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(CNN) -- Commercial office space, warehouses or factory facilities are not required to launch a successful business. At-home enterprises have turned many business people into full-fledged celebrities. Grammy award-winning musicians OutKast started in a basement recording studio in Atlanta, Georgia. Apple, Google and Microsoft all were born at home-based facilities. See more famous businesses that started at home » . Culinary queen Paula Deen started her media empire by making bag lunches in her own kitchen. | At-home startups prove commercial facilities aren't required for success . OutKast, Google, Microsoft, Spanx and other famous names started in homes . Paula Deen's kitchen bag-lunch operation led to her media empire . |
(CNN) -- Police in Michigan responded Saturday to two shootings near university campuses, including one that left a Michigan State student dead. Dominique James Nolff, 20, of Middleville, Michigan, was pronounced dead Saturday morning of multiple gunshot wounds from Friday night's incident at an off-campus apartment, according to East Lansing police. An unnamed 20-year-old, also attending Michigan State University, was treated at Sparrow Hospital for a single gunshot wound and released. The incident does not appear to have been a random act, police said. Michigan State expressed its condolences and said counseling was available. Authorities in Big Rapids, 125 miles from East Lansing, took into custody a man suspected of shooting a Ferris State University student Saturday morning in an off-campus apartment. The victim was taken to a Grand Rapids hospital and later released, the school said. The shooting occurred at Venlo Place apartments in Big Rapids, the university said. | Michigan State University student dies hours after shooting . Student at Ferris State injured in another incident . Suspects were still being sought in both shootings . |
(CNN) -- Kate Hudson's ex, Black Crowes rocker Chris Robinson, is going to be a dad again, a representative for the band confirmed in a statement Tuesday. Chris Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges will be having a child in early 2010. Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges, who have been dating for two years, are expecting their first child in early 2010, the statement said. The baby will be the 42-year-old frontman's second child -- he and Hudson have a 5 1/2-year-old son, Ryder Russell, together. Hudson and Robinson were married for six years and their divorce was finalized in October 2006. They were granted joint custody of their son. Robinson and his brother Rich formed the band that would eventually become the Black Crowes in the 1980s. The Crowes' new album, "Before the Frost . . . Until the Freeze," is in stores now. | Black Crowes frontman Chris Robinson having baby with girlfriend . Robinson and girlfriend Allison Bridges have been dating for two years . He and ex Kate Hudson have a 5-1/2-year-old son, Ryder Russell, together . |
Kabul (CNN) -- International forces in Afghanistan are investigating reports that civilians were killed in air strikes in the eastern province of Nangarhar, a spokesman for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said Saturday. The strikes Friday in Behsud District targeted five enemy combatants but an initial investigation did not confirm any casualties, Tech. Sgt. Peter Dean said. A spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province said at least five people were killed following a NATO airstrike late Friday in Jalalabad. The victims were sitting outside in their garden enjoying some relief from the heat when a helicopter came overhead and killed all five of them, spokesman Ahmed Zia Abdulzai said. He could not confirm if those killed were civilians or insurgents. The incident sparked a demonstration Saturday in Jalalabad to protest NATO's action, Abdulzai said. CNN's Christabelle Fombu contributed to this report. | NATO-led forces investigate reports of civilian casualties in airstrikes in Nangahar . An initial investigation has not confirmed any casualties, an ISAF spokesman says . A spokesman for the Nangarhar provincial governor says at least 5 people were killed . |
A beached 30-foot sperm whale near Tampa, Florida, attracted hundreds of onlookers Thursday afternoon as biologist decided to euthanize the animal, according to CNN affiliate WTSP. Sperm whales are rarely seen close to shore, and this whale appeared to be emaciated, according to biologists. Because the large whale wouldn't have been able to survive on its own, veterinarians from the University of Florida decided to euthanize it. They gave the whale a strong sedative before administering a drug by plunging a 6-foot needle into the whale's chest cavity to stop its heart. "Although it looks large and scary, it is a very humane thing to do," said Erin Fougeres, a marine mammal biologist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She added the technique has been used many times before on large whales. The whale carcass was towed away, and scientists plan a necropsy on Friday. | A 30-foot sperm whale beached itself near Tampa, Florida . Sperm whales rarely come so close to shore; it's usually a sign of distress . Scientist decided to euthanize the whale because it would not survive on its own . |
(CNN) -- A U.S. soldier who escaped Army custody while facing a rape charge in California has been returned to Los Angeles County, authorities said Monday. Pvt. Daniel Brazelton, 20, who is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in Los Angeles, was captured at a motel in Daytona Beach, Florida, late Friday. He was returned to California the next day. Brazelton is being held on $325,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in Lancaster Court on March 23, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. He escaped from military custody on February 11 while he was being returned to a jail in Hinesville, Georgia. He had been taken to nearby Fort Stewart for medical reasons, authorities said. It was not clear whether Brazelton had retained defense counsel. | Brazelton escaped on February 11 . He is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in Los Angeles . Brazelton is being held on $325,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court next week . |
(CNN) -- Five Rwandans accused of involvement in genocide in their native country were arrested in Britain on Thursday, London's Metropolitan Police Service said. The men appeared in a London court under an extradition warrant alleging offenses that include genocide and murder between 1993-1994. They were identified by police as Vincent Bajinya, Charles Munyaneza, Emmanuel Nteziryayo, Celestin Ugirashebuja and Celestin Mutabaruka. At least 800,000 people were killed in Rwanda's 1994 genocide. The victims were mostly from the Tutsi ethnic minority, who were targeted by Hutus over a rivalry that dates to colonial days. Some moderates from the Hutu majority who supported Tutsis also were killed. The five men are expected to appear again in the same court on Wednesday. | At least 800,000 people were killed in Rwanda's genocide . Five men will appear in court again next week . |
(CNN) -- A parachutist fell to his death Saturday when his parachute failed to deploy during an air show north of Tampa, the Pasco County Sheriff's Office said. The man, Mark Curto, 62, had jumped from a biplane and died on the scene, sheriff's spokeswoman Melanie Snow said. The pilot landed safely. Curto was from Tampa. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board have been notified, she said. Plane carrying skydivers crashes in Belgium . | The man's parachute failed to deploy and he died on the scene . It happened at an air show north of Tampa . The FAA and NTSB are investigating . |
(CNN) -- A Wisconsin man was recovering Friday after being bit by a 7-year-old Siberian tiger, the local sheriff's office said. The tiger, "Khan," grabbed the arm of 38-year-old volunteer John Meeker and pulled the arm into his cage at the Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue and Educational Center in Rock Springs, said Chief Deputy Chip Meister with the Sauk County Sheriff's Office. Meeker had been watering the tiger when he was attacked, Meister said. He added that other volunteers were able to get him away from the animal and began first aid. The man was flown from the scene by an air ambulance service based at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. The south-central Wisconsin incident is under investigation, said Meister. | Volunteer John Meeker has been flown from the scene for treatment . Meeker had been watering the tiger when he was attacked . Other volunteers were able to get Meeker away from the tiger . Incident at Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue and Educational Center is under investigation . |
(CNN Student News) -- January 13, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Mississippi . Haiti . New Zealand & Papua New Guinea . 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 published. | 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) -- Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana lost the appeal of their jail sentence for tax convictions in Italy, their lawyer said Wednesday. The men were sentenced to 18 months in prison by a lower court after being found guilty of failing to pay 40 million euros in taxes owed to the Italian government last year. They must also pay a 500,000 euro fine. The case will now be appealed to Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation, attorney Armando Simbari told CNN. The Dolce & Gabbana label is a popular brand on luxury clothing and accessories. CNN's Livia Borghese in Rome contributed to this report. | Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana face 18 months in an Italian prison . The designers were found guilty of failing to pay 40 million euros in taxes in Italy . The case will be appeal to Italy's Supreme Court, their lawyer says . |
New York (CNN) -- A popular television and radio DJ was shot to death in Staten Island early Sunday morning, according to New York City police. Corey McGriff, known to fans as DJ Megatron, died of a gunshot wound to the torso shortly after 2 a.m. The incident is still under investigation and no arrests have been made, police said. McGriff, 32, was best known for his appearances on the BET's music countdown show, "106 & Park." He had worked for both the show and BET.com since 2006, according to a statement released by the network. "The BET Networks Family is saddened by the news of the untimely loss of our friend and colleague, Corey 'Megatron' McGriff," the statement said. "We extend our deepest condolence to his family. He will truly be missed." | Man was known for BET's "106 & Park" No arrests yet in Staten Island shooting . |
(CNN) -- San Antonio defeated the Miami Heat 104 to 87 to claim the NBA championship Sunday night. "This is a team, and that's what makes this so, so great," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. San Antonio dominated the series, winning four games to one. Each Spurs victory was by at least 15 points. "Hard to believe, isn't it? Ginobili said. "We played at a really high level." The victory snaps the Heat's two-year championship run and hands San Antonio its fifth NBA title. Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard was named the series MVP. | San Antonio wins the series 4-1 . Each win was by 15 points or more . This is the Spurs' fifth NBA title . Kawhi Leonard is named the series MVP . |
