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(CNN) -- The top part of a burning television tower collapsed in the Netherlands, leaving a trail of thick billowing smoke and fiery flames. It was unclear what caused the fiery collapse in Hoogersmilde Friday. The incident disrupted television, radio and mobile phone networks nearby. Fire crews arrived before the collapse, but moved to a safe distance when they realized they could not extinguish the blaze, Mayor Jan Broerjes said Friday. No one was injured. An investigation is under way. CNN's Ben Brumfield contributed to this report . | The cause of the fiery collapse in Hoogersmilde is unclear . Incident disrupts television, radio and mobile networks nearby . |
(CNN) -- Gunmen stopped a bus near Beirut, Lebanon, in the early hours of Friday, boarded it and kidnapped two Turkish pilots, Turkey's foreign ministry said. The pilots work for Turkish Airlines. They were riding the bus from Rafic Hariri International Airport to their hotel when the assailants in two vehicles stopped it, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported. Reports on the number of attackers varied from four to eight. Other employees aboard the bus made it safely to the hotel and are to head back to Turkey later Friday, the foreign ministry said. "The Lebanese government has begun taking the necessary steps for an investigation," the ministry said. Security agents questioned the driver as a witness, the news agency reported. CNN's Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report . | Gunmen halt a bus near Beirut, Lebanon . They board it and take away two Turkish Airline pilots . The rest of the crew is safe at a hotel and will return to Turkey soon . |
(CNN) -- The headquarters of Mexico's state oil was evacuated Tuesday night -- but it turned out to be a false alarm, the company said. The Pemex Tower in Mexico City was cleared after an unspecified threat, Pemex said on its Twitter feed. A short time later, the company tweeted, "It was a false alarm." In February, a deadly explosion at Pemex headquarters killed at least 37 people. Officials said it was caused by a buildup of gas in the basement. Pemex is Mexico's powerful and much-criticized state oil monopoly. Thousands of people work at the company's headquarters, which includes a 54-story building. The annex where the February explosion happened is adjacent to the tower. | Pemex is Mexico's powerful and much-criticized state oil monopoly. An explosion at Pemex headquarters in February killed 37 people . Thousands of people work at the company's headquarters . |
Berlin (CNN) -- A helicopter pilot died after two police helicopters crashed at Berlin's Olympic Stadium in Germany on Thursday, police said. Two other people were severely injured and several others moderately or slightly injured. Rotors of the two helicopters apparently hit each other as they were landing, federal police spokesman Meik Gauer said. The cause of the crash, which happened about 10:15 a.m. (5:15 a.m. ET), is not yet known, police said. | Two police helicopters crash in Berlin . The pilot of one helicopter died . Two other people were severely injured, police say . |
(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned to his country after undergoing a second round of chemotherapy in Cuba, state media reported Sunday. State broadcaster VTV showed images of the leader's return. A group of government ministers were among those who greeted him at the airport. "Good morning, beloved homeland," Chavez posted on his Twitter account Sunday. "What a beautiful full moon greeted us at midnight," he added. Chavez announced in June that doctors in Cuba had removed a cancerous tumor from his body, but he has not specified what type of cancer he has. He has returned to the island nation for two rounds of chemotherapy. | State-run VTV reports Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's return . "Good morning, beloved homeland," Chavez posts on Twitter . The Venezuelan president has not specified what type of cancer he has . He has gone to Cuba for two rounds of chemotherapy . |
(CNN) -- Bolivian police have seized a massive stash of cocaine diluted inside hundreds of wine bottles, state media reported Thursday. Authorities believe the $2 million worth of diluted and solid cocaine is tied to a drug trafficking organization that made shipments to Italy, the state-run ABI news agency said. Police said they arrested a Brazilian suspect in a raid in a residential neighborhood in the city of Santa Cruz. The man tried to kill himself with a pocket knife when authorities cornered him, according to ABI. "They were diluting it and putting it in bottles that they were going to put wine labels on," Marco Centellas, head of Bolivia's special forces to combat drug trafficking, told the state news agency. | Police believe the cocaine is tied to an organization that shipped drugs to Italy . Some of the cocaine was hidden inside wine bottles . Authorities say the stash was worth about $2 million . A suspect allegedly tried to kill himself with a pocket knife . |
(CNN Student News) -- September 2, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . • Oklahoma & Texas • Iraq • Tripoli, Libya . 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) -- Two California teens who stranded themselves atop a windy, 8,600-foot-high cliff ended up being rescued in what resembled a movie scene, according to authorities. The boys, 16 and 17, were hoisted off the cliff in the Sierra Buttes in Northern California on Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The CHP sent a helicopter and a small plane to retrieve the teens, who had stranded themselves on a narrow shelf on the cliff while hiking. It took several attempts to hoist the boys as winds blew in excess of 20 mph, according to a CHP news release. Rescuers gave them instructions via loud speaker and used a camera system to zoom in to watch the teens safely harness themselves. One teen was hoisted and flown to a designated landing zone on State Highway 49 before the rescue was repeated with the other boy. | The boys, 16 and 17, were hoisted off the cliff in the Sierra Buttes in California . They had stranded themselves atop a windy, 8,600-foot-high cliff . |
(CNN Student News) -- October 14, 2011 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . South Korea . Colombia . Panama . Cuba . 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 . |
Pakistani politicians have chosen a close ally of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to serve as the country's president, Pakistani state broadcaster PTV reported Tuesday. Mamnoon Hussain, a well-known businessman from the southern city of Karachi, was elected to the largely ceremonial role in a vote by federal and provincial officials across the country. Pakistan's Election Commission said a formal announcement would be made later Tuesday. Since the presidency is a nonpartisan role, Hussain would have to resign from the Pakistan Muslim League-N party, which Sharif leads. Hussain would succeed President Asif Ali Zardari, one of Sharif's longtime political rivals. The presidency was more powerful under Pervez Musharraf, the army general who held the office from 2001 to 2008 after he led a 1999 military coup. But after Zardari became president, a constitutional amendment reduced presidential powers in April 2010. | Mamnoon Hussain is a well-known businessman from Karachi . He would take over the largely ceremonial presidency from Asif Ali Zardari . Hussain is an ally of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif . |
(CNN) -- A U.S. Marine helicopter's emergency landing into the ocean in Hawaii killed one Marine and injured three others Tuesday evening, the Marine Corps said Wednesday. Two of the injured crew members were in critical condition in a Honolulu hospital, while the third Marine was in stable condition, according to the military. The CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter, carrying four crew members assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 363, landed in shallow water about two miles from the Marines Corps Air Station at Kaneohe Bay at about 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, it said. The three injured crew members were flown to Queens Medical Center in Honolulu. "The downed helicopter remains on its side in Kaneohe Bay and a salvage operation is being planned," a Marine statement said. The name of the Marine who was killed will not be made public until a day after relatives are told, the statement said. | The CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter made an emergency landing in Kaneohe Bay . Two crew members are in critical condition, while one is stable . |
Editor's note: Over the last few weeks the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has expanded from its stronghold in northern Syria across large swathes of western Iraq. The speed and scale of the advance has caught most observers by surprise, as have reports that put the jihadist group's wealth as high as $2 billion. But just where does ISIS get the mountains of money that make it such a potent force? Click on the flashing icons above to find out. | ISIS militants have taken over large areas of Syria and Iraq . The jihadist organization is reportedly now one of the richest militant groups ever . Group funds itself through donors, extortion and drug running, experts say . |
A truck pulling a flatbed trailer rolled on Interstate 10 in Mississippi, leading to a accident involving several vehicles that left four people dead and four with moderate injuries, a police spokesman said. The accident occurred around midnight Friday as the 2011 Toyota Tundra was traveling eastbound in Hancock County, west of Biloxi and 12 miles from the Louisiana state line, Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Benjamin Seibert said. Four 18-wheeler trucks and six cars crashed after the Toyota truck lost its load on the highway as it rolled over, according to Seibert. The police spokesman said weather was not a factor. Eastbound traffic on I-10 shut down for several hours after the accident, though everything had reopened by 7 a.m., said Johnny Poulos, another highway patrol spokesman. | Interstate 10 reopens eastbound after being closed for several hours . Police: A truck pulling a flatbed trailer rolls overs on Interstate 10 in Mississippi . Four 18-wheeler trucks, six cars crash, shutting down traffic near the Louisiana line . A police spokesman says weather was not a factor in the accident . |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Two foreign troops who went missing Friday in Afghanistan are Americans who have been abducted, an Afghan intelligence source told CNN Saturday. NATO's International Security Assistance Force and two U.S. military officials confirmed that the two missing service members are American. NATO said they went missing after leaving their compound in Kabul city Friday afternoon and did not return. Forces have launched a search for the service members and the military vehicle they were in, ISAF said. Their duty status is "whereabouts unknown," the U.S. officials said. The intelligence source told CNN that the two were abducted in Logar province, south of Kabul -- Afghanistan's capital. The development comes as five U.S. soldiers were killed in bombings in southern Afghanistan on Saturday. CNN's Atia Abawi and Barbara Starr contributed to this report. | NEW: ISAF, U.S. military officials confirm the two missing troops are Americans . An Afghan intelligence source says two Americans have been seized in Logar province . NATO's command said the two troops went missing after they left a Kabul compound . A search is on for the service members . |
