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house <tsp> ( cnn ) -- my great-grandmother used to laugh in moments of misfortune and confusion . it was a reflex honed by the constant daily pressures of being an immigrant in a country where the language and the culture were alien . years later , she said it was a form of stress release . but thinking back , i can also see how laughter felt like the safest bet when confronted with threatening situations in an unfamiliar world . so , maybe genetics explain my inappropriate hilarity when i heard that the u.s. house killed the violence against women act this week -- or at least stood by and did nothing while it died . the bill has been almost automatically extended every five years since its initial passage in 1994 . this trend came to a sickening halt this week when the senate sought to extend critical protections to immigrant and native american women , as well as lgbt people . the current political climate that allows for this betrayal of the fundamental right to safety of body and being feels as alien to me as early 20th-century texas must have felt to my polish great-grandma . drafted in the mid-'90s by then-sen. joe biden , vawa provided greater authority to investigate and prosecute domestic violence cases . it also beefed up scant funding to support victims . before vawa , women saw little incentive and an ominous downside to reporting abuse . more often than not , their abusers saw no punishment , but victims faced losing jobs , homes , marriages and custody of their children . offer women a safe way out of a terrible situation , however , and the results are impressive . reports of gender-based violence dropped a remarkable 64 % from 1993 to 2010 -- from 2.1 million reported cases to 907,000 reported cases . even better , the more robust reporting incentives and mechanisms illuminated societal blind spots where abuse still occurs . that led the senate to pass an expanded version of the reauthorized bill -- one that extends protections to populations that remain vulnerable . the bill was drafted jointly by sen. patrick leahy , d-vermont , and sen. mike crapo , r-idaho , and passed the senate by a comfortable margin last spring . the need is clear : a full third of native american women will be raped in their lifetimes ; an even higher number will experience physical and emotional abuse . lesbian and gay people will be brutalized at the same rate as general society -- approximately 27 % -- but will have far bleaker prospects of finding help . some 45 % of those seeking refuge at a shelter were turned away , and 55 % who sought restraining orders against abusers were denied . undocumented women in the united states risk being held hostage by abusive spouses who lord citizenship over them as a means of control . these same husbands often threaten deportation and separation from children if their wives seek help or report abuse . opinion : house gop failed women on violence against women act meanwhile , 80 % of migrant workers who work in american agriculture report sexual harassment ; many of those include rape . the crisis is so endemic in those industries that the workers often refer to their workplace as fil de calzon ' or field of panties . ' the reforms in the senate bill that seek to right these devastating and rampant wrongs are modest and simple : tribal authorities can prosecute offenses on reservations when state and federal prosecutors fail to do so , the government can issue a visa to abuse victims to halt deportation if they agree to testify against their abusers and shelters that receive federal grants are prohibited from discriminating against lgbt abuse victims who seek their services . these reforms seem like no-brainers in the face of so many brutalized women . but not to a house gop caucus that is scoring political points off the pain of people reviled by the extreme gop base . it seems that sanctioning an underclass of women who live in fear is a small price to pay for approval ratings at home . even worse , at least one gop supporter actually profited from killing the bill . natasha spivack is the owner of a mail-order bride company successfully sued by a bride who had been continuously beaten by her husband . she is also a top official on the advocacy group stop abusive and violent environments , or save , which , according to a report in the huffington post , lobbied the house of representatives to include a'reform to curb vawa immigration fraud'in its version of the bill . ' more protections for these immigrant women would cost spivack 's company a lot of money . these are among the folks with whom the gop has cast its lot . in the past couple of months , americans lent their voices to the global chorus of horror as a young indian woman died from internal injuries after being gang raped , and we shook our collective heads self-righteously when a pakistani girl was shot by the taliban simply for wanting an education . perhaps keeping our eyes on the horizon distracts us from having to face the unchecked bigotry in our own congress . but the result today is millions of ignored and vulnerable women within our own borders . aside from the moral repugnance of this , the actions of this minority make our great nation a hypocrite in the eyes of so many around the world who have looked to us to be beacons of democracy and equal rights . and that 's not a laughing matter , no matter how alien that makes me feel in my own home country . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of ilyse hogue . | she says house gop scoring political points off pain of those reviled by extreme gop base |
usns vandenberg <tsp> key west , florida ( cnn ) -- the usns general hoyt s. vandenberg , a retired u.s. navy warship , embarked on a sedentary new career wednesday on the floor of the gulf of mexico . the usns vandenberg was intentionally sunk wednesday to create an artificial reef for marine life . the decommissioned warship was scuttled in the florida keys national marine sanctuary between 10:20 a.m. and 10:30 a.m . et to become the world 's second-largest artificial coral reef . the 17,250-ton ship sank in less than two minutes , said andy newman , spokesman for the florida keys tourism council . it is resting about 140 feet below the surface , but much of its bulk is only 40 to 70 feet below the surface . it went down like a rock , ' he told cnn . everything looked very , very smooth . ' about 300 boats positioned themselves as close as possible to the site , and cheers went up when the vandenberg slipped beneath the water seven miles south of key west , the spokesman said . watch the vandenberg sink » newman , who was circling in a helicopter above the 522-foot-long ship , said the vandenberg appeared to rest in a level position on the gulf floor . divers were to assess its position wednesday . authorities said once final assessments of the ship are made , divers can begin exploring . the goal of the $ 8.6 million project is to divert fishing and diving pressure away from natural reefs , according to the florida fish and wildlife conservation commission . the commission estimates that the vessel 's life span of at least 100 years will contribute stable , long-term habitat for scores of marine fish species , and provide exceptional diving and fishing opportunities for florida residents and visitors , ' its web site says . to sink the vandenberg , holes were made above the waterline in the side of the ship and throughout various decks , newman said . explosive charges were embedded in the bilge area below the water . the explosives detonated inside the hull , blowing outward . the national oceanic and atmospheric administration projects that the vandenberg artificial reef will result in an annual increase of about $ 7.5 million in expenditures in the economy of monroe county , which includes key west . sinkthevandenberg.com -- a joint effort by artificial reefs of the keys and valeo films -- had offered a live , online stream of the event , but the system apparently was overloaded , making the site inaccessible . the vandenberg was built at the kaiser shipyard in richmond , california , in 1943 . it was commissioned as a world war ii troop transport ship . after japan surrendered , the vandenberg was the first navy ship to return to new york harbor . during the 1950s the ship was used to transport refugees from europe and australia to america . in the 1960s the air force used the vandenberg to track missiles . it also was used to track rockets and early space shuttle launches . the ship was decommissioned in 1986 and was anchored with more than 25 other mothballed ships in norfolk , virginia . the vandenberg was towed to key west last month . the vandenberg was chosen from among 400 decommissioned military vessels mainly based on appearance : her topside structure , her smooth , interesting hull lines , big girth and her starring role in a motion picture , ' newman said . the ship was featured in the 1999 movie virus , ' starring donald sutherland and jamie lee curtis . four men who had served on the vandenberg traveled to key west to see the ship go to its final resting place . patrick utecht worked for more than 20 years as a civilian contractor on the vandenberg when it was used for missile and radar tracking and data collection . when he heard about its future as part of an artificial reef , utecht said , my feeling was one of elation . ' i can say that many of us [ crew members ] were thrilled that where she was going , she would keep her name and place in history . ' i think it 's a far better use of her than being cut up , ' he added . the largest ship ever scuttled to create an artificial reef was the decommissioned aircraft carrier uss oriskany , which sank to the bottom of the gulf of mexico off the florida coast in 2006 , according to the u.s. navy . the former warship slipped under the water about 24 miles south of pensacola , florida , the navy says on its web site . the oriskany was 888 feet long , and weighed 32,000 tons . it sank in water about 212 feet deep . | the usns vandenberg will become the world 's second-largest artificial reef |
leto <tsp> ( cnn ) you can call him ... joker . we 've seen a few teases so far , but on friday night , director david ayer gave us the first full look at jared leto as the joker . the clown prince of crime will appear in 2016 's suicide squad , ' the first movie featuring the best-known comic book villain , where ( as far as we know anyway ) , there is no batman present . the oscar winner cut his hair and shaved his face for the role , and appears to have embraced it fully . he will be the first actor to play the character on the big screen since the late heath ledger . suicide squad ' also stars will smith , margot robbie and a large cast of villains and anti-heroes . ( warner bros. pictures and dc entertainment -- makers of suicide squad ' -- are owned by time warner , as is cnn . ) the movie hits theaters august 5 , 2016 . | jared leto unveiled as the joker for the first time on twitter |
leto <tsp> ( cnn ) you can call him ... joker . we 've seen a few teases so far , but on friday night , director david ayer gave us the first full look at jared leto as the joker . the clown prince of crime will appear in 2016 's suicide squad , ' the first movie featuring the best-known comic book villain , where ( as far as we know anyway ) , there is no batman present . the oscar winner cut his hair and shaved his face for the role , and appears to have embraced it fully . he will be the first actor to play the character on the big screen since the late heath ledger . suicide squad ' also stars will smith , margot robbie and a large cast of villains and anti-heroes . ( warner bros. pictures and dc entertainment -- makers of suicide squad ' -- are owned by time warner , as is cnn . ) the movie hits theaters august 5 , 2016 . | leto stars in 2016 's suicide squad ' |
joker <tsp> ( cnn ) you can call him ... joker . we 've seen a few teases so far , but on friday night , director david ayer gave us the first full look at jared leto as the joker . the clown prince of crime will appear in 2016 's suicide squad , ' the first movie featuring the best-known comic book villain , where ( as far as we know anyway ) , there is no batman present . the oscar winner cut his hair and shaved his face for the role , and appears to have embraced it fully . he will be the first actor to play the character on the big screen since the late heath ledger . suicide squad ' also stars will smith , margot robbie and a large cast of villains and anti-heroes . ( warner bros. pictures and dc entertainment -- makers of suicide squad ' -- are owned by time warner , as is cnn . ) the movie hits theaters august 5 , 2016 . | jared leto unveiled as the joker for the first time on twitter |
suicide squad <tsp> ( cnn ) you can call him ... joker . we 've seen a few teases so far , but on friday night , director david ayer gave us the first full look at jared leto as the joker . the clown prince of crime will appear in 2016 's suicide squad , ' the first movie featuring the best-known comic book villain , where ( as far as we know anyway ) , there is no batman present . the oscar winner cut his hair and shaved his face for the role , and appears to have embraced it fully . he will be the first actor to play the character on the big screen since the late heath ledger . suicide squad ' also stars will smith , margot robbie and a large cast of villains and anti-heroes . ( warner bros. pictures and dc entertainment -- makers of suicide squad ' -- are owned by time warner , as is cnn . ) the movie hits theaters august 5 , 2016 . | leto stars in 2016 's suicide squad ' |
grand bahama island <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a paramedic accused of plotting to extort $ 25 million from actor john travolta after his 16-year-old son died in the bahamas told a jury wednesday the boy had been dead for some time before the ambulance service was called . john travolta 's 16-year-old son , jett , died in the bahamas in january after having a seizure . tarino lightbourn said in his statement to the nassau , bahamas , jury that a doctor told medics to keep administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation on jett travolta despite knowing the teen was dead , and that the ambulance company was told to transport him to the hospital -- something not usually done if a person was already dead . lightbourn and former bahamian sen . pleasant bridgewater are on trial on charges they attempted to extort money from travolta after his son 's january 2 death from a seizure . in bahamian courts , defendants are allowed to make a statement without being placed under oath and will not face cross-examination . earlier in the trial , travolta testified that his son was found unresponsive by a nanny at the home on the island of grand bahama , where the family was spending the new year 's holiday . lightbourn said jett travolta 's veins had collapsed and his body was stiff as he lay on the bathroom floor . someone in the room suggested that those present would receive a lot of money if they stayed quiet , he said , adding he thought this was part of a cover-up . lightbourn did not say to whom he was referring . travolta testified he initially told the ambulance driver to rush them to an airport where his private jet was parked and where travolta , who is a pilot , planned to fly his son to a west palm beach , florida , hospital instead of driving him to one in nearby freeport . the paramedic , however , asked travolta to sign a statement releasing the ambulance company from liability . i received a liability of release document . i signed it . i did not read it . time was of the essence , ' travolta testified earlier in the trial . while he and his wife were riding in the ambulance with their son , they decided to divert to the hospital . at the hospital , the actor was told his son was n't alive , ' he said . in her statement , bridgewater said she advised lightbourn not to sell the document because she was trying to protect the travoltas and the bahamas . she said she was concerned travolta would tell his friends not to travel to the bahamas because of the lack of privacy . lightbourn said wednesday that he asked attorney bridgewater to assist him in negotiations with travolta 's attorneys . travolta earlier testified he learned of a demand for $ 25 million , or stories connected to that document would be sold to the press ... the stories would imply the death of my son was intentional and i was culpable somehow . ' travolta attorney michael mcdermott testified that he assisted police in a sting by secretly recording meeting with the defendants in a nassau hotel room . bahamian police had placed wireless microphones on mcdermott and hidden two cameras in his room , mcdermott said . lightbourn said his eyes popped when travolta 's attorney offered him $ 15 million for the document travolta signed . travolta 's attorney testified the negotiations between lightbourn and himself were all part of the bahamian police sting . on wednesday , travolta attorney michael ossi told cnn he could not comment on specifics in the case . the statements made today are not evidence , but what has already been placed into evidence speaks for itself , ' he said . defense attorneys have attempted to convince the jury that travolta 's attorney came to the bahamas to set up ' their clients . murrio ducille , who represents bridgewater , said to travolta 's attorney , you came to the island with evil in your heart . ' the trial is expected to wrap up early next week when the jury will begin its deliberations . travolta and his wife , actress kelly preston , are not expected back in court . journalist arthia nixon in nassau , bahamas , contributed to this report . | travolta 's son died on grand bahama island on january 2 after a seizure |
chelsea <tsp> ( cnn ) -- andriy shevchenko 's agent admits it is highly unlikely the ac milan striker will stay at the san siro beyond the end of the season . shevchenko has made just two serie a appearances in a disappointing season for milan . shevchenko returned to milan on loan from chelsea last summer but has disappointed since his move back to italy . the ukraine striker has found himself mainly on the substitutes'bench , making just two league appearances this season , and agent fabio parisi believes his client will not be in italy next season . shevchenko is a player on loan at milan from chelsea and i think he will return to london , ' he told www.calciomercato.it . frankly , i do n't think it 's possible that the rossoneri will decide to keep him . i do n't know what kind of rapport he has found with coach ( carlo ) ancelotti and his team-mates , the only problem is that he is a player on loan and , given how the season has gone , i think andriy will return to chelsea . it does depend on who will be the coach and what he wants to do -- but i do n't think the doors of italy will re-open for him next season . anyway , sheva will decide on his own , he 's quite calm , he does n't need anyone 's help . however , another country seems to me the more likely option . ' shevchenko admitted at the end of march that he would probably return to london but , after scoring for ukraine against england and providing a crucial assist against lecce , the 32-year-old claimed earlier this month that he hoped to still be at the san siro next season . | ukrainian shevchenko returned to san siro on loan from chelsea last summer |
cnn <tsp> last week 's massacre at a colorado movie theater revived the dormant gun control debate in the united states , but neither president barack obama nor republican candidate mitt romney is pushing for new laws now to prevent similar attacks . obama supports reinstating a ban on manufacturing some semi-automatic weapons for civilian use that expired eight years ago , but congressional inaction on the issue has caused the president to instead seek better enforcement of existing laws , his spokesman said thursday . the assault weapons ban is an issue that the president has supported the reinstatement of since its expiration in 2004 , ' white house press secretary jay carney told reporters . but given the stalemate in congress , our focus is on steps that we can take to make sure criminals and others who should not have those guns , make sure that they can not obtain them . ' colorado hospitals chip in for shooting victims'care romney , meanwhile , says no new laws are needed while acknowledging the current ones can not stop someone intent on doing harm from obtaining guns . i do n't support new gun laws in our country , ' romney told cnn 's piers morgan in an interview thursday , adding later that the effort to continue to look for some law to somehow make violence go away is missing the point . ' the real point , he said , is to prevent people who are deranged and distressed ' from carrying out terrible acts , ' noting that oklahoma city bomber timothy mcveigh used fertilizer to make the explosives for the attack that killed 168 people in 1995 . with products that can be purchased legally anywhere in the world , he was able to carry out vast mayhem , ' romney said . somehow thinking that laws against the instruments of violence will make violence go away , i think , is misguided . ' the gun-control issue is one of the most politically divisive in american politics , especially in a presidential election year . for that reason , both campaigns had generally ignored it , despite mass killings in recent years -- a gunman who killed 32 people at virginia tech in 2007 and another who killed six people and wounded 13 others , including democratic rep. gabrielle giffords , last year in arizona . making peace with a monster now the july 20 shooting in aurora , colorado , by a lone gunman who killed 12 people and wounded scores of others has brought the debate back to the forefront . both obama and romney immediately condemned the slaughter and expressed sympathy , with obama traveling to aurora on sunday to meet with survivors and families of victims . however , obama avoided any talk of gun control measures until a speech wednesday night to the national urban league in which he expressed support for second amendment rights but said more needed to be done to prevent gun violence . i also believe that a lot of gun owners would agree that ak-47s belong in the hands of soldiers , not in the hands of criminals , ' obama said . that they belong on the battlefield of war , not on the streets of our cities . ' his comments followed criticism from new york mayor michael bloomberg , liberal filmmaker michael moore and others calling for more than commiseration with the survivors . soothing words are nice , but maybe it 's time that the two people who want to be president of the united states stand up and tell us what they are going to do about it , because this is obviously a problem across the country , ' said bloomberg , an independent who supports gun control . moore -- whose documentary bowling for columbine ' examined the u.s. gun culture in the wake of the 1999 colorado massacre in which two high school students killed 12 people -- challenged obama on what his response would be if his own daughters were victims of such an incident . if president obama is watching right now , and i say this with all due respect : what if it were them ? ' moore told cnn 's piers morgan tonight ' earlier this week . ... would you stand at the microphone the next day and say i feel your pain and ... the existing laws are enough ? is that really what you 'd say , mr. president ? i do n't think so . ' some conservatives also called for action , with media mogul rupert murdoch tweeting after last week 's shootings that we have to do something about gun controls ' while fox host bill o'reilly said in a july 23 commentary that congress should pass laws requiring that sales of heavy weapons be reported to the fbi and imposing mandatory 10-year sentences on any crime committed with a gun . that would dent the problem , ' o'reilly said . but the truth is criminals will always get guns . always . ' official : trap in colorado suspect 's home had 30 homemade grenades , gasoline last year , obama mentioned gun safety only in passing after the arizona shootings that injured giffords . two months later , the president wrote an opinion piece that acknowledged the importance of the second amendment and called for focusing on effective steps that will actually keep those irresponsible , law-breaking few from getting their hands on a gun in the first place . ' his three-step plan included enforcing existing laws , rewarding states that provide the best data about gun owners , and a better system for background checks . carney outlined a similar response thursday , saying background checks have been strengthened and calling for a more comprehensive community effort to reduce gun violence . however , obama supported a tougher platform when he ran for president in 2008 that included reinstituting the assault weapons ban , stopping destruction of background check documents and closing the federal gun show loophole . gun safety advocates have expressed disappointment with the president 's actions since taking office , particularly over his failure to fight for reinstatement of the assault weapons ban . on thursday , the brady campaign to strengthen gun control called for a national dialogue on solutions to gun violence , such as criminal background checks on all gun purchases . however , the group 's president , dan gross , stopped short of calling for stronger steps such as reinstating the assault weapons ban or limiting access to high-powered ammunition . what we 're asking for is the voice of the american public to engage in this issue and to hold our leaders accountable , ' gross told reporters . meanwhile , a group of law enforcement officials who have joined up against gun violation called thursday for expanded background checks on gun sales via the internet and weapons shows , as well as a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines . one reason for political inaction is a public preference for gun ownership , as expressed in opinion polls and advocated by the powerful national rifle association . a pew research center poll in april found that 55 % of highly coveted independents feel it is more important to protect gun ownership than to control guns , ' with 40 % saying controlling gun ownership is more important . the poll also found that 72 % of republicans feel protecting gun ownership is important , while 27 % of democrats feel that way . threats before , after other'dark knight'showings , authorities said the nra has labeled obama an enemy of second amendment rights , and so far in the 2012 election cycle , romney has received $ 126,440 from gun rights groups , compared to obama 's $ 2,300 . that trend is consistent with the 2008 cycle , when republican nominee john mccain collected $ 483,711 in such contributions and obama received $ 25,987 . historically the pro-control side has struggled to come up with a compelling narrative that will help people come over to the case of stricter gun control laws , ' said kristin a. goss , an associate professor of public policy and political science at duke university and author of disarmed : the missing movement for gun control in america . ' for a long time these gun violence rates and massacres speak for themselves , ' goss said . they relied on that to make the case but were up against a very powerful but very well-disciplined and skillful army that was good at taking those arguments apart . ' gross of the brady campaign -- named after former white house press secretary james brady , who was shot in the head during the 1981 assassination attempt of president ronald reagan -- argued thursday that the nra 's influence is not so pervasive . despite the fact that the nra spent $ 6.67 million against him in 2008 , obama beat the nra like a drum , winning 11 of 13 states where the nra spend significantly on ads , ' gross said . obama also won 17 states with significant numbers of gun owners . ' he also noted that romney supported an assault weapons ban when he was massachusetts governor . asked about his stance in massachusetts , romney told nbc on wednesday that the legislation he signed banning assault weapons was backed both by the second amendment advocates , like myself , and those that wanted to restrict gun rights , because it was a compromise . ' referring to suspect james holmes in the latest colorado killings , romney said : a lot of what this young man did was clearly against the law . the fact that it was against the law did not prevent it from happening . ' looking into the minds of killers gun owners and collectors also reject the contention that tougher controls will solve the problem . if everyone legally owned and carried a gun , ' argued collector brad whiteford of virginia beach , virginia , there would be a lot less crime . ' do you own a gun ? share a photo and tell us why . opinion : bloomberg got one thing right on gun control warning signs of violence : what to do | i do n't support new gun laws , ' romney tells cnn |
macau <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it 's been six years -- 2007 , if you 're into counting numbers -- since the once sleepy fishing port of macau surpassed las vegas as the world leader in gambling revenue . we love the flash . and the occasional winning night at the tables . but there 's a slower side to this city of just less than 600,000 residents , one of cobblestone lanes , colonial mansions , art deco buildings and tranquil parks , all done in a fusion of chinese and portuguese motifs . the best part is that macau ( just an hour from hong kong by ferry ) is compact , making it a breeze to explore . here 's a primer . 1 . baccarat is the game of choice macau is the gambling capital of the world . by far the most popular game is baccarat , a relatively simple game with a low house advantage ( less than 1 % ) . baccarat tables dominate the city 's 33 casinos . there are plenty of slot machines as well , but they offer a high house advantage and are n't popular . this is the reverse of las vegas where gamblers favor slots . macau 's revenue from gambling is $ 33 billion , more than five times that of the las vegas strip . tycoon stanley ho 's 40-year reign as the city 's casino kingpin came to an end in 2002 when the macau government ended the monopoly system . today , there are six casino operators : sjm holdings ( stanley ho ) , wynn macau , sands china , galaxy entertainment group , mgm china holdings and melco crown entertainment . 2 . macau was the first and last european colony in china the portuguese settled in macau in the 16th century and the island was handed back to china in 1999 . today , macau is a special administrative region ( sar ) -- as is hong kong -- and is governed under the one country , two systems ' principal , which was the brainchild of late paramount leader deng xiaoping . although no longer a colony , portuguese is still an official language and the portuguese influence can be seen everywhere from blue tiled street signs to tiled floors and beautiful gardens . more : top-notch hotel under $ 100 : macau 's best boutique stay 3 . it 's the world 's most densely populated place macau has the world 's highest population density with 20,497 people per square kilometer . no surprise then that it needed to do something dramatic to make room for new casinos and 30 million visitors that come every year . the solution was a massive land reclamation project that joined the two islands south of the mainland -- coloane and taipa . this gave macau an extra 5.2 square kilometers to create a gambling mecca to rival las vegas . it 's known as the cotai strip -- drawing on the names of the two islands , coloane and taipa . the venetian resort , city of dreams , sands cotai and galaxy macau resort are all on the cotai strip . there 's another big one on the way -- steve wynn is spending $ 4 billion on a huge resort called wynn palace set to open in 2016 . 4 . coloane is still chill the most southern island , coloane , remains wonderfully untouched by the casino craziness . this is largely due to strict rules over title deeds that make it difficult to buy property on the island . the low-rise houses and quiet tree-lined streets that give coloane its charm remain as they have for decades . coloane is home to lord stow 's bakery , birthplace of macau 's much-loved egg tart . not too sweet , these tarts with their crispy pastry are worth queuing for . another coloane favourite is fernando 's . like the rest of coloane , it 's super laid-back and the food is reliably good . the garlic prawns and suckling pig are must orders . more : insider guide : best of macau 5 . heritage is here to stay before the big casino operators rolled into town the macau government did something clever -- it applied to unesco for world heritage status . in 2005 , the historic center of macau was put on the list . the city 's historic monuments are one of the city 's biggest draws , a wonderful example of the early encounter between chinese and european civilizations . the old heart of the city is small and a walking tour can easily take in the key sites from the iconic senado square , the ruins of st. pauls , the beautiful churches and temples and the old city wall . most of the sites are open daily and free to visit . 6 . macanese cuisine is fusion food macanese cuisine is unique to macau and combines the best of chinese and portuguese ingredients and cooking along with influences from brazil , goa and other former portuguese colonies . there 's plenty of seafood -- codfish , sardines , crab -- as well as rabbit , duck and chicken . portuguese influence is seen in the flavoring , with plenty of turmeric , cinnamon , chili and coconut . dishes are often baked or roasted for a long time to allow the flavors and spices to develop . macau 's caldo verde soup is a popular starter and is similar to the portuguese original , but uses bok choy instead of collard greens . the national dish is minchi -- minced beef or pork cooked with potatoes , onions , soy sauce and sometimes an egg . 7 . broken tooth is out and about he was once asia 's most feared gangster , the leader of the 14k triads , and after 13 years behind bars he 's now a free man . wan kuok-koi was born in macau 's slums and worked his way up triads . along the way he broke several teeth in street fights and earned his nickname . as head of the largest triad society in macau , he and his crew waged a violent turf war against a rival gang , the shui fong , in the years running up to the 1999 handover . it was a time of drive-by shootings and car bombs that came to an end only when he was jailed in 1999 . broken tooth must have had a shock when he was released in december last year . macau changed dramatically while he was in prison and the swathe of new monster casinos has totally transformed the city . today , the triads have almost total control of the junket operators and keep a low profile . 8 . it 's a city of longevity people in macau live a long time -- an average of 84.4 years . macau takes second place in global life expectancy . only the residents of monaco -- ironically another place beginning with the letter m ' that 's known for its casinos -- live longer ( 89.6 years ) . the fantastic economy is thought to have a lot to do with the great life expectancy . this year macau was named the world 's second fastest growing economy ( after mongolia ) and more than 50 % of macau 's revenue comes from gambling . so while the chain-smoking high rollers might be knocking off years with stressful , risky gambles , the locals are almost guaranteed their golden years . more : 40 hong kong dishes we ca n't live without 9 . one in five locals work in a casino macau 's casinos employ 20 % of the population . when a casino takes on new staff , it checks to see if he or she has family working in the casino and in which section , to avoid the possibility of fraud . locals rarely visit the casinos to gamble and government employees are forbidden from gambling here . the overwhelming majority of gamblers are from mainland china and hong kong . new regulations brought in early this year means that 50 % of a casino floor must be non-smoking . the massive open plan venetian macau -- the largest casino floor in the world -- uses a smart ventilation system that creates areas of low and high pressure to ensure that the smoke is drawn up into air vents . 10 . the beach has black sand hac sa beach -- which translates as black sand bay ' -- is macau 's largest natural beach . it 's on the southeast side of coloane island . the beach is a kilometer long and famous for its black sand . it gets its unique color from minerals in the seabed that are washed ashore . the sand is n't as black as it used to be . erosion was gradually chipping away at the beach so the government decided to top up the beach , but the replacement sand is yellow , which has muted the dark sand . more : world 's 100 best beaches cnn travel 's series often carries sponsorship originating from the countries and regions we profile . however cnn retains full editorial control over all of its reports . read the policy . | macau is the world 's most densely populated place |
tripoli <tsp> seoul , south korea ( cnn ) -- a south korean trade official abducted this week in the libyan capital , tripoli , has been rescued and his kidnappers detained , authorities said thursday . the incident has underscored the instability plaguing the oil-rich north african country . han seok-woo , the head of the libya unit of the korea trade-investment promotion agency , was handed over to the south korean embassy in tripoli on wednesday evening and is in good health , the south korean foreign ministry said . libyan security forces have arrested the four men who abducted han , 39 , and determined that they were members of an armed group , ' the ministry said without providing further details on their identity or the reason for the kidnapping . it expressed its gratitude to the libyan government for its close cooperation ' in rescuing han . after han 's kidnapping sunday , the south korean foreign ministry set up an emergency task force to deal with the abduction and dispatched a special envoy to libya . it also issued a warning against traveling to libya and asked the 551 south korean nationals living in the north african country to leave . libya 's government and fragile state security forces are struggling to impose law and order in a country awash with weapons left over from the 2011 war that ousted dictator moammar gadhafi . militias , former rebel fighters and militants have refused to lay down their arms and often resort to force to impose their demands on the weak central authorities . this month , gunmen shot dead libya 's deputy industry minister in the first assassination of a transitional government official since gadhafi 's ouster in october 2011 . journalist soo bin park reported from seoul and cnn 's jethro mullen wrote from hong kong . cnn 's marie-louise gumuchian contributed to this report . | armed men kidnapped han seok-woo in tripoli earlier this week |
barcelona <tsp> ( cnn ) -- four goals from cristiano ronaldo laid the foundation for a thumping 6-2 win for real madrid over sevilla on saturday . the win keeps madrid 's slim chances of overcoming leaders barcelona alive , reducing the gap between them and their rivals to five points . although josep guardiola 's team can restore their eight-point lead with a win over espanyol on sunday evening . sergio ramos opened the scoring for madrid after 22 minutes before ronaldo weighed in with his first of the night nine minutes later , with kaka adding a third before half-time . alvaro negredo pulled one back for the home side on the hour mark but three ronaldo goals in the space of ten minutes shortly afterwards killed any hopes of a revival stone dead . negredo bagged his second of the night with six minutes remaining but it was the portuguese winger 's night as his fourth goal saw him move one ahead of lionel messi 's league goal tally of 32 . in the earlier la liga matches , roberto soldado scored twice as valencia beat real sociedad 3-0 . all goals came in the first half -- soldado scoring in the 17th and 37th minutes while brazilian jonas goncalves netted after 25 minutes . the win consolidates valencia 's grip on third place although villarreal can reduce the gap from six to three points with a win over mallorca on sunday . seventh-placed atletico madrid lost 3-0 to malaga who recorded their fourth successive win in la liga thanks to goals from jose salomon rondon on the half-hour mark , followed by a julio baptista header five minutes later before enzo maresca added the third six minutes before the final whistle . athletic bilbao defeated levante 3-2 as they continue their quest for a europa league spot next season . bilbao surged into a three goal lead after little more than a hour played with goals from gaizka toquero , david lopez and fernando llorente . but levante staged a late comeback banging in goals in the 77th minute ( christian stuani ) and in the 86th minute courtesy of victoriano nano to set up a tense climax , but the home side held on to claim the three points . getafe gave their supporters hope that they might avoid relegation after a 2-0 win over bottom side almeria . goals from adrian colunga and pedro rios lifted them out of the relegation zone and up 15th place with 40 points . racing santander looked to have ensured their survival in la liga after a 3-2 win over second-from-bottom hercules . giovani dos santos opened the scoring for santander in the 14th minute before sendoa agirre equalized for hercules five minutes before halftime which ushered in a frantic passage of play . giovani restored santander 's advantage a minute later , before tiago gomes made it 2-2 . henrique capped a madcap five minutes with a header in stoppage time and ultimately sealed the win for santander . an injury-time penalty by striker david barral saw sporting gijon salvage a 2-2 draw in their match against struggling deportivo la coruna . | madrid reduce deficit with barcelona to five points until sunday night at least |
barcelona <tsp> ( cnn ) -- four goals from cristiano ronaldo laid the foundation for a thumping 6-2 win for real madrid over sevilla on saturday . the win keeps madrid 's slim chances of overcoming leaders barcelona alive , reducing the gap between them and their rivals to five points . although josep guardiola 's team can restore their eight-point lead with a win over espanyol on sunday evening . sergio ramos opened the scoring for madrid after 22 minutes before ronaldo weighed in with his first of the night nine minutes later , with kaka adding a third before half-time . alvaro negredo pulled one back for the home side on the hour mark but three ronaldo goals in the space of ten minutes shortly afterwards killed any hopes of a revival stone dead . negredo bagged his second of the night with six minutes remaining but it was the portuguese winger 's night as his fourth goal saw him move one ahead of lionel messi 's league goal tally of 32 . in the earlier la liga matches , roberto soldado scored twice as valencia beat real sociedad 3-0 . all goals came in the first half -- soldado scoring in the 17th and 37th minutes while brazilian jonas goncalves netted after 25 minutes . the win consolidates valencia 's grip on third place although villarreal can reduce the gap from six to three points with a win over mallorca on sunday . seventh-placed atletico madrid lost 3-0 to malaga who recorded their fourth successive win in la liga thanks to goals from jose salomon rondon on the half-hour mark , followed by a julio baptista header five minutes later before enzo maresca added the third six minutes before the final whistle . athletic bilbao defeated levante 3-2 as they continue their quest for a europa league spot next season . bilbao surged into a three goal lead after little more than a hour played with goals from gaizka toquero , david lopez and fernando llorente . but levante staged a late comeback banging in goals in the 77th minute ( christian stuani ) and in the 86th minute courtesy of victoriano nano to set up a tense climax , but the home side held on to claim the three points . getafe gave their supporters hope that they might avoid relegation after a 2-0 win over bottom side almeria . goals from adrian colunga and pedro rios lifted them out of the relegation zone and up 15th place with 40 points . racing santander looked to have ensured their survival in la liga after a 3-2 win over second-from-bottom hercules . giovani dos santos opened the scoring for santander in the 14th minute before sendoa agirre equalized for hercules five minutes before halftime which ushered in a frantic passage of play . giovani restored santander 's advantage a minute later , before tiago gomes made it 2-2 . henrique capped a madcap five minutes with a header in stoppage time and ultimately sealed the win for santander . an injury-time penalty by striker david barral saw sporting gijon salvage a 2-2 draw in their match against struggling deportivo la coruna . | win over espanyol at nou camp will restore barcelona 's eight-point cushion |