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- America's top diplomat to Kenya has announced that the United States has suspended a $7 million "capacity building" program for the country's Ministry of Education, citing corruption. "The United States shares the deep concern of Kenya's development partners and the Kenyan people regarding the continuous revelations of large-scale corruption," Ambassador Michael Ranneberger said in a speech to the American Chamber of Commerce in Nairobi, Kenya. The announcement comes after allegations of major corruption in the country's much-praised free schooling campaign for primary education. "Those culpable for the fraud should not merely be sacked, they should be prosecuted and put behind bars," said the U.S. ambassador. The United States, Britain and other major donor governments have recently become increasingly vocal in their criticism of corruption and the slow pace of reform in Kenya. | United States has suspended a $7 million "capacity building" program, ambassador says . Announcement comes after allegations of corruption in free schooling campaign . U.S., Britain, other donor governments criticize corruption, slow pace of reform in Kenya . |
(EW.com ) -- Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan are headed to Washington. On Tuesday's "Live! with Kelly and Michael," the co-hosts announced their first-ever interview with President Barack Obama. The duo is headed to D.C. to talk to Obama in the Blue Room of the White House, where they'll discuss the recent "White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit," among other topics. The interview will air Friday, May 30, 2014. See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved. | Ripa and Strahan will head to D.C. It will be their first interview with the President . The show is set to air on May 30 . |
(CNN Student News) -- May 25, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Mexico . Alaska; Japan . Waterloo, New York . 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 published. | 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) -- With the European leg of the Alpine Skiing World Cup in full swing, CNN's Alpine Edge takes you inside five of the continent's most high-profile locations. As the planet's top skiers hurtle down the slopes, Alpine Edge will tell the stories behind the sport iconic resorts from France's Val d'Isere to 2013 World Championship venue Schladming in Austria. Click the skier icons on the map to find out more about the prestigious venues CNN will cover between now and March's season-ender in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. | CNN's Alpine Edge will showcase five Alpine Skiing World Cup venues . Alpine Edge will provide insight into resorts in France, Switzerland and Austria . Schladming hosts the World Ski Championships in February . The 2013 Alpine Skiing World Cup comes to a close in March in Lenzerheide . |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- The judge in the Lindsay Lohan case will issue an order Wednesday morning concerning the actress' stay in rehab, a court official said. Lohan entered a court-ordered substance abuse rehabilitation program at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on August 2, following a 13-day stint in a Los Angeles county jail for a probation violation. Judge Marsha Revel, who ordered Lohan to spend 90 days in rehab, was replaced by Judge Eldon Fox earlier this month. Judge Fox, who has met behind closed doors with Lohan's lawyer and the prosecutor, will hold a hearing in his Beverly Hills courtroom Wednesday morning, a court spokesman said. Fox is expected to issue a new order concerning Lohan during the hearing, the spokesman said. Revel ordered the jail time and rehab after she ruled that Lohan violated her probation from a 2007 drunk driving case. | Judge Fox will hold a hearing for Lohan Wednesday morning . Lohan's lawyer and the prosecutor met privately with the judge last week . The actress entered rehab on August 2, 2010 . The previous judge ordered 90 days of rehab . |
(EW.com) -- Former "Bachelorette" Jen Schefft and her husband Joe Waterman welcomed their second daughter, Charlotte Grace Waterman, on Tuesday, July 31, People reports. Schefft married Waterman in 2009, and the couple welcomed daughter Mae Elizabeth Waterman in 2010. The reality star tweeted, "Our little Charlotte Grace Waterman was born 7/31/12 weighing 8lbs 3oz! She is a doll and we couldn't be happier!" Schefft won "The Bachelor" in 2003, and starred on "The Bachelorette" in 2005. See full story at EW.com. CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved. | Jen Schefft gave birth to a girl . She won "The Bachelor" in 2003 and "The Bachelorette" in 2005 . Charlotte Grace Waterman is Schefft and her husband's second daughter . |
(CNN) -- A helicopter crashed Saturday north of Phoenix with preliminary reports of no survivors, authorities said. It was not known how many people were aboard. Witnesses along Interstate 17 reported flames and black smoke about 70 miles north of Phoenix about 11:50 a.m., said Dwight D'Evelyn, spokesman for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office. The privately owned UH-1V helicopter was destroyed, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor. He said there was no early indication of the circumstances of the crash. The helicopter is registered in the Phoenix area, D'Evelyn said. CNN's David Simpson and John Branch contributed to this report. | No early word on how many were aboard helicopter . Crash site is along I-17 about 70 miles north of Phoenix . |
(CNN) -- Longtime Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin was voted into baseball's Hall of Fame on Monday, the major leagues announced. Larkin was the only player voted into the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America this year. He will be inducted this summer, along with the late Chicago Cubs third baseman and broadcaster Ron Santo, who was chosen by baseball's Golden Era Committee in December. Larkin, 47, spent his entire 19-season career in his native Cincinnati and was part of the Reds lineup that won the World Series in 1990. He was the National League most valuable player in 1995 and retired in 2004, with a .295 career batting average and 198 home runs. | Shortstop played 19 seasons in hometown Cincinnati . Larkin was part of the Reds' World Series championship team in 1990 . He won the National League MVP award in 1995 . |
(CNN Student News) -- January 27, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Rio de Janeiro, Brazil . Davos, Switzerland; Slovakia . 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 published. | 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 . The weekly Newsquiz tests students' knowledge of stories covered on CNN Student News . |
(CNN) -- Sudanese authorities ordered the Red Cross to halt its activities in the nation starting Saturday, citing technical reasons, the aid agency said. The International Committee of the Red Cross says it has worked in Sudan for 36 years. "We help people affected by the conflict in Darfur, provide seed, tools, food and water, and re-establish contact between people separated by the fighting," it says on its website. "The ICRC also promotes international humanitarian law and the protection of civilians affected by the conflict." The government in Khartoum has in the past expelled aid agencies working in the Darfur region, where rebel groups and forces loyal to President Omar al-Bashir have fought. In April, a splinter group from the largest rebel group in Darfur signed a peace agreement with Khartoum. Sudan has seen raucous protests in recent months, some met with violent force by government security forces. | The Red Cross was active in the restive Darfur region . The government says the suspension is for technical reasons . In the past, Khartoum has expelled aid agencies from the region . Rebels in Darfur and forces loyal to the government have a history of tension . |
(Rolling Stone) -- Even with just 10 tracks and no session details, this companion to Martin Scorsese's 2011 documentary deserves a brass--band welcome. Six outtakes come from the presumptuous stages of George Harrison's 1970 triumph, "All Things Must Pass," including a sweet--Nashville reading of "Behind That Locked Door," "My Sweet Lord" as acoustic hosanna and a demo of the title song that betrays its roots in the band's frontier hymnal. The Bob Dylan and Everly Brothers covers have more sheen but also the intimate grace of the quiet Beatle's seventies solo prime. This set's subtitle suggests there are more rarities to come; based on the quality here, I propose a full--blown Anthology. See full story at RollingStone.com. Copyright © 2011 Rolling Stone. | The new album is a companion to the 2011 Scorsese documentary on Harriosn . Six of the 10 outtakes from from Harrison's 1970 album All Things Must Pass . There are Bib Dylan and Everyl Brothers covers . |
(CNN) -- Tony Fernandes is the CEO of Air Asia, Asia's leading low fare, no frills airline, flying to destinations across the region. After graduating from the London School of Economics in 1987, he worked as an accountant for Richard Branson's Virgin Records from 1987 to 1989. The amateur guitarist went on to become vice-president for Southeast Asia for Warner Music Group from 1992-2001. In a dramatic change of direction, Fernandes left the music industry to buy Air Asia, a bankrupt carrier -- the purchase cost him a token fee of 26 cents. Since taking over Air Asia he has become known as the Richard Branson of Asian air travel. E-mail to a friend . | Tony Fernandes is the CEO of Asia's biggest budget airline . He studied in the UK and joined Richard Branson's Virgin Records . In 2001 Fernandes bought Air Asia for just 26 cents . |
London (CNN)A 32-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offenses, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement Saturday. The suspect was detained in Newham, East London, by counterterrorism officers and is being held at a south London police station. He was arrested on suspicion of collecting information which may be useful to somebody who commits or prepares acts of terrorism, of being a member or supporter of ISIS, and of encouraging terrorism. The arrest is the latest in a series by UK police investigating suspected terror-related activities. Two women, age 23 and 33, were arrested near Birmingham on Wednesday on suspicion of of Syria-linked terrorism offenses. The United Kingdom last summer raised its terror threat level to severe, the second-highest level. | Police: 32-year-old man is arrested on suspicion of being a member or supporter of ISIS . He's also accused of collecting information useful to somebody planning an act of terrorism . |
