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7b9ea4923b1f9c09b24bc44ae6e273664898bb10 | Summarize the following news article. | Ivo Karlovic broke the world record for the fastest serve in a Davis Cup match in March .
The Croat was clocked at 155 mph (251 kph) to beat Andy Roddick's previous mark .
Type 3 tennis balls were introduced by the ITF in 2002, and are 6% bigger in diameter .
They are seen as a potential solution if the number of aces ... | [
"(CNN) -- They are tall, powerful and capable of serving a tennis ball at over 150 mph (241 kph). They are the rocket men of tennis, and they're getting faster. Leading the race is Ivo Karlovic, the 6 ft 10 in Croatian they call the \"King of Aces,\" who was clocked at 156 mph (251 kph) during a Davis Cup tie in Za... |
7c3c0ccc1183c3b44c04d29a5cb4c24c094a0629 | Summarize the following news article. | Preliminary results shows Canada's Conservative Party winning 166 parliament seats .
The New Democratic Party surges in popularity and is poised to become the opposition party .
Also the results show that Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper would remain in power . | [
"(CNN) -- Canada's Conservative Party was riding to a definitive victory as results from national elections came in early Tuesday. Preliminary results also showed that Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper would remain in power for the third time and also showed that a left-leaning political party, the New Dem... |
a74e868f59140024c46976c96605ccc2fcb0e214 | Summarize the following news article. | Real Madrid beat Barcelona on away goals to take first trophy of season .
Explosive first 30 minutes prove too much for Tito Vilanova's Barcelona side .
Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo on target for Los Blancos .
Luka Modric makes debut for Jose Mourinho's side . | [
"(CNN) -- Goals from Gonzalo Higuain and, who else, Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid claim their first trophy of the season on Wednesday night against arch rivals Barcelona, who had to play for more than an hour with ten men after Adriano was shown a straight red card in the 27th minute. Barcelona had won the f... |
e77373f90413e27869e46803999053635c0ed18d | Summarize the following news article. | The Bowl Championship Series system makes it hard for some college teams to qualify .
Millions of dollars in revenue are at stake in the football bowl selection process .
Assistant Attorney General Varney seeks an explanation . | [
"(CNN) -- In a letter to the NCAA disclosed Wednesday, the Justice Department said it has received several requests for an antitrust investigation into the current Bowl Championship Series system, and it wants information to help it decide what to do. That controversial system makes it very difficult for teams in s... |
502266f1b727e056365833af7e1661a5ae1cb64b | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: President Obama does not rule out the option of arming rebel fighters .
Opposition fighters retreat from Bin Jawad, regroup in Ras Lanuf .
Libyan government says military and civilian locations were bombed in Tripoli .
Libyan forces pound Misrata, a witness with the opposition says . | [
"Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi went on the attack Tuesday, pushing opposition fighters back to the outskirts of a key oil town, rebels said. Also Tuesday, world diplomats met in London to discuss the future of the North African nation. Opposition fighters in Bin Jawad battled... |
0f5f50ed4ad6b24e11c69042504920f40f2c2e47 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: U.N. investigations suggest the latest bodies are from an April 12 massacre .
A U.N. spokeswoman says the 68 bodies were found in graves near Abidjan .
More than 1,000 have died in clashes after a contested presidential election .
U.N. teams found more than 200 bodies in a mass grave in April . | [
"(CNN) -- Forensic experts have unearthed about 68 bodies from another cluster of mass graves in war-torn Ivory Coast, a United Nations spokeswoman said Monday. Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland, said human rights investigators found a total of 10 ... |
c5bf5f8bf16db6491d83c9cbd1a5150f5fec8412 | Summarize the following news article. | Tel Aviv is Israel's hippest young city .
Home to world-class theater, music and contemporary art .
"White City" area declared a UNESCO world heritage site for Bauhaus architecture .
Party-loving, tolerant atmosphere attracting more and more visitors . | [
"London (CNN) -- Jerusalem may be steeped in thousands of years of history, but the much younger Tel Aviv in Israel is increasingly a draw for culture lovers. This city by the sea is a draw to tourists seeking sun, young people looking to sample its impressive nightlife and culture vultures eager to explore its gal... |
775b28a6f545649b11379fd95b6c15e3d1cc332d | Summarize the following news article. | Chinese official warns island dispute will hurt economic relations with Japan .
Beijing is Tokyo's largest trading partner, accounting for nearly 20% of Japanese exports .
Sales of Japanese automobiles are down, despite booming car purchases in China .
Control of the disputed islands would allow for commercial rights t... | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- A Chinese official warned Thursday that Tokyo's move to \"buy\" a disputed island chain in the East China Sea would hurt trade between Asia's two largest economies. The battle over ownership of the island chain, called Diaoyu by China and Senkaku by Japan, will \"inevitably\" have a negative imp... |
ab264822eaad2302c3f849a8f53a2698e9306158 | Summarize the following news article. | Most of the injuries are minor, hospital officials say .
The tremors shake a region more than 200 miles west of Ankara .
Search and rescue and medical crews race to the scene . | [
"Istanbul (CNN) -- An earthquake that rattled western Turkey killed at least two people and injured dozens more, hospital and government officials said on Friday. The 5.8 magnitude quake, recorded late Thursday, occurred more than 200 miles west-southwest of the capital of Ankara, the U.S. Geological Survey said. T... |
322110a40d4291e6f296fbe1273edcaa99fc0ff5 | Summarize the following news article. | A gossip magazine in Denmark becomes at least the fifth publication to run the photos .
Closer magazine, the first to publish the photos, won't say if it obeyed a court order .
Catherine and Prince William got an injunction in France on Tuesday .
The royals have also filed a criminal complaint in France . | [
"(CNN) -- Topless photos of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, hit newsstands in yet another country Thursday, as a magazine in Denmark became at least the fifth outlet to run the pictures causing headaches for Britain's likely future queen. The Danish gossip magazine Se och Hoer ran the photos a day after its sister... |
13c2120556b0db25c9e2250b1605c670e3e75906 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Show's director calls incident "heartbreaking"
Wednesday's matinee performance has been postponed, a spokesman says .
31-year-old Christopher Tierney is listed in serious condition .
The New York Fire Department says the man fell 20 to 30 feet . | [
"New York (CNN) -- The stage musical \"Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark\" will have new safety protocols when it reopens Wednesday night, following an accident in which a performer fell and suffered serious injuries during a preview, officials said. Christopher Tierney, 31, is listed in serious condition, said Bellevu... |
399cbe754558ed47eac430993648387f2bdf6114 | Summarize the following news article. | English football's governing body issues apology for football stadium disaster which claimed 96 lives in 1989 .
Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield selected to host FA Cup semifinal match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest .
Liverpool manager, Brendan Rodgers expresses sympathy for families of victims . | [
"(CNN) -- The English Football Association (FA) added its voice to the chorus of apologies that have come in the wake of Wednesday's report into the Hillsborough Football Stadium tragedy which claimed the lives of 96 people in 1989. FA Chairman, David Bernstein said the FA was \"deeply sorry this tragedy occurred a... |
75807c1f2b73caf41820981b1668a9f380751668 | Summarize the following news article. | The United Nations has received 48% of what it needs for Africa crisis .
The global body has deep concerns that many more people will die .
The shortages of food and medical supplies are acute in Mogadishu .
