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keen <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the russian spring may have been postponed this year , both on and offline . last december , after the spontaneous popular demonstrations in moscow against the results ' of the parliamentary elections , suggested that russia 's internet hamsters might be outfoxing vladimir putin . but i 'm afraid that this weekend 's presidential elections have reestablished the primacy of the old regime over internet activists . indeed , even president elect putin may now be outsmarting popular bloggers like alexei navalny . so much then for the transformational power of the democratic network ; so much , too , for the power of digital society to rearrange power in russia . the problem is that the internet does n't have transcendental powers . technology is just technology . it ca n't magically invent political parties , platforms , ideologies or leaders . and it certainly ca n't transform the well-intentioned democratic activists on russian social networks like vkonkakte and live journal into coherent organizations that can effectively challenge putin 's leviathan state . as one of moscow 's savviest political observers emailed me yesterday about the current political situation in russia : it shows that the best defense against revolution are not tanks and security forces , but a phony compromised opposition created by the government to preempt any real opposition . it also shows that the opposition that does exist is still very much a limited moscow phenomenon . the internet is only a medium . it ca n't create an appealing opposition candidate out of a bunch of clowns . it also ca n't create a middle class where there is none . ' and as alexei navalny tweeted yesterday : we overestimated ourselves . we thought the rest of the country knew what we know . ' so why does n't the rest of russia know what the anti-corruption activist navalny knows ? according to edward shenderovich , a moscow based venture capitalist who runs kite ventures , it 's because putin controls the media . of the 140 million people who live in russia , shenderovich explains , only 35 million of them are on the internet . the rest rely for their information on radio , television and newspapers which are mostly managed by putin apologists and allies . the opposition is not only mostly limited to moscow , but it 's also politically naive . last night , in moscow 's pushinskaya square , protestors gathered to demonstrate against the legitimacy of putin 's electoral coronation . it was a slightly disappointing turnout ( around 20,000 people ) and after alexei navalny and presidential candidate mikail prokhorov spoke , a rump of the crowd became embroiled with the riot police . according to gazeta.ru , all the talk amongst the resistors was to set up a tent city along the idealistic lines of the occupy wall street movement . but have n't these russian activists been keeping up with the news from america ? if the occupy movement in manhattan 's zucotti park could n't fight michael bloomberg 's new york city cops , then what chance does a moscow civic protest camp have against vladimir putin 's tens of thousands of heavily armed militiamen ? fortunately , there are some political realists who understand that the most effective way to resist putin is n't through a directionless occupy movement or via absurd theatrical stunts like the femen activist in moscow who bared her breast at the moscow polling station where putin had just voted . the opposition now has to recognize the agonizing fact that creative flash-mobs wo n't get rid of putin . we need to learn stubborn , routine and -- at a first hipster glance -- useless old-school political work , ' noted the opposition leader vladimir milov yesterday nor will more high-tech digital technology get rid of putin . indeed , the regime has cynically appropriated cutting-edge technologies such as transparent ballot boxes ' to establish its honesty . putin even installed 180,000 web cameras at russian polling stations in a surreal attempt to prove the legitimacy of an electoral system that is anything but radically transparent . if there is to be a political spring in russia , it may be led by the ex ceo of yukos , mikhail khodorkovsky , once the wealthiest man in russia and now a prisoner in a very low tech siberian labor camp . khodorkovksy has penned a seven point plan for the opposition which include a focus on peaceful protest , the establishment of two or three political parties , getting activists out of moscow into the regions and establishing working pacts with moderates within putin 's regime . khodorkovksy'realism is echoed by the venture capitalist edward shenderovich . demonstrations in russia will continue , he explained to me . but while the internet is a great communications platform ' for organizing people and collecting money , politics , shenderovich told me , exists outside ' the online world . the focus , he insists , should be on building a clear opposition leader and platform that will challenge what he calls the most corrupt society in the world . ' putin beats the spread ' , noted matthew rojanksy , deputy director of the russia and eurasia program . the losers in the presidential election , he explained , were the middle class , young people and the united states . but rojansky left out a fourth loser from sunday 's election : the russian internet . • follow @ ajkeen on twitter the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of andrew keen | digital commentator andrew keen says primacy of russia 's old regime re-established |
keen <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the russian spring may have been postponed this year , both on and offline . last december , after the spontaneous popular demonstrations in moscow against the results ' of the parliamentary elections , suggested that russia 's internet hamsters might be outfoxing vladimir putin . but i 'm afraid that this weekend 's presidential elections have reestablished the primacy of the old regime over internet activists . indeed , even president elect putin may now be outsmarting popular bloggers like alexei navalny . so much then for the transformational power of the democratic network ; so much , too , for the power of digital society to rearrange power in russia . the problem is that the internet does n't have transcendental powers . technology is just technology . it ca n't magically invent political parties , platforms , ideologies or leaders . and it certainly ca n't transform the well-intentioned democratic activists on russian social networks like vkonkakte and live journal into coherent organizations that can effectively challenge putin 's leviathan state . as one of moscow 's savviest political observers emailed me yesterday about the current political situation in russia : it shows that the best defense against revolution are not tanks and security forces , but a phony compromised opposition created by the government to preempt any real opposition . it also shows that the opposition that does exist is still very much a limited moscow phenomenon . the internet is only a medium . it ca n't create an appealing opposition candidate out of a bunch of clowns . it also ca n't create a middle class where there is none . ' and as alexei navalny tweeted yesterday : we overestimated ourselves . we thought the rest of the country knew what we know . ' so why does n't the rest of russia know what the anti-corruption activist navalny knows ? according to edward shenderovich , a moscow based venture capitalist who runs kite ventures , it 's because putin controls the media . of the 140 million people who live in russia , shenderovich explains , only 35 million of them are on the internet . the rest rely for their information on radio , television and newspapers which are mostly managed by putin apologists and allies . the opposition is not only mostly limited to moscow , but it 's also politically naive . last night , in moscow 's pushinskaya square , protestors gathered to demonstrate against the legitimacy of putin 's electoral coronation . it was a slightly disappointing turnout ( around 20,000 people ) and after alexei navalny and presidential candidate mikail prokhorov spoke , a rump of the crowd became embroiled with the riot police . according to gazeta.ru , all the talk amongst the resistors was to set up a tent city along the idealistic lines of the occupy wall street movement . but have n't these russian activists been keeping up with the news from america ? if the occupy movement in manhattan 's zucotti park could n't fight michael bloomberg 's new york city cops , then what chance does a moscow civic protest camp have against vladimir putin 's tens of thousands of heavily armed militiamen ? fortunately , there are some political realists who understand that the most effective way to resist putin is n't through a directionless occupy movement or via absurd theatrical stunts like the femen activist in moscow who bared her breast at the moscow polling station where putin had just voted . the opposition now has to recognize the agonizing fact that creative flash-mobs wo n't get rid of putin . we need to learn stubborn , routine and -- at a first hipster glance -- useless old-school political work , ' noted the opposition leader vladimir milov yesterday nor will more high-tech digital technology get rid of putin . indeed , the regime has cynically appropriated cutting-edge technologies such as transparent ballot boxes ' to establish its honesty . putin even installed 180,000 web cameras at russian polling stations in a surreal attempt to prove the legitimacy of an electoral system that is anything but radically transparent . if there is to be a political spring in russia , it may be led by the ex ceo of yukos , mikhail khodorkovsky , once the wealthiest man in russia and now a prisoner in a very low tech siberian labor camp . khodorkovksy has penned a seven point plan for the opposition which include a focus on peaceful protest , the establishment of two or three political parties , getting activists out of moscow into the regions and establishing working pacts with moderates within putin 's regime . khodorkovksy'realism is echoed by the venture capitalist edward shenderovich . demonstrations in russia will continue , he explained to me . but while the internet is a great communications platform ' for organizing people and collecting money , politics , shenderovich told me , exists outside ' the online world . the focus , he insists , should be on building a clear opposition leader and platform that will challenge what he calls the most corrupt society in the world . ' putin beats the spread ' , noted matthew rojanksy , deputy director of the russia and eurasia program . the losers in the presidential election , he explained , were the middle class , young people and the united states . but rojansky left out a fourth loser from sunday 's election : the russian internet . • follow @ ajkeen on twitter the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of andrew keen | in country with limited internet access , politics exists outside online world , argues keen |
jackson <tsp> los angeles , california ( cnn ) -- michael jackson knew exactly how his fate would be played out ' and feared his death would echo that of elvis presley , lisa marie presley wrote in an online blog posted friday morning . michael jackson and lisa marie presley in 1994 . presley says , i loved him very much ' and believes he loved her . presley -- the daughter of elvis , the king of rock , ' and the ex-wife of jackson , the king of pop ' -- wrote on her myspace page that she wanted to say now what i have never said before because i want the truth out there for once . ' her publicist confirmed presley wrote the blog . she said her short marriage to jackson -- from may 1994 until january 1996 -- was not'a sham'as is being reported in the press , ' but she divorced him because she was in over my head in trying ' to save jackson from the inevitable , which is what has just happened . ' jackson talked with her about his death during a deep conversation ' 14 years ago about the circumstances of my father 's death . ' watch more from presley on jackson » ' at some point he paused , he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty ,'i am afraid that i am going to end up like him , the way he did ,' presley wrote . i promptly tried to deter him from the idea , at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know , he knew what he knew and that was kind of that . ' that conversation haunted presley as she watched television coverage of jackson 's death thursday , she said . i am sitting here watching on the news [ as ] an ambulance leaves the driveway of his home , the big gates , the crowds outside the gates , the coverage , the crowds outside the hospital , the cause of death and what may have led up to it and the memory of this conversation hit me , as did the unstoppable tears , ' she wrote . a predicted ending by him , by loved ones and by me , but what i did n't predict was how much it was going to hurt when it finally happened . ' elvis presley collapsed in the bathroom of his memphis , tennessee , mansion -- graceland -- on august 16 , 1977 , at the age of 42 . while his death was ruled the result of an irregular heartbeat , the autopsy report was sealed amid accusations that abuse of prescription drugs caused the problem . as i sit here overwhelmed with sadness , reflection and confusion at what was my biggest failure to date , watching on the news almost play by play the exact scenario i saw happen on august 16 , 1977 , happening again right now with michael ( a sight i never wanted to see again ) just as he predicted , i am truly , truly gutted , ' she wrote . i wanted to'save him', ' she wrote . i wanted to save him from the inevitable , which is what has just happened . ' the hardest decision i have ever had to make , which was to walk away and let his fate have him , even though i desperately loved him and tried to stop or reverse it somehow , ' presley wrote . their marriage , which some suggested was only to help jackson 's image , was real , she said . it was an unusual relationship , yes , where two unusual people who did not live or know a'normal life'found a connection , perhaps with some suspect timing on his part , ' she wrote . nonetheless , i do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and i loved him very much . ' presley called jackson an incredibly dynamic force and power that was not to be underestimated . ' when he used it for something good , it was the best and when he used it for something bad , it was really , really bad , ' she wrote . presley 's blog entry ended with a thank you to those who would read it . i really needed to say this right now , thanks for listening . ' presley 's blog can be found online at http : //bit.ly/5wr7p | lisa-marie presley , jackson were married from 1994 to 1996 |
jackson <tsp> los angeles , california ( cnn ) -- michael jackson knew exactly how his fate would be played out ' and feared his death would echo that of elvis presley , lisa marie presley wrote in an online blog posted friday morning . michael jackson and lisa marie presley in 1994 . presley says , i loved him very much ' and believes he loved her . presley -- the daughter of elvis , the king of rock , ' and the ex-wife of jackson , the king of pop ' -- wrote on her myspace page that she wanted to say now what i have never said before because i want the truth out there for once . ' her publicist confirmed presley wrote the blog . she said her short marriage to jackson -- from may 1994 until january 1996 -- was not'a sham'as is being reported in the press , ' but she divorced him because she was in over my head in trying ' to save jackson from the inevitable , which is what has just happened . ' jackson talked with her about his death during a deep conversation ' 14 years ago about the circumstances of my father 's death . ' watch more from presley on jackson » ' at some point he paused , he stared at me very intensely and he stated with an almost calm certainty ,'i am afraid that i am going to end up like him , the way he did ,' presley wrote . i promptly tried to deter him from the idea , at which point he just shrugged his shoulders and nodded almost matter of fact as if to let me know , he knew what he knew and that was kind of that . ' that conversation haunted presley as she watched television coverage of jackson 's death thursday , she said . i am sitting here watching on the news [ as ] an ambulance leaves the driveway of his home , the big gates , the crowds outside the gates , the coverage , the crowds outside the hospital , the cause of death and what may have led up to it and the memory of this conversation hit me , as did the unstoppable tears , ' she wrote . a predicted ending by him , by loved ones and by me , but what i did n't predict was how much it was going to hurt when it finally happened . ' elvis presley collapsed in the bathroom of his memphis , tennessee , mansion -- graceland -- on august 16 , 1977 , at the age of 42 . while his death was ruled the result of an irregular heartbeat , the autopsy report was sealed amid accusations that abuse of prescription drugs caused the problem . as i sit here overwhelmed with sadness , reflection and confusion at what was my biggest failure to date , watching on the news almost play by play the exact scenario i saw happen on august 16 , 1977 , happening again right now with michael ( a sight i never wanted to see again ) just as he predicted , i am truly , truly gutted , ' she wrote . i wanted to'save him', ' she wrote . i wanted to save him from the inevitable , which is what has just happened . ' the hardest decision i have ever had to make , which was to walk away and let his fate have him , even though i desperately loved him and tried to stop or reverse it somehow , ' presley wrote . their marriage , which some suggested was only to help jackson 's image , was real , she said . it was an unusual relationship , yes , where two unusual people who did not live or know a'normal life'found a connection , perhaps with some suspect timing on his part , ' she wrote . nonetheless , i do believe he loved me as much as he could love anyone and i loved him very much . ' presley called jackson an incredibly dynamic force and power that was not to be underestimated . ' when he used it for something good , it was the best and when he used it for something bad , it was really , really bad , ' she wrote . presley 's blog entry ended with a thank you to those who would read it . i really needed to say this right now , thanks for listening . ' presley 's blog can be found online at http : //bit.ly/5wr7p | she says jackson feared he would die like her father , elvis presley |
georgia <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a double murderer was executed in florida wednesday night , becoming the third man put to death in an american prison during a 24-hour period . all three died by lethal injection . john ruthell henry , 63 , was declared dead at 7:43 p.m . et at the florida state prison in starke , according to cnn affiliate wfla , which had a media witness inside the prison . henry fatally stabbed his wife and her 5-year-old son from a previous marriage in december 1985 . in georgia , marcus a. wellons , 59 , was declared dead at 11:56 p.m . et tuesday . wellons was convicted in 1993 of raping and killing india roberts , 15 , in cobb county , just outside atlanta . in missouri , john winfield was declared dead at 12:01 a.m. ct wednesday , the state department of public safety said . in 1996 he killed two women who were friends of his ex-girlfriend , whom he also shot , leaving her blind , reported cnn affiliate kolr . those three executions were the first in the united states since the botched execution of an oklahoma man in april . the oklahoma execution raised questions about how prisons use drugs in lethal injections . | two other men -- in georgia and missouri -- also were executed by lethal injection |
discovery channel <tsp> shark week still has plenty of bite . now in its 27th year , the debut of discovery channel 's weeklong ode to the master of the sea broke records by pulling in the highest ratings in its history . sunday night 's programming attracted more than 3.6 million total viewers . that made it the network 's 13th highest-rated prime time evening ever with the biggest viewership gains coming from women 25-54 . that demographic increased by 18 % this season . discovery offers multiple programs throughout the week to feed the shark pop culture frenzy and viewers used sunday to dive right in . shark of darkness : wrath of submarine ' pulled in more than 3.8 million viewers and a 2.43 rating in the coveted 25-54 viewership demo . air jaws : fin of fury ' nabbed almost 3.3 million viewers and was up 57 % over last year 's programming . the much-anticipated annual summer event has turned pop cultural phenomena and saw # sharkweek and 10 other related trending topics rise on twitter as fans took to social media to discuss the shows . it 's part of a trend of beloved shark programming that has found favor with viewers , including syfy 's campy made-for-tv movies sharknado ' and sharknado 2 : the second one . ' | discovery channel 's annual shark week is this week |
muhammadu buhari <tsp> ( cnn ) the last time muhammadu buhari came to power in nigeria , it was by force . this time it was by the ballot box . here are five reasons why one of the most fiercely-contested elections in the country 's history is so important . for the first time in nigeria 's history , the opposition defeated the ruling party in democratic elections . muhammadu buhari , 72 , won nigeria 's presidential election , defeating incumbent goodluck jonathan by about two million votes . nigeria is significant because it is the biggest economy and most populous country in africa ; it is also one of africa 's largest oil producers and is a major supplier of crude oil to the united states . this is n't buhari 's first time leading nigeria -- but it 's his first time in nearly 30 years . the reformed dictator is a sunni muslim from nigeria 's poorer north , while jonathan comes from a christian and animist south that is rich with oil . buhari 's win comes after a long history of military rule , coups and botched attempts at democracy in the country . many nigerians told cnn that they saw president jonathan as an ineffectual leader who was indecisive in dealing with the terror group boko haram -- and weak on corruption . buhari , who was campaigning for the fourth time , capitalized on these weaknesses and some analysts believe that his military background was an advantage for him . nigerians wanted a strong leader who could keep them safe from boko haram 's murderous raids -- and buhari also campaigned as a born-again democrat to allay fears about his strict military regime the last time around . he stressed that nigeria 's security needs to be the next government 's focus . his campaign was also fiercely anti-corruption -- he ran under the slogan of new broom , ' and his supporters were often pictured holding brooms in the lead-up to the vote . the elections were largely predicted to be violent and everyone , nigerians included , expected the worst . some families moved abroad and there was sporadic violence across the country in the lead up to the election . but those fears turned out to be mostly unfounded , and the elections held relatively peacefully -- with the exception of attacks in the north of the country , where around 11 people died . many also praised president jonathan 's gracious and quick concession of defeat as it almost certainly prevented post-election violence . president-elect buhari said wednesday in a speech to the nation : the eyes of the world were focused on us to see if we can vote in a peaceful way and carry out elections in an orderly manner . we have proven to the world that we are a people who have embraced democracy and a people who seek a government by , for and for the people . ' on election day , nigerians queued for hours in hot weather to cast their vote . some of the biometric reader machines malfunctioned -- including the one at president jonathan 's polling station -- and voting had to be extended into the following day . but the technical issues did n't keep people from voting -- and in lagos , some voters cast their ballots with the aid of the light from their mobile phones . and even though some card readers did n't work in some places , many say they helped to cut down on vote rigging . boko haram is n't the only obstacle facing the new president . the economy , crime and generating enough power to light up the country are other major issues . the pressure will soon be on buhari to deliver and there will be no excuses . if he fails , nigerians will be waiting for him at the polls just four short years from now . | muhammadu buhari 's win marks the first democratic transition of power from a ruling party to the opposition |
africa <tsp> ( cnn ) the last time muhammadu buhari came to power in nigeria , it was by force . this time it was by the ballot box . here are five reasons why one of the most fiercely-contested elections in the country 's history is so important . for the first time in nigeria 's history , the opposition defeated the ruling party in democratic elections . muhammadu buhari , 72 , won nigeria 's presidential election , defeating incumbent goodluck jonathan by about two million votes . nigeria is significant because it is the biggest economy and most populous country in africa ; it is also one of africa 's largest oil producers and is a major supplier of crude oil to the united states . this is n't buhari 's first time leading nigeria -- but it 's his first time in nearly 30 years . the reformed dictator is a sunni muslim from nigeria 's poorer north , while jonathan comes from a christian and animist south that is rich with oil . buhari 's win comes after a long history of military rule , coups and botched attempts at democracy in the country . many nigerians told cnn that they saw president jonathan as an ineffectual leader who was indecisive in dealing with the terror group boko haram -- and weak on corruption . buhari , who was campaigning for the fourth time , capitalized on these weaknesses and some analysts believe that his military background was an advantage for him . nigerians wanted a strong leader who could keep them safe from boko haram 's murderous raids -- and buhari also campaigned as a born-again democrat to allay fears about his strict military regime the last time around . he stressed that nigeria 's security needs to be the next government 's focus . his campaign was also fiercely anti-corruption -- he ran under the slogan of new broom , ' and his supporters were often pictured holding brooms in the lead-up to the vote . the elections were largely predicted to be violent and everyone , nigerians included , expected the worst . some families moved abroad and there was sporadic violence across the country in the lead up to the election . but those fears turned out to be mostly unfounded , and the elections held relatively peacefully -- with the exception of attacks in the north of the country , where around 11 people died . many also praised president jonathan 's gracious and quick concession of defeat as it almost certainly prevented post-election violence . president-elect buhari said wednesday in a speech to the nation : the eyes of the world were focused on us to see if we can vote in a peaceful way and carry out elections in an orderly manner . we have proven to the world that we are a people who have embraced democracy and a people who seek a government by , for and for the people . ' on election day , nigerians queued for hours in hot weather to cast their vote . some of the biometric reader machines malfunctioned -- including the one at president jonathan 's polling station -- and voting had to be extended into the following day . but the technical issues did n't keep people from voting -- and in lagos , some voters cast their ballots with the aid of the light from their mobile phones . and even though some card readers did n't work in some places , many say they helped to cut down on vote rigging . boko haram is n't the only obstacle facing the new president . the economy , crime and generating enough power to light up the country are other major issues . the pressure will soon be on buhari to deliver and there will be no excuses . if he fails , nigerians will be waiting for him at the polls just four short years from now . | nigeria , the most populous country in africa , is grappling with violent boko haram extremists |
nigeria <tsp> ( cnn ) the last time muhammadu buhari came to power in nigeria , it was by force . this time it was by the ballot box . here are five reasons why one of the most fiercely-contested elections in the country 's history is so important . for the first time in nigeria 's history , the opposition defeated the ruling party in democratic elections . muhammadu buhari , 72 , won nigeria 's presidential election , defeating incumbent goodluck jonathan by about two million votes . nigeria is significant because it is the biggest economy and most populous country in africa ; it is also one of africa 's largest oil producers and is a major supplier of crude oil to the united states . this is n't buhari 's first time leading nigeria -- but it 's his first time in nearly 30 years . the reformed dictator is a sunni muslim from nigeria 's poorer north , while jonathan comes from a christian and animist south that is rich with oil . buhari 's win comes after a long history of military rule , coups and botched attempts at democracy in the country . many nigerians told cnn that they saw president jonathan as an ineffectual leader who was indecisive in dealing with the terror group boko haram -- and weak on corruption . buhari , who was campaigning for the fourth time , capitalized on these weaknesses and some analysts believe that his military background was an advantage for him . nigerians wanted a strong leader who could keep them safe from boko haram 's murderous raids -- and buhari also campaigned as a born-again democrat to allay fears about his strict military regime the last time around . he stressed that nigeria 's security needs to be the next government 's focus . his campaign was also fiercely anti-corruption -- he ran under the slogan of new broom , ' and his supporters were often pictured holding brooms in the lead-up to the vote . the elections were largely predicted to be violent and everyone , nigerians included , expected the worst . some families moved abroad and there was sporadic violence across the country in the lead up to the election . but those fears turned out to be mostly unfounded , and the elections held relatively peacefully -- with the exception of attacks in the north of the country , where around 11 people died . many also praised president jonathan 's gracious and quick concession of defeat as it almost certainly prevented post-election violence . president-elect buhari said wednesday in a speech to the nation : the eyes of the world were focused on us to see if we can vote in a peaceful way and carry out elections in an orderly manner . we have proven to the world that we are a people who have embraced democracy and a people who seek a government by , for and for the people . ' on election day , nigerians queued for hours in hot weather to cast their vote . some of the biometric reader machines malfunctioned -- including the one at president jonathan 's polling station -- and voting had to be extended into the following day . but the technical issues did n't keep people from voting -- and in lagos , some voters cast their ballots with the aid of the light from their mobile phones . and even though some card readers did n't work in some places , many say they helped to cut down on vote rigging . boko haram is n't the only obstacle facing the new president . the economy , crime and generating enough power to light up the country are other major issues . the pressure will soon be on buhari to deliver and there will be no excuses . if he fails , nigerians will be waiting for him at the polls just four short years from now . | nigeria , the most populous country in africa , is grappling with violent boko haram extremists |
boko haram <tsp> ( cnn ) the last time muhammadu buhari came to power in nigeria , it was by force . this time it was by the ballot box . here are five reasons why one of the most fiercely-contested elections in the country 's history is so important . for the first time in nigeria 's history , the opposition defeated the ruling party in democratic elections . muhammadu buhari , 72 , won nigeria 's presidential election , defeating incumbent goodluck jonathan by about two million votes . nigeria is significant because it is the biggest economy and most populous country in africa ; it is also one of africa 's largest oil producers and is a major supplier of crude oil to the united states . this is n't buhari 's first time leading nigeria -- but it 's his first time in nearly 30 years . the reformed dictator is a sunni muslim from nigeria 's poorer north , while jonathan comes from a christian and animist south that is rich with oil . buhari 's win comes after a long history of military rule , coups and botched attempts at democracy in the country . many nigerians told cnn that they saw president jonathan as an ineffectual leader who was indecisive in dealing with the terror group boko haram -- and weak on corruption . buhari , who was campaigning for the fourth time , capitalized on these weaknesses and some analysts believe that his military background was an advantage for him . nigerians wanted a strong leader who could keep them safe from boko haram 's murderous raids -- and buhari also campaigned as a born-again democrat to allay fears about his strict military regime the last time around . he stressed that nigeria 's security needs to be the next government 's focus . his campaign was also fiercely anti-corruption -- he ran under the slogan of new broom , ' and his supporters were often pictured holding brooms in the lead-up to the vote . the elections were largely predicted to be violent and everyone , nigerians included , expected the worst . some families moved abroad and there was sporadic violence across the country in the lead up to the election . but those fears turned out to be mostly unfounded , and the elections held relatively peacefully -- with the exception of attacks in the north of the country , where around 11 people died . many also praised president jonathan 's gracious and quick concession of defeat as it almost certainly prevented post-election violence . president-elect buhari said wednesday in a speech to the nation : the eyes of the world were focused on us to see if we can vote in a peaceful way and carry out elections in an orderly manner . we have proven to the world that we are a people who have embraced democracy and a people who seek a government by , for and for the people . ' on election day , nigerians queued for hours in hot weather to cast their vote . some of the biometric reader machines malfunctioned -- including the one at president jonathan 's polling station -- and voting had to be extended into the following day . but the technical issues did n't keep people from voting -- and in lagos , some voters cast their ballots with the aid of the light from their mobile phones . and even though some card readers did n't work in some places , many say they helped to cut down on vote rigging . boko haram is n't the only obstacle facing the new president . the economy , crime and generating enough power to light up the country are other major issues . the pressure will soon be on buhari to deliver and there will be no excuses . if he fails , nigerians will be waiting for him at the polls just four short years from now . | nigeria , the most populous country in africa , is grappling with violent boko haram extremists |