(CNN) -- The owner of three pit bulls that killed a 2-year-old boy Thursday has been charged in connection with the child's death, authorities in California said. Steven Hayashi, 52, was arrested on charges of child endangerment and possessing a mischievous animal that causes death or great bodily injury, the Concord Police Department said in a statement. He is being held on $120,000 bail. The dogs mauled the boy after he walked into the garage where they were being kept, police said. Authorities said the toddler was the suspect's step-grandchild. Two adult relatives and a young sibling were also home at the time of the attack, which police said occurred just after 8:45 a.m. Thursday (11:45 a.m. ET). The boy was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police said they were still investigating the incident. | Police say three dogs mauled the 2-year-old . Authorities say the victim was the dog owner's step-grandchild . Hayashi is accused of child endangerment and possessing a mischievous animal . |
Washington (CNN) -- The Department of Defense announced Thursday that it will be commemorating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride later this month. The event will be the first of its kind for the Pentagon. The best picks around the world for celebrating Pride . "The Defense Department is planning an LGBT Pride Month event for later this month," Pentagon spokeswoman Eileen Laniez said in a statement issued Thursday. Press Secretary George Little said senior Defense Department officials will take part in the event, but had no other details. Just a year ago, a member of the military faced punishment or discharge if he or she admitted being homosexual, but last September the administration scrapped the policy known as "don't ask, don't tell." Opinion: LGBT community more accepted than before, but work needs to be done . | The Pentagon plans an event to mark LGBT Pride Month . Senior Defense Department officials will take part in the event, a spokesman says . |
(CNN) -- The body of an Air Force pilot has been found off the coast of Italy, three days after the F-16 he was flying went missing, his family announced Thursday. Read more: U.S. jet missing off Italy; search for pilot under way . "It is with great sadness that we announce that the body Capt. Lucas Gruenther was found in the Adriatic Sea this afternoon. A compassionate husband, a loving son, and a devoted brother; Luc leaves behind a family who loves him dearly and a legacy of achievement," the family statement said. Controllers lost contact with the F-16 around 8 p.m. Monday (2 p.m. ET) while the jet was on a training flight, the U.S. Air Force reported. Italian search teams found debris believed to be from the fighter jet Tuesday. The aircraft was based at Aviano Air Base, a key NATO installation in northern Italy. | NEW: The body of the U.S. pilot has been found . The F-16 went went missing Monday over the Adriatic Sea . Debris from the jet was discovered Wednesday . |
(CNN) -- Avril Lavigne's husband, Chad Kroeger, has set a high bar for an anniversary gift. On Twitter on Thursday, Lavigne briefly shared a photo of what Nickelback frontman Kroeger gave her in honor of their first wedding anniversary: a 17-carat diamond ring. "I still can't believe my 1 year anniversary gift. 17 carat emerald cut. Wow. I love my hubby," Lavigne said in the tweet, which she's since removed without explanation. The humongous sparkler is larger than the jewelry Kroeger proposed with. When he popped the question to Lavigne in 2012, he did it with a still impressive 14-carat diamond. The two Canadian rockers went on to marry July 1, 2013. | Avril Lavigne tweeted a photo of her 17-carat diamond ring . She's been married to Nickelback's Chad Kroeger for a year . The present is bigger than Lavigne's engagement ring . Lavigne later removed her tweet without explanation . |
(EW.com) -- Are the Big Pink young enough to have grown up on their parents' Jesus and Mary Chain records? Sure sounds like it on "Future This." The U.K. duo's latest, produced by indie kingmaker Paul Epworth (Adele), updates the best of '80s shoegaze with breakbeat rhythms and arena-worthy choruses. On the title track, frontman Robbie Furze finds love washing over him ''in a soft explosion.'' Which isn't a bad way to describe getting swept up in their massive pop hooks. See the full article at EW.com. CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved. | The Big Pink's latest album is produced by indie kingmaker Paul Epworth (Adele) "Future This" updates the best of '80s shoegaze with breakbeat rhythms and arena-worthy choruses . Frontman Robbie Furze finds love washing over him "in a soft explosion" |
London (CNN) -- Rupert Murdoch's News International, which is embroiled in a scandal over illegal eavesdropping and police bribery, is selling its flagship building in London's Wapping district, the company announced Monday. The move follows the closure of the best-selling News of the World newspaper, which is at the heart of the scandal. Staff of its other publications, the Sun, the Times and the Sunday Times, will move to another east London site already owned by the company at Thomas More Square, the company said. The new site "provides the company with excellent facilities and flexibility. As a result, and in light of current market conditions, News International has decided not to proceed with re-modelling the Wapping site." Murdoch moved his publications out of London's historic Fleet Street district decades ago, a key step in the exodus of newspaper offices from central London. | The move comes amid a scandal around the defunct News of the World . Staff of the Sun, Times and Sunday Times will move to another east London site . |
(CNN) -- Authorities will resume their search Monday morning for the bodies of four men who are believed to have drowned in southeastern Idaho after one of them fell overboard and three others went missing trying to rescue him, the Power County Sheriff's Department said. "It is not confirmed they are deceased at this time -- presumption that they are -- but we cannot confirm any deaths at this time or drowning," said Cpl. Leilani Morgan. The incident took place Sunday at the American Falls Reservoir, about 180 miles east-southeast of Boise. Five children -- all under the age of nine -- also were on the boat and have been rescued by authorities, according to the sheriff's department. CNNRadio's Matt Cherry contributed to this report . | The men are presumed drowned at American Falls Reservoir in southeastern Idaho . Three men disappear while trying to save a fourth man . |
Havana (CNN) -- Angelita Castro, the older sister to Cuban presidents Fidel and Raul Castro, died in Havana on Tuesday, her sister Juanita Castro said. She was 88. Juanita Castro told CNN her sister had suffered from Alzheimer's disease and died surrounded by her family. "She was a dedicated and loving mother; her family took very good care of her after she became ill," she said. Juanita Castro told CNN she had not seen her sister since leaving the island in 1964 and becoming a critic of the Cuban revolution. Angelita's Castro's death was not reported on Cuba's state-run media. | Angelita Castro had suffered from Alzheimer's disease . Juanita Castro says she hadn't seen her sister since leaving the island in 1964 . Her death was not reported by Cuba's state-run media . |
(CNN) -- An Air Force pilot's remains were found in the Gulf of Mexico after the crash of an F-16 fighter jet Thursday, the military said. The jet, based at Tyndall Air Force Base on the Florida Panhandle, was on a training mission over the Gulf when the Air Force lost contact with it about 9:15 a.m., the Air Force said. The pilot's remains were recovered from the Gulf later in the day, the Air Force said Thursday night. It wasn't immediately clear whether the Air Force had found the aircraft; it earlier said that it was working on the assumption that the jet crashed into the water. The pilot's name wasn't immediately released. | An F-16 crashed during a training mission over Gulf of Mexico, the Air Force says . The jet was based at Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base . |
(CNN) -- Veteran director Barry Levinson has been tapped to direct a "political thriller" based on the 1995 bombing of a federal courthouse in Oklahoma City. Sources with knowledge of the project say the tentative title of the film is "O.K.C." The script is being written by Clay Wold and is based on the story of his brother, who was a young legal clerk on the defense team for Timothy McVeigh. Among Levinson's directing credits are "Good Morning, Vietnam," "The Young Sherlock Holmes" and "The Natural." Oklahoma City was the site of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil before September 11, 2001. The 1995 bombing of the state capital's federal building left 168 dead. McVeigh, a white supremacist anti-government activist and former U.S. soldier, was executed for the attack in 2001. CNN's Douglas Hyde contributed to this report . | Oklahoma City is the site of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil before September 11, 2001 . The 1995 bombing of the state capital's federal building left 168 dead . The tentative title of the film is "O.K.C.," sources with knowledge of the project say . |
Beijing, China (CNN) -- The death toll from an explosion at a northeastern China coal mine rose to 104 Monday morning, according to state-run media. Another four workers were still trapped underground in the mine shaft as of 7:20 a.m. (6:20 p.m. ET Sunday), the Xinhua news agency said. A buildup of toxic gases was hampering rescue efforts, according to CCTV. Sixty miners remained hospitalized Monday for injuries ranging from carbon monoxide poisoning to burns, CCTV reported. Of those, six had sustained severe burns that left them in critical condition. About 530 miners were working in the mine when the blast occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday (1:30 p.m. ET Friday). The Heilongjiang Longmei's Xinxing mine is operated by the Hegang company. A preliminary investigation indicates the blast was a gas explosion, Xinhua reported. | NEW: Death toll rises . NEW: Sixty miners hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning, burns, CCTV reports . NEW: Four workers still trapped . NEW: A buildup of toxic gases was hampering rescue efforts, CCTV reports . |
(CNN) -- Hopefully, the third time's the charm. According to People, Hugh Jackman has undergone a third skin cancer treatment. The actor recently had another basal cell carcinoma removed. His rep told the publication that Jackman is "okay now." He posted a picture of a surfboard in the sand, from the video for the 1998 song "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)." His caption reads, "SUNSCREEN!" Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer; about 2.8 million cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. The mortality rate is less than 1%. The actor has posted selfies of his bandaged face after previous procedures. | The actor had a basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer, removed . He's posted a picture with the caption "SUNSCREEN" Jackman's rep says he's doing OK . |
(CNN)A 59-year-old man was arrested early Saturday in connection with the grisly discovery of body parts in a suitcase left on a San Francisco sidewalk. Mark Andrus was booked for murder, San Francisco Police Department spokeswoman Grace Gatpandan said. Police were alerted to his location on Friday night by someone who called a tip line. Gatpandan said the investigation is ongoing and encouraged people to continue to call the tip line. On Friday police released three photos of a man they called a person of interest. The dismembered body was discovered Wednesday when police where called to the South of Market district in San Francisco. Other body parts were found in a trash can less than a block from the main crime scene. Police have not disclosed what body parts were in the suitcase and trash can. | Police said tip led them to 59-year-old man . Mark Andrus was booked for suspicion of murder . |
