . Brown pleaded guilty in June 2009 to assaulting his then-girlfriend .
[ "(CNN) -- The public has been shaking its collective head since rumors of a Rihanna-Chris Brown collaboration began circulating on the Internet last week. Once the artists' respective remixes, \"Birthday Cake\" and \"Turn Up the Music,\" featuring each other, hit the Web on Monday, that head-shaking turned into ful...
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"The tragedy is that the sadness at the end ... defines everything," James Clementi says . Tyler Clementi killed himself after two students allegedly spied on him via webcam kissing a man . His roommate goes on trial this month on 15-count indictment, including hate crimes . James Clementi's interview with CNN's Jason ...
[ "New York (CNN) -- Almost 15 months since Tyler Clementi committed suicide, his older brother James wants people to know that \"he's much more than the way that he died.\" Tyler was an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University in New Jersey when he jumped off the George Washington Bridge in New York on September 2...
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Chelsea have completed the signing of Bolton central defender Gary Cahill . The 26-year-old England international joins Chelsea for a fee of $10.7 million . Cahill's transfer is the biggest in England so far during the transfer window . Eric Abidal signs a new contract with Barcelona to end speculation about his future...
[ "(CNN) -- Chelsea have completed the signing of England international defender Gary Cahill from Premier League rivals Bolton Wanderers for a fee of $10.7m. The 26-year-old finalized his protracted move on Monday after agreeing personal terms and passing a medical, making it the biggest English transfer so far durin...
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Nearly 4 million apparently accidental calls were made to emergency call centers in 2010 . That's more than one-third of some 11 million emergency calls made in New York each year . Authorities say it is an increased burden on emergency response systems .
[ "New York (CNN) -- A \"pocket dial\" mistake can result in an unwanted phone call, annoying for the recipient and potentially embarrassing to the caller. But a new study found a staggering number of those apparently accidental calls in New York City are made to emergency responders, jamming up 911 lines in a city t...
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Connie Nielsen says she refuses the fame and money side of acting . She says the long winters mean the residents have to be creative . Copenhagen is full of history and culture, and Nielsen loves its museums . The city is very beautiful and the light has "a very special quality," she says .
[ "COPENHAGEN, Denamrk (CNN) -- Actress Connie Nielsen hit the big time when she starred in \"Gladiator\" as Lucilla, sister of the deranged Emperor Commodus. Since then she has appeared in hit movies including \"One Hour Photo\" and \"The Hunted\". Connie Nielsen has always refused to play the Hollywood fame game. B...
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Reviewer Tom Charity: "Project X" loses more than it gains from the "videography" gambit . There's nothing new here -- the wild party is ingrained in youths' rites of passage, he says . "Project X" was directed by newcomer Nima Nourizadeh .
[ "(CNN) -- Since \"The Blair Witch Project,\" \"Cloverfield\" and \"Paranormal Activity,\" it's been impossible to see a camcorder movie without steeling yourself for some monstrous horror lurking just offscreen. \"Project X\" is supposed to be a comedy, but parents with teenagers -- or parents with kids who may one...
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A U.S. official says they know of "no succession plan" now that bin Laden is dead . An expert says his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is "not popular with colleagues" Another contender is U.S.-born Anwar al-Alwaki, who is now based in Yemen . Other possibilities are Abu Yahya al-Libi, from Libya, and Ilyas Kashmiri of Paki...
[ "(CNN) -- The death of Osama bin Laden does not necessarily mean the death of al Qaeda, the terrorist network he founded, though experts say none of his most likely successors offer the same combination of charisma, cash and credibility among militant Muslims. Bin Laden has long been a prime target for U.S. authori...
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The United Kingdom is the world's biggest market for fair trade produce . Sales of fair trade goods increased by 12% from 2010 to 2011 . The growth in fair trade is significant in a struggling retail sector . Awareness of fair trade principles in the UK is almost double that of Europe .
[ "London (CNN) -- In an environment of declining retail sales in the United Kingdom, one premium brand is bucking the trend as consumers vote with their consciences. Sales of ethically produced, fair trade products in the UK increased by 12% from 2010 to 2011, accounting for £1.3 billion ($2.07 billion). While just...
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Sinead O'Connor said they had split last week due to a conflict with Barry Herridge's family . "Spent a beautiful evening of love making with none other than my husband," the rocker wrote . "We decided to be boyfriend and girlfriend again and stay married," she said .