north korea <tsp> who is kenneth bae ? and why is he being held by north korea ? those are the questions for many following the combative exchange tuesday between dennis rodman and chris cuomo on cnn 's new day , ' who asked whether the former nba player was planning to inquire about bae , a u.s. citizen sentenced to 15 years in a north korean labor camp . in response , rodman , who is in north korea with a team of fellow former nba players , suggested the korean-american had done something wrong , but did not specify what . do you understand what he did in this country ? ' rodman asked cuomo . no , no , no , you tell me , you tell me . why is he held captive here in this country , why ? ' here 's a look at the case : who is bae ? born in south korea , bae immigrated at age 16 to the united states with his parents , his mother told cnn . the 44-year-old bae , of lynwood , washington , moved to china in 2005 . a year later he established nations tour , ' a china-based tour company that specialized in tours of north korea , according to his family and freekennow.com , a website established by friends to promote his release . described by his sister , terri chung , as a devout christian , bae is married and the father of three children . several years ago , kenneth saw an opportunity that combined his entrepreneurial spirit with his personal convictions as a christian , ' the website said . he believed in showing compassion to the north korean people by contributing to their economy in the form of tourism . ' bae had guided at least 15 tour groups , mostly made up of americans and canadians , into north korea at the time of his arrest , his family has said . what happened ? this much everybody appears to agree on : bae was on the first day of a five-day tour when he was arrested november 3 , 2012 , in rason , an area along the northeastern coast of north korea that has been established by pyongyang as a special economic zone to promote trade and investment . u.s. officials have struggled to establish how exactly bae ran afoul of north korean authorities . word of bae 's arrest first surfaced in south korea media reports days after he was detained , with the united states later confirming it . nearly two weeks after detaining bae , north korea 's official news agency confirmed his arrest , saying only he was picked up for a crime against the state . according to the state-run korean central news agency , kcna , there was evidence uncovered that proved he had committed a crime against the country . among the allegations : bae was setting up bases in china to topple the north korean government ; he was encouraging north korean citizens to bring down the government ; and he was conducting a malignant smear campaign . ' in may , the government also accused bae of planning a jericho operation ' to bring down the government through religious activities . the american confessed to the offenses , the government said . what did he do ? there has been speculation the evidence north korea cites may in fact have been something bae was carrying with him , perhaps a bible or some other religious literature . his mother , myunghee bae , who visited her son in north korea in october , told cnn that her son was a devout christian who had not understood the north korean system . north korea is officially an atheist state . bae 's health north korea is considered to have one of the most repressive penal systems in the world . human rights groups estimate that as many as 200,000 people are being held in a network of prison camps that the regime is believed to use to crush political dissent . his mother and sister have told cnn that more than 10 months into bae 's sentence , his health is failing . in a prison interview with choson sinbo , a pro-north korean group based in tokyo , bae had spoken of health problems , including diabetes , high blood pressure , fatty liver and a back problem . he looked noticeably thinner and wore a blue prison garment streaked with sweat and dirt . although my health is not good , i am being patient and coping well , ' he said at the time . and i hope that with the help of the north korean government and the united states , i will be released soon . ' bae was moved to a hospital for serious health problems , his sister told cnn in august . in previous interviews , chung has said that her brother suffers from health problems including severe back and leg pain , kidney stones , dizziness , blurred vision and loss of vision . he was already dealing with diabetes . his family says he has lost more than 50 pounds . bargaining chip ? the timing of bae 's conviction has raised questions about whether pyongyang is using him as a bargaining chip in efforts to jump-start negotiations to dismantle north korea 's nuclear program . washington has previously accused north korea of doing so to try to gain concessions . bae 's conviction followed north korea 's testing of a long-range rocket and an underground nuclear test , moves that resulted in tougher u.n. sanctions . tensions between north korea and the united states have eased somewhat since the spring , when pyongyang unleashed a torrent of dramatic threats as u.s. and south korean troops carried out large-scale military exercises in the region . u.s. officials have repeatedly called on north korea to release bae . in august , the two countries appeared close , but north korea rescinded an invitation to a u.s. envoy . ambassador robert king , president barack obama 's special envoy for north korean human rights issues , had been expected to fly to pyongyang to try to win bae 's freedom . in previous instances , north korea has released americans in its custody after a visit by some u.s. dignitary -- in recent cases , former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton . but efforts by bill richardson , the former ambassador to the united nations , were unsuccessful in winning bae 's release during a visit to north korea last year . even rodman , at one point , called on north korea 's kim jong un to release bae . i 'm calling on the supreme leader of north korea or as i call him kim , ' to do me a solid and cut kenneth bae loose , ' rodman said in a may 7 post to his twitter account . rodman 's rant rodman 's rant garnered swift reaction , with richardson telling cnn the basketball player crossed a line this morning by implying that kenneth bae might be guilty , by suggesting there was a crime . ' white house spokesman jay carney said he had heard about rodman 's outburst . i did not see some of the comments that mr. rodman made , but i am not going to dignify that outburst with a response , ' carney said . but the harshest criticism of rodman came from bae 's sister , chung . we could n't believe our ears . he was in a position to do some good and help advocate for kenneth , and refused to do so , ' chung said on ac360 . but then instead he has chosen to hurl these outrageous accusations against kenneth . he clearly does n't know anything about kenneth , about his case . and so we were appalled by that . ' | he was convicted by north korea of hostile acts ' in 2013 |
north korea <tsp> who is kenneth bae ? and why is he being held by north korea ? those are the questions for many following the combative exchange tuesday between dennis rodman and chris cuomo on cnn 's new day , ' who asked whether the former nba player was planning to inquire about bae , a u.s. citizen sentenced to 15 years in a north korean labor camp . in response , rodman , who is in north korea with a team of fellow former nba players , suggested the korean-american had done something wrong , but did not specify what . do you understand what he did in this country ? ' rodman asked cuomo . no , no , no , you tell me , you tell me . why is he held captive here in this country , why ? ' here 's a look at the case : who is bae ? born in south korea , bae immigrated at age 16 to the united states with his parents , his mother told cnn . the 44-year-old bae , of lynwood , washington , moved to china in 2005 . a year later he established nations tour , ' a china-based tour company that specialized in tours of north korea , according to his family and freekennow.com , a website established by friends to promote his release . described by his sister , terri chung , as a devout christian , bae is married and the father of three children . several years ago , kenneth saw an opportunity that combined his entrepreneurial spirit with his personal convictions as a christian , ' the website said . he believed in showing compassion to the north korean people by contributing to their economy in the form of tourism . ' bae had guided at least 15 tour groups , mostly made up of americans and canadians , into north korea at the time of his arrest , his family has said . what happened ? this much everybody appears to agree on : bae was on the first day of a five-day tour when he was arrested november 3 , 2012 , in rason , an area along the northeastern coast of north korea that has been established by pyongyang as a special economic zone to promote trade and investment . u.s. officials have struggled to establish how exactly bae ran afoul of north korean authorities . word of bae 's arrest first surfaced in south korea media reports days after he was detained , with the united states later confirming it . nearly two weeks after detaining bae , north korea 's official news agency confirmed his arrest , saying only he was picked up for a crime against the state . according to the state-run korean central news agency , kcna , there was evidence uncovered that proved he had committed a crime against the country . among the allegations : bae was setting up bases in china to topple the north korean government ; he was encouraging north korean citizens to bring down the government ; and he was conducting a malignant smear campaign . ' in may , the government also accused bae of planning a jericho operation ' to bring down the government through religious activities . the american confessed to the offenses , the government said . what did he do ? there has been speculation the evidence north korea cites may in fact have been something bae was carrying with him , perhaps a bible or some other religious literature . his mother , myunghee bae , who visited her son in north korea in october , told cnn that her son was a devout christian who had not understood the north korean system . north korea is officially an atheist state . bae 's health north korea is considered to have one of the most repressive penal systems in the world . human rights groups estimate that as many as 200,000 people are being held in a network of prison camps that the regime is believed to use to crush political dissent . his mother and sister have told cnn that more than 10 months into bae 's sentence , his health is failing . in a prison interview with choson sinbo , a pro-north korean group based in tokyo , bae had spoken of health problems , including diabetes , high blood pressure , fatty liver and a back problem . he looked noticeably thinner and wore a blue prison garment streaked with sweat and dirt . although my health is not good , i am being patient and coping well , ' he said at the time . and i hope that with the help of the north korean government and the united states , i will be released soon . ' bae was moved to a hospital for serious health problems , his sister told cnn in august . in previous interviews , chung has said that her brother suffers from health problems including severe back and leg pain , kidney stones , dizziness , blurred vision and loss of vision . he was already dealing with diabetes . his family says he has lost more than 50 pounds . bargaining chip ? the timing of bae 's conviction has raised questions about whether pyongyang is using him as a bargaining chip in efforts to jump-start negotiations to dismantle north korea 's nuclear program . washington has previously accused north korea of doing so to try to gain concessions . bae 's conviction followed north korea 's testing of a long-range rocket and an underground nuclear test , moves that resulted in tougher u.n. sanctions . tensions between north korea and the united states have eased somewhat since the spring , when pyongyang unleashed a torrent of dramatic threats as u.s. and south korean troops carried out large-scale military exercises in the region . u.s. officials have repeatedly called on north korea to release bae . in august , the two countries appeared close , but north korea rescinded an invitation to a u.s. envoy . ambassador robert king , president barack obama 's special envoy for north korean human rights issues , had been expected to fly to pyongyang to try to win bae 's freedom . in previous instances , north korea has released americans in its custody after a visit by some u.s. dignitary -- in recent cases , former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton . but efforts by bill richardson , the former ambassador to the united nations , were unsuccessful in winning bae 's release during a visit to north korea last year . even rodman , at one point , called on north korea 's kim jong un to release bae . i 'm calling on the supreme leader of north korea or as i call him kim , ' to do me a solid and cut kenneth bae loose , ' rodman said in a may 7 post to his twitter account . rodman 's rant rodman 's rant garnered swift reaction , with richardson telling cnn the basketball player crossed a line this morning by implying that kenneth bae might be guilty , by suggesting there was a crime . ' white house spokesman jay carney said he had heard about rodman 's outburst . i did not see some of the comments that mr. rodman made , but i am not going to dignify that outburst with a response , ' carney said . but the harshest criticism of rodman came from bae 's sister , chung . we could n't believe our ears . he was in a position to do some good and help advocate for kenneth , and refused to do so , ' chung said on ac360 . but then instead he has chosen to hurl these outrageous accusations against kenneth . he clearly does n't know anything about kenneth , about his case . and so we were appalled by that . ' | bae , 44 , of lynwood , washington , was arrested in north korea in 2012 |
ryan babel <tsp> ( cnn ) -- english premier league stars have been warned about making controversial comments on twitter and through other social media . the english football association ( fa ) outlined its policy sunday , ruling that tweets , blogs and entries on facebook were in the public domain and that players should exercise caution . the fa 's stance follows its decision to fine former liverpool forward ryan babel in january for comments made about referee howard webb on twitter , where he posted a mock-up picture of the official in a manchester united shirt . arsenal 's jack wilshere also nearly landed in hot water after complaining of inconsistent refereeing ' as his side threw away a four-goal lead at newcastle last weekend . has rooney joined football 's immortals ? the fa made it clear it would not tolerate such comments in a statement on its official website sunday : ' the fa has issued clarification to participants relating to the use of social networking sites , including , but not limited to twitter , facebook and internet blogs , ' it read . any comments which are deemed improper , bring the game into disrepute , or are threatening , abusive , indecent or insulting may lead to disciplinary action . ' players were also warned that while they believed their postings may be limited to a small number of people , they might still end up with a wider audience . consequently , care should be exercised with regards to the contents of such postings , ' added the statement . in addition , we would remind participants that social networking postings could also lead to civil proceedings being brought by affected parties . ' an increasing number of star footballers have twitter accounts including england captain rio ferdinand and aston villa 's darren bent , an international teammate . bent famously used his twitter blog to criticize tottenham chairman daniel levy when his move to previous club sunderland was delayed , using strong language to show his frustration . | liverpool 's ryan babel first premier league player to be sanctioned for a tweet |
lazio <tsp> ( cnn ) -- inter milan moved closer to a champions league place after crushing parma 5-0 on saturday following fourth-placed lazio 's shock 4-0 defeat by siena . claudio ranieri 's team closed to within a point of the rome side after 17 games as italy 's serie a program resumed following a winter break . the win left inter five points behind defending champions ac milan and second-placed juventus , who travel to mid-table atalanta and bottom side lecce respectively on sunday . inter have been linked with a move for carlos tevez , who is widely expected to join local rivals milan , but it was the manchester city striker 's fellow argentine diego milito who hit the headlines with a first-half double at the san siro . who will be january 's top transfer targets ? milito has failed to maintain the heights that saw him score both goals in the final of europe 's premier club competition in 2010 , but the 32-year-old highlighted his value with a 13th-minute opener from compatriot ricardo alvarez 's cross . midfielder thiago motta made it 2-0 with a low shot from distance five minutes later , and milito headed his seventh goal in all competitions this season from maicon 's cross just before halftime . milito set up strike partner giampaolo pazzini in the 56th minute , and the south american 's 76th-minute replacement marcoo faraoni sealed inter 's biggest win this season with his first touch of the ball , as the 20-year-old fired in a volley off the crossbar for his first goal in serie a . it is the first time inter have won five league matches in a row since jose mourinho departed in may 2010 , and continues the club 's resurgent form after a poor start to this season . the defeat left parma in 13th , and followed 4-1 defeats by juve and milan earlier this season . title hopefuls lazio could have moved up to third place above udinese , but went 3-0 down by halftime against siena after goalkeeper albano bizzarri was sent off . young striker mattia destro gave the tuscany side the lead after only 11 minutes , and emanuele calaio doubled the lead on 35 with his first penalty after franco brienza went down in the box . destro put the ball in the net just before the break , but the referee had already awarded a penalty after bizzarri made contact with the 20-year-old -- and substitute keeper juan pablo carrizo 's first job was to retrieve calaio 's spot-kick from the back of the net . destro , on loan from genoa , sealed victory with nine minutes to play , heading in cristiano del grosso 's cross for his fifth serie a goal this season as siena moved up to 14th -- six points above the bottom three . | title hopefuls lazio face the prospect of dropping eight points off the lead |
lazio <tsp> ( cnn ) -- inter milan moved closer to a champions league place after crushing parma 5-0 on saturday following fourth-placed lazio 's shock 4-0 defeat by siena . claudio ranieri 's team closed to within a point of the rome side after 17 games as italy 's serie a program resumed following a winter break . the win left inter five points behind defending champions ac milan and second-placed juventus , who travel to mid-table atalanta and bottom side lecce respectively on sunday . inter have been linked with a move for carlos tevez , who is widely expected to join local rivals milan , but it was the manchester city striker 's fellow argentine diego milito who hit the headlines with a first-half double at the san siro . who will be january 's top transfer targets ? milito has failed to maintain the heights that saw him score both goals in the final of europe 's premier club competition in 2010 , but the 32-year-old highlighted his value with a 13th-minute opener from compatriot ricardo alvarez 's cross . midfielder thiago motta made it 2-0 with a low shot from distance five minutes later , and milito headed his seventh goal in all competitions this season from maicon 's cross just before halftime . milito set up strike partner giampaolo pazzini in the 56th minute , and the south american 's 76th-minute replacement marcoo faraoni sealed inter 's biggest win this season with his first touch of the ball , as the 20-year-old fired in a volley off the crossbar for his first goal in serie a . it is the first time inter have won five league matches in a row since jose mourinho departed in may 2010 , and continues the club 's resurgent form after a poor start to this season . the defeat left parma in 13th , and followed 4-1 defeats by juve and milan earlier this season . title hopefuls lazio could have moved up to third place above udinese , but went 3-0 down by halftime against siena after goalkeeper albano bizzarri was sent off . young striker mattia destro gave the tuscany side the lead after only 11 minutes , and emanuele calaio doubled the lead on 35 with his first penalty after franco brienza went down in the box . destro put the ball in the net just before the break , but the referee had already awarded a penalty after bizzarri made contact with the 20-year-old -- and substitute keeper juan pablo carrizo 's first job was to retrieve calaio 's spot-kick from the back of the net . destro , on loan from genoa , sealed victory with nine minutes to play , heading in cristiano del grosso 's cross for his fifth serie a goal this season as siena moved up to 14th -- six points above the bottom three . | win puts inter within a point of fourth-placed lazio , who crashed 4-0 at siena |
inter <tsp> ( cnn ) -- inter milan moved closer to a champions league place after crushing parma 5-0 on saturday following fourth-placed lazio 's shock 4-0 defeat by siena . claudio ranieri 's team closed to within a point of the rome side after 17 games as italy 's serie a program resumed following a winter break . the win left inter five points behind defending champions ac milan and second-placed juventus , who travel to mid-table atalanta and bottom side lecce respectively on sunday . inter have been linked with a move for carlos tevez , who is widely expected to join local rivals milan , but it was the manchester city striker 's fellow argentine diego milito who hit the headlines with a first-half double at the san siro . who will be january 's top transfer targets ? milito has failed to maintain the heights that saw him score both goals in the final of europe 's premier club competition in 2010 , but the 32-year-old highlighted his value with a 13th-minute opener from compatriot ricardo alvarez 's cross . midfielder thiago motta made it 2-0 with a low shot from distance five minutes later , and milito headed his seventh goal in all competitions this season from maicon 's cross just before halftime . milito set up strike partner giampaolo pazzini in the 56th minute , and the south american 's 76th-minute replacement marcoo faraoni sealed inter 's biggest win this season with his first touch of the ball , as the 20-year-old fired in a volley off the crossbar for his first goal in serie a . it is the first time inter have won five league matches in a row since jose mourinho departed in may 2010 , and continues the club 's resurgent form after a poor start to this season . the defeat left parma in 13th , and followed 4-1 defeats by juve and milan earlier this season . title hopefuls lazio could have moved up to third place above udinese , but went 3-0 down by halftime against siena after goalkeeper albano bizzarri was sent off . young striker mattia destro gave the tuscany side the lead after only 11 minutes , and emanuele calaio doubled the lead on 35 with his first penalty after franco brienza went down in the box . destro put the ball in the net just before the break , but the referee had already awarded a penalty after bizzarri made contact with the 20-year-old -- and substitute keeper juan pablo carrizo 's first job was to retrieve calaio 's spot-kick from the back of the net . destro , on loan from genoa , sealed victory with nine minutes to play , heading in cristiano del grosso 's cross for his fifth serie a goal this season as siena moved up to 14th -- six points above the bottom three . | inter won for the fifth successive match in serie a to keep european hopes alive |
inter <tsp> ( cnn ) -- inter milan moved closer to a champions league place after crushing parma 5-0 on saturday following fourth-placed lazio 's shock 4-0 defeat by siena . claudio ranieri 's team closed to within a point of the rome side after 17 games as italy 's serie a program resumed following a winter break . the win left inter five points behind defending champions ac milan and second-placed juventus , who travel to mid-table atalanta and bottom side lecce respectively on sunday . inter have been linked with a move for carlos tevez , who is widely expected to join local rivals milan , but it was the manchester city striker 's fellow argentine diego milito who hit the headlines with a first-half double at the san siro . who will be january 's top transfer targets ? milito has failed to maintain the heights that saw him score both goals in the final of europe 's premier club competition in 2010 , but the 32-year-old highlighted his value with a 13th-minute opener from compatriot ricardo alvarez 's cross . midfielder thiago motta made it 2-0 with a low shot from distance five minutes later , and milito headed his seventh goal in all competitions this season from maicon 's cross just before halftime . milito set up strike partner giampaolo pazzini in the 56th minute , and the south american 's 76th-minute replacement marcoo faraoni sealed inter 's biggest win this season with his first touch of the ball , as the 20-year-old fired in a volley off the crossbar for his first goal in serie a . it is the first time inter have won five league matches in a row since jose mourinho departed in may 2010 , and continues the club 's resurgent form after a poor start to this season . the defeat left parma in 13th , and followed 4-1 defeats by juve and milan earlier this season . title hopefuls lazio could have moved up to third place above udinese , but went 3-0 down by halftime against siena after goalkeeper albano bizzarri was sent off . young striker mattia destro gave the tuscany side the lead after only 11 minutes , and emanuele calaio doubled the lead on 35 with his first penalty after franco brienza went down in the box . destro put the ball in the net just before the break , but the referee had already awarded a penalty after bizzarri made contact with the 20-year-old -- and substitute keeper juan pablo carrizo 's first job was to retrieve calaio 's spot-kick from the back of the net . destro , on loan from genoa , sealed victory with nine minutes to play , heading in cristiano del grosso 's cross for his fifth serie a goal this season as siena moved up to 14th -- six points above the bottom three . | diego milito scores twice as inter milan beat parma 5-0 at the san siro on saturday |
inter <tsp> ( cnn ) -- inter milan moved closer to a champions league place after crushing parma 5-0 on saturday following fourth-placed lazio 's shock 4-0 defeat by siena . claudio ranieri 's team closed to within a point of the rome side after 17 games as italy 's serie a program resumed following a winter break . the win left inter five points behind defending champions ac milan and second-placed juventus , who travel to mid-table atalanta and bottom side lecce respectively on sunday . inter have been linked with a move for carlos tevez , who is widely expected to join local rivals milan , but it was the manchester city striker 's fellow argentine diego milito who hit the headlines with a first-half double at the san siro . who will be january 's top transfer targets ? milito has failed to maintain the heights that saw him score both goals in the final of europe 's premier club competition in 2010 , but the 32-year-old highlighted his value with a 13th-minute opener from compatriot ricardo alvarez 's cross . midfielder thiago motta made it 2-0 with a low shot from distance five minutes later , and milito headed his seventh goal in all competitions this season from maicon 's cross just before halftime . milito set up strike partner giampaolo pazzini in the 56th minute , and the south american 's 76th-minute replacement marcoo faraoni sealed inter 's biggest win this season with his first touch of the ball , as the 20-year-old fired in a volley off the crossbar for his first goal in serie a . it is the first time inter have won five league matches in a row since jose mourinho departed in may 2010 , and continues the club 's resurgent form after a poor start to this season . the defeat left parma in 13th , and followed 4-1 defeats by juve and milan earlier this season . title hopefuls lazio could have moved up to third place above udinese , but went 3-0 down by halftime against siena after goalkeeper albano bizzarri was sent off . young striker mattia destro gave the tuscany side the lead after only 11 minutes , and emanuele calaio doubled the lead on 35 with his first penalty after franco brienza went down in the box . destro put the ball in the net just before the break , but the referee had already awarded a penalty after bizzarri made contact with the 20-year-old -- and substitute keeper juan pablo carrizo 's first job was to retrieve calaio 's spot-kick from the back of the net . destro , on loan from genoa , sealed victory with nine minutes to play , heading in cristiano del grosso 's cross for his fifth serie a goal this season as siena moved up to 14th -- six points above the bottom three . | win puts inter within a point of fourth-placed lazio , who crashed 4-0 at siena |
japan <tsp> ( cnn ) -- brazil 's men 's football team are one win away from an historic first olympic title after a 3-0 defeat of south korea in tuesday 's semifinal at london 2012 . the five-time world champions , who have also won the south american championship on eight occasions , will play mexico at wembley stadium on saturday in the gold medal match . a brace from striker leandro damiao , his fifth and sixth goals of the tournament , followed a first-half effort from defensive midfielder romulo as brazil proved too much for spirited south korea . mexico booked a place in the weekend showpiece courtesy of a similarly comfortable 3-1 win over japan , who will contest the bronze medal against their asian rivals in cardiff on friday . spain 's cazorla joins arsenal after a bright opening from south korea , bidding for a first olympic football medal , brazil took control and romulo gave mano menezes'team the lead after 38 minutes with a calm sidefoot finish . the koreans were furious when a penalty was not awarded for sandro 's trip on kim bokyoung early in the second half , then damiao took control of the contest . blog : will clubs evade financial fair play ? after doubling brazil 's lead on 57 minutes , the internacional star made the result safe with a smart prodded finish seven minutes later . earlier in the day , mexico , also looking for a first games medal , had to come from behind after 12 minutes when yuki otsu gave japan the lead . marco fabian leveled with 30 minutes played , before oribe peralta found the net to give mexico a 2-1 lead just after the hour mark . as japan poured forward looking for an equalizer , javier cortes broke free in the final seconds to seal victory . | south korea will face japan in the bronze medal contest in cardiff |
tampa <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a tampa judge denied bail wednesday for a florida man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 3-month-old child , who authorities say was thrown out of a moving car . police say infant emanuel murray died after his mother 's ex-boyfriend threw him from a car on a florida interstate . richard anthony mctear jr. , 21 , was arrested tuesday , hours after a confrontation at his former girlfriend 's apartment in which he snatched the infant , emanuel wesley murray , the hillsborough county sheriff 's office said . the child 's body was found about 4 .am . tuesday on the side of interstate 275 in tampa , florida , by a local television photographer on his way to work . the photographer , wtvt 's jason bird , said he stopped when he spotted something by the roadside ' it had to be a baby doll but it was too big to be a doll , ' bird told cnn affiliate wfts in tampa . i almost passed out , i started shaking , ' said bird . a preliminary autopsy determined the child died of blunt trauma to the head , the county medical examiner 's office said . police were called to the apartment of mctear 's former girlfriend about 3:15 a.m. tuesday . the mother , jasmine bedwell , 17 , told investigators that mctear had hit her several times and threatened to kill the both of y'all , ' the sheriff 's department said in a statement announcing the charges . mctear threw a car seat containing the child across the room during the fight , causing the boy to fall onto the apartment 's concrete floor , investigators said . he then picked up the boy and drove off in his blue chevrolet impala , throwing the child out while on the interstate , the sheriff 's department said . video on cnn affiliate wfla tv showed mctear being led out of a tampa police squad car after his arrest . he ducked his head as tv cameras surrounded him on his walk into a police building . when asked by reporters if he had thrown the child out of the car window , mctear answered , it 's a dirty game . a dirty game . ' mctear is not related to the child , said sheriff 's spokeswoman debbie carter . mctear is facing additional charges of burglary with battery , felony battery , aggravated child abuse and kidnapping , the sheriff 's department said . | a motorist found the baby boy on interstate 275 in tampa , florida , around 4:30 a.m . |
chile <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a lonely planet author says he plagiarized or made up portions of the popular travel guidebooks and dealt drugs to supplement poor pay , an australian newspaper reported sunday . lonely planet publishes more than 500 titles and employs 300 authors , according to its web site . thomas kohnstamm , who has written a book on his misadventures , also said he did n't travel to colombia to write the guidebook on the country because they did n't pay me enough , ' the daily telegraph reported . i wrote the book in san francisco [ california ] , ' he is quoted as saying in the telegraph . i got the information from a chick i was dating -- an intern in the colombian consulate . ' the 32-year-old seattle , washington , native also claims he accepted free travel , which is a violation of the company 's policy . kohnstamm has worked on more than a dozen books for lonely planet , including its titles on brazil , colombia , the caribbean , venezuela , chile and south america . an e-mail from lonely planet said kohnstamm 's book were being reviewed , the newspaper reported . if we find that the content has been compromised , we 'll take urgent steps to fix it . once we 've got things right for travelers as quickly as we can , we 'll look at what we do and how we do it to ensure as best we can that this type of thing never happens again , ' the e-mail said , according to the newspaper . the book 's publisher , piers pickard , told the paper that an urgent ' review of kohnstamm 's books did not reveal any inaccuracies . the lonely planet series publishes 500 titles , updated every two to four years , and employs 300 authors , according to the company 's web site . it sells more than 6 million guides a year , the newspaper reported . kohnstamm 's book , do travel writers go to hell ? : a swashbuckling tale of high adventures , questionable ethics and professional hedonism , ' is set for release next week . on his myspace page , kohnstamm says the book is about the decision to abandon manhattan to try to make it as a travel writer and the good , the bad and the really surreal that i experienced on the road . ' e-mail to a friend | author 's works include guides on brazil , venezuela , chile , paper reports |