tim clark <tsp> ( cnn ) -- tiger woods was forced to pull out of the final round of the players championship at sawgrass on sunday with a neck injury . woods lasted until the seventh hole before calling it a day . he was two-over for the round and two-under for the prestigious tournament , but trailing the leaders , when he quit . south african tim clark eventually won the'fifth major'with a superb five-under-par 67 to close on 16-under 272 . i 've been playing with a bad neck for a while , ' woods told gathered reporters . i might have a bulging disk . they want me to get a picture on it next week . i 've been playing through it . i ca n't play through it any more , ' he said . i know playing does n't help it , ' he added . woods revealed he had been troubled by the pain before last month 's masters , where he finished tied for fourth . it was his first tournament of the year after a self-imposed exile following his revelations of marital infidelities . the world number one was in action again at the quail hollow tournament in north carolina last week where he easily missed the cut after two sorry rounds . i 'm having a hard time with the pain , ' woods said . there 's tingling down my fingers , just the right side . setting up over the ball is fine but once i start making the motion , it 's downhill from there . ' woods is under pressure for his world number one spot from phil mickelson , who won the masters and has been in tremendous form on the pga tour . the 34-year-old last pulled out of a tournament in 2006 at the nissan open in los angeles when he had flu . if the injury proves long-standing it could affect his build to the second major of the season , the u.s. open at pebble beach in mid-june . mickelson could have leapfrogged woods if he had won the players , but he shot a closing 74 to tie for 17th . england 's lee westwood led going into the back nine on the final day , but a series of lapses , including a double bogey on the notorious short 17th , ended his hopes . clark , who was winning for the first time on the pga tour , charged through the field to set the clubhouse target , with australian robert allenby finishing second , one shot behind , after failing with birdie attempts on the final two holes . | new : tim clark of south africa win the tournament after superb five-under 67 |
ebeling <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it 's a good thing i did n't know exactly how dangerous a trip i was embarking on , because when i left home in october 2013 to fly to sudan , i was scared enough . what i had committed to was , quite frankly , the most impossible ' thing i 'd ever tried to accomplish . three months earlier , over dinner , i 'd learned about a doctor in sudan 's nuba mountains , dr. tom catena , who was treating thousands of people -- many of them children -- who 'd had limbs blown off in the sudanese government 's bombing raids . by coincidence , we 'd just posted an article to our website about richard van as , an amazing inventor who created a low-cost , 3-d printed prosthetic hand . so , over a second beer , i raised the possibility -- would n't it be cool if we brought printers over to sudan and made arms for these kids ? the story might have ended there -- one of those plans you cook up over dinner and forget by breakfast . really , what can one person do in the face of such widespread sorrow thousands of miles away ? but when i got home and looked up dr. catena , i read about one of the patients he 'd treated : daniel -- a 12-year-old boy who , in attempting to protect himself from an aerial attack , wrapped his arms around a tree . the tree protected his body , but both his arms were blown off by the bomb that exploded those few meters away . the amputation and hospital treatment had saved his life , but when daniel woke and realized what had happened he said he wished he would have died . it was one of the most heart-wrenching stories i 'd ever read . it was 11pm . i looked down the hallway to where my three boys were sleeping and thought , what if it were my kid ? ' what if this happened to them and somebody out there could help them -- and did n't ? in that moment , i realized i could n't just close the computer , get a glass of water and go to bed . i had to do something . going to sudan try to help thousands of people was way too daunting . there was no way i could get my head around that . i could n't help the many . but i could help one . i could help daniel . crash course in 3-d printing mind you , at the time i knew very little about 3-d printing , and even less about prosthetic arms . so i did what i always do : surround myself with smart people , shut up , and absorb their brilliance . i brought together all the experts -- including the great van as himself -- to give me a crash course in 3-d printing and prosthetic arms . step 1 : 3-d print the files . step 2 : soften orthoplastic in hot water , then wrap it around the patient 's limb to mold the custom-fitted , medical-grade , breathable plastic that will anchor the printed components . step 3 : attach the hand and the gauntlet , and thread the cabling through each digit , running it back to an attachment point behind the patient 's wrist or elbow . the motion of the wrist ( up and down ) or elbow ( side to side ) then pulls on the cabling and draws the fingers to a close . in short , the cables tense and release around a pivot point . the crash course done , and just three short months after that initial dinner , i found myself in yida -- a desolate , dusty refugee camp in south sudan -- a home to 70,000 hungry and desperate people , driven from their homes by bombing campaigns and unimaginable horrors . i set up shop in an old toolshed and got ready to make a working mechanical arm . despite the heat ( which kept melting the printing filament ) and the bugs ( which kept jamming up the 3-d printer motors ) , i managed to get the 3-d printers working and set about making an arm ... for a real boy , now sitting five feet away from me . that boy i 'd read about that night in my kitchen back in july . daniel . meeting daniel daniel was non-communicative when we first met . he stared , sullen and resigned , off into the middle distance . i gave him my tablet to play with while i worked , and he did what any other teenager would do : found a video game and started playing . only he used his stumps instead of his fingers . little by little , he began to trust me and started to show some interest in what i was doing . every time i got frustrated , or something was n't working right , i just had to look over at daniel and nothing else mattered . i had to make it work . after a few days , and a few failures , we managed to fit an arm on daniel . he was n't yet strong enough to make the motion that would make the hand clench -- that would come later -- but he could manipulate the hand to his mouth . i fitted it with a tin spoon and took him to the mess tent . we sat him in front of a bowl of goat and pumpkin stew . it was here , for the first time in two years , that daniel fed himself . he looked over at me and , slowly , a little smirk curled his lips . he turned back , looked at the small crowd that had gathered around him , broke into the biggest grin you 'd ever seen , then went back in for more . i knew then , that i had stumbled upon something way bigger than myself , bigger than daniel , and bigger than that one meal . it was the idea that by helping one , you have the potential to help many -- and that might just be the secret to it all . the reality , i believe , is that all change starts small . the big picture is just too unwieldy , too incomprehensible and seemingly immovable . but give us something individual , quantifiable and personalize-able and , suddenly , our perspective shifts to the one . just one step . just one mile . just one dollar . just one kiss . just one person . when we look at life through the lens of one , ' everything becomes that much more attainable . by the end of the week , i was in sudan 's nuba mountains where dr. catena 's hospital continues his work . with a steady stream of solar power , i gathered a roomful of locals -- some invited , some not -- and taught them how to 3-d print . most of them had never seen a computer before , and none of them had ever seen a 3-d printer . yet , there we were , getting ready to start a hand-making factory , excited about the possibility of making arms for other amputees . as i was packing up to leave , we all talked about what we wanted to accomplish . we talked about how many limbs we wanted to make , how many people we wanted to help , how many arms we wanted to have done by the time i return . and i stopped myself . it does n't matter how many we make , ' i told them . we 'll get there , eventually . for now , just make one . ' interactive : how 3-d printing will reshape the world the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of mick ebeling . | ebeling learned how to 3-d print a new arm for daniel |
ebeling <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it 's a good thing i did n't know exactly how dangerous a trip i was embarking on , because when i left home in october 2013 to fly to sudan , i was scared enough . what i had committed to was , quite frankly , the most impossible ' thing i 'd ever tried to accomplish . three months earlier , over dinner , i 'd learned about a doctor in sudan 's nuba mountains , dr. tom catena , who was treating thousands of people -- many of them children -- who 'd had limbs blown off in the sudanese government 's bombing raids . by coincidence , we 'd just posted an article to our website about richard van as , an amazing inventor who created a low-cost , 3-d printed prosthetic hand . so , over a second beer , i raised the possibility -- would n't it be cool if we brought printers over to sudan and made arms for these kids ? the story might have ended there -- one of those plans you cook up over dinner and forget by breakfast . really , what can one person do in the face of such widespread sorrow thousands of miles away ? but when i got home and looked up dr. catena , i read about one of the patients he 'd treated : daniel -- a 12-year-old boy who , in attempting to protect himself from an aerial attack , wrapped his arms around a tree . the tree protected his body , but both his arms were blown off by the bomb that exploded those few meters away . the amputation and hospital treatment had saved his life , but when daniel woke and realized what had happened he said he wished he would have died . it was one of the most heart-wrenching stories i 'd ever read . it was 11pm . i looked down the hallway to where my three boys were sleeping and thought , what if it were my kid ? ' what if this happened to them and somebody out there could help them -- and did n't ? in that moment , i realized i could n't just close the computer , get a glass of water and go to bed . i had to do something . going to sudan try to help thousands of people was way too daunting . there was no way i could get my head around that . i could n't help the many . but i could help one . i could help daniel . crash course in 3-d printing mind you , at the time i knew very little about 3-d printing , and even less about prosthetic arms . so i did what i always do : surround myself with smart people , shut up , and absorb their brilliance . i brought together all the experts -- including the great van as himself -- to give me a crash course in 3-d printing and prosthetic arms . step 1 : 3-d print the files . step 2 : soften orthoplastic in hot water , then wrap it around the patient 's limb to mold the custom-fitted , medical-grade , breathable plastic that will anchor the printed components . step 3 : attach the hand and the gauntlet , and thread the cabling through each digit , running it back to an attachment point behind the patient 's wrist or elbow . the motion of the wrist ( up and down ) or elbow ( side to side ) then pulls on the cabling and draws the fingers to a close . in short , the cables tense and release around a pivot point . the crash course done , and just three short months after that initial dinner , i found myself in yida -- a desolate , dusty refugee camp in south sudan -- a home to 70,000 hungry and desperate people , driven from their homes by bombing campaigns and unimaginable horrors . i set up shop in an old toolshed and got ready to make a working mechanical arm . despite the heat ( which kept melting the printing filament ) and the bugs ( which kept jamming up the 3-d printer motors ) , i managed to get the 3-d printers working and set about making an arm ... for a real boy , now sitting five feet away from me . that boy i 'd read about that night in my kitchen back in july . daniel . meeting daniel daniel was non-communicative when we first met . he stared , sullen and resigned , off into the middle distance . i gave him my tablet to play with while i worked , and he did what any other teenager would do : found a video game and started playing . only he used his stumps instead of his fingers . little by little , he began to trust me and started to show some interest in what i was doing . every time i got frustrated , or something was n't working right , i just had to look over at daniel and nothing else mattered . i had to make it work . after a few days , and a few failures , we managed to fit an arm on daniel . he was n't yet strong enough to make the motion that would make the hand clench -- that would come later -- but he could manipulate the hand to his mouth . i fitted it with a tin spoon and took him to the mess tent . we sat him in front of a bowl of goat and pumpkin stew . it was here , for the first time in two years , that daniel fed himself . he looked over at me and , slowly , a little smirk curled his lips . he turned back , looked at the small crowd that had gathered around him , broke into the biggest grin you 'd ever seen , then went back in for more . i knew then , that i had stumbled upon something way bigger than myself , bigger than daniel , and bigger than that one meal . it was the idea that by helping one , you have the potential to help many -- and that might just be the secret to it all . the reality , i believe , is that all change starts small . the big picture is just too unwieldy , too incomprehensible and seemingly immovable . but give us something individual , quantifiable and personalize-able and , suddenly , our perspective shifts to the one . just one step . just one mile . just one dollar . just one kiss . just one person . when we look at life through the lens of one , ' everything becomes that much more attainable . by the end of the week , i was in sudan 's nuba mountains where dr. catena 's hospital continues his work . with a steady stream of solar power , i gathered a roomful of locals -- some invited , some not -- and taught them how to 3-d print . most of them had never seen a computer before , and none of them had ever seen a 3-d printer . yet , there we were , getting ready to start a hand-making factory , excited about the possibility of making arms for other amputees . as i was packing up to leave , we all talked about what we wanted to accomplish . we talked about how many limbs we wanted to make , how many people we wanted to help , how many arms we wanted to have done by the time i return . and i stopped myself . it does n't matter how many we make , ' i told them . we 'll get there , eventually . for now , just make one . ' interactive : how 3-d printing will reshape the world the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of mick ebeling . | american mick ebeling read about his plight and decided to help |
fatimid caliphate <tsp> ( cnn ) the divers initially thought the gleaming object they noticed on the seafloor off the israeli coast was a toy coin from a game . but they quickly realized they had stumbled across something a whole lot more valuable in the ancient mediterranean harbor of caesarea . their chance discovery a few weeks ago led to a trove of nearly 2,000 gold coins that had languished at the bottom of the sea for about 1,000 years , the israel antiquities authority said tuesday . it 's the biggest hoard of gold coins ever discovered in israel -- and it could lead to further archaeological finds . there is probably a shipwreck there of an official treasury boat which was on its way to the central government in egypt with taxes that had been collected , ' said kobi sharvit , director of the marine archaeology unit of the antiquities authority . he offered other theories about the origin of the treasure . perhaps the coins were meant to pay the salaries of a military garrison in caesarea , sharvit speculated , or came from a merchant ship that sank while traveling from port to port along the mediterranean coast . marine archaeologists are planning to carry out salvage work at the site to find out more . the coins themselves come in several different denominations and are very well preserved , the antiquities authority said . the oldest of them is a quarter dinar minted in palermo , sicily , in the second half of the ninth century . most of the pieces , though , are from the fatimid caliphate , the shiite muslim empire that ruled large parts of north africa and the middle east around the turn of the first millennium . sharvit said he believed the coins , of various dimensions and weights , had been uncovered by winter storms . he thanked the people who found the treasure -- members of a local diving club -- for quickly reporting their discovery rather than trying to keep the coins for themselves . these divers are model citizens , ' he said . they discovered the gold and have a heart of gold that loves the country and its history . ' | most of the coins are from the fatimid caliphate that once ruled parts of the region |
patrice evra <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the recent incident involving chelsea and england captain john terry and queens park rangers'anton ferdinand has seen the issue of racism in football dominate the headlines . the decision by london 's metropolitan police to launch an investigation into what occurred during the october 23 match follows allegations made by manchester united 's patrice evra of racial abuse from liverpool striker luis suarez during an english premier league clash . these two incidents are just the latest in a year which has seen the issue of race and football at the forefront of coverage of both club and international soccer . | man utd 's patrice evra has also accused liverpool 's luis suarez a using a racial slur |
liverpool <tsp> london , england ( cnn ) -- they left home with hope in their hearts , thousands of fans true to the liverpool anthem , dreaming of reaching another wembley fa cup final . the disaster at hillsborough football stadium in 1989 resulted in the deaths of 96 football supporters . but what began as a day out in the spring sunshine 20 years ago ended as the darkest hour in the history of british football . i had settled into row b seat 2 of the press box in the south stand at hillsborough , home to sheffield wednesday and neutral venue for the game . from there i would have had an uninterrupted view of the semifinal showdown between liverpool and brian clough 's nottingham forest . clough , one of the legends of the british game , had been denied an fa cup final with forest a year earlier , when his side lost to liverpool at the same stage of the competition and at the same venue . the atmosphere in the ground for the 1989 semifinal exploded as the teams emerged onto the pitch . but none of us was prepared for what was to follow . the match action lasted less than six minutes . i ca n't remember a single kick . what i do recall quite vividly are the scenes of distress , desperation and death at the liverpool end that destroyed so many families and shocked the world . looking to my left and behind liverpool keeper bruce grobbelaar 's goal , i was drawn to a huge mushroom-like effect among the crowd in the central standing enclosures around kick-off time . see liverpool players and fans paying tribute to victims of hillsborough disaster » the match had not long started when the first signs of a major problem surfaced . fans began frantically attempting to climb over the perimeter fence to escape the crush at the leppings lane end of the ground . i did n't know it at the time , but the swell was the exit point of a tunnel that ran under the stand . through it hundreds of liverpool fans had attempted to make their way without realizing the two caged pens it led to were already overcrowded . many had the life squeezed out of them in that tunnel . others were trampled or crushed to death on the terraces . the lucky ones clambered to safety , many collapsing on the pitch . some fans were hoisted up into the stand above by fellow supporters , but the main escape route was over the high perimeter fence and later through a small gate that was forced open as police -- who initially thought they were dealing with a pitch invasion -- recognized the true scale of the problem . advertising boards were used as makeshift stretchers and some of those being carried away had their heads covered by coats . the sheffield wednesday gymnasium became a mortuary . the liverpool end of the pitch resembled a casualty station with frantic efforts being made to treat the injured and save lives while others wandered aimlessly around the pitch in a daze . i will always remember the bid to revive one young fan in front of the main stand . those efforts seemed to go on forever before finally hundreds of spectators let out a huge cheer as the lad at last showed some sign of life . i still wonder to this day whether or not he made it . meanwhile i had an open phoneline to a copytaker at the press association and described those shocking events unfolding in front of me , including news of the first fatalities . for the second time in four years i had gone to cover a football match and ended up filing a disaster report . in 1985 i had been in brussels with liverpool to cover their european cup final against juventus , when 39 fans , mainly italian , were killed at the heysel stadium as a wall collapsed after trouble on the terraces . that match eventually went ahead after a delay of 85 minutes . within hhours of returning from belgium , i was among a small group of football writers summoned to no . 10 downing street for a meeting with british prime minister margaret thatcher . mrs thatcher planned draconian measures to combat what became known as the english disease , but it was the appalling events at sheffield that finally became the catalyst for change . the hillsborough tragedy was played out in full view of 53,000 spectators and tv cameras . people who came to watch a football match went home haunted by scenes of carnage and chaos that will stay with them for the rest of their lives . later , in an area beneath the empty south stand , fa chief executive graham kelly faced media at an impromptu press conference and expressed his shock , sadness and sorrow . understandably , he did n't have all the answers as questions were fired his way . what led to the disaster is well documented . lord justice taylor , a high court judge commissioned by the government to produce a report , concluded that police operational errors were largely to blame for allowing the gates to be opened to relieve congestion outside the ground . many questioned why the kickoff to the game had not been delayed . english football was quick to react with perimeter fences pulled , followed by the phased-in arrival of all-seater stadia . in the aftermath grieving fans turned liverpool 's kop stand and the anfield pitch into a shrine draped with thousands of scarves , flags and flowers . a permanent memorial to the victims was later erected adjacent to the shankly gates -- named after the club 's most famous manager -- and which bear the title of the reds'anthem : you 'll never walk alone . the oldest victim at hillsborough was 67 , the youngest 10-year-old jon-paul gilhooley , a cousin of current liverpool captain and england international steven gerrard . gerrard was six weeks away from his ninth birthday at the time of tragedy . there is nothing liverpool would want more than to mark the 20th anniversary season with at least one gleaming trophy . they did it in 1989 , beating forest when the semifinal was later replayed , then going on to defeat city rivals everton after extra time at wembley . on that occasion they returned home with hope in their hearts . | liverpool fans say there are still unanswered questions regarding the disaster |
liverpool <tsp> london , england ( cnn ) -- they left home with hope in their hearts , thousands of fans true to the liverpool anthem , dreaming of reaching another wembley fa cup final . the disaster at hillsborough football stadium in 1989 resulted in the deaths of 96 football supporters . but what began as a day out in the spring sunshine 20 years ago ended as the darkest hour in the history of british football . i had settled into row b seat 2 of the press box in the south stand at hillsborough , home to sheffield wednesday and neutral venue for the game . from there i would have had an uninterrupted view of the semifinal showdown between liverpool and brian clough 's nottingham forest . clough , one of the legends of the british game , had been denied an fa cup final with forest a year earlier , when his side lost to liverpool at the same stage of the competition and at the same venue . the atmosphere in the ground for the 1989 semifinal exploded as the teams emerged onto the pitch . but none of us was prepared for what was to follow . the match action lasted less than six minutes . i ca n't remember a single kick . what i do recall quite vividly are the scenes of distress , desperation and death at the liverpool end that destroyed so many families and shocked the world . looking to my left and behind liverpool keeper bruce grobbelaar 's goal , i was drawn to a huge mushroom-like effect among the crowd in the central standing enclosures around kick-off time . see liverpool players and fans paying tribute to victims of hillsborough disaster » the match had not long started when the first signs of a major problem surfaced . fans began frantically attempting to climb over the perimeter fence to escape the crush at the leppings lane end of the ground . i did n't know it at the time , but the swell was the exit point of a tunnel that ran under the stand . through it hundreds of liverpool fans had attempted to make their way without realizing the two caged pens it led to were already overcrowded . many had the life squeezed out of them in that tunnel . others were trampled or crushed to death on the terraces . the lucky ones clambered to safety , many collapsing on the pitch . some fans were hoisted up into the stand above by fellow supporters , but the main escape route was over the high perimeter fence and later through a small gate that was forced open as police -- who initially thought they were dealing with a pitch invasion -- recognized the true scale of the problem . advertising boards were used as makeshift stretchers and some of those being carried away had their heads covered by coats . the sheffield wednesday gymnasium became a mortuary . the liverpool end of the pitch resembled a casualty station with frantic efforts being made to treat the injured and save lives while others wandered aimlessly around the pitch in a daze . i will always remember the bid to revive one young fan in front of the main stand . those efforts seemed to go on forever before finally hundreds of spectators let out a huge cheer as the lad at last showed some sign of life . i still wonder to this day whether or not he made it . meanwhile i had an open phoneline to a copytaker at the press association and described those shocking events unfolding in front of me , including news of the first fatalities . for the second time in four years i had gone to cover a football match and ended up filing a disaster report . in 1985 i had been in brussels with liverpool to cover their european cup final against juventus , when 39 fans , mainly italian , were killed at the heysel stadium as a wall collapsed after trouble on the terraces . that match eventually went ahead after a delay of 85 minutes . within hhours of returning from belgium , i was among a small group of football writers summoned to no . 10 downing street for a meeting with british prime minister margaret thatcher . mrs thatcher planned draconian measures to combat what became known as the english disease , but it was the appalling events at sheffield that finally became the catalyst for change . the hillsborough tragedy was played out in full view of 53,000 spectators and tv cameras . people who came to watch a football match went home haunted by scenes of carnage and chaos that will stay with them for the rest of their lives . later , in an area beneath the empty south stand , fa chief executive graham kelly faced media at an impromptu press conference and expressed his shock , sadness and sorrow . understandably , he did n't have all the answers as questions were fired his way . what led to the disaster is well documented . lord justice taylor , a high court judge commissioned by the government to produce a report , concluded that police operational errors were largely to blame for allowing the gates to be opened to relieve congestion outside the ground . many questioned why the kickoff to the game had not been delayed . english football was quick to react with perimeter fences pulled , followed by the phased-in arrival of all-seater stadia . in the aftermath grieving fans turned liverpool 's kop stand and the anfield pitch into a shrine draped with thousands of scarves , flags and flowers . a permanent memorial to the victims was later erected adjacent to the shankly gates -- named after the club 's most famous manager -- and which bear the title of the reds'anthem : you 'll never walk alone . the oldest victim at hillsborough was 67 , the youngest 10-year-old jon-paul gilhooley , a cousin of current liverpool captain and england international steven gerrard . gerrard was six weeks away from his ninth birthday at the time of tragedy . there is nothing liverpool would want more than to mark the 20th anniversary season with at least one gleaming trophy . they did it in 1989 , beating forest when the semifinal was later replayed , then going on to defeat city rivals everton after extra time at wembley . on that occasion they returned home with hope in their hearts . | 96 liverpool fans died as a result of the hillsborough disaster on april 15 , 1989 |
liverpool <tsp> london , england ( cnn ) -- they left home with hope in their hearts , thousands of fans true to the liverpool anthem , dreaming of reaching another wembley fa cup final . the disaster at hillsborough football stadium in 1989 resulted in the deaths of 96 football supporters . but what began as a day out in the spring sunshine 20 years ago ended as the darkest hour in the history of british football . i had settled into row b seat 2 of the press box in the south stand at hillsborough , home to sheffield wednesday and neutral venue for the game . from there i would have had an uninterrupted view of the semifinal showdown between liverpool and brian clough 's nottingham forest . clough , one of the legends of the british game , had been denied an fa cup final with forest a year earlier , when his side lost to liverpool at the same stage of the competition and at the same venue . the atmosphere in the ground for the 1989 semifinal exploded as the teams emerged onto the pitch . but none of us was prepared for what was to follow . the match action lasted less than six minutes . i ca n't remember a single kick . what i do recall quite vividly are the scenes of distress , desperation and death at the liverpool end that destroyed so many families and shocked the world . looking to my left and behind liverpool keeper bruce grobbelaar 's goal , i was drawn to a huge mushroom-like effect among the crowd in the central standing enclosures around kick-off time . see liverpool players and fans paying tribute to victims of hillsborough disaster » the match had not long started when the first signs of a major problem surfaced . fans began frantically attempting to climb over the perimeter fence to escape the crush at the leppings lane end of the ground . i did n't know it at the time , but the swell was the exit point of a tunnel that ran under the stand . through it hundreds of liverpool fans had attempted to make their way without realizing the two caged pens it led to were already overcrowded . many had the life squeezed out of them in that tunnel . others were trampled or crushed to death on the terraces . the lucky ones clambered to safety , many collapsing on the pitch . some fans were hoisted up into the stand above by fellow supporters , but the main escape route was over the high perimeter fence and later through a small gate that was forced open as police -- who initially thought they were dealing with a pitch invasion -- recognized the true scale of the problem . advertising boards were used as makeshift stretchers and some of those being carried away had their heads covered by coats . the sheffield wednesday gymnasium became a mortuary . the liverpool end of the pitch resembled a casualty station with frantic efforts being made to treat the injured and save lives while others wandered aimlessly around the pitch in a daze . i will always remember the bid to revive one young fan in front of the main stand . those efforts seemed to go on forever before finally hundreds of spectators let out a huge cheer as the lad at last showed some sign of life . i still wonder to this day whether or not he made it . meanwhile i had an open phoneline to a copytaker at the press association and described those shocking events unfolding in front of me , including news of the first fatalities . for the second time in four years i had gone to cover a football match and ended up filing a disaster report . in 1985 i had been in brussels with liverpool to cover their european cup final against juventus , when 39 fans , mainly italian , were killed at the heysel stadium as a wall collapsed after trouble on the terraces . that match eventually went ahead after a delay of 85 minutes . within hhours of returning from belgium , i was among a small group of football writers summoned to no . 10 downing street for a meeting with british prime minister margaret thatcher . mrs thatcher planned draconian measures to combat what became known as the english disease , but it was the appalling events at sheffield that finally became the catalyst for change . the hillsborough tragedy was played out in full view of 53,000 spectators and tv cameras . people who came to watch a football match went home haunted by scenes of carnage and chaos that will stay with them for the rest of their lives . later , in an area beneath the empty south stand , fa chief executive graham kelly faced media at an impromptu press conference and expressed his shock , sadness and sorrow . understandably , he did n't have all the answers as questions were fired his way . what led to the disaster is well documented . lord justice taylor , a high court judge commissioned by the government to produce a report , concluded that police operational errors were largely to blame for allowing the gates to be opened to relieve congestion outside the ground . many questioned why the kickoff to the game had not been delayed . english football was quick to react with perimeter fences pulled , followed by the phased-in arrival of all-seater stadia . in the aftermath grieving fans turned liverpool 's kop stand and the anfield pitch into a shrine draped with thousands of scarves , flags and flowers . a permanent memorial to the victims was later erected adjacent to the shankly gates -- named after the club 's most famous manager -- and which bear the title of the reds'anthem : you 'll never walk alone . the oldest victim at hillsborough was 67 , the youngest 10-year-old jon-paul gilhooley , a cousin of current liverpool captain and england international steven gerrard . gerrard was six weeks away from his ninth birthday at the time of tragedy . there is nothing liverpool would want more than to mark the 20th anniversary season with at least one gleaming trophy . they did it in 1989 , beating forest when the semifinal was later replayed , then going on to defeat city rivals everton after extra time at wembley . on that occasion they returned home with hope in their hearts . | current liverpool captain steven gerrard lost a family member in the tragedy |
ibrahimovic <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it is the breakthrough signing that has confirmed paris saint-germain 's arrival as a potent force in european football as they unveiled swedish superstar zlatan ibrahimovic on tuesday . the striker has been tempted away from italian giants ac milan to ply his trade in the french league , signing on a three-year contract for a reputed fee of $ 24.5 million . ibrahimovic 's capture again underlines the intentions of psg 's owners , qatar sports investment , who have repeatedly stated their intention to transform the club into one of the world 's biggest and best . and they have certainly put their money where their mouth is in the transfer market , signing brazilian defender thiago motta as well as argentina playmakers ezequiel lavezzi and javier pastore for enormous fees . putting pride back into psg : qataris aim to be world 's best but none of those who have joined the fledgling project can match the profile of ibrahimovic , who was top scorer in serie a last season with 28 goals . i want to thank paris saint-germain and ( sporting director ) leonardo for the great work they 've done , ' ibrahimovic told a press conference at the club 's parc des princes stadium . i think they 've made something that looked impossible , possible . i 'm very happy to be sitting here . after lots of talks , i 'm finally a psg player . it 's a big step in my career , another dream come true . i think this is a very interesting project and i had no doubts . in my mind i was very clear , and i knew what i wanted . i want to be part of this club 's history and i 'm pretty sure we will make history . i came here to win , not for anything else , and i 'm pretty sure we 'll win some trophies . ' ibrahimovic has played for many of europe 's top clubs in his glittering career to date . he won two dutch titles during a three year stay at ajax amsterdam before moving to juventus in italy . he then moved to internazionale where he helped the nerazzurri claim three league titles before he moved to barcelona , winning five trophies in his two seasons at the spanish club . ibrahimovic left after falling out with former coach josep guardiola and returned to italy to play for ac milan . there he won the italian cup and serie a title . french football 's $ 56m man : psg poster boy pastore his decision to leave italy for a league many believe to be inferior could prove a watershed moment for psg and the domestic french competition . but the swedish star denied some press reports that he was pushed out of milan because the club were keen to trim their wage bill . no-one at milan influenced me , ' he said . it was my choice and my choice alone . i was very happy to be at milan . they gave me my smile back . it 's a club that will stay in my heart . they helped me and my family , and i do n't want to put a shadow over my time there . they made it easy for me to come to psg so i thank them and i wish them all the best . ' psg also announced the signing of 19-year-old midfielder marco verratti from serie a club pescara and the club 's sporting director leonardo said that their transfer business had now been completed . the market is closed for new arrivals , ' he said . with zlatan we 've finished in the transfer window this year . ' | sweden striker zlatan ibrahimovic signs for french club paris saint-germain |
ibrahimovic <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it is the breakthrough signing that has confirmed paris saint-germain 's arrival as a potent force in european football as they unveiled swedish superstar zlatan ibrahimovic on tuesday . the striker has been tempted away from italian giants ac milan to ply his trade in the french league , signing on a three-year contract for a reputed fee of $ 24.5 million . ibrahimovic 's capture again underlines the intentions of psg 's owners , qatar sports investment , who have repeatedly stated their intention to transform the club into one of the world 's biggest and best . and they have certainly put their money where their mouth is in the transfer market , signing brazilian defender thiago motta as well as argentina playmakers ezequiel lavezzi and javier pastore for enormous fees . putting pride back into psg : qataris aim to be world 's best but none of those who have joined the fledgling project can match the profile of ibrahimovic , who was top scorer in serie a last season with 28 goals . i want to thank paris saint-germain and ( sporting director ) leonardo for the great work they 've done , ' ibrahimovic told a press conference at the club 's parc des princes stadium . i think they 've made something that looked impossible , possible . i 'm very happy to be sitting here . after lots of talks , i 'm finally a psg player . it 's a big step in my career , another dream come true . i think this is a very interesting project and i had no doubts . in my mind i was very clear , and i knew what i wanted . i want to be part of this club 's history and i 'm pretty sure we will make history . i came here to win , not for anything else , and i 'm pretty sure we 'll win some trophies . ' ibrahimovic has played for many of europe 's top clubs in his glittering career to date . he won two dutch titles during a three year stay at ajax amsterdam before moving to juventus in italy . he then moved to internazionale where he helped the nerazzurri claim three league titles before he moved to barcelona , winning five trophies in his two seasons at the spanish club . ibrahimovic left after falling out with former coach josep guardiola and returned to italy to play for ac milan . there he won the italian cup and serie a title . french football 's $ 56m man : psg poster boy pastore his decision to leave italy for a league many believe to be inferior could prove a watershed moment for psg and the domestic french competition . but the swedish star denied some press reports that he was pushed out of milan because the club were keen to trim their wage bill . no-one at milan influenced me , ' he said . it was my choice and my choice alone . i was very happy to be at milan . they gave me my smile back . it 's a club that will stay in my heart . they helped me and my family , and i do n't want to put a shadow over my time there . they made it easy for me to come to psg so i thank them and i wish them all the best . ' psg also announced the signing of 19-year-old midfielder marco verratti from serie a club pescara and the club 's sporting director leonardo said that their transfer business had now been completed . the market is closed for new arrivals , ' he said . with zlatan we 've finished in the transfer window this year . ' | ibrahimovic joins from italian giants ac milan for a reported fee of $ 24.5m |