[ "(Rolling Stone) -- Sinead O'Connor has gotten back together with husband Barry Herridge, only days after announcing plans to end their marriage of less than a month. O'Connor said they had split last week due to a conflict with Herridge's family. \"Spent a beautiful evening of love making with none other than my h...
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Jillian Michaels found fame as the punishing trainer on "The Biggest Loser" Michaels: "It's never been about fitness. It's always been about helping to empower people" "Fitness is an entry point to help you build that happier, healthier life," she says .
[ "(Health.com) -- Jillian Michaels catapulted to fame as the punishing trainer who got results on \"The Biggest Loser\" and \"Losing It with Jillian.\" But the 38-year-old has always been just as interested in building confidence as she has in sculpting rockhard abs. It's no accident that her most recent book is \"U...
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Unilever's Europe head plans to grow the business by stengthening green credentials . He says consumers don't simply want the cheapest products, but ones made responsibly . The emerging markets are more business-friendly than Europe, he says . Europe is in need of a "spring clean" to encourage innovation and growth .
[ "London (CNN) -- The European head of consumer goods giant Unilever believes that improving the company's environmental practices could help double its sales, such is the appetite from customers from sustainably-made products. Jan Zijderveld, the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate's president of Europe, said there was a clea...
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"We take all human loss of life very seriously," says a U.S. Embassy spokesman . Civilians are killed in a western Afghanistan strike, an Afghan official says . More than 1,900 Americans and another 1,000-plus allied troops have been killed in the conflict .
[ "Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai expressed dismay Monday over four airstrikes in recent days by international forces in which dozens of civilian casualties have been reported. \"That's unacceptable to the Afghan government,\" said the spokesman, Aimal Faizi. He said that Karzai ha...
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Michelle Williams chose a silk and organza Louis Vuitton dress with a peplum waist . Rooney Mara went minimal in a white Givenchy gown with a plunging neckline . Jennifer Lopez made a stunning entrance in a curve-hugging Zuhair Murad gown .
[ "(InStyle.com) -- At the 2012 Academy Awards each celebrity came out looking her personal best. \"Gwyneth Paltrow was elegant, Meryl Streep's look said 'I'm a movie star,' and Viola Davis was powerful and majestic,\" says InStyle Fashion Director Hal Rubenstein. Each woman dressed the way we want to see them and th...
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More than half of cell phone owners get some of their media on mobile devices . comScore finds 47% of all U.S. cell phone owners currently use apps . 14% of U.S. cell phone subscribers also own a tablet, highest in any country .
[ "(CNN) -- Are you reading this article on your cell phone or tablet? These days, that makes you pretty normal, especially if you're American, according to a recent report from comScore. According to comScore, which tracks these sort of things, 55% of the 234 million cell phone subscribers in the U.S. are getting at...
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Harmon Parker's nonprofit group helps Kenyans build footbridges over perilous rivers . The bridges not only save lives; they connect people to schools, markets and health care . Parker came to Kenya in 1989 as a young missionary with masonry skills . Because of limited financing, he is able to organize only five or six...
[ "West Pokot, Kenya (CNN) -- More than 13 years after his parents drowned in a flash flood, David Kakuko is at the Moruny River, building a bridge that might have prevented their deaths. The hanging footbridge will provide safe passage over the Moruny, a frequently flooded waterway in West Pokot, Kenya. \"Before the...
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Despite cuttings tens of thousands of jobs, HSBC returns to sponsor the Rugby Sevens . Profile of rugby growing with the sports inclusion in the 2016 Summer Olympic Gamers . HSBC says it expects a 3-to-1 rate of return for its sponsorship investment . Analyst: Returns for companies on sports sponsorship are "notoriousl...
[ "Hong Kong (CNN) -- As the attention of the rugby world is drawn to Hong Kong this weekend for the Rugby Sevens, corporations are looking to capitalize on a sport that soon will become an Olympic event. Two dozen teams will pound the pitch, put in flying tackles and perhaps lose teeth in an effort to claim the 2012...
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Dozens of Syrian women, children were stabbed and burned to death, activists say . CNN's Arwa Damon recently returned from dangerous mission inside Syria . She talks about possible sectarian divides, what she heard from residents .
[ "(CNN) -- More than 8,000 people have died in the violence surrounding the Syrian uprising in the past year, a U.N. official said Tuesday. And a new Amnesty International report released Wednesday says Syrians detained by the regime are subjected to systemic torture. Dozens of women and children in Homs were some o...