The U.S. pledges $17 million more for the crisis . | [
"Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN) -- The United Nations is desperately trying to convince donors to get generous with their pocketbooks in order to stave off further suffering in the famine-wracked Horn of Africa. The global body said almost $2.5 billion is needed to cope with the crisis. So far, it has only received 48% o... |
29bc928e1228befe635bb74ff0d4d3e7638f5836 | Summarize the following news article. | Max Mosley tells CNN the re-instated Bahrain Grand Prix is unlikely to go ahead .
Former head of FIA says decision won't be ratified by all 12 Formula One teams .
Original race was due to be season opener but was canceled due to civil unrest .
Red Bull driver Mark Webber criticized decision to reschedule the race . | [
"(CNN) -- Former motorsport chief Max Mosley is adamant the re-instated Bahrain Grand Prix will not go ahead because Formula One's 12 teams are unlikely to ratify the decision. The Gulf kingdom was due to host the opening race of the 2011 season in March but it was postponed because of civil unrest in the country. ... |
33d4adbf1b893f2863a29c17047a952a516b78ce | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: UNICEF wants an investigation so there can be "some sort of justice"
Hamza, a boy who loved school and soccer, had been protesting on April 29 .
His death has sparked worldwide outrage .
Those who killed him "do not know God," says a relative who has fled to Kuwait . | [
"(CNN) -- Hamza Ali al-Khateeb, the Syrian boy whose killing has enraged, mobilized and emboldened the country's opposition movement, once harbored dreams of being a police officer. But the 13-year-old changed his ambitions when the government crackdown went into full swing. \"When he saw police officers kill the p... |
8181725dd9ce9c80d06cb257ba4545ddfdf64850 | Summarize the following news article. | NATO force is investigating reports of civilian casualties .
Armed insurgents were targeted in Kapisa province .
Allegations of such casualties also surfaced in another province Sunday . | [
"Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Just days after the governor of an northeastern Afghanistan province claimed dozens of civilians were killed in a NATO-led mission targeting insurgents, new allegations of civilian casualties surfaced in a nearby province Thursday. NATO's International Security Assistance Force is inves... |
1e38309556dde55662c6c21c4f40e210215fd577 | Summarize the following news article. | The body of Hamza Ali al-Khateeb, 13, shows horrible injuries in a YouTube video .
"They want the people to see this, they want the people to get scared," an activist says .
Instead, people "got angrier," says the activist, who is in hiding in Syria .
Syrian state TV: The medical examiner says there was no evidence of ... | [
"(CNN) -- The translation of the voice below the macabre YouTube video clip reads, \"Look at the bruises on his face along with his broken neck.\" The clip is a two and a half minute gruesome catalogue of wounds on a 13-year-old child's body. The body of Hamza Ali al-Khateeb. On April 29, demonstrators from village... |
1ffc2003bd1067c1562c535c0c6a73408d68ee2b | Summarize the following news article. | Voters in California will decide on death penalty and those in Minnesota on gay marriage .
Mark Osler: Each is significant because it could represent a turning point in history .
Osler: Let's see if Californians and Minnesotans choose less death and more love . | [
"(CNN) -- While the presidential candidates spar in debates and jump on gaffes, two possibly historic votes on November 6 will cut to the most primal issues: nothing less than death and love. In California, voters will decide whether to keep the death penalty on the books in America's most populous state. Meanwhile... |
91a4a3c5ea250d0fbc63f15c3249ea8b7907236e | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A South Korean military official tells CNN two soldiers fired at the plane .
Yonhap: The plane was not struck because it was out of range . | [
"Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Two South Korean soldiers fired at a civilian airplane after mistaking it for an aircraft from North Korea, a South Korean military official said Saturday. No damage was caused by the firing Friday morning, said the official, who requested anonymity in keeping with South Korean military... |
decd963a9e5a5cfc95cd4f114fe77a9ecb808b51 | Summarize the following news article. | James Morrison of England leads French Open after two rounds of 66 .
Morrison was hospitalized with Crohn's disease earlier in the week .
Richard Green of Australia trails by one shot at halfway .
Martin Kaymer of Germany eight shots back after two-under 69 . | [
"(CNN) -- James Morrison was hospitalized on Tuesday night with a recurrence of Crohn's disease but after a second successive 66 has taken the halfway lead in the French Open at Le Golf National near Paris. The 26-year-old has suffered from the debilitating disease, which causes intestinal inflammation, for the pa... |
2f9edeb4dc834d936832afcbf7230c467ff74a73 | Summarize the following news article. | Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fights Sergio Martinez in a championship match Saturday .
Martinez says Chavez Jr. is champ only because of his father, one of boxing's greats .
Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. won championships in three different weight divisions .
Martinez is considered one of the top three fighters in the world today . | [
"(CNN) -- Many boxers have aspired to be the next Julio Cesar Chavez, but only one man was born to be. His dad is an icon, a tiny man who cast a huge shadow. A man who lifted the entire nation of Mexico with his hands. And despite his 46 victories without a defeat, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. still has to answer the que... |
055a276b1e49334d1dae623301578903975b87b3 | Summarize the following news article. | Petra Kvitova beats Maria Sharapova 6-3 6-4 to win Wimbledon women's singles title .
21-year-old Czech Kvitova was winning her maiden grand slam title .
First player from Czech Republic to win Wimbledon singles title since Jana Novotna in 1998 . | [
"(CNN) -- Petra Kvitova stunned Maria Sharapova in straight sets 6-3 6-4 to claim the Wimbledon women's singles title Saturday. The 21-year-old had gone into the final as the underdog against three-time grand slam champion Sharapova, but belied that status with a high-class display on Centre Court. She is the thi... |
c0559e3415d5667854fbb96f5b0cb099cc2e77d3 | Summarize the following news article. | French police say 26 people killed in bus crash near Grenoble .
Bus carrying Polish pilgrims when it crashed near southeastern French city .
Accident happened as the coach was descending a steep incline .
It left the road, fell into a ravine and burst into flames . | [
"NOTRE-DAME-DE-MESAGE, France (Reuters) -- Twenty-six Polish pilgrims died when their coach crashed off a mountain road at a notorious accident black spot in the French Alps and burst into flames, police and officials say. Emergency officials say most of the passengers who died perished in the fire. Another 24 peop... |
f85677fab638fd2de436fde4d8f8f0b016eb3eda | Summarize the following news article. | NEW:Sgt. Marco Alexandre Alves is being called a "hero" by Rio's governor for confronting the gunman .
NEW: Many of the slain students will be buried Friday, state-run media says .
The gunman committed suicide, police say .
He was a former student of the school, the government says . | [
"(CNN) -- Thursday's massacre of 11 students at a Brazilian school could have been even worse, were it not for the heroic actions of a military policeman, according to a statement from the Rio de Janeiro state governor's office. Third Sgt. Marcio Alexandre Alves, 38, and a colleague raced to the Municipal School Ta... |
77ed61d41fee8055688eb1d71b3a09f2ff343de6 | Summarize the following news article. | Slovenia's Igor Simcic and his yacht Esimit Europa 2 win Maxi Rolex Cup .
30-meter yacht wins all four of its races and is first in its division . | [
"(CNN) -- Slovenia's Igor Simcic and his yacht Esimit Europa 2 were the biggest winners on the final day of the Maxi Rolex Cup in Sardinia on Saturday. Esimit Europa 2 was crowned the best Maxi class yacht in the world from a competition of 49 boats up to 45 meters in length. Simcic's 30-meter vessel, sponsored by ... |
59f91d3eab938572397c56fe2a41f9a2fb5c7658 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "Hamas will receive its punishment," Ehud Barak says .