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 authorities were heading the rescue operation with the Italian Coast Guard assisting. Darkness and poor weather hampered the search when the first rescue boats arrived early Wednesday morning, officials said. Since then, rescue vessels have rescued 48 people and were looking for the rest. The passengers are believed to be of Tunisian descent. | The boat was carrying 200 passengers, the Coast Guard says . 48 have been rescued . Poor weather hampers rescue efforts . |
(Mashable) -- Dell Inspiron Duo, the hybrid tablet that flips open to become a netbook, is due for a launch next week, CNET has learned from sources familiar with the matter. The Duo is a Windows 7 machine with a dual core Intel Atom CPU, a 10-inch touchscreen, and a full QWERTY keyboard which is revealed when you flip the lid open. Close it, and you have a device that looks and operates pretty much like a regular tablet. According to CNET, the Inspiron Duo will be launched "early next week", possibly on November 23. Check out a teaser trailer for Dell Inspiron Duo here. © 2010 MASHABLE.com. All rights reserved. | Dell Inspiration Duo is the hybrid tablet that flips open to become a netbook . CNET says Inspiron Duo will be launched "early next week," possibly on November 23 . Tablet has a dual core Intel Atom CPU and 10-inch touchscreen . |
(CNN) -- A pilot and a passenger died when a civilian plane crashed at Eglin Air Force base in Florida Thursday morning, the air base said. The Aero Club Beech aircraft belonged to a local flying club, said Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen. She said foul play is not suspected. The accident occurred around 5:30 a.m. | Civilian plane crashed at Eglin Air Force Base . The accident killed pilot and passenger . The plane belonged to a local flying club, an FAA spokeswoman said . |
(CNN) -- A French engineer who was kidnapped in northern Nigeria has been freed. Francis Collomp was working in the state of Katsina when he was kidnapped in December by a jihadist group calling itself Ansar al-Muslimeen. The French president's office announced Sunday that Collomp has been released, but did not offer additional information. "This long-awaited new does not make us forget that seven of our compatriots are still being held hostage in Syria, Mali and Nigeria," the office said in a statement. "France will continue to work tirelessly for their freedom." In another development in Nigeria, the military said its soldiers killed 29 suspected members of the Boko Haram terrorist group. The deaths occurred during two shootouts in the country's Borno state. The U.S. government last week labeled the group a foreign terrorist organization. CNN's Nana Karikari-apau contributed to this report . | Francis Collomp was kidnapped in December . The French president's office did not offer additional information . |
(CNN) -- A bomb blast in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killed at least four people late Sunday, according to local police. The blast occurred at a busy intersection in a predominantly Christian area of the city and left several cars burning, Kano police spokesman Rabilu Ringim told CNN. Police cordoned off the area and were searching for suspects and any additional bombs. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack, the spokesman said. Terrorism in Nigeria has been in the global spotlight recently since more than 200 school girls were kidnapped by Boko Haram. The terror group abducted an estimated 276 girls on April 14 from a boarding school in Chibok in northeastern Nigeria. Dozens escaped, but more than 200 girls are still missing. | The attack took place in the northern Nigerian city of Kano . It was not immediately clear who was behind it . Terrorism in Nigeria has been in the spotlight since more than 200 girls were kidnapped . |
(CNN) -- William Holden, Alec Guinness, George C. Scott, Denzel Washington: They all won Academy Awards for roles as heroic military men. But when James Maitland Stewart enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941, he already had a Best Actor Oscar to his name, for his indelible performance as reporter Mike Connor in "The Philadelphia Story." Based in England during much of his service, Jimmy Stewart flew dozens of combat missions -- more than a few as command pilot -- on sorties deep into Nazi-occupied Europe and returned from the war with honors that included the Distinguished Flying Cross and Distinguished Service Medal. In September 1945, LIFE photographer Peter Stackpole accompanied Stewart around his Indiana, Pennsylvania, hometown, chronicling the goings-on when the movie star returned home a hero. Read the full story and see the entire gallery on Life.com. | Jimmy Stewart put his career on hold to join the Army Air Corps . The actor was well into his 30s and had already been rejected for being too skinny . He was one of few Americans ever to rise from private to colonel in four years . |
(CNN) -- An unmanned drone crashed on a South Korean island near its disputed maritime border with the North, the country's defense ministry said Tuesday. The drone crashed on the Baekryeong Island on Monday afternoon, the ministry said -- soon after North and South Korean artillery batteries exchanged hundreds of shells across their western sea border. The South Korean military is investigating. The country's Yonhap news agency, quoting an unnamed government source, said the drone crashed near the western sea border, known as the Northern Limit Line after the artillery exchange -- raising the possibility that it was a North Korean reconnaissance plane. | The drone crashed on the Baekryeong Island on Monday afternoon . The two Koreas exchanged hundreds of shells across their western sea border . |
Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Israeli military launched airstrikes in northern and central Gaza early Sunday, said spokesmen for the Israel Defense Forces and Hamas. The Israeli spokesman said the military targeted a "terror-activity center" in northern Gaza and a "weapons manufacturing facility" in central Gaza. He confirmed direct hits on both targets. A security official for Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that controls Gaza, said the northern strike hit an airfield that Hamas uses for military training. The second strike hit an old house in central Gaza, he said. The strikes were in response to an earlier attack on the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council, the Israeli military spokesman said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. The military said that more than 235 missiles, rockets and mortar shells were fired from Gaza into Israeli territory in 2010. | There are no immediate reports of injuries . The strikes occurred early Sunday . They were in response to an earlier attack, an Israeli military spokesman says . |
(CNN)Katherine Patrick was 14 years old when Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriage. Now 25, the "first daughter" of the first state to legalize same-sex marriage is engaged to be married, her father, Gov. Deval Patrick, has announced. "The Governor and Mrs. Patrick joyfully announce the engagement of their daughter Katherine Wintersmith Patrick to Alisha Marie Lemieux of New Bedford," read a statement released by the outgoing governor's office. Patrick, a doctoral student studying psychology, and Lemieux, a 21-year-old undergraduate, live in the San Francisco Bay area. Patrick, who was elected three years after the state's landmark ruling, said he's considering running for president one day. His two-term tenure as governor comes to an end Thursday with the inauguration of Republican Charlie Baker. | Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announces daughter's engagement . Katherine Patrick, 25, will marry partner Alisha Lemieux, 21 . Massachusetts became first state to legalize same-sex marriage in 2003 . |
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Alex Trebek suffered a mild heart attack Saturday, but the "Jeopardy!" host should make a full recovery and return to the game show next month, a Sony Television spokeswoman said Sunday. Trebek, 71, checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Saturday and remained there Sunday, Sony's Paula Askanas said. "Trebek is in good spirits and is currently under observation and undergoing further testing," Askanas said. " He is expected to fully recover and be back at 'Jeopardy!' when production begins taping in July for the new season, the show's 29th." The show won the best game show Emmy at the Daytime Emmy awards Saturday. | Trebek, 71, checked into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles Saturday . The "Jeopardy!" host "is in good spirits," a Sony TV spokeswoman says . The show won the best game show Emmy at the Daytime Emmy awards Saturday . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the abduction of 30 teenage boys who were seized from Pakistan's tribal region during an outing last week. The militant group said it abducted the boys to punish their tribe for forming a pro-government militia to battle the Taliban. The boys were taken Thursday from Bajaur Agency, which lies along the porous border with Afghanistan. It is one of seven districts in Pakistan's tribal region. "Everyone who supports the government against Taliban will face the same fate," the Taliban spokesman said. Islam Zeb, a senior administrator in Bajaur Agency, told CNN on Friday the boys were walking to a picnic spot along a river to mark the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan when they were taken. | The group says it seized the boys to punish their tribe for forming a militia . The boys are taken Thursday from Bajaur Agency . Taliban: "Everyone who supports the government ... will face the same fate" |
(CNN) -- All-star slugger Manny Ramirez has been arrested in southern Florida on one charge stemming from a domestic dispute, officials said Monday. The former Boston Red Sox star was arrested at a residence on one charge of touch/strike battery, the Broward County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. Ramirez, who hit 555 career home runs, announced his retirement from Major League Baseball in April, rather than continue with the league's drug prevention and treatment program. He was suspended in 2009 for 50 games after violating the league's drug policy. Ramirez is 39. | Ramirez is arrested at a residence in connection to a domestic dispute . He announced his retirement from Major League Baseball in April . |