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NEW: Troops shell mountains, activist says . More than 10,100 Syrians in Turkey . British nationals advised to leave Syria . Syrians have streamed across border with Turkey .
[ "(CNN) -- Syrian security forces determined to quell a three-month uprising stormed the northern village of Badama, near the Turkish border, a witness and an activist said Saturday. Units entered the village equipped with at least six tanks, 21 armed personnel carriers, 10 security buses and randomly fired at house...
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'Hostile forces' are trying to 'westernize' China, the president says in an essay . The warning comes as the authorities restrict entertainment shows on TV . The authorities are worried that 'propaganda is no longer working,' an analyst says . Despite a quota, Western films are likely to top the Chinese box office for ...
[ "(CNN) -- China may be flexing its growing economic and military muscles, but the country's leadership is concerned about its vulnerability on a more nebulous front: culture. The Chinese authorities are clamping down on the type of content being broadcast on the airwaves and websites within the country -- which alr...
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If a news item seems especially outrageous on April 1, it just may be a hoax . Among the good ones already: The Guardian reportedly switches to Twitter format . Taipei Times editor says, "Readers and viewers should keep a critical mind"
[ "(CNN) -- If you happen to browse upon a news story that's too odd to be true Wednesday, hold your outrage and check the calendar. A Lebanese newspaper ran a caricature last year of two opposition leaders hugging in light of April Fools' Day. It's April Fools' Day -- when media outlets around the world take a break...
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World leaders meeting in Seoul to discuss security measures against nuclear terrorism . Richard Chasdi: One major source of risk is the use of proxy groups by nations . He says nuclear-armed Pakistan is one of the countries where proxy groups have been used . Chasdi: In a nuclear age, empowering proxy groups could lead...
[ "(CNN) -- World leaders are meeting in Seoul this week to discuss how to deal with the threat of nuclear terrorism. The effort to prevent the misuse of nuclear materials and the spread of nuclear weapons has long-placed most emphasis on defensive measures. These are essentially on the \"supply side\" -- aiming to c...
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Mao proved to be good at fighting but poor at governing . Mao pushed sweeping socio-economic initiatives, strident ideological campaigns . His successor Deng Xiaoping embarks upon reforming the economy, opening China . China gains world prominence via 20-year economic boom, but has consequences .
[ "BEIJING, China (CNN) -- Soon after I first came to visit China in the autumn of 1971, I saw a contingent of militia soldiers doing marching drills in Tiananmen Square. I was told they were rehearsing for the annual National Day parade on October 1, which people eagerly awaited. Mao Zedong proclaims the founding of...
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Dick Clark suffered a heart attack at a hospital in Santa Monica, his publicist says . Clark hosted "American Bandstand" from 1956 to 1989 . As host of "American Bandstand," Clark bridged racial and political divides . He was dubbed "America's oldest living teenager" thanks to his youthful appearance .
[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- He was one of the most recognizable and influential voices in rock n' roll, and he never sang a note. So in the wake of Dick Clark's death, Americans of all stripes -- including music icons -- shared memories throughout the night and into Thursday. It wasn't just that Clark first introduced th...
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Fazul Abdullah Mohammed was an elusive and talented bombmaker . U.S. officials confirmed it was Mohammed through DNA tests . Al-Shabaab figure Musa Dheere was also killed, Kenyan officials say . Expert says their deaths "removed the top half of the al Qaeda network's explosives expertise" in the region .
[ "(CNN) -- At midnight last Tuesday, two men were traveling in a black four-wheel drive through the Somali capital, Mogadishu. One was Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the most wanted terrorist in Africa. Mohammed had survived more than a decade on the run, at least one attempt on his life, and a $5 million price on his hea...
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All 12 passengers and 2 crew were killed . Three Americans were among the victims . The plane was preparing to land in Tegucigalpa when it lost contact .
[ "(CNN) -- A small passenger plane crashed Monday into a hill outside the capital of Honduras, killing all 14 people aboard, officials said. \"The impact of the plane was pretty strong, it would have been very difficult for a person to have survived, given the way the fuselage looked,\" said Oscar Triminio, a spokes...
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NEW: PM tries to strike balance between settlement backers, laws on settlement growth . Hebron is the most contested city in the West Bank . Official says eviction will help ease tension and is "a good step forward" The eviction comes amid upcoming Netanyahu-Fayyad meeting .
[ "Jerusalem (CNN) -- Israeli police evicted 15 Jewish settlers from a an illegally occupied house in the restive West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday following a weeklong showdown between the settler community and Israel's Defense Ministry, which administers the occupied territory. \"We are determined to make sure ...