Attacks and counterattacks have escalated in the past two days .
The Palestinian rocket attacks wound three Thai workers in Israel .
The emir of Qatar visits Gaza and will increase aid . | [
"(CNN) -- As dozens of Palestinian rockets rained down on southern Israel, the country's air force carried out new raids on positions in Gaza on Wednesday. Two days of airstrikes have killed four Palestinians, at least two of them identified as militants. Attacks and counterattacks between the two sides are a frequ... |
1ce6506346968d55e85d66bcdbef44d2ad289b10 | Summarize the following news article. | Navy is in talks for potential "Carrier Classic"
ESPN would televise game if it pans out .
Two courts would have to be built to skirt weather woes .
Courts, bleachers would have to vanish if carrier ordered on a mission . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Hoops games happen all the time on aircraft carriers, but Tuesday officials from the Navy, the NCAA and Morale Entertainment met to discuss staging a major college basketball game on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. The Carl Vinson has played key roles in the fight against terrorism almost... |
18a887f1c68b102d2bba5a95c3852334a619b09c | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A school spokeswoman says union claim 200 schools will close is "false"
"The big elephant in the room" is possible school closings, the union chief said .
A union committee decides not to end the week-old teachers strike despite a tentative deal .
Chicago's mayor pushes for a court injunction to end the teachers s... | [
"Chicago (CNN) -- The week-old teachers strike in Chicago's public schools will continue into the new week, after a representative group of the Chicago Teachers Union decided not to end the walkout even though union leaders and school officials had reached a tentative contract deal. The move left Mayor Rahm Emanuel... |
8fca4ac1ce9b4335776aae0e8ba42f47ac596e93 | Summarize the following news article. | Russian tennis player Alisa Kleybanova reveals she has a form of cancer .
The 22-year-old is undergoing treatment in Italy for Hodgkin's Lymphoma .
The world number 28 has won two WTA Tour titles during her career . | [
"(CNN) -- Russian tennis star Alisa Kleybanova has released a statement confirming she has been diagnosed with cancer. Kleybanova, who is ranked 28th in the world, chose her 22nd birthday to reveal that she is suffering from Hodgkin's Lymphoma. In the statement, which was published on the official WTA Tour website,... |
dc497904be7b32d216058f8318a41b06fc7a2351 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ex-PM Gordon Brown is "shocked" by the latest claims .
"It is very personal and really hurtful if all true," former prime minister's wife says in tweet .
The allegations about Brown widen a scandal that sunk Britain's News of the World .
The scandal threatens News International's plan to create the largest British... | [
"London (CNN) -- The scandal that brought down Britain's biggest Sunday newspaper widened Monday with allegations that journalists from other News International papers improperly obtained personal information about former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Brown expressed dismay at the allegations Monday night and has gi... |
f359c63d527b670bbdbf957e72d431fa4d45c989 | Summarize the following news article. | "We are filing this based on principle," Alabama's governor says .
A three-judge panel struck down portions of the Alabama law in August .
The Southern Poverty Law Center calls the law "illegal and immoral" | [
"(CNN) -- Alabama officials Monday asked the full 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to reinstate portions of a tough law targeting illegal immigrants after a three-judge panel blocked those provisions. \"We are filing this based on principle,\" Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, a Republican, said in a statement announcing t... |
6dec1189cb75b711aa6a106cbecb0303054bc152 | Summarize the following news article. | The criminal charges brought against four people over the sinking carry heavy penalties .
PM Vladimir Putin promises compensation for families of the dead and those injured .
President Dmitry Medvedev declares Tuesday a national day of mourning .
The ship was overloaded and not licensed to carry passengers, prosecutors... | [
"Moscow (CNN) -- Four people face criminal charges in connection with the sinking of a Russian ship Sunday in which scores of people died, federal investigators said Tuesday. Both Svetlana Inyakina, general director of Argorechtur, the company that rented the cruise boat \"Bulgaria,\" and Yakov Ivashov, a manager a... |
0ffa518b01c20938df74a4915f76253bf55234a6 | Summarize the following news article. | Yao told a packed press conference that he'll end his athletic career .
Yao's been voted an NBA All-Star player eight times .
The league paid Yao $93 million during his career and millions in endorsements . | [
"Shanghai (CNN) -- With a short statement, China's tallest superstar Wednesday made it official that he has quit playing basketball, after weeks of intense media speculation on his future. \"I will end my athletic career and formally retire from the game of basketball,\" Yao Ming, who turns 31 in September, told a ... |
9f16d126310ed1aec4f833ae316a9a7294526a3f | Summarize the following news article. | Michigan autoworker credits Obama for his job at Chrysler plant .
Autoworker support is big advantage for Obama in state Romney hoped to put in play .
Local GOP chairwoman says Romney is the perfect candidate for the times .
She concedes, though, the president's favorable image is an obstacle for Romney . | [
"Sterling Heights, Michigan (CNN) -- Joe Cefali has to leave 10 minutes earlier for work in the morning because the traffic is getting worse. And get this: That makes him happy. \"You feel the rejuvenation,\" the 19-year Chrysler worker says of the mood inside the Sterling Stamping plant and in the busy restaurants... |
e2468bec011213803d3e195a4dac3ce363b52da0 | Summarize the following news article. | The Bombers' captain is expected to recover within 4-5 months, according to a team spokesman .
He finished off the year with 216 hits, the most in baseball .
News of the surgery also coincided with the birthday of another Yankee icon: Mickey Mantle . | [
"New York (CNN) -- Longtime New York Yankees icon Derek Jeter underwent surgery Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina, to mend the left ankle he fractured fielding a ground ball in the 12th inning of what was the beginning of his team's post-season collapse. The Bombers' captain is expected to recover within four t... |
ff32d929c8efb09ee8a84f9d5b0ade0d7bb5b82d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: The U.S. Embassy in Amman appeared to be among the targets, a source says .
The plot involved "11 terrorists associated with the ideology of Al Qaeda," Petra reports .
The plan would use "explosives, booby-trapped cars, submachine guns and mortars," Petra says .
The last Al Qaeda attack in Jordan targeted an Amman... | [
"Amman, Jordan (CNN) -- Jordan's intelligence department foiled \"a major terrorist plot\" that targeted \"shopping centers, residential areas, diplomats and foreign nationals\" in Jordan, the country's state news agency reported Sunday. The U.S. Embassy in Amman appeared to be among the targets, a person familiar ... |
5b87966be739cb87590d6986476bceb597863690 | Summarize the following news article. | India's financial capital of Mumbai put on a high-tide alert .
Officials expect a water rise of up to 197 inches (5 meters)
Sea tides expected to rise 5 meters Friday, 4.9 meters Saturday, 4.7 meters Sunday .
High tides also forecast from August 19 to 23 . | [
"NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- India's financial capital of Mumbai was put on a high-tide alert with officials expecting a water rise of up to 197 inches (5 meters). High tides lash the coast near the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Thursday. Sea tides are expected to rise 5 meters Friday, 4.9 meters Saturday and 4.7 met... |
f382eb7a50bb54611f08203c1a646c31ae575df5 | Summarize the following news article. | Ringleader Rachel Lee, 21, is sentenced for burglarizing the home of a reality TV star .
A judge dismisses three other charges against her .
Four other defendants have been charged in a ring that allegedly took $3 million in goods .