tmi <tsp> editor 's note : cnn.com has a business partnership with careerbuilder.com , which serves as the exclusive provider of job listings and services to cnn.com . ( careerbuilder.com ) -- work ca n't get much worse than when it stinks -- literally . for stephen viscusi , work stinks everyday . i work near an executive ( woman ) that does work out at lunchtime , ' viscusi says . she returns smelling like body odor and chanel no.5 . it does n't cut it . ' rather than let his co-worker continue smelling up the office , viscusi , author of on the job : how to make it in the real world of work , ' took the high road and told his colleague she had a small problem . he says the sheer embarrassment motivated her to not only shower , but not to take it personally or hold a grudge . never be afraid to confront annoying co-workers head on , ' viscusi says . remember they are peers , not the boss . ' there 's ( at least ) one annoying co-worker in every office . whether it 's the chatty-cathy , smelly-steven , tag-along-tammy , or just that guy , ' difficult co-workers ( unfortunately ) are the standard in the workplace -- not the exception . most difficult co-workers are oblivious to their nightmare behavior . avoiding them is out of the question . if you do make a comment , they stare at you like you 're from the moon . your feelings have been building up for months -- maybe even years -- and it 's time to do something about it . you can either pull your hair out over their obnoxious behaviors -- or , you can deal with them accordingly . define the problem ( aka co-worker ' ) in the worst case scenario survival handbook : work ' ( chronicle books ) , joshua piven and david borgenicht describe four possible types of co-workers . the talker ... just wo n't shut up ; engages in long-winded , one-sided conversations on relatively trivial subjects ; and always has something to say about something ( or someone ) . the kiss-up ... craves approval mostly from the boss , but will also seek approval from you . the tmi ( too much information ) ... has no boundaries and no shame . he/she will share every piece of unpleasant and personal information with you , without sparing a detail . the gossip ... much like the tmi , will share any and every story -- as long as it 's not theirs . carly drum , a workplace etiquette expert with new york-based executive search firm drum associates , offers these tips if a co-worker is annoying you : tip no . 1 : take a break . when you are spending more than 40 hours per week indoors with the same people , something is bound to bother you , drum says . everyone is going to have some sort of mannerism that bothers you , whether they crack their gum too loud or just hold their pen wrong . ' drum says . step outside for a breath of fresh air or run out to get a cup of coffee , she suggests . it 's human nature to get bothered by the little things , so just accept it and take a break ! ' tip no . 2 : be mentally tough . do n't let another colleague 's bad habits hurt your concentration and productivity at work . drum suggests ignoring him or her as best you can and limiting your daily interactions with them . if career advancement is important to you , then always try to act professionally in the workplace regardless of what an annoying co-worker might do , ' drum offers . tip no . 3 : discuss the problem with your co-worker . ( ... in a non-judgmental , non-confrontational way of course ... ) drum agrees with viscusi that you should n't be afraid to say something to your co-worker . depending on what the behavior is that 's bothering you , it never hurts to approach your co-worker for a friendly little chat , drum says . co-workers sometimes do n't notice they are doing something really annoying because it 's just by habit , ' drum contends . by saying ,'i do n't know if you noticed but ... ( insert issue here )'-- a reasonable co-worker will usually be receptive to your feelings . ' tip no . 4 : talk with your supervisor . if the friendly and polite one-on-one does n't work ( or turn out to be so friendly ) , another option is to bring up the issue with your supervisor . from a managerial perspective , a difficult employee who is insensitive to other co-workers can poison a workplace environment and severely impact inner-office morale , ' drum says . effective supervisors know how imperative it is to nip problems like this in the bud as soon as they arise . ' e-mail to a friend copyright careerbuilder.com 2009 . all rights reserved . the information contained in this article may not be published , broadcast or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority rachel zupek is a writer and blogger for careerbuilder.com . she researches and writes about job search strategy , career management , hiring trends and workplace issues . | the tmi has no boundaries and no shame the gossip will share any and every story -- as long as it 's not theirs |
laraine newman <tsp> ( cnn ) it 's not easy to squeeze 40 years of show into one anniversary special , but saturday night live ' gave it a go on sunday night . from the jimmy fallon/justin timberlake opening to the return of eddie murphy and musical performances by the likes of lightning rod artists kanye west and miley cyrus ( who offered a surprisingly charming version of 50 ways to leave your lover ' ) , it was an evening of mockery and fond remembrances for the snl ' 40th anniversary special . why'saturday night live'is still awesome here are some highlights : jimmy fallon and justin timberlake get musical could nbc please just give these two their own show already ? we already knew that fallon and timberlake are magical , thanks to their history of rap ' skits on fallon 's tonight show . ' on sunday night , they opened the special episode with a musical number celebrating some of the show 's most famous catchphrases . three cheers for timberlake 's schweddy balls ! betty white makes out with bradley cooper ' the californians ' skit was already pretty awesome , with taylor swift and kerry washington joining cast members past and present ( laraine newman even showed up ! ) , but then 93-year-old white locked lips with 40-year-old cooper . wow . the return of eddie murphy we wo n't say much about this one even though it was eagerly anticipated . after a 30-year absence from snl , ' murphy returned for all of 73 seconds . introduced by chris rock , the actor received a standing ovation and offered a few words including i will always love this show , ' and that was that . it was brief and awkward . welcome back , wayne 's world ' mike myers and dana carvey returned as the beloved characters wayne campbell and garth algar for an snl ' top 10 . in announcing no . 6 -- musical guests -- carvey as garth said , i think beck was one of the best , even better than beyonce . ' that was the perfect segue into no . 5 : kanye , sit down , ' a reference to the artist 's recent lament that beck should not have beat out beyonce for best album at the 2015 grammys . west was in the audience , and at one point we got to see him play along as security restrained ' him . way to have a sense of humor about it , ye . party on ! excellent ! celebrity jeopardy ! ' will ferrell as alex trebek is always at his best when paired with darrell hammond 's borderline-nsfw sean connery , but this episode also gave us the delight that is kate mckinnon as justin bieber and alec baldwin as tony bennett . when the other celebs ' showed up , it was hard to keep it together . jim carrey 's matthew mcconaughey was pretty spot-on . | former cast members such as eddie murphy and laraine newman appeared |
saudi arabia <tsp> with president barack obama set to lay out his strategy to deal with isis on wednesday , secretary of state john kerry left for the middle east on an urgent new diplomatic drive with a single sales objective : shore up support from sunni arabs to defeat what kerry calls isis' genocidal agenda . ' kerry has said the united states will build the broadest possible coalition of partners around the globe to confront , degrade and ultimately defeat isis . ' almost every single country has a role to play in eliminating the threat and the evil that ( isis ) represents , ' kerry said tuesday before leaving on the trip that will take him to saudi arabia and jordan . the obama administration has already gathered about 10 countries as part of a global coalition to beat back isis . but the strength of the coalition could hinge on whether it includes members from the middle east , where isis poses the biggest threat . obama laid out kerry 's marching orders during an interview last weekend with nbc news . i think that it is absolutely true that we 're going to need sunni states to step up , not just saudi arabia , our partners like jordan , the united arab emirates , turkey . they need to be involved . this is their neighborhood . the dangers that are posed are -- are more directed at them right now than they are us , ' obama told nbc 's meet the press ' on sunday . and that 's part of the conversation that john kerry 's going to be having this week ' americans want efforts to dismantle isis to be undertaken by a coalition , according to a cnn/orc poll released monday ; 60 % said washington should undertake military action against isis only if other countries participate . ' kerry 's middle east strategy in order to get a buy-in from arab states , kerry will take specific arguments to different countries . one key to his effort will be the new iraqi government announced on monday , which kerry called a major milestone . kerry hopes the new government will attract sunni arab help as it fights isis and bolster sunni opposition to the group . the needs in any effort to defeat isis are great : military support , including air power , arms , training , and intelligence . u.s. officials say arab partners will be asked to contribute what they can . the effort was given a boost on monday when the arab league agreed to take urgent measures to combat isis and other extremist groups , reflecting a new sense of urgency in the region . obama looking for for congressional support on isis kerry 's coalition-building tour will first take him to jordan , which borders both iraq and syria and is likely to play a major but discreet role in the coalition . jordan is already hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighboring syria . in saudi arabia , kerry will hold talks in jeddah with the foreign ministers of six gulf arab states , iraq , egypt and jordan . kerry must also convince the gulf allies to dry up funding to isis , which comes from many of their own nationals and stop the flow of foreign fighters into iraq and syria , considered the lifeblood of the group . another critical aspect to this will be driving a wedge between sunni arabs and isis , and delegitimizing the group 's ideology . saudi arabia , in particular , is seen as having a critical role to play in convincing other sunni arabs that isis is the enemy . the kingdom has been very effective in beating back al qaeda in its territory , and officials and analysts say it has a unique religious credibility and legitimacy to combat isis now . there are already efforts within middle east countries to root out extremists . last week , saudi arabia arrested more than 80 extremists suspected of planning to carry out terrorist attacks both in the kingdom and abroad , and the uae issued a statement last week saying it was ready to join the international community in an urgent , coordinated and sustained effort to confront a threat that will , if unchecked , have global ramifications for decades to come . ' the uae statement also called for a clear plan for direct intervention against isis . ' support , but slim chance for military intervention but do n't look for countries in the middle east to join specifically with the united states and western partners on a military campaign . officials have downplayed suggestions of arab military involvement , although have privately suggested even some minor participation from countries such as the uae and saudi arabia would be important symbolic gestures about the need for sunni arab states to take responsibility in fighting extremism within their own region . what is unclear is whether kerry , who visits the region the day after obama delivers his speech laying out his strategy for combating isis , will make specific requests this week for a military campaign to combat the group in either iraq or syria . arab diplomats say without concrete details on what type of military campaign the u.s. envisions , it will be hard for their leaders to sign up , no matter how badly they may want to . another question is what happens after the campaign against isis . arab diplomats say similar extremist groups are operating in libya , the sinai in egypt and yemen that pose a threat to the entire region and about which washington and its arab partners must have a conversation . with its laser focus on isis , arab diplomats complain the united states is not connecting the dots about the alarming trends in the region . without a tacit understanding of how we are going to work at extremism in general , it 's going to be tough to move ahead , ' one arab diplomat said . you want us to join you in iraq and syria and then when we see a problem in libya or yemen or egypt and you say forget it ? i do n't think that is how it 's going to go . you ca n't be with us on one issue and be against us on another . ' which is why kerry must carefully balance the concerns of a region nervous about a multitude of threats with the narrow u.s. interests in combating isis . u.s. officials say a series of airstrikes last week against armed islamist factions in tripoli , libya , were conducted by egypt and the uae . while neither country has acknowledged the action publicly , the move sent an important message to washington that the region is ready to take measures into its own hands if the united states does not take their concerns into account . the u.s. saw competing arab interests in aiding the syria opposition contribute to the growth of extremists groups like isis . a similarly uncoordinated effort against the group could give birth to new , and potentially equally frightening , problems . terror fears could help gop in midterms senator apologizes for invoking names of slain journalists in policy argument | the trip will take kerry to saudi arabia and jordan just after obama lays out strategy |
harrison ford <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the larger-than-life story of baseball great jackie robinson will open on the big screen this month along with the beginning of the new baseball season . 42 ' is slated to open on april 12 , just three days before the 66th anniversary of robinson 's debut game that broke baseball 's color barrier . the film follows robinson , the first african-american to play major league baseball , as he plays for the brooklyn dodgers , and highlights the bond that formed between robinson and dodgers general manager and president , branch rickey . rickey is played by harrison ford , who was not originally on the shortlist for the part . the filmmakers did n't send ( the script ) to me , i just happened upon it , ' ford recently told cnn . i came through backdoor channels and i read it and i thought this is a great opportunity to play this character if anybody 's interested in seeing me about it . ' except no one was . they would not have known about my ambition to play this kind of character in a faithful way ... to approach it as a character actor and be willing and ready to let loose of my former career as a leading man . ' after some persuasion , ford landed the role of rickey -- although , true to his intent to get lost in the character , you might not even recognize him in the part . when it came to casting robinson , writer/director brian helgeland , who has previously written screenplays for man on fire ' and a knight 's tale , ' knew upon meeting chadwick boseman that he wanted him to fill the uniform . the actor , who 's previously appeared on tv in shows like lincoln heights ' and persons unknown , ' was directing an off-broadway play at the time of his audition , but just so happened to be in los angeles when his agent called about 42 . ' but though helgeland knew right away , i definitely did n't know right away , ' boseman told cnn . after reading for helgeland the first time , i came in the next week and read for him again , and realized that he already made his decision and he was trying to prove it to somebody else . i did a baseball tryout , and the rest is history . ' helgeland said i was the person who showed the most courage , and that 's why i got it , ' boseman said . boseman played some little league baseball as a kid and describes himself as an athlete . so it was n't like i could n't walk and chew gum at the same time , ' he joked . but he obviously needed practice in order to emulate one of the best in the history of baseball . we did spring training from the middle of january to may , ' he said . we prepared as if we were going to play a game . ' in order to see how he was shaping up in his attempt to accurately bring robinson 's skills to life , boseman would watch a split-screen of his own practices next to some of robinson 's hall of fame footage -- so he could see how bad i was ' compared to robinson . like boseman , ford logged hours extensively researching his character , working to understand the ins and outs of the sport , though he 's not a huge sports fan generally . i researched the character and the history , and i know the history . i know the circumstances that took place and the character of our nation at the time , but i did n't know much about the man : branch rickey , ' ford said . there was a lot of research material and i took advantage of all of it , and studied it . ' as for the reason we have n't seen more jackie robinson biopics flood cineplexes , ford muses that it might be because robinson 's wife , rachel , has been careful with her husband 's legacy . until brian helgeland produced the script , i do n't think she 'd been satisfied with the telling of the story , ' ford said . and not so much because it glorifies her husband , but because it embraces the fulsome understanding of the circumstances , and so she 's responsible for allowing us to tell the story . ' | harrison ford had to persuade the creative team to let him play rickey |
thailand <tsp> ( cnn ) -- not many winners of the cannes film festival palm d'or thank ghosts and spirits in their acceptance speech . but for apichatpong weerasethakul , thailand 's first ever winner of the film award , it was a natural thing to do . it was kind of an in-joke . at the same time , i think [ uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives ' ] is about [ a person ] who believes in spirits , in reincarnation so i kind of thank him for it because he might have been there , ' he told cnn . the award came as a shock to weerasethakul , who has previously found success at cannes when he won the jury prize in 2004 for tropical malady , ' but did n't expect to win the big prize . when i heard tim burton will be head of jury , i was thinking no way ... but when i actually won the prize i thought a different way that maybe because tim burton has always created his own wacky world and also my film operates in my own world , and it 's quite a nutty one . ' the nutty world ' of uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives ' has a lead character ( played by a real-life roof welder ) who talks to spirits and ghosts as he faces the last days of this life . weerasethakul believes the success of the film at the festival and with international audiences where it has been shown is down to the universal theme of fear of loss . another point is if the trend of movie culture is to be so bombarded by such high production movies , people crave for a personal movie now , a small one , ' he said . while some critics debated if uncle boonmee ' was a worth winner of such an esteemed award , others praised weerasethakul for creating a film more like a metaphysical meditation ; tim burton described it as like a beautiful dream that you do n't see very often . ' weerasethakul however has been battling with the harsh realities of making what many consider art-house film in thailand for many years . the uncle boonmee ' project took three years to complete and many of his other films have faced heavy censorship . his 2006 film syndromes and the century ' was accused by the thai authorities as being a potential threat to national security , something weerasethakul refuted . you can not make anything , i mean , you can not [ talk ] basically about politics , and also religion , and other institutions in thailand . you can not talk about that in cinema . so that kind of cripples you in a way . ' he won a few battles against the film censors and helped to establish a rating system for films in thailand , but weerasethakul still believes the need to speak out against limits to freedom of speech . weerasethakul was not surprised to see the protests and violence that gripped thailand 's capital earlier this year . i guess [ the violence ] is bound to happen because we had such a huge gap in the difference in the classes of people . [ it ] also makes us think about where we stand especially if you 're thai ; it forces us to think about our moral standpoint . i think we all should speak more . about how we feel . about this oppression . because thailand has become a democracy not long ago . and people still , we are still in obedience ? it is a very obedience culture . ' | weerasethakul critical of lack of freedom on expression in thailand |
japanese <tsp> ( cnn ) -- japan on tuesday described an attack on a car carrying the country 's ambassador in beijing as very regrettable . ' ambassador uichiro niwa was unhurt in monday 's incident but a man ripped off the japanese flag flying on the vehicle . it was very regrettable -- the national flag shows the country 's dignity and it 's a principle of international law that you should respect it , ' japan 's foreign minister , koichiro gemba , told reporters . relations between the two countries have been tense in recent weeks , with anti-japan protests erupting in several chinese cities earlier this month over a disputed island chain known as diaoyu in china and senkaku in japan . anti-japan protests erupt in china amid island dispute gemba said he planned to send japan 's vice foreign minister , tsuyoshi yamaguchi , to deliver a letter to chinese president hu jintao on behalf of japan 's prime minister . he said that tokyo demanded preventative measures and a criminal investigation . xinhua , china 's official news agency , said that authorities were seriously investigating ' the case . the chinese government always conscientiously fulfills the vienna convention on diplomatic relations to protect the safety of foreign embassies and personnel , ' xinhua said . diplomatic vehicles in china carry special number plates but typically only ambassadors'cars display national flags . gemba also said that japan and china needed to exchange views on the current bilateral relationship and regional issues such as the korean peninsula . diplomatic tension ratcheted up after pro-beijing activists landed on one of the disputed islands earlier this month . they were arrested by japanese authorities and later deported . japanese activists landed on the islands days later carrying japanese flags , draping one over a lighthouse . the landings triggered protests across china . | envoy unhurt but japanese flag on the vehicle was snatched |
roger federer <tsp> ( cnn ) even though rafael nadal had beaten his first-round opponent at the australian open , mikhail youzhny , five straight times , the spaniard was n't sure what to expect when they played monday . after all nadal last competed at a major at wimbledon and had lost both singles matches that he contested this year as he returned from appendix surgery . nadal -- who also suffered from back and wrist injuries in 2014 -- cast doubt on his australian open participation just last week . youzhny , too , owned four victories over the 14-time grand slam champion . but in a score that is sure to have his rivals taking note , the spaniard crushed the former top-10 regular 6-3 6-2 6-2 . very positive result for me , ' nadal told reporters . i think very good start . always before the first match you have the doubts , especially in this situation i 'm arriving here . never easy , but it was an important match for me . was a comfortable victory that give me some confidence . ' nadal habitually lingers on court even when he wins in straight sets but he needed just one hour , 50 minutes to dispose of the veteran russian . he only faced one break point , dropped four points behind his first serve and struck 22 more winners than unforced errors . i think i returned well , ' said the 2014 finalist . my return worked really well . the serve , too . i served , i think , the right way , with only one break point during the whole match . and in general i played with not many mistakes . ' nadal could face roger federer in the semifinals , and the swiss began his charge with a 6-4 6-2 7-5 win over yen-hsun lu . lu has upset the likes of andy murray , andy roddick and david nalbandian in the past but he only really challenged the 17-time grand slam winner in the third set . an attacking federer -- appearing in a record extending 61st straight major -- approached the net more than 40 times , winning 70 % of those points . nadal and federer were joined in the second round by two-time grand slam winner murray , although an outside contender for the women 's draw , ana ivanovic , fell . there was a time when many thought the former no . 1 would never return to the top 10 and top five but 2013 and 2014 saw the serb re-climb the rankings . and last week , she extended maria sharapova to three sets in a final in brisbane . her goal in 2015 , she said , was to perform her best at the grand slams , yet monday 's 1-6 6-3 6-2 loss to czech qualifier lucie hradecka means she still has n't figured things out . ivanovic heavily contributed to her downfall , hitting 10 double faults . it 's now only one grand slam quarterfinal for ivanovic in her past nine attempts . it 's really disappointing , ' ivanovic told reporters . it 's probably the worst thing that could happen . i really have to now sit and work on few things and just maybe try to have a different approach to this kind of event and try to see what was lacking . ' ivanovic admitted to nerves prior to the encounter , as did third-seed simona halep ahead of her match against karin knapp . but the fast-rising halep overcame the nerves and eased past the italian 6-3 6-2 . sharapova , bidding for a first major outside the french open in seven years , defeated petra martic 6-4 6-1 . halep 's reward is a second-round clash with aussie jarmila gajdosova , who snapped a long drought at her home major . having lost all nine of her previous matches in melbourne , the big-serving gajdosova ousted halep 's fellow romanian alexandra dulgheru 6-3 6-4 . i was talking to my coach and i told him i actually did feel like i won the australian open , ' gajdosova said . it was just the first round but it 's been such a long time coming . not to be able to do it in your home grand slam was very devastating for me . ' later , there was more joy for australia as two of its brightest prospects won five setters . first thanasi kokkinakis upset 11th seed ernests gulbis 5-7 6-0 1-6 7-6 ( 2 ) 8-6 . kokkinakis -- who saved four match points in the fourth -- celebrated by doing a victory lap . not long after and past midnight in melbourne , nick kyrgios -- nadal 's conqueror at wimbledon -- edged federico delbonis 7-6 ( 2 ) 3-6 6-3 6-7 ( 5 ) 6-3 . | roger federer , simona halep , andy murray progress to the second round |
taliban <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the united states and its allies are facing an absolute defeat ' against the taliban in afghanistan even if additional troops are sent , according to a message purportedly from the taliban 's elusive leader , mullah mohammed omar . in a transcript of the message posted wednesday on the afghan jihadi online magazine al-somod , the taliban leader purportedly says the realities in afghanistan are simple . ' you and your allies are facing an absolute defeat , and nothing will change that even if you send more troops , no matter what your strategies are , because the logic of force will have no impact on the mujahedeen and you will never be able to control the afghan people by physical force or by your satanic hypocrisy , ' the transcript says . cnn could not independently confirm the authenticity of the report , which appeared in arabic and in pashtun . the transcript continued : let it be known that your hostile policies have created a new world of enemies who will fight against you , and the earth is narrowing around you and you will always live the life of all bitterness and sorrow , because the policy of force and tyranny can not and will not be accepted by anyone . ' the message comes days before president obama is set to announce the u.s. troop strategy for afghanistan . in a tuesday speech , obama will explain why the united states is in afghanistan , its interests there and his decision-making process , white house spokesman robert gibbs said . the president ordered more than 20,000 additional troops to afghanistan in march . gen. stanley mcchrystal , the u.s. commander in afghanistan , reportedly has called for up to 40,000 more to wage a counterinsurgency campaign against the taliban , the islamic militia originally ousted by u.s. military action in 2001 . there was no immediate response from washington to the message . a previous message said to be from omar was released in september , saying the fight against foreign forces is approaching the edge of victory . ' | message , purportedly from taliban leader mullah omar , says u.s. faces defeat in afghanistan |
mullah omar <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the united states and its allies are facing an absolute defeat ' against the taliban in afghanistan even if additional troops are sent , according to a message purportedly from the taliban 's elusive leader , mullah mohammed omar . in a transcript of the message posted wednesday on the afghan jihadi online magazine al-somod , the taliban leader purportedly says the realities in afghanistan are simple . ' you and your allies are facing an absolute defeat , and nothing will change that even if you send more troops , no matter what your strategies are , because the logic of force will have no impact on the mujahedeen and you will never be able to control the afghan people by physical force or by your satanic hypocrisy , ' the transcript says . cnn could not independently confirm the authenticity of the report , which appeared in arabic and in pashtun . the transcript continued : let it be known that your hostile policies have created a new world of enemies who will fight against you , and the earth is narrowing around you and you will always live the life of all bitterness and sorrow , because the policy of force and tyranny can not and will not be accepted by anyone . ' the message comes days before president obama is set to announce the u.s. troop strategy for afghanistan . in a tuesday speech , obama will explain why the united states is in afghanistan , its interests there and his decision-making process , white house spokesman robert gibbs said . the president ordered more than 20,000 additional troops to afghanistan in march . gen. stanley mcchrystal , the u.s. commander in afghanistan , reportedly has called for up to 40,000 more to wage a counterinsurgency campaign against the taliban , the islamic militia originally ousted by u.s. military action in 2001 . there was no immediate response from washington to the message . a previous message said to be from omar was released in september , saying the fight against foreign forces is approaching the edge of victory . ' | message , purportedly from taliban leader mullah omar , says u.s. faces defeat in afghanistan |
f1 <tsp> ( cnn ) -- russian prime minister vladimir putin took time off from his political duties on sunday to try his hand at formula one racing in st. petersburg . as the world 's best racing drivers battled it out at the penultimate race of the 2010 formula one season in brazil , putin got behind the wheel of a f1 car for the first time and spent several hours test-driving a renault vehicle on an empty stretch of road on the outskirts of his home city . the former president reached speeds of 150mph in the car and was pleased with his racing debut . for a first time , it was good , ' he told reporters afterwards . putin -- who is expected to run for a third term in the presidential office in 2012 -- is no stranger to extreme activities and the 58-year-old has often been spotted on hunting and fishing trips , as well as riding motorbikes and piloting planes . however , putin 's attempt at motor racing comes just four years before russia hosts its first ever grand prix in sochi -- the same year as the black sea resort will be the venue for the winter olympics . | russia will host its first f1 race in sochi in 2014 |
phuket <tsp> phuket , thailand ( cnn ) -- experts investigating the thai plane crash have recovered the plane 's flight data recorders , officials said monday as survivors of the disaster recalled how their holiday jet careered off the runway and was engulfed in fire . rescue workers examine the scene of the one-two-go airlines plane crash monday in phuket . sunday 's crash left 88 people dead and investigators trying to determine just what caused the smash at the airport at phuket in southern thailand . thailand 's deputy transportation minister sansern wongchaum said that results from the recorders would take around a week to come back . then we will analyze and then we will ... see what the real reason is of the situation here , ' he said . american crash investigators are likely to aid enquiries . the aircraft that crashed was a u.s.-made mcdonnell douglas md-82 , and the national transportation safety board will assist the thai government in the investigation , according to a statement on the ntsb 's web site . only 40 of the 130 passengers onboard the flight survived as the plane skidded off the rain-soaked , wind-swept runway and smashed into a hillside in flames . as fire spread through the wreckage of the one-two-go jet , those who were able scrambled for the exits . watch a survivor recall the fiery horror » erik nihlen , a swedish tourist who helped open an emergency exit door , told his mother that he and other passengers had feared the aircraft might crash as strong winds buffeted the plane during its second attempt at landing on sunday . when they were up in the air , they thought something was not right , ' maria nihlen said . before the second ( landing attempt ) , they knew that they were going to crash and they formed into position for an emergency landing and , well , then it happened . ' she said her son -- who suffered minor bruises -- was stuck in his seat belt as passengers climbed over him to get to the exit door , which was still closed . people were falling over him ... and then the shelf fell over him from above , ' she said . but he and his friend managed to actually push hard away the people to be able to open the emergency exit door . ' john gerard o'donnell , an irishman who spoke to the reporters from his hospital bed , said he escaped by climbing out an exit door onto the plane 's wing . i just ca n't get my head around what happened , ' said o'donnell , whose face and arms were bandaged . as the plane was landing , you could tell it was in trouble 'cause it kind of landed and came up again , ' he said . then the second time , it just smashed . ' he said the exit door was kind of crushed , but we got to squeeze through and onto the wing . ' my friend was outside , i seen him , he got out before me , and next thing it really caught fire then , ' o'donnell said . i just got badly burnt -- my face , my legs , my arms . ' he said he had arrived saturday in bangkok and intended to spend the week in phuket with his friend , who underwent surgery for his injuries . william harding , who witnessed the crash from another one-two-go aircraft that had landed just five minutes before , said he saw flames engulf the plane . after about five minutes of burning , there was a small explosion that blew off the top of the plane , ' he said . my friend ( who also witnessed the crash ) ... was saying that in that flight some of the crew jumped at the last minute and the plane kind of burst into flames . ' flight 269 was carrying 123 passengers and seven crew members when it left bangkok at 2:30 p.m. ( 7:30 a.m. gmt ) , a spokesman for the thai discount airliner said . it crashed shortly after landing in the resort town of phuket at approximately 3:50 p.m. ( 8:50 a.m. gmt ) , he said . nationalities of the injured include british , swedish , iranian , austrian , australian , thai , german , irish , italian , israeli and dutch , authorities said . israel 's ambassador to thailand , yael rubinstein , said at least two of the 10 israeli citizens who were on board the flight are alive and were only lightly injured . the other eight israelis are missing at this time , the ambassador said . the death toll climbed to 88 monday as diplomats and investigators converged on the scene of sunday 's deadly crash . at this time , the death toll is at 88 , and salvaging of the plane is still going on and we expect that this will finish today , ' said thai prime minister surayud chulanont . now , the deputy director of the airports of thailand and the minister of transport are trying to find more dead bodies that may still be within the plane 's debris . ' at least four americans were killed in the crash , a spokeswoman for the u.s. embassy in bangkok said . piriya khempon with thai ministry of foreign affairs said there are 40 known survivors , with two people unaccounted for . we are trying our best to cope with the situation , ' he said , adding officials from the german , british , french , israeli and australia embassies had arrived on a ministry flight overnight . australian foreign minister alexander downer said canberra was ready to help . we are offering the thai government the assistance of an australian federal police disaster victim identification team , ' howard said . we have five police victim identification experts ready to go to thailand straight away . ' flights from phuket international airport were canceled following the crash and remained closed on monday . phuket international airport is the second-busiest airport in thailand , according to the airport 's web site . the airport is about 20 miles ( 32 km ) from downtown phuket . one-two-go 's web site says the four-year-old company had 13 aircraft and operated 168 flights per week in thailand . e-mail to a friend | one-two-go airways jet was trying to land in phuket in bad weather |