ezequiel lavezzi <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it is the breakthrough signing that has confirmed paris saint-germain 's arrival as a potent force in european football as they unveiled swedish superstar zlatan ibrahimovic on tuesday . the striker has been tempted away from italian giants ac milan to ply his trade in the french league , signing on a three-year contract for a reputed fee of $ 24.5 million . ibrahimovic 's capture again underlines the intentions of psg 's owners , qatar sports investment , who have repeatedly stated their intention to transform the club into one of the world 's biggest and best . and they have certainly put their money where their mouth is in the transfer market , signing brazilian defender thiago motta as well as argentina playmakers ezequiel lavezzi and javier pastore for enormous fees . putting pride back into psg : qataris aim to be world 's best but none of those who have joined the fledgling project can match the profile of ibrahimovic , who was top scorer in serie a last season with 28 goals . i want to thank paris saint-germain and ( sporting director ) leonardo for the great work they 've done , ' ibrahimovic told a press conference at the club 's parc des princes stadium . i think they 've made something that looked impossible , possible . i 'm very happy to be sitting here . after lots of talks , i 'm finally a psg player . it 's a big step in my career , another dream come true . i think this is a very interesting project and i had no doubts . in my mind i was very clear , and i knew what i wanted . i want to be part of this club 's history and i 'm pretty sure we will make history . i came here to win , not for anything else , and i 'm pretty sure we 'll win some trophies . ' ibrahimovic has played for many of europe 's top clubs in his glittering career to date . he won two dutch titles during a three year stay at ajax amsterdam before moving to juventus in italy . he then moved to internazionale where he helped the nerazzurri claim three league titles before he moved to barcelona , winning five trophies in his two seasons at the spanish club . ibrahimovic left after falling out with former coach josep guardiola and returned to italy to play for ac milan . there he won the italian cup and serie a title . french football 's $ 56m man : psg poster boy pastore his decision to leave italy for a league many believe to be inferior could prove a watershed moment for psg and the domestic french competition . but the swedish star denied some press reports that he was pushed out of milan because the club were keen to trim their wage bill . no-one at milan influenced me , ' he said . it was my choice and my choice alone . i was very happy to be at milan . they gave me my smile back . it 's a club that will stay in my heart . they helped me and my family , and i do n't want to put a shadow over my time there . they made it easy for me to come to psg so i thank them and i wish them all the best . ' psg also announced the signing of 19-year-old midfielder marco verratti from serie a club pescara and the club 's sporting director leonardo said that their transfer business had now been completed . the market is closed for new arrivals , ' he said . with zlatan we 've finished in the transfer window this year . ' | psg have also signed defender thiago motta and striker ezequiel lavezzi |
qatar sports investment <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it is the breakthrough signing that has confirmed paris saint-germain 's arrival as a potent force in european football as they unveiled swedish superstar zlatan ibrahimovic on tuesday . the striker has been tempted away from italian giants ac milan to ply his trade in the french league , signing on a three-year contract for a reputed fee of $ 24.5 million . ibrahimovic 's capture again underlines the intentions of psg 's owners , qatar sports investment , who have repeatedly stated their intention to transform the club into one of the world 's biggest and best . and they have certainly put their money where their mouth is in the transfer market , signing brazilian defender thiago motta as well as argentina playmakers ezequiel lavezzi and javier pastore for enormous fees . putting pride back into psg : qataris aim to be world 's best but none of those who have joined the fledgling project can match the profile of ibrahimovic , who was top scorer in serie a last season with 28 goals . i want to thank paris saint-germain and ( sporting director ) leonardo for the great work they 've done , ' ibrahimovic told a press conference at the club 's parc des princes stadium . i think they 've made something that looked impossible , possible . i 'm very happy to be sitting here . after lots of talks , i 'm finally a psg player . it 's a big step in my career , another dream come true . i think this is a very interesting project and i had no doubts . in my mind i was very clear , and i knew what i wanted . i want to be part of this club 's history and i 'm pretty sure we will make history . i came here to win , not for anything else , and i 'm pretty sure we 'll win some trophies . ' ibrahimovic has played for many of europe 's top clubs in his glittering career to date . he won two dutch titles during a three year stay at ajax amsterdam before moving to juventus in italy . he then moved to internazionale where he helped the nerazzurri claim three league titles before he moved to barcelona , winning five trophies in his two seasons at the spanish club . ibrahimovic left after falling out with former coach josep guardiola and returned to italy to play for ac milan . there he won the italian cup and serie a title . french football 's $ 56m man : psg poster boy pastore his decision to leave italy for a league many believe to be inferior could prove a watershed moment for psg and the domestic french competition . but the swedish star denied some press reports that he was pushed out of milan because the club were keen to trim their wage bill . no-one at milan influenced me , ' he said . it was my choice and my choice alone . i was very happy to be at milan . they gave me my smile back . it 's a club that will stay in my heart . they helped me and my family , and i do n't want to put a shadow over my time there . they made it easy for me to come to psg so i thank them and i wish them all the best . ' psg also announced the signing of 19-year-old midfielder marco verratti from serie a club pescara and the club 's sporting director leonardo said that their transfer business had now been completed . the market is closed for new arrivals , ' he said . with zlatan we 've finished in the transfer window this year . ' | star is latest big-money capture by psg , owned by qatar sports investment |
state <tsp> ( cnn ) is it isil , isis or islamic state ? whatever you call the jihadist group known for killing dozens of people at a time , carrying out public executions , beheadings , crucifixions and other brutal acts , there is no denying they have captured the world 's attention . on the eve of president barack obama 's speech outlining washington 's strategy against the group , in which he will likely refer to it as isil , we ask : what 's in a name ? it all started in 2004 when the late abu musab al-zarqawi formed an al qaeda splinter group in iraq . within two years , al-zarqawi 's al qaeda in iraq was trying to fuel a sectarian war against the majority shiite community . in june 2006 , al-zarqawi was killed in a u.s. strike . abu ayyub al-masri , his successor , several months later announced the creation of the islamic state in iraq ( isi ) . in april 2013 , islamic state in iraq absorbed the al qaeda-backed militant group in syria , jabhat al-nusra , also known as the al-nusra front . its leader abu bakr al-baghdadi said his group will now be known as islamic state in iraq and the levant . since then , the english-speaking world seems to have had a hard time settling on a name for them . isil president obama , the united nations and some news organizations refer to the jihadist group by the acronym isil , which stands for islamic state in iraq and the levant . cnn global affairs correspondent elise labott said the u.s. has stuck with isil because the group appears to have to set it sights beyond iraq and syria . and also because washington does n't want to recognize their plans for a caliphate . cnn national security analyst peter bergen believes isil is a more accurate translation of the group 's name . the'l'stands for levant which is a translation of al-sham ' -- the word the group uses to refer to itself , bergen said . but the levant is a relatively obscure word in english -- in english , we refer to syria . of course , the levant is larger than syria , ' bergen said . we believe this is the most accurate translation of the group 's name and reflects its aspirations to rule over a broad swath of the middle east , ' said john daniszewski , vice president and senior managing editor for international news for the associated press , according to an ap blog post . al-sham is a reference to a region that stretches from turkey through syria to egypt and includes the palestinian territories , jordan and lebanon , according to rashid khalidi , a columbia university professor and expert on syrian history . part of the confusion stems from the fact that al-sham has many meanings in arabic . khalidi said : how you translate'al-sham'determines whether you have an'l'or an 's'in english . it 's the same word in arabic . how you translate the term into english determines if you 're of the'isil'camp or the'isis'camp . the levant , which can extend from northern egypt to greece , is not as precise . ' on the united states government 's use of isil , khalidi surmised : maybe because you do n't want to give the dignity of the name that they give themselves . ' nawaf obaid , a visiting fellow at the belfer center for science and international affairs at harvard university , said via email that isil is preferable in english to make it clear to a western audience . ' levant denotes syria and lebanon in arabic , so better to stick to isil and clarify that it 's the same as isis , but a more accurate translation from the arabic , ' he said . isis isis is an english translation of the acronym in arabic for al-dawla al-islamiya fi al-iraq wa al-sham , or the islamic state in iraq and al-sham . the organization has said its goal is to form an islamic state , or caliphate , over the entire region , stretching from turkey through syria to egypt and including the palestinian territories , jordan and lebanon . some think isis flows better as a word in english . it also happens to be the name of one of a goddess of ancient egypt . cnn has been referring to the organization as isis , shorthand for the islamic state in iraq and syria . arabic speakers say al-sham can be translated to mean the levant , syria , greater syria , and even damascus . islamic state the jihadists like to refer to themselves simply as the islamic state , a term more accurately reflecting the organization 's aspirations of creating a caliphate across national borders . they prefer to be known either as the islamic state -- al-dawla al-islamiya in arabic -- or just the state , al-dawla . that is what they call themselves in online videos . daiish finally , a lesser-known acronym to western readers : daiish . it is the straight arabic shorthand for the group known as : al-dawla al-islamiya fi iraq wa al-sham , commonly used in the arab world and among many arab media outlets and politicians . when people in the arab world , use the term daiish , it 's derogatory , according to columbia 's khalidi . those who disagree with them , call them daiish , ' khalidi said , adding that the jihadists have objected to the name . | isis is translation of the acronym in arabic for the islamic state of iraq and al-sham |
state <tsp> ( cnn ) is it isil , isis or islamic state ? whatever you call the jihadist group known for killing dozens of people at a time , carrying out public executions , beheadings , crucifixions and other brutal acts , there is no denying they have captured the world 's attention . on the eve of president barack obama 's speech outlining washington 's strategy against the group , in which he will likely refer to it as isil , we ask : what 's in a name ? it all started in 2004 when the late abu musab al-zarqawi formed an al qaeda splinter group in iraq . within two years , al-zarqawi 's al qaeda in iraq was trying to fuel a sectarian war against the majority shiite community . in june 2006 , al-zarqawi was killed in a u.s. strike . abu ayyub al-masri , his successor , several months later announced the creation of the islamic state in iraq ( isi ) . in april 2013 , islamic state in iraq absorbed the al qaeda-backed militant group in syria , jabhat al-nusra , also known as the al-nusra front . its leader abu bakr al-baghdadi said his group will now be known as islamic state in iraq and the levant . since then , the english-speaking world seems to have had a hard time settling on a name for them . isil president obama , the united nations and some news organizations refer to the jihadist group by the acronym isil , which stands for islamic state in iraq and the levant . cnn global affairs correspondent elise labott said the u.s. has stuck with isil because the group appears to have to set it sights beyond iraq and syria . and also because washington does n't want to recognize their plans for a caliphate . cnn national security analyst peter bergen believes isil is a more accurate translation of the group 's name . the'l'stands for levant which is a translation of al-sham ' -- the word the group uses to refer to itself , bergen said . but the levant is a relatively obscure word in english -- in english , we refer to syria . of course , the levant is larger than syria , ' bergen said . we believe this is the most accurate translation of the group 's name and reflects its aspirations to rule over a broad swath of the middle east , ' said john daniszewski , vice president and senior managing editor for international news for the associated press , according to an ap blog post . al-sham is a reference to a region that stretches from turkey through syria to egypt and includes the palestinian territories , jordan and lebanon , according to rashid khalidi , a columbia university professor and expert on syrian history . part of the confusion stems from the fact that al-sham has many meanings in arabic . khalidi said : how you translate'al-sham'determines whether you have an'l'or an 's'in english . it 's the same word in arabic . how you translate the term into english determines if you 're of the'isil'camp or the'isis'camp . the levant , which can extend from northern egypt to greece , is not as precise . ' on the united states government 's use of isil , khalidi surmised : maybe because you do n't want to give the dignity of the name that they give themselves . ' nawaf obaid , a visiting fellow at the belfer center for science and international affairs at harvard university , said via email that isil is preferable in english to make it clear to a western audience . ' levant denotes syria and lebanon in arabic , so better to stick to isil and clarify that it 's the same as isis , but a more accurate translation from the arabic , ' he said . isis isis is an english translation of the acronym in arabic for al-dawla al-islamiya fi al-iraq wa al-sham , or the islamic state in iraq and al-sham . the organization has said its goal is to form an islamic state , or caliphate , over the entire region , stretching from turkey through syria to egypt and including the palestinian territories , jordan and lebanon . some think isis flows better as a word in english . it also happens to be the name of one of a goddess of ancient egypt . cnn has been referring to the organization as isis , shorthand for the islamic state in iraq and syria . arabic speakers say al-sham can be translated to mean the levant , syria , greater syria , and even damascus . islamic state the jihadists like to refer to themselves simply as the islamic state , a term more accurately reflecting the organization 's aspirations of creating a caliphate across national borders . they prefer to be known either as the islamic state -- al-dawla al-islamiya in arabic -- or just the state , al-dawla . that is what they call themselves in online videos . daiish finally , a lesser-known acronym to western readers : daiish . it is the straight arabic shorthand for the group known as : al-dawla al-islamiya fi iraq wa al-sham , commonly used in the arab world and among many arab media outlets and politicians . when people in the arab world , use the term daiish , it 's derogatory , according to columbia 's khalidi . those who disagree with them , call them daiish , ' khalidi said , adding that the jihadists have objected to the name . | jihadist group prefers the islamic state ' or just the state ' |
state <tsp> ( cnn ) is it isil , isis or islamic state ? whatever you call the jihadist group known for killing dozens of people at a time , carrying out public executions , beheadings , crucifixions and other brutal acts , there is no denying they have captured the world 's attention . on the eve of president barack obama 's speech outlining washington 's strategy against the group , in which he will likely refer to it as isil , we ask : what 's in a name ? it all started in 2004 when the late abu musab al-zarqawi formed an al qaeda splinter group in iraq . within two years , al-zarqawi 's al qaeda in iraq was trying to fuel a sectarian war against the majority shiite community . in june 2006 , al-zarqawi was killed in a u.s. strike . abu ayyub al-masri , his successor , several months later announced the creation of the islamic state in iraq ( isi ) . in april 2013 , islamic state in iraq absorbed the al qaeda-backed militant group in syria , jabhat al-nusra , also known as the al-nusra front . its leader abu bakr al-baghdadi said his group will now be known as islamic state in iraq and the levant . since then , the english-speaking world seems to have had a hard time settling on a name for them . isil president obama , the united nations and some news organizations refer to the jihadist group by the acronym isil , which stands for islamic state in iraq and the levant . cnn global affairs correspondent elise labott said the u.s. has stuck with isil because the group appears to have to set it sights beyond iraq and syria . and also because washington does n't want to recognize their plans for a caliphate . cnn national security analyst peter bergen believes isil is a more accurate translation of the group 's name . the'l'stands for levant which is a translation of al-sham ' -- the word the group uses to refer to itself , bergen said . but the levant is a relatively obscure word in english -- in english , we refer to syria . of course , the levant is larger than syria , ' bergen said . we believe this is the most accurate translation of the group 's name and reflects its aspirations to rule over a broad swath of the middle east , ' said john daniszewski , vice president and senior managing editor for international news for the associated press , according to an ap blog post . al-sham is a reference to a region that stretches from turkey through syria to egypt and includes the palestinian territories , jordan and lebanon , according to rashid khalidi , a columbia university professor and expert on syrian history . part of the confusion stems from the fact that al-sham has many meanings in arabic . khalidi said : how you translate'al-sham'determines whether you have an'l'or an 's'in english . it 's the same word in arabic . how you translate the term into english determines if you 're of the'isil'camp or the'isis'camp . the levant , which can extend from northern egypt to greece , is not as precise . ' on the united states government 's use of isil , khalidi surmised : maybe because you do n't want to give the dignity of the name that they give themselves . ' nawaf obaid , a visiting fellow at the belfer center for science and international affairs at harvard university , said via email that isil is preferable in english to make it clear to a western audience . ' levant denotes syria and lebanon in arabic , so better to stick to isil and clarify that it 's the same as isis , but a more accurate translation from the arabic , ' he said . isis isis is an english translation of the acronym in arabic for al-dawla al-islamiya fi al-iraq wa al-sham , or the islamic state in iraq and al-sham . the organization has said its goal is to form an islamic state , or caliphate , over the entire region , stretching from turkey through syria to egypt and including the palestinian territories , jordan and lebanon . some think isis flows better as a word in english . it also happens to be the name of one of a goddess of ancient egypt . cnn has been referring to the organization as isis , shorthand for the islamic state in iraq and syria . arabic speakers say al-sham can be translated to mean the levant , syria , greater syria , and even damascus . islamic state the jihadists like to refer to themselves simply as the islamic state , a term more accurately reflecting the organization 's aspirations of creating a caliphate across national borders . they prefer to be known either as the islamic state -- al-dawla al-islamiya in arabic -- or just the state , al-dawla . that is what they call themselves in online videos . daiish finally , a lesser-known acronym to western readers : daiish . it is the straight arabic shorthand for the group known as : al-dawla al-islamiya fi iraq wa al-sham , commonly used in the arab world and among many arab media outlets and politicians . when people in the arab world , use the term daiish , it 's derogatory , according to columbia 's khalidi . those who disagree with them , call them daiish , ' khalidi said , adding that the jihadists have objected to the name . | u.s. officials , the u.n. , some media use isil : islamic state in iraq and the levant |
karadzic <tsp> the hague , netherlands ( cnn ) -- prosecutors in the long-awaited war crimes trial of radovan karadzic said they will push ahead tuesday , though the bosnian serb leader is expected to be a no-show once again . on monday -- the opening day of the trial -- the court was forced to adjourn after karadzic refused to appear , saying he did not have enough time to prepare . karadzic , who is accused of masterminding the worst massacre in europe since world war ii , is representing himself . obviously , it is the court 's preference for karadzic to attend , ' said nerma jelacic , spokeswoman for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia . but if he chooses not to attend , then some facility will be provided to him to allow him to watch the court 's proceedings from his prison cell . ' the court can not force a defendant to appear . karadzic , as a self-representing accused , ' is the only one who can cross-examine witnesses and speak in court about the substance of the charges against him . however , judges can impose a lawyer on karadzic if he continues to refuse to cooperate . karadzic faces 11 counts of genocide , war crimes and crimes against humanity against bosnian muslims , bosnian croats and other non-serbian civilians during the brutal and bloody dissolution of yugoslavia in the 1990s . bosnia and herzegovina were a part of yugoslavia at the time . the conflict introduced the phrase ethnic cleansing ' into the lexicon describing war crimes , as different factions in multi-ethnic yugoslavia sought to kill or drive out other groups . karadzic was arrested last year after more than a decade on the run and was found to have been living in belgrade , the capital of serbia , and practicing alternative medicine in disguise . in a letter dated wednesday and made public thursday , karadzic complained to the international criminal tribunal that he had not received the relevant case material on time . he also said there was too much material to go through , even had he received it promptly . i ask your excellencies -- why and how is it possible that the prosecution is allowed to literally bury me under a million of pages , only to start disclosing relevant material many months after my arrest ? ' he wrote . why and how is it possible that the prosecution is allowed to file its final indictment against me on the eve of the planned trial date ? ' he promised to continue his preparations in the most intensive way ' and inform the court when he is ready . the genocide charges against karadzic stem partly from killings in srebrenica , the most notorious massacre of the war in bosnia and herzegovina . memories of the massacre remain raw . watch the video prosecutors at the u.n. war crimes tribunal accuse karadzic of responsibility . on 8 march 1995 , karadzic instructed bosnian serb forces under his command to create an unbearable situation of total insecurity with no hope of further survival for the inhabitants of srebrenica , amongst other places , ' the tribunal said in a statement this month . the hague indictment also said karadzic committed genocide when forces under his command killed non-serbs during and after attacks in more than a dozen bosnian municipalities early in the war . karadzic , who faces life in prison if he is convicted , denies the charges . the court can not impose the death penalty . the 1992-95 bosnian war was the longest of the wars spawned by the breakup of yugoslavia in the early 1990s . backed by the government of then-yugoslav president slobodan milosevic , bosnian serb forces seized control of more than half the country and launched a campaign against the muslim and croat populations . karadzic was removed from power in 1995 , when the dayton accords that ended the bosnian war barred anyone accused of war crimes from holding office . milosevic died in 2006 while on trial at the hague . | karadzic was arrested last year in belgrade after more than a decade on the run |
karadzic <tsp> the hague , netherlands ( cnn ) -- prosecutors in the long-awaited war crimes trial of radovan karadzic said they will push ahead tuesday , though the bosnian serb leader is expected to be a no-show once again . on monday -- the opening day of the trial -- the court was forced to adjourn after karadzic refused to appear , saying he did not have enough time to prepare . karadzic , who is accused of masterminding the worst massacre in europe since world war ii , is representing himself . obviously , it is the court 's preference for karadzic to attend , ' said nerma jelacic , spokeswoman for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia . but if he chooses not to attend , then some facility will be provided to him to allow him to watch the court 's proceedings from his prison cell . ' the court can not force a defendant to appear . karadzic , as a self-representing accused , ' is the only one who can cross-examine witnesses and speak in court about the substance of the charges against him . however , judges can impose a lawyer on karadzic if he continues to refuse to cooperate . karadzic faces 11 counts of genocide , war crimes and crimes against humanity against bosnian muslims , bosnian croats and other non-serbian civilians during the brutal and bloody dissolution of yugoslavia in the 1990s . bosnia and herzegovina were a part of yugoslavia at the time . the conflict introduced the phrase ethnic cleansing ' into the lexicon describing war crimes , as different factions in multi-ethnic yugoslavia sought to kill or drive out other groups . karadzic was arrested last year after more than a decade on the run and was found to have been living in belgrade , the capital of serbia , and practicing alternative medicine in disguise . in a letter dated wednesday and made public thursday , karadzic complained to the international criminal tribunal that he had not received the relevant case material on time . he also said there was too much material to go through , even had he received it promptly . i ask your excellencies -- why and how is it possible that the prosecution is allowed to literally bury me under a million of pages , only to start disclosing relevant material many months after my arrest ? ' he wrote . why and how is it possible that the prosecution is allowed to file its final indictment against me on the eve of the planned trial date ? ' he promised to continue his preparations in the most intensive way ' and inform the court when he is ready . the genocide charges against karadzic stem partly from killings in srebrenica , the most notorious massacre of the war in bosnia and herzegovina . memories of the massacre remain raw . watch the video prosecutors at the u.n. war crimes tribunal accuse karadzic of responsibility . on 8 march 1995 , karadzic instructed bosnian serb forces under his command to create an unbearable situation of total insecurity with no hope of further survival for the inhabitants of srebrenica , amongst other places , ' the tribunal said in a statement this month . the hague indictment also said karadzic committed genocide when forces under his command killed non-serbs during and after attacks in more than a dozen bosnian municipalities early in the war . karadzic , who faces life in prison if he is convicted , denies the charges . the court can not impose the death penalty . the 1992-95 bosnian war was the longest of the wars spawned by the breakup of yugoslavia in the early 1990s . backed by the government of then-yugoslav president slobodan milosevic , bosnian serb forces seized control of more than half the country and launched a campaign against the muslim and croat populations . karadzic was removed from power in 1995 , when the dayton accords that ended the bosnian war barred anyone accused of war crimes from holding office . milosevic died in 2006 while on trial at the hague . | prosecutors seek to impose lawyer on karadzic if he refuses to cooperate |
karadzic <tsp> the hague , netherlands ( cnn ) -- prosecutors in the long-awaited war crimes trial of radovan karadzic said they will push ahead tuesday , though the bosnian serb leader is expected to be a no-show once again . on monday -- the opening day of the trial -- the court was forced to adjourn after karadzic refused to appear , saying he did not have enough time to prepare . karadzic , who is accused of masterminding the worst massacre in europe since world war ii , is representing himself . obviously , it is the court 's preference for karadzic to attend , ' said nerma jelacic , spokeswoman for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia . but if he chooses not to attend , then some facility will be provided to him to allow him to watch the court 's proceedings from his prison cell . ' the court can not force a defendant to appear . karadzic , as a self-representing accused , ' is the only one who can cross-examine witnesses and speak in court about the substance of the charges against him . however , judges can impose a lawyer on karadzic if he continues to refuse to cooperate . karadzic faces 11 counts of genocide , war crimes and crimes against humanity against bosnian muslims , bosnian croats and other non-serbian civilians during the brutal and bloody dissolution of yugoslavia in the 1990s . bosnia and herzegovina were a part of yugoslavia at the time . the conflict introduced the phrase ethnic cleansing ' into the lexicon describing war crimes , as different factions in multi-ethnic yugoslavia sought to kill or drive out other groups . karadzic was arrested last year after more than a decade on the run and was found to have been living in belgrade , the capital of serbia , and practicing alternative medicine in disguise . in a letter dated wednesday and made public thursday , karadzic complained to the international criminal tribunal that he had not received the relevant case material on time . he also said there was too much material to go through , even had he received it promptly . i ask your excellencies -- why and how is it possible that the prosecution is allowed to literally bury me under a million of pages , only to start disclosing relevant material many months after my arrest ? ' he wrote . why and how is it possible that the prosecution is allowed to file its final indictment against me on the eve of the planned trial date ? ' he promised to continue his preparations in the most intensive way ' and inform the court when he is ready . the genocide charges against karadzic stem partly from killings in srebrenica , the most notorious massacre of the war in bosnia and herzegovina . memories of the massacre remain raw . watch the video prosecutors at the u.n. war crimes tribunal accuse karadzic of responsibility . on 8 march 1995 , karadzic instructed bosnian serb forces under his command to create an unbearable situation of total insecurity with no hope of further survival for the inhabitants of srebrenica , amongst other places , ' the tribunal said in a statement this month . the hague indictment also said karadzic committed genocide when forces under his command killed non-serbs during and after attacks in more than a dozen bosnian municipalities early in the war . karadzic , who faces life in prison if he is convicted , denies the charges . the court can not impose the death penalty . the 1992-95 bosnian war was the longest of the wars spawned by the breakup of yugoslavia in the early 1990s . backed by the government of then-yugoslav president slobodan milosevic , bosnian serb forces seized control of more than half the country and launched a campaign against the muslim and croat populations . karadzic was removed from power in 1995 , when the dayton accords that ended the bosnian war barred anyone accused of war crimes from holding office . milosevic died in 2006 while on trial at the hague . | court spokeswoman : radovan karadzic can watch trial from cell |
new york <tsp> ( cnn ) -- as superstorm sandy slammed into the east coast on monday night , one twitter user in new york city posted a flurry of alarming reports about fallout from the storm -- from plans to shut down all power in manhattan to floodwaters pouring into the new york stock exchange . like many social media messages about sandy , they were scary and confusing , but some of them were reported as facts by news outlets . and , it turns out , many of them were outright lies . they were apparently posted by a wall street analyst who doubled as campaign manager for a candidate for congress . after a blogger exposed him , the analyst apologized on twitter tuesday night amid a flood of online scorn and left the campaign . an elected official is pushing for criminal charges . hurricane safety : when the lights go out the case reinforces how social media can spread misinformation at lightning speed and raises the question of whether users should face prosecution for knowingly posting false information during a natural disaster or other emergency . it all began monday when hurricane sandy was approaching landfall and the owner of the twitter account @ comfortablysmug , whose bio lists interests including finance , gin , politics , books , food , fine clothing ( and ) meeting strangers , ' began posting rapid-fire tweets to his 6,500 followers . the tone of many of the tweets , which included false accounts of destruction , seem intended to spread confusion and fear . breaking : con edison has begun shutting down all power in manhattan , ' read one tweet . breaking : governor cuomo is trapped in manhattan . has been taken to a secure shelter , ' said another . the user also wrote that all major lines of the new york city subways had been flooded and would be closed for at least a week . and he contributed to the confusion surrounding reports , which proved to be false , that the new york stock exchange had flooded . some news outlets , including cnn , briefly mentioned the nyse flooding accounts after they were reported on the national weather service 's website . 7 ways to manage stress in a disaster two of comfortablysmug 's posts about sandy were retweeted more than 500 times each . but many twitter users challenged the truth of his reports , and the con edison tweet drew a direct rebuttal from the company itself . the twitter account has no real name attached to it . but buzzfeed contributor jack stuef reported he was able to compare altered photos posted on the account to unedited versions of them elsewhere on the internet . stuef identified the account owner as shashank tripathi , a hedge fund analyst and campaign manager for a candidate for congress . while never giving his name , the account holder seemed to acknowledge as much tuesday night in a post apologizing for his actions . he also announced his resignation from the campaign of republican christopher wight , who is seeking new york 's 12th congressional seat . i wish to offer the people of new york a sincere , humble and unconditional apology , ' he wrote after stuef 's story had identified him . he then linked to a longer note . while some would use the anonymity and instant feedback of social media as an excuse , i take full responsibility for my actions , ' he continued . i deeply regret any distress or harm they may have caused . ' on wednesday morning , wight 's campaign website said tripathi had been replaced . tripathi did not respond wednesday to a twitter message seeking comment . 5 things you need to know an investment banker on leave from j.p. morgan , wight faces democratic incumbent rep. carolyn maloney in a district that includes parts of brooklyn , queens and manhattan and voted overwhelmingly for president obama in 2008 . in a statement posted wednesday afternoon on his campaign site , wight said he was shocked and disgusted ' by tripathi 's behavior . his actions were all the more distressing , occurring as they did , in the midst of monday 's disastrous weather -- during a time when no one was truly safe , ' he wrote . i learned from online reports yesterday , just as others did , that shashank had been spreading false information from a personal and anonymous twitter account . while he had been with my campaign for seven months , i had no indication that he was capable of the type of behavior he exhibited . ' less is known about tripathi , whose account links to a fund raising site for gop presidential candidate mitt romney and who used sandy to pepper his feed with nasty political jabs , including this fake retweet from president obama 's account : rt @ barackobama : if you are trapped in new york city and are running out of food , remember to eat your dogs first before going outside -bo ' his tweets suggest he attended this year 's republican national convention , and he 's listed as a volunteer coordinator for romney and other gop candidates . at least one elected official has asked that criminal charges be considered in the case . new york city councilman peter vallone says he has asked the manhattan district attorney 's office to look into the possibility that tripathi 's tweets were the digital equivalent of shouting fire ! ' in a crowded theater . the manhattan da is taking this very seriously , ' vallone , a democrat , told buzzfeed , while acknowledging it may be a hard case to make . i hope the fact that i 'm asking for criminal charges to be seriously considered will make him much less comfortable and much less smug . ' how you can help | new york councilman has asked for a criminal investigation |
davis <tsp> bruce davis -- a former associate of charles manson and a convicted murderer himself -- was granted parole wednesday in california , the state department of corrections said , though that does n't mean he 'll necessarily become a free man . davis was sent to state prison on april 21 , 1972 , for the first-degree murders of musician gary hinman and stuntman donald shorty ' shea in 1969 . he was given a life sentence . the corrections department 's board of parole hearings granted parole for the 71-year-old davis following his 28th parole suitability hearing on wednesday . but the board 's decision is not the end of the case . there 's a 120-day internal review period . when that 's done , gov . jerry brown will have 30 days more to nullify or modify the decision -- meaning that , if everything goes his way , davis could still be looking at another four months behind bars . in fact , there 's precedent for him not to be released . twice , davis has gotten an initial victory only to have his hopes of getting out dashed . in january 2010 and october 2012 , the parole board granted him parole . in the second case , the board explained it made such a recommendation because of davis' positive adjustment , record of no recent disciplinary problems , and for successfully completing academic and vocational education and self-help programs . ' both times , the sitting governors -- first arnold schwarzenegger and later brown -- reversed that decision . when considered as a whole , i find the evidence ... shows why he currently poses a danger to society if released from prison , ' brown wrote in 2013 to explain his reversal . if this time proves different , davis would become the first manson family ' member to be freed solely for good behavior . the group 's gruesome killings inspired the best-selling book helter skelter ' and made their undisputed ringleader manson a cult figure . the 1969 spree ensnared several victims , including 8-months-pregnant actress sharon tate . manson is serving a life sentence for his role in nine murders . he was denied parole for the 12th time in 2012 ; his next such hearing is set for 2027 , at which time he 'd be 92 years old . lapd hopes decades-old tapes hold clues to manson murder mystery manson follower accused of trying to smuggle phone to cult leader | a governor reversed a board 's decision to grant davis parole twice before |
davis <tsp> bruce davis -- a former associate of charles manson and a convicted murderer himself -- was granted parole wednesday in california , the state department of corrections said , though that does n't mean he 'll necessarily become a free man . davis was sent to state prison on april 21 , 1972 , for the first-degree murders of musician gary hinman and stuntman donald shorty ' shea in 1969 . he was given a life sentence . the corrections department 's board of parole hearings granted parole for the 71-year-old davis following his 28th parole suitability hearing on wednesday . but the board 's decision is not the end of the case . there 's a 120-day internal review period . when that 's done , gov . jerry brown will have 30 days more to nullify or modify the decision -- meaning that , if everything goes his way , davis could still be looking at another four months behind bars . in fact , there 's precedent for him not to be released . twice , davis has gotten an initial victory only to have his hopes of getting out dashed . in january 2010 and october 2012 , the parole board granted him parole . in the second case , the board explained it made such a recommendation because of davis' positive adjustment , record of no recent disciplinary problems , and for successfully completing academic and vocational education and self-help programs . ' both times , the sitting governors -- first arnold schwarzenegger and later brown -- reversed that decision . when considered as a whole , i find the evidence ... shows why he currently poses a danger to society if released from prison , ' brown wrote in 2013 to explain his reversal . if this time proves different , davis would become the first manson family ' member to be freed solely for good behavior . the group 's gruesome killings inspired the best-selling book helter skelter ' and made their undisputed ringleader manson a cult figure . the 1969 spree ensnared several victims , including 8-months-pregnant actress sharon tate . manson is serving a life sentence for his role in nine murders . he was denied parole for the 12th time in 2012 ; his next such hearing is set for 2027 , at which time he 'd be 92 years old . lapd hopes decades-old tapes hold clues to manson murder mystery manson follower accused of trying to smuggle phone to cult leader | an associate of charles manson , davis was convicted of murder in a pair of killings |
davis <tsp> bruce davis -- a former associate of charles manson and a convicted murderer himself -- was granted parole wednesday in california , the state department of corrections said , though that does n't mean he 'll necessarily become a free man . davis was sent to state prison on april 21 , 1972 , for the first-degree murders of musician gary hinman and stuntman donald shorty ' shea in 1969 . he was given a life sentence . the corrections department 's board of parole hearings granted parole for the 71-year-old davis following his 28th parole suitability hearing on wednesday . but the board 's decision is not the end of the case . there 's a 120-day internal review period . when that 's done , gov . jerry brown will have 30 days more to nullify or modify the decision -- meaning that , if everything goes his way , davis could still be looking at another four months behind bars . in fact , there 's precedent for him not to be released . twice , davis has gotten an initial victory only to have his hopes of getting out dashed . in january 2010 and october 2012 , the parole board granted him parole . in the second case , the board explained it made such a recommendation because of davis' positive adjustment , record of no recent disciplinary problems , and for successfully completing academic and vocational education and self-help programs . ' both times , the sitting governors -- first arnold schwarzenegger and later brown -- reversed that decision . when considered as a whole , i find the evidence ... shows why he currently poses a danger to society if released from prison , ' brown wrote in 2013 to explain his reversal . if this time proves different , davis would become the first manson family ' member to be freed solely for good behavior . the group 's gruesome killings inspired the best-selling book helter skelter ' and made their undisputed ringleader manson a cult figure . the 1969 spree ensnared several victims , including 8-months-pregnant actress sharon tate . manson is serving a life sentence for his role in nine murders . he was denied parole for the 12th time in 2012 ; his next such hearing is set for 2027 , at which time he 'd be 92 years old . lapd hopes decades-old tapes hold clues to manson murder mystery manson follower accused of trying to smuggle phone to cult leader | a california parole board grants parole to bruce davis , who 'd been sentenced to life |