(CNN) -- South Korea's prime minister has offered to resign, his communications office said Monday, after failure to win parliamentary approval to stop relocation of government offices out of the capital, Seoul. Prime Minister Chung Un-chan verbally offered to resign, but President Lee Myung-bak did not accept his offer, the office said. Chung offered to resign after failure to win the parliamentary approval, a major setback to Lee's government and a sign that his party is losing clout. The president's Grand National Party has taken a beating in local elections, which analysts see as a referendum on his handling of the Cheonan incident. The South Korean naval ship Cheonan sank March 26 in disputed waters. The loss of the ship and 46 sailors raised tensions on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea has vehemently denied charges it fired a torpedo that sank the Cheonan. CNN's Roya Shadravan contributed to this report. | South Korea's prime minister offers to resign . President Lee Myung-bak declines to accept his offer . President's Grand National Party has taken a beating in the polls . |
(CNN Student News) -- March 15, 2013 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . China . Vatican City . Mississippi; New York City . 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)That statue wasn't the only thing that was golden. This year's Oscars ceremony also yielded some hysterical memes. From Lady Gaga's lobster-like gloves to Reese Witherspoon's forehead, social media had zero chill. But don't just take our word for it. And what the heck, John Travolta? No, seriously, what are you going through? | Celebs at the Oscars made for great memes . Lady Gaga's gloves were mocked . John Travolta was all over it . |
ATLANTA (CNN) -- Georgia businessman and former congressman Howard "Bo" Callaway was in intensive care at an Atlanta hospital Sunday after surgery following a cerebral hemorrhage, according to officials of Callaway Gardens, a 13,000-acre vacation resort and preserve created by Callaway and his parents. The 85-year-old Callaway was hospitalized in his hometown of Columbus, Georgia, last week after complaining of a severe headache. He was subsequently taken to Atlanta's Emory University Hospital, according to Callaway Gardens officials, where doctors determined he had a cerebral hemorrhage, which is bleeding on the brain. Callaway, a Republican, is a former secretary of the Army and was a congressman from Georgia for one term in the 1960s. He ran unsuccessfully for governor of Georgia in 1966 and later served on the executive committee of the Republican National Committee. Callaway and his parents created Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia, near Columbus, 60 years ago. | "Bo" Callaway is a former secretary of the Army and was a congressman from Georgia . He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage last week . Callaway and his parents created the Callaway Gardens resort in Georgia . |
(CNN) -- Authorities say a Maryland woman suffocated her two kids, 1 and 3 years old, and then told a relative what she'd done. Prince George's County police accused 24-year-old Sonya Katarina Spoon of suffocating 1-year-old Ayden Spoon and 3-year-old Kayla Thompson over the weekend. The children died at a hospital, authorities say. Police say they found plastic bags near both of the kids. Spoon gave police a detailed statement on how the children died, according to police. She is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and is being held without bail pending a court appearance, according to authorities. Spoon has been dealing with a stressful custody issue and has been "under extreme psychological and mental distress," said her mother, Paivi Spoon. Arizona mother admits to killing daughter, poisoning other kids, police say . S.C. mother pleads guilty to murder of 2 sons . | Maryland mother is accused of suffocating her two children, aged 1 and 3 . Police found plastic bags near the kids' bodies . Their mother, Sonya Katarina Spoon, is in custody, police say . Spoon has been in extreme "mental distress," the suspect's mother says . |
(CNN) -- Two sailors were killed and a third injured during a training exercise at California's Camp Pendleton on Monday morning, according to a spokesman. The accident occurred at 8 a.m. when the 7-ton bulk water tanker the sailors were driving rolled over, said Cmdr. Greg Hicks, a U.S. Navy 3rd Fleet spokesman. Hicks said the names of the victims are being withheld until their families can be notified. Meanwhile, the injured sailor was taken to a nearby hospital where he is listed in stable condition, Hicks said. The U.S. Marine Corps will conduct the investigation because it happened on their base, he said. A Marine Corps instructor was killed during a January 14 training exercise at Camp Pendleton when the amphibious assault vehicle he was riding in capsized and sank. | Vehicle rolls over during a training exercise at California's Camp Pendleton . Marine Corps will investigate because accident happened on its base . In January, a Marine Corps instructor died when his assault vehicle sank . |
Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- Four missing coal miners have "very little chance" for survival in a southwest Pakistan mine that collapsed after a methane gas explosion Sunday, a government official said. At least 48 of the 52 miners in the mine were confirmed dead, but just 28 of the bodies had been recovered by Monday evening, according to Sardar Aslam Bizenjo, the minister for irrigation in Balochistan province. "There is very little chance of survival for remaining four," he said Monday. The mine in the Soringe area, 35 kilometers (about 22 miles) east of Quetta, caved in Sunday after the explosion. | NEW: "Little chance" seen for four missing miners, an official says . NEW: 28 bodies have been recovered, official says . Methane gas explodes in a coal mine near Quetta in Pakistan . |
(CNN) -- IN FOCUS: Burning rubber on the Bosphorus . Situated on the crossroads of both Europe and Asia, Turkey is a strategic location for companies hoping to tap into both markets. This week MME gets an inside look at one foreign company -- Pirelli -- cashing in on Turkey's strategic advantages, and how its factory in the northwest of the country is churning out Formula One's prestigious hi-tech tires. FACETIME: Doing business in Turkey . In an office overlooking the busy Bosphorus, MME catches up with Turkish businessman Emre Berkin, the former Vice-President of Microsoft Turkey to get his thoughts on the country's business environment and what advice he gives to budding entrepreneurs, hoping to make it big in the business world. Marketplace Middle East airs weekly at the following times (all GMT): . Thursday: 1545, . Friday: 0845, . Saturday: 0615 . Sunday: 0515, 1545 . | Turkey is a strategic location for companies hoping to tap into both Europe and Asia . MME gets an inside look at one foreign company cashing in on Turkey's strategic advantages . Businessman Emre Berkin shares his thoughts on the country's business environment . |
(CNN) -- A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck southwest Colombia Sunday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, CNN affiliate Caracol Television reported. The quake was centered 10 km (6 miles) west-northwest of Isnos, Colombia, and 334 km (214 mi) northeast of Quito, Ecuador, the USGS said on its website. It was felt in Bogota -- the nation's capital and largest city -- Caracol reported. It occurred at a depth of 162.1 km (100.7 miles), the USGS said. "Deep earthquakes in this region ... are not uncommon; there have been 13 similar events deeper than 100 km over the past 40 years, within 500 km" of Sunday's earthquake, the USGS said. | NEW: The quake was felt in Bogota, CNN affiliate Caracol reports . No immediate reports of injuries or damage, Caracol says . The quake struck at a depth of 101 miles (162 km) Deep quakes in this region "are not uncommon," USGS says . |
(CNN) -- A vessel carrying about 100,000 gallons of petroleum products struck a submerged object and was sinking in the Mississippi River on Monday night. Officials closed a section of the river near LeClaire, Iowa, to deal with the oil that was discharging from the towboat, the Coast Guard said. Nine crew members were aboard the 144-foot Stephen L. Colby when the accident occurred. All were able to make it to safety. The cause is under investigation. | Coast Guard trying to contain the situation . The cause under investigation . |
(CNN) -- An Egyptian military official died Wednesday when a bomb attached to his car exploded, state-run EgyNews reported. The homemade magnetic sticky bomb killed Brig. Gen. Ahmed Zaki in the Cairo suburb Sixth October City. A policeman was injured in the attack, EgyNews reported. Last week, two Egyptian police officers were injured during an attack near Cairo, when an improvised explosive device detonated at a traffic security checkpoint, according to Egynews. Two weeks ago, authorities killed two Muslim Brotherhood members during a gunfight in the Nile Delta, north of Cairo. Police clashed in several cities with protesters supporting former President Mohamed Morsy. The military ousted Morsy in a coup last year during massive street demonstrations against his rule. Attacks targeting police and the army have spiked since he was deposed. Checkpoint attack injuries 2 Egyptian soldiers . | The homemade bomb killed Brig. Gen. Ahmed Zaki . Last week, two Egyptian police officers were injured during an attack near Cairo . |
(CNN) -- CNN's Thom Patterson climbed aboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on Monday, May 20, for its first U.S. commercial flight since being grounded for safety concerns. Patterson traveled from Houston to Chicago on United Flight 1. Follow updates from his trip below. . Mobile users unable to see the Storify please click here. | The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was grounded in January for battery problems . CNN's Thom Patterson was on the first U.S. commercial flight since the airliner was cleared to fly again . Aviation geeks have dubbed this latest stage in the new aircraft's history 'Dreamliner 2.0' |
(CNN) -- Actress Emma Roberts and boyfriend Evan Peters "are working together to move past" an incident that resulted in her domestic violence arrest in Canada last week, their representative said. Roberts, 22, was arrested after police were called to a Montreal hotel July 7, according to police. "It was an unfortunate incident and misunderstanding," the rep said in a written statement to CNN. "Ms. Roberts was released after questioning and the couple are working together to move past it." Roberts -- the niece of Julia Roberts and daughter of Eric Roberts -- was in Montreal with Peters to film an episode for the FX series "American Horror Story." Douglas Hyde contributed to this report. | Roberts was arrested after police were called to a Montreal hotel July 7 . "It was an unfortunate incident and misunderstanding," their rep says . |