(CNN) -- A fire at a karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in Indonesia's North Sumatra province, killed at least 20 people Friday night, according to a hospital. At least two people survived, according to Aida Sofiati of the Pringadi Hospital in Medan. Sofiati said 20 people were killed. Mohammad Zein, a fire official, said the blaze started around 10 p.m., but firefighters were able to extinguish it within a half-hour. He said the cause of the fire was not known. | Blaze hits karaoke bar and discotheque in Medan, in North Sumatra province . Medan hospital official says at least two people survived . Fire official: Fire started around 10 p.m., was extinguished within half-hour; cause isn't known . |
(CNN) -- Country singer Keith Urban is expected to have throat surgery this month, after a polyp was discovered on his vocal cords, according to his publicist. The surgery is considered a minor procedure, Paul Freundlich said in a news release. The musician will undergo "an undetermined period of recuperation that will require the postponement of the "All for the Hall' benefit concert," Freundlich said. Though Urban is still expected to perform at the Country Music Awards on November 9, he has had to "substantially scale back his appearances requiring multiple songs," Freundlich added. "All other appearances will be rescheduled in the new year," the statement said. | Keith Urban will have throat surgery . A polyp was discovered on his vocal cords . Urban is still expected to perform at the Country Music Awards on November 9 . |
(CNN) -- Manti Te'o's Twitter bio reads: "Life is a storm.. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes." Well, as we all know now, that storm has most definitely come. Time to man up. Let's get started, shall we? Mobile users: If you're unable to see the Storify below, click here. . | Notre Dame player Manti Te'o says he is the victim of an online hoax . New reports suggest Te'o's alleged girfriend may not have existed . Comments, jokes and memes emerge from all corners of social media . |
(CNN) -- Gunmen opened fire at two different bars in northern Mexico, killing nine people and injuring 12, Mexico's state news agency reported Sunday, citing the attorney general's office. Both attacks occurred in the city of Torreon, Notimex reported. In the first, which happened around 5:40 p.m. Saturday, three men opened fire at a bar, killing four people and injuring nine, the agency said. The second attack took place around 8 p.m. Saturday, also at a bar, when a group of armed men shot and killed five people, injuring three, Notimex reported. The Mexican government says there have been more than 34,600 drug-related deaths since President Felipe Calderon began a crackdown on cartels in December 2006. | In first attack, three men opened fire at a bar; four people killed . Second attack also took place at a bar; five people killed . There have been more than 34,600 drug-related deaths in Mexico since 2006 . |
(PEOPLE.com) -- There's another baby on the way for Lisa Loeb! The singer/author, 43, and husband Roey Hershkovitz will welcome their second child in June, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively. "I grew up with a big family, so I'm excited for Lyla to have a sibling!" Loeb tells PEOPLE. The couple, who wed in 2009, are already parents to daughter Lyla Rose, 2. Loeb can now be seen on tour for her children's song book, "Lisa Loeb's Silly Sing-Along: The Disappointing Pancake and Other Zany Songs." "It's a little bit of a challenge to try to balance my work with my family, but my family comes first," says Loeb, who also designs frames for her eyewear collection. "My daughter is so beautiful and sweet and funny." See the full article at PEOPLE.com. © 2011 People and Time Inc. All rights reserved. | Lisa Loeb will welcome their second child in June . "I'm excited for Lyla to have a sibling" Loeb tells PEOPLE . Loeb also designs frames for her eyewear collection . |
(CNN) -- Greece state broadcaster ERT is back on the air after being shut down by the government in June. The government, facing severe economic problems, had said earlier it decided to close the broadcaster while it created a smaller operation to cut costs. That prompted protests, and the European Broadcast Union president urged Greece to reconsider. In June, the country's top court ordered the government to restart ERT. The new signal is airing only old movies and documentaries, not live programs, according to government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou. Live broadcasts will be made later, Kedikoglou said. ERT had earlier said the decision to shut down the broadcaster meant 2,656 employees would lose their jobs. On Wednesday, employees still seemed very upset. They were holding a sit-in at ERT headquarters, lambasting what they called "a fake imitation ERT." CNN's Elinda Labropoulou contributed to this report. | Greek broadcaster ERT is back on the air . The government said it shut down the broadcaster to save money . In June, the country's top court ordered the government to restart ERT . |
(CNN) -- A Greyhound bus overturned in southeastern Pennsylvania early Saturday, injuring at least 14 people, none of them seriously, the company said. Officials said earlier that as many as 25 passengers could have been involved in the wreck, but Greyhound spokeswoman Maureen Richmond said later that a total of 18 people were on the bus. Four of those passengers were uninjured and able to continue with their scheduled trips, Richmond said. Fourteen others, meanwhile, were transported to local hospitals, treated and released, she said. The driver was among the injured. The bus originated in New York with a destination of St. Louis, Richmond said. The bus was on the Philadelphia to Columbus, Ohio, leg of the trip at the time of the accident, she said. CNN's Deanna Proeller contributed to this report. | NEW: All the injured have been released from hospital care . The bus was headed from Philadelphia to Columbus, Ohio . |
(CNN) -- A security guard was arrested this week and is accused of stealing two Los Angeles Lakers championship rings and $20,000 in gift cards, police said. Eddie Monterroso, 23, who worked at a Lakers training facility, was arrested Tuesday outside the facility, the El Segundo Police Department said. The two championship rings were from the 2009 and 2010 seasons, police said. A search of the suspect's home on December 10 "yielded evidence of the theft as well as the championship rings," according to an El Segundo Police Department statement. He is facing charges of burglary and grand theft, police said. The gift cards were going to be used by the team to give away as donations to community groups for Christmas, the Los Angeles Times reported. The police were able to retrieve only $6,000 in the gift cards, the newspaper reported. CNN's Artemis Moshtagian contributed to this report. | The suspect was arrested outside a Laker training facility . The two rings were from the 2009 and 2010 seasons . Report: The gift cards were going to go to community groups . |
(EW.com) -- The premiere of "Dallas" — TNT's reboot of the classic series — averaged 6.8 million viewers on Wednesday, making it the No. 1 scripted series premiere on all of cable so far this year. TNT, as a result, was the No. 1 network among basic cable Wednesday. The show that stars Larry Hagman, Linda Gray, Jesse Metcalfe and Jordana Brewster lured 1.9 million adults 18-49 and 2.4 million adults 25-54. See the full article at EW.com. For more see: . 'Dallas' returns: What's the verdict? 'Dallas' makes a comeback - what other shows do you want to return? CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved. | TNT's reboot of the classic series "Dallas" averaged 6.8 million viewers Wednesday . It was the No. 1 scripted series premiere on all of cable so far this year . The show attracted 1.9 million adults 18-49 and 2.4 million adults 25-54 . |
(CNN) -- Cuba recently eased restrictions on car imports and acquisitions in the country, doing away with a law that made icons of its old American Pontiacs and Chevys. Though there have been some reports that new cars are so far prohibitively expensive for most locals, some fear the easing of the law spells the beginning of the end for these vehicular stalwarts. We asked iReporters to send in images of the country's beautiful vintage U.S. cars -- have a look at some of the best in the gallery above and send in your own. | Cuba's new law makes buying a new car easier . But it could lead to the demise of its famous classic models . |
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) -- A truck carrying more than 25 tons of dynamite exploded Monday in northern Mexico, killing at least 23 people and injuring more than 140, a government spokesman said. Of the 140 injured, 30 suffered critical wounds and five were listed in extremely critical condition, said David Aguisn, spokesman for Humberto Moreira, the governor of the state of Coahuila. Notimex, Mexico's official news agency, reported at least 30 people were killed in the blast at a factory near Monclova -- about 125 miles (200 kilometers) northwest of Monterrey. Three Mexican reporters were among those killed, according to Notimex. Video footage showed the burned-out, mangled shell of the truck and nearby cars damaged by the blast. Aguisn said that there is no indication of foul play. The cause of the explosion is under investigation. E-mail to a friend . CNN's Ariel Crespo contributed to this report. | Truck was carrying more than 25 tons of dynamite . At least 140 people injured in the blast, government spokesman says . No foul play suspected, spokesman says; cause under investigation . Mexican news agency reports higher death toll of 30 . |
(CNN) -- Norway leads the 2010 list ranking the prosperity of 110 of the world's nations by the London analytical center Legatum Institute. Norway also topped the 2009 rankings. "The Prosperity Index seeks to understand how economic fundamentals, health, freedom, governance, safety, education, entrepreneurial opportunity, and social capital influence a country's economic growth and the happiness of its citizens," the group says. Europe dominates the Top 10, taking six of the spots. The United States and Canada represent North America, while Australia and New Zealand check in from the Pacific-Asia nations. Eight of the Bottom 10 nations are from Africa, with Zimbabwe coming in last. The Top 10: . 1. Norway . 2. Denmark . 3. Finland . 4. Australia . 5. New Zealand . 6. Sweden . 7. Canada . 8. Switzerland . 9. Netherlands . 10. United States . | Index is based on economy, government, educator and other factors . Norway tops the rankings for the 2nd straight year . The United States is No. 10, down one spot from 2009 . |