california <tsp> bruce davis -- a former associate of charles manson and a convicted murderer himself -- was granted parole wednesday in california , the state department of corrections said , though that does n't mean he 'll necessarily become a free man . davis was sent to state prison on april 21 , 1972 , for the first-degree murders of musician gary hinman and stuntman donald shorty ' shea in 1969 . he was given a life sentence . the corrections department 's board of parole hearings granted parole for the 71-year-old davis following his 28th parole suitability hearing on wednesday . but the board 's decision is not the end of the case . there 's a 120-day internal review period . when that 's done , gov . jerry brown will have 30 days more to nullify or modify the decision -- meaning that , if everything goes his way , davis could still be looking at another four months behind bars . in fact , there 's precedent for him not to be released . twice , davis has gotten an initial victory only to have his hopes of getting out dashed . in january 2010 and october 2012 , the parole board granted him parole . in the second case , the board explained it made such a recommendation because of davis' positive adjustment , record of no recent disciplinary problems , and for successfully completing academic and vocational education and self-help programs . ' both times , the sitting governors -- first arnold schwarzenegger and later brown -- reversed that decision . when considered as a whole , i find the evidence ... shows why he currently poses a danger to society if released from prison , ' brown wrote in 2013 to explain his reversal . if this time proves different , davis would become the first manson family ' member to be freed solely for good behavior . the group 's gruesome killings inspired the best-selling book helter skelter ' and made their undisputed ringleader manson a cult figure . the 1969 spree ensnared several victims , including 8-months-pregnant actress sharon tate . manson is serving a life sentence for his role in nine murders . he was denied parole for the 12th time in 2012 ; his next such hearing is set for 2027 , at which time he 'd be 92 years old . lapd hopes decades-old tapes hold clues to manson murder mystery manson follower accused of trying to smuggle phone to cult leader | a california parole board grants parole to bruce davis , who 'd been sentenced to life |
spain <tsp> throngs of demonstrators filled barcelona 's streets tuesday in a regional independence protest fueled by spain 's economic crisis . september 11 is known as catalonia 's national day , and for years there have been demonstrations pushing for independence in the northeastern region . but tuesday 's turnout was larger than expected , spanish newspapers reported . hours before , artur mas , the president of catalonia 's regional government , attended official ceremonies commemorating the day . later , he issued a warning : if spain 's central government in madrid does n't give the region more control over its tax dollars , independence could be an option . if we do not reach a financial agreement with the central government , the path to freedom for catalonia is open , ' he said . many catalans complain that catalonia provides many riches and taxes to the rest of spain -- more than they owe . changing this structure and creating a new fiscal pact ' is a primary goal of mas'government . if you compare the money we send to madrid every year and the money we get back from madrid , there is a difference -- a near difference of $ 20 billion , ' mas told cnn in june . in madrid , spanish president mariano rajoy has said that what the country needs are n't independence protests , but unity and strength to come out of the economic crisis . some analysts say spain 's financial problems have pushed catalonia to ask for more , now . | spain 's economic crisis fuels demonstrations |
nollywood <tsp> ( cnn ) -- when jason njoku graduated from his uk-based university in 2005 , he was filled with high hopes of entrepreneurial success . but after his business endeavors failed to take off for years , njoku had no option but to move back to his mother 's house in london . returning home as a penniless 29-year-old was a harrowing experience ' but provided njoku , a chemist by training , with his eureka moment -- he realized there 's a growing appetite for nollywood films after noticing how his mother and other relatives had difficulties getting their hands on their beloved movies from nigeria 's booming film industry . the tech entrepreneur spotted the gap in the market and in 2010 he founded iroko partners , an internet company that distributes nollywood films to viewers across the world . described as the netflix of africa , ' njoku 's company has today grown to have more than 500,000 registered users . it has offices in london , new york and lagos with some 100 staff and has secured $ 8 million in funding from u.s.-based hedge fund tiger global , early investors in facebook . earlier this week it launched a new internet subscription service which enables viewers to watch exclusive nollywood films for $ 5 a month . cnn 's marketplace africa spoke to njoku about entrepreneurship in africa , nollywood and his plans for the future . cnn : why did you decide to launch the subscription service ? jason njoku : when we started the company , iroko partners , we were trying to solve the massive , i would say , dislocation in the popularity of nollywood and the value it 's created . a big part of what we did was actually focusing on cleaning up and organizing the content so we can provide a superior user experience , something which nollywood lovers can really be proud of . read more : nigerian blockbusters for the internet generation having more than 500,000 registered users in a short space of time demonstrates that the appetite is there . people really love this content , which means it should be organized and given to them in the best format possible . we 've spent a lot of money -- in the industry , licenses , organizing our team , we 've got a staff of 100 people -- so our view is that some additional value needs to ... be given to this new subscription service we 're rolling out , ( called ) irokotv+ . cnn : your company has been described as the netflix of africa . do you want to be as big as netflix ? jn : at the moment we are focusing on the 30 million african diaspora . we 've just reached 500,000 registered users , we think our additional market in the west is at least five to 10 million people , there are lots of africans who love this stuff . i guess , ultimately , the big market is nigeria ... this is where the content originates from . if you spend any time in nigeria , it is difficult to come across a person who has n't heard of nollywood . but at the same time , the pan-african nature of it -- from the kenyans to the ghanaians to gambians to people in the drc -- there 's a massive base of people who really love this content . so because of the broadband restrictions in africa , we are currently focused on the diaspora . cnn : do you see the potential in the future to become as big as netflix ? jn : i think netflix has 25 million subscribers across south america , u.s. canada and the uk . we are really young , as ambitious as we want to be . are there 25 million people who love this content ? most definitely there are 25 million people in nigeria who love this content . are they willing to pay for it ? that 's the big experiment we 're kind of playing now . so we would n't want to compare ourselves to netflix but we have an interest and opportunity to at least get somewhere along that line . cnn : where are most of your viewers based ? jn : currently our biggest markets are the u.s. , the uk , canada , italy and germany . see also : african cinema at cannes cnn : what about nigeria ? jn : nigeria has been growing -- i think it 's in the top 10 , but , again , just to put it in context , i believe we have more people watching just in london than we do have in the whole of nigeria . cnn : web connectivity and internet penetration are major issues in africa . have there been any improvements recently ? jn : eighteen months ago when i moved to nigeria , broadband was really expensive and not that great . now it 's less expensive and it 's much better . internet adoption has definitely exploded in nigeria and we feel it 's better -- again , we 're trying to serve very data-intensive , bandwidth hogging files , so we 're always going to be slower on the uptake but it is improving . read more : web savvy africans fuel online shopping cnn : what prompted you to start the business ? jn : i went to university to study chemistry with high hopes , my mum was really happy . i graduated in 2005 and then i started an entrepreneurial sort of trail . whereas my friends went into banking , consulting , finance , i just wanted to be an entrepreneur , to work in projects which really interested me . unfortunately , for five , almost six years i failed miserably at being an entrepreneur . so , in fact , literally what prompted the whole genesis of iroko was at 29 , almost 30 i had to move back with my mum . that was itself a harrowing experience but the interesting thing was that for the first time in eight years since i 'd moved out i was actually able to see the viewing patterns of my mom change ... she 'd gone from watching western films to watching african films . watch : africa 's internet awakening because i was able to observe her and we lived together then i could actually relate and she 'd spend hours watching it . then i had to drive her around to go and see my aunts and uncles who i had n't seen in a long time -- it was exactly the same thing for these guys and i was like'well , how can it be that so quickly so many people 's viewing , video and entertainment habits change .'so it was really intriguing to find this stuff . watch : genevieve nnaji : nollywood 's julia roberts cnn : what has been the reaction from the nigerian film industry ? jn : the key thing is that we 've invested more money in nollywood in the shortest space of time -- far more than anybody else has done . we are remunerating movie producers who , quite rightly , are receiving additional revenue form their films as we have opened up a new funding avenue for them . before , they were losing out to the pirates , now they are gaining financially from irokotv . hopefully this new approach to monetizing nollywood content will lead to producers re-investing in their films . | the internet company distributes nollywood films to viewers across the world |
cnn <tsp> in november of last year , 19-year-old aqsa mahmood gave her father , muzaffar , a long hug goodbye . he remembers , he says , because she looked especially beautiful . he remarked upon it to his wife , saying there was something different about his daughter . the night before , she had asked her sisters to sleep together in one big bed . aqsa gave a lingering farewell to her bedridden grandmother , and that 's when khalida , her mother , knew something was wrong . standing in her daughter 's empty bedroom , khalida told cnn , there was something about the way she said'khuda hafiz'( god 's blessings ) while taking leave that day , which made us all wonder . my husband even asked if everything was ok , and i said she is fine . ' four days later , aqsa called her parents back in scotland , just as she was crossing into syria from its border with turkey . her parents were left heartbroken and confused . her father says when he spoke to her about coming home , she said that she would see her family on judgment day and would like to be a martyr . she has been prolific on social media , advocating isis and islamic caliphate beliefs , and calling for attacks to be carried out in western countries . she posts photos of ak-47s and exults in isis executions . her recent posting online has called to follow the example set by brothers from woolwich , texas , and boston . ' family lawyer aamer anwar talked about the family 's heartbreak . there was nothing they ( aqsa 's parents ) could have done different . she was a bedroom radical . and if this could happen to aqsa , who had all the life chances , the best education that money can buy , a family that was moderate , liberal ... if it could happen to her , somebody who was so intelligent , then it could happen to any family , ' anwar said . aqsa is said to be influenced by watching sermons online and coming in contact with people through social media that helped her make the trek from glasgow to syria . living the dream in scotland the mahmood family was , in many ways , living the dream of many immigrants . muzaffar moved to glasgow from pakistan in the 1970s . he was the first pakistani cricket player for scotland . he and khalida bought a home in an affluent neighborhood and had four children . they went to the prestigious private school craigholme down the road . she was the best daughter you could have . we just do n't know what happened to her . she loved school . she was very friendly . i have never shouted at her all my life , all my life , ' muzaffar laments . her parents insist there were no signs that the glasgow teenager harbored any extremist beliefs . she listened to coldplay and read harry potter ' books . on her desk , colorful loom bands and bracelets hung from a goosenecked lamp , a dog-eared copy of the hunger games ' nearby . but when the civil war in syria flared , aqsa grew increasingly concerned about the violence . she grew more religious , praying and reading the quran . and when she went to her university , she gave up her music and childhood fiction . but her parents did not suspect anything extreme . she did n't go out much . just with her sisters , she would go out to watch movies and go out eating . we all went together , ' muzaffar says . her family was stunned when they learned she was headed for the rebel-held territory of aleppo in northern syria . khalida says her daughter was afraid of the dark and did n't even know what bus to take downtown , much less how to cross the border into syria .'i do n't know when she became this brave' ' she did n't like shouting . i do n't know when she became this brave . she was scared to talk , scared to fly , and this is a very big step -- her flying to syria . i ca n't believe this , ' khalida tearfully says , explaining the shock the family feels about her daughter 's decision . i know she is my daughter , but i feel that she is my friend . but she made one mistake , but otherwise , she is really a very good girl . sometimes i am angry . ' her family describes her as a loving daughter who brought her mother tea in bed , helped massage her mum 's tired feet and often assisted her handicapped grandmother . her mother says aqsa never complained despite being asked to help with housework . soon after her arrival in syria , aqsa told her family that she would marry . her father said she sent a message saying : that 's the process here . they do n't let a girl stay alone . now we have to find a mahram ( male guardian ) . we have to get married here . do n't worry . i 'll be ok. my heart is good . ' but her parents , still worried , attempted to dissuade her . we used to tell her ... this is not islam , some of these groups are not islam . they are doing wrong things which we do n't approve of . obviously , no muslim approves this . ' isis vs. mainstream muslims : the media battle despite aqsa 's active role on social media , her father says he reads little of what she writes online because it hurts him . we do n't know what happened and how she changed so quickly . god knows why she is doing this . ' in one of the exchanges muzaffar had with his daughter , she told him that she is praying every day to become shahid , ' or a martyr . praying for the return of their daughter the family hopes and prays that aqsa will come home . one of her sisters has been suffering from depression since aqsa left . her mother says that aqsa is leading a very hard life , often sleeps on the floor in the cold and has suffered from pneumonia . her mother says that in her random chats online , she asks aqsa to be safe and often reminds her to eat . as a mother , i want my daughter safe . ' in a special message to aqsa through cnn , her parents made a personal appeal to their daughter . we just want her back . we miss her too much . we love her . we just want to see her back and want to hug her . she was such a good daughter , ' her father said . looking directly into the camera , khalida said , aqsa , my dear daughter , please come back . at this moment , i am missing you a lot . your sisters and brother miss you a lot . my dear daughter , in the name of allah , please come back . i miss you a lot . i love you . i love you , my dear daughter . please come back . ' both parents are quick to denounce isis , which also calls itself the islamic state , ' and the atrocities that are being carried out in the name of religion . ' we are against all this isis carrying on . this is no islam . islam is peace . any killing we are against , whoever it is . that 's what we have been taught by our prophet -- peace be upon him , ' muzaffar says . anwar , the lawyer , says aqsa is not directly responsible for committing any crimes and is safe to return home . the mahmood family says they are speaking out in the hope that their other children and the community do n't face any backlash , and they publicly condemn their eldest daughter 's callous decision . both parents are worried that time is running out for aqsa to safely return home . but they say they are still holding hope that one day , she will come back . white house adviser : u.s. will fight isis with a coalition opinion : why is isis so brutal ? | her parents and siblings express shock in an exclusive interview with cnn |
denver <tsp> ( cnn ) -- though ciudad real central airport sits just 150 miles south of spain 's capital , madrid , the bankrupt complex is a desolate stretch of concrete . in happier times , it was an expensive symbol of spain 's thriving economy and optimism for the future . now , it serves as a reminder of the country 's financial failings . the construction of an airport like this , and of other places that are completely worthless ; there were a lot of them -- is responsible for the crisis , ' director pedro almodóvar told slate . almodóvar is one of several people who have since found a use for the airport , which shut down april last year . he shot his latest film , i 'm so excited ' , on the empty runways . almodóvar shot at night . during the day , lexus spain used the site to show off their latest model to journalists . there are 4.5 kilometers of unused runway -- it 's basically the longest in europe , ' says jose antonio galve , the pr manager for lexus spain . when you 're on it , it 's strange , because there 's no sensation of it being a road , and you have no sense of when it will end . it appealed to us because it was a very different experience . ' there is little chance that the airport will recover its investment ; it cost $ 1.3 billion to build , and though not in use , it continues to incur maintenance costs . although having that kind of surface would be great for racing , how much are you going to make to justify the cost of acquiring that much land ? ' asks angela gittens , the director general of airports council international . likely , says gittens , the owners are simply biding their time until they sell it , piecemeal . typically , there 's not a whole lot of instances where someone comes along and buys the whole property , ' says gittens . the facilities , or set of facilities , do n't lend themselves to other uses . ' at berlin bradenburg willy brandt airport , the $ 5.7 billion travel hub that has yet to open , tourists can tour the empty grounds via bus or bike . according to the airport 's spokesman lars wagner , its opening has been stalled because of problems with the fire protection system . an airport tour now , he says , gives visitors an opportunity to walk areas that , once opened , will be cordoned off . mainly , though , he hints it 's a chance to market the airport while it waits to open . situated on the fringes of one of hong kong 's most densely populated areas , the city 's kai tak international airport was renowned as one of the most exciting to land at . replaced in 1998 by chek lap kok airport ( built on a purpose-made island to the west of the city ) the kai tak site lay largely unused until construction began in 2009 to convert the runway into a new cruise ship terminal . the first ship docked at the site in june and is set to welcome more regular visitors from october . some former hubs have reinvented themselves for good . in malmö , sweden , bulltofta airport was converted into a park and entertainment complex . though one of the old hangars was turned into a school , according to anders reisnert , a cultural historian for the city , the area has lost its aeronautic identity . read more : what are the worst airports for delays ? i think most people in malmö have forgotten it used to be an airport , ' he says . the former stapleton international airport in denver , colorado ( once the fifth busiest hub in the u.s. before closing in 1994 ) is being redeveloped as a mixed-use housing community . the development is slated for completion in 2025 and is more than halfway done -- of 8,000 projected homes , 5,000 have already been constructed and sold . the demand is more than anyone could imagine , ' says thomas gleason , a spokesperson for the site 's developer , forest city enterprises , and a former spokesman to federico pena , the denver mayor that launched the project . as for why forest city took on such a massive undertaking ( the decision to sell the $ 79.4 million site whole was pena 's idea ) , gleason maintains it was a no-brainer . read more : the world 's most beautiful airports ' we 're talking about 4,700 acres of land that 's a ten minute drive from the downtown area . there was a tremendous opportunity to redevelop land that was underutilized , ' he says . converting an airport is a tremendous undertaking . gleason says forest city had to tear up 1,100 acres of pavement and 4.2 million square feet of aviation buildings , a process he described as breathtaking ' in its complexity . in austin , texas , real estate developer catellus is performing a similar feat with the site of now defunct robert mueller municipal airport . we saw 700 acres in the center of austin , and it was three miles from downtown and two miles from the university in this rising town where great things are happening . it was a great location , and a great opportunity , ' says gregory weaver , executive vice president of catellus . remnants from the old airports haunt both sites ; at stapleton , the old 12-story control tower looms in the backdrop , while mueller still boats a world war ii-era hangar . in spite of these details , weaver maintains that some residents have already forgotten the area 's original identity . i tell people that i live in mueller , and i 'll say ,'you know , the former airport ,'and they 'll say ,'oh , that used to be an airport ?'' editor 's note : an earlier version of this story incorrectly identified ciudad real central airport as north of madrid . | old u.s. airports in denver and austin have been turned into housing complexes . |
williams <tsp> ( cnn ) -- serena williams suffered the embarrassment of being knocked out in the opening round of a grand slam tournament for the first time in her illustrious career after defeat to virginie razzano at the french open . the 13-time major champion lost an epic three-hour duel 4-6 7-6 6-3 to her unseeded french opponent , who suffered from cramp through most of the match . it was williams'47th grand slam tournament and her earliest exit since sister venus beat her in the second round of her first major -- the australian open in 1998 . razzano , the world 111 , squandered seven match points in a final game that lasted over 20 minutes and was penalized twice for crying out in pain during a rally . career girl : maria sharapova 's sweet plan for success but despite being hampered by her injury she managed to close out the game , backed by a vociferous home crowd , and shrieked in delight as she recorded the biggest victory of her career . the 29-year-old lost her fiancee and coach stephane vidal after a long battle with cancer prior to last year 's tournament . she will now face dutchwoman arantxa rus in the second round . i fought until the end , ' she said in a courtside interview . you ( the crowd ) gave me your energy . i 'm going have to rest . thank you all for your support . ' i 'm disappointed , but that 's life , things could be worse , ' said williams . i 've been through so much in my life . i 'm not sitting here happy . i 've got to figure out what i did wrong and not do it again . i fought until the end . ' maria sharapova took just 48 minutes to book her place in the second round beating romania 's alexandra cadantu 6-0 6-0 . the world no.2 is seeking to complete a career slam with victory at roland garros -- the only major championship she is yet to win . sharapova has only been beaten once on clay all season , in the madrid open final , and has taken titles in both stuttgart and rome leading into the tournament in paris . and the russian looked in merciless mood on court suzanne lenglen as she set up a second round clash with japan 's ayumi morita . nothing is ever easy , because you have to face whoever is across the net , ' sharapova told a press conference . no matter how good or bad they 're playing , you still have to win that match . that was just my goal today . i 'm really happy with the way my preparation has been coming into this tournament . i feel like with every year i 've improved and enjoy it much more . every year i learn a lot more about the game and point construction . i feel like i 'm moving a lot better than i did years previously , which has helped me a lot in the recovery process within the point . all of that gives me a lot of confidence for this tournament . ' it 's been a solid year . i started the year off on a really good note . i was healthy . i had a pretty good off-season , i would say . i was practicing well . it has n't actually been as long as i 've wanted it to be because of the ankle , but i started off with really good , high energy . i was really positive , and it 's paying off . ' wimbledon champion petra kvitova , the no . 4 seed , also enjoyed a comfortable passage into round two . the czech defeated 16-year-old australian ashleigh barty 6-1 6-2 in just under an hour and will face poland 's urszula radwanska in the next round . the 2010 champion , francesca schiavone of italy , enjoyed a 6-3 6-1 victory over japanese veteran kimiko date-krumm . britain 's heather watson enjoyed a 6-2 6-4 victory over russia 's elena vesnina and she will now face germany 's no . 25 seed julia goerges . | it is the first time williams has ever lost in the first round at a major championship |
williams <tsp> ( cnn ) -- serena williams suffered the embarrassment of being knocked out in the opening round of a grand slam tournament for the first time in her illustrious career after defeat to virginie razzano at the french open . the 13-time major champion lost an epic three-hour duel 4-6 7-6 6-3 to her unseeded french opponent , who suffered from cramp through most of the match . it was williams'47th grand slam tournament and her earliest exit since sister venus beat her in the second round of her first major -- the australian open in 1998 . razzano , the world 111 , squandered seven match points in a final game that lasted over 20 minutes and was penalized twice for crying out in pain during a rally . career girl : maria sharapova 's sweet plan for success but despite being hampered by her injury she managed to close out the game , backed by a vociferous home crowd , and shrieked in delight as she recorded the biggest victory of her career . the 29-year-old lost her fiancee and coach stephane vidal after a long battle with cancer prior to last year 's tournament . she will now face dutchwoman arantxa rus in the second round . i fought until the end , ' she said in a courtside interview . you ( the crowd ) gave me your energy . i 'm going have to rest . thank you all for your support . ' i 'm disappointed , but that 's life , things could be worse , ' said williams . i 've been through so much in my life . i 'm not sitting here happy . i 've got to figure out what i did wrong and not do it again . i fought until the end . ' maria sharapova took just 48 minutes to book her place in the second round beating romania 's alexandra cadantu 6-0 6-0 . the world no.2 is seeking to complete a career slam with victory at roland garros -- the only major championship she is yet to win . sharapova has only been beaten once on clay all season , in the madrid open final , and has taken titles in both stuttgart and rome leading into the tournament in paris . and the russian looked in merciless mood on court suzanne lenglen as she set up a second round clash with japan 's ayumi morita . nothing is ever easy , because you have to face whoever is across the net , ' sharapova told a press conference . no matter how good or bad they 're playing , you still have to win that match . that was just my goal today . i 'm really happy with the way my preparation has been coming into this tournament . i feel like with every year i 've improved and enjoy it much more . every year i learn a lot more about the game and point construction . i feel like i 'm moving a lot better than i did years previously , which has helped me a lot in the recovery process within the point . all of that gives me a lot of confidence for this tournament . ' it 's been a solid year . i started the year off on a really good note . i was healthy . i had a pretty good off-season , i would say . i was practicing well . it has n't actually been as long as i 've wanted it to be because of the ankle , but i started off with really good , high energy . i was really positive , and it 's paying off . ' wimbledon champion petra kvitova , the no . 4 seed , also enjoyed a comfortable passage into round two . the czech defeated 16-year-old australian ashleigh barty 6-1 6-2 in just under an hour and will face poland 's urszula radwanska in the next round . the 2010 champion , francesca schiavone of italy , enjoyed a 6-3 6-1 victory over japanese veteran kimiko date-krumm . britain 's heather watson enjoyed a 6-2 6-4 victory over russia 's elena vesnina and she will now face germany 's no . 25 seed julia goerges . | serena williams knocked out in first round of french open by virginie razzano |
ashleigh barty <tsp> ( cnn ) -- serena williams suffered the embarrassment of being knocked out in the opening round of a grand slam tournament for the first time in her illustrious career after defeat to virginie razzano at the french open . the 13-time major champion lost an epic three-hour duel 4-6 7-6 6-3 to her unseeded french opponent , who suffered from cramp through most of the match . it was williams'47th grand slam tournament and her earliest exit since sister venus beat her in the second round of her first major -- the australian open in 1998 . razzano , the world 111 , squandered seven match points in a final game that lasted over 20 minutes and was penalized twice for crying out in pain during a rally . career girl : maria sharapova 's sweet plan for success but despite being hampered by her injury she managed to close out the game , backed by a vociferous home crowd , and shrieked in delight as she recorded the biggest victory of her career . the 29-year-old lost her fiancee and coach stephane vidal after a long battle with cancer prior to last year 's tournament . she will now face dutchwoman arantxa rus in the second round . i fought until the end , ' she said in a courtside interview . you ( the crowd ) gave me your energy . i 'm going have to rest . thank you all for your support . ' i 'm disappointed , but that 's life , things could be worse , ' said williams . i 've been through so much in my life . i 'm not sitting here happy . i 've got to figure out what i did wrong and not do it again . i fought until the end . ' maria sharapova took just 48 minutes to book her place in the second round beating romania 's alexandra cadantu 6-0 6-0 . the world no.2 is seeking to complete a career slam with victory at roland garros -- the only major championship she is yet to win . sharapova has only been beaten once on clay all season , in the madrid open final , and has taken titles in both stuttgart and rome leading into the tournament in paris . and the russian looked in merciless mood on court suzanne lenglen as she set up a second round clash with japan 's ayumi morita . nothing is ever easy , because you have to face whoever is across the net , ' sharapova told a press conference . no matter how good or bad they 're playing , you still have to win that match . that was just my goal today . i 'm really happy with the way my preparation has been coming into this tournament . i feel like with every year i 've improved and enjoy it much more . every year i learn a lot more about the game and point construction . i feel like i 'm moving a lot better than i did years previously , which has helped me a lot in the recovery process within the point . all of that gives me a lot of confidence for this tournament . ' it 's been a solid year . i started the year off on a really good note . i was healthy . i had a pretty good off-season , i would say . i was practicing well . it has n't actually been as long as i 've wanted it to be because of the ankle , but i started off with really good , high energy . i was really positive , and it 's paying off . ' wimbledon champion petra kvitova , the no . 4 seed , also enjoyed a comfortable passage into round two . the czech defeated 16-year-old australian ashleigh barty 6-1 6-2 in just under an hour and will face poland 's urszula radwanska in the next round . the 2010 champion , francesca schiavone of italy , enjoyed a 6-3 6-1 victory over japanese veteran kimiko date-krumm . britain 's heather watson enjoyed a 6-2 6-4 victory over russia 's elena vesnina and she will now face germany 's no . 25 seed julia goerges . | wimbledon champion petra kvitova beats australia 's ashleigh barty 6-1 6-2 |
escondido <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a 17-year-old boy appeared in a california juvenile court on tuesday in connection with a small fire that occurred during several wildfires last week in san diego county , authorities said . no further details were available on the nature of the juvenile court appearance for the teen , said spokeswoman tanya sierra of the san diego county district attorney 's office . the juvenile court judge closed tuesday 's proceedings to the media , and authorities were n't releasing details because of the individual 's juvenile status , sierra said . the 17-year-old boy was arrested last week with a 19-year-old man , but the older teenager was released and there will be no charges filed against him , sierra said tuesday . both individuals are from escondido in san diego county , and the small fire that prompted their arrest thursday was extinguished , authorities said . we can only file charges when we believe we can prove them beyond a reasonable doubt , and in this case , after a thorough review of the case , the district attorney 's office declined to file criminal charges ' against the 19-year-old man , sierra said . authorities have already charged alberto serrato with arson in connection with another small fire last week . he is accused of adding brush onto an existing small fire in the san luis rey riverbed area in oceanside , authorities said . serrato , 57 , pleaded not guilty on friday , sierra said . serrato is the only person charged with arson in last week 's wildfires , which at one point numbered about three dozen . in all , nearly 26,000 acres , or about 40 square miles , were burned the past week by nine major fires in san diego county , cal fire spokesman daniel berlant said tuesday . on tuesday , all but three wildfires were completely contained . the cocos fire in san marco burned 1,995 acres and was 93 % contained tuesday , cal fire said . the pulgas fire on the marine corps base camp pendleton burned 14,416 acres and was 99 % contained tuesday afternoon , cal fire said . the san mateo , or combat fire , also on camp pendleton , burned 1,457 acres and was 99 % contained tuesday afternoon , cal fire said . the two fires and others on camp pendleton last week burned 21,900 acres , almost 18 % of the base , the marines said . san diego county authorities have formed a task force to investigate more than a dozen wildfires from last week , said jan caldwell , spokeswoman for the san diego county sheriff 's department . the purpose of the task force is to be a clearinghouse for investigators to look for similarities in these cases , ' caldwell said . they will do trend analysis and look for patterns . ' a second task force with the district attorney 's office and state insurance authorities was also warning homeowners on tuesday to be wary of criminals who prey on victims of natural disasters , the district attorney 's office said . unseasonably early wildfires | he was arrested last week in connection with a small fire in escondido |
romney <tsp> ( cnn ) -- no one 's ever asked to see my birth certificate . they know that this is the place that i was born and raised . ' with that comment to a crowd in michigan , republican presidential nominee mitt romney officially embraced the birther ' movement and touched off a firestorm of protest across the airwaves and internet . of course , those protesting did n't include his live audience or the extremists on the right . nor , given romney 's embrace of donald trump , should we be surprised by this joke-that's-not-a-joke . ari melber of the nation put it succinctly : jokes can be more revealing than talking points . ' but what , exactly , did romney reveal with this pre-meditated offhand ' remark ? that he 's courting the radical right ? he already chose paul ryan as his vice-presidential nominee . that he 's pandering to the right-wing noise machine and the corporate special interest propaganda machine ? we already know that because he appears on media friendly to the right but limits the number and kind of questions reporters can ask him , and then responds with dodging answers . opinion : election a stark choice on america 's future that he 's following the bush-cheney-rove keep it vague , keep them afraid ' playbook ? commentators and analysts have been pointing this out since romney entered the campaign . romney -- hiding behind the plausible deniability that it was just a joke , with a wink and a nod to the extremists in his base -- tried to divert attention from the abc 's haunting his campaign : akin , bain , corporations are people . ' his comment has the added benefit of satisfying his most fervent supporters and those anonymous supporters bankrolling one of the most misleading advertising campaigns , a blitzkrieg that strikes just the right partisan undertones . the real story is that there 's nothing unusual about the remark . it 's no more in the gutter than a lot of things that have been said about president barack obama since coming into office . it 's just one more insinuation designed to distract us from the most disconcerting weaknesses of romney 's candidacy -- that he fails to offer details about his policy proposals and stubbornly refuses to disclose more than two years of tax returns . but it is sad and revealing , nevertheless . it is sad that a campaign stretch that began with his asking obama to stop apologizing for america ( something fact checkers noted the president never did ) and roundly debunked welfare attack ad ended with a xenophobic and roundly debunked birther reference . and it reveals not just moral turpitude , but moral vacuity . his birth certificate dog-whistles are not just desperate , they are deliberate . romney is campaigning as if he feels he is entitled to the white house -- that , like a feudal lord or european aristocrat , he does not have to answer questions , he does not have to be forthright , he does not have to be honest . it also reveals , as so much before it has done , that he believes the american people are too ignorant , too indifferent , too lazy , too afraid to bother and that we can be fooled . he also knows that the american press will , after huffing and puffing , give him a free pass on this one , too . how we respond to romney 's remark will reveal a lot about us , as well . will we get what he 's doing ? will we reject the noxious condescension and the patronizing ? will we demand an open and honest accounting of his business dealings ? if he wants to be in charge of our business , we should see how he 's run his . isaac could hinder gop chance to define romney at convention the media , too , will reveal a lot about itself by its response . outrage , shock , tongue-clicking - these are superficial and useless . allowing romney to backpedal -- it 's only a joke ' -- misses the point . the media needs to press for policy specifics and contrast claims with facts . as i said , we should n't be surprised by romney 's remark . trying to pretend that somehow obama is not an american-born leader , or questioning his patrioism , or his values by using the big lie often speaks in code . but let 's decode some of the implications : -- show us your birth certificate , but i wo n't show you my tax returns . -- you need to prove your identity to vote , but my super pac allies do n't need to identify their donors . -- i 'll lie about obama 's plans , but wo n't explain my own . -- i 'll blame obama for the problems he did n't cause , and take credit for his solutions that work . romney 's birther remark was less a surprise than a confirmation that his moral compass is off center . mr. romney , america 's not an aristocracy . it 's not where you were born -- in a cabin or a mansion -- or how you were raised -- in poverty by a single parent or with money and privilege -- that matters . it matters where you go and what you do . it 's who you help , what you 're willing to sacrifice , and how honest you are . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of donna brazile . | she says romney is seeking to distract attention from questions he wo n't answer |