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Former ESPN employee Anthony Federico tells the New York Daily News, "I'm so sorry" He wrote a headline that included the phrase "Chink in the Armor" Basketball sensation Jeremy Lin did not think the slur was on purpose and does not care anymore . Federico tells the paper he is proud of his career at ESPN .
[ "New York (CNN) -- Former ESPN writer Anthony Federico apologized Monday for writing an offensive headline about basketball sensation Jeremy Lin, calling it \"an honest mistake.\" The controversial headline read \"Chink in the Armor: Jeremy Lin's 9 Turnovers Cost Knicks in Streak-stopping Loss to Hornets.\" The phr...
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Four years ago, Bill Clinton was the biggest and most vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton . Now, the former president will be a high-profile surrogate for President Obama . Bill Clinton recently appeared in a buzzworthy Obama campaign web video . Clinton can help Obama by reminding voters of better economic times .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- If case you had any doubts, don't -- Bill Clinton's fully on board President Barack Obama's re-election effort. \"Barack Obama deserves to be re-elected president of the United States,\" the former president said Sunday night, as he joined the current officeholder at a fundraiser for the Obama ...
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Elif Shafak is an award winning novelist who writes in Turkish and English . She spoke about storytelling and identity politics at TED Global conference . Shafak's next novel will focus on experiences of an immigrant family in London, England . In an excerpt, she writes about a Turkish mother's bitterness at having dau...
[ "London (CNN) -- 22 November, 1947; A Village Near the River Euphrates . When Pembe was born, her mother was so sad she forgot about the pain she had suffered for twenty-six hours and the blood oozing between her legs, and tried to get up and walk away. At least, that is what everyone said -- everyone who was prese...
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Freeplay Energy founder Rory Stear appeared on Principal Voices in 2007 . Of PV he says: It's thrilling to be asked, it has been a great experience" In 2008, Freeplay Energy started manufacturing lighting for India's poor . Working on an Indian version of the Lifeline light for distribution to villages .
[ "LONDON, England (CNN) -- When Rory Stear appeared on the Principal Voices roundtable last year, his company Freeplay Energy was best known for cranking out wind-up radios you could, well, crank up. Last year, former Principal Voice Rory Stear and his wife Kristine Pearson were named TIME 'Heroes of the Environment...
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Funeral service will be held Saturday for Daniel Parmertor . Parmertor, two other students were killed at Chardon, Ohio, high school . Grief counselors and police were at the school on Friday . T.J. Lane was charged Thursday with three counts of aggravated murder .
[ "Chardon, Ohio (CNN) -- A funeral service is planned Saturday for 16-year-old Daniel Parmertor, one of three students killed in an Ohio high school shooting. The shooting occurred Monday in the Chardon High School's cafeteria where authorities say T.J. Lane opened fire at the students. Two other students were hospi...
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The Spanish first developed the Presidio in 1776 . In 1846 the U.S. Army moved in . Recently businesses have been moving into its historic spaces .
[ "(Coastal Living) -- Until recently, only soldiers could take full advantage of this place. They got to wander the bluffs above the Pacific, with unforgettable views of rugged cliffs, hidden beaches and a sea-green bay rimmed by mountains. The Golden Gate Bridge anchors one leg on the Presidio's shores. Today, ever...
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Fast-growing hemp used for food, paper, textiles and car parts . Hemp and marijuana have tetrahydrocannabinol, but the level in hemp is lower . North Dakota is one of seven states that have OK'd production or research . The DEA will not approve permits for two farmers in that state .
[ "(CNN) -- The feds call industrial hemp a controlled substance -- the same as pot, heroin, LSD -- but advocates say a sober analysis reveals a harmless, renewable cash crop with thousands of applications that are good for the environment. Industrial hemp, left, looks a lot like its cousin in the cannabis family, ma...
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J.C. Chandor has an Oscar nomination for "Margin Call" screenplay . Script attracted name actors, but it was hard to get financing, he says . Movie concerns Wall Street firm holding bad paper at risk of going under .
[ "(CNN) -- J.C. Chandor is one of Hollywood's hot new names. For his feature film debut, \"Margin Call,\" he wrote the script and directed a cast that included Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons and Demi Moore. His work on the film, about a Wall Street firm facing collapse after an employee (Zachary Quinto) finds out its ho...