Celebrity victims include Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Megan Fox . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- A leader of the so-called \"Bling Ring\" that burglarized celebrity homes in Los Angeles was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison, a prosecutor said. Rachel Lee, 21, was sentenced for burglarizing two years ago the home of reality star Audrina Patridge of \"The Hills,\" Los Angeles County... |
078943b2cf489435c1867b3e04bfc2fa22a05737 | Summarize the following news article. | Panasonic halted operations at three factories in China after violent protests .
Protesters ransacked Japanese businesses and damaged Japanese vehicles .
Panasonic reported two plants were damaged by weekend anti-Japan protesters .
Chinese economist: "The Sino-Japanese economic war has officially begun" | [
"Hong Kong (CNN) -- Panasonic halted operations at three factories in China after angry protesters ransacked Japanese businesses over the weekend amid rising tensions over disputed islands in the East China Sea. Violence against Japanese companies was seen in Xi'an, Dongguan, Changsha and Guangzhou, according to lo... |
2cdfd55b4cb328936b7cf41b4ec7cca80b128e69 | Summarize the following news article. | Doctor: Lesion "basically took away the left side" of Michelle Mack's brain .
Right side of her brain essentially rewired itself to take over left-side functions .
She lost some language ability, emotional control because of the rewiring .
Mack's message to the world: "I'm normal but have special needs" | [
"FALLS CHURCH, Virginia (CNN) -- Michelle Mack has turned medical thinking upside down. The right side of Michelle Mack's brain rewired itself to take over functions controlled by the left. Born with only half a brain, Mack can speak normally, graduated from high school and has an uncanny knack for dates. At 27, d... |
73ae5fe255b5f4dddf8cbad1e8f89ebbe2296efe | Summarize the following news article. | Accenture ends sponsorship deal with Tiger Woods .
Attack leaves Italian prime minister with fractured nose, broken teeth .
Designer of 50-state U.S. flag dies at 67, Michigan paper reports . | [
"(CNN) -- William D. Green After a six-year relationship, Accenture ended its association with Tiger Woods. The global consulting company becomes the first major sponsor to cut ties with the golfer, who admitted to infidelity and announced he was taking an indefinite leave from the sport. The son of a plumber, Gree... |
27d13cf1b189592d3f9d322074a3917338037574 | Summarize the following news article. | Milan beat rivals Inter 2-1 in close fought Italian Super Cup match in Beijing .
Kevin Prince Boateng scores winner, after Wesley Sneijder had put Inter ahead . | [
"(CNN) -- Goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Kevin-Prince Boateng earned reigning Serie A champions AC Milan a 2-1 victory over local rivals Internazionale in the Italian Super Cup played at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing on Saturday. Wesley Sneijder put Inter ahead after 22 minutes with a curling free-kick past... |
88aaf39205cb559d0ac8322e6e8f576a300a1465 | Summarize the following news article. | "Gay guys are the horniest people in the world," Hilton says in secret recording .
"Paris Hilton is a huge supporter of the gay community," Hilton's publicist says .
A cab driver recorded Hilton talking to a gay friend, RadarOnline says .
Hilton was expressing dangers of unprotected sex, says publicist . | [
"(CNN) -- Paris Hilton's comments about gay men who use a cell phone app for sexual hook ups were expressions of concern about the dangers of unprotected sex, not homophobic slurs, her publicist said Thursday. The Hollywood socialite said, \"Gay guys are the horniest people in the world,\" called them \"disgusting\... |
9bc1e3a29ddc5e51b6e8811af27401ecc86445f9 | Summarize the following news article. | Bob Schieffer is CBS News' chief Washington correspondent .
Moderator has been host of "Face the Nation" since 1991 .
He gave assassin's mother a ride the day JFK was shot .
TCU journalism school is named for Schieffer, an alumnus . | [
"(CNN) -- Monday night's debate moderator, Bob Schieffer, is CBS News' chief Washington correspondent and has been the host of the Sunday morning discussion show \"Face the Nation\" since 1991. His official CBS biography says Shieffer is one of the few journalists who have covered all four major Washington beats: t... |
cfb8bf757e1b29af599d2ec88c6a1324639a5918 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Ollanta Humala's opponent, Keiko Fujimori, concedes, state news reports .
NEW: With more than 90% of the ballots counted, Humala has 51.5% of the vote .
NEW: The Peruvian stock market dropped on news of Humala's likely victory .
NEW: Humala has promised to spread the benefits of Peru's economic boom to the poor . | [
"(CNN) -- Left-leaning Ollanta Humala won the Peruvian presidential runoff Monday, ending a hard-fought campaign during which he promised to spread the benefits of Peru's economic boom to the poor. Though vote-counting continued, his opponent, Keiko Fujimori, conceded defeat, according to state news. Humala had pre... |
e07ae241fbb5da75eb2e05ae876e3867e3e6f61d | Summarize the following news article. | The Yasukuni Shrine houses Japanese soldiers and war criminals .
China, as well as North and South Korea, say the shrine is a sign of Japan's imperial past .
China says Japan is trying to undermine its sovereignty .
China and Japan claim sovereignty over uninhabited East China Sea islands . | [
"(CNN) -- The head of Japan's major opposition party and favorite to become the nation's next prime minister, Shinzo Abe, visited a controversial shrine Wednesday in a move likely to ratchet up already heightened tensions with China. The visit comes as the nations are locked in a dispute over a remote island chain ... |
47486f3b328c21d9ab62c86a244d73287ce6c232 | Summarize the following news article. | Prince Philip spent five nights in a hospital with a bladder infection .
The 91-year-old has been hospitalized three times in the past eight months .
Queen Elizabeth II's husband is the longest-serving royal consort . | [
"London (CNN) -- Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip was released from a hospital in Scotland on Monday after being treated for a bladder infection. Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, was admitted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in Scotland on Wednesday. The 91-year-old, who first suffered the problem in June, fell ... |
300efc05ce15771bc8d23d11d313b2ebcb965031 | Summarize the following news article. | Jackson brothers Jermaine and Randy call the tribute ill-timed .
The tribute is "far, far, well overdue," La Toya Jackson says .
Jackson's mother, sister and three brothers made the announcement .
Jackson estate executors have not authorized the show, a spokesman says . | [
"Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's mother and four of his siblings announced Monday a tribute concert for the late pop singer to be held in Wales in October, but the lineup for talent is still a secret. Brothers Marlon, Tito and Jackie, sister La Toya and family matriarch Katherine Jackson attended the \"Micha... |
530004daabe307bff2267307fca15d401d222a0e | Summarize the following news article. | Pattinson has been making the media rounds to promote his new film .
GMA's Stephanopoulos tried to ask the actor about his personal life .
Pattinson said he's never gotten used to the paparazzi attention . | [
"(EW.com) -- Robert Pattinson appeared on \"Good Morning America\" today to give his second post-KStew interview — and, once again, he got through the proceedings without directly speaking about the scandal. Pattinson appeared a bit more relaxed when chatting with George Stephanopoulos than he did Monday night on \... |
f6ebde478e296830e860d4d6e95a65744dc17dbb | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An 8th victim from Thursday's attacks was identified .
NEW: IDF spokesman says more than 100 rockets have been fired into Israel since Thursday .
NEW: Israel has targeted 15 sites and intercepted around 13 rockets .