romney <tsp> ( cnn ) -- no one 's ever asked to see my birth certificate . they know that this is the place that i was born and raised . ' with that comment to a crowd in michigan , republican presidential nominee mitt romney officially embraced the birther ' movement and touched off a firestorm of protest across the airwaves and internet . of course , those protesting did n't include his live audience or the extremists on the right . nor , given romney 's embrace of donald trump , should we be surprised by this joke-that's-not-a-joke . ari melber of the nation put it succinctly : jokes can be more revealing than talking points . ' but what , exactly , did romney reveal with this pre-meditated offhand ' remark ? that he 's courting the radical right ? he already chose paul ryan as his vice-presidential nominee . that he 's pandering to the right-wing noise machine and the corporate special interest propaganda machine ? we already know that because he appears on media friendly to the right but limits the number and kind of questions reporters can ask him , and then responds with dodging answers . opinion : election a stark choice on america 's future that he 's following the bush-cheney-rove keep it vague , keep them afraid ' playbook ? commentators and analysts have been pointing this out since romney entered the campaign . romney -- hiding behind the plausible deniability that it was just a joke , with a wink and a nod to the extremists in his base -- tried to divert attention from the abc 's haunting his campaign : akin , bain , corporations are people . ' his comment has the added benefit of satisfying his most fervent supporters and those anonymous supporters bankrolling one of the most misleading advertising campaigns , a blitzkrieg that strikes just the right partisan undertones . the real story is that there 's nothing unusual about the remark . it 's no more in the gutter than a lot of things that have been said about president barack obama since coming into office . it 's just one more insinuation designed to distract us from the most disconcerting weaknesses of romney 's candidacy -- that he fails to offer details about his policy proposals and stubbornly refuses to disclose more than two years of tax returns . but it is sad and revealing , nevertheless . it is sad that a campaign stretch that began with his asking obama to stop apologizing for america ( something fact checkers noted the president never did ) and roundly debunked welfare attack ad ended with a xenophobic and roundly debunked birther reference . and it reveals not just moral turpitude , but moral vacuity . his birth certificate dog-whistles are not just desperate , they are deliberate . romney is campaigning as if he feels he is entitled to the white house -- that , like a feudal lord or european aristocrat , he does not have to answer questions , he does not have to be forthright , he does not have to be honest . it also reveals , as so much before it has done , that he believes the american people are too ignorant , too indifferent , too lazy , too afraid to bother and that we can be fooled . he also knows that the american press will , after huffing and puffing , give him a free pass on this one , too . how we respond to romney 's remark will reveal a lot about us , as well . will we get what he 's doing ? will we reject the noxious condescension and the patronizing ? will we demand an open and honest accounting of his business dealings ? if he wants to be in charge of our business , we should see how he 's run his . isaac could hinder gop chance to define romney at convention the media , too , will reveal a lot about itself by its response . outrage , shock , tongue-clicking - these are superficial and useless . allowing romney to backpedal -- it 's only a joke ' -- misses the point . the media needs to press for policy specifics and contrast claims with facts . as i said , we should n't be surprised by romney 's remark . trying to pretend that somehow obama is not an american-born leader , or questioning his patrioism , or his values by using the big lie often speaks in code . but let 's decode some of the implications : -- show us your birth certificate , but i wo n't show you my tax returns . -- you need to prove your identity to vote , but my super pac allies do n't need to identify their donors . -- i 'll lie about obama 's plans , but wo n't explain my own . -- i 'll blame obama for the problems he did n't cause , and take credit for his solutions that work . romney 's birther remark was less a surprise than a confirmation that his moral compass is off center . mr. romney , america 's not an aristocracy . it 's not where you were born -- in a cabin or a mansion -- or how you were raised -- in poverty by a single parent or with money and privilege -- that matters . it matters where you go and what you do . it 's who you help , what you 're willing to sacrifice , and how honest you are . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of donna brazile . | brazile : romney wrongly accused obama of weakening welfare reform |
romney <tsp> ( cnn ) -- no one 's ever asked to see my birth certificate . they know that this is the place that i was born and raised . ' with that comment to a crowd in michigan , republican presidential nominee mitt romney officially embraced the birther ' movement and touched off a firestorm of protest across the airwaves and internet . of course , those protesting did n't include his live audience or the extremists on the right . nor , given romney 's embrace of donald trump , should we be surprised by this joke-that's-not-a-joke . ari melber of the nation put it succinctly : jokes can be more revealing than talking points . ' but what , exactly , did romney reveal with this pre-meditated offhand ' remark ? that he 's courting the radical right ? he already chose paul ryan as his vice-presidential nominee . that he 's pandering to the right-wing noise machine and the corporate special interest propaganda machine ? we already know that because he appears on media friendly to the right but limits the number and kind of questions reporters can ask him , and then responds with dodging answers . opinion : election a stark choice on america 's future that he 's following the bush-cheney-rove keep it vague , keep them afraid ' playbook ? commentators and analysts have been pointing this out since romney entered the campaign . romney -- hiding behind the plausible deniability that it was just a joke , with a wink and a nod to the extremists in his base -- tried to divert attention from the abc 's haunting his campaign : akin , bain , corporations are people . ' his comment has the added benefit of satisfying his most fervent supporters and those anonymous supporters bankrolling one of the most misleading advertising campaigns , a blitzkrieg that strikes just the right partisan undertones . the real story is that there 's nothing unusual about the remark . it 's no more in the gutter than a lot of things that have been said about president barack obama since coming into office . it 's just one more insinuation designed to distract us from the most disconcerting weaknesses of romney 's candidacy -- that he fails to offer details about his policy proposals and stubbornly refuses to disclose more than two years of tax returns . but it is sad and revealing , nevertheless . it is sad that a campaign stretch that began with his asking obama to stop apologizing for america ( something fact checkers noted the president never did ) and roundly debunked welfare attack ad ended with a xenophobic and roundly debunked birther reference . and it reveals not just moral turpitude , but moral vacuity . his birth certificate dog-whistles are not just desperate , they are deliberate . romney is campaigning as if he feels he is entitled to the white house -- that , like a feudal lord or european aristocrat , he does not have to answer questions , he does not have to be forthright , he does not have to be honest . it also reveals , as so much before it has done , that he believes the american people are too ignorant , too indifferent , too lazy , too afraid to bother and that we can be fooled . he also knows that the american press will , after huffing and puffing , give him a free pass on this one , too . how we respond to romney 's remark will reveal a lot about us , as well . will we get what he 's doing ? will we reject the noxious condescension and the patronizing ? will we demand an open and honest accounting of his business dealings ? if he wants to be in charge of our business , we should see how he 's run his . isaac could hinder gop chance to define romney at convention the media , too , will reveal a lot about itself by its response . outrage , shock , tongue-clicking - these are superficial and useless . allowing romney to backpedal -- it 's only a joke ' -- misses the point . the media needs to press for policy specifics and contrast claims with facts . as i said , we should n't be surprised by romney 's remark . trying to pretend that somehow obama is not an american-born leader , or questioning his patrioism , or his values by using the big lie often speaks in code . but let 's decode some of the implications : -- show us your birth certificate , but i wo n't show you my tax returns . -- you need to prove your identity to vote , but my super pac allies do n't need to identify their donors . -- i 'll lie about obama 's plans , but wo n't explain my own . -- i 'll blame obama for the problems he did n't cause , and take credit for his solutions that work . romney 's birther remark was less a surprise than a confirmation that his moral compass is off center . mr. romney , america 's not an aristocracy . it 's not where you were born -- in a cabin or a mansion -- or how you were raised -- in poverty by a single parent or with money and privilege -- that matters . it matters where you go and what you do . it 's who you help , what you 're willing to sacrifice , and how honest you are . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of donna brazile . | donna brazile : mitt romney 's birth certificate joke ' was n't innocuous |
egyptian <tsp> ( cnn ) -- an egyptian court has given nine men sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting women near cairo 's tahrir square , according to state run newspaper al-ahram . the sentences handed down wednesday were the harshest seen since the government criminalized sexual harassment last month , amid criticism over the widespread abuse of women in the country . the men were found guilty of being involved in four different attacks , three of them taking place during the inauguration celebrations for newly elected president abdel fattah el-sisi in june . the fourth assault took place in 2013 on the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled longtime strongman leader hosni mubarak . the attacks during the inauguration celebrations came only days after egypt 's outgoing interim president adly mansour issued a decree criminalizing sexual harassment . the i saw harassment ' campaign , which documents sexual violence against women in egypt , said there had been at least five mob sexual assaults in cairo 's tahrir square that week . the new law , the first explicitly to use the term sexual harassment , ' made the offense punishable by up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of 50,000 egyptian pounds . a 2013 united nations report from the entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women found that 99.3 % of egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment and more than 82 % of female respondents felt unsafe in the street . cnn 's salma abdelaziz contributed to this report . | an egyptian court jails nine men for sexually assaulting women in central cairo -- state media |
egyptian <tsp> ( cnn ) -- an egyptian court has given nine men sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting women near cairo 's tahrir square , according to state run newspaper al-ahram . the sentences handed down wednesday were the harshest seen since the government criminalized sexual harassment last month , amid criticism over the widespread abuse of women in the country . the men were found guilty of being involved in four different attacks , three of them taking place during the inauguration celebrations for newly elected president abdel fattah el-sisi in june . the fourth assault took place in 2013 on the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled longtime strongman leader hosni mubarak . the attacks during the inauguration celebrations came only days after egypt 's outgoing interim president adly mansour issued a decree criminalizing sexual harassment . the i saw harassment ' campaign , which documents sexual violence against women in egypt , said there had been at least five mob sexual assaults in cairo 's tahrir square that week . the new law , the first explicitly to use the term sexual harassment , ' made the offense punishable by up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of 50,000 egyptian pounds . a 2013 united nations report from the entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women found that 99.3 % of egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment and more than 82 % of female respondents felt unsafe in the street . cnn 's salma abdelaziz contributed to this report . | a 2013 u.n. report found that almost all egyptian women had suffered sexual harassment |
cairo <tsp> ( cnn ) -- an egyptian court has given nine men sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting women near cairo 's tahrir square , according to state run newspaper al-ahram . the sentences handed down wednesday were the harshest seen since the government criminalized sexual harassment last month , amid criticism over the widespread abuse of women in the country . the men were found guilty of being involved in four different attacks , three of them taking place during the inauguration celebrations for newly elected president abdel fattah el-sisi in june . the fourth assault took place in 2013 on the second anniversary of the revolution that toppled longtime strongman leader hosni mubarak . the attacks during the inauguration celebrations came only days after egypt 's outgoing interim president adly mansour issued a decree criminalizing sexual harassment . the i saw harassment ' campaign , which documents sexual violence against women in egypt , said there had been at least five mob sexual assaults in cairo 's tahrir square that week . the new law , the first explicitly to use the term sexual harassment , ' made the offense punishable by up to five years in prison and a maximum fine of 50,000 egyptian pounds . a 2013 united nations report from the entity for gender equality and the empowerment of women found that 99.3 % of egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment and more than 82 % of female respondents felt unsafe in the street . cnn 's salma abdelaziz contributed to this report . | an egyptian court jails nine men for sexually assaulting women in central cairo -- state media |
inter milan <tsp> ( cnn ) -- lionel messi has replaced david beckham as the best-paid player in world football , according to france football magazine 's annual rich list ' . beckham has topped the list for the last two years , but world player of the year messi is now the highest earner . the barcelona star has estimated annual earnings of €33 million ( $ 44.1m ) with beckham left trailing on €30.4 million ( $ 40.64m ) . beckham suffered world cup heartbreak when rupturing his achilles tendon while on loan at ac milan from los angeles galaxy , dashing his hopes of appearing in the finals for the fourth time with england . blog : is messi better than maradona ? he has suffered a slight drop in income compared to 2009 , partly due to the falling value of the dollar , but beckham has been in the top two of the list for the past nine years to show his enduring appeal . messi , in outstanding form for reigning spanish and european champions with successive la liga hat-tricks , boosted his earnings through bonuses as barcelona did the treble last year under pep guardiola . according to france football , messi 's annual wage is made up of a €10 million ( $ 13.36m ) basic salary , €4 million ( $ 5.36m ) in bonuses and €19 million ( $ 25.4m ) from endorsements and sponsorships , which include adidas , pepsi cola and gillette . messi 's predecessor as world player of the year , real madrid 's cristiano ronaldo is a close third in the list on €30 million ( $ 40.08m ) but there is a big gap to the fourth-placed player , ronaldo 's teammate kaka on €18.8 million ( $ 25.11m ) . thierry henry , ronaldinho , carlos tevez , zlatan ibrahimovic , frank lampard and samuel eto'o make up the rest of the top 10 . inter milan 's jose mourinho tops the manager 's rich list with €13 million ( $ 17.36 m ) ahead of manchester city boss roberto mancini on €12 million ( $ 16.02m ) . | inter milan chief jose mourinho is richest manager in annual survey by france football |
david beckham <tsp> ( cnn ) -- lionel messi has replaced david beckham as the best-paid player in world football , according to france football magazine 's annual rich list ' . beckham has topped the list for the last two years , but world player of the year messi is now the highest earner . the barcelona star has estimated annual earnings of €33 million ( $ 44.1m ) with beckham left trailing on €30.4 million ( $ 40.64m ) . beckham suffered world cup heartbreak when rupturing his achilles tendon while on loan at ac milan from los angeles galaxy , dashing his hopes of appearing in the finals for the fourth time with england . blog : is messi better than maradona ? he has suffered a slight drop in income compared to 2009 , partly due to the falling value of the dollar , but beckham has been in the top two of the list for the past nine years to show his enduring appeal . messi , in outstanding form for reigning spanish and european champions with successive la liga hat-tricks , boosted his earnings through bonuses as barcelona did the treble last year under pep guardiola . according to france football , messi 's annual wage is made up of a €10 million ( $ 13.36m ) basic salary , €4 million ( $ 5.36m ) in bonuses and €19 million ( $ 25.4m ) from endorsements and sponsorships , which include adidas , pepsi cola and gillette . messi 's predecessor as world player of the year , real madrid 's cristiano ronaldo is a close third in the list on €30 million ( $ 40.08m ) but there is a big gap to the fourth-placed player , ronaldo 's teammate kaka on €18.8 million ( $ 25.11m ) . thierry henry , ronaldinho , carlos tevez , zlatan ibrahimovic , frank lampard and samuel eto'o make up the rest of the top 10 . inter milan 's jose mourinho tops the manager 's rich list with €13 million ( $ 17.36 m ) ahead of manchester city boss roberto mancini on €12 million ( $ 16.02m ) . | messi relegates david beckham to second place with $ 44.1 million earnings |
metropolitan police department <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- after winning her 13th term to the u.s. house of representatives on tuesday , the last thing rep. rosa delauro expected from a whirlwind week was an armed break-in at her capitol hill home . the 71-year-old democrat , who represents connecticut 's 3rd congressional district , was not home at the time of the incident early friday evening . however her husband , political strategist stan greenberg , arrived while the burglar was inside . according to an email sent to the community , police said greenberg saw the burglar holding a large knife when he stepped into the bedroom . police were alerted about the break-in by the time greenberg entered the home and were at the scene moments later . sara lonardo , delauro 's communications director , confirmed the break-in and said that police arrested the burglar at the scene . [ rep. delauro and her husband ] thank the metropolitan police department and capitol police for their response and are grateful no one was harmed , ' lonardo said in a statement on monday . according to police reports obtained by abc 7 news , police identified the man as john chaplin , 55 , from southeast d.c . he reportedly stole a mickey mouse pin , costume hat , necklace , laptop , and digital picture frame . it is unknown whether chaplin targeted delauro 's capitol hill home or if he acted randomly . | metropolitan police department arrested a suspect at the scene |
assange <tsp> fort meade , maryland ( cnn ) -- bradley manning , the army private whose disclosure of hundreds of thousands of u.s. military and diplomatic documents gave american officials a global case of heartburn , was sentenced to more than three decades in prison wednesday . a military judge sentenced manning to 35 years -- less than the 60 prosecutors sought and far shorter than the 90 he could have received -- minus credit for the about three and a half years he 's already been behind bars . he showed little to no reaction when the judge , army col. denise lind , sentenced him at fort meade , outside washington . but in a statement read by his attorney afterward , he said he acted out of a love for my country and a sense of duty , ' to expose what he said were abuses committed in the wars in iraq and afghanistan . the attorney , david coombs , said the statement was part of manning 's application for a pardon from president barack obama . if you deny my request for a pardon , i will serve my time knowing that sometimes you have to pay a heavy price to live in a free society , ' the statement said . i will gladly pay that price if it means we could have a country that is truly conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all women and men are created equal . ' white house spokesman josh earnest had no comment on a possible pardon , saying only that manning 's request would be considered like any other application . ' manning 's lawyer : he should not'rot in jail' manning , 25 , was convicted in july of stealing 750,000 pages of classified documents and videos and disseminating them to wikileaks , the online anti-secrecy group . lind also reduced his rank from private first class to private , ordered him to forfeit pay and benefits and be dishonorably discharged . we 're still here fighting for you bradley ! ' a supporter yelled as manning was hustled out of the courtroom . we love you bradley ! ' another said . an aunt and a cousin of manning 's wept openly in the courtroom . manning was found guilty of 20 of the 22 charges against him , including violations of the u.s . espionage act . he avoided a potential life sentence when lind rejected charges that his actions aided the enemy . lind already had agreed to reduce manning 's sentence by 112 days after ruling that the harsh treatment he was subjected to in the brig at the marine base in at quantico , virginia , was out of line . manning will be eligible for parole in 10 years , coombs said . in the meantime , he called on obama to focus on protecting whistleblowers , instead of punishing them . ' the sentencing wraps up a case of what prosecutors called the biggest leak of classified materials in army history . the documents included field reports from army units in iraq and afghanistan , video of a u.s. helicopter attack that killed two journalists in iraq and unvarnished assessments of other countries'leaders by american diplomats overseas . prosecutors have said manning acted as a determined insider ' in leaking classified information about the wars in iraq and afghanistan , arguing his actions created grave risk , disrupted diplomatic missions and endangered lives . wikileaks founder julian assange , who last week criticized what he called a forced ' apology by manning , said the sentence was a significant tactical victory ' for the defense . but he called manning 's prosecution an affront to basic concepts of western justice . ' mr. manning 's treatment has been intended to send a signal to people of conscience in the u.s. government who might seek to bring wrongdoing to light , ' assange , now holed up in the ecuador 's embassy in london , said in a written statement . this strategy has spectacularly backfired , as recent months have proven . instead , the obama administration is demonstrating that there is no place in its system for people of conscience and principle . as a result , there will be a thousand more bradley mannings . ' but the chairman of the house armed services committee , rep. buck mckeon , criticized what he called a light sentence compared to the life terms some convicted spies have received . bradley manning betrayed his country , his obligations as a soldier and the trust of all americans . he put the lives of our troops and our allies in danger , ' mckeon , r-california , said in a written statement . given the vast damage he did to our national security and the need to send a strong signal to others who may be tempted to disclose classified information , this is a dangerous conclusion , ' mckeon added . judge explains verdict the disclosure of more than 250,000 cables from u.s. embassies in late 2010 came in for particular criticism , with state department officials arguing the leaks would make it harder for washington to get accurate appraisals of the countries where american diplomats work . a cnn analysis of the first batch of cables wikileaks published found 170 that named sources whose identity was meant to be protected . but in 2011 , the human rights group amnesty international said the leaked documents helped galvanize opposition to longtime tunisian strongman zine el abedine ben ali by revealing the depth of his government 's corruption . ben ali was toppled by a popular uprising that january -- the first of the arab spring ' revolutions still roiling the middle east . capt . joe morrow , the prosecutor , said manning 's arrogance meant that he felt he alone was knowledgeable and intelligent enough to determine what information was to be classified . ' there may not be a soldier in the history of the army who displayed such an extreme disregard ' for his mission , morrow said monday during final sentencing arguments . but coombs said manning was a young man capable of being redeemed ' and urged lind to hand down a sentence that allows him to have a life . ' he told reporters later that manning 's case should be seen as a watershed in the debate over secrecy that 's now raging in the united states . the ultimate role of oversight in america has always belonged to the american people , and it 's only to the extent that the american people can be informed as to these matters that oversight works at all , ' he said . there are too many things we do n't know about our national security apparatus . ' manning apologizes , tells court he must pay price cnn 's chris lawrence contributed to this report . | assange says case will yield a thousand more bradley mannings ' |
taylor creek <tsp> ( cnn ) -- dear park visitors , please do n't take selfies with bears . it 's stupid . love , the u.s forest service that pretty much sums up a warning issued recently by wildlife officials at taylor creek visitor center in south lake tahoe , california . bears are unpredictable , wild animals and may attack if threatened , ' forest supervisor nancy gibson said in a statement . we ca n't have visitors creating dangerous situations for themselves and others . people are risking serious injury or death if they get too close to a bear . ' and if you do n't care about your own health , at least consider the bears . if one attacked , officials would have to capture and kill it . black bears tend to swarm taylor creek this time of year thanks to an annual run of kokanee salmon , according to mother nature network . and taylor creek staff say they are routinely ' seeing people getting friendly with the animals in an effort to update their instagram feed . if park visitors continue to ignore instructions and venture too close to the bears to take photos and videos , taylor creek may be closed to the public , the forest service said . but as these photos show , taylor creek is n't the only place people are taking # bearselfies : | if the # bearselfie trend continues , wildlife officials may have to close taylor creek |
taylor creek <tsp> ( cnn ) -- dear park visitors , please do n't take selfies with bears . it 's stupid . love , the u.s forest service that pretty much sums up a warning issued recently by wildlife officials at taylor creek visitor center in south lake tahoe , california . bears are unpredictable , wild animals and may attack if threatened , ' forest supervisor nancy gibson said in a statement . we ca n't have visitors creating dangerous situations for themselves and others . people are risking serious injury or death if they get too close to a bear . ' and if you do n't care about your own health , at least consider the bears . if one attacked , officials would have to capture and kill it . black bears tend to swarm taylor creek this time of year thanks to an annual run of kokanee salmon , according to mother nature network . and taylor creek staff say they are routinely ' seeing people getting friendly with the animals in an effort to update their instagram feed . if park visitors continue to ignore instructions and venture too close to the bears to take photos and videos , taylor creek may be closed to the public , the forest service said . but as these photos show , taylor creek is n't the only place people are taking # bearselfies : | black bears swarm taylor creek in south lake tahoe , california , this time of year |
office of fair trading <tsp> ( cnn ) -- budget airline ryanair faces an investigation from the uk 's consumer and competition authority following allegations of misleading and unfair advertising . ryanair has complained to oft about its ongoing row with the uk 's advertising standards authority . british advertising watchdog the advertising standards authority has referred europe 's leading low-cost carrier to the office of fair trading after it failed to act on a series of previous warnings over code breaches . asa had found the irish airline guilty of seven transgressions in a two-year period , it said on its web site . it said ryanair had exaggerated claims about the availability of flights at advertised prices , and it advertised prices that did not include taxes and charges . the asa was also unhappy with ryanair 's misleading ' comparisons with competitors , and that it did not display restrictions that would exclude customers from taking up an offer or provide evidence to prove the claims it was making . it is very disappointing , but absolutely necessary , that we have had to take this course of action , ' said asa director general christopher graham , whose authority last referred a company to oft in 2005 . the asa has given ryanair every opportunity to put its house in order and ensure that its advertising adheres to the codes . instead , they have continued to mislead consumers and denigrate competitors . we would prefer to work with advertisers within the self-regulatory system rather than call in a statutory body , but ryanair 's approach has left us with no option but to refer them to the oft who will consider appropriate action . ' last week , ryanair complained to oft about its treatment by the asa . it said in a statement on its web site that the asa had demonstrated a repeated lack of independence , impartiality or fairness where ryanair is concerned by making factually inaccurate and untrue findings in response ( in some cases ) to totally baseless and unsubstantiated alleged complaints . ' ryanair 's peter sherrard said the asa had clearly confirmed its bias and blind determination to rule against ryanair 's adverts . ' in february , ryanair had to shut down its web site and call centers for three days while it upgraded its reservations system . the airline said the move was necessary to make technical changes as it converts to a new system , but oft indicated at the time that the shutdown was due to ryanair 's failure to meet a deadline to list all fares on the site . a ryanair spokesman said the airline was not forced by the oft to shut down its system as a punitive measure . he said the web site already complied with oft requirements and simply required an updated system . the oft said it took action last year against 13 airlines that did not include fixed non-optional costs ' in prices on their web sites . it said 11 airlines amended their sites to make those fees clear , but ryanair and ireland 's aer lingus asked for extra time . aer lingus met the new deadline , the oft said , but ryanair did not . ryanair has previously been in trouble over adverts , including one depicting french president nicolas sarkozy and carla bruni before their wedding , and another showing a scantily-clad schoolgirl . e-mail to a friend | budget airline ryanair faces investigation from britain 's office of fair trading |
mariska hargitay <tsp> ( cnn ) -- actress mariska hargitay went to a hospital for tests wednesday after she experienced some discomfort ' related to the collapsed lung she suffered in january , her publicist said . mariska hargitay plays olivia benson on law & order : special victims unit . ' she is undergoing routine tests and expects to be feeling better soon , ' leslie sloane said in an e-mailed statement . hargitay stars as detective olivia benson in law & order : special victims unit . ' production will not be affected , ' sloane said . | mariska hargitay in hospital for tests related to collapsed lung |
law & order <tsp> ( cnn ) -- actress mariska hargitay went to a hospital for tests wednesday after she experienced some discomfort ' related to the collapsed lung she suffered in january , her publicist said . mariska hargitay plays olivia benson on law & order : special victims unit . ' she is undergoing routine tests and expects to be feeling better soon , ' leslie sloane said in an e-mailed statement . hargitay stars as detective olivia benson in law & order : special victims unit . ' production will not be affected , ' sloane said . | hargitay is star of law & order : special victims unit ' |
ivory coast <tsp> ( cnn ) -- zambia lifted the africa cup of nations for the first time after beating the ivory coast 8-7 in a dramatic penalty shootout in sunday 's final in libreville . ivory coast captain didier drogba missed a penalty in the second half of regulation play as the match ended scoreless after extra time . both teams were successful with their first seven penalties of the shootout , including drogba , until manchester city defender kolo toure saw his effort saved by zambia goalkeeper kennedy mweene . rainford kalaba then missed the chance to clinch the game for zambia when he shot over . with the tension almost unbearable , arsenal forward gervinho blazed his penalty wide , and this time zambia 's stoppila sunzu made no mistake to give his side an emotional victory . it was a fairytale triumph for zambia , who returned to gabon 19 years after the plane crash which claimed the lives of the team 's coach and 18 members of their squad . the copper bullets finally won africa 's top football prize after losing in two previous finals , while the favored elephants suffered a shootout defeat again after a similar heartbreak against egypt in 2006 -- when drogba also missed a penalty . zambia 's french coach herve renard was overjoyed . this represents something enormous , something which appeared unrealizable before the competition began , ' he told afp . i know we 're not the best but we have a strength and force that animated our team . ' but for chelsea striker drogba and his star-studded team it was a bitter disappointment after not conceding a goal in open play in their six matches in the tournament . clear-cut chances were few and far between in wet conditions , but ivorian goalkeeper boubacar barry had to make a brilliant early save to foil nathan sinkala . drogba set up manchester city midfielder yaya toure for his side 's best chance of the first half , but the african player of the year fired wide . ivory coast 's 72nd-minute penalty came after gervinho was pushed over , but drogba 's effort never threatened the goal . his zambian counterpart christopher katongo hit the woodwork in extra time before the drama of penalties and victory for the underdogs . | the copper bullets beat ivory coast 8-7 on penalties |
ivory coast <tsp> ( cnn ) -- zambia lifted the africa cup of nations for the first time after beating the ivory coast 8-7 in a dramatic penalty shootout in sunday 's final in libreville . ivory coast captain didier drogba missed a penalty in the second half of regulation play as the match ended scoreless after extra time . both teams were successful with their first seven penalties of the shootout , including drogba , until manchester city defender kolo toure saw his effort saved by zambia goalkeeper kennedy mweene . rainford kalaba then missed the chance to clinch the game for zambia when he shot over . with the tension almost unbearable , arsenal forward gervinho blazed his penalty wide , and this time zambia 's stoppila sunzu made no mistake to give his side an emotional victory . it was a fairytale triumph for zambia , who returned to gabon 19 years after the plane crash which claimed the lives of the team 's coach and 18 members of their squad . the copper bullets finally won africa 's top football prize after losing in two previous finals , while the favored elephants suffered a shootout defeat again after a similar heartbreak against egypt in 2006 -- when drogba also missed a penalty . zambia 's french coach herve renard was overjoyed . this represents something enormous , something which appeared unrealizable before the competition began , ' he told afp . i know we 're not the best but we have a strength and force that animated our team . ' but for chelsea striker drogba and his star-studded team it was a bitter disappointment after not conceding a goal in open play in their six matches in the tournament . clear-cut chances were few and far between in wet conditions , but ivorian goalkeeper boubacar barry had to make a brilliant early save to foil nathan sinkala . drogba set up manchester city midfielder yaya toure for his side 's best chance of the first half , but the african player of the year fired wide . ivory coast 's 72nd-minute penalty came after gervinho was pushed over , but drogba 's effort never threatened the goal . his zambian counterpart christopher katongo hit the woodwork in extra time before the drama of penalties and victory for the underdogs . | didier drogba missed penalty for ivory coast in second half |
libreville <tsp> ( cnn ) -- zambia lifted the africa cup of nations for the first time after beating the ivory coast 8-7 in a dramatic penalty shootout in sunday 's final in libreville . ivory coast captain didier drogba missed a penalty in the second half of regulation play as the match ended scoreless after extra time . both teams were successful with their first seven penalties of the shootout , including drogba , until manchester city defender kolo toure saw his effort saved by zambia goalkeeper kennedy mweene . rainford kalaba then missed the chance to clinch the game for zambia when he shot over . with the tension almost unbearable , arsenal forward gervinho blazed his penalty wide , and this time zambia 's stoppila sunzu made no mistake to give his side an emotional victory . it was a fairytale triumph for zambia , who returned to gabon 19 years after the plane crash which claimed the lives of the team 's coach and 18 members of their squad . the copper bullets finally won africa 's top football prize after losing in two previous finals , while the favored elephants suffered a shootout defeat again after a similar heartbreak against egypt in 2006 -- when drogba also missed a penalty . zambia 's french coach herve renard was overjoyed . this represents something enormous , something which appeared unrealizable before the competition began , ' he told afp . i know we 're not the best but we have a strength and force that animated our team . ' but for chelsea striker drogba and his star-studded team it was a bitter disappointment after not conceding a goal in open play in their six matches in the tournament . clear-cut chances were few and far between in wet conditions , but ivorian goalkeeper boubacar barry had to make a brilliant early save to foil nathan sinkala . drogba set up manchester city midfielder yaya toure for his side 's best chance of the first half , but the african player of the year fired wide . ivory coast 's 72nd-minute penalty came after gervinho was pushed over , but drogba 's effort never threatened the goal . his zambian counterpart christopher katongo hit the woodwork in extra time before the drama of penalties and victory for the underdogs . | zambia win africa cup of nations in libreville |
onyewu <tsp> ( cnn ) -- ac milan have swooped to sign standard liege defender oguchi onyewu on a three-year contract -- making him the first american to appear in serie a since alexi lalas in 1996 . onyewu will become the first american since alexi lalas to appear in italian serie a after joining ac milan . onyewu , who has also played in the english premier league with newcastle united , has moved to the san siro on a free transfer after impressing with some superb displays during the united states'run to the confederations cup final . the 27-year-old has played 38 times for his country , scoring five goals.latest transfer gossip and rumors ' this transaction shows once again the excellent friendly relationship between our club and belgian club standard liege , particularly their executive vice-president luciano d'onofrio , ' said a statement on milan 's official web site . the six-foot four-inch player was born in washington dc to nigerian parents but began his club career at metz in france in 2002 . he was loaned out to la louviere in belgium in 2003 and his form there earnt him a move to liege , where he won two belgian titles . he then joined newcastle on loan , playing 11 league matches . however , the transfer is unlikely to appease the milan supporters who are unhappy with the summer sale of brazilian superstar kaka to real madrid -- and the departure of coach carlo ancelotti to chelsea . about 300 fans protested outside the club 's milanello base on the first day of pre-season training on monday , complaining at the lack of big name signings . | ac milan swoop to sign up american international defender oguchi onyewu |
onyewu <tsp> ( cnn ) -- ac milan have swooped to sign standard liege defender oguchi onyewu on a three-year contract -- making him the first american to appear in serie a since alexi lalas in 1996 . onyewu will become the first american since alexi lalas to appear in italian serie a after joining ac milan . onyewu , who has also played in the english premier league with newcastle united , has moved to the san siro on a free transfer after impressing with some superb displays during the united states'run to the confederations cup final . the 27-year-old has played 38 times for his country , scoring five goals.latest transfer gossip and rumors ' this transaction shows once again the excellent friendly relationship between our club and belgian club standard liege , particularly their executive vice-president luciano d'onofrio , ' said a statement on milan 's official web site . the six-foot four-inch player was born in washington dc to nigerian parents but began his club career at metz in france in 2002 . he was loaned out to la louviere in belgium in 2003 and his form there earnt him a move to liege , where he won two belgian titles . he then joined newcastle on loan , playing 11 league matches . however , the transfer is unlikely to appease the milan supporters who are unhappy with the summer sale of brazilian superstar kaka to real madrid -- and the departure of coach carlo ancelotti to chelsea . about 300 fans protested outside the club 's milanello base on the first day of pre-season training on monday , complaining at the lack of big name signings . | onyewu is the first american to appear in serie a since alexi lalas in the 90s |
atlanta <tsp> ( cnn ) gunshots were fired at rapper lil wayne 's tour bus early sunday in atlanta . no one was injured in the shooting , and no arrests have been made , atlanta police spokeswoman elizabeth espy said . police are still looking for suspects . officers were called to a parking lot in atlanta 's buckhead neighborhood , espy said . they arrived at 3:25 a.m. and located two tour buses that had been shot multiple times . the drivers of the buses said the incident occurred on interstate 285 near interstate 75 , espy said . witnesses provided a limited description of the two vehicles suspected to be involved : a corvette style vehicle ' and an suv . lil wayne was in atlanta for a performance at compound nightclub saturday night . cnn 's carma hassan contributed to this report . | rapper lil wayne not injured after shots fired at his tour bus on an atlanta interstate , police say |
lil wayne <tsp> ( cnn ) gunshots were fired at rapper lil wayne 's tour bus early sunday in atlanta . no one was injured in the shooting , and no arrests have been made , atlanta police spokeswoman elizabeth espy said . police are still looking for suspects . officers were called to a parking lot in atlanta 's buckhead neighborhood , espy said . they arrived at 3:25 a.m. and located two tour buses that had been shot multiple times . the drivers of the buses said the incident occurred on interstate 285 near interstate 75 , espy said . witnesses provided a limited description of the two vehicles suspected to be involved : a corvette style vehicle ' and an suv . lil wayne was in atlanta for a performance at compound nightclub saturday night . cnn 's carma hassan contributed to this report . | rapper lil wayne not injured after shots fired at his tour bus on an atlanta interstate , police say |