(CNN) -- The NFL has fined Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman $7,875 for taunting tied to the recent NFC Championship Game, a league spokesperson said Friday. The NFL official did not specify whether the fine stemmed from an on-the-field or off-the-field infraction. Sherman was penalized during the game for putting his hands to his throat in a choking gesture directed at the San Francisco 49ers quarterback. Sherman had just deflected a pass that saved the victory for Seattle. Immediately after the game ended, Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews interviewed Sherman and he boasted to being "the best" and maligned one of his San Francisco opponents, receiver Michael Crabtree. Those remarks soon became national news as many fans and commentators derided what they characterized as Sherman's poor sportsmanship. | The All-Pro cornerback is fined $7,875 . NFL doesn't specify whether fine is for on-field or off-field conduct . |
(CNN) -- By now you've heard the news about the meteor that caused an enormous explosion in Russia. Officials say up to 1,000 people were hurt. Most suffered minor injuries. Once it was clear Russia was not under attack, the Internet relaxed and slyly glanced around. is your normally healthy reservoir of space jokes suffering a drought? Not to fear. If there's one thing Twitter excels at, it's humor in the face of calamity. Here are 11 funny tweets about the meteor we wish we'd thought of. Mobile users click here to see the Storify. . | A meteor explodes over Russia, more than 700 injured . Jokes poke fun at Piers Morgan, Sarah Palin . A campaign to stop parody accounts is launched . |
Beijing (CNN) -- Medical personnel and police responded Saturday to an explosion in a terminal of the Beijing Capital International Airport, China's state-run Xinhua news agency said. A man set off homemade explosives inside the airport's Terminal 3, state television reported. The man was wounded, but no other injuries were immediately reported. The explosive used was black powder, the kind used in firecrackers, state television said. The man, identified as Ji Zhongxing, was transported to the hospital. Flights at the airport were not affected by the incident. | An explosion was heard at the Beijing airport . A man set off black powder, the kind used in firecrackers . The man was hurt and transported to the hospital . No one else was reported injured . |
(CNN) -- "I was immersed in green. Everything was green. And the air -- the air was crisp and clean and just seemed to have more oxygen in it." This is the effect Scotland seems to have on people. Jill Thornton, quoted above, visited Scotland in June. She'd been wanting to go for 10 years and described her trip -- though only three days long -- as "perfection." Scotland has voted to remain a part of the United Kingdom, but still, the country seems to have a complex flavor all its own. Click through the gallery to get to know Scotland's slightly wild streak, wide-open spaces and sense of self-reliance. | Scotland voted no to independence from the UK on September 18 . It's home to stunning scenery, historic castles and culture-heavy cities . Get to know bonny Scotland through travel photos submitted by iReporters . Have an image to add? Share it via CNN iReport . |
(CNN) -- United Express Flight 5573 from San Francisco to San Antonio was diverted to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Thursday afternoon when a crew member discovered an undisclosed security threat, according to Phoenix police. The nature of the apparent threat was not known, and after an investigation and a security check were completed, nothing suspicious was found, Phoenix police Sgt. Steve Martos told CNN affiliate KPHO. The plane had been diverted Thursday afternoon, and Sky Harbor officials said passengers were removed from the airplane and rescreened. The airport was not evacuated. The small commuter plane carried 47 passengers. | NEW: Police did not find anything suspicious during their security check at Phoenix airport . 47 passengers were removed from United Express Flight 5573 . |
London (CNN) -- John and Frances Canning didn't really expect Queen Elizabeth to come to their wedding, but when they learned she was going to be in Manchester, England, on the day of their nuptials, they sent an invitation on a whim. She showed up. Despite their shock, the groom had the presence of mind to bow, and the bride to curtsey as the monarch appeared and congratulated them, amateur video of the event showed. "Basically it was a wedding gift for us," Frances Canning told CNN affiliate ITN. The queen's husband Prince Philip also wished the couple well. Queen Elizabeth was in Manchester Friday on official duties that included visits to Central Manchester University Hospitals and a new BBC complex. She is making appearances around the country this spring as she celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, marking her 60 years on the throne. | Queen Elizabeth unexpectedly drops in on a wedding while she's in Manchester . She was invited but the bride and groom didn't really think she would come . The bride calls the queen's presence "a wedding gift" |
(CNN) -- It is the scariest diagnosis imaginable. So terrifying, it seems, that many people with early signs of Alzheimer's disease dwell for years in a state of denial. Sandy Halperin, who was diagnosed with early stage Alzheimer's at age 60, is trying to change that. He's allowing CNN to follow him and his family as he faces his diagnosis bravely. See the first chapter of his story here: http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/09/health/sandys-story/ . Then join Sandy, Ruth Drew, director of family and information services for the Alzheimer's Association, and CNN producer Stephanie Smith in the comments section on this page for a discussion on Tuesday, September 23 from 3 to 4 p.m. ET. The comments section will open a few minutes before 3 p.m. and will remain open for an hour. | Join Sandy Halperin from 3 to 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday for a discussion about Alzheimer's . Log-in to your CNN Disqus account to post your comments . |
(CNN) -- Undefeated wonder horse Black Caviar maintained her perfect record with a convincing win on Saturday in a race named after her -- the Black Caviar Lightening Stakes at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. The six-year-old superstar, who has now won all 23 of her races, had been on the brink of retirement after sustaining muscle damage during a narrow victory in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot last June. Read: Last hurrah for Black Caviar? But she has been gradually regaining full fitness under trainer Peter Moody, who used a combination of hydrotherapy and laser treatment to get his charge back in racing trim. "We were on a hiding to nothing by bringing her back," Moody said. "The job was done and we thought it was over, but to come back and do that and run a record, I'm lost for words," he added. | Wonder horse Black Caviar returns to action after injury layoff . Undefeated mare wins by two-and-a-half-lengths to record 23rd victory . |
Johannesburg (CNN) -- On the eve of Oscar Pistorius' sentencing, some of his biggest supporters -- his siblings -- told CNN that the lives of everyone close to the trial have already been changed forever, no matter the outcome. Pistorius, 27, is due to be sentenced Tuesday for culpable homicide and one weapons-related charge in connection with his fatal shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. | Oscar Pistorius is set to be sentenced on Tuesday . CNN spoke with his brother and sister . Whatever the sentence, their lives have changed permanently, they said . |
(CNN) -- A teenager accused of killing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway in Westminster, Colorado, pleaded guilty to all counts, a spokesman for Colorado's courts said Tuesday. Austin Reed Sigg was 17 at the time of the killing and was charged as an adult. He lived about one mile from Ridgeway's home. A judge accepted his plea, and sentencing is set for November 18 and 19, said spokesman Rob McCallum. Sigg was accused of strangling Ridgeway, dismembering her and placing some of her body parts in a crawlspace under his family's home. Police found parts of her body at a park five miles away five days after the bespectacled blonde girl disappeared while walking to Witt Elementary School on October 5. A break in the investigation came when Sigg's mother called 911 and handed him the phone. Sigg, police said, confessed. In Session's Jessica Thill contributed to this report. | Austin Reed Sigg was 17 at the time of the killing and was charged as an adult . He lived about one mile from the home of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway . Spokesman: Sentencing is set for November 18 and 19 . |
(CNN) -- A small plane landed on a New Jersey highway on Monday, fire officials said. The two-seater craft was heading toward an airport in Teterboro, New Jersey, but instead touched down on Interstate 80 in Hackensack, New Jersey, after the pilot reported a loss of fuel pressure, said the city's fire chief, Thomas Freeman. There were no reports of injuries. Authorities closed one highway lane as emergency vehicles towed the plane alongside the beginnings of rush-hour traffic. | A plane lands on Interstate 80 in Hackensack after the pilot reports a loss of fuel pressure . No injuries were reported . |
(CNN)The thing about the old card game of War is that anything can happen. In Chris Hemsworth's case, he got drenched with water. The "Blackhat" actor, appearing on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," took on the host in War, in which the competitors turn over playing cards, with the higher card designated the winner. In the Hemsworth-Fallon battle, there was an extra twist: After each card was turned, the winner got to throw a glass of water at the loser. At the conclusion, the person with the most wins got to soak the other with a water cannon. Hemsworth held his own in the early going, but things didn't turn out well for the Australian actor. Perhaps things go better in "Blackhat," which opens Friday. | Chris Hemsworth and Jimmy Fallon play Water War . The pair turned over playing cards; winner threw water at loser . |
(CNN) -- Authorities have recovered 54 bodies after a ferry crammed with people capsized in southern Bangladesh, police said Sunday. Among the victims were 22 children and 15 women, said Nazrul Islam, the police chief of Bhola district where the accident occurred Friday. Thirty more passengers are believed missing and presumed dead, he said. "Hopefully, in few hours, we should be able to confirm the exact number of missing (people)," Islam said. The boat had a capacity of 1,500 but was overcrowded with about 2,000 people who were traveling from the capital, Dhaka, to their homes in Bhola for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. The boat toppled as passengers weighted down one side to disembark, Islam said. Police and firefighters rushed to aid passengers, many of whom were trapped in the lower deck. CNN's Harmeet Shah Singh contributed to this report . | Authorities recover 54 bodies after overcrowded ferry capsizes . Boat had capacity of 1,500, but 2,000 people onboard . They were traveling homes for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha . |
Comedian Chris Tucker's multimillion dollar tax bill isn't very funny, but he's reached a deal with the IRS to settle it, his representative said Monday. The federal tax collector placed a $2.5 million lien against Tucker in Georgia last week, but it was just a "technical requirement" before a settlement could become official, Tucker's representative said. "Chris Tucker has not incurred any new tax years," the representative said. "The current lien filing by the IRS was the result of an audit that lasted for four years which stemmed from poor accounting and business management." "Representatives for Mr. Tucker reached a resolution with the IRS on Friday, and his case has been settled," the representative said. A TMZ report that Tucker owed $14 million to the IRS was inaccurate, the rep said. | Chris Tucker reached a resolution with the IRS on Friday, his rep says . The tax bill was from "poor accounting and business management," rep says . A report Tucker owes $14 million to the IRS was inaccurate, his rep says . |
(CNN) -- Tropical Storm Bret is expected to strengthen as it moves away from the Bahamas and out to sea, the National Hurricane Center said Monday. As of 2 p.m., Bret -- the second tropical storm of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season -- was about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Great Abaco Island, according to the hurricane center. The storm had been about 65 miles (105) from the island earlier Monday. The storm is drifting to the north-northeast and is expected to pick up speed and strength as it moves away from land, according to forecasters. Grand Bahama Island and the Abaco Islands in the northwest Bahamas nevertheless remained under a tropical storm warning Monday. Bret could dump 2 to 4 inches of rain in the northwest Bahamas. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) Monday afternoon, with higher gusts. | Tropical Storm Bret begins to move away from land . Tropical storm warnings remain for Grand Bahama, Abaco Islands in the Bahamas . It is drifting to the north-northeast . |
New York (CNN) -- The Statue of Liberty is expected to reopen by July Fourth, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Tuesday. The iconic landmark has been closed since October 29 due to infrastructure damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. Funding for repairs is part of $28 million allocated by the Department of Transportation to repair federal parks and recreation areas damaged by the storm in New York and New Jersey, according to a joint press release from Salazar and Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York. Both the visitor and National Park Services docks at Liberty Island sustained significant damage during the storm, according to the National Parks Service. Salazar also set a July Fourth deadline in 2009 for the reopening of Lady Liberty's crown after it was closed following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. | The Statue of Liberty was closed because of Superstorm Sandy damage to the complex . Docks at Liberty Island sustained significant damage from the storm . Interior Secretary says the iconic national monument is expected to reopen by July Fourth . |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Eight children and three women died in eastern Afghanistan when NATO-led forces bombarded houses, a provincial official told CNN Thursday. The incident took place Wednesday in Khost province's Domandera district, according to Khost upper house member and foreign relations chief Arifullah Pashton. There was no immediate reaction from NATO's International Security Assistance Force about civilian casualties in Khost. But ISAF said it was investigating allegations of civilian casualties in an airstrike targeting an insurgent in Ghazni province, in the southeast. Pashton said hundreds of people in the district demonstrated against the alliance Thursday and chanted, "Death to the United States" and "Death to NATO." Civilian casualties in the war between coalition forces and militants have generated grass-roots anger toward the combatants, and ISAF has been working for years to tackle the problem. | The incident took place in Khost province, an official says . Eight children and three women were killed . Demonstrators chanted "Death to the United States" |
London (CNN) -- Singer George Michael has pneumonia and has been forced to cancel at least four shows, his website says. "He is currently receiving treatment," the brief statement says. His representative Connie Filippello told CNN the singer was "on the mend" and "receiving medication." She would not disclose information about where or when Michael had contracted the illness. Michael has postponed shows scheduled for this weekend in Cardiff, Wales, after putting off shows earlier this week in Vienna, Austria, and Strasbourg, France. He was also a no-show for a London concert scheduled for October 26. That concert is now scheduled for May 2, 2012, his website says. He said at the time he had thrown his back out. CNN's Stephanie Halasz contributed to this report. | NEW: Pop star George Michael is "on the mend," his representative says . The singer has pneumonia, he announces . |
(CNN) -- A veteran detective and the murder suspect he was interviewing were killed Thursday in a shooting inside the Jackson, Mississippi, police headquarters. Detective Eric Smith, 40, was talking with suspect Jeremy Powell, 23, when the shots were fired, Jackson police said. Other law enforcement officers overheard the gunshots and rushed into the room, said a shaken Chris Mims, a spokesman for Mayor Harvey Johnson. They found both people dead. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. (7 p.m. ET). One hour later, the situation was contained, according to Othor Cain, a spokesman for the Hinds County Sheriff's Department,. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is leading the investigation into what happened, Mims said. Jackson, a city of about 175,000 residents, is the capital of Mississippi. CNN's AnneClaire Stapleton contributed to this report. | NEW: Two killed are Detective Eric Smith and murder suspect Jeremy Powell, police say . He was interviewing a murder suspect inside police headquarters . Detectives overheard gunshots, went into the room and found the suspect and detective dead . Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is leading the probe into what happened . |
(CNN) -- The Build-A-Bear Workshop company is recalling nearly 300,000 Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears sold in the United States and Canada due to risks of choking, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced. The agency warned that while no injuries have been reported, the "teddy bear's eyes could loosen and fall out, posing a choking hazard to children," according to a statement. "Consumers should immediately take the recalled teddy bear from children and return it to any Build-A-Bear store to receive a coupon for any available stuffed animal from Build-A-Bear," the statement said, advising buyers to contact the firm at 866-236-5683 with additional questions. The Chinese-made toy is a stuffed animal, roughly 16 inches tall with black plastic eyes, that is sold in the United States for $18. The bears were sold at Build-A-Bear Workshops and through the firm's website from April through December. | Build-A-Bear Workshop recalls 284,000 teddy bears in the U.S. and 13,200 in Canada . The company recall is because of risks of choking on the bears' eyes . The Chinese-made stuffed-animal toy is roughly 16 inches high with black plastic eyes . It is is sold in the United States for $18 . |
(CNN) -- Sudden seismic activity caused a "mega-mudslide" in the Bolivian capital of La Paz Sunday, the country's state news agency reported. The mudslide left at least 800 families homeless, according to the ABI news agency's report, which did not mention any fatalities or injuries. A fault stretching 80 to 100 hectares (200 to 250 acres) triggered the disaster, ABI said. Bolivia's president called an emergency meeting of government ministers late Sunday to evaluate the damage left behind by the mudslide and declared the area an emergency zone. During a visit at a school that served as a shelter Sunday night, Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera pledged that the government would help victims rebuild. "Many of you have lost the homes that you spent so much time and effort building, and I want to tell you that we are not going to abandon you," he said, according to ABI. | State media says the mudslide left at least 800 families homeless . A fault stretching at least 200 acres triggered the disaster, state media reports . Bolivia's government pledges to help victims . |
Dallas (CNN) -- Authorities in Texas briefly detained a man late Wednesday after he lost control of his car while driving past the Dallas home of former President George W. Bush. The man was on his way to visit friends when the incident occurred, according to Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan. He was authorized to come onto Bush's street, Donovan said. There was no perceived threat to the former president, according to Sgt. Warren Mitchell with the Dallas Police Department. "President and Mrs. Bush are OK and they appreciate the work of the United States Secret Service and the Dallas Police Department in responding to the incident," said Bush spokesman David Sherzer. | A man loses control of his car while driving past George W. Bush's house . The U.S. Secret Service is investigating the incident . There is no apparent threat to the former president, police say . |
Tokyo (CNN) -- Investors were unable to trade shares in scores of companies listed in Tokyo for several hours Thursday after a computer problem at the city's stock exchange. The Tokyo Stock Exchange said it had suspended the trading of 241 securities, including shares of the electronics giant Sony, after problems with the exchange's market data systems. Tokyo is one of the largest stock exchanges on the planet by total market capitalization and has more than 2,000 listed stocks. The suspension began at 9 a.m. (7 p.m. ET Wednesday). A spokeswoman for the exchange said the affected securities had resumed normal trading at 12:30 p.m. (10:30 p.m. ET Wednesday). Sony was of particular interest to investors after saying Wednesday that its chief executive, Howard Stringer, would step down. The company's shares fell as much as 4.8% in afternoon trading. CNN's Yoko Wakatsuki and Jethro Mullen contributed to this report. | NEW: The affected stocks have resumed normal trading . The exchange attributed the trading suspension to problems with market data . The stocks include Sony, which has said its CEO is stepping down . |