asia <tsp> new delhi , india ( cnn ) -- india has rejected findings of british scientists about a new form of drug-resistant superbug ' infecting patients who have traveled to the south asian nation for treatment . the indian health ministry insisted in a written statement thursday that such organisms were present universally . [ t ] his is a phenomenon which occurs in nature -- in the environment , may be intestines of humans and animals universally . there might be billions of such happenings at any moment , ' the ministry said . health authorities in the country , seen as a cost-effective destination for foreign medical tourists , claimed similar plasmids have been reported from the united states , israel and greece as well . medical tourists bring home new superbug ' while such organisms may be circulating more commonly in the world due to international travel but to link this with the safety of surgery hospitals in india and citing isolated examples to show that due to presence of such organism in indian environment , india is not a safe place to visit is wrong , ' the ministry said . it also objected to the naming of the superbug as new delhi metallo-lactamase-1 and dismissed claims indian hospitals were not safe for treatment . the medical journal , the lancet , said this week that tourists seeking treatment in asia are bringing home a dangerous type of bacterial infection that 's resistant to nearly all known antibiotics . doctors identified 29 patients in the united kingdom with the new infections . most had traveled to india , pakistan or bangladesh for medical procedures , including elective cosmetic surgery . dozens of patients from asia also got the infections , according to the researchers from cardiff university . the new strains appear to be widespread in south asian medical centers and have also been spotted in canada , australia , the netherlands , sweden and the united states . in june , the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention ( cdc ) flagged three cases where patients were infected with bacteria carrying the ndm-1 gene . all had undergone medical care in india . cnn 's harmeet shah singh contributed to this report . | scientists : tourists to asia are bringing back antibiotic resistant bacterial infection |
jones <tsp> ( cnn ) -- sharon jones & the dap-kings are putting plans to tour and release a new album on hold this year in light of jones'cancer diagnosis . the soul singer said in a statement monday that she had been diagnosed with stage 1 bile duct cancer . over the last few weeks i have n't felt good and i did n't know what was going on . we sadly had to cancel shows while i went through a series of tests and short hospital stays , ' jones said in the statement announcing her diagnosis . ... luckily we caught it really early and fast and the doctors say it 's operable and curable ! ' watch : before the show with sharon jones & the dap-kings jones said she plans to have surgery soon but will need rest following the procedure . as a result , the band is n't going to release the new album , give the people what they want , ' on august 6 as previously planned . but jones assures fans that she and the dap-kings will be back in business -- with an album release date and rescheduled tours -- as soon as she 's able . i 'll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and friends updated on my progress , ' jones said . i 'm looking forward to getting back on the road to give the people what they want ! ' | jones says she 's going to have surgery soon and expects to make a full recovery |
jones <tsp> ( cnn ) -- sharon jones & the dap-kings are putting plans to tour and release a new album on hold this year in light of jones'cancer diagnosis . the soul singer said in a statement monday that she had been diagnosed with stage 1 bile duct cancer . over the last few weeks i have n't felt good and i did n't know what was going on . we sadly had to cancel shows while i went through a series of tests and short hospital stays , ' jones said in the statement announcing her diagnosis . ... luckily we caught it really early and fast and the doctors say it 's operable and curable ! ' watch : before the show with sharon jones & the dap-kings jones said she plans to have surgery soon but will need rest following the procedure . as a result , the band is n't going to release the new album , give the people what they want , ' on august 6 as previously planned . but jones assures fans that she and the dap-kings will be back in business -- with an album release date and rescheduled tours -- as soon as she 's able . i 'll be staying in touch and keeping my fans and friends updated on my progress , ' jones said . i 'm looking forward to getting back on the road to give the people what they want ! ' | sharon jones says she 's been diagnosed with stage 1 bile duct cancer |
delta <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it 's one thing to lose your luggage while flying . it 's another when your dog goes missing . josiah allen says his dog , paco , did n't make it home when he flew recently from mexico to his home in seaforth , canada . delta air lines says the dog escaped from a carrier on the tarmac . i am hopeful that delta will be able ... to locate and retrieve paco and that he can come to my home and be loved and cared for , ' allen said . a delta spokeswoman , susan elliot , said paco broke out of a dog carrier at the airport in mexico city , mexico , on may 3 . our staff have conducted exhaustive searches to locate the dog , ' she said . they have not found paco . delta has offered its sincere apologies that we have been unable to recover the dog , ' elliot said . the airline has compensated paco 's owner and offered to reimburse all expenses associated with the dog , she said . a delta representative at the mexico city airport told allen that paco 's dog carrier was too small , allen said . he said delta asked him to sign a waiver saying the airline would not be liable for any injuries that paco might suffer as a result of the carrier 's size . allen said he signed the waiver because paco had slept in the crate for three nights with no problems . he could both turn around and stand comfortably , ' he said . yet when his plane landed in detroit , michigan , allen said , the dog was gone . the story of paco 's disappearance unfolded not long afterward on a blog called the consumerist , which says it empowers consumers by informing and entertaining them about the top consumer issues of the day . ' elliot said she could n't recall another instance when a dog got lost while its owners were in transit . this is extremely rare , ' she said . cnn 's jamie guzzardo contributed to this report . | delta representative : our staff have conducted exhaustive searches to locate the dog ' |
delta <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it 's one thing to lose your luggage while flying . it 's another when your dog goes missing . josiah allen says his dog , paco , did n't make it home when he flew recently from mexico to his home in seaforth , canada . delta air lines says the dog escaped from a carrier on the tarmac . i am hopeful that delta will be able ... to locate and retrieve paco and that he can come to my home and be loved and cared for , ' allen said . a delta spokeswoman , susan elliot , said paco broke out of a dog carrier at the airport in mexico city , mexico , on may 3 . our staff have conducted exhaustive searches to locate the dog , ' she said . they have not found paco . delta has offered its sincere apologies that we have been unable to recover the dog , ' elliot said . the airline has compensated paco 's owner and offered to reimburse all expenses associated with the dog , she said . a delta representative at the mexico city airport told allen that paco 's dog carrier was too small , allen said . he said delta asked him to sign a waiver saying the airline would not be liable for any injuries that paco might suffer as a result of the carrier 's size . allen said he signed the waiver because paco had slept in the crate for three nights with no problems . he could both turn around and stand comfortably , ' he said . yet when his plane landed in detroit , michigan , allen said , the dog was gone . the story of paco 's disappearance unfolded not long afterward on a blog called the consumerist , which says it empowers consumers by informing and entertaining them about the top consumer issues of the day . ' elliot said she could n't recall another instance when a dog got lost while its owners were in transit . this is extremely rare , ' she said . cnn 's jamie guzzardo contributed to this report . | delta air lines says the dog escaped from a carrier may 3 at an airport in mexico city |
hilton <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the latest celebrity twitter feud erupted sunday between two heavyweights of the social medium . in one corner : pop superstar lady gaga and her nearly 40 million followers . in the other : pop culture blogger perez hilton and his 6.1 million twitter fans . who won the war of 140 characters ? it depends on whom you ask . the feud between the former friends appears to stem from several incidents : hilton tweeted thursday that katy perry 's new single , roar , ' is better than gaga 's latest song , applause . ' on friday , gaga , who is in the midst of a comeback following a serious tear to her right hip , cryptically referenced a text from hilton that appeared to make light of her injury . still have the text perez sent me of me in a wheelchair with the words karma written across + madonna pointing a gun at me , ' she tweeted . but gaga went into twitter overdrive sunday , accusing hilton of stalking her , after one of her followers alerted her that he was at gaga 's apartment building in new york . stay away from me + my family you are sick trying to rent an apartment in my building to stalk me . leave me alone ! ! ! ' she tweeted . hilton , who lives in los angeles , announced last week that he is moving to new york as he raises his new son , born via a surrogate in february . he responded to gaga 's tweets with a post on his blog sunday night , titled a statement on lady gaga 's lies . ' in the statement , he explains he was house-hunting and later learned one of the buildings he looked at was , in fact , gaga 's building . after a day of innocent house-hunting , i am devastated and my heart hurts that my former very good friend , a person i used to call my'wifey'and traveled the world with , is making very public and very untrue allegations about me on twitter , ' he wrote , adding it is still too painful ' to reveal what caused the end of their friendship . he said that as a result of gaga 's series of tweets sunday , her fans have sent him death threats and posted derogatory comments about his 6-month-old son . if her fans want to send a message of support to lady gaga , they should buy her music , ' he wrote , a thinly veiled reference to gaga 's new single being declared a flop by several media outlets . and while gaga vowed i 've been quiet for a long time , not this time , ' hilton appeared to be getting the last word . the truth will all eventually come out . it usually does ! ' he wrote . | hilton says he learned later that her building was among those he looked at sunday |
hamilton <tsp> ( cnn ) -- sam hamilton , director of the u.s . fish and wildlife service , died saturday , authorities announced . hamilton , 54 , died after suffering chest pains , a symptom reflective of an underlying heart condition , the summit county , colorado , coroner said . hamilton was on a mountain at the keystone ski resort in keystone , colorado , when he complained of the pains . hamilton had served the u.s . fish and wildlife service for more than 30 years . sam was a friend , a visionary , and a professional whose years of service and passionate dedication to his work have left an indelible mark on the lands and wildlife we cherish , ' secretary of the interior ken salazar said in a written statement . his forward-thinking approach to conservation - including his view that we must think beyond boundaries at the landscape-scale- will continue to shape our nation 's stewardship for years to come . ' hamilton took over the leadership of the u.s . fish and wildlife service in september . he was previously the regional director of the 10-state southeast region for the agency . he was charged with a $ 484 million budget and oversight over more than 350 threatened and endangered species and 128 national wildlife refuges , according to the agency 's web site . while regional director , he also supported the creation of a carbon sequestration program that helped restore about 80,000 acres of wildlife habitat . his colleague , thomas strickland , assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks , praised hamilton 's more than 30 years of service to the agency . sam brought more than just a wealth of experience to the job , he brought courage and outstanding leadership , ' strickland said in a statement . the department of the interior will miss him greatly . ' hamilton first became involved with the agency when he was 15 years old , as a member of the youth conservation corps in mississippi with the noxubee national wildlife refuge , according to the agency 's web site . he is survived by his wife becky ; sons sam jr. and clay , as well as his grandson , davis . | interior secretary : hamilton had forward-thinking approach to conservation ' |
hamilton <tsp> ( cnn ) -- sam hamilton , director of the u.s . fish and wildlife service , died saturday , authorities announced . hamilton , 54 , died after suffering chest pains , a symptom reflective of an underlying heart condition , the summit county , colorado , coroner said . hamilton was on a mountain at the keystone ski resort in keystone , colorado , when he complained of the pains . hamilton had served the u.s . fish and wildlife service for more than 30 years . sam was a friend , a visionary , and a professional whose years of service and passionate dedication to his work have left an indelible mark on the lands and wildlife we cherish , ' secretary of the interior ken salazar said in a written statement . his forward-thinking approach to conservation - including his view that we must think beyond boundaries at the landscape-scale- will continue to shape our nation 's stewardship for years to come . ' hamilton took over the leadership of the u.s . fish and wildlife service in september . he was previously the regional director of the 10-state southeast region for the agency . he was charged with a $ 484 million budget and oversight over more than 350 threatened and endangered species and 128 national wildlife refuges , according to the agency 's web site . while regional director , he also supported the creation of a carbon sequestration program that helped restore about 80,000 acres of wildlife habitat . his colleague , thomas strickland , assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks , praised hamilton 's more than 30 years of service to the agency . sam brought more than just a wealth of experience to the job , he brought courage and outstanding leadership , ' strickland said in a statement . the department of the interior will miss him greatly . ' hamilton first became involved with the agency when he was 15 years old , as a member of the youth conservation corps in mississippi with the noxubee national wildlife refuge , according to the agency 's web site . he is survived by his wife becky ; sons sam jr. and clay , as well as his grandson , davis . | hamilton was on a mountain at a colorado ski resort when he complained of chest pains |
hamilton <tsp> ( cnn ) -- sam hamilton , director of the u.s . fish and wildlife service , died saturday , authorities announced . hamilton , 54 , died after suffering chest pains , a symptom reflective of an underlying heart condition , the summit county , colorado , coroner said . hamilton was on a mountain at the keystone ski resort in keystone , colorado , when he complained of the pains . hamilton had served the u.s . fish and wildlife service for more than 30 years . sam was a friend , a visionary , and a professional whose years of service and passionate dedication to his work have left an indelible mark on the lands and wildlife we cherish , ' secretary of the interior ken salazar said in a written statement . his forward-thinking approach to conservation - including his view that we must think beyond boundaries at the landscape-scale- will continue to shape our nation 's stewardship for years to come . ' hamilton took over the leadership of the u.s . fish and wildlife service in september . he was previously the regional director of the 10-state southeast region for the agency . he was charged with a $ 484 million budget and oversight over more than 350 threatened and endangered species and 128 national wildlife refuges , according to the agency 's web site . while regional director , he also supported the creation of a carbon sequestration program that helped restore about 80,000 acres of wildlife habitat . his colleague , thomas strickland , assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks , praised hamilton 's more than 30 years of service to the agency . sam brought more than just a wealth of experience to the job , he brought courage and outstanding leadership , ' strickland said in a statement . the department of the interior will miss him greatly . ' hamilton first became involved with the agency when he was 15 years old , as a member of the youth conservation corps in mississippi with the noxubee national wildlife refuge , according to the agency 's web site . he is survived by his wife becky ; sons sam jr. and clay , as well as his grandson , davis . | hamilton had served the u.s . fish and wildlife service for more than 30 years |
japanese <tsp> hong kong ( cnn ) -- this is not worksafe . it 's a hyperlink to hiropon , the pornographic fiberglass creation of japanese contemporary artist takashi murakami . to spare you the mouse click , here 's the description . hiropon is an anime-type character with monstrously huge lactating breasts that are spilling out of her bikini . she is both sick and ridiculous , a sculpture that -- i will admit -- makes me wince and laugh at the same time . this supersized fantasy figurine sold at an auction in 2002 for $ 427,500 and helped transform murakami into a globally recognized art-world rock star . so when i sat down to interview the artist at the gagosian gallery in hong kong , i had to ask him what the hardcore hiropon was all about . was it a work of social satire ? was he criticizing anime culture by exposing its often lustful portrayal of women as objects ? not at all , says murakami . it 's just a celebration of his teen years as a self-described otaku . i became an otaku when i was in high school and absorbed many different things from anime like its erotic and fantasy elements ... that very process resulted in that work , ' he says , adding that his art is about finding his true self . takashi murakami is one of asia 's hottest contemporary artists and an international art-world phenomenon . he 's known for an approach called superflat ' -- a technique that combines high art and anime , while employing flat planes of color . the superflat movement propelled murakami to fame in the 1990s and eventually caught the eye of designer marc jacobs . in 2002 , jacobs , as creative director of louis vuitton , collaborated with murakami to update the traditional lv logo . the handbag collection became a defining accessory of the decade . murakami made his mark in a decade of excess marked by bling , botox and big brother . but even in that era of gloss and luxury spin , he used his superflat language to bare his innermost feelings and urges . there 's an honesty to his work , however plastic or shiny they appear . so hiropon , along with his other otaku fantasies in fiberglass like miss ko2 , is what it is -- an adolescent wet dream made real . even murakami 's dazzling use of color comes from a true awkward moment of his past -- a teenage desire to please the hot girl in class . when i was doing painting as a freshman in university , an older female student came and told me that i severely lacked a sense of color , ' says murakami . it just so happened that her boyfriend was known for his outstanding sense of color . ' you can imagine , as i was hoping to make a living as a painter , how upset that comment made me ! from that day on , i started studying the fundamentals of color . ' a desire to please led to a love of dazzling color and his signature psychedelic color palette . a geeky love of sci-fi led to his universe of superflat creations like mr. dob , smiley-faced flowers and colorful mushrooms . and a willingness to bare his anime-fueled fantasies -- no matter how grotesque -- led to his super-sized figurines . if you happen to be in hong kong , you can get up close and personal with murakami 's work at his latest exhibition , flowers & skulls , ' at the gagosian hong kong now until february 9 . ( just look out for all the carefully-rendered nose hairs in his superflat self-portraits featured in the video above . ) | japanese contemporary artist takashi murakami creates erotic , fantasy art with anime influence |
xbox live <tsp> ( cnn ) a sony executive said saturday that a cyberattack was to blame for the network woes that have been plaguing playstation and others since christmas day . the video game industry has been experiencing high levels of traffic designed to disrupt connectivity and online gameplay , ' catherine jensen , sony 's vice president of consumer experience said on playstation 's blog . multiple networks , including psn , have been affected over the last 48 hours . psn engineers are working hard to restore full network access and online gameplay as quickly as possible , ' she said . if you received a playstation console over the holidays and have been unable to log onto the network , know that this problem is temporary and is not caused by your game console , ' jensen wrote . microsoft 's xbox live network also were hobbled by a slowdown on one of the busiest gaming days of the year . but , unlike sony , xbox spokesman sean mccarthy told cnn that we do n't share info on the root cause of specific issues . ' playstation gamers exasperated jensen 's announcement was an about-face compared to sony 's previous messages since the ordeal began -- mostly tweets that were sparse , vague and almost always ended with'thank you for your continued patience . ' but based on the overall sentiment expressed in the comments posted to message boards and on twitter , the collective patience among playstation users had long since run out -- especially when rival xbox appeared to be back online . @ askplaystation any chance you guys could consult with # xboxlive engineers on how to get # psn back up ? ' @ robbhunt asked on twitter . they seem to have things figured out . ' @ lilgizmoe_ tweeted a picture of her entertainment console at her house in montana with this caption : i wish psn would come back online . bought hubby a ps4 for christmas . only thing its good for right now is a tv stand . ' a great deal of the contempt however was reserved for lizard squad , a band of black-hat hackers who said from the get-go that they were behind the attack . this is so frustrating , ' wrote calin75 . the hackers think they 're hurting sony , but the ones that really pay for this bull crap are the innocent users . ' cnn can not confirm the identity or claims of lizard squad , but sony 's acknowledgment that this was indeed a cyberattack gives little reason to doubt their claims . in august , the group said it took down the playstation network in the same fashion : by flooding it with illegitimate traffic , something called a distributed denial-of-service attack ( ddos ) in the video game world . as cnnmoney reported at the time , when john smedley , president of sony online entertainment , tweeted about those large scale ' attacks , he became a lizard squad target himself -- even at 30,000 feet . we have been receiving reports that @ j_smedley 's plane # 362 from dfw to san has explosives on-board , please look into this , ' the group tweeted to american airlines , resulting in the flight being diverted . earlier this month , sony was again hit with a similar outage . lizard squad not only took credit for that one too , but it promised more christmas presents ' would soon be coming . unlike santa , we do n't like giving all of our christmas presents out on one day . this entire month will be entertaining , ' lizard squad tweeted . cnn 's ben brumfield , steve almasy , brian stelter and tony marco contributed to this report . | both playstation and xbox live networks hobbled into the weekend |
pakistan <tsp> united nations ( cnn ) -- the united nations estimates more than a billion dollars damage from the pakistan flooding . in a phone conference to reporters in new york friday , the united nations humanitarian coordinator in pakistan said the cost to rebuild the affected parts of the country has to be measured in terms of hundreds of millions of dollars , if not more than a billion . ' martin mogwanja , the un 's coordinator in islamabad , pakistan , said , there is going to be a tremendous cost in terms of repairing roads , bridges , telecommunications and electricity infrastructure , ' and most importantly , the farming and irrigation infrastructure . the united nations is preparing an initial flood emergency response plan to address the immediate needs of pakistan and the affected population , he said . mogwanja said the response will cover 90 days initially and will address the most pressing needs in the area of food security , health care , sanitation and shelter . ' the u.n. plan and a flash appeal for funding will be introduced to the international community in the near future , he said . an estimated 1,400 people have been killed by the flood waters so far , but this number may rise as new bodies may be found , ' said mogwanja . the terrain is so waterlogged that many families ca n't bury their loved ones at traditional burial grounds . some people are traveling to higher ground to conduct burials , and others are waiting for family members and the appropriate time , mogwanja said . it is indeed , a very , very sad occasion , ' he said . more than 250,000 homes have been badly damaged or destroyed , leaving at least 1.5 million people homeless , ' said mogwanja . to help combat homelessness , the office of the u.n. high commissioner for refugees has provided more than 11,000 tents . pakistan has reported that at least 12 million people are affected by the flood but mogwanja said only 4 million have been affected and that the estimate could rise . these estimates that we are providing are based upon the figures that we are receiving from the disaster management authorities in different provinces , ' mogwanja said . he said monsoon season could last two to four weeks and that the united nations and its partners have been providing emergency assistance since the start of the flood . the priorities which have been provided for so far include : 500 metric tons of food from the world food programme , clean drinking water from unicef to more than 700,000 people , and 40 cholera kits from the world health organization to health centers in pakistan . however , this is only a small fraction of what is required , given the scale of this disaster and also its geographic scope , spreading across the poor , large provinces of the country , ' mogwanja said . | u.n. estimates more than a billion dollars damage from the pakistan flooding |
tony <tsp> ( cnn ) -- you may not know his name , but anyone who watches movies and television knows the squat , tough-faced character actor charles durning , who died on christmas eve , according to his family . the 89-year-old decorated world war ii veteran had an award-winning career that spanned 20th century entertainment , from the burlesque stage and theater to television and film , playing roles as diverse as society itself . durning was the gruff father smitten by dustin hoffman 's female impersonation of tootsie , ' the southern politician dancing on stage with george clooney 's soggy bottom boys in o brother , where art thou ? ' and the corrupt cop caught up in the big con ' by paul newman and robert redford in the sting . ' he won tony and golden globe awards and was nominated for academy awards two times as a supporting actor . he also received nine emmy nominations and was honored in 2007 with a lifetime achievement award from the screen actors guild . born in highland falls , new york , on february 28 , 1923 , durning became an actor relatively late . according to his tv guide biography , durning left home at age 16 and later enlisted in the army . durning landed at normandy on d-day and fought in the battle of the bulge , receiving the silver star and three purple hearts . he worked odd jobs that ranged from professional boxing to teaching ballroom dancing to ushering in a burlesque house , where he got his start on stage by once filling in for a comic who failed to show up , the actor often recalled . he also attended the american academy of dramatic arts , where he trained with jason robards , colleen dewhurst and others . some of durning 's other best-known roles included his tony-winning performance as big daddy in cat on a hot tin roof ' , the governor in best little whorehouse in texas ' , a beleaguered police officer in dog day afternoon ' and as doc hopper , the owner of a frog leg restaurant in the muppet movie . ' durning 's family , in a statement issued tuesday , said , not only was charlie a world war ii hero but he was also a hero to his family . charlie loved christmas and if he could have chosen a time to pass , he would have chosen this day . ' people we 've lost in 2012 : the lives they lived | durning won tony and golden globe awards and was nominated for two oscars |
durning <tsp> ( cnn ) -- you may not know his name , but anyone who watches movies and television knows the squat , tough-faced character actor charles durning , who died on christmas eve , according to his family . the 89-year-old decorated world war ii veteran had an award-winning career that spanned 20th century entertainment , from the burlesque stage and theater to television and film , playing roles as diverse as society itself . durning was the gruff father smitten by dustin hoffman 's female impersonation of tootsie , ' the southern politician dancing on stage with george clooney 's soggy bottom boys in o brother , where art thou ? ' and the corrupt cop caught up in the big con ' by paul newman and robert redford in the sting . ' he won tony and golden globe awards and was nominated for academy awards two times as a supporting actor . he also received nine emmy nominations and was honored in 2007 with a lifetime achievement award from the screen actors guild . born in highland falls , new york , on february 28 , 1923 , durning became an actor relatively late . according to his tv guide biography , durning left home at age 16 and later enlisted in the army . durning landed at normandy on d-day and fought in the battle of the bulge , receiving the silver star and three purple hearts . he worked odd jobs that ranged from professional boxing to teaching ballroom dancing to ushering in a burlesque house , where he got his start on stage by once filling in for a comic who failed to show up , the actor often recalled . he also attended the american academy of dramatic arts , where he trained with jason robards , colleen dewhurst and others . some of durning 's other best-known roles included his tony-winning performance as big daddy in cat on a hot tin roof ' , the governor in best little whorehouse in texas ' , a beleaguered police officer in dog day afternoon ' and as doc hopper , the owner of a frog leg restaurant in the muppet movie . ' durning 's family , in a statement issued tuesday , said , not only was charlie a world war ii hero but he was also a hero to his family . charlie loved christmas and if he could have chosen a time to pass , he would have chosen this day . ' people we 've lost in 2012 : the lives they lived | durning won tony and golden globe awards and was nominated for two oscars |
cia <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- u.s. spies can do little but shrug ' when commanders ask for the information they need to fight the taliban insurgency , the top u.s. military intelligence officer in afghanistan said in a blistering report . u.s. military intelligence officers in afghanistan spend too much time focusing on enemy groups and tactics and not enough on trying to understand afghanistan 's culture , people and networks , maj. gen. michael flynn wrote in a report published monday . american military intelligence gathering is ignorant of local economics and landowners , hazy about who the powerbrokers are and how they might be influenced , incurious about the correlations between various development projects and levels of cooperation among villagers , and disengaged from people in the best position to find answers , ' flynn wrote click here to have your say on the damning intelligence report his report comes out less than a week after seven cia officers and a jordanian intelligence agent were killed by a double agent who set off a suicide bomb inside their base in afghanistan . but the report is about military intelligence gathering , not the cia 's work , one of flynn 's co-authors , marine capt . matt pottinger , told cnn . this is primarily about improving intelligence within the department of defense , ' he said via e-mail ' our timing was independent of the tragic event in khost province , ' he said , referring to the attack that killed the cia officers . flynn co-wrote the report with pottinger and paul batchelor of the pentagon 's defense intelligence agency for a washington think tank , the center for a new american security . flynn 's boss , gen. stanley mcchrystal , the top u.s. commander in afghanistan , backs the report , a spokesman for u.s. forces there told cnn . we support this kind of activity . gen. mcchrystal is looking for ways to make things better , ' adm. greg smith said . but pentagon spokesman bryan whitman said it is a bit irregular ' that a report of this kind would come out through a think tank . i think it struck everybody a bit curious , ' he said . my sense is this was an anomaly and we wo n't see it again . ' he said he was not sure secretary of defense robert gates had seen the report , though he had been provided with a copy on the day of publication . the most i will say is that it was an unusual and irregular way to publish a document , ' whitman said . the report said some good work is being done on the ground , and that local intelligence officers know a great deal about their local afghan districts . ' but , the report said , they are generally too understaffed to gather , store , disseminate and digest ' information . and , critically , they do not have the resources to gather information which could give americans a better understanding of afghanistan , such as census data , patrol debriefs , minutes from councils with local farmers and tribal leaders , polling data , translated summaries of radio broadcasts that influence local farmers and the like . this vast and underappreciated body of information .... provides ... a map for leveraging popular support and marginalizing the insurgency itself , ' flynn and his colleagues argue . as a result , u.s. intelligence officers and analysts can do little but shrug in response to high level decision-makers seeking the knowledge , analysis and information they need to wage a successful counterinsurgency , ' they say . the report claims they can not answer basic questions unrelated to the military fight against the taliban , such as : is that desert road we 're thinking of paving really the most heavily trafficked route ? which mosques and bazaars attract the most people from week to week ? is that local contractor actually implementing the irrigation project we paid him to put into service ? ' cnn 's richard allen greene , pam benson and mike mount contributed to this report | report comes less than a week after seven cia officers killed by double agent |