NEW: The Palestinian government calls on Israel to end "rogue behavior" | [
"Jerusalem (CNN) -- A barrage of rockets and mortars fired into southern Israel continued Sunday, the latest in a four-day escalation of violence sparked by a series of attacks on Israeli civilians and soldiers Thursday. By noon Sunday, 20 incoming rockets had been reported by Israeli officials. An eighth victim di... |
d5ad0ee0b3cdfa0e4e9322eaadc543b1e5469ce7 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "These are difficult days," President Obama says of anti-American unrest .
Mitt Romney says Obama will be untruthful in the debates .
Paul Ryan blames Obama for anti-American unrest in Arab nations .
The Obama campaign calls Ryan's criticism "over-the-top" and dishonest . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- Republicans led by presidential challenger Mitt Romney served up a heaping helping of political red meat on Friday, launching a salvo of attacks on President Barack Obama that called him a liar and a failed leader. Romney told an interview broadcast on ABC that his biggest concern about the thr... |
48e71d127b7e9f41690e43d1809ca3477807c463 | Summarize the following news article. | 88-year-old from Washington state spent two months in jail .
His son remains imprisoned after disagreement over photos .
Older man caught flu in jail, spent time recuperating in Arizona . | [
"(CNN) -- An elderly grandfather was greeted with hugs and kisses from his family in Washington state after returning home from months of what he called false imprisonment in a Mexican prison. Edward Chrisman, left, crosses the Mexican border into the United States after being freed in March. Ed Chrisman's wheelcha... |
b5fbab5a2ca992c717bd8f5d74b790e2663985dc | Summarize the following news article. | Douglas Rushkoff: Release of new iPhone is being touted as a big boost to the economy .
He says such pronouncements make him think more of a hyper-inflated bubble in the making .
He says much of growth comes from carriers subsidizing subscribers' purchases .
Rushkoff: Developers, investors obsessed with iPhone. Like ot... | [
"(CNN) -- Last time around, humanity's savior came in the form of a human messiah. This time, if technology analysts, bankers and venture capitalists are to be believed, it will take the form of a handheld computer otherwise known as a smartphone. That's right, the new Apple iPhone announced Wednesday is already be... |
9af41bff75556653aa20b4cfb72024861b75cccb | Summarize the following news article. | Players will seek asylum, refugee group tells Canadian Press .
Players fail to rejoin rest of team in Kenya after tournament .
Human rights groups say Eritrea has become increasingly repressive .
A similar incident occurred during the 2006-7 edition of the regional African soccer event . | [
"(CNN) -- Kenyan police are searching for 12 members of the Eritrean national soccer team who failed to return home after competing in a regional tournament in Nairobi, a spokesman said Monday. The missing players make up nearly half the 25 players and coaches Eritrea sent to the Cecafa Cup, a tournament for nation... |
f0a6dec97b87fe13a1712dc1bf0a5cf8b8469ffa | Summarize the following news article. | Paralympic movement was born in Stoke Mandeville, outside London, in 1948 .
2012 Games will be the biggest yet, with 4,200 competitors from 165 countries .
In an echo of the first, post-World War II Games, injured veterans are among the athletes .
They include a U.S. naval officer blinded in Afghanistan and a Briton wh... | [
"London (CNN) -- In 1948, a hospital outside London witnessed the birth of the Paralympic movement, as a Jewish doctor who had fled Nazi Germany sought to change the lives of patients with spinal injuries -- and inspire new hope in them through sport. The first \"Stoke Mandeville Games\" were organized in 1948 to c... |
060bdee6220d514b3c0888a8ac30c8a483611c71 | Summarize the following news article. | BT CEO: The growth of smartphones and tablets is changing our work patterns .
This "consumerization" of business is blurring the lines between work and personal life .
The consumer sector is now driving innovation in communications tech, he says .
While businesses can benefit from this, it also raises security challeng... | [
"(CNN) -- The soaring popularity of smartphones and tablets is eroding the distinction between our business and personal worlds, says the head of British telecoms giant BT. Ian Livingston, BT's chief executive officer, told Marketplace Europe the \"consumerization\" of business -- the trend for personal consumer de... |
b874a1bb9cb9311e591a2de793113d281cfeaa6a | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: An evacuation center has been set up .
Hospital officials say patients have arrived with burn injuries .
The fire is about two miles from San Francisco International Airport .
Helicopters are dropping retardant on houses to stop its spread . | [
"(CNN) -- Firefighters were battling a gas line or gas-fueled blaze Thursday evening that engulfed dozens of homes and sent bright flames and huge plumes of smoke shooting hundreds of feet into the air in a neighborhood in San Bruno, California, emergency management officials said. \"The flames are being fueled by ... |
49f27100bd34d4852875caad91e5e7ef2ae57573 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Government decides to euthanize livestock in no-entry zone .
NEW: No need for alarm among the public, but nuclear workers face risks, expert says .
Tokyo Electric Power Co. blames the incident on a faulty gauge .
A new water leak is suspected at Fukushima Daiichi reactor No. 1 . | [
"Tokyo (CNN) -- A low water level in a reactor building at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan may have exposed fuel rods and caused them to melt, the owner of the facility said Thursday. Tokyo Electric Power Co. blamed the incident on a faulty gauge that monitors the water level in the press... |
e4ed6a40dabdc033016cb635b12c6bdfb4c0ef4f | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: "It's been a little calmer today," a fire official says .
A blaze near Austin is blamed for 2 deaths, raising the overall death toll to 4 .
More than 700 homes have burned in the last two days, the Texas Forest Service reports .
The largest fire, the Bastrop County Complex, is up to 30,000 acres and is largely unc... | [
"Bastrop, Texas (CNN) -- A raging wildfire near Austin, Texas, killed two people, officials said Tuesday, as firefighters fought to gain the upper hand against flames, wind and fatigue. The deaths raise the overall toll from the outbreak of fires to four lives lost. A wildfire killed a woman and her 18-month-old ch... |
fe2f47d47f71fc5480008ccccb081a6713756baa | Summarize the following news article. | Arizona state senator and his girlfriend apologize for freeway scuffle .
Police say state Sen. Scott Bundgaard was involved in a domestic violence incident .
His girlfriend, charged with misdemeanor assault, says it was the "worst night of my life"
Arizona's constitution gives him immunity from arrest . | [
"(CNN) -- An Arizona state senator involved in an apparent freeway-shoulder scuffle with his girlfriend was not detained because he has immunity from arrest while the legislature is in session, police said. Officers in Phoenix who were called to investigate a reported altercation found that both Sen. Scott Bundgaar... |
edfdf380f1a1967b5070954c499094df0910f4fe | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A string of explosions is heard in Tripoli early Sunday .
Rebels report rocket attacks in Zintan .
NATO calls helicopter attacks successful .
British foreign secretary visits Benghazi . | [
"(CNN) -- Top British officials paid a visit Saturday to leaders of Libya's opposition government, the beneficiary of the first NATO helicopter attacks on ruler Moammar Gadhafi' military vehicles, equipment and forces. Foreign Secretary William Hague and International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell traveled ... |
64eb73b923cb650d2597d31f539c64b130f366c1 | Summarize the following news article. | Ola Onabulé is an acclaimed Nigerian singer and songwriter .
He blends Afro beats with jazz and soul while his lyrics often tackle tricky issues .
He's blazed his own trail in a career that has produced seven albums . | [
"London (CNN) -- Armed with a silky-smooth voice and an uncompromising spirit, Nigerian singer/songwriter Ola Onabulé has won admirers around the world. With a career spanning nearly two decades, the Nigerian singer has often been described as one of music's best-kept secrets. Onabulé says that although he can hear... |
5b22672bd7a5e65d9e88df4aaf750c48754d272f | Summarize the following news article. | 4 people are killed Tuesday in Abuhadi, a spokesman says .