(CNN) -- Snooki gives birth to a little bambina! Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi delivered a baby girl early Friday morning. The former "Jersey Shore" star and fiancée Jionni LaValle welcomed Giovanna Marie LaValle, who weighed in at 6 pounds and 7 ounces. Polizzi took to Twitter to announce the news, letting fans know Giovanna has a full head of black hair and is, quote, "perfect." This is the second child for the couple, who welcomed son Lorenzo in August 2012. | Snooki now has a daughter . Giovanna Marie LaValle weighed 6.7 pounds . Snooki and fiancée Jionni LaValle already have a son . |
(CNN) -- Portuguese football coach Jose Mourinho caused outcry this week when he substituted Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari due to his low-energy levels -- which were a result of fasting. Muntari is a practicing Muslim who, like many of the same faith around the world, is currently not eating during the hours of daylight to mark the Ramadan holy period. The midfielder is not the only high-profile player who will be fasting, check out Fanzone's First XI of Islamic stars.. | Jose Mourinho substituted Sulley Muntari because he had been low energy . The Ghanaian midfielder is a Muslim and had been fasting during Ramadan . France international Franck Ribery is another high-profile Muslim . |
(CNN) -- Police in the Philippines have arrested former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on corruption charges, the state news agency reported Thursday. Arroyo is at a hospital in Quezon City, police said. On Thursday, officers went to her room, where she was hooked up to an IV to treat hypertension and dehydration. Police formally arrested her, but she'll remain in the hospital because her health won't allow her to be moved, said senior criminal investigator Jigs Coronel, CNN affiliate ABC-CBS reported. Police said they've secured her hospital room. At the time of her arrest, the ex-president's representative and her lawyer were by her side. She is facing a charge known in the country as plunder. Arroyo is accused of fraudulently transferring money from a Philippine charity, CNN confirmed. Last year, she was charged with electoral sabotage. | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was arrested at a hospital where she is being treated for hypertension . She'll remain in the hospital because her health won't allow her to be moved, official says . She's accused of fraudulently transferring money from a charity . |
KATHMANDU, Nepal (CNN) -- Two people were killed and about a dozen others were injured when a bomb exploded in a Catholic church in Kathmandu on Saturday morning, police said. The damage inside the church in Kathmandu following Saturday's bomb blast. The explosion in the Nepalese capital killed a 15-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman. "The bomb exploded inside the church when the explosion happened," senior police officer Kedar Man Singh Bhandari told CNN over the phone. About 100 people were in the church when the bomb exploded, police said. Manish Amatya, who was injured, said the blast interrupted their prayers. "There was a loud explosion while we were praying and all of us ran out screaming," he said. Investigations are under way to determine who planted the bomb, which damaged the church. CNN's Manesh Shrestha contributed to this report. | Explosion in Nepalese capital killed 15-year-old girl, 30-year-old woman . 100 people were in the church when the bomb exploded . Investigations are under way to determine who planted the bomb . |
New York (CNN) -- One man was killed and another was wounded after a man walked into a suburban New York business and began shooting, local officials said. The incident took place Wednesday morning at Savenergy in East Garden City on Long Island. Police identified the suspect is 63-year-old Sang Ho Kim, and said he was last seen wearing a red shirt and dark suit jacket. He fled the scene in a white Honda SUV that police said was found late Wednesday about 60 miles north in Putnam County. The wounded man underwent surgery, police said. Detective Michael Bitsko of the Nassau County Police Department told CNN the suspect is a former employee at the light fixture manufacturer. A local mall went on lock-down at the request of police after the shooting was reported, shortly after 10 a.m. Disgruntled designer shoots coworker in front of Empire State Building . | NEW: Police find the vehicle of the suspect, who police name as Sang Ho Kim . In addition to the one killed, another person was wounded, officials say . The incident occurred at Savenergy, a light fixture manufacturer . |
(CNN) -- Wristbands are the latest craze in high-tech fitness hardware. Nike+ and Fitbit might ring a bell. But could headbands be the next big thing? The Canadian company InteraXon is going there with the introduction of Muse, a headband that links with your mobile device to read your mind. Sure, brain stuff can be scary. But don't worry. This one's here for your own good. Check out the video to see how it works. | Company introduces headband that reads your brain waves and links to your phone . InteraXon was formed in 2007 in Toronto . Technology was initially developed by renowned cyberneticist Dr. Steve Mann . |
(CNN) -- The death toll grew to 38 on Tuesday as crews recovered three more bodies in last week's devastating train derailment in the Canadian town of Lac-Megantic, said Genevieve Guilbault, spokeswoman for the Quebec coroner's office. An unmanned 73-car train that had been parked in the neighboring town of Nantes on July 6 suddenly rolled into motion after the engineer went to a hotel. Loss, now anger, fuel a town forever changed . The train slammed into the center of Lac-Megantic, and tank cars full of oil exploded and burned in the heart of the commercial district. The rail company said the train's engineer failed to set the brakes properly, but the engineer said he reported to managers that he set 11 hand brakes on the train cars before they broke away from their engines. | Crews recovered three more bodies from train crash in Lac-Megantic . Unmanned train was parked in neighboring town of Nantes on July 6 . Tank cars of oil exploded in heart of commercial district . |
(CNN) -- A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea, some 50 miles (80 kilometers) south southwest of Avsallar, Turkey, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 32 miles (51 kilometers) in the seismically active region, it said. Video shot in Antalya and aired by Turkish broadcaster DHA showed chandeliers shaking. Turkey is no stranger to seismic events. A magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Izmit, Turkey, killed more than 17,000 people in 1999, according to the USGS. A magnitude 7.2 tremor in Duzce the same year killed 894 people, the USGS reported. Fast facts: What you need to know about earthquakes . | The 5.8-magnitude quake struck in the Mediterranean Sea . It was centered some 50 miles (80 km) south southwest of Avsallar, Turkey . Turkey is located in a seismically active region . |
(CNN) -- Nine people were shot in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn early Sunday morning at a house party, police said. Four men and five women -- all younger than 45 -- sustained injuries and were transported to four hospitals. Seven patients were released; two remain in the hospital and are in stable condition. The injuries were not life-threatening, according to New York police officer Sophia Tassy-Mason. Police said the shooting at East 52nd Street began around 1 a.m. A neighbor, who lives nearby, told CNN affiliate WCBS that she heard a series of gunshots. The neighborhood is a mix of residential and commercial buildings, Tassy-Mason said. According to NYPD statistics, there have been 21 shooting incidents reported in the area this year. The number of shooters involved is still unknown, and police are searching for one or more suspects, Tassy-Mason said. | NEW: Nine sent to hospitals with injuries; two remain in hospital in stable condition . The early Sunday morning shootings happened in East Flatbush . Number of shooters is unknown; hunt for suspects continues . |
(Rolling Stone) -- On Blondie's self-released ninth album, the New York new wave greats fold the present into their past -- from a "Tide Is High"-tinged cover of Brooklyn avant-folkies Beirut to a "Dreaming"-like basher with a melody via TV on the Radio. There's a little too much throwing stuff at a wall (the florid Spanish house track, the Serge Gainsbourg tribute) and, oddly, their bailiwick synth-rock sometimes feels theatrically heavy-handed, more Killers than Parallel Lines. Yet, if the tunes sometimes sag, Debbie Harry's voice remains sharply sculpted; on "China Shoes" she sings about her distant lover with tough, ageless longing. Because you're never too old to get left hanging on the telephone. Rolling Stone rating: 3 stars . See the full article at RollingStone.com. Copyright © 2011 Rolling Stone. | There's a little too much throwing stuff at a wall . Their bailiwick synth-rock sometimes feels theatrically heavy-handed . Debbie Harry's voice remains sharply sculpted . |
(Mashable) -- Samsung has started sending out invites for the launch of the next Galaxy smartphone, which is slated for May 3 in London. The invite doesn't give any details about the upcoming device(s) -- it merely says "come and meet the next Galaxy." However, we know that the company plans to reveal Samsung Galaxy S III, which was rumored to be launched at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, but Samsung decided to move the launch to a later date. In any case, Samsung will have to show something truly spectacular if it wants to top the Tegra 3 powerhouses from HTC. What features/specs would you like to see in Samsung Galaxy S III? Share your opinions in the comments. See the original article on Mashable.com . © 2011 MASHABLE.com. All rights reserved. | The launch of the next Galaxy smartphone is slated for May 3 in London . Invitations for the launch tease the idea: "Come and meet the next Galaxy" Samsung may reveal the much-awaited Samsung Galaxy S III . |
(CNN) -- Two suspected U.S. drone strikes in in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region have killed at least eight militants, Pakistani officials said Saturday. One strike targeted a hideout in eastern Afghanistan, near Pakistan's Khyber Agency, which is part of Pakistan's loosely governed tribal areas, the officials said on condition of anonymity. That strike killed at least four militants and injured many others, the source said. In the other incident, missiles hit a vehicle in Pakistan's North Waziristan -- another tribal area that borders Afghanistan -- killing four militants, including a commander, according to Pakistani intelligence sources. It wasn't immediately clear when the attacks happened. The sources didn't say which group or groups the militants represented. The tribal areas in northwestern Pakistan have long been a base for anti-government militants, including those with the Islamist Haqqani movement. The United States routinely does not comment on suspected drone strikes. | One strike kills four militants in Afghanistan, near Pakistan border, Pakistani officials say . Another four militants killed in northwestern Pakistan, sources say . |