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NEW: NYC hired 86 private firms to bolster snow removal at a price that remains unclear . NEW: Winter weather could continue to strain state and municipal budgets . Forecasters say another storm could dump 6 to 12 inches of snow beginning Tuesday night . Deputy Mayor Goldsmith said the city didn't communicate well, res...
[ "New York (CNN) -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration faced its first public oversight hearing Monday as a part of a probe into what went wrong during last month's blizzard, with administration officials saying they should have declared a snow emergency. City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn called the resp...
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Pop superstar Whitney Houston's funeral is held Saturday . Houston set numerous records during her musical and film career . Singer died at age 48 after being found unconscious in a hotel room bathtub .
[ "(CNN) -- Whitney Houston, who ruled the pop charts during the 1980s and '90s, will be laid to rest Saturday following a funeral at her childhood church in Newark, New Jersey. A look back at key moments in Houston's life, as well as her last days: . August 9, 1963 . Houston is born in Newark to gospel singer Cissy ...
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NEW: Queen Elizabeth II calls for banking reform and warns about Iran . British queen delivers a speech each year scripted by politicians for her to read . Her messenger, the Black Rod, summons lawmakers to her speech . Elizabeth is marking her Diamond Jubilee, 60 years on the throne .
[ "London (CNN) -- Queen Elizabeth II laid out the British government's plans for the coming year in a speech Wednesday marked by pomp and tradition. In the speech scripted by politicians but read in the House of Lords by the monarch, she said her ministers would reduce the deficit, strengthen regulation of the finan...
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NEW: Ike goes from 80-mph winds to 135-mph winds in six hours . Hanna to pound Bahamas, could regain hurricane strength . Hanna expected to make U.S. landfall by Friday or Saturday .
[ "MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- Hurricane Ike grew from a Category 1 into a menacing Category 4 storm in about six hours Wednesday as it fed on the warm waters of Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center said. An infrared image from a NOAA satellite shows Ike swirling in the Atlantic on Wednesday night. \"Ike is an extreme...
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U.S. military identifies frozen remains as those of a World War II airman . Ernest G. Munn had been missing since his training flight disappeared in 1942 . Hikers found the body in a Californian glacier last year . The body had long wavy hair and an unopened parachute lay nearby .
[ "(CNN) -- The U.S. military has identified frozen remains found atop a California glacier as those of a World War II era airman who vanished more than half a century ago. Peter Stekel and a friend found the remains of a World War II airman atop a glacier in California. Ernest G. Munn had been missing since his trai...
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Civil liberties group says Michigan Muslims' First Amendments rights violated . It cites "invasive religious questioning" at the U.S.-Canada border . U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it prohibits profiling based on race, religion .
[ "(CNN) -- A Muslim civil liberties group filed a lawsuit Friday against the federal government for allegedly violating the First Amendment rights of Michigan Muslims and violating a 1993 federal law that upholds the free practice of religion. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said U.S. border agents and the...
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Martha Burk: Augusta National Golf Club, site of the Masters, doesn't admit women . But this year the CEO of IBM, a major sponsor whose CEOs are given membership, is a woman . She says this puts IBM in a bind: Should it ditch sponsorship if CEO not admitted? She says yes . Burk: It's IBM's directors' responsibility to ...
[ "(CNN) -- Well, well. The boys at Augusta National Golf Club -- members and sponsors alike -- are in a big bind. Nine years after I led an unsuccessful effort by the National Council of Women's Organizations to open membership in the club to women, the \"woman problem\" is back. This time it involves Virginia Romet...
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Marwan Muasher: Doomsayers who say Arab Spring is petering out are wrong; it is irreversible . Muasher: Elites and protesters are at an impasse, need to move toward consensus building . Protesters need political parties and programs, he says, and elites must reform . It will be hard, he says, but the only way ahead in ...
[ "(CNN) -- Moammar Gadhafi's exit from Libya is a reminder that the Arab awakening will not just fizzle out, despite what some observers are saying. Recently, commentators pointed to the public cheers heard in Egypt as the army pushed protesters out of Tahrir Square as a signal that the uprisings were petering out a...
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NEW: Eastern end of Lake Ontario hit hard . Lake-effect snows blanket area from Buffalo to Cleveland . Shoppers gather supplies in Pennsylvania . Ohio tries to stretch supplies of road salt .
[ "(CNN) -- Two feet of snow has fallen in western New York and more is coming along the southern shore of Lake Erie from Cleveland, Ohio, to Buffalo, the National Weather Service said Monday. The heavy snow spread north of Buffalo as well. \"Yesterday morning we had none. So it's quite a transition to go from no sno...