There has been fighting in one Sabha neighborhood .
The town has long been a transport center .
Is Gadhafi hiding in Sabha? That's one rumor . | [
"Sabha, Libya (CNN) -- Sabha -- a dusty city southwest of Tripoli -- has long been considered a staunch pro-Moammar Gadhafi stronghold, but many of its residents greeted fighters from the new government warmly as they rolled into the city Tuesday. A CNN crew accompanying National Transitional Council fighters witne... |
985655239de57dffdb8633c664401cfa4f980027 | Summarize the following news article. | A Revolutionary Guard commander tells IRNA an operation was launched Friday .
"Tens of terrorists" were killed, injured or arrested in northwest Iran, he says .
The targets are members of the Party of Free Like of Kurdistan, which is linked to the PKK . | [
"(CNN) -- Iranian forces have launched a fresh offensive against Kurdish rebels, with a senior military commander telling a state-run news agency Saturday that 30 rebels were killed or injured in the operation. Col. Hamid Ahmad, with the Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards corps, told the official Islamic Republic Ne... |
bd4e0f70e1ce8cd2f940f218208ec094cb83a833 | Summarize the following news article. | "Gangster Squad" has been postponed .
The trailer was pulled from "The Dark Knight Rises" screenings because it featured a theater massacre .
Warner Bros. declined to comment on the decision . | [
"(EW.com) -- The July 20 shooting spree at a midnight screening of \"The Dark Knight Rises\" in Aurora, Colorado, seems ultimately to have had a relatively modest impact on the release of the superhero blockbuster, at least in terms of its box-office performance. But it has thrown a major wrench into Warner Bros.' ... |
19f6603b2c34b21a38c96277e416d360e67231b4 | Summarize the following news article. | Pink says she thinks she's having a girl .
She makes the announcement during a taping of the "The Ellen DeGeneres Show"
Baby news comes a day after the singer releases a compilation album . | [
"(CNN) -- Singer Pink has confirmed what some have been speculating online for a while: she is eating for two these days. The \"Stupid Girls\" singer made the announcement during a taping of the \"The Ellen DeGeneres Show\" set to air Wednesday. Pink -- whose real name is Alecia Beth Moore -- said she did not want ... |
8943ac934799816079d2eac3f9f7a1706ffaad57 | Summarize the following news article. | Defending champions Chelsea held at home .
Barcelona come from behind to defeat Spartak Moscow 3-2 .
BATE Borisov and CFR Cluj both claim surprise victories .
Manchester United survive scare to beat Galatasaray . | [
"The script for Chelsea's European Champions League triumph last season was out of the realms of Hollywood , but Juventus refused to roll out the red carpet for the holders as the Serie A title winners came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea almost had an Oscar winning performance from one... |
011a75eaed3c114857f6da9d56900c2879cf5b5d | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A car explodes in central Ankara, the interior minister says .
NEW: The possibility that it was a terror attack is high, he says .
Wounded people are taken to nearby hospitals . | [
"(CNN) -- Three people died Tuesday in an explosion in the Turkish capital Ankara, in what may have been a terror attack, Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin told CNN sister network CNN Turk. \"There was a powerful explosion in a car that was parked,\" the minister said, citing preliminary information. \"The possibi... |
80164d6fcc429beb69e3b45b4efc89564f0be9cf | Summarize the following news article. | Bangalore Mars Football Club striker Venkatesh collapsed towards the end of a game .
The 27-year died after being taken to a local hospital by teammates .
Comes days after a young footballer experienced a similar attack in England . | [
"(CNN) -- A footballer in India has collapsed and died during a match after apparently suffering a cardiac arrest. The news comes days after a young footballer experienced a similar attack during an FA Cup match in England. Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba remains in critical condition in a London hospita... |
eac48dfd470f523eae454446b415b3918315fbaa | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: A 20-year-old Moroccan man was arrested in Italy in an alleged plot, police say .
The 40-year-old UK woman is being questioned at a London police station .
Her arrest is in connection with the alleged posting of extremist material online, police say .
UK officers are working with their Italian counterparts over po... | [
"London (CNN) -- A 40-year-old woman was arrested Thursday in south London on suspicion of terror offenses, the Metropolitan Police said. She was detained in the early hours by counterterrorism officers and taken to a police station for questioning, a police statement said. A home is also being searched. Her arrest... |
8fdf3a0c45a1b73c89e60e63fb5e87272849c262 | Summarize the following news article. | The boat was carrying 200 passengers, the Coast Guard says .
48 have been rescued .
Poor weather hampers rescue efforts . | [
"Milan, Italy (CNN) -- About 150 people were missing Wednesday after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, the Italian Coast Guard said. The boat was carrying about 200 passengers when it sank about 39 miles (62 kilometers) west off the island of Lampedusa in Maltese waters, the Coast Guard said. Maltese author... |
5f1cfd1b7bd108cdb5a72fd88dee66ca03dd62da | Summarize the following news article. | Europe's Ryder Cup team has often beaten the U.S. despite lower profile players .
America's ice hockey win against the Soviets is known as the "Miracle on Ice"
Wimbledon's defeat of Liverpool in the FA Cup was considered a major upset .
New York Jets Superbowl win in 1969 was inspired by quarterback Joe Namath . | [
"LONDON, England (CNN) -- In sport, being the best is not just about the having the greatest players. Here are five teams that have gone from zeroes to heroes, and in the process left their mark on sporting history. 1. The European Ryder Cup team . The 1980 U.S. hockey team's 'Miracle on Ice' against the Soviet Uni... |
c5274eb16aaa40efead693b4f6f20f050b04f4a1 | Summarize the following news article. | Senior Iranian Jew calls mass emigration of 40 Jews to Israel "misinformation"
40 Iranian Jews landed in Israel on December 25 .
U.S.-based group behind incident receives cash from evangelical Christians .
Each immigrant received $10,000 to cover abanonded possessions, group admits . | [
"(CNN) -- -- The well-publicized landing of 40 Iranian Jews in Israel on Tuesday spurred glee among some Israelis and the immigrants themselves and drew public scorn from a surprising quarter in Iran -- two officials from its centuries-old Jewish community. One of them described the emigration as a \"misinformation... |
6f334e0b1f99b01a550217b8deea49aa8439fe7c | Summarize the following news article. | Nigeria's president has been in Saudi Arabia for medical care since November .
House and Senate vote to make VP acting president; Executive Council must also OK .
President told BBC last month his health was improving and he planned to go home soon .
Nigerian officials had argued over procedure to let VP serve as actin... | [
"Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigeria's House and Senate approved a resolution Tuesday to install the country's vice president as head of state until ailing President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua recovers enough to resume his duties. But the Executive Council, made up of government ministers, must still approve the resolution be... |
e8af670842df659040b38a7e46a996abb52a3695 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Winehouse's family says it "has been left bereft by the loss of Amy"
An autopsy will not be scheduled before Monday morning .
The death is being treated as "unexplained"
Her official website Sunday morning carries only a black-and-white photo of her . | [
"London (CNN) -- An autopsy to determine what killed singer Amy Winehouse will not be scheduled before Monday morning, London's Metropolitan Police said Sunday. \"Inquiries continue into the circumstances of the death,\" police said in a statement. At this stage, the 27-year-old's death \"is being treated as unexpl... |
e4c621a143b881561b04e763538192abd93e1af5 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Andrew Urbaniak isn't allowed to function as a priest; he was arraigned Wednesday .