(CNN) -- One person was killed and 17 others injured after a freight train derailed in northwestern Belgium, a local official told CNN. Several explosions and a fire broke out following the derailment, according to Infrabel, the state-owned company that operates Belgian railways. The exact cause of the reported death was not immediately known. The train, owned the by the Belgian freight company SNCB Logistics, derailed between the towns of Schellebelle and Wetteren, near Ghent. Some 350 area residents were evacuated from the area because some of the derailed wagons were carrying the toxic chemical compound acrylonitrile, said Peter Mertens spokesman for the local governor. Mertens reported the casualties. Exposure to acrylonitrile, can cause mucus membrane irritation, headaches, dizziness, and nausea, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. | One person was killed after a train derailed in Belgium . 17 others were injured, governor's spokesman says . The train was carrying a toxic chemical compound . |
(CNN) -- A man who grew angry during a homeowners meeting at a German bar shot and killed two men and wounded five others Tuesday before turning the gun on himself, police said. The meeting was at a bar in Dossenheim, a small town just north of Heidelberg in southern Germany. At some point the participants began to argue and one of them left the room, police said. That man came back and opened fire on the others with a pistol, killing two of them and seriously wounding five. The suspect then shot and killed himself, police said. The wounded were taken to local hospitals and the others were given counseling. | The victims were holding a homeowners meeting held at a bar . It happened in Dossenheim, north of Heidelberg in southern Germany . The gunman grew angry and opened fire with a pistol . He then shot and killed himself, according to police . |
(CNN) -- The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday proposed fining AirTran Airways for allegedly operating an airplane not in compliance with regulations, the agency said. The FAA wants to fine AirTran Airways of Orlando, Florida, $250,000 for allegedly operating a Boeing 737 on four passenger flights without testing the sensor that indicates potential loss of lift on the aircraft. The angle-of-attack sensor was damaged by lightning during a March 20, 2009 flight, said the statement. AirTran is also accused of misusing the Minimum Equipment List when it decided to continue flights without addressing the needed repair, the statement said. The MEL is a list of what systems must be working to fly a plane legally and what can be deferred for later repairs. Repairing a damaged AOA sensor cannot be deferred, said the statement. AirTran has 30 days to respond or challenge the agency's enforcement letter. | FAA proposes fine for AirTran's alleged disregard for regulations . AirTran allegedly used an airplane in need of required repairs . AirTran has 30 days to settle or challenge the claim . |
(CNN) -- A 20-year-old Saudi national was arrested in Lubbock, Texas, on Thursday for allegedly researching and acquiring materials to make explosives, law enforcement sources told CNN. Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari planned to target the home of former President George W. Bush and other sites, the sources said. He faces a federal charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction, the justice department said. From CNN's Jeanne Meserve . | Khalid Ali-M Aldawsari is accused of planning to attack targets in Texas . He faces a charge of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction . |
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir (CNN) -- A massive explosion has struck a highway overpass near the Indian-controlled Kashmir government's main building, injuring 17 people, according to police. A large bomb rigged to a highway overpass in Indian-controlled Kashmir exploded injuring at least 17 people. The blast hit a highway overpass near the Civil Secretariat, the region's seat of government, and its high court complex, senior police official M.B. Nathyeal said Wednesday. None of the injuries were serious, the attending physician at the hospital said. It is unclear if the explosion, which happened around 6 p.m. local time (1230 GMT), was the result of a car bomb or a pre-planted roadside bomb, Nathyeal said. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which damaged part of the highway overpass and shattered the windows of nearby buildings and vehicles. E-mail to a friend . | 12 people injured in an explosion near a highway overpass in Indian Kashmir . Blast was near Indian-controlled Kashmir government's main building . It is unclear if it was the result of a car bomb or a pre-planted roadside bomb . No one has claimed responsibility for the attack . |
(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 . |
(CNN) -- The FBI is asking for the public's help to find a San Francisco man accused of having explosive materials at his home. Ryan Kelly Chamberlain II, 42, was last seen Saturday south of the city, the agency said in a statement. "We don't know the intent or motive yet," FBI agent Peter Lee told reporters, stressing there was no threat to public safety. Chamberlain was described as a white male, 6 feet, 3 inches tall, and 225 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen driving a white 2008 Nissan Altima with either a California or Texas license plate. He should be considered armed and dangerous, the FBI said. Chamberlain's block was closed for some 15 hours over the weekend as investigators searched and cleared the area, CNN affiliate KTVU reported. It was not immediately clear what led them to that site. | Ryan Kelly Chamberlain II, 42, was last seen Saturday south of San Francisco . He should be considered armed and dangerous, the FBI says . "We don't know the intent or motive yet," an agent tells reporters . |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A nude photograph of pop singer Madonna was sold for $37,500 Thursday afternoon at a Christie's Art House auction. Christie's auctioned this nude photo of Madonna (partially shown) taken by Lee Friedlander for $37,500. The photo, originally expected to go for between $10,000 and $15,000, was purchased for more than double its original estimated selling price, a Christie's spokesperson confirmed. The 13-inch by 8 5/8-inch framed photograph was purchased by an anonymous bidder over the phone. The full frontal photograph was one of several taken by American photographer Lee Friedlander in 1979. Madonna, then a cash-strapped student, received $25 for the entire photo shoot. Most of the pictures from the shoot were ultimately featured in Playboy magazine in 1985. | Nude photograph of Madonna taken when she was student in 1979 . Lee Friedlander pic sold by Christie's for $37,500 . Anonymous bidder made purchase over the phone . |
Washington (CNN) -- The National Park Service said Saturday that the National Christmas Tree located just south of the White House has died due to complications from "transplant shock." The Park Service removed the Colorado blue spruce from the White House grounds early Saturday. The tree had replaced another which was damaged in a wind storm early last year. The Park Service said it always has a replacement tree lined up to make sure one is in place for the annual National Christmas Tree Lighting event held each December. The new tree is also a Colorado spruce but won't be planted until late October. | The tree dies of transplant shock . A new tree will be planted on White House grounds in October . |
(CNN) -- Musician Ike Turner died of a cocaine overdose, the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office said Wednesday. Ike Turner, seen at last year's Grammys, died accidentally, the San Diego County medical examiner says. "The cause of death for Ike Turner is cocaine toxicity with other significant conditions," Supervising Medical Examiner Investigator Paul Parker told CNN. Contributing conditions included high blood pressure and emphysema, he said. "The manner of death is an accident," he added. Turner, who died December 12 at age 76, was perhaps best known for the blues, soul and funk music he and his then-wife Tina performed with the Ikettes during the 1960s and 1970s. Their hits included "Proud Mary" and "I Want to Take You Higher." E-mail to a friend . | Ike Turner died December 12 at age 76 . Musician, wife Tina known for blues, soul, funk music . He and Tina performed with Ikettes in 1960s, 1970s . Their hits included "Proud Mary" and "I Want to Take You Higher" |
(CNN) -- A wave of violence struck Iraq on Tuesday, with bomb blasts and gun battles killing at least six people and wounding more than 20, police officials told CNN. It's the latest violence to strike Iraq, where nearly 200 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded in bomb blasts and gunfights across the country since April 23. There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the attacks, nor was it clear whether they were related. Among the attacks was a bomb blast at a coffee shop in Muqdadiyah, north of Baghdad, that killed one person and wounded nine, a police official said. In Baghdad, roadside bombs killed three people and wounded six, a police official said. Gunmen also reportedly killed an anti-government demonstration organizer in Haditha, while a Ministry of Industry employee was gunned down in northern Baghdad, officials said. CNN's Mohammed Tawfeeq contributed to this report. | A bomb blast at a coffee shop north of Baghdad kills one, wounds nine, police say . An anti-government demonstration organizer is gunned down in Haditha, police say . Roadside bomb blasts in Baghdad killed three, wound six, police say . |
(CNN) -- Nine people were killed when a bus plunged over a cliff in southern Mexico on Monday night, officials said. Another 30 people were injured, said Rafael Escobar, an official with the state of Mexico's health institute. The crash took place in Villa del Carbon. Most of the passengers were pilgrims headed to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City. Escobar said the bus went over a cliff about 40 meters (131 feet) high. | Most of the passengers were pilgrims headed to Mexico City . The bus went over a cliff about 40 meters (131 feet) high . |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- "American Idol" producers are pursuing country star Shania Twain as a possible judge for the TV competition, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations. The talks with Twain began after she got favorable reviews for her appearance as a mentor on "American Idol" in April, the source said. "Shania loves the show," the source said. "Like everyone else, she's dying to see who the next 'American Idol' judge will be." Twain's role as a judge would need to be defined in a way that would make sense creatively for an artist of her stature, the source said. The source is not named because he is not authorized to comment on the situation. Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres have left the show, prompting a search for two new celeb judges. CNN's Denise Quan contributed to this report . | Shania Twain appeared as a mentor on the show in April . Source: Talks with country star Twain began after she got good reviews . Departures of Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres started the search . |