stanley mcchrystal <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- u.s. spies can do little but shrug ' when commanders ask for the information they need to fight the taliban insurgency , the top u.s. military intelligence officer in afghanistan said in a blistering report . u.s. military intelligence officers in afghanistan spend too much time focusing on enemy groups and tactics and not enough on trying to understand afghanistan 's culture , people and networks , maj. gen. michael flynn wrote in a report published monday . american military intelligence gathering is ignorant of local economics and landowners , hazy about who the powerbrokers are and how they might be influenced , incurious about the correlations between various development projects and levels of cooperation among villagers , and disengaged from people in the best position to find answers , ' flynn wrote click here to have your say on the damning intelligence report his report comes out less than a week after seven cia officers and a jordanian intelligence agent were killed by a double agent who set off a suicide bomb inside their base in afghanistan . but the report is about military intelligence gathering , not the cia 's work , one of flynn 's co-authors , marine capt . matt pottinger , told cnn . this is primarily about improving intelligence within the department of defense , ' he said via e-mail ' our timing was independent of the tragic event in khost province , ' he said , referring to the attack that killed the cia officers . flynn co-wrote the report with pottinger and paul batchelor of the pentagon 's defense intelligence agency for a washington think tank , the center for a new american security . flynn 's boss , gen. stanley mcchrystal , the top u.s. commander in afghanistan , backs the report , a spokesman for u.s. forces there told cnn . we support this kind of activity . gen. mcchrystal is looking for ways to make things better , ' adm. greg smith said . but pentagon spokesman bryan whitman said it is a bit irregular ' that a report of this kind would come out through a think tank . i think it struck everybody a bit curious , ' he said . my sense is this was an anomaly and we wo n't see it again . ' he said he was not sure secretary of defense robert gates had seen the report , though he had been provided with a copy on the day of publication . the most i will say is that it was an unusual and irregular way to publish a document , ' whitman said . the report said some good work is being done on the ground , and that local intelligence officers know a great deal about their local afghan districts . ' but , the report said , they are generally too understaffed to gather , store , disseminate and digest ' information . and , critically , they do not have the resources to gather information which could give americans a better understanding of afghanistan , such as census data , patrol debriefs , minutes from councils with local farmers and tribal leaders , polling data , translated summaries of radio broadcasts that influence local farmers and the like . this vast and underappreciated body of information .... provides ... a map for leveraging popular support and marginalizing the insurgency itself , ' flynn and his colleagues argue . as a result , u.s. intelligence officers and analysts can do little but shrug in response to high level decision-makers seeking the knowledge , analysis and information they need to wage a successful counterinsurgency , ' they say . the report claims they can not answer basic questions unrelated to the military fight against the taliban , such as : is that desert road we 're thinking of paving really the most heavily trafficked route ? which mosques and bazaars attract the most people from week to week ? is that local contractor actually implementing the irrigation project we paid him to put into service ? ' cnn 's richard allen greene , pam benson and mike mount contributed to this report | spokesman : gen. stanley mcchrystal , top commander in afghanistan , backs the report |
barrientos <tsp> new york ( cnn ) when liana barrientos was 23 years old , she got married in westchester county , new york . a year later , she got married again in westchester county , but to a different man and without divorcing her first husband . only 18 days after that marriage , she got hitched yet again . then , barrientos declared i do ' five more times , sometimes only within two weeks of each other . in 2010 , she married once more , this time in the bronx . in an application for a marriage license , she stated it was her first and only ' marriage . barrientos , now 39 , is facing two criminal counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree , ' referring to her false statements on the 2010 marriage license application , according to court documents . prosecutors said the marriages were part of an immigration scam . on friday , she pleaded not guilty at state supreme court in the bronx , according to her attorney , christopher wright , who declined to comment further . after leaving court , barrientos was arrested and charged with theft of service and criminal trespass for allegedly sneaking into the new york subway through an emergency exit , said detective annette markowski , a police spokeswoman . in total , barrientos has been married 10 times , with nine of her marriages occurring between 1999 and 2002 . all occurred either in westchester county , long island , new jersey or the bronx . she is believed to still be married to four men , and at one time , she was married to eight men at once , prosecutors say . prosecutors said the immigration scam involved some of her husbands , who filed for permanent residence status shortly after the marriages . any divorces happened only after such filings were approved . it was unclear whether any of the men will be prosecuted . the case was referred to the bronx district attorney 's office by immigration and customs enforcement and the department of homeland security 's investigation division . seven of the men are from so-called red-flagged ' countries , including egypt , turkey , georgia , pakistan and mali . her eighth husband , rashid rajput , was deported in 2006 to his native pakistan after an investigation by the joint terrorism task force . if convicted , barrientos faces up to four years in prison . her next court appearance is scheduled for may 18 . | barrientos pleaded not guilty friday to misdemeanor charges |
barrientos <tsp> new york ( cnn ) when liana barrientos was 23 years old , she got married in westchester county , new york . a year later , she got married again in westchester county , but to a different man and without divorcing her first husband . only 18 days after that marriage , she got hitched yet again . then , barrientos declared i do ' five more times , sometimes only within two weeks of each other . in 2010 , she married once more , this time in the bronx . in an application for a marriage license , she stated it was her first and only ' marriage . barrientos , now 39 , is facing two criminal counts of offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree , ' referring to her false statements on the 2010 marriage license application , according to court documents . prosecutors said the marriages were part of an immigration scam . on friday , she pleaded not guilty at state supreme court in the bronx , according to her attorney , christopher wright , who declined to comment further . after leaving court , barrientos was arrested and charged with theft of service and criminal trespass for allegedly sneaking into the new york subway through an emergency exit , said detective annette markowski , a police spokeswoman . in total , barrientos has been married 10 times , with nine of her marriages occurring between 1999 and 2002 . all occurred either in westchester county , long island , new jersey or the bronx . she is believed to still be married to four men , and at one time , she was married to eight men at once , prosecutors say . prosecutors said the immigration scam involved some of her husbands , who filed for permanent residence status shortly after the marriages . any divorces happened only after such filings were approved . it was unclear whether any of the men will be prosecuted . the case was referred to the bronx district attorney 's office by immigration and customs enforcement and the department of homeland security 's investigation division . seven of the men are from so-called red-flagged ' countries , including egypt , turkey , georgia , pakistan and mali . her eighth husband , rashid rajput , was deported in 2006 to his native pakistan after an investigation by the joint terrorism task force . if convicted , barrientos faces up to four years in prison . her next court appearance is scheduled for may 18 . | liana barrientos , 39 , re-arrested after court appearance for alleged fare beating |
holocaust denial <tsp> ( cnn ) -- part of the power of social networking is the ability to form communities with like-minded individuals . attorney brian cuban is trying to get facebook to remove pages for holocaust denial groups such as this one . but what happens when those communities are offensive to others ? that issue is at the heart of attempts by a dallas , texas , attorney to have social-networking site facebook remove pages for holocaust deniers . the holocaust denial movement seeks to deny or minimize the holocaust , in which nazis killed about six million european jews during world war ii . attorney brian cuban , brother of dallas mavericks team owner mark cuban , has been trying since last year to have the pages of groups with such names as holocaust : a series of lies , ' and holocaust is a holohoax ' removed from facebook . he pointed out that facebook has removed groups based on complaints before and said the site is setting the subjective standard on what they remove and what they do n't . ' there is no first amendment right to free speech in the private realm , ' cuban said . this is n't a freedom-of-speech issue . facebook is free to set the standard that they wish . ' facebook spokesman barry schnitt said his company is in agreement with cuban that the holocaust-denial pages are offensive and objectionable . where the two sides part , schnitt said , is whether people have the right to discuss such ideas on facebook . it 's a difficult decision to make . we have a lot of internal debate and we bring in experts to talk about it , ' schnitt said . just being offensive or objectionable does n't get it taken off facebook . we want it [ the site ] to be a place where people can discuss all kinds of ideas , including controversial ones . ' schnitt said facebook has drawn the line with pages or groups that attack an individual or incite or threaten violence . schnitt pointed to the recent removal of the isle of man kkk ' page , created by residents of the island off the coast of england . facebook interpreted the page 's advocacy of cleansing the island of foreigners ' as threatening and inciting violence , he said . facebook receives lots of reports about such pages and actively polices the site , schnitt said . last year facebook removed several pages posted by italian neo-nazis after complaints that they encouraged violence against gypsies . brian cuban , who is of russian jewish descent , has written about his fight to have the holocaust-denial pages removed on his site , the cuban revolution . he said he contacted facebook after a conversation with a friend who runs the jewish internet defense force , a group that monitors and tries to eradicate anti-semitic online content . the jewish internet defense force , which was successful in removing a facebook page for the group israel is not a country ! delist it from facebook as a country , ' is outspoken in its own right and sometimes guilty of sweeping generalizations of its own . in an article on brian cuban 's site published during the 2008 presidential campaign , a representative from the jewish internet defense force was quoted as saying that 99.9 percent of muslims hate us . ' the article went on to quote jidf spokesman on the last presidential campaign : we hope to continue to highlight the issues surrounding [ then-candidate barack obama 's ] terrorist connections as well as his racist and anti-semitic church , which has supported hamas and the rev . louis farrakhan . ' a jewish internet defense force spokesperson named david , who requested his last name be withheld because his group has received death threats , said thursday he would rather people not focus on those specific quotes for several reasons , including the fact that it was an informal interview ' and cuban would not let us correct any of our statements after we quickly answered him to help him meet his deadline . ' but on the matter of facebook and holocaust deniers , the jewish internet defense force has a clear stance . facebook should not provide a platform for hatred , especially as it is against their tos [ terms of service ] , ' david said . holocaust denial is illegal in 13 countries and represents a form of jew hatred and hate speech in general . ' deborah lipstadt is the dorot professor of modern jewish and holocaust studies at emory university and an expert on holocaust denial . she said social-networking sites like facebook are attractive to deniers . it allows people to find one another , both for good and for bad , ' she said . people who are drawn to holocaust denial tend to be fringe kind of people who might not otherwise be able to find a group , but this way they can find other like-minded people . ' deborah lauter , director of civil rights for the anti-defamation league , said the issue of anti-semitism and hate speech online is a growing one , partly because of the anonymity the web offers . lauter pointed out that facebook 's statement of rights and responsibilities says that users will not post content that is hateful , threatening , pornographic , or that contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence . ' she said the anti-defamation league has worked with sites such as youtube and myspace to encourage them to be socially responsible corporate citizens . ' even though in the states this kind of hate is protected speech , [ web sites ] do n't have to provide the forum to help spread it , ' said lauter , whose organization is the u.s. representative for the international network against cyberhate . our position is that if you are going to be providing it , then you have to step up and put in the mechanism for policing it . ' | brian cuban is fighting to have holocaust denial groups banned from site |
pakistani <tsp> islamabad , pakistan ( cnn ) -- the recovery of a 14-year-old pakistani girl who was shot in the neck and now breathes on a ventilator hinges on what happens over the next two days . malala yousufzai remains in a rawalpindi hospital after being attacked for simply defending the right of girls to go to school . and police are questioning men with alleged links to the attack . on friday , an international team of neurological specialists said her condition was stable , but they were watching her closely . her family waits , and hopes , yet they are afraid to give away where they are exactly . they 're terrified that taliban who would gun down a teenager would n't hesitate to come after them . around the country , supporters gathered for small vigils to pray for her recovery . government officials in peshawar , the main city in the northwestern region where malala is from , were silent for one minute in her honor . tests on malala went well , doctors said , and her care at a hospital where she was initially treated was good . she remains in critical condition , but specialists are satisfied with the situation . the next 36 to 48 hours are important , ' major gen. asim bajwa told reporters in rawalpindi . a karachi rally is planned for sunday , and thousands of people are expected to attend . malala was riding home in a school van tuesday in the tense and taliban-heavy swat valley when gunmen jumped into the vehicle and demanded to know which girl she was . her horrified classmates pointed to her , and the men fired . two other girls were wounded , but not seriously . brave blogger malala gained fame for blogging about how girls should have rights in pakistan , including the right to learn . she spoke out in a region of the country where support for islamic fundamentalism runs high . i have the right of education , ' she said in a cnn interview last year . i have the right to play . i have the right to sing . i have the right to talk . i have the right to go to market . i have the right to speak up . ' malala , whose writing earned her pakistan 's first national peace prize , also encouraged young people to take a stand against the taliban -- and to not hide in their bedrooms . god will ask you on the day of judgment where were you when your people were asking you ... when your school fellows were asking you , and when your school was asking you , ' she said in her cnn interview , ['why ] i am being blown up ?'' the taliban believes no girl should be educated , and they 've threatened that if malala survives , they will murder her . despite the threat , some pakistani schoolgirls are saying malala 's shooting wo n't stop them from continuing their education . in our society , girls do n't have rights and they do n't get to study , but i think that 's completely wrong , ' one of the girls told a cnn reporter . i think we have the same rights as men and we will stand up for our rights . and we will go out and encourage all girls to study . ' police make arrests , close in on attackers police had earlier detained 200 suspects , but released all but three . those three gave statements pointing to one suspect . also friday , police officer gul afzal afridi said that suspect has not been arrested , but investigators said they strongly believe he played a role in the attack . though many pakistanis are appalled by the attack , the taliban have kept up their vicious comments , saying that they figured shooting the teenager would have an impact in the west . we do not tolerate people like malala speaking against us , ' taliban spokesman ihsanullah ihsan said .'malala is pakistan 's daughter' indeed , the attack did stir global debate . leaders across the world spoke out , including those in pakistan . the teenager has come to symbolize a battle between freedom and oppression , violence and peace , a young generation and a group that is hell-bent on keeping pakistan under the grip of islamic extremism . malala is pakistan 's daughter , pakistan 's real face , pakistan 's messenger of love and peace , ' pakistani prime minister raja pervez ashraf said . the country is fighting terrorism because it 's a menace . ' on her blog , malala often wrote about her life in swat valley , a hotbed of militant activity . the valley near the afghanistan border once attracted tourists to pakistan 's only ski resort , as well as visitors to the ancient buddhist ruins in the area . but that was before militants -- their faces covered -- unleashed a wave of violence . they demanded veils for women , beards for men and a ban on music and television . they allowed boys'schools to operate but closed those for girls . we have sacrificed , both man and material and our valiant armed forces , innocent children , citizens , workers and leaders , ' ashraf said friday . but now the nation is united and we have to unite and stand together to uproot this menace from our motherland and our children . ' speaking in rawalpindi , ashraf thanked political leaders and others who have stood up in support of malala . we would together like to give this message to fight against the mindset that attacked her , ' he said .'education is the best thing' at islamabad 's khaldunia high school , students hung banners and wrote letters demanding that the government do everything possible to save malala . girls look up to malala , said one female student whose identity cnn is n't revealing to protect her safety . i was really shocked because she was so ambitious ... ' she said . i pray for her health . ' to have the courage to actually go against all that , ' another girl said . i think that was quite respectable . ' a reporter asked if the attack has inspired them and if they planned to speak up even louder . i want these people who attacked her to learn that women are not all bad , ' one girl answered . they are basically afraid of giving women equal rights because they 're afraid of what women can do because they know they can do a lot . i want to speak up so they can learn some lessons from that message . ' a boy student said he wanted to study more because of malala . he wo n't take going to school for granted anymore , he said . what i learned from her is that education is the best thing , and if i get an education , i will be a better person , ' said another boy , 14 . a'barbaric act' president asif ali zardari told malala 's father friday that he was grieving and in shock over her shooting , and he condemned the barbaric act of the militants , ' according to a release from zardari 's office . pakistani foreign minister hina rabbani khar on thursday called the attempted assassination of malala a wake-up call ' for the nation . pakistani media reports suggested that the government is considering sending her overseas for treatment , but bajwa , the military spokesman , said friday that there is no plan yet to do that . media inside pakistan continue to debate how to respond to malala 's shooting . just as the taliban scare us with terror , we must scare them by making them unable to operate , ' madiha afzal , an assistant professor at the university of maryland who grew up in pakistan , wrote in an opinion piece published in the express tribune . we must terrorize them by investing more than ever before in educating girls , ' she said . former british prime minister gordon brown , now the u.n. special envoy for global education , has traveled to pakistan and advocated for girls'education there . he said in an editorial published friday that zardari has invited him to return in november to lead a delegation of education leaders to come up with ways to improve opportunities for children . i have asked pakistan 's president zardari to pledge that malala 's suffering will not be in vain , ' he wrote . education a focus on international day of the girl opinion : cowards shot this brave girl gallery : prominent women speak on international day of the girl opinion : make schools safe for girls everywhere international day of the girl : advice from leading women your stories : girls + education journalists nasir habib , aamir iqbal and noreen shams contributed to this report . | new : pakistani schoolgirls are defiant after taliban attack on teen activist |
mainz <tsp> ( cnn ) -- bayern munich secured qualification for next season 's champions league on saturday with a thumping 8-1 away win at st pauli . the emphatic result ensures bayern will finish in at least third place while consigning their hosts to relegation out of the bundesliga . second-placed bayer leverkusen could only draw 1-1 at hamburg meaning bayern could still claim second when the season finishes next weekend . striker mario gomez opened the scoring for bayern in the 10th minute , before defender daniel van buyten made it two shortly after the half-hour mark . bayern scored an incredible six goals in the second half -- arjen robben helping himself to a brace as did french midfielder franck ribery , while gomez went on to complete his hat-trick four minutes from the end . defender marcel eger scored a consolation goal for the hosts in the 78th minute but it was far too late for st pauli to avoid their 20th league defeat of the season . but fellow strugglers borussia moenchengladbach are still in with a chance of completing a miraculous escape from relegation after they beat freiburg 2-0 to record their third straight victory . the result lifts them to 16th , level on 35 points with wolfsburg , who lost 2-1 to kaiserslautern . seventeenth-placed eintracht frankfurt must beat borussia dortmund in their final game next weekend to avoid the drop after they lost 2-0 at home to cologne . in other matches , hannover lost 2-1 to stuttgart meaning they can finish no higher than fourth , while the win sees stuttgart move up to 11th place in the table with 42 points . newly-crowned league champions dortmund lost 2-0 at werder bremen , while fifth-placed mainz ensured they will play in next season 's europa league after a 3-1 win at schalke , who completed a miserable week after their champions league exit to manchester united on wednesday . | result means st pauli are relegated ; mainz secure europa league spot |
st pauli <tsp> ( cnn ) -- bayern munich secured qualification for next season 's champions league on saturday with a thumping 8-1 away win at st pauli . the emphatic result ensures bayern will finish in at least third place while consigning their hosts to relegation out of the bundesliga . second-placed bayer leverkusen could only draw 1-1 at hamburg meaning bayern could still claim second when the season finishes next weekend . striker mario gomez opened the scoring for bayern in the 10th minute , before defender daniel van buyten made it two shortly after the half-hour mark . bayern scored an incredible six goals in the second half -- arjen robben helping himself to a brace as did french midfielder franck ribery , while gomez went on to complete his hat-trick four minutes from the end . defender marcel eger scored a consolation goal for the hosts in the 78th minute but it was far too late for st pauli to avoid their 20th league defeat of the season . but fellow strugglers borussia moenchengladbach are still in with a chance of completing a miraculous escape from relegation after they beat freiburg 2-0 to record their third straight victory . the result lifts them to 16th , level on 35 points with wolfsburg , who lost 2-1 to kaiserslautern . seventeenth-placed eintracht frankfurt must beat borussia dortmund in their final game next weekend to avoid the drop after they lost 2-0 at home to cologne . in other matches , hannover lost 2-1 to stuttgart meaning they can finish no higher than fourth , while the win sees stuttgart move up to 11th place in the table with 42 points . newly-crowned league champions dortmund lost 2-0 at werder bremen , while fifth-placed mainz ensured they will play in next season 's europa league after a 3-1 win at schalke , who completed a miserable week after their champions league exit to manchester united on wednesday . | result means st pauli are relegated ; mainz secure europa league spot |
st pauli <tsp> ( cnn ) -- bayern munich secured qualification for next season 's champions league on saturday with a thumping 8-1 away win at st pauli . the emphatic result ensures bayern will finish in at least third place while consigning their hosts to relegation out of the bundesliga . second-placed bayer leverkusen could only draw 1-1 at hamburg meaning bayern could still claim second when the season finishes next weekend . striker mario gomez opened the scoring for bayern in the 10th minute , before defender daniel van buyten made it two shortly after the half-hour mark . bayern scored an incredible six goals in the second half -- arjen robben helping himself to a brace as did french midfielder franck ribery , while gomez went on to complete his hat-trick four minutes from the end . defender marcel eger scored a consolation goal for the hosts in the 78th minute but it was far too late for st pauli to avoid their 20th league defeat of the season . but fellow strugglers borussia moenchengladbach are still in with a chance of completing a miraculous escape from relegation after they beat freiburg 2-0 to record their third straight victory . the result lifts them to 16th , level on 35 points with wolfsburg , who lost 2-1 to kaiserslautern . seventeenth-placed eintracht frankfurt must beat borussia dortmund in their final game next weekend to avoid the drop after they lost 2-0 at home to cologne . in other matches , hannover lost 2-1 to stuttgart meaning they can finish no higher than fourth , while the win sees stuttgart move up to 11th place in the table with 42 points . newly-crowned league champions dortmund lost 2-0 at werder bremen , while fifth-placed mainz ensured they will play in next season 's europa league after a 3-1 win at schalke , who completed a miserable week after their champions league exit to manchester united on wednesday . | bayern thrash st pauli 8-1 to seal at least third place in bundesliga |
north <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a day after north korea test-fired two missiles , south korea captured a fishing boat from the north that had crossed into south korean waters , officials say . the boat crossed the sea demarcation line that separates the two koreas and was captured by the south korean navy thursday , the south korean ministry of defense said . the action comes as tensions between the two koreas are rising once again . on wednesday , north korea tested two medium-range ballistic missiles , firing them into the ocean . south korea says it believes the missile tests are a reaction to ongoing u.s.-south korean military drills . north korea had harsh words for the south , accusing it of provocations . the puppet military gangsters perpetrated such provocations as firing bullets and shells from the areas around the five islands including paekryong and big yonphyong islands and scattering leaflets hurting the dignity of the supreme leadership of the dprk on march 24 , ' the north korean news agency kcna reported . north korea ups stakes with latest missile launch report : north korea fires two missiles off eastern coast | north korea test-fired two missiles this week |
north <tsp> ( cnn ) -- a day after north korea test-fired two missiles , south korea captured a fishing boat from the north that had crossed into south korean waters , officials say . the boat crossed the sea demarcation line that separates the two koreas and was captured by the south korean navy thursday , the south korean ministry of defense said . the action comes as tensions between the two koreas are rising once again . on wednesday , north korea tested two medium-range ballistic missiles , firing them into the ocean . south korea says it believes the missile tests are a reaction to ongoing u.s.-south korean military drills . north korea had harsh words for the south , accusing it of provocations . the puppet military gangsters perpetrated such provocations as firing bullets and shells from the areas around the five islands including paekryong and big yonphyong islands and scattering leaflets hurting the dignity of the supreme leadership of the dprk on march 24 , ' the north korean news agency kcna reported . north korea ups stakes with latest missile launch report : north korea fires two missiles off eastern coast | north accuses south korea of provocation |
u.s. open <tsp> ( cnn ) -- it was n't often boris becker was caught out by a barrage of volleys on the court -- but the tennis great says he was stunned by the level of criticism he received after being appointed as novak djokovic 's coach . eyebrows were raised when becker , a six-time grand slam winner , swapped his seat in the television commentary box to take up a role with the serbian star in december 2013 . becker , who won 64 atp titles and three wimbledon crowns during a stellar 15-year career , is one of the most popular faces in the sport . but he says the level of negative attention the move attracted from both inside and outside of the game was all part of being boris becker . ' it was a little bit strange and i was a little bit surprised , ' the german told cnn 's open court ahead of the u.s. open starting on monday . i was n't aware i had that many doubters . i must have stepped on many toes in my life for all of them to beat the bushes and raise their opinion . we live in a free world and everyone is entitled to their own opinion , but i was a little bit surprised . ' becker , who ended his playing days in 1999 , had never coached a top player on tour before joining forces with djokovic . i like to think that i 'm very comfortable within the tennis community so i was surprised by some of the doubters , but this is sometimes a part of being boris becker , ' the 46-year-old said . you 're in the front row of life and in the headlines all the time , so a lot of people feel they 're entitled to their opinion , even though they do n't know anything about me . ' becker took on the challenge of restoring djokovic to the top of the game , having lost his edge in the big matches . he had started 2013 in confident mood by winning a third consecutive australian open , but the rest of the year was disappointing , losing to rafael nadal in the semis of the french open and the final of the u.s. open either side of defeat in the wimbledon final against andy murray . becker was introduced to the djokovic camp ahead of the 2014 australian open but could only watch from the sidelines as his man relinquished his grip on the title at melbourne park , losing to eventual champion stan wawrinka 9-7 in the fifth set of their quarterfinal clash . that setback brought about fresh criticism of djokovic 's relationship with becker -- though the german says that defeat provided the springboard which culminated in the 27-year-old winning his second wimbledon title in july and reclaiming the no . 1 ranking . a five-set victory over roger federer gave djokovic a seventh grand slam and went a long way to vindicating becker 's decision . i think it made our relationship stronger , ' said becker of january 's australian open defeat , after which djokovic reached the final at roland garros but again lost to nadal . it made us realize that the only way out was up . the only way to quiet everybody down was to start winning again and that 's what he did . if you coach a player like djokovic , you expect perfection . you expect the best . obviously , the locker room was full of skepticism and critics who do n't want this relationship to work , so we had to move up a gear . fortunately , after his wimbledon triumph , the discussion was ended . ' djokovic and world no . 3 federer will be the top two seeds in new york , with second-ranked nadal having withdrawn due to wrist problems . djokovic has reached the final at flushing meadow four years in a row , but his only victory was in 2011 . federer , meanwhile , will be seeking to extend his record of 17 grand slam titles -- but he has not triumphed in the u.s. since the fifth of his consecutive wins in 2008 . read open court 's full interview with boris becker on thursday more : becker renews rivalry with edberg | victory returned serbian to no . 1 ranking ahead of u.s. open |