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Former U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach dies at 90 . He was a key adviser to Presidents Kennedy, Johnson . Katzenbach confronted Alabama Gov. George Wallace over desegregation . He drafted and engineered passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday led Justice Department tributes to former presidential adviser and Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, who died at 90. Holder had a personal connection to Katzenbach, remembered for facing down Alabama Gov. George Wallace at a schoolhouse door in June...
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Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom apologized to the family of Jacobo Arbenz . Arbenz was ousted in a coup in 1954 . Some wonder whether the U.S., which backed the coup, will also apologize .
[ "(CNN) -- Jacobo Arbenz was overthrown as president of Guatemala in a CIA-backed coup in 1954, a seminal event that historians say set the Central American country on a path of dictatorships and civil war that would last for decades. Even though he was democratically elected and popular at the time, after Arbenz wa...
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"There would be no significant impacts," a U.S. environmental official says . The pipeline would run from Alberta, Canada, to Texas . It could transport up to 830,000 barrels a day and is estimated to cost $7 billion . Environmentalists are staging a two-week protest at the White House .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- A controversial proposal to build a giant oil pipeline between Alberta, Canada, and Texas cleared a key hurdle Friday as the State Department said the project could be built without significant damage to the environment. Known as Keystone XL, the 1,700-mile pipeline has drawn fierce criticism f...
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Youssif continues to be treated in California for his burns, scars . He is enrolled in school and learning English . More surgeries lie ahead . Boy was doused with gasoline, set on fire by masked men in Baghdad .
[ "Editor's note: Since 2007, CNN and CNN.com have followed the story of Youssif, an Iraqi boy disfigured when he was burned by attackers. Today, CNN's Arwa Damon catches up with the boy and his family, now living in California where Youssif is undergoing treatment. Today Youssif goes to school in California and cont...
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NEW: Flags will be at half-staff at the Ohio Statehouse and in Geauga County, the governor says . Witnesses say student T.J. Lane walked up to a table and started firing . He was then chased out by a teacher and arrested, witnesses and authorities say . A friend says that Lane seemed like "a very normal, just teenage b...
[ "Chardon, Ohio (CNN) -- Schools throughout the small town of Chardon, Ohio, will be closed Tuesday -- except for counselors on hand to help any students who want to come in to talk, to try to come to grips with the bloodshed that left one of their own dead. Four students, meanwhile, spent the night in local hospita...
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New Jersey student, 18, is suffering from leukemia . Singer Taylor Swift invited him to awards show Sunday . Kevin McGuire is in the hospital and cannot attend .
[ "New York (CNN) -- A cancer-stricken New Jersey student asked by superstar singer Taylor Swift to join her at Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards is too ill to attend, supporters said. A Facebook group started by Kevin McGuire's older sister, Victoria, said Saturday that her 18-year-old brother was admitted to...
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Some restaurants dish up plenty of taste and the sight of their servers in wild costumes . An assassin might serve you at Ninja New York, or Captain Orion at Mars 2112 . Wenches work in Medieval Times, while naughty nurses serve at Heart Attack Grill .
[ "(CNN) -- Diners flock to restaurants for the food, but they sometimes return for the eye candy. Many restaurants have swapped the utilitarian server uniform of television's \"Alice\" for khaki pants, polo shirts and, on occasion, pin-on \"flair.\" But some have upped the ante with '50s poodle skirts, German dirndl...
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NEW: "How do we know the killer is not still here," a neighbor asks . GBI Director Vernon Keenan calls the crime "horrendous" Officials find the girl's body in a trash bin after expanding the search area . The FBI joined local officials in the expanded search for the missing 7-year-old on Monday .
[ "Atlanta (CNN) -- Police have found the body of a 7-year-old Georgia girl who went missing more than two days ago, the state's chief law enforcement official said Monday. Police believe Jorelys Rivera was abducted, sexually assaulted and murdered at her apartment complex in Canton, about 40 miles north of Atlanta, ...
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Extensive damage reported on two Bahamas islands . In North Carolina, Dare County orders evacuation of visitors . Storm forces changes in cruise ship itineraries, including the Carnival Sensation . Hurricane Irene maintains strength, could be Category 4 storm on Thursday .
[ "Miami (CNN) -- Officials in a popular stretch of coastal North Carolina ordered all visitors to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Irene, which damaged homes in the Bahamas Wednesday as it churned toward the U.S. East Coast. Irene, with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph, could jump to Category 4 strength by Thursday, th...