spaniard <tsp> ( cnn ) -- fernando alonso could be forgiven for exuding an air of misty-eyed contentment as he sits among his own motorsport memorabilia at madrid 's canal art center . visitors have been poring over the spaniard 's silverware , cars and kit ever since the exhibition celebrating his near 30-year career opened last december . but he insists now is not the time for reminiscing . if you ask me this question in 10 years'time i will tell you less , because two championships are more than i could dream , ' the formula one driver told cnn . if you ask me right now and i am in a middle of a competition , i am hungry for victories ; hungry for success -- i will tell you that two championships are not enough . ' since winning his second world f1 title for renault in 2006 , alonso has endured a frustrating time on the track . a three-year deal with mclaren ended prematurely after one season following a souring of relations with team boss ron dennis and his driving partner lewis hamilton . a return to renault in 2008 saw him slip from third place to fifth in the drivers'championship -- a season that will be forever remembered for the so-called crashgate ' affair -- and a year later alonso registered just one podium and finished ninth overall in his worst showing since debuting for minardi in 2001 . the switch to ferrari in 2010 has been more productive , yielding 11 grand prix wins and 31 podiums in 77 starts . but a third world title has remained just out of reach -- the 32-year-old has finished second to red bull 's sebastian vettel in three of the past four seasons . but it 's anyone 's guess what might happen this year , with all teams and drivers grappling with a new car following a complete overhaul of f1 's technical regulations . with the first pre-season testing session now complete , ferrari have learned much about their new-look f14 t. alonso finished second fastest on the final day in jerez , spain and completed the second most number of laps overall . by contrast , reigning champions red bull managed just 20 laps over all four days . these were four very demanding and important days to give us something to work on over the coming days in maranello , ' team principal stefano domenicali told ferrari f1 's official website . the important thing is to do as many laps as possible to give our engineers the data they need to continue with the development of the car . it would be premature to make any precise evaluations , ' he added . alonso agrees saying it 's too early to judge how the italian team might fair this season . we are discovering every day new things about the car and new possibilities , so i think the potential is there , ' he said . the car has some good signs and , let 's say , the philosophy that the car has been designed is just what we are seeing now on the data . so there is nothing wrong , nothing to be pessimistic about , but a lot of work to do . ' lower noses , raised eyebrows along with smaller engines -- 1.6-liter v6 turbos replace 2.4-liter v8s -- come smaller fuel tanks ( 100 kilos compared to around 150 last year ) and a range of chassis alterations . the most obvious of these changes has been the lower nose cone , which is now a maximum height of 185 millimeters compared to last season 's 550 millimeters . alonso concedes it 's a bit of cosmetic surgery that all teams have struggled with aesthetically . they are ugly , yeah . we have to be honest with that , you know , with our fans and ourselves first of all . so probably we will get used to these new aesthetics , let 's say , but the first moment they are not good enough because people look at formula one like excellence of motor sport , of aerodynamics , excellence of performance and technology -- and when you see those front part of the car , it does n't look like all the things we 've been saying . so i think we will find different solutions . i 'm sure the engineers are clever enough to make the car fast and also beautiful . ' un-finn-ished business alonso will also be forging a new partnership with new teammate kimi raikkonen this season . the flying finn , who won his only world title driving for ferrari in 2007 , makes up one half of the most interesting formula one pairings in recent times , and one which will test both men 's skills on the track and their powers of diplomacy off it . i think he 's very talented so that is a huge help and a huge motivation for myself first and also for the team , because the team knows it has to deliver a good car because kimi will deliver a good result , ' alonso said . i know i need to deliver my best , if not i can not be in front of kimi , so that is only good and positive news for ferrari . ' positive news for ferrari , and everyone involved in f1 , would be any improvement in the condition of michael schumacher . the german 's agent sabine kehm announced last week that the 45-year-old , who has been in a medically-induced coma for over a month , was having his sedation reduced to start the waking-up process . ' schumacher , who won five of his seven world titles with ferrari , suffered severe head trauma in a skiing accident at the french alps on december 29 . i think we are ( all ) still in shock , after nearly one month , ' alonso said . the day that i received the news i could not believe it , to be honest , because he is not a man that you think will have any problem . he was the man that can beat anything and can win any race and can do anything without any worries , so to see him and to see the accident ... ' we are all hoping every day to have some good news coming from the hospital ... all ( the ) drivers have huge respect because he was the man that motivated us and he was the man who we were looking at when we were go-kart drivers . ' alonso 's quest for a third drivers'championship title begins in melbourne on march 16 . read more : schumacher doctors start'waking up process' read more : f1 rips up the rulebook - 2014 changes explained | spaniard says ferrari 's new f14 t is showing some good signs ' but there is a lot of work to do ' |
george underwood <tsp> london ( cnn ) -- the year is 1962 and at bromley technical high school in london the lad who will become david bowie is about to announce his musical intentions . read review of david bowie 's new album as the line of schoolboys shuffles into the makeshift careers office , the boy steps forward . his friend george underwood takes up the story . i was right behind david and the careers officer said'so mr. david jones , what is it you are planning to do when you leave school ?'and david said ,'well i wan na be a saxophonist in a modern jazz quartet !'i laughed my head off after that because they did n't know how to pigeon hole people and they went down the category of music careers and he said'i 've got an interview for a job at a harp factory in bromley'-- that 's the nearest thing they had to music which i thought was hilarious . ' music had already brought the two boys together as friends through a common interest in skiffle ( the punk music of its time ' offers george ) and membership of a church choir . their vocal harmonies continued at school , singing everly brothers and buddy holly songs in the reverb-rich stairwell outside the art block , encouraged by their charismatic art master , owen frampton . why we 're just glad to have bowie back frampton 's son peter joined the school three years after george and david and was soon in search of musical companions . i asked my father who was head of the art department at the school , who was into music , ' says frampton , and he said well there 's this david jones character -- he seems to play guitar and sax . ' so it was the three of us exchanging licks really -- they taught me buddy holly numbers and i showed them what i knew on guitar -- so that 's when our friendship started on those stone steps . ' underwood and jones formed a firm friendship , which led to an uncanny coincidence . david 's mother and my mother -- who did n't know each other -- were both knitting jumpers for us and lo and behold it was the same pattern and we were walking down bromley high street with the same jumpers like we were trying to pull birds ! ' david 's fondness for american radio led to an interest in american football results . no one at that time was into american football in those days . but david liked the image of the big shoulder pads and there was a certain glamor about the way they looked and he thought i 'll get into american football . ' when jones wrote to the u.s. embassy in london about his enthusiasm the two boys were invited to visit and try on the equipment , the shoulder pads seeming like an inspiration for the wardrobe of the future ziggy stardust . but even best friends can have disagreements -- particularly when they are teenage boys trying to date the same girl . i managed to chat her up and arranged to meet her a couple of days later in this club . and david was rather annoyed and said ,'actually carol does n't want to go out with you she wants to go out with me and she did n't have the heart to tell you .'' george says david convinced him that the girl would n't turn up for the meeting . i was upset but i decided to go down to the club an hour and a half later and her mate said she had waited for me for an hour and david had made me look like a right prat . ' next day george could n't contain himself when he heard david saying he had won george 's girl . i just saw red and i do n't go around hitting people i promise you that -- honest -- i was n't that type . i knew david would n't fight me and i was so annoyed i just went like that . ' ( he makes a punching gesture ) . peter frampton takes up the story . i remember the day because my father came home very agitated and told the story of one of his pupils hit the other one and there was a fight or something and i heard that jones had to be taken to hospital but that 's all i knew i did n't actually see it happen . but the unfortunate thing is that as well as teaching art my dad also taught boxing and george was in his class so i think my father felt rather responsible ! ' the incident left david with a frozen pupil , giving the effect that he has eyes of different colors , which contributed to the other-worldly look which became synonymous with the image of bowie . oh god my stomach was turning , ' says underwood . that was the last thing i wanted . but anyway we made up and years later he told me i did him a favor so i do n't feel so bad about it now ! ' all three boys dreamed of becoming pop stars . george and david played together in bands such as the kon-rads and the king bees but it was george who scored the first hit recording under the name calvin james . peter left school early at 16 to join hit-making bands the herd and humble pie . that 's when david jones -- now performing as david bowie -- took his first big step towards stardom . when we were on the roads together david 's first single'space oddity'went to number 1 ' says frampton . he was number 1 in europe and humble pie we were number 2 with'natural born boogie .'' the bromley tech alumni had arrived . george quit music to focus on art and david asked him to work on three of his most famous album covers -- david bowie , ' hunky dory ' and ziggy stardust and the spiders from mars . ' he was invited along on the ziggy stardust ' tour to america , crossing the atlantic on the qe2 liner , where david astonished other diners by turning up for dinner in full ziggy costume . underwood recalls the reaction of the fans on that pivotal tour . the audience were just standing with their mouths open looking at him thinking ,'what am i seeing here ?'it was interesting seeing that from the ground floor every night . ' after achieving huge success as a solo artist -- frampton comes alive ' remains one of the best-selling live albums in music history -- peter frampton suffered a series of setbacks which left his career in tatters , until david invited him to record and tour with him in the 1980s . i ca n't thank him enough for asking me . there are so many other people he could have asked . but he was very aware of what had happened to me as far as my musical credibility disappearing because of the pop icon deal that happened to me . it was very special of him to see that and take me back to places that i could n't fill any more ... those kind of venues and take me around the world and reintroduce me as the guitar player and i still owe him . ' peter went on to win a grammy for his 2006 album fingerprints ' while george has developed a career in painting which has included exhibitions at london 's prestigious royal academy . all three remain firm friends today and plan to download the new album . underwood says he was n't concerned about bowie 's 10-year absence from recording . i 'm sure he 'd let me know if there was anything wrong . there 's all this speculation about his health but do n't worry folks , he 's fine -- the album proves it does n't it ? ' a lot of people have copied what he has done , in terms of re-inventing himself all the time , just when you think he 's got him figured out , ' says frampton . he 's an actor , he 's a musician , he 's an artist and he puts them all together and does what he wishes when he wishes and he 's very confident about what he does . but he 's the same guy i went to school with . ' | peter frampton and george underwood recall their long friendship with david bowie |
icc <tsp> ( cnn ) -- malawi said it wo n't host an african union summit next month because the organization wants omar al-bashir , the sudanese leader accused of war crimes in darfur , to attend . activists hailed the small and economically struggling southern african nation 's stance , announced by malawian vice-president khumbo kachali on state radio friday . al-bashir is wanted by the international criminal court on charges of war crimes and genocide , but he has eluded arrest . malawi is one of many countries that ratified the rome statute , which created the icc , and those nations are obliged to carry out the court 's orders , including its arrest warrants . while we have obligations to abide by decisions of the au , we are also under obligation to other international agreements including the rome statutes , ' kachali said . kachali said the summit appears to be headed to the ethiopian capital of addis ababa , also the au headquarters . sudan asked the au to move the meeting there after malawi said al-bashir would not be welcome . undule mwakasungula , director of the malawi center for human rights and rehabilitation , is quoted in a human rights watch news release friday that malawi has done right by darfur victims today . ' malawian president joyce banda took a strong stance in support of justice despite tough pressure from the african union , ' he said the au , the organization of countries across the african continent , has said before that its members should n't cooperate with al-bashir 's arrest . al-bashir made trips abroad for meetings despite the icc warrants against him crimes in the darfur region , where rebels have fought government forces and allied militiamen such as the janjaweed since 2003 . malawi welcomed al-bashir last year for a regional trade meeting when the country was led by president bingu wa mutharika . the human rights watch said chad , kenya and djibouti have permitted him on their territory . but other countries have canceled visits or have said that the wanted president is unwelcome . malawi joins an increasing number of countries that have declined to welcome al-bashir , ' said alan wallis , international justice lawyer at the southern africa litigation center , quoted by human rights watch . more states should follow malawi 's example . ' banda became president in april after mutharika died . after she took power , she said malawi would host the summit but stressed that al-bashir would n't be welcomed because of the arrest warrant . the human rights watch said . banda has said that malawi would lose all-important donor support if it invited al-bashir to the country . civil society groups across the african continent have repeatedly urged governments to arrest -- not host -- al-bashir , ' said elise keppler , senior international justice counsel at human rights watch . african activists have called for their governments to stand with victims , not with suspected war criminals . ' journalist gregory gondwe in lilongwe , malawi and cnn 's joe sterling in atlanta contributed to this report | malawi is a party to the rome statute that created the icc |
bing <tsp> ( wired ) -- when microsoft and facebook announced that they were partnering to integrate facebook and bing for social network-powered search , it confirmed something i thought monday : windows phone 7 is the real facebook phone . i do n't know whether facebook has a secret team working on a phone where they control the os . but the company do n't need one . it 's already deeply integrated into android and ios . now with the microsoft partnership , it 's tied to the most socially optimized smartphone ever brought to the market . this is , i think , one of the most exciting partnerships we 've done on the platform so far , ' facebook ceo mark zuckerberg said at the bing announcement wednesday . our view is that over the next five years we expect that almost every industry is going to be disrupted by someone building a great product that 's deep in whatever area that industry is , plus is extremely socially integrated . ' the first windows phone 7 handsets are due in stores november . the os is microsoft 's complete do-over on mobile , after its predecessor windows mobile tanked in popularity and market share in the wake of more consumer-savvy handsets such as apple 's iphone and google 's android-powered smartphones . every aspect of windows phone 7 is geared to social networks : phone , contacts , gaming , photos , even office . focusing the phone around hubs does n't just mean that local client apps and cloud apps are grouped next to each other . it means that the local client and cloud work together . microsoft tried to explicitly build a social networking phone featuring facebook , twitter , flickr and myspace with the kin . the kin failed and was killed by microsoft , mostly because it was n't a full-featured smartphone ( it was a fork of windows phone 7 ) , but required a smartphone 's data plan . the kin 's cloud-backed social and sharing components lived on in windows phone 7 . they were always there . only now , flickr and myspace are nowhere to be found . even before the bing announcement , facebook was a conspicuous part of the wp7 presentation . microsoft 's joe belfiore outlined a scenario where users could take a photo on their phone that 's then uploaded to facebook automatically , without even opening the facebook app . in the press release for wp7 , microsoft notes that the customizable start screen with live tiles provides real-time updates so you can keep tabs on the latest weather forecast , your favorite band , a friend 's facebook page and more , all with just one glimpse ' [ emphasis added ] . that was n't an accident . the facebook-bing partnership was already happening . it 's the exact strategy that zuckerberg outlined in his interview with michael arrington , where he explained why facebook was n't building its own phone . zuckerberg only made an offhand reference to wp7 in that interview : if windows phone 7 takes off , then i 'm sure we 'll put resources on that . ' but he added , with reference to their efforts with the iphone and android , the question is , what could we do if we also started hacking at a deeper level , and that is a lot of the stuff that we 're thinking about . ' in order to do that , zuckerberg explained , you need to find a company that was willing to incorporate social networking from the operating system up -- not just adding a layer on top of it was already doing , but making that the focus of the device and its services . at least one of those companies is microsoft . we started thinking what would social search look like , and we started looking around for partners , ' zuckerberg said . microsoft really is the underdog here and they really are incentivized to try new things . ' he was talking about search , but he may as well have been talking about phones . microsoft may be the underdog in search and phones , but it 's actually been ahead of the curve in terms of incorporating social layers into its products . the zune had song and photo sharing between devices over wi-fi before the iphone was even announced . but that was a closed network , limited to just zune-to-zune , and later zune-to-xbox . in order to get outside of itself , microsoft partnered with facebook early on -- it still owns part of the company -- and facebook helped shape microsoft 's social strategy . microsoft has been quietly building a social network without anyone actually noticing . windows live , office live , xbox live are all social networks where users work , share files and talk about media together . you use the same identity across all of those services on every microsoft device . facebook is already embedded in all of them : it 's built into messenger , hotmail and outlook , and it 's what powers part of the social dimension of xbox live . and bing is already embedded in facebook , in the form of maps and search results . now facebook 's information is embedded in bing search . and search is one of just three buttons on every wp7 phone . consequently , facebook 's partnership with bing is n't just about google > it is n't just about like ' results showing up when you search in a web browser on your pc . it 's about incorporating a social layer into media on every device in your household , from your phone to your set-top box . it 's about making those devices smarter in how they communicate with each other and from one platform to another . that 's what stood out to me most at the windows phone 7 launch event . the office people demonstrated how to use windows live to stream a powerpoint presentation from a windows pc to a mac . the xbox people were showing how to chat about a netflix movie with your facebook friends on xbox live . the hardware people were showing off a wide-angle hd webcam that will let families chat with families from their living rooms . deep integration of devices , media and services -- using the cloud to power person-to-person interaction through voice , images and text . if we think about apple 's attempt with ping to bring a social layer to itunes ( which has been criticized , in part , because apple did n't partner up with facebook ) , sony 's idea of a multitasking television set or twitter 's plays to get on the television screen with google tv , it 's clear that that 's where we 're heading . the only places where microsoft and facebook are underdogs ' are search and smartphones . when it comes to social networking and smart partnering with other companies -- including each other -- the two giants are way ahead of the field . subscribe to wired magazine for less than $ 1 an issue and get a free gift ! click here ! copyright 2010 wired.com . | microsoft and facebook partnering to integrate facebook and bing |
tokyo <tsp> hong kong ( cnn ) -- the round , red objects that tokyo 's runners have been encountering lately are not the exhausted faces of fellow joggers , but rather a healthy snack at the end of their run . the agricultural giant kagome told cnn it has placed a tomato vending machine in a station providing lockers and shower facilities for joggers near a popular running route close to the city 's imperial palace . the bright red vending machine , which has the slogan tomato loading ' in japanese emblazoned on it , serves two sizes of the fruit , costing either 300 yen ( $ 3 ) or 400 yen ( $ 4 ) per piece . kagome is pushing tomatoes as a healthy , rehydrating and nutrient-replenishing option for runners and will keep the vending machine in place until after the tokyo marathon on february 23 . japan is the spiritual home of vending machines , with jido-hanbaiki , as they are known in japanese , dispensing everything from soft drinks to toothbrushes , and even emergency underwear . there are currently around 5.5 million vending machines in japan , or one for every 23 people in the country , according to the japan national tourism organization . while vending machines dispensing apples and bananas are not unheard of , tomatoes are a new concept . they are replaced every other day , according to reports , to ensure freshness and the nagoya-based company , which has a large share of japan 's tomato market , says that they can help combat fatigue . i recommend runners have one after jogging to supply nutrition , ' a kagome executive was quoted as saying in the asahi shimbun newspaper . kagome has previously distributed tomatoes to marathon participants , handing out thousands of them at last year 's tokyo event . | a vending machine near tokyo 's imperial palace dispenses tomatoes |
kagome <tsp> hong kong ( cnn ) -- the round , red objects that tokyo 's runners have been encountering lately are not the exhausted faces of fellow joggers , but rather a healthy snack at the end of their run . the agricultural giant kagome told cnn it has placed a tomato vending machine in a station providing lockers and shower facilities for joggers near a popular running route close to the city 's imperial palace . the bright red vending machine , which has the slogan tomato loading ' in japanese emblazoned on it , serves two sizes of the fruit , costing either 300 yen ( $ 3 ) or 400 yen ( $ 4 ) per piece . kagome is pushing tomatoes as a healthy , rehydrating and nutrient-replenishing option for runners and will keep the vending machine in place until after the tokyo marathon on february 23 . japan is the spiritual home of vending machines , with jido-hanbaiki , as they are known in japanese , dispensing everything from soft drinks to toothbrushes , and even emergency underwear . there are currently around 5.5 million vending machines in japan , or one for every 23 people in the country , according to the japan national tourism organization . while vending machines dispensing apples and bananas are not unheard of , tomatoes are a new concept . they are replaced every other day , according to reports , to ensure freshness and the nagoya-based company , which has a large share of japan 's tomato market , says that they can help combat fatigue . i recommend runners have one after jogging to supply nutrition , ' a kagome executive was quoted as saying in the asahi shimbun newspaper . kagome has previously distributed tomatoes to marathon participants , handing out thousands of them at last year 's tokyo event . | kagome is promoting the fruit as a healthy alternative to energy drinks and bars |
bravo <tsp> ( cnn ) -- police charged an 18-year-old with murder in the case of a university of florida student last seen eight days ago , a police spokesman said friday . officer ben tobias announced that the gainesville police department charged pedro bravo with the death of christian aguilar . he did not offer further details . ron kozlowski , one of bravo 's attorneys , told cnn on friday night that he has not been presented with any new evidence thus far . ' bravo 's family is distraught and worried about the murder charge , kozlowski added . the 18-year-old aguilar was last seen about 6 p.m. september 20 , according to a police statement . his body still has n't been recovered , said tobias , who urged the public to reach out to authorities with any information on the case . we would ... encourage property owners , residential or business , who may have lime rock roads on their property , that were accessible to the general public , to search those properties for any suspicious areas of ground that appear to have been disturbed , ' tobias said . we are also requesting information from anyone who may have seen a suspicious vehicle , likened to a blue chevy blazer , in any remote areas on the night of thursday , september 20 . ' police told aguilar 's family about the murder charge -- and , with it , the presumption the college student was dead -- about an hour before the public announcement , tobias said . christian 's family is heartbroken , as expected , ' the police spokesman told cnn by e-mail . bravo told investigators that he 'd gotten into an altercation with aguilar ' on the night the college student went missing , police said . bravo then left aguilar in a parking lot in the central florida city , prompting police to warn that aguilar may be disoriented and/or seriously injured . aguilar 's father told cnn affiliate wcjb that his son disappeared after a fight over a girl . after talking with police september 21 , bravo was held for mental examination after threatening to harm or kill himself . he was later charged with depriving a victim of medical care , a third-degree felony , and was in custody at the time he was charged with murder , according to tobias . authorities have used helicopters and k-9 units to search for aguilar , to no avail . the young man 's family members , meanwhile , have plastered the area with fliers , taken to twitter to generate leads and invited a nonprofit search group to help look for him alongside family members and police . gainesville police posted a fresh plea friday night , on the department 's facebook page , asking volunteers to report to the florida farm bureau at 9 a.m. saturday to resume the search for aguilar . bravo 's family initially volunteered to help in the search , only to be politely turned down by aguilar 's family , kozlowski said . the lawyer said his client will make his first court appearance saturday morning . at that time , a judge will assess the case and set bail for bravo or decline to , thus assuring that the suspect will remain in custody . cnn 's joe sutton and greg botelho contributed to this report . | police announce that bravo , who was already in custody , is charged with murder |
bravo <tsp> ( cnn ) -- police charged an 18-year-old with murder in the case of a university of florida student last seen eight days ago , a police spokesman said friday . officer ben tobias announced that the gainesville police department charged pedro bravo with the death of christian aguilar . he did not offer further details . ron kozlowski , one of bravo 's attorneys , told cnn on friday night that he has not been presented with any new evidence thus far . ' bravo 's family is distraught and worried about the murder charge , kozlowski added . the 18-year-old aguilar was last seen about 6 p.m. september 20 , according to a police statement . his body still has n't been recovered , said tobias , who urged the public to reach out to authorities with any information on the case . we would ... encourage property owners , residential or business , who may have lime rock roads on their property , that were accessible to the general public , to search those properties for any suspicious areas of ground that appear to have been disturbed , ' tobias said . we are also requesting information from anyone who may have seen a suspicious vehicle , likened to a blue chevy blazer , in any remote areas on the night of thursday , september 20 . ' police told aguilar 's family about the murder charge -- and , with it , the presumption the college student was dead -- about an hour before the public announcement , tobias said . christian 's family is heartbroken , as expected , ' the police spokesman told cnn by e-mail . bravo told investigators that he 'd gotten into an altercation with aguilar ' on the night the college student went missing , police said . bravo then left aguilar in a parking lot in the central florida city , prompting police to warn that aguilar may be disoriented and/or seriously injured . aguilar 's father told cnn affiliate wcjb that his son disappeared after a fight over a girl . after talking with police september 21 , bravo was held for mental examination after threatening to harm or kill himself . he was later charged with depriving a victim of medical care , a third-degree felony , and was in custody at the time he was charged with murder , according to tobias . authorities have used helicopters and k-9 units to search for aguilar , to no avail . the young man 's family members , meanwhile , have plastered the area with fliers , taken to twitter to generate leads and invited a nonprofit search group to help look for him alongside family members and police . gainesville police posted a fresh plea friday night , on the department 's facebook page , asking volunteers to report to the florida farm bureau at 9 a.m. saturday to resume the search for aguilar . bravo 's family initially volunteered to help in the search , only to be politely turned down by aguilar 's family , kozlowski said . the lawyer said his client will make his first court appearance saturday morning . at that time , a judge will assess the case and set bail for bravo or decline to , thus assuring that the suspect will remain in custody . cnn 's joe sutton and greg botelho contributed to this report . | pedro bravo told investigators he got into a fight with aguilar that night and left the scene |
equatorial guinea <tsp> ( cnn ) -- this weekend 's kick-off at the 28th africa cup of nations launches a three-week explosion of color and noise in the soccer-crazy continent . the tournament is set to transfix the region as 16 teams go head-to-head to be crowned footballing kings of africa , but there is also a tinge of trepidation in the air . that 's because the 2010 installment in angola was overshadowed by a machine gun attack on the togo team bus that left three people dead and organizers -- the confederation of african football ( caf ) -- having to defend the decision to stage it there . this year 's co-hosts equatorial guinea and gabon are the smallest nations ever to hold the event -- which is also known as afcon -- giving rise to concerns about security , as well as travel and tourism infrastructure . cnn examines the complex nature of the event , investigating the issues on and off the field . the hosts oil-rich equatorial guinea and gabon are the smallest countries ever to ever host the africa cup of nations , with a combined population of just over two million . the fact they were chosen underlines the confederation of african football ( caf ) policy to use the tournament as an investment tool , hoping to drive tourism and business long after the soccer extravaganza has gone . it is only the second time that central africa has the honor to host the most prestigious competition on the continent . the first time was 40 years ago in my country , cameroon , ' caf spokesman habuba suleiman told cnn . it has become something unique allowing us to complete our major language areas ; arabic , anglophone , francophone , lusophone and today hispanic with equatorial guinea . each of the co-hosts could perhaps not afford to host a competition of 16 teams alone . we had a first experience in 2000 ( hosted by ghana and nigeria ) and it was not entirely satisfactory . this time the two countries have cooperated very well as evidenced by the decision to grant common visas to both countries . this is a great step forward . ' but there is pressure on them to deliver a successful and safe cup of nations after 2010 's pre-tournament tragedy in angola -- which had only recently emerged from a civil war lasting three decades . according to african football expert mark gleeson , who has been to every tournament since 1992 , caf 's decision to take the tournament to new territories has had mixed success . when you award afcon to places like burkina faso , mali , angola or gabon , you find that coffers for sporting infrastructure that would be normally be difficult to open suddenly emerge and you 're leaving a legacy of football infrastructure , ' he told cnn . caf have actively pursued that line over the last two decades , sometimes to the detriment of the tournament -- in gabon there is n't a hotel room for neither love nor money . luckily in africa there are not too many traveling fans so that 's not much of a problem , but infrastructure is poor : how do you get from one venue to the next ? there is n't the immense pressure on traveling fans as there would be in europe . what would you rather have -- a stadium that allows a nation to participate competitively in football versus disgruntled visitors that ca n't find a hotel room for two weeks ? ' the culture of chaos the deadly attack on togo 's team led to questions about the tournament 's organization and security , but according to gleeson , the africa cup of nations ca n't be judged by similar standards to the world cup or the european championships . the tournament has a unique , chaotic charm , maybe that has an appeal , ' he said . my experience is that nothing is ever ready -- it is all a patch-up job . but if the football kicks off at the appointed time , the tv cameras are in place and the whistle is blown , it does n't matter whether the accreditation machine broke down five hours before . i think there 's far too much emphasis on all the other sideshows that there needs to be . it 's important to have the competition taking place , to have a good intensity that african football followers will enjoy . ' suleiman said security arrangements are the responsibility of the host nations , not the ruling body . we do n't have an army to check security . we are a group of peaceful people who are convinced that football has to be a factor of unity , friendship and fraternity , ' he told cnn . we were all ruffled by what happened in angola . it was a tragedy that touched us profoundly . i hope that never repeats itself . the opportunity there may be huge pressure on the co-hosts , but the pride they feel at staging the african soccer showcase is palpable . gabon spent an estimated $ 500 million on stadiums and infrastructure despite them being tiny in comparison to hosts of other major tournaments , like china , who spent an estimated $ 42 billion on the 2008 olympics . hugues dowe , from gabon 's local organizing committee , told cnn that hosting of the cup of nations is something exceptional . ' finally hosting the tournament means so many opportunities for gabon and its people , ' he said . when you host the cup of nations you ca n't expect benefits immediately . but we have built big infrastructure in terms of hosting the tournament like roads , stadiums and hotels . these big investments are very important for development of our country , particularly in sports and tourism sectors . ' the security in gabon will be the best organized of any country which hosted the tournament before us . dowe also insisted there would be enough hotel rooms to accommodate the 80,000 expected visitors , as well as the many journalists descending on the competition , while the four stadiums that are hosting matches across the two countries are open and ready for kick-off . i have never heard of problems without solutions , ' suleiman said . in africa , small problems always end up being arranged . caf belongs to each of the 53 national associations . they all have the right to bid to host without any exception . with each new edition of the competition , the afcon has become a factor of economic development in terms of structures and infrastructures . we would not have had all these beautiful stadiums in africa without the afcon . roads have been constructed , medical facilities built , zones electrified and development of new technologies accelerated . it is something caf can legitimately be proud of . ' the tournament afcon is the planet 's third biggest football tournament , behind the world cup and the european championships . the biennial competition is contested by 16 teams split into four groups . each country will host matches in two cities . saturday 's opening group a matches will be in equatorial guinea 's former capital bata , while other games will be held in malabo -- its 1969 successor . in gabon a new 40,000-seater stadium has been built in the capital libreville , with help from the chinese government , and will host the final . in franceville , the stade de franceville has been refurbished to hold 35,000 spectators . the top two teams from each group go through to the quarterfinal stage . the final will be held in gabon 's capital , libreville , on february 12 . the teams the qualified nations are : group a -- equatorial guinea , libya , zambia , senegal ; group b -- ivory coast , sudan , burkina faso , angola ; group c -- gabon , niger , morocco , tunisia ; group d -- ghana , botswana , mali , guinea . there is a notable list of absentees . egypt , who won the last three titles , failed to qualify along with african heavyweights cameroon , south africa and nigeria . the rise of african football in recent years means some of the world 's biggest soccer stars will be on show , such as the ivory coast 's chelsea striker didier drogba and manchester city midfielder yaya toure , as well as mali 's seydou keita , who plays for european and spanish champions barcelona . | africa cup of nations to be hosted by gabon and equatorial guinea |
mogadishu <tsp> mogadishu , somalia ( cnn ) -- the united nations condemned a suicide bombing in somalia 's capital that killed a number of people , including three journalists from state-run broadcasting services , as a cowardly attack . ' the u.n. special representative to somalia made the comments following the attack thursday that saw a pair of suicide bombers blew themselves up inside a packed teahouse near mogadishu 's presidential palace . i strongly condemn this cowardly and senseless attack . these acts of terrorism can not reverse the recent achievements that somalia has witnessed , ' augustine p. mahiga said in a statement released thursday . such incidents can only reinforce the determination of the somali people to reject violence and engage in peaceful resolution of conflict . ' state-run radio mogadishu reported identified two of the dead as liban ali nur , news director and anchor for somalia 's national television network , and abdisatar dahir sabrieye , an anchor and producer who recently returned to war-torn somalia after exile in neighboring kenya . the head of another radio station , the voice of democracy , also died in the blast , and four other journalists were wounded , three critically , the network reported . a witness said the cafe was spattered with blood and pieces of bodies . soldiers killed in blast targeting new somali president the national union of somali journalists said the bombings took place just after sunset and that the al-shabaab jihadist movement had claimed responsibility for the attack . we strongly condemn this attack on journalists . we are absolutely convinced that this was a targeted attack on journalists , ' said omar faruk osman , the group 's secretary-general . somalia 's shaky transitional government , backed by african union peacekeepers , has been battling islamic guerrillas for years . the country has lacked an effective central government since 1991 , with portions of the horn of africa nation left lawless . more than 40 journalists have been killed in somalia since 1992 , making it one of the world 's most dangerous places for reporters , according to the committee to protect journalists . osman said 12 have died so far this year -- the single deadliest year for journalists in the history of our country . ' somalia picks political newcomer as president in landmark vote cnn correspondent david mckenzie contributed to this report . | two suicide bombers attacked a teahouse in mogadishu , state radio says |
caroline wozniacki <tsp> ( cnn ) -- caroline wozniacki moved a win nearer to reclaiming the world number one spot from kim clijsters but her passage to the last 16 in dubai only came after her russian opponent , anna chakvetadze , fainted on court . chakvetadze was serving to level their match at one set all when she collapsed and fell to the ground . wozniacki and courtside officials all rushed to help chakvetadze , who eventually came around but played just one more point before wisely retiring . wozniacki , who took the first set 6-1 but trailed 3-5 in the second , was shocked by the incident . it was scary . she is a good friend of mine , but to see anyone collapse on the other side of the net is not a good sight . it was quite a surprise , ' she told afp . chakvetadze , who put out pattaya open winner daniela hantuchova in the first round , was later diagnosed with a gastro-intestinal illness . wozniacki , who needs to reach the semifinals in dubai to dislodge australian open champion clijsters , next plays ayumi morita as the japanese qualifier continued her superb run . morita beat clijsters'paris final conqueror petra kvitova in the first round and followed that up wednesday with a straight sets win over sania mirza , the indian star now based in dubai . morita eased to a 6-4 6-2 win while russia 's svetlana kuznetsova earned another meeting with francesca schiavone of italy . kuznetsova lost to the french open winner in the longest women 's match in grand slam history in last month 's australian open , four hours 44 minutes . kuznetsova needed two-hours 30 minutes to beat tavetona pironkova by 5-7 6-2 6-3 to earn a chance of revenge . i think every single person who knows me watch that match in melbourne came to me and said it was a great match , ' kuznetsova said . meanwhile , britain 's andy murray has withdrawn from next week 's atp tournament in dubai , citing a wrist injury . murray , beaten in the final of the australian open by novak djokovic , played last week in rotterdam , but was well below his best and won only five games in losing his first-round clash to marcos baghdatis . his withdrawal will mean the 23-year-old is not due to play again until the masters series event in indian wells in the middle of next month . andy would like to apologize to both the tournament and its fans , ' he told his official website . roger federer and rafael nadal are among the entries for the popular tournament . | caroline wozniacki moves to within two wins of reclaiming world number one spot |