suffolk county <tsp> new york ( cnn ) -- suffolk county police have upped the ante in their search for a killer or killers who apparently dumped their victims along a remote stretch of beach in long island , new york . the reward for information leading to an arrest -- once topping out at $ 5,000 -- was raised five-fold , according to a police statement thursday . the $ 25,000 reward would be the largest offered in suffolk county history , in an apparent bid to fill out a possible serial killer case that some fear has gone cold . we 're hoping the increased reward money will encourage somebody to come forward by calling the police in respect to the families and to ( the ) victims , ' lt. robert donohue said . at least 10 sets of human remains have been found in long island 's nassau and suffolk counties since december . the woman who originally prompted the searches -- 23-year-old shannan gilbert -- remains missing , and police say they have sifted through more than 1,000 tips related to the case . the new jersey woman was last seen in may 2010 at a private party at a home in the oak beach community . i am hopeful that the increased reward will provide critical information to help bring those responsible to justice , ' suffolk county police commissioner richard dormer said . like the four victims who were found in december and have since been identified , gilbert advertised prostitution services on websites like craigslist . | suffolk county police are offering up to $ 25,000 for tips leading to arrest |
suffolk county <tsp> new york ( cnn ) -- suffolk county police have upped the ante in their search for a killer or killers who apparently dumped their victims along a remote stretch of beach in long island , new york . the reward for information leading to an arrest -- once topping out at $ 5,000 -- was raised five-fold , according to a police statement thursday . the $ 25,000 reward would be the largest offered in suffolk county history , in an apparent bid to fill out a possible serial killer case that some fear has gone cold . we 're hoping the increased reward money will encourage somebody to come forward by calling the police in respect to the families and to ( the ) victims , ' lt. robert donohue said . at least 10 sets of human remains have been found in long island 's nassau and suffolk counties since december . the woman who originally prompted the searches -- 23-year-old shannan gilbert -- remains missing , and police say they have sifted through more than 1,000 tips related to the case . the new jersey woman was last seen in may 2010 at a private party at a home in the oak beach community . i am hopeful that the increased reward will provide critical information to help bring those responsible to justice , ' suffolk county police commissioner richard dormer said . like the four victims who were found in december and have since been identified , gilbert advertised prostitution services on websites like craigslist . | the new reward would be the largest in suffolk county history |
haitians <tsp> ( cnn ) -- human rights activists decried tuesday a haitian judge 's decision not to try former dictator jean-claude baby doc ' duvalier for human rights violations . the united nations office of the high commissioner for human rights said duvalier must be prosecuted for alleged crimes that include torture , rape and extrajudicial killings . the high commissioner has consistently reminded haiti of its absolute obligation to investigate these well-documented serious human rights violations and to prosecute those responsible for them , ' spokesman rupert colville said . human rights watch echoed those concerns in what it called the most important criminal case in haitian history . this ruling is another reminder that haiti 's justice system has almost always been on the side of the powerful , no matter how gruesome or destructive their crimes , ' said reed brody , special counsel for the organization . we hope that it will be overturned on appeal . ' haiti , said brody , has an obligation to its people to investigate and prosecute the grave violations of human rights under duvalier 's rule . ' the investigative magistrate overseeing the case , carves jean , ruled that duvalier will face trial on corruption charges stemming from his 15 years in rule but not for human rights abuses , the haitian press agency reported . jean said the statute of limitations had run out on those alleged crimes . duvalier , who called himself president for life , ' fled haiti in 1985 . he stunned the world by returning from 25 years of exile in france to his homeland a year ago . within days of his return to port-au-prince , he was charged with human rights crimes as well as financial wrongdoing : he allegedly embezzled hundreds of millions of dollars on which he lived in exile . as such , the statute of limitations has not run out on those allegations . human rights watch and amnesty international have documented what they call systematic violations under duvalier 's rule . both organizations accuse duvalier of imprisoning and torturing hundreds of haitians , including journalists , and using violent means to silence voices of opposition . amnesty gave the public prosecutor in the duvalier case 100 documents that it said detailed cases of human rights violations . the cases of human rights abuses we documented in haiti are likely to be only a small proportion of what really happened during duvalier 's rule , ' javier zuniga , a special adviser at amnesty international , said last year . we will probably never know the true extent of the horror , but carrying out effective investigations will go a long way towards delivering justice . ' amnesty international 's documents told the experiences of cobblers , taxi drivers , filmmakers , mechanics , distillers and even hairdressers , all of whom , they say , were arrested for anti-government activity . human rights watch said the statute of limitations ruling contravenes the decisions of the inter-american court of human rights , by whose judgments haiti is legally bound . the united nations human rights office , which had offered technical assistance to haitian authorities to bring the case to trial , said it was deeply disappointed . it is clear under international law that there is no statute of limitations for such crimes , and the u.n. human rights office has provided technical assistance and legal advice stressing this point , ' colville said . we urge the relevant authorities to ensure that justice is , belatedly , delivered to the many victims of human rights abuses committed under the government of mr. duvalier . there can be no true reconciliation and forgiveness without justice . ' | the former dictator is accused of the rape , torture and killing of haitians |
duvalier <tsp> ( cnn ) -- human rights activists decried tuesday a haitian judge 's decision not to try former dictator jean-claude baby doc ' duvalier for human rights violations . the united nations office of the high commissioner for human rights said duvalier must be prosecuted for alleged crimes that include torture , rape and extrajudicial killings . the high commissioner has consistently reminded haiti of its absolute obligation to investigate these well-documented serious human rights violations and to prosecute those responsible for them , ' spokesman rupert colville said . human rights watch echoed those concerns in what it called the most important criminal case in haitian history . this ruling is another reminder that haiti 's justice system has almost always been on the side of the powerful , no matter how gruesome or destructive their crimes , ' said reed brody , special counsel for the organization . we hope that it will be overturned on appeal . ' haiti , said brody , has an obligation to its people to investigate and prosecute the grave violations of human rights under duvalier 's rule . ' the investigative magistrate overseeing the case , carves jean , ruled that duvalier will face trial on corruption charges stemming from his 15 years in rule but not for human rights abuses , the haitian press agency reported . jean said the statute of limitations had run out on those alleged crimes . duvalier , who called himself president for life , ' fled haiti in 1985 . he stunned the world by returning from 25 years of exile in france to his homeland a year ago . within days of his return to port-au-prince , he was charged with human rights crimes as well as financial wrongdoing : he allegedly embezzled hundreds of millions of dollars on which he lived in exile . as such , the statute of limitations has not run out on those allegations . human rights watch and amnesty international have documented what they call systematic violations under duvalier 's rule . both organizations accuse duvalier of imprisoning and torturing hundreds of haitians , including journalists , and using violent means to silence voices of opposition . amnesty gave the public prosecutor in the duvalier case 100 documents that it said detailed cases of human rights violations . the cases of human rights abuses we documented in haiti are likely to be only a small proportion of what really happened during duvalier 's rule , ' javier zuniga , a special adviser at amnesty international , said last year . we will probably never know the true extent of the horror , but carrying out effective investigations will go a long way towards delivering justice . ' amnesty international 's documents told the experiences of cobblers , taxi drivers , filmmakers , mechanics , distillers and even hairdressers , all of whom , they say , were arrested for anti-government activity . human rights watch said the statute of limitations ruling contravenes the decisions of the inter-american court of human rights , by whose judgments haiti is legally bound . the united nations human rights office , which had offered technical assistance to haitian authorities to bring the case to trial , said it was deeply disappointed . it is clear under international law that there is no statute of limitations for such crimes , and the u.n. human rights office has provided technical assistance and legal advice stressing this point , ' colville said . we urge the relevant authorities to ensure that justice is , belatedly , delivered to the many victims of human rights abuses committed under the government of mr. duvalier . there can be no true reconciliation and forgiveness without justice . ' | a haitian judge says jean-claude duvalier will face corruption charges |
duvalier <tsp> ( cnn ) -- human rights activists decried tuesday a haitian judge 's decision not to try former dictator jean-claude baby doc ' duvalier for human rights violations . the united nations office of the high commissioner for human rights said duvalier must be prosecuted for alleged crimes that include torture , rape and extrajudicial killings . the high commissioner has consistently reminded haiti of its absolute obligation to investigate these well-documented serious human rights violations and to prosecute those responsible for them , ' spokesman rupert colville said . human rights watch echoed those concerns in what it called the most important criminal case in haitian history . this ruling is another reminder that haiti 's justice system has almost always been on the side of the powerful , no matter how gruesome or destructive their crimes , ' said reed brody , special counsel for the organization . we hope that it will be overturned on appeal . ' haiti , said brody , has an obligation to its people to investigate and prosecute the grave violations of human rights under duvalier 's rule . ' the investigative magistrate overseeing the case , carves jean , ruled that duvalier will face trial on corruption charges stemming from his 15 years in rule but not for human rights abuses , the haitian press agency reported . jean said the statute of limitations had run out on those alleged crimes . duvalier , who called himself president for life , ' fled haiti in 1985 . he stunned the world by returning from 25 years of exile in france to his homeland a year ago . within days of his return to port-au-prince , he was charged with human rights crimes as well as financial wrongdoing : he allegedly embezzled hundreds of millions of dollars on which he lived in exile . as such , the statute of limitations has not run out on those allegations . human rights watch and amnesty international have documented what they call systematic violations under duvalier 's rule . both organizations accuse duvalier of imprisoning and torturing hundreds of haitians , including journalists , and using violent means to silence voices of opposition . amnesty gave the public prosecutor in the duvalier case 100 documents that it said detailed cases of human rights violations . the cases of human rights abuses we documented in haiti are likely to be only a small proportion of what really happened during duvalier 's rule , ' javier zuniga , a special adviser at amnesty international , said last year . we will probably never know the true extent of the horror , but carrying out effective investigations will go a long way towards delivering justice . ' amnesty international 's documents told the experiences of cobblers , taxi drivers , filmmakers , mechanics , distillers and even hairdressers , all of whom , they say , were arrested for anti-government activity . human rights watch said the statute of limitations ruling contravenes the decisions of the inter-american court of human rights , by whose judgments haiti is legally bound . the united nations human rights office , which had offered technical assistance to haitian authorities to bring the case to trial , said it was deeply disappointed . it is clear under international law that there is no statute of limitations for such crimes , and the u.n. human rights office has provided technical assistance and legal advice stressing this point , ' colville said . we urge the relevant authorities to ensure that justice is , belatedly , delivered to the many victims of human rights abuses committed under the government of mr. duvalier . there can be no true reconciliation and forgiveness without justice . ' | global rights monitors say duvalier must face justice |
zardari <tsp> ( cnn ) -- u.s. president barack obama called pakistan 's president sunday to express condolences over the airstrike that killed 24 soldiers near the afghanistan border more than a week ago , the white house said in a statement . the president made clear that this regrettable incident was not a deliberate attack on pakistan and reiterated the united states'strong commitment to a full investigation , ' the statement said . the two presidents reaffirmed their commitment to the u.s.-pakistan bilateral relationship , which is critical to the security of both nations , and they agreed to stay in close touch . ' the conversation between obama and pakistani president asif ali zardari was the latest bid to address strained relations between the two nations after a nato airstrike killed the pakistani troops on november 26 . after the attack , pakistani prime minister yousuf raza gilani told cnn that pakistan was re-evaluating its relationship with the united states . nato later called the subsequent mass casualties caused by the strike tragic ( and ) unintended . ' u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton and defense secretary leon panetta have called the incident a tragedy ' and offered condolences , though washington has not issued a formal apology . the issue of u.s. and fellow nato forces coming into pakistan has been an especially sensitive topic in that country since may , when u.s. commandos killed then al qaeda leader osama bin laden in abbottabad without pakistani leaders'consent during an exclusive interview last week with cnn , gilani said the country wants to maintain its relationship with the united states as long as there is mutual respect and respect for pakistani sovereignty . asked directly if pakistan is getting that respect , the prime minister said : at the moment ( it is ) not . ' if i ca n't protect the sovereignty of my country , how can we say that this is mutual respect and mutual interest ? ' he asked rhetorically . pakistan has taken several steps aimed at nato since the attack . that includes an announcement friday , by foreign minister hina rabbani khar , that nato and international security assistance force supplies could no longer be routed through pakistan . the country has served a vital supply route for allied forces who have been fighting for more than a decade in neighboring afghanistan . | white house : obama and zardari reaffirm their commitment to u.s.-pakistan relations |
fujairah <tsp> ( cnn ) three british citizens arrested in the united arab emirates after they were found plane spotting near fujairah airport are to be released monday , their lawyer , nasser al-hashem , tells cnn . the three have been in jail since february 22 . we made our defense , and the judge made the decision to drop the case , ' al-hashem said . no charges were filed , there will be no travel ban , and the men will not face deportation , he said . conrad clitheroes , 54 , and gary cooper , 45 , were on a five-day visit to the uae from manchester when they were arrested . the third man , neil munro , is a british national who lives in the uae . as a hobby , plane spotters view and photograph aircraft around the world . | they were arrested after plane spotting near fujairah airport and have been in jail since february 22 |
british <tsp> ( cnn ) three british citizens arrested in the united arab emirates after they were found plane spotting near fujairah airport are to be released monday , their lawyer , nasser al-hashem , tells cnn . the three have been in jail since february 22 . we made our defense , and the judge made the decision to drop the case , ' al-hashem said . no charges were filed , there will be no travel ban , and the men will not face deportation , he said . conrad clitheroes , 54 , and gary cooper , 45 , were on a five-day visit to the uae from manchester when they were arrested . the third man , neil munro , is a british national who lives in the uae . as a hobby , plane spotters view and photograph aircraft around the world . | three british men wo n't be charged or deported , their lawyer says |
london <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the mayor of london boris johnson is open to the idea of a formula one race in britain 's capital , but has yet to be approached by the sport 's powerbrokers . plans have reportedly been formulated to race around iconic venues such as buckingham palace and trafalgar square , with the hope it might rival f1 's showpiece grand prix in monaco . london hosts a vast array of world events , ' said a spokesman for johnson . the mayor is always keen to explore new opportunities to do so , especially if they will create jobs , bring investment and further london 's lead as a world city but as yet we have not received proposals . ' ferrari chief eyes title push while industry insiders are skeptical the race will happen , f1 supremo bernie ecclestone is keen to establish another race in his homeland -- in addition to the british grand prix at silverstone which will take place on july 8 . the 2012 world championship calendar is the largest in the sport 's history , with a total of 20 races being held between march and november . ecclestone said a london race would give the city a greater boost than the forthcoming olympic games , while also suggesting he would put up the necessary funds himself to ensure the grand prix got off the ground . with the way things are , maybe we would front it and put the money up for it , ' ecclestone told the times newspaper . if we got the ok and everything was fine , i think we could do that . think what it would do for tourism . it would be fantastic , good for london , good for england -- a lot better than the olympics . ' however , the idea is already facing opposition , with british motoring association the aa questioning whether london 's already congested streets could handle an annual influx of f1 teams and fans . tthe havoc you would create by having to shut roads would be interesting to see , ' an aa spokesman told cnn . we 've seen the huge fuss that has been created by road closures during the olympics and that it just once in a lifetime -- a london gp would be every year . ' earlier this year london announced plans to host a one-day professional road race to rival classic events such as the paris-roubaix , the milan-san remo and liege-bastogne-liege . to be first staged in august 2013 , the race will be part of a two-day cycling festival , which will become an annual event , as part of the olympic legacy . | the aa says a grand prix in london would cause huge traffic problems in the country |
london <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the mayor of london boris johnson is open to the idea of a formula one race in britain 's capital , but has yet to be approached by the sport 's powerbrokers . plans have reportedly been formulated to race around iconic venues such as buckingham palace and trafalgar square , with the hope it might rival f1 's showpiece grand prix in monaco . london hosts a vast array of world events , ' said a spokesman for johnson . the mayor is always keen to explore new opportunities to do so , especially if they will create jobs , bring investment and further london 's lead as a world city but as yet we have not received proposals . ' ferrari chief eyes title push while industry insiders are skeptical the race will happen , f1 supremo bernie ecclestone is keen to establish another race in his homeland -- in addition to the british grand prix at silverstone which will take place on july 8 . the 2012 world championship calendar is the largest in the sport 's history , with a total of 20 races being held between march and november . ecclestone said a london race would give the city a greater boost than the forthcoming olympic games , while also suggesting he would put up the necessary funds himself to ensure the grand prix got off the ground . with the way things are , maybe we would front it and put the money up for it , ' ecclestone told the times newspaper . if we got the ok and everything was fine , i think we could do that . think what it would do for tourism . it would be fantastic , good for london , good for england -- a lot better than the olympics . ' however , the idea is already facing opposition , with british motoring association the aa questioning whether london 's already congested streets could handle an annual influx of f1 teams and fans . tthe havoc you would create by having to shut roads would be interesting to see , ' an aa spokesman told cnn . we 've seen the huge fuss that has been created by road closures during the olympics and that it just once in a lifetime -- a london gp would be every year . ' earlier this year london announced plans to host a one-day professional road race to rival classic events such as the paris-roubaix , the milan-san remo and liege-bastogne-liege . to be first staged in august 2013 , the race will be part of a two-day cycling festival , which will become an annual event , as part of the olympic legacy . | a spokesman for boris johnson says no proposal for a london race has been received |
london <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the mayor of london boris johnson is open to the idea of a formula one race in britain 's capital , but has yet to be approached by the sport 's powerbrokers . plans have reportedly been formulated to race around iconic venues such as buckingham palace and trafalgar square , with the hope it might rival f1 's showpiece grand prix in monaco . london hosts a vast array of world events , ' said a spokesman for johnson . the mayor is always keen to explore new opportunities to do so , especially if they will create jobs , bring investment and further london 's lead as a world city but as yet we have not received proposals . ' ferrari chief eyes title push while industry insiders are skeptical the race will happen , f1 supremo bernie ecclestone is keen to establish another race in his homeland -- in addition to the british grand prix at silverstone which will take place on july 8 . the 2012 world championship calendar is the largest in the sport 's history , with a total of 20 races being held between march and november . ecclestone said a london race would give the city a greater boost than the forthcoming olympic games , while also suggesting he would put up the necessary funds himself to ensure the grand prix got off the ground . with the way things are , maybe we would front it and put the money up for it , ' ecclestone told the times newspaper . if we got the ok and everything was fine , i think we could do that . think what it would do for tourism . it would be fantastic , good for london , good for england -- a lot better than the olympics . ' however , the idea is already facing opposition , with british motoring association the aa questioning whether london 's already congested streets could handle an annual influx of f1 teams and fans . tthe havoc you would create by having to shut roads would be interesting to see , ' an aa spokesman told cnn . we 've seen the huge fuss that has been created by road closures during the olympics and that it just once in a lifetime -- a london gp would be every year . ' earlier this year london announced plans to host a one-day professional road race to rival classic events such as the paris-roubaix , the milan-san remo and liege-bastogne-liege . to be first staged in august 2013 , the race will be part of a two-day cycling festival , which will become an annual event , as part of the olympic legacy . | the mayor of london would be open to talks over a grand prix in the city |
london <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the mayor of london boris johnson is open to the idea of a formula one race in britain 's capital , but has yet to be approached by the sport 's powerbrokers . plans have reportedly been formulated to race around iconic venues such as buckingham palace and trafalgar square , with the hope it might rival f1 's showpiece grand prix in monaco . london hosts a vast array of world events , ' said a spokesman for johnson . the mayor is always keen to explore new opportunities to do so , especially if they will create jobs , bring investment and further london 's lead as a world city but as yet we have not received proposals . ' ferrari chief eyes title push while industry insiders are skeptical the race will happen , f1 supremo bernie ecclestone is keen to establish another race in his homeland -- in addition to the british grand prix at silverstone which will take place on july 8 . the 2012 world championship calendar is the largest in the sport 's history , with a total of 20 races being held between march and november . ecclestone said a london race would give the city a greater boost than the forthcoming olympic games , while also suggesting he would put up the necessary funds himself to ensure the grand prix got off the ground . with the way things are , maybe we would front it and put the money up for it , ' ecclestone told the times newspaper . if we got the ok and everything was fine , i think we could do that . think what it would do for tourism . it would be fantastic , good for london , good for england -- a lot better than the olympics . ' however , the idea is already facing opposition , with british motoring association the aa questioning whether london 's already congested streets could handle an annual influx of f1 teams and fans . tthe havoc you would create by having to shut roads would be interesting to see , ' an aa spokesman told cnn . we 've seen the huge fuss that has been created by road closures during the olympics and that it just once in a lifetime -- a london gp would be every year . ' earlier this year london announced plans to host a one-day professional road race to rival classic events such as the paris-roubaix , the milan-san remo and liege-bastogne-liege . to be first staged in august 2013 , the race will be part of a two-day cycling festival , which will become an annual event , as part of the olympic legacy . | f1 supremo bernie ecclestone believes a race in london a boost for the british capital |
bernie ecclestone <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the mayor of london boris johnson is open to the idea of a formula one race in britain 's capital , but has yet to be approached by the sport 's powerbrokers . plans have reportedly been formulated to race around iconic venues such as buckingham palace and trafalgar square , with the hope it might rival f1 's showpiece grand prix in monaco . london hosts a vast array of world events , ' said a spokesman for johnson . the mayor is always keen to explore new opportunities to do so , especially if they will create jobs , bring investment and further london 's lead as a world city but as yet we have not received proposals . ' ferrari chief eyes title push while industry insiders are skeptical the race will happen , f1 supremo bernie ecclestone is keen to establish another race in his homeland -- in addition to the british grand prix at silverstone which will take place on july 8 . the 2012 world championship calendar is the largest in the sport 's history , with a total of 20 races being held between march and november . ecclestone said a london race would give the city a greater boost than the forthcoming olympic games , while also suggesting he would put up the necessary funds himself to ensure the grand prix got off the ground . with the way things are , maybe we would front it and put the money up for it , ' ecclestone told the times newspaper . if we got the ok and everything was fine , i think we could do that . think what it would do for tourism . it would be fantastic , good for london , good for england -- a lot better than the olympics . ' however , the idea is already facing opposition , with british motoring association the aa questioning whether london 's already congested streets could handle an annual influx of f1 teams and fans . tthe havoc you would create by having to shut roads would be interesting to see , ' an aa spokesman told cnn . we 've seen the huge fuss that has been created by road closures during the olympics and that it just once in a lifetime -- a london gp would be every year . ' earlier this year london announced plans to host a one-day professional road race to rival classic events such as the paris-roubaix , the milan-san remo and liege-bastogne-liege . to be first staged in august 2013 , the race will be part of a two-day cycling festival , which will become an annual event , as part of the olympic legacy . | f1 supremo bernie ecclestone believes a race in london a boost for the british capital |
navarro vineyards <tsp> ( budget travel ) -- perhaps they 're not the first place you think of when it comes to wineries , but these four regions offer character and great wine , without the hoopla . stone hill winery is set high on the bluffs overlooking the missouri river . walla walla valley , washington in the mid-90s when oenophiles started to buzz about the region 's bordeaux-style wines , there were 10 wineries in walla walla . today , there are more than 100 , mostly accessible from highway 12 . with wine comes food , and gourmands like alexa palmer and charles maddrey have been pouring into town in the past decade . two years ago , palmer and maddrey left their jobs as owner and chef , respectively , of an italian restaurant in renton , washington , to open the fat duck inn in the heart of walla walla . each of the four guest rooms at their renovated craftsman-style bungalow has a fireplace and a large tiled bathroom , and maddrey can pack box lunches of gourmet charcuterie and cheeses , sandwiches , fruit , and dessert for picnics ( fatduckinn.com , rooms from $ 125 , lunch $ 13 ) . palmer recommends enjoying them on the outdoor patio near the bocce ball courts at cougar crest estate winery , west of town on highway 12 ( cougarcrestwinery.com , tasting $ 5 , refundable with wine bottle purchase ) . budget travel : see the four unexpected wine trails the highway takes you back toward downtown walla walla , a preserved 19th-century western town , where food options range from a burrito stuffed with beef , cheese , and local sweet onions at the tacos la monarca truck ( 509/522-2866 , $ 5 ) , to turkish flatbread wrapped around spiced lamb and topped with yogurt sauce at saffron mediterranean kitchen , whose chef was recently a semifinalist for a james beard award ( saffronmediterraneankitchen.com , $ 13 ) . highway 12 continues east toward k vintners , a converted farm shed with a capital k painted on its front and a 12-foot cement statue of the letter by the entrance . here , former band manager charles smith blasts music by the raveonettes and the ramones -- both personal friends -- and serves his signature k syrah in honor of his favorite toast : que sera ( kvintners.com , tastings free , by appointment ) . -- alison rohrs anderson valley , california twisting from cloverdale , california , to the pacific ocean , a 16-mile portion of highway 128 passes through the organic apple orchards , olive groves , and redwood forests of anderson valley . some of the more than 20 vineyards along the way supply pinot noir grapes for famous wineries in napa and sonoma , but you can taste similar vintages at the farm-style anderson wineries -- minus the popped-collar crowds . navarro vineyards lets babydoll sheep ( too petite to reach the fruit ) graze under the vines , and free-range chickens wander the vineyards to help keep pests under control . daily tours of the grounds and tastings of the star wines -- pinot noir and dry alsatian-style whites -- are both free ( navarrovineyards.com ) . about 10 miles northwest along the highway , gewürztraminer grapes thrive in the rich soil and foggy mornings at lazy creek vineyards . longtime owners of sonoma 's ferrari-carano vineyards and winery , don and rhonda carano , acquired the rural estate last year ( lazycreekvineyards.com , tastings free ) . nearby , husch vineyards -- the oldest in the valley , and owned by the oswald family -- has 10 picnic tables : some in the sun , some sheltered under vine-covered pergolas . past an arch of roses , the family pours complimentary samples of sauvignon blanc and pinot noir in a century-old redwood tasting room ( huschvineyards.com ) . like their neighbors to the north , bob and linda klein also run a vineyard and farm at lindavista bed & breakfast in yorkville ( a separate wine region in the anderson valley ) . each of the two huge suites in their 6,000-square-foot french victorian-style inn comes with a queen-size bed , a separate sitting room with a daybed and trundle , a full bath , and mountain views ( lindavista.com , $ 150 ) . along the route , you can stop for one of 60 varieties of apples at gowan 's oak tree , on an orchard just north of philo ( 707/895-3353 ) . -- alison rohrs between hermann and new haven , missouri what the hermann wine trail ( hermannwinetrail.com ) lacks in size -- there are only six wineries along the 20-mile stretch -- it makes up for in experience . the region has been producing vintages since the 1840s , before napa had produced a single bottle . the captain wohlt inn makes an ideal home base -- and not just because it 's in the center of hermann 's adorable historic district . the breakfasts of upside-down apple french toast , three-cheese quiche , or baked eggs with turkey bacon and herbs are exactly what you need to prepare you for a day of sampling wines ( captainwohltinn.com , from $ 75 ) . less than a mile away , the family-run adam puchta winery gives free tastings in the estate 's original stone house with wood-beamed ceilings . for many of the 16-18 wines , you 'll get a bite of something to help you identify the flavors . a key-lime shortbread cookie brings out the fruit flavors in the vignoles , a sweet white wine , and a piece of chocolate softens the tannins in the dry red norton ( adampuchtawine.com ) . the picnic tables on the grounds make the perfect lunch spot , so on the way to the winery , stop at husband-and-wife-owned time for pie to pick up some bratwurst sandwiches and one of the 15 kinds of homemade pie ( time4pie.com , pie $ 3 per slice ) . two and a half miles down the road , stone hill winery is set high on the bluffs overlooking the missouri river -- one can imagine that the terrain reminded german settlers of their native rhine river valley . tours of the 162-year-old arched cellars , where wine is still stored , end in the tasting room , where you can try the chardonel , a dry , buttery white that 's similar to a chardonnay , and the limited-edition vintage port . next to the tasting room , stone hill 's original stable is now vintage restaurant , where the menu ranges from hearty german specialties like schnitzel to more refined entrées like filet mignon ( stonehillwinery.com , tours $ 2.50 , tastings free ) . beth collins charlottesville , virginia virginia 's premier wine country , dotted with working farms and over 1,000 acres of grape vines , spreads out around the city of charlottesville in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains . the free tour at 20-acre jefferson vineyards both explores the winery and recounts the history of virginia wine making ( jeffersonvineyards.com , tasting $ 5 ) . the viognier , with aromas of honeysuckle and apricot , is an ideal refresher , and from the deck at the tasting room , visitors have a view of carters mountain and jefferson 's home , monticello , a mile and a half north , where a recently opened visitors center introduces guests to the founding father 's life and ideas ( monticello.org , from $ 15 ) . jefferson 's master builder also built dinsmore house , a b & b just a block from the university of virginia . the decor deliberately recalls the colonial era , but the amenities -- wi-fi and flat-screen tvs -- are right up-to-date ( dinsmorehouse.com , from $ 109 ) . south of monticello is kluge estate winery and vineyard , whose 2005 blanc de blanc has hints of candied apple and lemon custard ( klugeestateonline.com , tasting $ 10 ) . about 18 miles west of charlottesville , in crozet , king family vineyards occupies 15 acres on a farm where polo ponies are raised ; visitors can watch polo matches for free on sundays from memorial day through the end of september ( kingfamilyvineyards.com , tasting $ 5 ) . for a picnic at the vineyard , the crosé , a dry rosé , pairs well with the tomato sauce on a pie from perennial favorite crozet pizza . be prepared for a wait at the 32-year-old institution ; some call this the best pizza in the state , and people come from miles around to combine toppings from the list of over 30 options , including zucchini , peanuts , and bacon ( crozetpizza.net , from $ 11.50 ) . -- thomas berger get the best travel deals and tips emailed to you free - click here ! copyright © 2009 newsweek budget travel , inc. , all rights reserved . note : this story was accurate when it was published . please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip . | navarro vineyards in anderson valley , california , offers daily tours and tastings |