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New film focuses on unsolved murder of Hamas leader in Dubai hotel in 2010 . Police believe Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh was killed by team of foreign agents . Dubai police said they were 100% certain that the Mossad was behind plot . Director of "The Javelin" says he is trying to offer an alternative storyline .
[ "(CNN) -- A tall and beguiling blonde sits alone at the bar of a luxury Middle Eastern hotel. Looking across the lobby she seductively eyes a mustached Arab man. Emboldened by her enticing glances he approaches the bar and they begin chatting. Unbeknown to the man, he has just taken the bait in an elaborate trap th...
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Barcelona's players meet tsunami survivors in Japan ahead of Al Sadd match . European champions to play Qatari side in semifinals of FIFA Club World Cup . Barca give 11 youngsters displaced from the Fukushima region a club shirt each . Al Sadd's Nadir Belhadj thinks the match will be a "celebration" for his teammates .
[ "(CNN) -- Spanish and European champions Barcelona took a break from their preparations for the FIFA Club World Cup semifinals by meeting children displaced by Japan's devastating tsunami. The club, who beat arch rivals Real Madrid 3-1 on Saturday, are in Japan for the tournament and face Qatari side Al Sadd in the...
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Corps didn't properly maintain Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, court rules . Ruling issued in lawsuit brought by six plaintiffs affected by the 2005 hurricane . Precedent will apply to 100,000 homes and businesses, plaintiffs' lawyer says .
[ "(CNN) -- The Army Corps of Engineers' failure to properly maintain a shipping channel linking New Orleans, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico led to catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Katrina, a federal court ruled Wednesday. \"It is the court's opinion that the negligence of the Corps, in this instance by fail...
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Two accused of plotting against military recruits . Two are being held in Seattle . Another individual reportedly turned them in .
[ "Washington (CNN) -- Two U.S. citizens from Seattle and Los Angeles -- described as \"would-be terrorists\" by the FBI -- have been arrested and charged with plotting to kill Americans enlisting in the armed forces in Seattle, federal officials announced Thursday. The men were identified as Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, ...
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Mandela is "comfortable" and in "a satisfactory condition," president says . Mandela had an operation for a hernia, relative says . He should be released no later than Monday, relative says . The former president last appeared in public in 2010 .
[ "Johannesburg (CNN) -- South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela successfully underwent hernia surgery Saturday, a family member told CNN Saturday. Mandela was \"comfortable\" and in \"a satisfactory condition\" Saturday, said the South African president, who referred to the medical event only as \"a planned...
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NEW: The penalty is the latest salvo in long-running dispute between Globovision and the government . The broadcaster is fined 7.5% of its gross income for violating the law . The government accuses the network of inciting anxiety in the public . The $2.2 million fine could mean the end of Globovision .
[ "(CNN) -- Venezuela's telecommunications regulator, Conatel, fined private television broadcaster Globovision Tuesday 7.5% of its gross income for alleged violations of the country's media responsibility laws, marking the latest salvo in the long-running feud between the broadcaster and the government. Globovision ...
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NEW: Gingrich says "we're going to keep going" Virginia attorney general indicates candidates may appeal . Four candidates "played the game, lost, and then complained," judge rules . Perry, Gingrich, Santorum and Huntsman won't be on Virginia primary ballot .
[ "(CNN) -- A federal judge on Friday ruled against four Republican presidential candidates seeking a spot on Virginia's March 6 primary ballot, saying they waited too long to file their claims. Left off the ballot are Texas Gov. Rick Perry, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former U.S Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsyl...
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Aristide is scheduled to fly to Haiti Thursday night . The former president wants to return to Haiti after seven years in exile . The White House has opposed his return before Sunday's election . But Aristide's supporters say no one has the right to block his return .
[ "(CNN) -- After seven years in exile, former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide will be back in his homeland Friday, two days ahead of a highly anticipated election, his U.S. attorney said. Aristide was at the privately-owned Lanseria International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday, said lawye...
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Sudha David-Wilp says the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) vote can portend national change . Brussels will be watching because Germany is the power broker with the EU, she says . David-Wilp: The appearance of new parties could herald instability within Germany . She adds that the NRW vote will have an impact on Germany's ...
[ "Berlin (CNN) -- Germany's electoral map has many colors in comparison to the red and blue of America, yet on both sides of the Atlantic, battleground state elections can portend change on the national level. Voters in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany's most populous state, go to the polls this Sunday, and wha...