(CNN) -- A man has died in an incident at the official residence of Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt in Stockholm, Swedish police confirmed Friday. The incident is not being treated as terrorism, and the man who died is not connected with the Swedish government, a police spokeswoman said. Investigations are continuing into the circumstances of his death. His family still has to be informed, police said. Reinfeldt was not at the residence at the time of the incident, spokesman Markus Friberg told CNN. "I can confirm that the prime minister was not in the building; he was in a meeting in another place. He and his family are fine. Police are trying to get more details about this incident," Friberg said. CNN's Claudia Rebaza contributed to this report. | NEW: Police: A death at the residence of the Swedish prime minister is not linked to terrorism . NEW: The man who died is not connected to the Swedish government, police say . Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt was not present when the death occurred, his office says . |
(CNN) -- Five people died when a regional airliner crashed and caught fire just short of a runway in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada, police said. Two people survived the Bearskin Airlines crash Sunday night, said Ontario police Sgt. Rob McDonough. He said a male passenger managed to pull a female passenger to safety before the plane was engulfed by flames. Two pilots and three passengers died. They were not identified. McDonough said everyone aboard was a Canadian citizen. The 19-passenger Metro Fairchild had taken off from Sioux Lookout. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said its investigators would arrive at the scene Monday. | Bearskin Airlines flight crashes just short of runway in Red Lake, Ontario . One passenger pulls another to safety before flames engulf plane . Two pilots, three passengers killed . All aboard were Canadian citizens . |
(CNN) -- A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Vancouver Island, British Columbia, on Friday afternoon, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The center of the earthquake was approximately 175 miles west of the city of Vancouver and nearly 50 miles underground. Many people on Vancouver Island felt the quake, especially those in high-rises, which swayed back and forth, said John Cassidy of the Geological Survey in Victoria, British Columbia. He described the quake as originating 30 miles offshore. The shaking lasted 10 to 20 seconds, Cassidy said, and there were no reports of damage or injuries Friday afternoon. Earthquakes of such magnitude happen every decade or so, he said. There was no immediate danger of a tsunami as a result of the earthquake, authorities at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. CNN's Deanna Proeller and Michael Martinez contributed to this report. | NEW: High-rises sway on Vancouver Island, but no injuries or damage is reported . NEW: The shaking lasts 10 to 20 seconds . The center of the earthquake is 175 miles west of the city of Vancouver . There is no immediate tsunami danger, officials say . |
Caracas, Venezuela (CNN) -- Authorities have arrested five additional suspects connected with last week's kidnapping of major league baseball player Wilson Ramos, Venezuelan officials said Monday. The five Colombian citizens are among 11 people detained in connection with the case, Venezuela's justice ministry said in a statement. Investigators released few details about the arrests, but were scheduled to release more information about the case at a press conference Monday morning. Security forces rescued Ramos on Friday in Montalban, a mountainous region about 60 miles from the north central Venezuelan town where gunmen kidnapped him two days earlier, state media reported. Ramos, a rising star for the Washington Nationals as a rookie this past year, was in his native country to play in Venezuela's winter league. But before his first game with the Aragua Tigers, gunmen kidnapped him Wednesday night from his mother's home in Santa Ines, a team spokeswoman said. | Five suspects arrested are Colombian citizens, Venezuela's justice ministry says . Venezuelan security forces rescued Wilson Ramos on Friday . Ramos is a rising star for the Washington Nationals . |
(CNN) -- An accident at a nuclear facility in Arkansas killed one person Sunday, a county coroner said. The accident took place "in a non-radiation area, and there has been no risk to public health and safety identified," the Arkansas Department of Health said in a statement. The facility is Arkansas Nuclear One, a water reactor in Russellville. "We can understand the concern of all Arkansans about the situation at Arkansas Nuclear One," Dr. William Mason, head of the department's Preparedness and Emergency Response branch, said. "We are closely monitoring what's happening there and will make recommendations for additional action if the need arises." The statement added that Mason "urges residents to take this time to review their Emergency Instructions Booklet" and emergency information in phone directories. Pope County Coroner Leonard Krout said the victim was Wade Walters, 24, of Russellville. Officials have not said how he was killed. | Accident at water reactor took place "in a non-radiation area," officials say . Officials say "no risk to public health and safety" has been identified . No information has been released concerning how victim Wade Walters was killed . |
Mexico City (CNN) -- Authorities have arrested a top lieutenant of the Arellano Felix cartel, the Mexican defense ministry announced Monday. Juan Francisco Sillas Rocha, 34, "is considered one of the most violent subjects responsible for countless killings," defense ministry spokesman Col. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo told reporters. Sillas, also known as "The Wheel," has been one of the key lieutenants in a brutal turf war over drug-trafficking territory with the Sinaloa Cartel, the defense ministry said in a statement. Last year he ordered the kidnapping of three women who were related to one of the rival cartel's leaders, the defense ministry said. Authorities arrested him in Tijuana Saturday. They presented him to the media Monday. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Organization has said the Tijuana-based Arellano Felix Organization, also known as the Tijuana Cartel, is "known for its violence and ruthlessness." CNN's Krupskaia Alis and CNNMexico.com contributed to this report. | Authorities say Juan Francisco Sillas Rocha "is reponsibile for countless killings" He has been a top lieutenant in the Arellano-Felix cartel, Mexico's defense ministry says . Sillas ordered the kidnapping of three women related to a rival cartel leader, the ministry says . |
(CNN) -- A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Chile's central coast on Tuesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake's epicenter was in the Coquimbo region, 100 miles north of the city of Valparaiso. It struck just after 8:20 p.m. (6:20 p.m. ET) at a depth of 14.6 miles. No tsunami warning had been issued, and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Earthquakes do not frequently hit the area, and some communications problems were reported after the quake, Juan Carlos Ossandon of Radio Balneario de Los Vilos told CNN Chile. | NEW: Some communications problems are reported after the quake, CNN Chile says . The quake strikes 100 miles north of Valparaiso . There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries . |
(EW.com) -- The final season — the real final season this time — of "The Killing" has a release date. Netflix will unleash the last season of the murky, rainy crime drama on Aug. 1. The final fourth-season batch is only six episodes, so this is one binge you can easily polish off in a single night. EW: 'The Killing' shock: Netflix revives twice-canceled show for FINAL season . As we've previously noted, The Killing, which stars Mireille Enos and Joel Kinnaman as Seattle detectives, was AMC's true zombie show — a series that was canceled twice and then revived twice. More details about its improbably resurrection. 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. | The series will return August 1 . There are only six episodes . "The Killing" has been canceled twice . |
Washington (CNN) -- A U.S. missile defense test failed Sunday when a long-range missile missed its target because of radar problems. The Defense Department said a target missile was launched from an Army test site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands at 7:40 p.m. Six minutes later, a second missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, to find the first one and destroy it. Both missiles flew successfully, but missed each other because of a problem in the sea-based X-band radar, the department's Missile Defense Agency said. The X-band radar sits atop a modified floating oil platform and provides information about incoming missiles so military officials can launch a response. "Both the target missile and ground-based interceptor performed nominally after launch. However, the sea-based X-band radar did not perform as expected," the agency said. Officials intend to investigate the cause of the interception failure. | Test missile fired from Pacific atoll . Interceptor fired from California base . Problem with sea-based radar led to test failure, defense department says . |
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Six people were killed in a suicide bombing at a military hospital in Kabul, a ministry of defense spokesman said. Zahir Azimi also said 26 people were injured. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility and said 51 people had died. Two Taliban members carried out suicide attacks on the Charsd Bester military hospital, Zabiullah Mojahed, a spokesman for the militant group, told CNN. "One of them detonated inside the eating place, and the second one was shot to death, and now the operation is over," he said. "As a result, 51 people (have) been killed, including foreigners." CNN's Matiullah Mati contributed to this report. | The Taliban says two members carried out suicide attacks at the hospital . A defense ministry spokesman says 26 are injured . A Taliban spokesman says foreigners are among the dead . |
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Four people were killed early Saturday after a fire broke out at a state-run group home for mentally disabled residents in upstate New York, the governor's office said. A fire killed four people at a state-run group home for the mentally disabled in Wells, New York. The fire started at about 5:30 a.m. at the facility in Wells, New York, about 70 miles north of the state capital of Albany, where nine residents lived, and two staffers were on duty at the time of the fire. Two victims died at the site of the fire and two died during hospitalization, according to a statement from New York Gov. David Paterson's office. Two other residents were taken to area hospitals, including one taken from the scene by helicopter, said Marissa Shorenstein, a spokeswoman for the governor's office. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Shorenstein said. | Two died at site of fire, two died at hospital, Gov. David Paterson's office says . Fire started around 5:30 a.m. in home for mentally disabled 70 miles from Albany . The cause of the fire is under investigation . |