The South Boston priest is on administrative leave after his arrest .
Police say detectives uncovered pornographic images of young girls on his computer .
Urbaniak's attorney could not be immediately reached for comment . | [
"(CNN) -- A South Boston priest has been placed on administrative leave after his arrest on child pornography charges, which allegedly involved the use of a parish rectory computer. Rev. Andrew Urbaniak, pastor of Our Lady of Czestochowa, is barred from functioning as a priest and was arraigned Wednesday after dete... |
d207a90794d540f3469de2505bf0de09e78251b8 | Summarize the following news article. | PETA is calling the cancellation of NBC's "Animal Practice" a victory .
PETA claims 40,000 members wrote to NBC and the show's advertisers .
NBC will replace "Animal Practice" with "Whitney" next month . | [
"(EW.com) -- With NBC canceling veterinarian comedy \"Animal Practice,\" activist group PETA is declaring \"victory.\" \"PETA's staff are celebrating today in response to news that NBC's 'Animal Practice' has been canceled,\" the organization said in a statement. \"The cancellation of 'Animal Practice' sends the st... |
b27afdf37b9eef01e59350e6819d5077bd15d661 | Summarize the following news article. | White supremacist Eugene Terreblanche was bludgeoned and stabbed at his farm .
A man is convicted on four counts including murder .
Terreblanche was convicted of a 1996 attempted murder .
His neo-Nazi AWB tried to block the end of apartheid . | [
"(CNN) -- A South African man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for the killing of white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche, a lawyer in the case said. Chris Mahlangu was convicted on four counts including murder, for which he got life, lawyer Zola Majavu said. Terreblanche, the leader of the neo-Nazi A... |
8f7c6ee88ce8ab1cc05e7da1ba570724eb0aeff5 | Summarize the following news article. | New audit report says lack of auctioning of mines may have cost government billions .
Opposition lawmakers are calling for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resignation .
But PM calls report "clearly disputable," says "allegations of impropriety are without basis"
Singh's government is already under fire for a series of ... | [
"New Delhi (CNN) -- India's beleaguered prime minister, Manmohan Singh, on Monday sought to defend allocations of coal fields without competitive bidding as opposition lawmakers called for his resignation over an audit report that says the exchequer may have lost up to $33 billion by not auctioning off the mines. S... |
5db35cdab7f26a22f3ec723db39e73b9071eae49 | Summarize the following news article. | Season 7 saw the departure of Sharon Osbourne and the crowning of a new talent .
This year the finalists included performance painters, a dog trick act and a kiddie dance troupe .
It seems "America's Got Talent" is making a play to usurp "DWTS" as the series with the most filler . | [
"(EW.com) -- Okay, that may actually just be a line from Kermit the Frog in \"The Muppet Christmas Carol,\" but in the case of \"America's Got Talent,\" NBC's annual summer competition that manages to be the spiritual heir to \"The Gong Show,\" a poignant homage to vaudeville, and a grotesque Felliniesque carnival ... |
9c7713c129898229c1722ff0d2a87f7a82dc5643 | Summarize the following news article. | Iraqis say Marine passed out coins featuring Bible verses written in Arabic .
One coin reportedly asks, "Where will you spend eternity?"
Military spokesman condemns act, promises that appropriate action will be taken . | [
"BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- A U.S. Marine in Iraq has been removed from duty amid complaints that he was handing out coins with Bible verses at an American checkpoint, the military said Thursday. A military spokesman said Iraqis in Falluja complained that the Marine was giving the coins, which were printed in Arabic, t... |
1ebc701f80ac63aae93c912442e900de2c6c2416 | Summarize the following news article. | Defense lawyers say Moroccan man was offered payments by undercover FBI agents .
Amine El Khalifi was arrested in February after taking possession of suicide vest, gun .
El Khalifi is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A Moroccan man who admitted plotting to blow up the U.S. Capitol in a suicide attack was offered \"martyrdom payments\" for his parents by his undercover FBI handlers, according to the man's lawyers. Amine El Khalifi, 29, will be sentenced Friday and under the terms of a plea agreement he'll re... |
7c3c593b92d8a83fb8e6a49280d9da7263749143 | Summarize the following news article. | The rebels said they had captured three of Gadhafi's sons, including Saif al-Islam .
Saif al-Islam reappeared in public in Tripoli, shortly after throwing their credibility into doubt .
Analysts say the mix-up can be explained by the confusion on the ground .
U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice says she has confidence in the re... | [
"(CNN) -- Libya's rebel leaders claimed Monday they had captured three of Moammar Gadhafi's sons, including Saif al-Islam, who is wanted on war crimes charges by the International Criminal Court. But shortly afterwards, Saif appeared in public in Tripoli, where he spoke to reporters -- raising serious questions abo... |
ef5920db461205ec69534a13ae069006e48f575c | Summarize the following news article. | Indonesia's West Timor faces crisis: 50 percent of children malnourished .
Severe drought brought on by repeated drought has destroyed crops, officials say .
Villager: "As a parent, I feel that I can't properly care for them"
Aid groups say they're seeking international help to address the issue . | [
"REMOTE WEST TIMOR (CNN) -- Maria's labored breath echoes within the walls of her family's mud hut. Her tiny, bony hands open and close in slow claw-like motions. Baby Maria weighs just 10 pounds at 15 months due to malnutrition in West Timor. She's 15 months old, but weighs just 10 pounds -- one of countless chil... |
02300f962ee33c394c6e0f76a26d1bc36339b80e | Summarize the following news article. | Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on moon, died August 25 at age 82 .
Armstrong's wife participates in ceremony aboard USS Philippine Sea .
Hundreds attended Armstrong's memorial at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday . | [
"(CNN) -- The remains of Neil Armstrong were committed to the Atlantic Ocean on Friday during a ceremony aboard a U.S. Navy cruiser. Armstrong's cremated remains were sent into the Atlantic Ocean during a burial-at-sea service aboard the USS Philippine Sea, NASA said. His wife, Carol Armstrong, participated in the ... |
2e64e00dc4d971c9e4303ddcd470f2834d324d5f | Summarize the following news article. | Protesters take to the streets; president vetoes proposal .
Kenyan parliament members are among the highest paid in the continent .
An average Kenyan would have to work for 67 years to earn the bonus amount . | [
"(CNN) -- It started as a hefty severance bonus for lawmakers -- quietly tucked into a Kenyan finance bill passed last week. A few days later, angry demonstrators gathered outside parliament offices in the capital of Nairobi. They carried placards reading \"greedy hyenas\" and hollered \"thieves\" as members of par... |
4f4796b5c3aea578517f2b5ddeaff656448b5692 | Summarize the following news article. | The daily transcript is a written version of each day's CNN Student News program .
Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary .
Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on CNN Student News . | [
"(CNN Student News) -- September 21, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Iran; Strait of Hormuz . Atlanta, Georgia . Click here to access the transcript of today's CNN Student News program. Please note that there may be a delay between the time when the video is available and when the transcript is ... |
c8f5ae5799c1926a1a9c9efbf26eb2998692c364 | Summarize the following news article. | Edgar Davids makes his comeback for League Two side Barnet .
Dutchman had not played professional football since October 2010 .
Davids was appointed as joint Head Coach of the club just over a week ago .