walla walla valley <tsp> ( budget travel ) -- perhaps they 're not the first place you think of when it comes to wineries , but these four regions offer character and great wine , without the hoopla . stone hill winery is set high on the bluffs overlooking the missouri river . walla walla valley , washington in the mid-90s when oenophiles started to buzz about the region 's bordeaux-style wines , there were 10 wineries in walla walla . today , there are more than 100 , mostly accessible from highway 12 . with wine comes food , and gourmands like alexa palmer and charles maddrey have been pouring into town in the past decade . two years ago , palmer and maddrey left their jobs as owner and chef , respectively , of an italian restaurant in renton , washington , to open the fat duck inn in the heart of walla walla . each of the four guest rooms at their renovated craftsman-style bungalow has a fireplace and a large tiled bathroom , and maddrey can pack box lunches of gourmet charcuterie and cheeses , sandwiches , fruit , and dessert for picnics ( fatduckinn.com , rooms from $ 125 , lunch $ 13 ) . palmer recommends enjoying them on the outdoor patio near the bocce ball courts at cougar crest estate winery , west of town on highway 12 ( cougarcrestwinery.com , tasting $ 5 , refundable with wine bottle purchase ) . budget travel : see the four unexpected wine trails the highway takes you back toward downtown walla walla , a preserved 19th-century western town , where food options range from a burrito stuffed with beef , cheese , and local sweet onions at the tacos la monarca truck ( 509/522-2866 , $ 5 ) , to turkish flatbread wrapped around spiced lamb and topped with yogurt sauce at saffron mediterranean kitchen , whose chef was recently a semifinalist for a james beard award ( saffronmediterraneankitchen.com , $ 13 ) . highway 12 continues east toward k vintners , a converted farm shed with a capital k painted on its front and a 12-foot cement statue of the letter by the entrance . here , former band manager charles smith blasts music by the raveonettes and the ramones -- both personal friends -- and serves his signature k syrah in honor of his favorite toast : que sera ( kvintners.com , tastings free , by appointment ) . -- alison rohrs anderson valley , california twisting from cloverdale , california , to the pacific ocean , a 16-mile portion of highway 128 passes through the organic apple orchards , olive groves , and redwood forests of anderson valley . some of the more than 20 vineyards along the way supply pinot noir grapes for famous wineries in napa and sonoma , but you can taste similar vintages at the farm-style anderson wineries -- minus the popped-collar crowds . navarro vineyards lets babydoll sheep ( too petite to reach the fruit ) graze under the vines , and free-range chickens wander the vineyards to help keep pests under control . daily tours of the grounds and tastings of the star wines -- pinot noir and dry alsatian-style whites -- are both free ( navarrovineyards.com ) . about 10 miles northwest along the highway , gewürztraminer grapes thrive in the rich soil and foggy mornings at lazy creek vineyards . longtime owners of sonoma 's ferrari-carano vineyards and winery , don and rhonda carano , acquired the rural estate last year ( lazycreekvineyards.com , tastings free ) . nearby , husch vineyards -- the oldest in the valley , and owned by the oswald family -- has 10 picnic tables : some in the sun , some sheltered under vine-covered pergolas . past an arch of roses , the family pours complimentary samples of sauvignon blanc and pinot noir in a century-old redwood tasting room ( huschvineyards.com ) . like their neighbors to the north , bob and linda klein also run a vineyard and farm at lindavista bed & breakfast in yorkville ( a separate wine region in the anderson valley ) . each of the two huge suites in their 6,000-square-foot french victorian-style inn comes with a queen-size bed , a separate sitting room with a daybed and trundle , a full bath , and mountain views ( lindavista.com , $ 150 ) . along the route , you can stop for one of 60 varieties of apples at gowan 's oak tree , on an orchard just north of philo ( 707/895-3353 ) . -- alison rohrs between hermann and new haven , missouri what the hermann wine trail ( hermannwinetrail.com ) lacks in size -- there are only six wineries along the 20-mile stretch -- it makes up for in experience . the region has been producing vintages since the 1840s , before napa had produced a single bottle . the captain wohlt inn makes an ideal home base -- and not just because it 's in the center of hermann 's adorable historic district . the breakfasts of upside-down apple french toast , three-cheese quiche , or baked eggs with turkey bacon and herbs are exactly what you need to prepare you for a day of sampling wines ( captainwohltinn.com , from $ 75 ) . less than a mile away , the family-run adam puchta winery gives free tastings in the estate 's original stone house with wood-beamed ceilings . for many of the 16-18 wines , you 'll get a bite of something to help you identify the flavors . a key-lime shortbread cookie brings out the fruit flavors in the vignoles , a sweet white wine , and a piece of chocolate softens the tannins in the dry red norton ( adampuchtawine.com ) . the picnic tables on the grounds make the perfect lunch spot , so on the way to the winery , stop at husband-and-wife-owned time for pie to pick up some bratwurst sandwiches and one of the 15 kinds of homemade pie ( time4pie.com , pie $ 3 per slice ) . two and a half miles down the road , stone hill winery is set high on the bluffs overlooking the missouri river -- one can imagine that the terrain reminded german settlers of their native rhine river valley . tours of the 162-year-old arched cellars , where wine is still stored , end in the tasting room , where you can try the chardonel , a dry , buttery white that 's similar to a chardonnay , and the limited-edition vintage port . next to the tasting room , stone hill 's original stable is now vintage restaurant , where the menu ranges from hearty german specialties like schnitzel to more refined entrées like filet mignon ( stonehillwinery.com , tours $ 2.50 , tastings free ) . beth collins charlottesville , virginia virginia 's premier wine country , dotted with working farms and over 1,000 acres of grape vines , spreads out around the city of charlottesville in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains . the free tour at 20-acre jefferson vineyards both explores the winery and recounts the history of virginia wine making ( jeffersonvineyards.com , tasting $ 5 ) . the viognier , with aromas of honeysuckle and apricot , is an ideal refresher , and from the deck at the tasting room , visitors have a view of carters mountain and jefferson 's home , monticello , a mile and a half north , where a recently opened visitors center introduces guests to the founding father 's life and ideas ( monticello.org , from $ 15 ) . jefferson 's master builder also built dinsmore house , a b & b just a block from the university of virginia . the decor deliberately recalls the colonial era , but the amenities -- wi-fi and flat-screen tvs -- are right up-to-date ( dinsmorehouse.com , from $ 109 ) . south of monticello is kluge estate winery and vineyard , whose 2005 blanc de blanc has hints of candied apple and lemon custard ( klugeestateonline.com , tasting $ 10 ) . about 18 miles west of charlottesville , in crozet , king family vineyards occupies 15 acres on a farm where polo ponies are raised ; visitors can watch polo matches for free on sundays from memorial day through the end of september ( kingfamilyvineyards.com , tasting $ 5 ) . for a picnic at the vineyard , the crosé , a dry rosé , pairs well with the tomato sauce on a pie from perennial favorite crozet pizza . be prepared for a wait at the 32-year-old institution ; some call this the best pizza in the state , and people come from miles around to combine toppings from the list of over 30 options , including zucchini , peanuts , and bacon ( crozetpizza.net , from $ 11.50 ) . -- thomas berger get the best travel deals and tips emailed to you free - click here ! copyright © 2009 newsweek budget travel , inc. , all rights reserved . note : this story was accurate when it was published . please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip . | there are more than 100 wineries in washington 's walla walla valley |
egypt <tsp> ( cnn ) -- confusion reigns in egypt after stunning court rulings threw the country 's awkward transition toward democratic rule into turmoil . the decision sparked cries that egypt 's military leaders have engineered a soft coup ' to thwart their longtime foes -- islamists who just four months ago captured a majority of seats in the egyptian parliament in the first election in egypt in generations . the court 's decision dissolves parliament , and the military was quick to say it now controls legislative affairs in egypt , actions that raised the prospect of renewed mass street protests . the dizzying developments sent shock waves across egypt just 16 months after a popular uprising toppled former president hosni mubarak and two days before egyptians go to the polls to elect a new president . they also raised fresh questions among many about whether the military -- long the most powerful force in egyptian life -- would ever yield power . egypt is entering into a very dangerous stage , and i think a lot of people were caught by surprise , ' said shadi hamid , director of research at the brookings doha center . we knew it was getting bad , but we did n't think it was getting this bad . ' he called the court rulings the worst possible outcome ' for egypt and said the transition to civilian rule was effectively over . ' in one ruling thursday , the supreme constitutional court found that the rules governing january 's parliamentary elections were invalid , triggering the dissolution of parliament . in the second , the court rejected a law barring former regime members from running for president , clearing the way for ahmed shafik , the last prime minister under former mubarak , to run in this weekend 's runoff election . he faces mohamed morsi , an islamist candidate favored by many in the muslim brotherhood and their allies and supporters . the military leadership , the supreme council of the armed forces , also announced it would name a 100-strong panel by friday that will draw up a new constitution for the country . the moves came only hours after a decree was issued giving the military extended powers of arrest over civilians . that decree ushered in de facto martial law , observers said , just two weeks after many egyptians celebrated the demise of a decades-old emergency law that gave authorities broad leeway to arrest citizens and hold them indefinitely without charge . eric trager , a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy , characterized the situation as a soft coup in egypt . ' what is the muslim brotherhood ? the military leadership 's action really signals it 's moving very sharply against the political process , ' trager said . its actions are also piling on the pressure on the muslim brotherhood , the islamist group whose political arm , the freedom and justice party , is headed by morsi , he said . the question is whether that 's going to lead the muslim brotherhood to up its own confrontation with the military or whether the brotherhood will use it as an opportunity to seek some kind of accord with the military , ' he said . right now , the military and the muslim brotherhood have ongoing conversations , but it is not yet clear what they may produce , trager said . the brotherhood could seek a deal where morsi is made prime minister if shafik wins the presidency , he said . but if the muslim brotherhood commits itself to confrontation in the form of street protests -- thereby threatening a second revolution -- that could be a game-changing situation , trager said . experts are watching to see whether the decision reignites the huge street demonstrations that drove mubarak from power in february 2011 . it 's not yet clear whether ordinary egyptians , many of whom are exhausted by the long months of uncertainty , will consider the ruling an attempt by the ruling elite to snuff out the promise of democracy fought for in tahrir square . the real obstacle to democracy in egypt analysts say the supreme constitutional court is considered partial to the regime headed by mubarak , in which the military played a pivotal role -- and its perceived failure to maintain judicial independence could spark renewed anger . essentially , no , the court is not neutral , ' said steven cook , a senior fellow for middle eastern studies at the council on foreign relations . it is very much part of the old regime . i think you are going to see people pouring into the streets and demand change . ' one young cairo woman outside the court expressed the frustration felt by many protesters . scaf has been suppressing our protests , suppressing the youth movements on the ground , they have been arresting thousands of us , ' she said , referring to the supreme council of the armed forces . but amre moussa , who was a foreign minister under mubarak , was chief of the arab league , and most recently a presidential candidate , played down the impact of the ruling on parliament . it is not a political move or a decision by the scaf , it is a legal matter that has been referred to the tribunal , by individuals , by other parties , ' he told cnn 's christiane amanpour . as for the wrangling over who will write the new constitution , moussa said it is not of crucial importance . the current constitutional declaration is enough to give the president the powers he needs , ' he said . i believe that the president , once elected , knows exactly the powers he will use . ' photos : a look back at egypt 's uprisings following the court decision , egypt 's interim military rulers declared full legislative authority , creating anxiety and uncertainty about the country 's future . it was just on january 23 -- two days before the anniversary of the birth of a revolution that eventually toppled mubarak -- when the military surrendered legislative powers to the first parliament in the country 's history to be dominated by islamists , whose two parties won about 70 % of the seats in the lower house . the military is considered by many to be a bulwark against the power and influence of islamists in egypt . and some who fear the muslim brotherhood has gained too much strength may welcome this knock to the confidence built from its successes in the parliamentary vote . with parliamentary elections , there was this sense that the brotherhood could now go for broke , ' cook said . they seem to have been outmaneuvered by the military and courts and associated supporters of the old regime . it may be time to make a deal to preserve themselves to fight longer . ' all eyes will be on the conduct and outcome of the runoff this weekend . taken together , the military leadership 's actions indicate there 's a high likelihood of shafik being aided to victory by the military , ' trager said . but khaled fahmy , a professor at american university in cairo , told amanpour that people are very confused ' and split over who to back . ahmed shafik made a very powerful speech today , he tried to calm many people , ' he said . but there is a lot of sympathy i think now for the muslim brotherhood -- there 's a lot of fear of what shafik is capable of doing . and because things now have become so clear and the gloves are off , people see what the military is intent on doing . yesterday 's ruling by the minister of justice giving the military police these excessive rights , this is a serious militarization of egyptian society , that we made the revolution against . ' fahmy said he believes blunders by the muslim brotherhood are partly to blame for its current weakened position . the brotherhood has failed to get results in parliament , where its lawmakers have been cocky ' toward liberal forces , he said , and also failed to realize just how deep the military 's influence runs through egypt 's intelligence and security services -- the so-called deep state . the legal coup ' pulled off by the military is just the latest front in a long-running battle for dominance between the two sides , he said . this has been in the offing for not only months , but for years and years , ' fahmy said . the events of today and indeed the past few weeks have shown very clearly the determination by scaf to oust the muslim brotherhood altogether , and to deny it serious victories that it had won legitimately through by ballot boxes -- and today is the culmination of that struggle . 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egypt <tsp> ( cnn ) -- confusion reigns in egypt after stunning court rulings threw the country 's awkward transition toward democratic rule into turmoil . the decision sparked cries that egypt 's military leaders have engineered a soft coup ' to thwart their longtime foes -- islamists who just four months ago captured a majority of seats in the egyptian parliament in the first election in egypt in generations . the court 's decision dissolves parliament , and the military was quick to say it now controls legislative affairs in egypt , actions that raised the prospect of renewed mass street protests . the dizzying developments sent shock waves across egypt just 16 months after a popular uprising toppled former president hosni mubarak and two days before egyptians go to the polls to elect a new president . they also raised fresh questions among many about whether the military -- long the most powerful force in egyptian life -- would ever yield power . egypt is entering into a very dangerous stage , and i think a lot of people were caught by surprise , ' said shadi hamid , director of research at the brookings doha center . we knew it was getting bad , but we did n't think it was getting this bad . ' he called the court rulings the worst possible outcome ' for egypt and said the transition to civilian rule was effectively over . ' in one ruling thursday , the supreme constitutional court found that the rules governing january 's parliamentary elections were invalid , triggering the dissolution of parliament . in the second , the court rejected a law barring former regime members from running for president , clearing the way for ahmed shafik , the last prime minister under former mubarak , to run in this weekend 's runoff election . he faces mohamed morsi , an islamist candidate favored by many in the muslim brotherhood and their allies and supporters . the military leadership , the supreme council of the armed forces , also announced it would name a 100-strong panel by friday that will draw up a new constitution for the country . the moves came only hours after a decree was issued giving the military extended powers of arrest over civilians . that decree ushered in de facto martial law , observers said , just two weeks after many egyptians celebrated the demise of a decades-old emergency law that gave authorities broad leeway to arrest citizens and hold them indefinitely without charge . eric trager , a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy , characterized the situation as a soft coup in egypt . ' what is the muslim brotherhood ? the military leadership 's action really signals it 's moving very sharply against the political process , ' trager said . its actions are also piling on the pressure on the muslim brotherhood , the islamist group whose political arm , the freedom and justice party , is headed by morsi , he said . the question is whether that 's going to lead the muslim brotherhood to up its own confrontation with the military or whether the brotherhood will use it as an opportunity to seek some kind of accord with the military , ' he said . right now , the military and the muslim brotherhood have ongoing conversations , but it is not yet clear what they may produce , trager said . the brotherhood could seek a deal where morsi is made prime minister if shafik wins the presidency , he said . but if the muslim brotherhood commits itself to confrontation in the form of street protests -- thereby threatening a second revolution -- that could be a game-changing situation , trager said . experts are watching to see whether the decision reignites the huge street demonstrations that drove mubarak from power in february 2011 . it 's not yet clear whether ordinary egyptians , many of whom are exhausted by the long months of uncertainty , will consider the ruling an attempt by the ruling elite to snuff out the promise of democracy fought for in tahrir square . the real obstacle to democracy in egypt analysts say the supreme constitutional court is considered partial to the regime headed by mubarak , in which the military played a pivotal role -- and its perceived failure to maintain judicial independence could spark renewed anger . essentially , no , the court is not neutral , ' said steven cook , a senior fellow for middle eastern studies at the council on foreign relations . it is very much part of the old regime . i think you are going to see people pouring into the streets and demand change . ' one young cairo woman outside the court expressed the frustration felt by many protesters . scaf has been suppressing our protests , suppressing the youth movements on the ground , they have been arresting thousands of us , ' she said , referring to the supreme council of the armed forces . but amre moussa , who was a foreign minister under mubarak , was chief of the arab league , and most recently a presidential candidate , played down the impact of the ruling on parliament . it is not a political move or a decision by the scaf , it is a legal matter that has been referred to the tribunal , by individuals , by other parties , ' he told cnn 's christiane amanpour . as for the wrangling over who will write the new constitution , moussa said it is not of crucial importance . the current constitutional declaration is enough to give the president the powers he needs , ' he said . i believe that the president , once elected , knows exactly the powers he will use . ' photos : a look back at egypt 's uprisings following the court decision , egypt 's interim military rulers declared full legislative authority , creating anxiety and uncertainty about the country 's future . it was just on january 23 -- two days before the anniversary of the birth of a revolution that eventually toppled mubarak -- when the military surrendered legislative powers to the first parliament in the country 's history to be dominated by islamists , whose two parties won about 70 % of the seats in the lower house . the military is considered by many to be a bulwark against the power and influence of islamists in egypt . and some who fear the muslim brotherhood has gained too much strength may welcome this knock to the confidence built from its successes in the parliamentary vote . with parliamentary elections , there was this sense that the brotherhood could now go for broke , ' cook said . they seem to have been outmaneuvered by the military and courts and associated supporters of the old regime . it may be time to make a deal to preserve themselves to fight longer . ' all eyes will be on the conduct and outcome of the runoff this weekend . taken together , the military leadership 's actions indicate there 's a high likelihood of shafik being aided to victory by the military , ' trager said . but khaled fahmy , a professor at american university in cairo , told amanpour that people are very confused ' and split over who to back . ahmed shafik made a very powerful speech today , he tried to calm many people , ' he said . but there is a lot of sympathy i think now for the muslim brotherhood -- there 's a lot of fear of what shafik is capable of doing . and because things now have become so clear and the gloves are off , people see what the military is intent on doing . yesterday 's ruling by the minister of justice giving the military police these excessive rights , this is a serious militarization of egyptian society , that we made the revolution against . ' fahmy said he believes blunders by the muslim brotherhood are partly to blame for its current weakened position . the brotherhood has failed to get results in parliament , where its lawmakers have been cocky ' toward liberal forces , he said , and also failed to realize just how deep the military 's influence runs through egypt 's intelligence and security services -- the so-called deep state . the legal coup ' pulled off by the military is just the latest front in a long-running battle for dominance between the two sides , he said . this has been in the offing for not only months , but for years and years , ' fahmy said . the events of today and indeed the past few weeks have shown very clearly the determination by scaf to oust the muslim brotherhood altogether , and to deny it serious victories that it had won legitimately through by ballot boxes -- and today is the culmination of that struggle . ' are you there ? share photos and videos with us on cnn ireport . a wild election weekend for egypt , france and greece mubarak clings to life in cairo hospital saving the sound of the middle east | egypt is entering into a very dangerous stage , ' analyst says |
van persie <tsp> ( cnn ) -- dutch international striker robin van persie has turned down a new contract at arsenal , signaling his likely departure from the english premier league side . van persie made the announcement wednesday on his official website . the 28-year-old has only a year left on his remaining deal and arsenal will likely have no option than to transfer him rather than see him depart on a bosman free transfer . i 've thought long and hard about it , but i have decided not to extend my contract , ' van persie said . you guys , the fans , have of course the right to disagree with my view and decision and i will always respect your opinions , ' he added . van persie is considered key to arsenal 's hopes of improving on their distant third place finish in the epl last season behind manchester city and manchester united . he scored 37 goals in 48 games for the gunners last season , including 30 in the premier league . his efforts also won him the two major player of the year awards in english football , but van persie said he was keen to win trophies . he has just the 2005 fa cup win to show for his time with arsenal since his transfer from dutch side feyenoord in 2004 . to this end , van persie said he had met with arsenal manager arsene wenger and the chief executive ivan gazidis at the end of last season to discuss his future and their ambitions for the club . out of my huge respect for mr. wenger , the players and the fans i do n't want to go into any details , but unfortunately in this meeting it has again become clear to me that we in many aspects disagree on the way arsenal fc should move forward , ' he added . i am very proud of being part of this fantastic club for the last eight years . as soon as mr.gazidis is back from his two-week holiday in america further meetings will follow and i will update you if and when there are more developments . ' van persie has been heavily linked with a move to epl champions manchester city , while serie a winners juventus are also believed to be keen on his signature . he would be the most notable departure from arsenal since spanish star cesc fabregas left last summer to join barcelona . | robin van persie says he does not want to extend contract at arsenal |
van persie <tsp> ( cnn ) -- dutch international striker robin van persie has turned down a new contract at arsenal , signaling his likely departure from the english premier league side . van persie made the announcement wednesday on his official website . the 28-year-old has only a year left on his remaining deal and arsenal will likely have no option than to transfer him rather than see him depart on a bosman free transfer . i 've thought long and hard about it , but i have decided not to extend my contract , ' van persie said . you guys , the fans , have of course the right to disagree with my view and decision and i will always respect your opinions , ' he added . van persie is considered key to arsenal 's hopes of improving on their distant third place finish in the epl last season behind manchester city and manchester united . he scored 37 goals in 48 games for the gunners last season , including 30 in the premier league . his efforts also won him the two major player of the year awards in english football , but van persie said he was keen to win trophies . he has just the 2005 fa cup win to show for his time with arsenal since his transfer from dutch side feyenoord in 2004 . to this end , van persie said he had met with arsenal manager arsene wenger and the chief executive ivan gazidis at the end of last season to discuss his future and their ambitions for the club . out of my huge respect for mr. wenger , the players and the fans i do n't want to go into any details , but unfortunately in this meeting it has again become clear to me that we in many aspects disagree on the way arsenal fc should move forward , ' he added . i am very proud of being part of this fantastic club for the last eight years . as soon as mr.gazidis is back from his two-week holiday in america further meetings will follow and i will update you if and when there are more developments . ' van persie has been heavily linked with a move to epl champions manchester city , while serie a winners juventus are also believed to be keen on his signature . he would be the most notable departure from arsenal since spanish star cesc fabregas left last summer to join barcelona . | van persie scored 37 goals for the gunners last season |
gunners <tsp> ( cnn ) -- dutch international striker robin van persie has turned down a new contract at arsenal , signaling his likely departure from the english premier league side . van persie made the announcement wednesday on his official website . the 28-year-old has only a year left on his remaining deal and arsenal will likely have no option than to transfer him rather than see him depart on a bosman free transfer . i 've thought long and hard about it , but i have decided not to extend my contract , ' van persie said . you guys , the fans , have of course the right to disagree with my view and decision and i will always respect your opinions , ' he added . van persie is considered key to arsenal 's hopes of improving on their distant third place finish in the epl last season behind manchester city and manchester united . he scored 37 goals in 48 games for the gunners last season , including 30 in the premier league . his efforts also won him the two major player of the year awards in english football , but van persie said he was keen to win trophies . he has just the 2005 fa cup win to show for his time with arsenal since his transfer from dutch side feyenoord in 2004 . to this end , van persie said he had met with arsenal manager arsene wenger and the chief executive ivan gazidis at the end of last season to discuss his future and their ambitions for the club . out of my huge respect for mr. wenger , the players and the fans i do n't want to go into any details , but unfortunately in this meeting it has again become clear to me that we in many aspects disagree on the way arsenal fc should move forward , ' he added . i am very proud of being part of this fantastic club for the last eight years . as soon as mr.gazidis is back from his two-week holiday in america further meetings will follow and i will update you if and when there are more developments . ' van persie has been heavily linked with a move to epl champions manchester city , while serie a winners juventus are also believed to be keen on his signature . he would be the most notable departure from arsenal since spanish star cesc fabregas left last summer to join barcelona . | van persie scored 37 goals for the gunners last season |