Atlanta (CNN) -- Authorities are investigating the death of a Georgia state trooper late Monday after he was shot following a traffic stop in northwest Atlanta, an agency spokesman said. A suspect has been arrested, said spokesman Gordy Wright. Trooper Chadwick LeCroy, 38, who was shot twice in the face, died while being transported to a local trauma unit, Wright said. The suspect escaped in the trooper's patrol car, which was found abandoned about half a mile away. The suspect was taken into custody with help from the Cobb County Police. LeCroy, of Marietta, is survived by his wife and two sons, ages 8 and 21. He became a trooper in August 2008. The killing is being investigated by the Georgia State Patrol, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Atlanta Police and Cobb County Police. | Trooper Chadwick LeCroy is shot twice in the face . Chadwick dies en route to hospital . He graduated from trooper school in 2008 . |
(CNN)Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, 90, is suffering from pneumonia, the state-run Saudi Press Agency said Friday. The King was given a breathing-aid tube temporarily, the report said. He was admitted to a hospital Wednesday. CNN Fast Facts: Saudi king . There is some mystery surrounding the King's family. His wives' names are not available publicly, but according to Islamic tradition he is allowed no more than four at a time. The number of children he has is also not available publicly. But his sons are known to include Khalid, who died in June 2011 at age 54; Mitab; Abdulaziz; Mishal; Faisal and Badr. The CNN Library contributed to this report. | King Abdullah, 90, is suffering from pneumonia, state news says . He was admitted to a hospital Wednesday . |
(CNN) -- A US Airways flight en route from Italy to the United States was diverted to Ireland after nine flight attendants became ill, officials said Saturday. Responding to the medical complaints, the pilots switched gears over the Atlantic Ocean, making an emergency landing Saturday afternoon at Dublin Airport. The nine flight attendants aboard US Airways Flight 715 complained of "nausea, running eyes and dizziness, while traveling from Venice to Philadelphia," Irish health officials said. The flight attendants were evaluated, released and then returned to Philadelphia, according to US Airways spokeswoman Michelle Mohr. A total of 185 passengers were on the flight. There were no reports of illness from pilots or passengers, and they were put on other flights to Philadelphia, Mohr said. According to flightaware.com, the plane is an Airbus A330-200. Journalist Peter Taggart contributed to this report from Ireland. | US Airways flight makes forced landing at Dublin Airport . Crew members experienced illness while en route from Italy to the United States . They were evaluated for "nausea, running eyes and dizziness" and released . |
(CNN) -- An Illinois man was arrested in connection with the discovery of two hidden cameras found in a gym's tanning salon. The cameras were found in two separate tanning rooms at Planet Fitness in Moline and reported to police on November 5th and 6th, Sgt. Sgt Kevin Cox told CNN. A police investigation led to the Friday arrest of 27-year-old Trent Hamer on charges of unauthorized videotaping. Hamer was released on $2,500 bond the following day, Cox said. Hamer was a member of the gym, not an employee, Planet Fitness spokeswoman McCall Gosselin said in an email. "His membership has been terminated," she said. "At Planet Fitness, the safety and privacy of our members is extremely important to us. As such, the franchise owner is working very closely with the local authorities on this matter, and we appreciate their swift action in this case." . | Hidden cameras found in two tanning rooms in Illinois gym . Member of gym arrested on charges of unauthorized videotaping . "His membership has been terminated," gym spokeswoman says . |
(CNN) -- Actor Gary Coleman is in critical condition in a Provo, Utah, hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday. Janet Frank, the spokeswoman for Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, confirmed that Coleman, 42, was being treated there after being admitted on Wednesday. Frank would not release any other information. Calls to Coleman's publicist were not immediately returned. Coleman is best known as the wisecracking youngster Arnold Drummond on TV's "Diff'rent Strokes" from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. The former child actor was hospitalized briefly three months ago after suffering a seizure while being interviewed on a TV show in Los Angeles, California. CNN's Brittany Kaplan contributed to this report. | Gary Coleman's condition is critical, hospital says . Hospital won't give details on his illness . Child actor is best known for "Diff'rent Strokes" |
Authorities arrested "Scandal" actor Columbus Short Wednesday on a felony battery charge, prosecutors said. Short, 31, is accused of punching and knocking out a patron at a West Los Angeles restaurant on March 15, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a statement. He was booked by the Claremont Police Department and released on $50,000 bail, the statement said. A representative for the actor could not be immediately reached for comment. Short plays Harrison Wright, a member of fixer Olivia Pope's team, on the hit ABC series. | Actor Columbus Short is accused of punching and knocking out a restaurant patron . He faces a felony battery charge . He was released on $50,000 bail after authorities arrested him . |
(CNN)Talk about intense competition. The award-winning cousin of President Obama's dog was in the mix. So was the famed pooch of kidnapped heiress, bank robber and actress Patty Hearst. But in the end, a 15-inch beagle named Miss P strutted away with the Best in Show award at the 139th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday night. Miss P, full name "Ch Tashtins Looking for Trouble," is only the 2nd ever beagle to win the most prestigious award, beating out winners from six other dog groups. Among the other finalists: Portuguese water dog Matisse, the cousin of Obama's dog Sunny. Matisse won the "working group" category for the third straight year. Miss P also defeated Rocket, the shih tzu co-owned by Hearst. Rocket won the "toy group" category Monday. CNN's Wayne Sterling contributed to this report. | Miss P is the second beagle ever to win Best in Show . Competition was intense . |
(CNN) -- Traffic on Interstate 15 in Southern California was flowing in both directions early Wednesday after an overpass fire shut down the roadway for more than 24 hours, San Bernardino County said. The bridge in the city of Hesperia caught fire Monday when sparks from blowtorches used to cut reinforcing bar ignited the wooden framework supporting the structure. For a day and half, the fire and cleanup clogged the major artery between Los Angeles and Las Vegas while crews put out the fire and demolished the damaged structure, according to Eric Sherwin with the San Bernardino County Fire Department. Hesperia is about 60 miles northeast of Los Angeles. College tour in California ends in fiery wreck, leaves 10 dead . CNN's Tina Burnside contributed to this report. | Interstate 15 reopens between Los Angeles and Las Vegas . A new overpass caught fire in Hesperia, California . Blowtorches ignited the wooden structure under the bridge . |
(CNN) -- The head of Iran's soccer federation issued a public apology and a member of his staff resigned after the federation mistakenly sent a New Year's greeting to its counterpart in Israel, Iranian officials announced Sunday. "It was a big mistake sending an e-mail to Israel's football federation," Ali Kaffashian, president of the Iran Football Federation, said in a statement carried by the semi-official Mehrs News Agency. "However, I am sure the director of the foreign relations office didn't do it on purpose." Kaffashian said Iran's soccer league routinely sends New Year's greetings to all members of FIFA, the sport's global federation, except for Israel. Iran does not recognize Israel, which it dismisses as the "Zionist entity," and the two countries' teams do not meet in international competitions. Mohammad-Mansour Azimzadeh Ardebili, the head of the league's foreign relations office, resigned over the matter, Kaffashian said. | New Year's e-mail to Israel was a mistake, Iranian officials say . Iran doesn't recognize Israel . Iran's soccer federation usually sends greetings to all FIFA members except Israel . Head of the Iranian federation's foreign relations office resigns . |
(CNN) -- On November 18, 1978, 909 Americans were led to their death by the Rev. Jim Jones in a mass murder-suicide pact in a South American jungle. Only 33 people survived. CNN special correspondent Soledad O'Brien reported on their untold stories in "CNN Presents: Escape from Jonestown." Correspondent Soledad O'Brien Sr. Executive Producer/VP Mark Nelson Executive Producer James Polk Executive Director Jody Gottlieb Producer David Matthews Senior Editor and Producer/Lead Editor April Hock Senior Editors/Producers Jack Austin Lee Hughey Blake Luce Karen Nolan Wendy Tennery Production Assistant Jack Lyons Photojournalists Jonathan Schaer Greg Kilday David Jenkins Henry Young Mike Calloway David Rust Ken Day Mark Biello Sound Technicians Kevin Kvicala Doug Thomas Jerry Appleman David Ruff Post Production Producers John Cooke Matt Scheibner Audio Mixer Rick Sierra On Line Editor Gary Wilkinson Manager of Production Amy Jordan Thelma Paschal Production Manager Jamie Hutton Production Coordinator Abigail Daniels . | CNN Presents: "Escape from Jonestown" premiered on Nov. 13, 2008 at 9 p.m. ET . In 1978, 909 Americans were led to mass murder-suicide by Rev. Jim Jones . One-third of the dead at Jonestown were children; only 33 people survived . CNN special correspondent Soledad O'Brien reports on untold stories of survivors . |
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(CNN) -- A California company has recalled 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef over fears of E. coli contamination. First Class Foods Inc. of Hawthorne said recalled packages were produced on December 7 and December 16. They have "EST. 18895" printed on them, federal officials said. Products were shipped to California, New Jersey, North Carolina, New York, Wisconsin and Washington state. A company sampling confirmed a positive result for E. coli. The company and federal officials have not received reports of illnesses associated with these products. E. coli can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration and in severe cases, kidney failure. Babies, seniors and people with weak immune systems are the most susceptible. Consumers with questions can contact Lucienne Adams of First Class Foods at (310) 676-2500. | It recalls 34,373 pounds of organic ground beef . Products were shipped to six states . A company sampling confirms a positive result for E. coli. |
(CNN Student News) -- October 19, 2012 . Download PDF maps related to today's show: . New York City . 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) -- 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 . |
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