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NEW: The Philippines issues a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the quake . No tsunami warning for the wider region, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says . The earthquake occurs 70 kilometers (44 miles) from the coastal city of Dumaguete, the USGS says . Guests at a hotel in Bacolod evacuate during the earthquak...
[ "(CNN) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, prompting the country to issue a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the epicenter. The quake struck about 11:49 a.m. (10:49 p.m. Sunday ET) about 70 kilometers (44 miles) from the coastal city of Dumaguete on the ...
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New Jersey student, 18, is suffering from leukemia . He was hoping for a date for his prom . Singer Taylor Swift instead invites him to April awards show .
[ "(CNN) -- Expressing apologies that she can't accompany him to prom on his birthday, country music beauty Taylor Swift on Friday asked an 18-year-old student with cancer to be her date to the Academy of Country Music Awards in April. Kevin McGuire was diagnosed with leukemia in 2007 at the age of 13. The cancer was...
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Bismarck, North Dakota, registers lowest unemployment rate in Sept. 2008 . Most of the lowest unemployment rates were found in west, midwest . Jobless rates were higher in 92 percent of U.S. cities surveyed this Sept. Only 25 areas reported lower rates while six areas had no change .
[ "Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with CareerBuilder.com, which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to CNN.com. Salt Lake City, Utah, ranks 21st with an unemployment rate of 3.5 percent. Job seekers with no ties to any particular location often seek jobs in big cities like...
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Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani was president of the Shura Council . He had been a trusted associate of President Saleh for more than five decades . Youth protesters marching in the streets vow Saleh will be ousted .
[ "Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- The third most powerful political figure in the Yemeni government has died from wounds he received in the presidential palace attack in Sanaa last June. Yemen State TV announced the death in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, of Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, the president of the Shura Council, and announced the...
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Witnesses say security forces use bulldozers and fire to dismantle camps in Taiz . A government spokesman denies attacking protesters . 20 now are dead in clashes in Taiz, medical sources say . The Yemeni air force launches strikes against militants in Zinjibar .
[ "(CNN) -- Sanaa residents reported hearing heavy explosions and sporadic gunfire for several hours early Tuesday, one day after security forces set fire to tents and tore through demonstrators' camps in Freedom Square in Taiz with bulldozers, an activist and eyewitnesses said. It was not immediately clear what caus...
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A sexual misconduct scandal forces parents to have difficult talks with kids . The scandal is centered at Miramonte Elementary School . Working-class Mexican immigrants populate school's neighborhood . "It's a conversation that is like a taboo," one parent says .
[ "Florence, California (CNN) -- Sergio Blanco faced the most painstaking moment of parenthood the past week when he had to ask two of his young sons whether they were sexually molested at Miramonte Elementary School. All throughout this working-class neighborhood, hundreds of parents have been holding similar conver...
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NEW: Tribal fighters accuse Saleh's regime of being two-faced . The official says the government airstrikes missed their target . Military officials blames limited coordination between tribes and government forces . Yemen's relationship with its tribal leaders is further strained .
[ "(CNN) -- Recent Yemeni airstrikes targeting Islamic militants in the south accidentally killed at least 11 pro-government tribesmen, a senior Yemeni military official told CNN Sunday. The attack took place just east of Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Yemen's restive Abyan province and a city that has seen clas...
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Tim Stanley says Catholic contraception dust-up cast by some as new culture war . Stanley says this may work in GOP primaries, but it won't with today's general voters . He says social issues Pat Buchanan touted in 1992 don't resonate in bad economy . Stanley: "War" is more relevant to political elites than voters and ...
[ "(CNN) -- The Obama administration's attempt to mandate that Catholic organizations provide contraception to their employees in insurance plans injected some ugly nostalgia into the presidential race in recent weeks. \"The sexual and religious politics of the 1990s (are) suddenly back,\" wrote Andrew Sullivan in Ne...
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"Batman has lost another father," Batman movie producer Michael Uslan says . Exec: Robinson "illustrated some of the defining images of pop culture's greatest icons" Robinson claimed creation of the Joker, but others dispute his role . "I wanted a very strong villain, because I thought that's going to carry the story,"...
[ "Los Angeles (CNN) -- Cartoonist Jerry Robinson, who worked on the earliest Batman comics and claimed credit for creating the super-villain The Joker, died Thursday at the age of 89, his family confirmed. \"Batman has lost another father,\" Batman movie producer Michael Uslan said. \"Farewell to my dear, dear frien...