(CNN) -- Israeli police on Friday dropped age restrictions at the Temple Mount, allowing Muslims of all ages to pray at the holy site. But police said they would keep their "high alert status" at the Al-Aqsa mosque. The age restrictions were lifted after a Thursday night meeting in Amman, Jordan, between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Jordanian King Abdullah and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the holiest site in Judaism and the third-holiest site in Islam. Jews call it the Temple Mount, and Muslims know it as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary. The Temple Mount has been a flashpoint for violence, and in recent weeks, entry has been limited to women and men above the age of 35. Authorities feared that younger men and teens would cause disturbances. CNN's Kareem Khadder contributed to this report. | Police lifted age restrictions for Friday prayers . The Temple Mount in Jerusalem is the holiest site in Judaism . Muslims know it as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary . |
(CNN) -- A volcano erupted in Papua New Guinea on Friday, spurting ash tens of thousands of feet into the sky. The eruption of Mount Tavurvur on the island of New Britain began early Friday, said Craig Earl-Spurr, a meteorologist at the Darwin Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Australia. The volcano spewed a thick tower of ash that reached as high as 60,000 feet above sea level. Dramatic photos posted on social media showed Tavurvur belching fire and ash from across a bay. The volcano is situated only a few kilometers from the township of Rabaul. In 1994, Tavurvur erupted at the same time as nearby Mount Vulcan, destroying Rabaul. Aviation alert over Iceland volcano lowered, restrictions lifted . | Mount Tavurvur spews a tower of ash 60,000 feet into the sky . The volcano is situated near the township of Rabaul on the island of New Britain . Tavurvur erupted in 1994 along with another nearby volcano, destroying Rabaul . |
(CNN) -- At least seven people were killed and 68 others were wounded after three car bomb explosions Wednesday in Iraq's oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk, said Jamal Taher, police chief. One of bombings occurred outside a building in central Kirkuk used by Kurdish security forces. Another explosion occurred near an Iraqi federal police patrol in central Kirkiuk. And another car bomb targeted a police patrol in south Kirkuk, Taher said. These coordinated attacks resembled past attacks by al Qaeda in Iraq, Kirkuk police said . In other attacks, eight civilians were wounded Wednesday morning when two roadside bombs exploded in two Baghdad neighborhoods, police said. On Tuesday, an Iraqi army officer, Brigadier General Ahsan Ali Mohammed, was killed when a bomb exploded outside his house in western Baghdad's Ghazaliya neighborhood, police said. | The attacks occurred in Iraq's oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk, police said . There were at least 68 people wounded in the attacks in Kirkuk . |
(CNN) -- Actor Bruce Willis married model-actress Emma Heming over the weekend in the Turks and Caicos Islands, the actor's publicists announced. It is the second marriage for actor Bruce Willis, 54, and the first for model-actress Emma Heming, 30. A small, private ceremony was held at the actor's home in the islands in the West Indies on Saturday, according to publicists Rogers and Cowan. It is the second marriage for Willis, 54, and the first for Heming, 30. The couple met through friends and have been together for more than a year, the publicists said. At the wedding were Willis' daughters, Rumer, 20; Scout, 17; and Tallulah Belle, 14. Their mother and Willis' first wife, actress Demi Moore and her husband, actor Ashton Kutcher, also attended the ceremony. Willis and Heming will have a civil ceremony when they return to California, the publicists said. | A small, private ceremony was held at the actor's home in the West Indies . Willis and Heming will have a civil ceremony when they return to California . Willis' first wife, Demi Moore and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, attended the wedding . |
(CNN) -- Pilots were warned of potential danger at least eight times in about 30 seconds before a Polish jet crashed in Russia in April, killing President Lech Kaczynski and about 100 others. A transcript that the Polish government released Tuesday shows that an automated warning system sounded the alarm several times before the Tupolev-154 crashed in western Russia. "Pull up. Pull up," a warning system advised pilots. "Terrain ahead. Terrain ahead." The April 10 crash killed Kaczynski, his wife, top Polish military officials, the head of Poland's national bank and other dignitaries. The president had been traveling with a Polish delegation to Russia for the 70th anniversary of the massacre of Polish prisoners of war in the village of Katyn. Some 20,000 Polish officers were executed there during World War II. | Transcript shows pilots warned of danger several times in seconds before crash . April 10 crash killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and about 100 others . Delegation headed to Russia for 70th anniversary of massacre of Polish prisoners of war in World War II . |
(CNN) -- Throughout its tumultuous history, Berlin has seen strife and triumph unfold in its streets, from weathering the dark days of the Cold War to emerging as a unified city in 1989. So to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, we asked readers to share their favorite things about Berlin. From hip cafes and urban landmarks, to serene green spaces in the middle of the city, the list above shows just some of the things that draw millions of people to visit Berlin each year. See all submissions for the best things about the city in English and German via CNN iReport and German newspaper Tagesspiegel. | View readers' 25 favorite things about Berlin above . Add to the list via CNN iReport . |
(CNN) -- Police in Ohio said Wednesday they are investigating the deaths of two brothers found shot inside their grandparents' home earlier in the day. The boys, ages 9 and 12, were found in in Jackson, Ohio, about 75 miles south of Columbus. Police identified the boys as Austin Wiseman and Blake Campbell. The boys were half-brothers and lived with their grandparents, police said. The shooting occurred in an upstairs bedroom. Police did not elaborate on how the boys were killed but said they were not looking for any other people in connection with the shooting. "That's crazy to think two young boys are dead, and no one knows anything about it," neighbor Michael Hatley told CNN affiliate WSAZ. It's unclear whether there was anyone else at the home. | NEW: Police identify the pair, say they're not looking for anyone else in the case . NEW: The boys were shot in an upstairs bedroom, police say . The boys were found in in Jackson, Ohio . It's unclear whether there was anyone else at the home . |
(CNN) -- Investigators have arrested a suspect from Russia in connection with a fire that killed 156 people in a nightclub in Russia in 2009, the Spanish National Police said Thursday. Authorities in Spain arrested Konstantin Mrykhin, who was the commercial director of a nightclub in Perm, Russia where fireworks triggered a fire and panic on Dec. 5, 2009, the police said in a statement. Mrykhin has been wanted in Russia, where police say he ignored safety measures in organizing the fireworks display that caused the fire, the statement said. Mrykhin fled Russia to Barcelona, Spain to evade a charge of involuntary manslaughter, police said. | Man arrested over Russian nightclub fire in 2009 . 156 people killed when fireworks triggered a fire and panic . Konstantin Mrykhin had been wanted in Russia over the blaze . |
(CNN) -- One child died and several were injured Friday in Bolivar County, Mississippi, when a school bus collided with a tractor-trailer on a foggy stretch of road, officials said. The bus was carrying elementary-school and high-school students when the accident happened around 7 a.m. Friday, said Cedrick Ellis, superintendent of the Shaw School District, in Shaw, Mississippi. A "younger child" was killed in the accident, said Dr. J.O. Trice, a deputy county coroner. Ellis said the bus and a tractor-trailer loaded with gravel collided, causing both vehicles to overturn. The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol is investigating, Ellis said. It was not clear if the fog contributed to the crash,. CNN's Maria White and Vivian Kuo contributed to this report. | One child was killed in an early morning bus crash in Mississippi . The state highway patrol is investigating . |
(CNN) -- Celebrities developed a new reason to fear for their safety in 2008, thanks to five teenagers from the Valley. Over the course of a year, this group managed to steal a reported $3 million worth of goods from the homes of various A-list celebrities. They came to be known as "The Bling Ring," and they let nothing stand in the way of their quest for fashion and fame. They wanted to be part of the lives of the celebrities they worshiped and the notoriety they assumed would accompany it. It has been more than three years since the Ring members were arrested and their activities were documented in a 2010 article in Vanity Fair by Nancy Jo Sales. Now the gang is getting their biggest claim to fame yet: a major ï¬ . | The Bling Ring was a group of teenage robbers who targeted celebrities starting in 2008 . This week, Sofia Coppola releases a film based on the true story . Paris Hilton, one of the victims, says people need to aspire to something more than fame . |
(CNN) -- Top seed Li Na defeated former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova 7-5, 6-1 in the final of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham, England. Li of China, who beat Sharapova in the semifinals of the same tournament last year before losing to Magdalena Rybarikova in the final, outplayed the Russian to claim her first title of the season and her first ever on grass. Second-seed Sharapova, who had won in Birmingham in 2004 and 2005, surged into a 3-1 lead before Li broke back for 3-3. The Chinese player took the set 7-5 and ran away with the second as Sharapova's game unraveled. The Russian threw down seven double faults and only won 56% of points on her first serve, while Li fired winners off both flanks and closed out victory in one hour, 19 minutes. | Li Na beats Maria Sharapova 7-5 6-1 in Aegon final in Birmingham, England . Li of China claims first title of the season and maiden win on grass . Sharapova, who won the event in 2004 and 2005, served seven double faults . |
(Reader's Digest) -- Spare the rod, period. That's what parents across the globe told us when we asked how they discipline their children. Respondents in all 16 countries in this month's global survey picked a good talking to as the best tactic for teaching a lesson, by a wide margin. Taking away a privilege placed second. Two other traditional forms of discipline - sending kids to their rooms and spanking - were the least favored choices in all but two countries. Among respondents who did favor physical punishment, men outnumbered women in every country except Canada, France, and India. Not a single woman in the United States expressed a preference for spanking. See the full set of results here. | Taking away a privilege away from children was voted in placed second . Not a single woman in the United States expressed a preference for spanking . |