teresa heinz kerry <tsp> ( cnn ) -- teresa heinz kerry , wife of secretary of state john kerry , has been upgraded from critical to fair condition a day after she was hospitalized with symptoms consistent with some kind of seizure . ' heinz kerry , 74 , underwent tests at boston 's massachusetts general hospital on sunday night and monday morning , kerry spokesman glen johnson said , before her condition was upgraded . a source close to the family has told cnn she exhibited symptoms consistent with some sort of seizure . ' while leaving his home in boston monday evening , secretary kerry told reporters that his wife was improving and that the family hoped to have good news to report tuesday . he thanked everyone for their well wishes . johnson earlier said john kerry , heinz kerry 's son and other family members have been at the hospital since she fell ill. heinz kerry became ill sunday and was taken by ambulance to nantucket cottage hospital , accompanied by her husband , johnson said . once her condition was stabilized , she was transferred to massachusetts general . heinz kerry was in nantucket , where the family has a home . the family is grateful for the outpouring of support it has received and aware of the interest in her condition , but they ask for privacy at this time , ' johnson said in a statement . born in mozambique , heinz kerry worked for the trusteeship council of the united nations in the 1960s when she moved to the united states . her first husband , sen. john heinz of pennsylvania , died in a plane crash in 1991 . kerry on yacht day of egyptian coup heinz kerry spoke to cnn 's larry king in 2010 about her battle with breast cancer . he asked her if she was scared . i was n't scared because i 'm very analytical about things like this , ' she said . i 'm kind of , i guess , a little fatalistic . ' cnn 's jamie crawford contributed to this report . | teresa heinz kerry 's condition upgraded from critical to fair , spokesman said |
myanmar <tsp> bali , indonesia ( cnn ) -- president barack obama took part friday in the asean ( association of southeast asian nations ) economic summit and hailed an airplane sales deal between boeing and an indonesian airline . obama was in bali , indonesia , for the asean meeting in a region that accounts for more than half of the world 's gdp . he held bilateral talks with india , the philippines and malaysia beforehand . obama helped announce a large plane order for u.s.-based boeing to lion air . for the last several days , i 've been talking about how we have to make sure that we 've got a presence in this region , that it can result directly in jobs at home , ' obama said in a statement . and what we see here -- a multibillion-dollar deal between lion air -- one of the fastest-growing airlines not just in the region , but in the world -- and boeing is going to result in over 100,000 jobs back in the united states of america , over a long period of time . ' he said more than 200 planes were in the order . asean leaders , meanwhile , agreed that myanmar can chair the regional bloc in 2014 , amid some signs of reform . some critics say it is still too early to award the high-profile role to myanmar , where between 600 and 1,000 political prisoners are believed to remain behind bars . the asian leg of obama 's trip follows two days spent in australia , where he declared that the united states will increase its military presence and expand its role in shaping the asia pacific region . our enduring interests in the region demand our enduring presence in this region , ' obama told the australian parliament . the united states is a pacific power , and we are here to stay . ' he announced an agreement with australia on wednesday that will expand military cooperation between the longtime allies and boost america 's presence in the region . in a speech a day later , obama made it clear that the military expansion is a top priority in the wake of the iraq and afghanistan wars , even as the united states faces the need to reduce mounting federal deficits and debt . as we end today 's wars , i have directed my national security team to make our presence and missions in the asia pacific a top priority , ' obama said . as a result , reductions in u.s. defense spending will not -- i repeat , will not -- come at the expense of the asia pacific . ' the speech on the second day of his two-day trip to australia , obama 's first as president , signaled a policy objective to compete head-on with china for influence in the region while also providing security assurances for allies . deputy national security adviser ben rhodes told reporters that the policy comes in part from nations of the region seeking increased u.s. presence . the ability of the united states to help respond to contingencies is something that has been welcomed in recent years , whether , again , it was work that we 're doing in the philippines to counter violent extremism , work that we 're doing to counter piracy in the region , the response to the tsunami in indonesia , ' rhodes said . so in other words , there 's a demand signal from the nations of the region , and this is something that we 're doing in concert with one of our closest allies . so we believe it 's not just entirely appropriate , but an important step to dealing with the challenges of the future of the asia pacific region . ' under the military agreement announced wednesday , up to 250 u.s. marines will be sent to darwin and the northern region of australia for military exercises and training . over the next several years their numbers are expected to climb to 2,500 -- a full marine ground task force . before departing australia for indonesia , the president , along with some u.s. marines , visited a military base in darwin . while speaking to the troops there , obama thanked them for their service and praised the two nations'alliance , which is now 60 years old , and said he looks forward to a deepening of the alliance . going forward , our purpose is the same as it was 60 years ago -- the preservation of peace and security . and in a larger sense , you 're answering the question once posed by the great banjo paterson . of australia , he wrote ,'hath she the strength for the burden laid upon her , hath she the power to protect and guard her own ?'' the president 's australian visit -- postponed twice in 2009 and 2010 due to the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico and other domestic political considerations -- highlights a changing balance of power in the pacific as china expands its military reach and the united states works to reduce its military footprint in japan . cnn 's charley keyes , tom cohen and alan silverleib contributed to this report | myanmar will chair asean group in 2014 |
asean <tsp> bali , indonesia ( cnn ) -- president barack obama took part friday in the asean ( association of southeast asian nations ) economic summit and hailed an airplane sales deal between boeing and an indonesian airline . obama was in bali , indonesia , for the asean meeting in a region that accounts for more than half of the world 's gdp . he held bilateral talks with india , the philippines and malaysia beforehand . obama helped announce a large plane order for u.s.-based boeing to lion air . for the last several days , i 've been talking about how we have to make sure that we 've got a presence in this region , that it can result directly in jobs at home , ' obama said in a statement . and what we see here -- a multibillion-dollar deal between lion air -- one of the fastest-growing airlines not just in the region , but in the world -- and boeing is going to result in over 100,000 jobs back in the united states of america , over a long period of time . ' he said more than 200 planes were in the order . asean leaders , meanwhile , agreed that myanmar can chair the regional bloc in 2014 , amid some signs of reform . some critics say it is still too early to award the high-profile role to myanmar , where between 600 and 1,000 political prisoners are believed to remain behind bars . the asian leg of obama 's trip follows two days spent in australia , where he declared that the united states will increase its military presence and expand its role in shaping the asia pacific region . our enduring interests in the region demand our enduring presence in this region , ' obama told the australian parliament . the united states is a pacific power , and we are here to stay . ' he announced an agreement with australia on wednesday that will expand military cooperation between the longtime allies and boost america 's presence in the region . in a speech a day later , obama made it clear that the military expansion is a top priority in the wake of the iraq and afghanistan wars , even as the united states faces the need to reduce mounting federal deficits and debt . as we end today 's wars , i have directed my national security team to make our presence and missions in the asia pacific a top priority , ' obama said . as a result , reductions in u.s. defense spending will not -- i repeat , will not -- come at the expense of the asia pacific . ' the speech on the second day of his two-day trip to australia , obama 's first as president , signaled a policy objective to compete head-on with china for influence in the region while also providing security assurances for allies . deputy national security adviser ben rhodes told reporters that the policy comes in part from nations of the region seeking increased u.s. presence . the ability of the united states to help respond to contingencies is something that has been welcomed in recent years , whether , again , it was work that we 're doing in the philippines to counter violent extremism , work that we 're doing to counter piracy in the region , the response to the tsunami in indonesia , ' rhodes said . so in other words , there 's a demand signal from the nations of the region , and this is something that we 're doing in concert with one of our closest allies . so we believe it 's not just entirely appropriate , but an important step to dealing with the challenges of the future of the asia pacific region . ' under the military agreement announced wednesday , up to 250 u.s. marines will be sent to darwin and the northern region of australia for military exercises and training . over the next several years their numbers are expected to climb to 2,500 -- a full marine ground task force . before departing australia for indonesia , the president , along with some u.s. marines , visited a military base in darwin . while speaking to the troops there , obama thanked them for their service and praised the two nations'alliance , which is now 60 years old , and said he looks forward to a deepening of the alliance . going forward , our purpose is the same as it was 60 years ago -- the preservation of peace and security . and in a larger sense , you 're answering the question once posed by the great banjo paterson . of australia , he wrote ,'hath she the strength for the burden laid upon her , hath she the power to protect and guard her own ?'' the president 's australian visit -- postponed twice in 2009 and 2010 due to the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico and other domestic political considerations -- highlights a changing balance of power in the pacific as china expands its military reach and the united states works to reduce its military footprint in japan . cnn 's charley keyes , tom cohen and alan silverleib contributed to this report | myanmar will chair asean group in 2014 |
asean <tsp> bali , indonesia ( cnn ) -- president barack obama took part friday in the asean ( association of southeast asian nations ) economic summit and hailed an airplane sales deal between boeing and an indonesian airline . obama was in bali , indonesia , for the asean meeting in a region that accounts for more than half of the world 's gdp . he held bilateral talks with india , the philippines and malaysia beforehand . obama helped announce a large plane order for u.s.-based boeing to lion air . for the last several days , i 've been talking about how we have to make sure that we 've got a presence in this region , that it can result directly in jobs at home , ' obama said in a statement . and what we see here -- a multibillion-dollar deal between lion air -- one of the fastest-growing airlines not just in the region , but in the world -- and boeing is going to result in over 100,000 jobs back in the united states of america , over a long period of time . ' he said more than 200 planes were in the order . asean leaders , meanwhile , agreed that myanmar can chair the regional bloc in 2014 , amid some signs of reform . some critics say it is still too early to award the high-profile role to myanmar , where between 600 and 1,000 political prisoners are believed to remain behind bars . the asian leg of obama 's trip follows two days spent in australia , where he declared that the united states will increase its military presence and expand its role in shaping the asia pacific region . our enduring interests in the region demand our enduring presence in this region , ' obama told the australian parliament . the united states is a pacific power , and we are here to stay . ' he announced an agreement with australia on wednesday that will expand military cooperation between the longtime allies and boost america 's presence in the region . in a speech a day later , obama made it clear that the military expansion is a top priority in the wake of the iraq and afghanistan wars , even as the united states faces the need to reduce mounting federal deficits and debt . as we end today 's wars , i have directed my national security team to make our presence and missions in the asia pacific a top priority , ' obama said . as a result , reductions in u.s. defense spending will not -- i repeat , will not -- come at the expense of the asia pacific . ' the speech on the second day of his two-day trip to australia , obama 's first as president , signaled a policy objective to compete head-on with china for influence in the region while also providing security assurances for allies . deputy national security adviser ben rhodes told reporters that the policy comes in part from nations of the region seeking increased u.s. presence . the ability of the united states to help respond to contingencies is something that has been welcomed in recent years , whether , again , it was work that we 're doing in the philippines to counter violent extremism , work that we 're doing to counter piracy in the region , the response to the tsunami in indonesia , ' rhodes said . so in other words , there 's a demand signal from the nations of the region , and this is something that we 're doing in concert with one of our closest allies . so we believe it 's not just entirely appropriate , but an important step to dealing with the challenges of the future of the asia pacific region . ' under the military agreement announced wednesday , up to 250 u.s. marines will be sent to darwin and the northern region of australia for military exercises and training . over the next several years their numbers are expected to climb to 2,500 -- a full marine ground task force . before departing australia for indonesia , the president , along with some u.s. marines , visited a military base in darwin . while speaking to the troops there , obama thanked them for their service and praised the two nations'alliance , which is now 60 years old , and said he looks forward to a deepening of the alliance . going forward , our purpose is the same as it was 60 years ago -- the preservation of peace and security . and in a larger sense , you 're answering the question once posed by the great banjo paterson . of australia , he wrote ,'hath she the strength for the burden laid upon her , hath she the power to protect and guard her own ?'' the president 's australian visit -- postponed twice in 2009 and 2010 due to the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico and other domestic political considerations -- highlights a changing balance of power in the pacific as china expands its military reach and the united states works to reduce its military footprint in japan . cnn 's charley keyes , tom cohen and alan silverleib contributed to this report | the president will take part in the asean economic summit |
los angeles <tsp> atlanta ( cnn ) -- two of the world 's largest concrete pumps will depart the united states later this week as part of the effort to resolve the crisis at japan 's fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant , officials said . each pump weighs 190,000 pounds and has a boom reach of over 227 feet , and can pump water and concrete at massive rates . they will be loaded aboard enormous russian cargo jets friday . the pumps'manufacturer , putzmeister , said in a release the devices are normally used to pour concrete for bridges and high-rise construction projects , but can offer pinpoint accuracy to directly target hotspots within the reactors ' and help with cooling . there are only three such pumps in the world , said putzmeister spokeswoman mary roberts . japanese prime minister naoto kan issued an emergency order to obtain a similar , smaller pump in march , approximately one week after the march 11 magnitude-9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck japan and damaged the fukushima daiichi plant . after the pump arrived and was used to successfully pump 150 tons of seawater into the plant 's nuclear reactor spent-fuel pool , initiatives to bring the two larger devices to japan began . just last week , the u.s. department of energy was using one of the pumps at a mixed oxide fuel plant construction site on the savannah river in southeastern georgia . georgia department of transportation jill goldberg said the agency issued a special permit for the gigantic pump to get it to atlanta 's hartsfield-jackson international airport . it arrived there monday . the pumps are fully assembled and will remain so during the long journey to japan , roberts said . since they 're already assembled , that will mean no delay on the japanese end on getting it to the plant , ' she said . once each machine is loaded on board russian antonov an-124 planes , one pump will depart from atlanta , while the other will depart from los angeles international airport on saturday morning . two putzmeister technicians are traveling with each pump to train the japanese who will eventually be operating them , roberts said . previously , one of the pumps had been used to encase the nuclear reactor at chernobyl with concrete after the 1986 nuclear accident in the former soviet union . | they will leave from atlanta and los angeles |
faa <tsp> ( cnn ) -- just weeks before a continental connection commuter plane crashed near buffalo , another airline had reminded its pilots about safety issues with instrument approaches at the airport . only a few pieces of the continental connection dash 8 turboprop were recognizable after the crash . however , a spokeswoman for the federal aviation administration on thursday said it was extremely unlikely the february 12 crash and the warning were related . instrument approaches are those in which pilots use cockpit displays to line up their aircraft with the runway when visibility is low . the alert , initially issued by southwest airlines and reissued wednesday by the airline 's pilot association , warned there was a potentially significant hazard ' concerning the instrument landing system 's glide slope guidance signal for runway 23 . the airline advised , pilots who are preparing to configure and land have the potential to experience abrupt pitch up , slow airspeed , and approach to stall if conditions present themselves in a certain manner . ' southwest airlines spokesperson linda rutherford said an earthen dam at the end of the runway was interfering with the signal being sent to inbound flights . rutherford would not confirm if any of southwest 's recent flights into buffalo experienced problems on approach . we often put out alerts on obstructions to a navigation aid , ' rutherford told cnn . she also pointed out , though landing on the same runway , southwest airlines flights approach runway 23 from the north , turning right , while the colgan air flight that crashed was approaching from the south turning left . rutherford called that distinction important . view a google earth image of runway 23 » the national transportation safety board told cnn the agency was aware ' of the southwest airlines alert , but would not comment further . the issue is caused by a geographic feature at the airport , a valley , something we ca n't do anything about , ' said faa spokeswoman laura brown . she said the altitude reading makes it look like you 're a lot higher than you are , because there is a valley there . ' the feature has been noted on faa charts for years , she said . as far as we can tell , there is no way this had any role in the accident , ' brown told cnn . it 's not a navigation aid that would have applied to the approach . ' the alert from southwest airlines advises pilots that the problem could cause the planes navigational system to interpret data in such a way as to result in a nose-up pitch and loss of airspeed . ' flight data recorders obtained by the ntsb of the crashed colgan air flight 3407 show during its approach to runway 23 , the twin turbo prop dash-8 pitched up 31 degrees before going into a stall due to lack of airspeed . southwest airlines pilot association told its pilots the issue is being addressed on several levels in an attempt to address procedures , facilities , and communication regarding this matter . ' the alert advises any pilots experience trouble to contact the association 's safety office . | new : faa spokeswoman says it does n't appear issue was related to crash |
california <tsp> ( cnn ) -- california 's supreme court on tuesday denied the san diego county clerk 's request to immediately halt same-sex marriages in the state , the latest , if not necessarily last , key ruling in a years-long legal fight . the decision was announced in a brief ruling , which said : the request for an immediate temporary stay or injunctive relief is denied . ' kamala harris , california 's attorney general , also tweeted the news . she is among the state officials who have supported same-sex marriage and opposed the implementation of proposition 8 , a referendum that limited marriages in the state to those between a man and a woman . the u.s. supreme court paved the way last month for gay and lesbian couples to resume marrying in the state . in a lengthy court document filed last friday with california 's supreme court , san diego county clerk ernest dronenburg asked the court to order gov . jerry brown , harris and other state officials to abide by an immediate temporary stay ' to once again halt same-sex marriages . petitioner has been placed in an unsustainable position because , among other things , he has been threatened with legal action by the attorney general for exercising his public duties consistent with state law defining marriage as the union between one man and one woman , ' dronenburg argued . earlier tuesday -- before the state high court 's decision came down -- same-sex marriage supporters gathered in san diego to decry the efforts by dronenburg and his supporters to continue their fight . your religion , i respect it , i do n't agree with it , ' lgbt rights activist sean sala said . but my religion and your religion do not run this land . the constitution of the united states runs this land . ' at one point , dronenburg himself came out to make his case , addressing reporters as his opponents stood around him . the clerk said he wanted california 's supreme court to halt same-sex marriages because of what had happened once before : such weddings took place only to be later ruled to be against state law . i asked for a stay because it 's cruel to set up people , ' the county clerk said . the back-and-forth over same-sex marriage in california has been playing out in the courts and in political forums for years . fast facts : same-sex marriage in may 2008 , california 's supreme court struck down the state 's ban on same-sex marriage , ruling that the state 's constitution gives this basic civil right to ( marry to ) all californians , whether gay or heterosexual , and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples . ' the tide turned a few months later , when 52 % of voters backed proposition 8 to halt gay and lesbian marriages . yet state officials declined to stand behind the prohibition , even if private parties did . a federal appeals court subsequently ruled that proposition 8 was unconstitutional , though it still issued a stay on same-sex marriages until the u.s. supreme court could weigh in . that happened june 26 , when the nation 's high court -- in a 5-4 decision -- dismissed an appeal of the earlier lower court ruling on narrow , jurisdictional grounds . high court lets same-sex marriages in california continue two days later , the ninth u.s . circuit court of appeals officially lifted the previous injunction and same-sex weddings took place very soon thereafter . proposition 8 backers tried to get the u.s. supreme court to again intervene , but justice anthony kennedy refused to do so . since filing his petition , dronenburg has become a champion for those who favor restricting marriage to heterosexuals . in a tweet several days ago , for instance , the american family association 's bryan fischer compared the county clerk to civil rights icon rosa parks for refusing to violate ca constitution on wedding licenses . ' gay rights groups , like marriage equality usa , cheered tuesday 's decision denying dronenburg 's request . still , san diego gay and lesbian news reported that the long , winding legal battle has n't necessarily come to an end . it 's not over ! ' tweeted that organization , which describes itself as a proud member of the san diego lgbt community . ' california supreme court still has to has to hear petitions to halt same-gender marriage in august . ' | california 's supreme court declines to immediately halt same-sex marriages in state |
belarus <tsp> ( cnn ) -- lionel messi scored twice for barcelona as the european champions crushed bate borisov 5-0 to claim their first group h win in this season 's champions league . barca opened the scoring in the 19th minute of a wet evening in belarus , when alyaksandr volodko turned a dani alves cross from the right into his own net and they doubled their lead three minutes later when pedro headed home david villa 's left-wing center . goalkeeper alyaksandr gutor gifted barca their third , dropping pedro 's cross onto messi 's head for the argentine 's first goal of the night , while messi added his second soon after the interval -- firing home after exchanging passes with alves . messi has now scored 14 goals already this season and takes his total number of barcelona goals to 193 , joint second with hungarian ladislao kubala in barca 's all-time list of leading scorers . villa added a last-gasp fifth goal for barca , after bate had made a mess of a free-kick , as the catalan giants equalled their biggest-ever champions league win . barcelona are level on four points with milan at the top of the group , after the italian champions saw off czech side viktoria plzen 2-0 at the san siro . milan opened the scoring in the 53rd minute when zlatan ibrahimovic marked his return from injury by netting from the penalty spot after marian cisovsky handled in the area . and ibrahimovic set up milan 's second 13 minutes later , holding off his marker before slipping the ball through for antonio cassano to deftly find the net . bate borisov and viktoria plzen are joint third on one point apiece and already look to have a mountain to climb against the two giants of the group . chelsea are top of group e with four points from their first two matches , despite conceding a late penalty in a 1-1 draw at spanish side valencia . england midfielder frank lampard , who was restored to the side by manager andre villas-boas after being left out of their weekend win over swansea , opened the scoring in the 56th minute when converting florent malouda 's pull-back . but , just three minutes from time , roberto soldado levelled from the spot after substitute salomon kalou handled a cross in the area . bayer leverkusen are second in the table with three points after a 2-0 home victory over belgian champions genk . lars bender opened the scoring on the half hour mark , slamming home a shot from a tight angle , and veteran midfielder michael ballack sealed the win in injury time with a superb volley -- his first goal in more than 18 months . valencia are third in the table on two points , after drawing their opening two games , with genk propping up the others with just a single point from their two matches . in group f , arsenal winger alex oxlade-chamberlain entered the record books as the london side beat olympiakos 2-1 at the emirates stadium . chamberlain , 18 , opened the scoring with a composed eighth minute finish to become the youngest-ever englishman to score in the competition . brazilian left-back andre santos scored his first arsenal goal from a tight angle to double their lead before david fuster pulled a goal back with an unmarked header from inside the area . arsenal are second in the table with four points , two behind french champions marseille , who lead the way with a maximum six points after cruising to a 3-0 home win over borussia dortmund . andre ayew gave the hosts a 1-0 half-time lead when he fired home a low shot from outside the area and they doubled their lead in the 62nd minute when loic remy blasted home after superbly chesting the ball down . ayew added his second , and marseille 's third , seven minutes later , converting from the penalty spot after remy had been bundled to the ground by dortmund captain sebastian kehl . the only down side for marseille was the late dismissal of jordan ayew , who was shown a second yellow card for diving . meanwhile , russian champions zenit st petersburg battled back from going behind to claim a 3-1 group g win over 10-man porto . europa league winners porto went ahead in the 10th minute when colombian james rodriguez netted from hulk 's right-wing cross , but the home side drew level 10 minutes later when roman shirokov scored from the edge of the area after goalkeeper helton had deflected a viktor faizulin cross into his path . porto had defender jorge fucile sent off for two yellow cards just before the break -- and zenit took control in the second half . shirokov scored his and zenit 's second when converting from close range and danny added a third 18 minutes from time when turning home alexander kerzhakov 's cross . however , surprise leaders of the group after two matches are cypriot side apoel nicosia , who drew 1-1 at last season 's quarterfinalists shakhtar donetsk . that result leaves apoel on four points , with zenit and porto on three apiece and shakhtar trailing on a single point . | lionel messi scores twice to help barcelona thump bate borisov 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doctor who <tsp> ( cnn ) -- on sunday , the live web broadcast of perhaps the world 's most prestigious science fiction awards ended up in the twilight zone . blame it on an attack by'bots . the hugo awards were being streamed live on video site ustream when , at 10:43 p.m . et , the feed went dark during an acceptance speech by fantasy writer neil gaiman . the reason ? ustream says automated software designed to detect the unauthorized posting of copyrighted material was triggered when , before gaiman 's speech , the ceremony showed clips of the doctor 's wife , ' an episode of the popular sci-fi series doctor who , ' that gaiman penned . instead of gaiman , text reading worldcon banned due to copyright infringement ' appeared . worldcon is the conference at which the awards are held . our editorial team and content monitors almost immediately noticed a flood of livid twitter messages about the ban and attempted to restore the broadcast , ' brad hunstable , ceo and founder of ustream , wrote on the site 's blog . unfortunately , we were not able to lift the ban before the broadcast ended . we had many unhappy viewers as a result , and for that i am truly sorry . ' the third-party system , vobile , is used by video sites to detect unauthorized posts . the hugo awards had permission to air the clips but apparently had not notified ustream . hunstable acknowledged that his site 's system for doing so was n't as clear as it should be . he said the automated system has been suspended until ustream is able to better balance the needs of broadcasters , viewers , and copyright holders . ' ustream is committed to promoting internet freedom , and we will strive to continually improve our service to provide the best , legal viewing experience possible , ' he wrote . perhaps as a boon to disappointed fans , gaiman , a prolific twitter user with more than 1.7 million followers , shared a link monday to his video acceptance speech from when he won the sfx award for screenwriting in february . copyright bots switched off the hugo award stream last night , ' he wrote . named after hugo gernsback , the editor of groundbreaking sci-fi magazine amazing stories , the hugos ( originally the science fiction achievement awards ) have been awarded annually for science fiction and fantasy writing since 1953 . gaiman , whose doctor who ' episode explored the doctor 's most longstanding relationship in an unprecedented way , is known for the groundbreaking the sandman ' graphic novel series and books like neverwhere , ' american gods ' and coraline , ' which was turned into an academy award-nominated animated film in 2009 . | the webcast , on streaming-site ustream , showed scenes from doctor who ' |
hugo awards <tsp> ( cnn ) -- on sunday , the live web broadcast of perhaps the world 's most prestigious science fiction awards ended up in the twilight zone . blame it on an attack by'bots . the hugo awards were being streamed live on video site ustream when , at 10:43 p.m . et , the feed went dark during an acceptance speech by fantasy writer neil gaiman . the reason ? ustream says automated software designed to detect the unauthorized posting of copyrighted material was triggered when , before gaiman 's speech , the ceremony showed clips of the doctor 's wife , ' an episode of the popular sci-fi series doctor who , ' that gaiman penned . instead of gaiman , text reading worldcon banned due to copyright infringement ' appeared . worldcon is the conference at which the awards are held . our editorial team and content monitors almost immediately noticed a flood of livid twitter messages about the ban and attempted to restore the broadcast , ' brad hunstable , ceo and founder of ustream , wrote on the site 's blog . unfortunately , we were not able to lift the ban before the broadcast ended . we had many unhappy viewers as a result , and for that i am truly sorry . ' the third-party system , vobile , is used by video sites to detect unauthorized posts . the hugo awards had permission to air the clips but apparently had not notified ustream . hunstable acknowledged that his site 's system for doing so was n't as clear as it should be . he said the automated system has been suspended until ustream is able to better balance the needs of broadcasters , viewers , and copyright holders . ' ustream is committed to promoting internet freedom , and we will strive to continually improve our service to provide the best , legal viewing experience possible , ' he wrote . perhaps as a boon to disappointed fans , gaiman , a prolific twitter user with more than 1.7 million followers , shared a link monday to his video acceptance speech from when he won the sfx award for screenwriting in february . copyright bots switched off the hugo award stream last night , ' he wrote . named after hugo gernsback , the editor of groundbreaking sci-fi magazine amazing stories , the hugos ( originally the science fiction achievement awards ) have been awarded annually for science fiction and fantasy writing since 1953 . gaiman , whose doctor who ' episode explored the doctor 's most longstanding relationship in an unprecedented way , is known for the groundbreaking the sandman ' graphic novel series and books like neverwhere , ' american gods ' and coraline , ' which was turned into an academy award-nominated animated film in 2009 . | livestream of hugo awards was cut short by copyright-protection software |
southampton <tsp> ( cnn ) -- world soccer 's governing body fifa is to examine a retired footballer 's claims spot-fixing was rife in the english premier league . former southampton defender claus lundekvam told a norwegian television channel he and other players in the english top flight had made money out of betting on minor events in a game such as the first throw-in . fifa is monitoring this issue and involved its chief investigator in england , ' read a statement from the organization . once all information is known it will be decided who is leading the investigations . ' lundekvam , who played in the epl between 1996 and 2005 , said deals were done with the opposing team 's captain . will fifa regret opening technology can of worms ? for a while we did this almost every week , ' said the former norway international . we made a fair bit of money . we could make deals with the opposing captain about . for example , betting on the first throw , the first corner , who started with the ball , a yellow card or a penalty . those were the sorts of thing we had influence over . the results were never on the agenda . that is something i would never have done . we were professional competitors . even though what we did , of course , was illegal , it was just a fun thing . ' the premier league insisted the case was a matter for the english football association . the fa has strict policies on this and our sanctions are wide-ranging , ' said a fa spokesman . all participants also have a duty to report any such activity . football works closely with the gambling industry to monitor all markets and activity and we have a unit focused on maintaining the integrity of the sport . ' spot-fixing shook the world of cricket last year when three pakistan internationals were jailed for conspiracy to corrupt during a test match against england in 2010 . former pakistan captain salman butt and the bowling pair of mohammad asif and mohammad amir were all handed prison terms and handed bans of varying lengths by the international cricket council . | the former southampton defender played in the epl between 1996 and 2005 |
h1n1 <tsp> ( cnn ) -- with mostly mild cases of swine flu in the united states , swine flu fears are lessening . but viruses have a way of re-appearing . while nobody has a crystal ball , here are some thoughts about what the 2009 h1n1 virus might do in the months to come . do n't pack your face masks just yet . public health officials expect the 2009 h1n1 virus to linger a while . 1 . is the swine flu outbreak in the united states winding down ? not yet . health officials expect to see more cases . however , there are two reasons to think the 2009 h1n1 outbreak will wind down in the coming weeks . first , cases of influenza tend to dwindle when the weather gets warmer . second , the 2009 h1n1 virus outbreak in mexico has reached its peak , and numbers there are going down . it is expected that same pattern could happen in the united states . for the latest information from the centers for disease control and prevention , click here . look at a map of swine flu cases » 2 . so does this mean 2009 h1n1 will be gone for good ? no . andrew pekosz , associate professor of immunology and microbiology at johns hopkins university bloomberg school of public health , says it 's important to keep in mind that the 2009 h1n1 virus is new , which means no one has immunity to it . he points out that the three outbreaks in the last century that were caused by new viruses -- in 1918 , 1957 and 1968 -- started with a mild wave followed by more severe waves months later . scientists dig for lessons from past pandemics 3 . if swine flu comes back , when would it return ? h1n1 flu could die down soon and return later again this fall when the flu season enters back in full swing , ' says secretary of homeland security janet napolitano . this is always a concern with a new strain of a flu virus . ' watch more answers to your swine flu questions » napolitano adds that public health officials will be keeping a close eye on the southern hemisphere , where flu season starts soon . we 'll be working very closely with the international community to understand what happens to this virus over the next few months as flu season begins in the southern hemisphere , ' she says . that will tell us a lot about whether the virus is changing , whether it 's becoming more severe and what measures we might want to take in the fall . ' for the latest comments from napolitano , click here . 4 . in the fall , could we have a pandemic like we had in 1918 ? at a press briefing last week , world health organization spokesman gregory hartl brought up the specter of the 1918 pandemic , which killed more than half a million people in the united states . in 1918 , that pandemic started out as a very mild case of disease in the spring of 1918 . ... cases of the disease almost completely disappeared over the summer , only to reappear in the autumn of 1918 with the vengeance which we all know , ' he said . so even though we might be only seeing mild cases now , we can not say what will happen in the future . ' learn more about the swine flu » but many experts believe it 's highly unlikely there would be an outbreak anything like 1918 . first of all , scientists have a much better understanding of infectious diseases , and health care has improved greatly since 1918 . secondly , the 2009 h1n1 lacks a gene that is present in highly virulent flu viruses , such as the one in 1918 . i do n't think this virus has what it takes to become a major problem , ' says peter palese , chairman of the department of microbiology at mount sinai school of medicine in new york . johns hopkins'pekosz adds that people remember the horrific 1918 flu season , but often forget that the two other flu outbreaks caused by new viruses , the ones in 1957 and 1968 , were far more mild . 5 . will there be a vaccine for swine flu ? scientists are already working on a vaccine for 2009 h1n1 . making a new vaccine takes five to six months , according to the world health organization . the first step is for government scientists to grow seed stock ' of the virus to send to pharmaceutical companies , who would turn that stock into a vaccine . pilot lots of the vaccine would then be tested on people . the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases alerted its eight vaccine testing centers to be ready to test a 2009 h1n1 vaccine . 6 . will the vaccine be a separate shot , or will it be put in the regular seasonal flu shot ? the centers for disease control has said either is possible . pekosz says there are concerns the seasonal flu shot might not work well if it includes the 2009 h1n1 vaccine , and so the decision might be made to make a separate shot . 7 . if a vaccine is available in the fall , who will get it ? public health officials have emphasized that even if a vaccine is available by fall , it does n't mean everyone will be encouraged to get it . i imagine that the choice of vaccination strategy will be a subject of intense discussion and study over the next several months , ' says dr. ted cohen , an assistant professor of epidemiology at the harvard school of public health . cohen adds that if the vaccine is available only in limited quantities , priority might be given to health care workers and to those at high risk of complications from the flu , such as the elderly , the very young and those with certain chronic diseases . cnn 's jennifer pifer bixler and shahreen abedin contributed to this report . | public health officials to watch southern hemisphere to see what 2009 h1n1 does |