His first start coincided with Barnet's first league win of the season . | [
"(CNN) -- Edgar Davids made a successful return to playing action after a two-year absence by leading minnows Barnet to its first league win of the season. Barnet, which plays in League Two in England, had failed to win any of its previous 12 league games and was beaten 4-1 in Davids' first match in charge last wee... |
31466486435054805f85249145c438d4ae662553 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Pakistani air force officials in a targeted vehicle were injured, officials say .
Explosion also injures more than two dozen people .
The blast occurs on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan . | [
"Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Nine people were killed in an explosion Wednesday in northwestern Pakistan, authorities said. Police suspect the blast on the outskirts of Peshawar targeted a vehicle carrying Pakistani air force officials, they said. Pedestrians and shoppers died, and three officers were among more th... |
c6b5640bc79b3d775485a3d70fd1f1a3ba8096ba | Summarize the following news article. | Homeland Security acting inspector general issues report .
He looked at prostitution scandal involving Secret Service agents .
Incident did not compromise security, report finds . | [
"Washington (CNN) -- A Secret Service scandal involving agents who hired prostitutes in Colombia did not harm presidential security, according to an investigation conducted by the acting inspector general for the Department of Homeland Security. \"Although we found that these agents engaged in misconduct, our inves... |
4a31de9bc805b5d6b03f4362c68b6c7b5b677260 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: Elizabeth Warren delivers rousing prime time speech at Democratic convention .
NEW: Senate candidate Warren directs some of her comments at voters in Massachusetts .
Warren took heat from Republicans for taking on Wall Street, nomination to key post stalled .
Warren is a Harvard law professor whose message was aim... | [
"Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) -- For a first-time candidate in one of the tightest and most closely watched Senate races, there may not be a better opportunity to raise your profile than a prime-time speaking slot at the Democratic convention as an opening act for former President Bill Clinton . But that's where... |
7d5277882a110ac638958c6a85c8a3e8d9e434b4 | Summarize the following news article. | The Supreme Court upheld a stay of execution just before midnight .
Ferguson, a diagnosed schizophrenic, was convicted of killing eight people .
Despite the legal wrangling prison officials still fed Ferguson his last meal . | [
"(CNN) -- A flurry of last-minute legal maneuvers Tuesday spared, for now, the life of John Ferguson, a Florida death row inmate who suffers from mental illness and at one point called himself the 'prince of God.' Ferguson, a diagnosed schizophrenic convicted of killing eight people, was scheduled to get the lethal... |
56aada995d2a4fdbcebcbe8320dd574e05b54f99 | Summarize the following news article. | Turkey, straddling Europe and Asia, has a gross domestic product of $773 billion .
It represents the fourth letter of a new acronym crafted by Goldman Sachs: MIST .
After blistering growth in the past two years the country has hit a patch of turbulence .
But there is a silver lining in this slow down . | [
"Abu Dhabi (CNN) -- Turkey straddles Europe and Asia, is a gateway for oil and gas imports going into Europe and its economy has trebled in size over the past decade. The country's gross domestic product is now a sizable $773 billion. It also represents the fourth letter of a new acronym crafted by Goldman Sachs (t... |
f0cdc0a7d849ae759a95a79afcd8118a9d5961d3 | Summarize the following news article. | Julian Zelizer: Events have pushed foreign policy to front of campaign .
Zelizer: Turmoil in North Africa, Middle East could affect election's outcome .
International issues helped Eisenhower in 1956, Zelizer says .
Zelizer: Carter lost ground in 1980 after the surprise Soviet invasion of Afghanistan . | [
"(CNN) -- Politics has returned to the water's edge. In the past week, we've seen how international events can suddenly dominate a political campaign, at least for a few days. The uproar in the Middle East over a YouTube video that featured anti-Islamic messages triggered widespread protests. An attack on the U.S. ... |
149c41c329f54989c07d6822592c09a2f4214851 | Summarize the following news article. | Queens Park Rangers defender refuses to shake hands with both John Terry and Ashley Cole .
Terry cleared by court in July of racially abusing Ferdinand at Premier League fixture in October 2011 .
Manchester United beat Wigan 4-0; Manchester City drop points at Stoke City .
Arsenal hit Southampton for six at the Emirate... | [
"(CNN) -- Pre-match handshakes, or the absence of them, overshadowed the eight fixtures in the English Premier League on Saturday as the feud between Queens Park Rangers defender, Anton Ferdinand and Chelsea captain John Terry continued at Loftus Road. Ferdinand ignored Terry as both sets of players assembled to sh... |
545e3ade3f166808c25793bab3da45a8b0dac636 | Summarize the following news article. | Shelburne, Vermont, boasts a 1400-acre working farm with an inn on the banks of Lake Champlain .
Unwind on a gorilla safari in Bwindi Forest National Park, Uganda .
Take a vintage train journey aboard the Desert Express in Namibia . | [
"(Lonely Planet) -- It's your honeymoon, so it has to be special and unique. From the windswept beaches of a car-free island in the Baltic to tasting wine rarely sipped outside Argentina, these hideaways rarely appear on the usual post-wedding itinerary: . 1. Snuggle in a beach basket built for two on Hiddensee Isl... |
8a9c7f2d3c28651b32361b8c66ceee059cbd64c9 | Summarize the following news article. | When one of the Dolphins or Jets messes up Sunday, pink penalty flags will fly .
Referees will use them in final weekend of Breast Cancer Awareness month .
Fifth-grader Dante Cano passed the idea to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell .
Goodell ran with it and has invited the Cano family to the game . | [
"(CNN) -- If your screen looks a little girly on Sunday during the Miami Dolphins-New York Jets game, do not adjust your television. Referees will be using pink penalty flags at MetLife Stadium during the final weekend of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Dante Cano, the fifth-grader from Marlboro, New Jersey, came up... |
5f32b06a7725d613e79bcde2227cc0ba7962fe4f | Summarize the following news article. | Rogue electors can disenfranchise millions of voters, Robert M. Alexander says .
Many electors are subjected to vigilant lobbying campaigns to change their votes, he says .
We need to take the guesswork out of the Electoral College, Alexander says .
States should move to adopt the Uniform Faithful Presidential Electors... | [
"(CNN) -- While Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's presidential campaigns rage on toward November 6, another campaign has been under way for some time, one that's mostly out of the public's eye. An investigation by The Associated Press last month revealed that as many as five Republican electors expressed uncertainty... |
adfc1ff98f14ab4c11a93c4ace115df2a7423514 | Summarize the following news article. | NEW: DA files paperwork that ends murder case .
NEW: Prosecutors to release their file on Markoff soon .
The former medical student killed himself in jail August 15 . | [
"(CNN) -- Prosecutors in Boston, Massachusetts, on Thursday filed paperwork in court that officially ended the murder case against \"Craigslist killer\" Philip Markoff, who committed suicide in jail last month. The Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley said prosecutors had a \"very, very strong case\" agai... |
5ccef357abdb24de20f55da64476d3e3940a1424 | Summarize the following news article. | 'Katie' went kinky for E L James' appearance .
James is not her erotic characters: she is shy and normal .
James has not changed her life for her fame . | [
"(EW.com) -- \"Katie\" may be daytime's most colorful show. The greenroom is literally painted a soft mint green. Deep blues adorn the high-tech, mechanized set. Audience members are decked out in numerous brightly hued cardigans. And Monday, the show's stage was bathed by sultry red lights in honor of Couric's gue... |
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