(CNN) -- CBS decided to pull Monday night's season finale of Mike & Molly, which talks about a tornado hitting Chicago (though no devastation was going to be shown). "Due to the tragic events [Monday] afternoon in Oklahoma, we are pre-empting tonight's season finale of Mike & Molly, which has a related storyline," said a CBS spokesman. "A repeat broadcast of Mike & Molly will run in the time period. The season finale will be broadcast at an appropriate date." Two men died after severe weather on Sunday triggered a frightening wave of tornadoes across Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois and Iowa. See the original story at EW.com. CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved. | Monday night's episode of "Mike & Molly" was to involve a tornado . No devastation was to be shown on the episode . A repeat was run instead . |
Enchanting crystal clear waters protected by a coral reef, with white sandy beaches that stretch hundreds of kilometers: This is Watamu, an old fishing village on the Indian Ocean, in southeast Kenya. Located around 100km (62 miles) up the coast from Kenya's second city, Mombasa, Watamu has long been known for its rich Swahili culture and its history. Now it's also known as one of the country's most impressive vacation spots, and an incredible water sports haven. The trade winds that blow in the afternoons make it ideal for windsurfing and kitesurfing, while paddleboarders have the chance to get close to the many species of dolphin that swim in the ocean. CNN's Inside Africa visited Watamu and got a chance to sample its famous water sports first hand. Watch the video above to see what happened. | Watamu is a Kenyan fishing village on the Indian Ocean . Known for its rich Swahili culture, it is now a water sports destination . Visitors can windsurf, kitesurf and paddleboard . |
(CNN) -- CNN has equipped a group of volunteers with cameras, laptops and a brand new Web site. They are blogging and posting videos of their lives and new jobs as they fan out across three continents for the next 12 months. As they set out to change the world around them, there are plenty of other organizations and individuals that are working with the same goal. CNN has made a list of the groups that can help you to make a positive impact on the world around you. Visit their Web sites to get more details on how you too can Be The Change. United Planet . Wildlife Direct . Hope & Home . Do-It . Village Volunteers . Earth Watch Institute . Global Volunteer Network . Open Mind Projects . Wildlife Direct . - . | Be the Change is following six people trying to have a positive impact on the world . If you want to get involved contact the relevant volunteer organizations . CNN has picked a number of NGOs that can help you to Be the Change . |
(CNN)Never mind that it's six words long, the hashtag #FiveWordsToRuinADate is taking the Twitterverse by storm. It topped the trending list in both the United States and the United Kingdom. This new hashtag game has something for everyone -- from big corporations to regular folks. Perhaps that's why so many are joining in. | #FiveWordsToRuinADate is a top-trending hashtag in the U.S. and UK . Folks share their creativity and biases . |
London (CNN) -- The new James Bond movie will be called "Skyfall," the producers announced in London Thursday. Oscar-winner Sam Mendes will direct Daniel Craig as 007 in the 23rd Bond movie. "We'll start shooting today," Mendes said. Spanish actor Javier Bardem will play the villain, and Judi Dench will reprise her role as Bond's boss, M. The cast also includes French actress Berenice Marlohe. The announcement of the title of the movie came on the 50th anniversary of the date Sean Connery was revealed as the first actor to play Ian Fleming's spy. | The film is to be called "Skyfall" Daniel Craig will reprise his role as 007 in the 23rd Bond film . Javier Bardem will play the villain . The announcement comes on the 50th anniversary of Sean Connery's casting news . |
(CNN) -- Detectives in California questioned former NBA player Scottie Pippen on Monday as part of an investigation into an assault at a Malibu restaurant over the weekend. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Pippen was questioned for about an hour and released. Pippen was not arrested and was cooperative during questioning, Lt. Mary Leef told CNN. Pippen's agent, Kyle Rote, did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment. Detectives want to ask witnesses additional questions before concluding their investigation, the sheriff's department said in a statement. Pippen was a longtime player for the Chicago Bulls. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. | Authorities question the former NBA star as part of an assault investigation . Pippen was cooperative during questioning, a sheriff's lieutenant says . Detectives hope to ask witnesses additional questions about the alleged assault . |
(CNN) -- For the second time in a week, Comcast customers found themselves offline -- this time, in the Midwest. On Sunday evening, internet service outages affected Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Michigan, according to a Twitter account for Comcast customer service. "I apologize for the down time," representative Bill Gerth said via Twitter late Sunday, adding that crews were working as quickly as possible to resolve the domain name system outage. At about 1 a.m. ET Monday, Gerth tweeted, "Everyone should be just about back online, if not should be very shortly." Last weekend, customers on the East Coast also experienced outages. The disruption affected the Boston and Washington, D.C., areas, a Comcast spokesman said. The outage came on the eve of Cyber Monday, the annual online equivalent of Black Friday when internet retailers roll out their bargains for holiday shoppers. CNN's Jason Kessler contributed to this report. | Customers in Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and Michigan are affected . A Comcast representative tweets that almost everyone should be back online . Another Comcast internet service outage occurred on the East Coast last week . |
Mexico City (CNN) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck near Mexico's western coast on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was 32 miles (51 kilometers) southwest of La Mira, Michoacan, USGS said. The U.S. agency said the quake was about 40 miles (65 kilometers) deep. Mexico's National Seismological Service reported its depth at 10 miles (16 kilometers), and said its magnitude was 6.4. Residents felt the quake in Mexico's capital, 350 miles (560 km) from the epicenter. There were no immediate reports of damages or injuries. An aerial survey of the capital showed no major damage, Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard said in a Twitter post. CNN's Rey Rodriguez and Carloo Mauricio Perez contributed to this report. | There are no immediate reports of damages or injuries . Residents feel the quake in Mexico City, hundreds of miles from the epicenter . Aerial survey of the capital shows no major damage, mayor says . |
(CNN) -- Our CNN Fit Nation "6-Pack" was at the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida, this week for a halfway training trip. What's a "6-Pack"? Glad you asked. In January, six CNN viewers were selected to race the 2013 Nautica Malibu Triathlon on September 8 alongside CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Tabitha McMahon, Rae Timme, Annette Miller, Douglas Mogle, Will Cleveland and Stacy Mantooth are learning how to swim, bike and run like real triathletes. They've received equipment and training plans from coaches, and they're sharing their ups and downs along the way. Check out their progress on our interactive. Take a look at this week's intense activities through their eyes. If you are unable to see the Storify below, please click here. . | "6-Pack" had swim strokes and running form analyzed at Florida training center . Could you do a 28-mile bike ride? The CNN Fit Nation team did . The group also did its first open-water swim in the ocean in new wetsuits . |
(CNN) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was hospitalized during the day on Friday before being released, his spokesman said. The Nevada Democrat, 74, checked in not feeling well earlier in the day and doctors diagnosed exhaustion. Spokesman Adam Jentleson said in a statement that his boss has been cleared to return to work although the Senate has left town for the holidays. Reid's office said that medical tests were normal, but kept him at George Washington University Hospital during the day for observation. Reid was at home with his wife by evening. Reid pushed the Senate through marathon sessions this week to clear budget legislation, a massive defense bill and key presidential nominations. CNN's Paul Courson contributed to this report. | Reid entered George Washington University Hospital not feeling well . His office said tests were normal; doctors diagnosed exhaustion . Reid was kept at hospital during the day for observation; let go by evening . Senate had marathon sessions this week; budget bill, nominations approved . |
Bangkok (CNN) -- Thai authorities have released 70 women and girls originally from Laos and Myanmar following a trafficking raid in southern Thailand. District police and Thai special investigators raided a karaoke bar and a spa Friday night, said Lt. Col. Noppadon Petsut, deputy police chief of Sadao district. Forty-one of the females released had been forced into prostitution, Petsut said. The other 29 were willfully working as prostitutes and were fined and released. Of those forced into prostitution, about 20 trafficking victims are under age 18, Petsut said. Thai police arrested five suspects -- three Thais, one Malaysian and one Singaporean, Petsut said. All were detained and charged with human trafficking and illegally allowing illegal migrants to stay in Thailand. The raid took place after the Department of Special Investigation received a call from the Laotian embassy in Bangkok saying there were Laotians being forced into prostitution, Petsut said. | Police say the females are from Laos and Myanmar . 41 were forced into prostitution; 29 were willfully working as prostitutes . About 20 who were forced into prostitution are under 18 years old, a police official says . Five suspects are in custody, charged with human trafficking . |
(CNN) -- Finnish authorities arrested a man Friday after he fired six shots through a school classroom door and shot an office worker in the hand in two separate incidents, police said. No one was injured in the school shooting, police said. The man first entered an office building in the Tampere area, in southern Finland, and shot a man in one hand with a hunting rifle, a police spokesman said. The injuries are not life-threatening. He then went into the school, where he fired through the door of a classroom, the spokesman said. Police arrested the man at the scene and took him to the Tampere police station, where he is being questioned. The man is believed to hold a permit for three guns, but police cannot confirm whether one of those three guns was used in the attacks, the spokesman said. Police are interviewing witnesses, the spokesman said. | The suspect first shot a man in the hand in an office building, Finnish police say . He then entered a school, where he fired through a classroom door . No one was injured in the classroom shooting, police say . The man is being questioned in Tampere, in southern Finland . |