h1n1 <tsp> ( cnn ) -- with mostly mild cases of swine flu in the united states , swine flu fears are lessening . but viruses have a way of re-appearing . while nobody has a crystal ball , here are some thoughts about what the 2009 h1n1 virus might do in the months to come . do n't pack your face masks just yet . public health officials expect the 2009 h1n1 virus to linger a while . 1 . is the swine flu outbreak in the united states winding down ? not yet . health officials expect to see more cases . however , there are two reasons to think the 2009 h1n1 outbreak will wind down in the coming weeks . first , cases of influenza tend to dwindle when the weather gets warmer . second , the 2009 h1n1 virus outbreak in mexico has reached its peak , and numbers there are going down . it is expected that same pattern could happen in the united states . for the latest information from the centers for disease control and prevention , click here . look at a map of swine flu cases » 2 . so does this mean 2009 h1n1 will be gone for good ? no . andrew pekosz , associate professor of immunology and microbiology at johns hopkins university bloomberg school of public health , says it 's important to keep in mind that the 2009 h1n1 virus is new , which means no one has immunity to it . he points out that the three outbreaks in the last century that were caused by new viruses -- in 1918 , 1957 and 1968 -- started with a mild wave followed by more severe waves months later . scientists dig for lessons from past pandemics 3 . if swine flu comes back , when would it return ? h1n1 flu could die down soon and return later again this fall when the flu season enters back in full swing , ' says secretary of homeland security janet napolitano . this is always a concern with a new strain of a flu virus . ' watch more answers to your swine flu questions » napolitano adds that public health officials will be keeping a close eye on the southern hemisphere , where flu season starts soon . we 'll be working very closely with the international community to understand what happens to this virus over the next few months as flu season begins in the southern hemisphere , ' she says . that will tell us a lot about whether the virus is changing , whether it 's becoming more severe and what measures we might want to take in the fall . ' for the latest comments from napolitano , click here . 4 . in the fall , could we have a pandemic like we had in 1918 ? at a press briefing last week , world health organization spokesman gregory hartl brought up the specter of the 1918 pandemic , which killed more than half a million people in the united states . in 1918 , that pandemic started out as a very mild case of disease in the spring of 1918 . ... cases of the disease almost completely disappeared over the summer , only to reappear in the autumn of 1918 with the vengeance which we all know , ' he said . so even though we might be only seeing mild cases now , we can not say what will happen in the future . ' learn more about the swine flu » but many experts believe it 's highly unlikely there would be an outbreak anything like 1918 . first of all , scientists have a much better understanding of infectious diseases , and health care has improved greatly since 1918 . secondly , the 2009 h1n1 lacks a gene that is present in highly virulent flu viruses , such as the one in 1918 . i do n't think this virus has what it takes to become a major problem , ' says peter palese , chairman of the department of microbiology at mount sinai school of medicine in new york . johns hopkins'pekosz adds that people remember the horrific 1918 flu season , but often forget that the two other flu outbreaks caused by new viruses , the ones in 1957 and 1968 , were far more mild . 5 . will there be a vaccine for swine flu ? scientists are already working on a vaccine for 2009 h1n1 . making a new vaccine takes five to six months , according to the world health organization . the first step is for government scientists to grow seed stock ' of the virus to send to pharmaceutical companies , who would turn that stock into a vaccine . pilot lots of the vaccine would then be tested on people . the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases alerted its eight vaccine testing centers to be ready to test a 2009 h1n1 vaccine . 6 . will the vaccine be a separate shot , or will it be put in the regular seasonal flu shot ? the centers for disease control has said either is possible . pekosz says there are concerns the seasonal flu shot might not work well if it includes the 2009 h1n1 vaccine , and so the decision might be made to make a separate shot . 7 . if a vaccine is available in the fall , who will get it ? public health officials have emphasized that even if a vaccine is available by fall , it does n't mean everyone will be encouraged to get it . i imagine that the choice of vaccination strategy will be a subject of intense discussion and study over the next several months , ' says dr. ted cohen , an assistant professor of epidemiology at the harvard school of public health . cohen adds that if the vaccine is available only in limited quantities , priority might be given to health care workers and to those at high risk of complications from the flu , such as the elderly , the very young and those with certain chronic diseases . cnn 's jennifer pifer bixler and shahreen abedin contributed to this report . | 2009 h1n1 lacks a gene that is present in very virulent flu viruses , like 1918 strain |
h1n1 <tsp> ( cnn ) -- with mostly mild cases of swine flu in the united states , swine flu fears are lessening . but viruses have a way of re-appearing . while nobody has a crystal ball , here are some thoughts about what the 2009 h1n1 virus might do in the months to come . do n't pack your face masks just yet . public health officials expect the 2009 h1n1 virus to linger a while . 1 . is the swine flu outbreak in the united states winding down ? not yet . health officials expect to see more cases . however , there are two reasons to think the 2009 h1n1 outbreak will wind down in the coming weeks . first , cases of influenza tend to dwindle when the weather gets warmer . second , the 2009 h1n1 virus outbreak in mexico has reached its peak , and numbers there are going down . it is expected that same pattern could happen in the united states . for the latest information from the centers for disease control and prevention , click here . look at a map of swine flu cases » 2 . so does this mean 2009 h1n1 will be gone for good ? no . andrew pekosz , associate professor of immunology and microbiology at johns hopkins university bloomberg school of public health , says it 's important to keep in mind that the 2009 h1n1 virus is new , which means no one has immunity to it . he points out that the three outbreaks in the last century that were caused by new viruses -- in 1918 , 1957 and 1968 -- started with a mild wave followed by more severe waves months later . scientists dig for lessons from past pandemics 3 . if swine flu comes back , when would it return ? h1n1 flu could die down soon and return later again this fall when the flu season enters back in full swing , ' says secretary of homeland security janet napolitano . this is always a concern with a new strain of a flu virus . ' watch more answers to your swine flu questions » napolitano adds that public health officials will be keeping a close eye on the southern hemisphere , where flu season starts soon . we 'll be working very closely with the international community to understand what happens to this virus over the next few months as flu season begins in the southern hemisphere , ' she says . that will tell us a lot about whether the virus is changing , whether it 's becoming more severe and what measures we might want to take in the fall . ' for the latest comments from napolitano , click here . 4 . in the fall , could we have a pandemic like we had in 1918 ? at a press briefing last week , world health organization spokesman gregory hartl brought up the specter of the 1918 pandemic , which killed more than half a million people in the united states . in 1918 , that pandemic started out as a very mild case of disease in the spring of 1918 . ... cases of the disease almost completely disappeared over the summer , only to reappear in the autumn of 1918 with the vengeance which we all know , ' he said . so even though we might be only seeing mild cases now , we can not say what will happen in the future . ' learn more about the swine flu » but many experts believe it 's highly unlikely there would be an outbreak anything like 1918 . first of all , scientists have a much better understanding of infectious diseases , and health care has improved greatly since 1918 . secondly , the 2009 h1n1 lacks a gene that is present in highly virulent flu viruses , such as the one in 1918 . i do n't think this virus has what it takes to become a major problem , ' says peter palese , chairman of the department of microbiology at mount sinai school of medicine in new york . johns hopkins'pekosz adds that people remember the horrific 1918 flu season , but often forget that the two other flu outbreaks caused by new viruses , the ones in 1957 and 1968 , were far more mild . 5 . will there be a vaccine for swine flu ? scientists are already working on a vaccine for 2009 h1n1 . making a new vaccine takes five to six months , according to the world health organization . the first step is for government scientists to grow seed stock ' of the virus to send to pharmaceutical companies , who would turn that stock into a vaccine . pilot lots of the vaccine would then be tested on people . the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases alerted its eight vaccine testing centers to be ready to test a 2009 h1n1 vaccine . 6 . will the vaccine be a separate shot , or will it be put in the regular seasonal flu shot ? the centers for disease control has said either is possible . pekosz says there are concerns the seasonal flu shot might not work well if it includes the 2009 h1n1 vaccine , and so the decision might be made to make a separate shot . 7 . if a vaccine is available in the fall , who will get it ? public health officials have emphasized that even if a vaccine is available by fall , it does n't mean everyone will be encouraged to get it . i imagine that the choice of vaccination strategy will be a subject of intense discussion and study over the next several months , ' says dr. ted cohen , an assistant professor of epidemiology at the harvard school of public health . cohen adds that if the vaccine is available only in limited quantities , priority might be given to health care workers and to those at high risk of complications from the flu , such as the elderly , the very young and those with certain chronic diseases . cnn 's jennifer pifer bixler and shahreen abedin contributed to this report . | scientists are working on a vaccine against 2009 h1n1 ; wo n't be ready for 6 months |
h1n1 <tsp> ( cnn ) -- with mostly mild cases of swine flu in the united states , swine flu fears are lessening . but viruses have a way of re-appearing . while nobody has a crystal ball , here are some thoughts about what the 2009 h1n1 virus might do in the months to come . do n't pack your face masks just yet . public health officials expect the 2009 h1n1 virus to linger a while . 1 . is the swine flu outbreak in the united states winding down ? not yet . health officials expect to see more cases . however , there are two reasons to think the 2009 h1n1 outbreak will wind down in the coming weeks . first , cases of influenza tend to dwindle when the weather gets warmer . second , the 2009 h1n1 virus outbreak in mexico has reached its peak , and numbers there are going down . it is expected that same pattern could happen in the united states . for the latest information from the centers for disease control and prevention , click here . look at a map of swine flu cases » 2 . so does this mean 2009 h1n1 will be gone for good ? no . andrew pekosz , associate professor of immunology and microbiology at johns hopkins university bloomberg school of public health , says it 's important to keep in mind that the 2009 h1n1 virus is new , which means no one has immunity to it . he points out that the three outbreaks in the last century that were caused by new viruses -- in 1918 , 1957 and 1968 -- started with a mild wave followed by more severe waves months later . scientists dig for lessons from past pandemics 3 . if swine flu comes back , when would it return ? h1n1 flu could die down soon and return later again this fall when the flu season enters back in full swing , ' says secretary of homeland security janet napolitano . this is always a concern with a new strain of a flu virus . ' watch more answers to your swine flu questions » napolitano adds that public health officials will be keeping a close eye on the southern hemisphere , where flu season starts soon . we 'll be working very closely with the international community to understand what happens to this virus over the next few months as flu season begins in the southern hemisphere , ' she says . that will tell us a lot about whether the virus is changing , whether it 's becoming more severe and what measures we might want to take in the fall . ' for the latest comments from napolitano , click here . 4 . in the fall , could we have a pandemic like we had in 1918 ? at a press briefing last week , world health organization spokesman gregory hartl brought up the specter of the 1918 pandemic , which killed more than half a million people in the united states . in 1918 , that pandemic started out as a very mild case of disease in the spring of 1918 . ... cases of the disease almost completely disappeared over the summer , only to reappear in the autumn of 1918 with the vengeance which we all know , ' he said . so even though we might be only seeing mild cases now , we can not say what will happen in the future . ' learn more about the swine flu » but many experts believe it 's highly unlikely there would be an outbreak anything like 1918 . first of all , scientists have a much better understanding of infectious diseases , and health care has improved greatly since 1918 . secondly , the 2009 h1n1 lacks a gene that is present in highly virulent flu viruses , such as the one in 1918 . i do n't think this virus has what it takes to become a major problem , ' says peter palese , chairman of the department of microbiology at mount sinai school of medicine in new york . johns hopkins'pekosz adds that people remember the horrific 1918 flu season , but often forget that the two other flu outbreaks caused by new viruses , the ones in 1957 and 1968 , were far more mild . 5 . will there be a vaccine for swine flu ? scientists are already working on a vaccine for 2009 h1n1 . making a new vaccine takes five to six months , according to the world health organization . the first step is for government scientists to grow seed stock ' of the virus to send to pharmaceutical companies , who would turn that stock into a vaccine . pilot lots of the vaccine would then be tested on people . the national institute of allergy and infectious diseases alerted its eight vaccine testing centers to be ready to test a 2009 h1n1 vaccine . 6 . will the vaccine be a separate shot , or will it be put in the regular seasonal flu shot ? the centers for disease control has said either is possible . pekosz says there are concerns the seasonal flu shot might not work well if it includes the 2009 h1n1 vaccine , and so the decision might be made to make a separate shot . 7 . if a vaccine is available in the fall , who will get it ? public health officials have emphasized that even if a vaccine is available by fall , it does n't mean everyone will be encouraged to get it . i imagine that the choice of vaccination strategy will be a subject of intense discussion and study over the next several months , ' says dr. ted cohen , an assistant professor of epidemiology at the harvard school of public health . cohen adds that if the vaccine is available only in limited quantities , priority might be given to health care workers and to those at high risk of complications from the flu , such as the elderly , the very young and those with certain chronic diseases . cnn 's jennifer pifer bixler and shahreen abedin contributed to this report . | swine flu cases may have peaked , but the 2009 h1n1 virus will probably return |
fox <tsp> ( cnn ) -- fox news anchor gregg jarrett spent a dozen hours in jail after being arrested on charges of interfering with a police officer at the minneapolis-st. paul international airport , officials said . jarrett , 59 , was belligerent and uncooperative ' with police officers who responded to a report wednesday that he was drunk at an airport bar , according to airport spokesman patrick hogan . he is dealing with serious personal issues at this time , ' a fox news spokeswoman said in an e-mail to cnn on thursday . jarrett was released from the hennepin county jail on a $ 300 bond early thursday , according to jail records found online . he has a june 6 court date on a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of the legal process and interfering with a peace officer , the record said . tvnewser , a website that covers the television news industry , reported on may 12 that jarrett was taking time off from his weekend anchor duties on fox , quoting the network as saying he had requested time off for personal reasons and fox obliged . ' jarrett joined fox news 12 years ago and has most recently co-anchored on weekend shows . a date at which gregg might return to air has yet to be determined , ' the fox news statement to cnn said . cnn 's shawn nottingham contributed to this report . | jarrett took time off from fox in may for personal reasons , ' report says |
fox <tsp> ( cnn ) -- fox news anchor gregg jarrett spent a dozen hours in jail after being arrested on charges of interfering with a police officer at the minneapolis-st. paul international airport , officials said . jarrett , 59 , was belligerent and uncooperative ' with police officers who responded to a report wednesday that he was drunk at an airport bar , according to airport spokesman patrick hogan . he is dealing with serious personal issues at this time , ' a fox news spokeswoman said in an e-mail to cnn on thursday . jarrett was released from the hennepin county jail on a $ 300 bond early thursday , according to jail records found online . he has a june 6 court date on a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of the legal process and interfering with a peace officer , the record said . tvnewser , a website that covers the television news industry , reported on may 12 that jarrett was taking time off from his weekend anchor duties on fox , quoting the network as saying he had requested time off for personal reasons and fox obliged . ' jarrett joined fox news 12 years ago and has most recently co-anchored on weekend shows . a date at which gregg might return to air has yet to be determined , ' the fox news statement to cnn said . cnn 's shawn nottingham contributed to this report . | he is dealing with serious personal issues at this time , ' fox news says |
israel <tsp> israeli warplanes struck a military base near the syrian port city of latakia this week , an obama administration official told cnn on thursday . an explosion at a missile storage site in the area was reported in the middle eastern press , but an attack has not been confirmed by the israeli government . the target , according to the obama administration official , was missiles and related equipment the israelis felt might be transferred to the lebanon-based militant group hezbollah . the official declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the information . there was some confusion about the timing of the attack , with some reports saying it happened wednesday , and others saying thursday . when asked for comment , an israel defense forces spokeswoman told cnn : we do n't refer to foreign reports . ' israel has been accused several other times this year of launching airstrikes inside syria , including once in january . in the january incident , a u.s. official said israeli fighter jets bombed a syrian convoy suspected of moving weapons to hezbollah . israel 's military did not comment on any of the allegations at the time , but has long said it would target any transfer of weapons to hezbollah or other groups designated as terrorists , as well as any effort to smuggle syrian weapons into lebanon that could threaten israel . thursday 's reports of a blast come amid a syrian civil war in which hezbollah , a shiite muslim militant group , has been helping syrian government forces . syria 's government is led by president bashar al-assad , a member of the shiite offshoot alawite sect ; the rebels and other militants fighting al-assad 's forces and hezbollah are largely made up of sunni muslims . the syrian conflict began in march 2011 after government forces cracked down on peaceful protesters during the arab spring movement and is now a full-blown civil war . the united nations estimates that more than 100,000 people have died in the conflict . on thursday , the syrian military took back control of al safira , a town that is believed to house a chemical weapons production facility . rebels withdrew from the strategic town , according to the syrian observatory for human rights . international inspectors are trying to ensure that syria eliminates its chemical weapons stockpile by the middle of next year . syria agreed to the program under international pressure earlier this year . one of the monitoring groups , the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons , said thursday that syria has destroyed all its declared chemical weapons mixing , filling and production facilities , and all of the chemical weapons at inspected sites have been placed under seal . the watchdog body 's announcement of the facilities'destruction meant that syria met a key deadline in the elimination program . the joint united nations-opcw mission visited 21 out of 23 sites , an opcw statement said , and 39 of the 41 facilities at those sites . the remaining two sites were too dangerous for the inspectors to go to , it said , but syria had declared those sites abandoned . the chemical weapons equipment there was moved to other sites , which were inspected . | israel defense forces spokeswoman : we do n't refer to foreign reports ' |
israel <tsp> israeli warplanes struck a military base near the syrian port city of latakia this week , an obama administration official told cnn on thursday . an explosion at a missile storage site in the area was reported in the middle eastern press , but an attack has not been confirmed by the israeli government . the target , according to the obama administration official , was missiles and related equipment the israelis felt might be transferred to the lebanon-based militant group hezbollah . the official declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of the information . there was some confusion about the timing of the attack , with some reports saying it happened wednesday , and others saying thursday . when asked for comment , an israel defense forces spokeswoman told cnn : we do n't refer to foreign reports . ' israel has been accused several other times this year of launching airstrikes inside syria , including once in january . in the january incident , a u.s. official said israeli fighter jets bombed a syrian convoy suspected of moving weapons to hezbollah . israel 's military did not comment on any of the allegations at the time , but has long said it would target any transfer of weapons to hezbollah or other groups designated as terrorists , as well as any effort to smuggle syrian weapons into lebanon that could threaten israel . thursday 's reports of a blast come amid a syrian civil war in which hezbollah , a shiite muslim militant group , has been helping syrian government forces . syria 's government is led by president bashar al-assad , a member of the shiite offshoot alawite sect ; the rebels and other militants fighting al-assad 's forces and hezbollah are largely made up of sunni muslims . the syrian conflict began in march 2011 after government forces cracked down on peaceful protesters during the arab spring movement and is now a full-blown civil war . the united nations estimates that more than 100,000 people have died in the conflict . on thursday , the syrian military took back control of al safira , a town that is believed to house a chemical weapons production facility . rebels withdrew from the strategic town , according to the syrian observatory for human rights . international inspectors are trying to ensure that syria eliminates its chemical weapons stockpile by the middle of next year . syria agreed to the program under international pressure earlier this year . one of the monitoring groups , the organisation for the prohibition of chemical weapons , said thursday that syria has destroyed all its declared chemical weapons mixing , filling and production facilities , and all of the chemical weapons at inspected sites have been placed under seal . the watchdog body 's announcement of the facilities'destruction meant that syria met a key deadline in the elimination program . the joint united nations-opcw mission visited 21 out of 23 sites , an opcw statement said , and 39 of the 41 facilities at those sites . the remaining two sites were too dangerous for the inspectors to go to , it said , but syria had declared those sites abandoned . the chemical weapons equipment there was moved to other sites , which were inspected . | israel has long said it would target any transfer of weapons to hezbollah |
marco rubio <tsp> mariam mimi ' bell , a latina republican from colorado , resents the implication that hispanic voters are somehow negatively affected by the state 's new voter identification law . it 's insulting when they say we 're going to disenfranchise the hispanics , ' bell said of the law that requires voters to present an id such as a driver 's license , passport , utility bill or birth certificate to vote . the suggestion , bell said , is because we 're hispanics we 're inept to get an id . ' the debate over the wave of voter identification laws cropping up in more than 30 states is playing out against the backdrop of the 2012 general election 's high-profile fight for latino voters . the impact of the'latino vote'beyond texas the two presidential candidates hold widely divergent views on the matter . likely republican presidential nominee mitt romney has spoken out in favor of voter identification laws in such places as pennsylvania and wisconsin . opnion : gop 's problem with latinos -- as big as texas during a campaign stop last month with romney in pennsylvania , sen. marco rubio of florida , a cuban-american republican , blew off what he sees as overhyped concerns about showing photo ids . people have to show ids for everything from boarding a flight to renting sports equipment , rubio reasoned , so why not voting . what 's the big deal ? what is the big deal ? ' rubio asked . the brennan center for justice , a legal think tank at new york university school of law that has criticized many of the new voter identification laws as costly and discriminatory , said that 11 % of eligible voters lack government-issued identification . conservatives , however , challenge that estimate . the administration and president barack obama 's re-election campaign have pushed back against the slew of new laws in swing states . the obama campaign has also launched gottavote.org in an attempt to make sure minority and young voters affected by the laws make it to the polls . according to a new nbc news/wall street journal/telemundo poll ( pdf ) , obama leads romney 61 % to 27 % in support among registered latino voters . minority communities could be affectedthe debate is forcing communities across the country to confront whether worries over discrimination should trump concerns about voter fraud . for mississippi state sen. derrick simmons , his grandmother 's tales of life as a black woman in the delta region under jim crow are indelibly etched in his political consciousness . when mississippi gov . phil bryant signed the state 's voter photo identification measure into law this month , the move harkened back to the type of discrimination simmons'grandmother and others faced during the tumultuous civil rights era , the state legislator said . it 's just going to have a chilling effect , ' said simmons , who organized minority voter pushback against the law last year . i look at it as a 21st-century poll tax . ' according to the national conference of state legislatures , thirty-two states have some sort of voting identification law . many of the states with the strictest laws are also places where , according to a pew hispanic center analysis of census figures , the minority populations have mushroomed . those states include georgia , mississippi , south carolina and texas -- places that also must get voting rights act clearance before enacting new laws . the voting rights act gives the federal government the power to oversee any changes in voting procedures in states and jurisdictions with a history of voter discrimination . critics of the new laws see the measures as an attempt to prevent the type of high latino and african-american voter turnout of the 2008 election . african-americans experienced much higher political participation rates , much higher than any other group , including latinos . there is a correlation between the increase in latino birthrates and black participation rates and the states where we 've seen this crackdown in voting rights , ' said wendy weiser , director of the democracy program at the brennan center for justice . those groups are going to find it more difficult to participate this time around . ' concerns over fraud cited those who support voter identification laws cite concerns over election fraud . when the justice department ruled against texas'photo identification law , gov . rick perry vowed to take the matter to the u.s. supreme court . perry called the law yet another example of the obama administration 's continuing and pervasive federal overreach . ' controversial conservative filmmaker james o'keefe said his project veritas found examples in north carolina of the type of voter fraud that could be curbed by requiring proper identification . the north carolina state board of elections is looking into issues raised in one of o'keefe 's videos ; however , examinations by the agency and the ( raleigh ) news & observer found some of o'keefe 's assertions were incorrect . supporters of voter identification laws said there are still valid concerns about voter fraud and its impact on the upcoming election . i get carded to purchase spray paint at home depot , antihistamines or over-the-counter drugs , ' said jeff rodriguez , a latino republican in colorado . i get carded for my prescriptions and to withdraw money from my own bank . ... but politicians we hold them to a simple code of honor which ends up corrupt . why not verify each and every vote along with the politician . these men and women are in positions of power and should be held accountable as the leaders we voted in . voting should be one of the must secure and verifiable processes in the united states of america . ' | but republicans such as sen. marco rubio ask why it 's difficult to present an id when voting |
osama bin laden <tsp> madrid , spain ( cnn ) -- spain 's best-known judge , baltasar garzon , went on trial tuesday in madrid accused of abusing his judicial authority in an investigation into financial corruption . the trial before a seven-judge panel at spain 's supreme court began tuesday morning and if convicted , garzon , who was suspended in 2010 pending the trial , would not go to jail but could lose his right permanently to be a judge in spain . the trial in the so-called gurtel financial and political corruption case is just the first of two trials against garzon . next week , a case that many legal experts say is the more important one , accuses garzon again of overstepping his legal authority while investigating human rights abuses under the former dictatorship of spain 's francisco franco . garzon became known internationally in 1998 when he sought the extradition of former chilean dictator augusto pinochet , who was in a london hospital . garzon accused him of the murder of spaniards in chile and of crimes of genocide . garzon said in may 2010 , at the time of suspension from his post as investigating magistrate at the national court , i face this calmly , with the tranquility of knowing that i am innocent of these charges . ' in both trials , spanish prosecutors have asked that all charges be dropped against garzon . but , under spanish law , a private prosecution is also allowed and it is the lawyers for these parties that are pressing the charges against garzon , judicial authorities and garzon 's lawyers said . in the financial corruption case that garzon was investigating , and which still has ongoing trials against defendants in various parts of spain , garzon ordered wiretaps against some defendants being held in jail , and some of their conversations were with their lawyers . these lawyers later filed charges against garzon , saying he had overstepped his judicial authority in ordering the wiretaps and also violated their constitutional rights . garzon later said that if he planned to investigate the defense lawyers themselves , he would have done so , but that the wiretaps were due to suspicions that the defendants in the corruption scandal were moving funds even while they were in preventative prison . the trial is expected to open with preliminary questions , and if there are no major delays , garzon might testify on tuesday . it is due to last three days , a supreme court spokesman said tuesday . the case next week involves alleged abuse of judicial power against garzon while investigating mass graves under the franco regime , some of which are still being dug up in spain . a small civil servants union called manos limpias , or clean hands , brought charges against garzon in the franco case , saying the he ignored a 1977 amnesty law approved by spanish parliament , two years after franco 's death . parliament unanimously approved the amnesty law . judge baltasar garzon takes a stance as if they 're crazy . what does he think ? that he 's better than them , ' said miguel bernard , leader of manos limpias . bernard denies critics'charges that his group is a tiny far-right front , but he told cnn he was proud to receive an honor just last month from the francisco franco foundation . outside the ornate 18th century supreme court building , a demonstration in favor of garzon occurred tuesday at the door where court officials entered . human rights groups have been closely following the cases against garzon . it is very ironic that garzon , who has become a symbol internationally of justice , should be prosecuted at home for the very things that he became a hero for around the world and in latin america in particular , ' reed brody , of human rights watch , told cnn recently . garzon , 56 , spent 22 years as an investigating magistrate at the national court , which handles cases of terrorism and other delicate cases . he has investigated the late al qaeda leader osama bin laden , the basque terrorist group eta , and drug traffickers . at times in the past , garzon has been considered a darling of the spanish right or the spanish left , depending on the cases he was investigating . his critics say he is too flamboyant , always too willing to speak in front of the cameras . since his suspension in 2010 , garzon has been working as a legal adviser outside of spain on human rights cases and judicial issues , including in latin america . a third case against garzon , for alleged improprieties in organizing some courses at new york university that had major spanish corporations as sponsors , is still in the investigation phase and not trial date has been set . in that case as well , spanish prosecutors have not pressed charges but private prosecution has . | garzon is known for going after former chilean dictator augusto pinochet and osama bin laden |
garzon <tsp> madrid , spain ( cnn ) -- spain 's best-known judge , baltasar garzon , went on trial tuesday in madrid accused of abusing his judicial authority in an investigation into financial corruption . the trial before a seven-judge panel at spain 's supreme court began tuesday morning and if convicted , garzon , who was suspended in 2010 pending the trial , would not go to jail but could lose his right permanently to be a judge in spain . the trial in the so-called gurtel financial and political corruption case is just the first of two trials against garzon . next week , a case that many legal experts say is the more important one , accuses garzon again of overstepping his legal authority while investigating human rights abuses under the former dictatorship of spain 's francisco franco . garzon became known internationally in 1998 when he sought the extradition of former chilean dictator augusto pinochet , who was in a london hospital . garzon accused him of the murder of spaniards in chile and of crimes of genocide . garzon said in may 2010 , at the time of suspension from his post as investigating magistrate at the national court , i face this calmly , with the tranquility of knowing that i am innocent of these charges . ' in both trials , spanish prosecutors have asked that all charges be dropped against garzon . but , under spanish law , a private prosecution is also allowed and it is the lawyers for these parties that are pressing the charges against garzon , judicial authorities and garzon 's lawyers said . in the financial corruption case that garzon was investigating , and which still has ongoing trials against defendants in various parts of spain , garzon ordered wiretaps against some defendants being held in jail , and some of their conversations were with their lawyers . these lawyers later filed charges against garzon , saying he had overstepped his judicial authority in ordering the wiretaps and also violated their constitutional rights . garzon later said that if he planned to investigate the defense lawyers themselves , he would have done so , but that the wiretaps were due to suspicions that the defendants in the corruption scandal were moving funds even while they were in preventative prison . the trial is expected to open with preliminary questions , and if there are no major delays , garzon might testify on tuesday . it is due to last three days , a supreme court spokesman said tuesday . the case next week involves alleged abuse of judicial power against garzon while investigating mass graves under the franco regime , some of which are still being dug up in spain . a small civil servants union called manos limpias , or clean hands , brought charges against garzon in the franco case , saying the he ignored a 1977 amnesty law approved by spanish parliament , two years after franco 's death . parliament unanimously approved the amnesty law . judge baltasar garzon takes a stance as if they 're crazy . what does he think ? that he 's better than them , ' said miguel bernard , leader of manos limpias . bernard denies critics'charges that his group is a tiny far-right front , but he told cnn he was proud to receive an honor just last month from the francisco franco foundation . outside the ornate 18th century supreme court building , a demonstration in favor of garzon occurred tuesday at the door where court officials entered . human rights groups have been closely following the cases against garzon . it is very ironic that garzon , who has become a symbol internationally of justice , should be prosecuted at home for the very things that he became a hero for around the world and in latin america in particular , ' reed brody , of human rights watch , told cnn recently . garzon , 56 , spent 22 years as an investigating magistrate at the national court , which handles cases of terrorism and other delicate cases . he has investigated the late al qaeda leader osama bin laden , the basque terrorist group eta , and drug traffickers . at times in the past , garzon has been considered a darling of the spanish right or the spanish left , depending on the cases he was investigating . his critics say he is too flamboyant , always too willing to speak in front of the cameras . since his suspension in 2010 , garzon has been working as a legal adviser outside of spain on human rights cases and judicial issues , including in latin america . a third case against garzon , for alleged improprieties in organizing some courses at new york university that had major spanish corporations as sponsors , is still in the investigation phase and not trial date has been set . in that case as well , spanish prosecutors have not pressed charges but private prosecution has . | i face this calmly , with the tranquility of knowing that i am innocent , ' garzon said |
garzon <tsp> madrid , spain ( cnn ) -- spain 's best-known judge , baltasar garzon , went on trial tuesday in madrid accused of abusing his judicial authority in an investigation into financial corruption . the trial before a seven-judge panel at spain 's supreme court began tuesday morning and if convicted , garzon , who was suspended in 2010 pending the trial , would not go to jail but could lose his right permanently to be a judge in spain . the trial in the so-called gurtel financial and political corruption case is just the first of two trials against garzon . next week , a case that many legal experts say is the more important one , accuses garzon again of overstepping his legal authority while investigating human rights abuses under the former dictatorship of spain 's francisco franco . garzon became known internationally in 1998 when he sought the extradition of former chilean dictator augusto pinochet , who was in a london hospital . garzon accused him of the murder of spaniards in chile and of crimes of genocide . garzon said in may 2010 , at the time of suspension from his post as investigating magistrate at the national court , i face this calmly , with the tranquility of knowing that i am innocent of these charges . ' in both trials , spanish prosecutors have asked that all charges be dropped against garzon . but , under spanish law , a private prosecution is also allowed and it is the lawyers for these parties that are pressing the charges against garzon , judicial authorities and garzon 's lawyers said . in the financial corruption case that garzon was investigating , and which still has ongoing trials against defendants in various parts of spain , garzon ordered wiretaps against some defendants being held in jail , and some of their conversations were with their lawyers . these lawyers later filed charges against garzon , saying he had overstepped his judicial authority in ordering the wiretaps and also violated their constitutional rights . garzon later said that if he planned to investigate the defense lawyers themselves , he would have done so , but that the wiretaps were due to suspicions that the defendants in the corruption scandal were moving funds even while they were in preventative prison . the trial is expected to open with preliminary questions , and if there are no major delays , garzon might testify on tuesday . it is due to last three days , a supreme court spokesman said tuesday . the case next week involves alleged abuse of judicial power against garzon while investigating mass graves under the franco regime , some of which are still being dug up in spain . a small civil servants union called manos limpias , or clean hands , brought charges against garzon in the franco case , saying the he ignored a 1977 amnesty law approved by spanish parliament , two years after franco 's death . parliament unanimously approved the amnesty law . judge baltasar garzon takes a stance as if they 're crazy . what does he think ? that he 's better than them , ' said miguel bernard , leader of manos limpias . bernard denies critics'charges that his group is a tiny far-right front , but he told cnn he was proud to receive an honor just last month from the francisco franco foundation . outside the ornate 18th century supreme court building , a demonstration in favor of garzon occurred tuesday at the door where court officials entered . human rights groups have been closely following the cases against garzon . it is very ironic that garzon , who has become a symbol internationally of justice , should be prosecuted at home for the very things that he became a hero for around the world and in latin america in particular , ' reed brody , of human rights watch , told cnn recently . garzon , 56 , spent 22 years as an investigating magistrate at the national court , which handles cases of terrorism and other delicate cases . he has investigated the late al qaeda leader osama bin laden , the basque terrorist group eta , and drug traffickers . at times in the past , garzon has been considered a darling of the spanish right or the spanish left , depending on the cases he was investigating . his critics say he is too flamboyant , always too willing to speak in front of the cameras . since his suspension in 2010 , garzon has been working as a legal adviser outside of spain on human rights cases and judicial issues , including in latin america . a third case against garzon , for alleged improprieties in organizing some courses at new york university that had major spanish corporations as sponsors , is still in the investigation phase and not trial date has been set . in that case as well , spanish prosecutors have not pressed charges but private prosecution has . | garzon is known for going after former chilean dictator augusto pinochet and osama bin laden |
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