(CNN) -- Pirates seized an Italian-flagged vessel off the Horn of Africa on Thursday morning, the European Union's anti-piracy taskforce said. The ship was seized 350 nautical miles southeast of the Omani port city of Salalah, in the eastern part of the Gulf of Aden, said the European Union Naval Force Somalia. It had a crew of 22 on board: six Italians and 16 Filipino nationals, the naval force said. The force did not have information on the crew's condition or the pirates' demands. On March 28, pirates firing small arms and rocket-propelled grenades seized an oil tanker in the same area. The UAE-flagged vessel was on its way to Singapore from Sudan when it was attacked. CNN's Christine Theodorou contributed to this report. | The ship is seized off the coast of Oman . It has a crew of 22 on board . Another ship was seized in the same area last month . |
(CNN) -- Former NFL star Darren Sharper has been fired by the NFL Network, the channel's vice president of communications told CNN. Sharper had been suspended without pay after being accused of rape. He turned himself in to police in Los Angeles on Thursday. Sharper is wanted in New Orleans in connection with the alleged rapes of two women. The Orleans Parish district attorney's office in Louisiana said Sharper, 38, and Erik Nunez, 26, each face two counts of aggravated rape. If convicted, the two men face a possible sentence of life in prison without parole. The New Orleans charges are in addition to charges Sharper already faces in California. | The NFL Network has terminated its contact with Sharper . Sharper turned himself in to police amid fresh rape charges . The former NFL star faces two counts of aggravated rape in New Orleans . |
(CNN) -- Massimo Ambrosini has signed a one-year contract extension at AC Milan to stay with the Italian club until 2011. Ambrosini will remain with AC Milan until 2011 after signing a new one-year contract with the club. The 32-year-old AC Milan captain scored seven goals in 27 Serie A appearances for the Rossoneri last season. Ambrosini joined AC Milan in 1995 from second division side Cesena and is in his 14th campaign with the Italian giants. "AC Milan can confirm that Massimo Ambrosini's contract has been extended and the player will remain at the club until 30th June 2011," read a statement on the club's official Web site. Ambrosini was handed the Milan armband by coach Leonardo following Paolo Maldini's retirement this summer. | Massimo Ambrosini has signed a one-year contract extension with AC Milan . Ambrosini, 32, joined AC Milan in 1995 from Cesena and is in his 14th season . He was named captain this summer following the retirement of Paolo Maldini . |
LG Electronics was estqablished in 1958 as Goldstar, and produced some of Korea's first radios, TVs, refrigerators, washing machines and air conditioners through the 1960s. Today the company employs more than 82,000 people working in over 110 operations including 81 subsidiaries around the world. LG Electronics is comprized of four business units - Mobile Communications, Digital Appliance, Digital Display and Digital Media. In 2006 global sales for the whole company totalled $38.5 billion. LG is the world's leading producer of CDMA/GSM handsets, air conditioners, front-loading washing machines, optical storage products, DVD players, flat panel TVs and home theater systems. E-mail to a friend . | LG Electronics was founded in 1958, producing Korea's first TVs and radios . Today the company employs more than 82,000 peoplethroughout the world . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- At least seven people died and 15 were wounded when a car bomb exploded in a tunnel in northwest Pakistan, police said Saturday. The blast occurred late Friday, said Kazi Hamid, a Kohat city police officer. It was in the Kohat Tunnel, a thoroughfare to metropolitan cities such as Karachi. Kohat is in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan. From journalist Nosheen Abbas . | The blast took place in a thoroughfare to cities such as Karachi . A police officer says a bomb was planted in a car . |
(CNN Student News) -- March 22, 2013 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . Israel . Cyprus . South Korea; North Korea . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . 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 published. | 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 . |
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- CNN takes an in-depth look at South Korea, including how the nation is working to become a brand leader on an international scale and on how the nation is recovering from the global economic recession. Included in the coverage are looks at architecture, cars, cuisine and the business climate in the East Asian nation. In addition to its "Eye on South Korea" coverage, CNN International's interview program "Talk Asia" will feature Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung starting Wednesday and K-pop icon and actor Rain. Among the highlights of the coverage has been South Korea's first lady offering her tips on her nation's cuisine to CNN anchor and correspondent Kristie Lu Stout. CNN's Kyung Lah also takes a look at hour South Korea is revamping its economy to environmental-themed businesses. | CNN's "Eye on South Korea" programming focuses on East Asian nation . Issues covered range from business to lifestyle topics . South Korean first lady provides personal look at nation's cuisine . |
(CNN)A gunman killed at least four people, including a 7-year-old, and wounded two others Saturday afternoon at a home in suburban Atlanta, authorities said. The shooter, whose identity has not been released, shot six people before he shot and killed himself, said Douglas County Coroner Randy Daniel. The 7-year-old, two adults and another minor were killed. Two children sustained life-threatening injuries. Daniel told CNN that investigators were "still trying to sort this out" when asked whether the gunman and his victims were related. Sheriff's Chief Deputy Stan Copeland told CNN affiliate WSB-TV that in his 38 years on the job "(he'd) never seen this many victims in one shooting." "Neighbors are in shock," he said. Douglas County is west of Atlanta. | Shooter kills 4, wounds two, before killing himself at a home outside of Atlanta . Two minors who survived sustain life-threatening injuries . |
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- A deadly blast rocked a bus carrying Yemeni soldiers in the capital of Sanaa on Sunday. There were conflicting reports on the number of people killed. Interior ministry officials initially said that 10 people had died and 14 more injured. But the defense ministry later said only one person had died and 24 others wounded. Explosives had been planted in the rear of the bus, which was carrying air force personnel to their headquarters, the interior ministry officials said. Yemen is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Offensives by the nation's army and drone attacks by the United States have reduced the terror organization's effectiveness in recent years. | Explosives are planted on a bus carrying Yemeni air force personnel . The blast kills at least one person . Yemen is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula . |
Islamabad (CNN) -- Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad is on red alert after officials received information in the form of an intelligence intercept of a likely attack on a high-value target, two senior Pakistani officials told CNN on Sunday. Helicopters could be heard in the skies above Islamabad as Air Force and Navy commandos searched for suspected militants in the Margalla Hills that surround the city, the officials said. Key military installations were under tight security. Among the buildings being guarded are the headquarters for Pakistan's air force and navy, the officials said. The officials, from the security and intelligence establishments, did not want to be named given the sensitivity of the information. Intercepted al Qaeda message leads to shuttered U.S. embassies . Kerry says Pakistan drone strikes to end 'very soon' 40 recaptured after Pakistan jailbreak . | NEW: Helicopters heard above Pakistan's capital, Islamabad . Officials intercepted intelligence pointing to a likely attack on a high-value target . Air force and navy commandos are guarding key military installations . |
(CNN) -- Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan will become the country's first directly-elected president by a wide margin of votes, according the semi-official Anadolu News Agency. Erdogan stopped short of declaring victory when he spoke Sunday night. "We will continue to work for our nation, we will continue to serve our homeland," Erdogan told a crowd in Istanbul. "We will continue our fight for advanced democracy and sovereignty of democracy standards." With nearly 98% of the votes counted, Erdogan avoided a runoff by winning more than 52% of the votes, according to CNN Turk and Anadolu News Agency. Diplomat Ekmeleddin Mehm Ihsanoglu came in second with 38% of the votes. Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas was a distant third with 9%. CNN's Hande Atay and Chandrika Narayan contributed to this report. | Erdogan avoided a runoff by winning more than 52% of the votes . Erdogan stopped short of declaring victory when he spoke Sunday night . "We will continue to work for our nation," Erdogan told a crowd in Istanbul . |
(CNN) -- To mark six months since the attack on Nairobi's Westgate mall, CNN spoke with Dharmesh Bulsara, a volunteer who helped evacuate hostages during the September 2013 attack in Kenya. CNN also asked people on Twitter how they are moving on with their lives since the incident. While some tweeted expressions of hope and gratitude, others reflected on the impact it's had on their lives. Using CNN's hashtag #Westgate6Months, here's a roundup of some of the tweets you shared with us. Continue the conversation on Twitter or in the comments section below. | Kenya marks six month anniversary of the Westgate mall attack . Using the hashtag #Westgate6Months, Kenyan took to Twitter . At least 67 people were killed in the bloody four-day siege in September 2013 . |
(CNN) -- Matthew McConaughey tied the knot with longtime girlfriend Camila Alves at an intimate ceremony in Texas. The pair wed before close friends and family in Austin on Saturday evening. They started dating in 2006, and the Brazilian model is the mother of his two children. Last year, McConaughey, 42, said while there were no immediate plans to get married, that did not make them any less committed. "Maybe one day ... maybe something down the line at the right time," he told CNN's Piers Morgan. "To do that, you have to really feel it. You have to really want to move forward to those things. Right now we are wonderfully happy, healthy. I get no pressure." McConaughey and Alves, 30, got engaged in December. McConaughey has appeared in several movies, including "The Wedding Planner" and "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." | The pair weds at a private ceremony in Texas . They started dating in 2006, and the Brazilian model is the mother of his two children . |
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