south korea <tsp> seoul , south korea ( cnn ) -- a chinese passenger jet with more than 200 people on board flew through the trajectory of a north korean rocket that had been fired minutes earlier , the south korean government said . north korea fired the rocket tuesday at 4:17 p.m. without giving any navigational warning , kim min-seok , a spokesman for the south korean defense ministry , said wednesday . seven minutes later , a china southern airlines plane carrying 220 passengers from japan 's narita airport to shenyang in china passed through the rocket 's trajectory , he said . it was a very dangerous situation , ' kim said during a news briefing . north korea 's provocative actions violate the international navigation laws and pose a great threat to the safety of civilians . ' south korea has informed chinese authorities about what happened , the defense ministry said . a chinese foreign ministry spokesman , qin gang , said thursday that the plane flew through north korean airspace normally on that day without incident . ' when relevant countries conduct military training or exercises , they should abide by international custom to take measures that would ensure the safety of civil aircraft or ships passing through their airspace or territorial water , ' qin said . he said that china attaches a great deal of importance to the safety of its civil aircraft and would seek verification from relevant parties and express necessary concern from our side . ' officials from china southern airlines did n't respond to calls seeking comment thursday . the rocket in question was one of seven fired tuesday by north korea into the sea off its east coast , according to south korean authorities . given the speeds the plane and rocket were traveling at , the seven-minute gap means there was still quite a big distance ' between them , said greg waldron , asia managing editor at flightglobal , an aviation and aerospace website . although the chances of hitting the aircraft were extremely low , akin to hitting a bullet with a bullet , there is absolutely no need to endanger civilians , however remote the danger may be , ' he said . north korea missile capabilities north korea defends launches north korea on wednesday defended the series of short-range missile and rocket launches it has carried out in recent weeks . it is justifiable self-defense behavior for us to conduct these military exercises in order to preserve peace in the region and to protect the safety of our people and our country , ' the north 's korean people 's army said in a statement carried by state media . the military 's statement did n't make any mention of south korea 's comments about the chinese plane , but it said its recent launches had n't affected international navigational order . ' the north 's launches have taken place as u.s. and south korean troops conduct annual military exercises in the region . the large-scale drills anger north korea , which says it views them as a rehearsal for an invasion . the north has fired missiles or rockets into the sea on several occasions between february 21 and tuesday , according to the south korean government . seoul says some of the ballistic missiles are scud class with a long enough range to cover the entire korean peninsula . north korea on wednesday acknowledged that it had conducted rocket launch training ' over that period . north korea shows off south korean man it 's holding on spy charges who 's provoking whom ? south korea has said the launches -- short-range and aimed in a northeasterly direction out to sea -- are intentional provocations . the u.s. state department said monday that launches of the scuds violate u.n. security council resolutions . we urge north korea to refrain from provocative actions that aggravate tensions , and instead focus on fulfilling its international obligations and commitments , ' state department spokeswoman jen psaki said . those comments appeared to have irritated north korea 's military . the u.s. and its supporters are calling our actions provocation , but they should not talk about provocation when they do n't know what provocation is , ' the north 's military statement said . provocation is when somebody has intent to hurt somebody else , but what we are doing is to protect ourselves , our country , our land , our people . ' the u.s.-south korean military exercises , on the other hand , are provocative , north korea said : it 's a reckless american way of provocation and they 're doing all this on somebody else 's land . ' it threatened the possibility of the launch of a more powerful rocket . pyongyang had previously called for the cancellation of the joint exercises , a request dismissed by washington and seoul . north korea launches missiles into sea calmer than last year the north 's verbal attack wednesday did n't reach the ominous levels of its saber rattling this time last year , which included threats of preemptive nuclear strikes against the united states and south korea . unannounced missile tests are not a good thing , but their political and military significance depends on context , ' stephan haggard , a visiting fellow at the peterson institute for international economics , wrote in a blog post tuesday . north korea conducted or threatened test launches during a similar period last year , soon after it had drawn international condemnation for launching a long-range rocket and carrying out its third nuclear test . this year , the political setting is less confrontational , ' wrote haggard , who is also a professor at the school of international relations and pacific studies at the university of california , san diego . despite the current military drills , ties between north and south korea have improved slightly in recent months . over several days last month , the two countries held reunions of families separated for decades by the korean war -- the first such meetings since 2010 . south korea on wednesday said it was proposing new talks between the two sides next week to discuss the possibility of further reunions . but north korea rejected the proposal , the south korean unification ministry said thursday . compared with last year , north korea is being remarkably quiet , ' said andrei lankov , a professor of history at kookmin university in seoul . they had to do something because it would be politically impossible to do nothing during the joint exercises , especially after they made so much noise about it , ' lankov said . but they act with remarkable restraint . ' report : north korea fires two missiles off eastern coast cnn 's paula hancocks reported from seoul , and jethro mullen reported and wrote from hong kong . cnn 's steven jiang and anjali tsui , and journalists lina yoon and stella kim contributed to this report . | north korea gave no navigational warning of the launch , south korea says |
india <tsp> new delhi ( cnn ) a diamond merchant has plunked down $ 691,890 to buy india 's most famous suit . the suit owned by prime minister narendra modi got tongues wagging when he wore it to a meeting with u.s. president barack obama last month . dubbed one of the world 's most expensive suits , it sold at an auction friday . it cost a cool 43.1 million rupees , surat district magistrate rajender kumar said . the suit is a popular icon . in addition to belonging to modi , it had his name embroidered in golden pinstripe all over it . that had the whole nation cackling about an outrageous fashion faux pas . wearing it while meeting obama made the sartorial choice even more provocative . opposition leaders accused him of being narcissistic , one politician even labeled him a megalomaniac . ' much of the indian public was n't too pleased either , questioning his image of a humble man he proudly portrayed during the 2014 general elections . the infamous monogrammed suit went on auction with bidders from all over the country tussling for the prized possession . its original price was u.s. $ 16,084 - and officials expected it to shoot up into the hundreds of thousands of dollars . the proceeds of this year 's auction are supposed to go toward modi 's ambitious pet project of cleaning india 's holy river , the ganges . the suit was just one of the 455 items up for grabs . other items include gifts and mementos that modi received from foreign dignitaries and national leaders . according to organizers , the auction which is being held in modi 's home state of gujarat has been extremely successful . there is a lot of interest among the general public , and we are seeing multiple bids for a lot of items , ' kumar said . modi held similar auctions when he was the chief minister of gujarat and raised funds for the education of young girls in the state . | proceeds of the auction go toward cleaning of india 's holy river |
turner field <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the atlanta braves are one step closer to moving away from atlanta . a crucial vote passed tuesday night , which directs $ 300 million in taxpayer dollars to the development , and paves the way for the braves move from downtown atlanta to the northern suburbs , the cobb county commission said . this vote comes just two weeks and a day after the braves made the stunning announcement that the team was moving from downtown atlanta . at that time , the team said that beginning in 2017 , it will no longer play at turner field . it is building a new stadium in cobb county up the highway to the northwest , where two major interstates -- i-75 and i-285 -- meet . we are extremely excited that our address will still be atlanta and so will the name across our jersey , ' the team said in an announcement . the location is just outside atlanta 's city limits . he vowed the new stadium site will be one of the most magnificent in all of baseball . it will thrive with action 365 days a year . ' the braves say the stadium will cost $ 672 million to build . atlanta mayor kasim reed had said he tried to negotiate with the braves to keep them in atlanta , but ultimately the price became too high . we are simply unwilling to match that with taxpayer dollars , ' reed said . so we wish the braves well knowing the city of atlanta has much to be proud of . ' | the atlanta braves will leave turner field in 2017 , moving to cobb county |
turner field <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the atlanta braves are one step closer to moving away from atlanta . a crucial vote passed tuesday night , which directs $ 300 million in taxpayer dollars to the development , and paves the way for the braves move from downtown atlanta to the northern suburbs , the cobb county commission said . this vote comes just two weeks and a day after the braves made the stunning announcement that the team was moving from downtown atlanta . at that time , the team said that beginning in 2017 , it will no longer play at turner field . it is building a new stadium in cobb county up the highway to the northwest , where two major interstates -- i-75 and i-285 -- meet . we are extremely excited that our address will still be atlanta and so will the name across our jersey , ' the team said in an announcement . the location is just outside atlanta 's city limits . he vowed the new stadium site will be one of the most magnificent in all of baseball . it will thrive with action 365 days a year . ' the braves say the stadium will cost $ 672 million to build . atlanta mayor kasim reed had said he tried to negotiate with the braves to keep them in atlanta , but ultimately the price became too high . we are simply unwilling to match that with taxpayer dollars , ' reed said . so we wish the braves well knowing the city of atlanta has much to be proud of . ' | turner field needs major upgrades , team president says |
ten commandments <tsp> pleasant grove , utah ( cnn ) -- the supreme court wrestled on wednesday with how to handle a small religious group 's effort to erect a granite monument in a utah park , next to an existing ten commandments display , in a free-speech case involving competing faiths , politics and social norms . the u.s. supreme court hears a case mixing religion , politics and social norms with national implications . on one side is summum , a tax-exempt religious organization that believes in mummification , the rites of transference , and the seven aphorisms , ' which include the principle of psychokinesis and the principle of vibration , among others . opposing them are the elected leaders of pleasant grove , utah , who control the small patch of public land in question . at issue is whether such donated monuments on public property represent private ' or government ' speech . a ruling from the justices clarifying the difference would affect municipalities nationwide , as well as a range of expressive memorials , from 9/11 victim tributes to battlefield markers . the heart of the question is whether the government may discriminate based on content , and that 's a first amendment question , ' said justice anthony kennedy . local officials in pleasant grove want the discretion to decide the kinds of permanent displays that can be erected in the park , because they would claim ultimate ownership and control . summum , a salt lake city-based group , wants to put up a three-foot granite slab on the seven aphorisms of summum , ' at their expense . necessary permits were denied , so summum sued , saying it was being discriminated against . a ten commandments monument was placed in the park in 1971 by a private group , the fraternal order of eagles . the justices appeared uneasy with arguments from both sides , posing a range of hypotheticals to explore the free speech limits cities and private groups should enjoy . you have a statute of liberty , do we have to have a statue of despotism ? ' said chief justice john roberts . or do we have to put up any president who wants to be on mount rushmore ? ' suppose they only accept democrats who are sculptors , ' for donated artworks , asked justice stephen breyer , and they reject all the republicans ? ' the bush administration supports the utah town . deputy daryl joseffer told the court that municipal ownership implies control . it chooses to display it , and then it can do whatever it wants with it . it can move it , modify it , destroy it , drop it to the bottom of the ocean , sell it on ebay . ' but justice david souter warned about unfettered government discretion to approve or disapprove a particular message . that is control with a vengeance , ' he said . the government says : ok , we 'll take the eagles monument . we will not on identical terms take the summum monument because we disagree with the message ... why is n't that a first amendment violation ? ' there is a fundamental difference between opening up a forum , taking acres of a park and saying everybody gets to go in , ' said jay sekulow , head of the american center for law and justice , which is representing the city , and another situation where the government is clearly controlling it not for a subversive reason . ' but really , in this case , the debates as to whether the policy justifications are a sham are relevant , ' countered a skeptical justice john paul stevens , you just put up those monuments that agree with the message . ' is n't this just government endorsement of this memorial ? ' asked justice ruth bader ginsburg . summum was founded in 1975 by summum corky ' ra , who said alien visitors -- or advanced living beings ' -- visited him one day after work , appearing hairless and blue and revealing to him the summum concepts . after spreading the word and launching his legal fight to erect his monuments , corky died earlier this year . classified as a tax-exempt church , the roughly several dozen members of summum prefer to call themselves a philosophical group . they have no over-arching doctrine or supreme being , but their movement is extensively laid out in pamphlets , on a web site , and in internet radio broadcasts . a 27-foot-tall , 40-foot-wide copper-shelled pyramid sits on the group 's one-acre site in salt lake city . scattered about are preserved animals encased in bronze , egyptian symbols , sofas and candles ; bright murals adorn the walls . off to the side is a large stainless-steel fermentation tank , where alcoholic , sacramental nectars ' or liquid knowledge ' are produced for meditation sessions . next door is a building where the rite of mummification is performed . it is a key aspect of summum , central to the idea , says group leader su menu , that the soul moves forward . ' using resins and fiberglass , the lengthy , sophisticated procedures are performed on site , on pets and humans . also key are seven principles , or aphorisms . taking a different path from traditional christian faith , followers believe moses first descended from mount sinai with the aphorisms instead of the ten commandments . all we want to do is share what we have with everyone else . i mean , it 's not like proselytizing , ' said the 53-year-old menu , who is a piano teacher . not everyone follows the ten commandments , so maybe people are looking for something else , and all we want to do is show them the possibility . ' the aphorisms are the seven principles of creation according to the group : psychokinesis , correspondence , vibration , opposition , rhythm , cause and effect , and gender . pleasant grove was founded by mormon settlers in 1850 . with a population of 30,000 , it lies between salt lake city and provo and is a bedroom community for both . a centerpiece of the town is pioneer park , where along with an old schoolhouse and wagons , the ten commandments monument sits tucked near a 9/11 memorial placed by a local boy scouts troop . this park is dedicated to the history of the people , the founding of the city , and significant citizens who have lived and contributed to the community , ' said mayor mike daniels . the eagles have erected similar monuments in hundreds of other communities since the 1950s . daniels says that group 's long-standing ties to the community and their continuing charity work were reason enough to allow the ten commandments to be displayed . a federal appeals court ruled for summum , concluding parks are a public forum ' to which private groups have access under free speech protections . by allowing ten commandments displays for decades , the judges concluded , various cities have historically been treating permanent displays on public property as private speech . summum says the alternative would be for cities to simply ban all such displays , including the ten commandments . although the appeals court dealt strictly with the case as a free speech issue , the justices raised concerns about religious freedom and the constitutional ban on government favoring one religion over another . the supreme court has refused to offer a broad rule on religious monuments , taking a more case-specific approach . ten commandments displays in public schools were banned in 1980 . but the justices in 2005 allowed a 57-year-old ten commandments granite monument to stay on the texas statehouse grounds , where it stands amid a series of nonreligious symbols . a similar display in kentucky was ordered removed after the high court concluded it violated the separation between church and state . unlike utah , those cases involved efforts to remove the monuments . then-chief justice william rehnquist noted there was no exact formula ' to determine when such a display crosses the constitutional line . the high court is now being asked to adopt such a distinction . the case is pleasant grove v. summum ( 07-665 ) . a ruling is expected by june . | existing monument in same park displays ten commandments |
venezuela <tsp> moscow , russia ( cnn ) -- venezuelan president hugo chavez arrived in moscow tuesday to discuss a deal to spend billions on russia weapons . venezuelan president hugo chavez , right , with russian president dmitry medvedev . chavez will meet with prime minister vladimir putin and russia 's new president dmitry medvedev , russian news agency , interfax , said the two countries hope to sign an agreement for venezuela to buy russian military equipment , said vyacheslav davidenko , a spokesman for rosoboronexport , russia 's government agency in charge of arms exports . the agreement will allow quick deliveries of arms and military hardware in the interests of venezuela 's security with the observance of international obligations and the laws of both countries , ' davidenko told cnn . davidenko would n't elaborate on the types of weapons that venezuela wanted to purchase -- or the cost . previous military-technical contracts had been worth $ 4 billion , he said . interfax quoted an informed military expert ' as saying venezuela planned to purchase up to 10 air defense systems , three diesel electric submarines , six more non-nuclear powered submarines and several surface vessels . venezuela also planned to discuss the possibility of buying certain aircraft , including combat helicopters , the expert said . the associated press reported the deal could be worth $ 2 billion . venezuela is expected to spend over $ 30 billion under a program to rearm its armed forces up to 2012 , the interfax source said . according to russian media reports , russia could provide a loan of about $ 800 million to venezuela to finance the arms deals . neither the russian foreign ministry nor the venezuelan embassy in moscow were disclosing a detailed schedule of chavez 's visit . in addition to visiting moscow , chavez plans to go to the region of ingushetia , in southern russia , to study its experience in solving humanitarian problems , ' according to the russian foreign ministry . the tiny province of ingushetia , near chechnya , has been a hot spot over the past decade . islamist rebels there frequently attack russian servicemen and law enforcement officials . during his visit the two nations also planned to sign several agreements related to oil and gas , the venezuelan president told journalists . we need to sign a whole set of documents , including a financial agreements , ' he said , adding that the parties will discuss , in particular , how to set up a joint russian-venezuelan bank . russia and venezuela must consolidate their efforts to tackle the food crisis , chavez said . we must create a food shield . while some are creating a missile shield , we want to create a hunger shield , ' the venezuelan president said . | venezuela has spent $ 4 billion on russian weapons in the past |
venezuela <tsp> moscow , russia ( cnn ) -- venezuelan president hugo chavez arrived in moscow tuesday to discuss a deal to spend billions on russia weapons . venezuelan president hugo chavez , right , with russian president dmitry medvedev . chavez will meet with prime minister vladimir putin and russia 's new president dmitry medvedev , russian news agency , interfax , said the two countries hope to sign an agreement for venezuela to buy russian military equipment , said vyacheslav davidenko , a spokesman for rosoboronexport , russia 's government agency in charge of arms exports . the agreement will allow quick deliveries of arms and military hardware in the interests of venezuela 's security with the observance of international obligations and the laws of both countries , ' davidenko told cnn . davidenko would n't elaborate on the types of weapons that venezuela wanted to purchase -- or the cost . previous military-technical contracts had been worth $ 4 billion , he said . interfax quoted an informed military expert ' as saying venezuela planned to purchase up to 10 air defense systems , three diesel electric submarines , six more non-nuclear powered submarines and several surface vessels . venezuela also planned to discuss the possibility of buying certain aircraft , including combat helicopters , the expert said . the associated press reported the deal could be worth $ 2 billion . venezuela is expected to spend over $ 30 billion under a program to rearm its armed forces up to 2012 , the interfax source said . according to russian media reports , russia could provide a loan of about $ 800 million to venezuela to finance the arms deals . neither the russian foreign ministry nor the venezuelan embassy in moscow were disclosing a detailed schedule of chavez 's visit . in addition to visiting moscow , chavez plans to go to the region of ingushetia , in southern russia , to study its experience in solving humanitarian problems , ' according to the russian foreign ministry . the tiny province of ingushetia , near chechnya , has been a hot spot over the past decade . islamist rebels there frequently attack russian servicemen and law enforcement officials . during his visit the two nations also planned to sign several agreements related to oil and gas , the venezuelan president told journalists . we need to sign a whole set of documents , including a financial agreements , ' he said , adding that the parties will discuss , in particular , how to set up a joint russian-venezuelan bank . russia and venezuela must consolidate their efforts to tackle the food crisis , chavez said . we must create a food shield . while some are creating a missile shield , we want to create a hunger shield , ' the venezuelan president said . | reports say venezuela could buy submarines and surface vessels |
british open <tsp> ( cnn ) -- tiger woods has not held golf 's no . 1 ranking since october 2010 , but he is now within touching distance of adding to his record 623 weeks at the top . the 14-time major champion can topple luke donald by winning the world golf championships-bridgestone invitational tournament for the eighth time as long as the englishman finishes no higher than third come sunday . it would be nice to get back there because obviously it meant that as far as i had dropped , to build my way back up to this point , i 've had some wins , i 've had some very high finishes , i 've been consistent , ' said woods , who dropped as low as 58th following his well-publicized divorce and injury problems . that 's how you get to be one of the top players in the world . to be ranked as low as i did and then come all the way back to , as of right now , no . 2 , that 's pretty good . ' woods has finished tied for 40th , 21st and third in the three majors ahead of this season 's final one -- next week 's pga championship at kiawah island . scott 's collapse hands british open crown to els he tops the pga tour 's fedex cup standings after three tournament victories which have taken him to second on the all-time list with 74 . he is the only three-time winner on the u.s. circuit , but will be teeing off at firestone on thursday with south africa 's branden grace -- the only player on the european tour with a hat-trick of victories in 2012 . i feel very comfortable where i am at because everything is progressing , ' woods said on the pga tour website . this year i 've taken the steps headed in the right direction and shot better scores and been more consistent . when you make changes like i 've made in my game , it takes a little bit of time , and things are starting to click in now . and to have three wins this year , it 's headed in the right direction . ' woods pulled out of the final round of the last wgc event , the cadillac championship in march , but has since put his injuries behind him . it 's nice knowing that we have a big event with the best players in the world here right before a major championship , ' the 36-year-old said . this will be a nice way to get our games ready for obviously next week but also really test us at the same time . having back-to-back championships like this , it 's a positive thing . ' donald has held the no . 1 ranking for 55 weeks across four different stints , but is still seeking his first major title . i 'm certainly very proud of my no . 1 ranking and how long i 've kept it , ' the 34-year-old said . that shows how consistent i 've been over the last couple years , and i 'll continue to try and work on accomplishing a lot more in this game . and if i keep doing what i know i can do , winning more tournaments and hopefully winning majors , then hopefully i can stay there . but obviously i 've got a lot of great players behind me , including tiger . it 's good to have guys like that chomping at your heel . they push you to work harder , to challenge yourself to try and get to that next level . ' | woods dropped as low as 58th but third place at british open continued his steady resurgence |
branden grace <tsp> ( cnn ) -- tiger woods has not held golf 's no . 1 ranking since october 2010 , but he is now within touching distance of adding to his record 623 weeks at the top . the 14-time major champion can topple luke donald by winning the world golf championships-bridgestone invitational tournament for the eighth time as long as the englishman finishes no higher than third come sunday . it would be nice to get back there because obviously it meant that as far as i had dropped , to build my way back up to this point , i 've had some wins , i 've had some very high finishes , i 've been consistent , ' said woods , who dropped as low as 58th following his well-publicized divorce and injury problems . that 's how you get to be one of the top players in the world . to be ranked as low as i did and then come all the way back to , as of right now , no . 2 , that 's pretty good . ' woods has finished tied for 40th , 21st and third in the three majors ahead of this season 's final one -- next week 's pga championship at kiawah island . scott 's collapse hands british open crown to els he tops the pga tour 's fedex cup standings after three tournament victories which have taken him to second on the all-time list with 74 . he is the only three-time winner on the u.s. circuit , but will be teeing off at firestone on thursday with south africa 's branden grace -- the only player on the european tour with a hat-trick of victories in 2012 . i feel very comfortable where i am at because everything is progressing , ' woods said on the pga tour website . this year i 've taken the steps headed in the right direction and shot better scores and been more consistent . when you make changes like i 've made in my game , it takes a little bit of time , and things are starting to click in now . and to have three wins this year , it 's headed in the right direction . ' woods pulled out of the final round of the last wgc event , the cadillac championship in march , but has since put his injuries behind him . it 's nice knowing that we have a big event with the best players in the world here right before a major championship , ' the 36-year-old said . this will be a nice way to get our games ready for obviously next week but also really test us at the same time . having back-to-back championships like this , it 's a positive thing . ' donald has held the no . 1 ranking for 55 weeks across four different stints , but is still seeking his first major title . i 'm certainly very proud of my no . 1 ranking and how long i 've kept it , ' the 34-year-old said . that shows how consistent i 've been over the last couple years , and i 'll continue to try and work on accomplishing a lot more in this game . and if i keep doing what i know i can do , winning more tournaments and hopefully winning majors , then hopefully i can stay there . but obviously i 've got a lot of great players behind me , including tiger . it 's good to have guys like that chomping at your heel . they push you to work harder , to challenge yourself to try and get to that next level . ' | he will be playing alongside the only other three-time winner of 2012 , branden grace |
arab <tsp> ( cnn ) -- iraqi kids find a musical escape nashat majeed , an iraqi music teacher passes on his love for the guitar to iraqi children . they are among the lucky ones ; members of baghdad 's dwindling elite -- well educated , straight-a students , looking for an outlet to have fun ' and feel normal . ' arwa damon meets the kids and their teacher , who says adults need to pass on the language of music , not the language of war . eco-awareness the uae has one of the world 's highest per-capita ecological footprints . we talk to one environmental ngo trying to raise awareness through an innovative campaign that uses a stop-motion animation video . uae dhow races dhows are the traditional arab ships that have been plying the seas for centuries . even though they no longer rule the waves of the persian gulf as they once did , these majestic vessels still play a vital role in contemporary culture as a bridge to the past . tracey holmes reports how dhow is making a comeback as a racing boat of choice for young emiratis . the jewel of muscat ' update one hundred and forty-one days after setting sail from the shores of oman , the handmade vessel the jewel of muscat ' arrived at its final destination , singapore . ime was there for the february launch of this dhow -- a reconstruction of the ninth-century wreck of a hand-sewn plank ship made without a single nail . we bring you an update on this story as captain and crew dock safely to a huge welcome . campus forum we hold a roundtable discussion with students at the mohammed bin rashed school for communication at the american university in dubai . studying journalism and digital production and storytelling , these youths share their concerns about the state of arab media and tell us their hopes for their contributions to this field in the future . | traditional arab sailing dhows are proving to be popular racing boats in the uae |
america <tsp> nairobi , kenya ( cnn ) kenyan deputy president william ruto on saturday gave the united nations'refugee agency three months to relocate refugees from the dadaab camp -- the world 's largest -- to somalia , or we shall relocate them ourselves . ' the way america changed after 9/11 is the way kenya will change after garissa , ' ruto said in nyeri , according to a statement from his office . al-shabaab gunmen stormed garissa university college in eastern kenya this month , killing 147 people . kenya 's government says that attack was masterminded by senior al-shabaab leader mohamed mohamud , whose extensive terrorist network within kenya ' extends into the sprawling dadaab complex , according to a kenyan government document given to cnn . students wake to islamist militants'terror ruto , who is the second highest-ranking person in kenya 's government behind president uhuru kenyatta , said his government has had discussions with united nations officials about what to do with the camp . on saturday , a u.n. high commissioner for refugees officer said the agency had not received any formal request from kenya 's government about moving dadaab . the u.n. refugee agency manages the dadaab complex , having set up the first camps there in late 1991 amid somalia 's civil war . the agency and the governments of both kenya and somalia agreed in 2013 on a process for the repatriation of somali refugees . but that was supposed to be mutually agreed-upon and voluntary , in accordance with the refugees' freely expressed wish and their relevant knowledge of the conditions ' where they 'd end up , according to the pact . none of those things , it seems , applies now to the move pushed by ruto on saturday . it 's not clear where he expects the refugees to go , other than somewhere into somalia and out of kenya . any mass move would be a monumental task , disrupting the already difficult lives of more than 600,000 somalis who call the camp their home . simply meeting basic needs is a challenge in the vast complex , which has seen devastating droughts , contagious diseases and other travails that have tested its residents and those trying to help . still , as tough as conditions there are , they are seen as a better alternative to life back in somalia , where al-shabaab is based and has carried out violent attacks for years . yet the islamist extremist group has n't confined its terror to its homeland , as illustrated by the garissa attack and the 2013 siege of nairobi 's upscale westgate mall , which ended with at least 67 dead . the dadaab complex came under government scrutiny after the westgate mall attack , too . but just a few weeks later , cnn 's nima elbagir managed to go from somalia to the dadaab refugee camp undetected by taking one of the panya , or rat routes , ' just like many others have done , al-shabaab sympathizers among them . such illicit travel along porous borders as well as police officers'willful ignorance of migrants'fake ids , as acknowledged by then-interior minister ole lemku , illustrates kenya 's challenge in keeping out threats from somalia . that 's why , in addition to moving the dadaab camp , kenya is building of a 435-mile ( 700-kilometer ) wall covering most of the somali border from mandera to kiunga -- a wall that ruto says has begun to prevent al-shabaab elements from getting into kenya . the deputy president also vowed that any businesses collaborating with the militant group will be shut down . these measures are in addition to kenyan airstrikes on al-shabaab camps in somalia in the days after the garissa massacre . we must secure this country at whatever cost , even if we lose business with somalia , ' ruto said saturday . no politics , no games , no half-measures should apply , as the death of the 147 students must touch all kenyans . ' cnn 's lillian leposo reported from nairobi , and cnn 's greg botelho reported and wrote this story from atlanta . | kenya will change the way america changed after 9/11 , ' deputy president says |
william ruto <tsp> nairobi , kenya ( cnn ) kenyan deputy president william ruto on saturday gave the united nations'refugee agency three months to relocate refugees from the dadaab camp -- the world 's largest -- to somalia , or we shall relocate them ourselves . ' the way america changed after 9/11 is the way kenya will change after garissa , ' ruto said in nyeri , according to a statement from his office . al-shabaab gunmen stormed garissa university college in eastern kenya this month , killing 147 people . kenya 's government says that attack was masterminded by senior al-shabaab leader mohamed mohamud , whose extensive terrorist network within kenya ' extends into the sprawling dadaab complex , according to a kenyan government document given to cnn . students wake to islamist militants'terror ruto , who is the second highest-ranking person in kenya 's government behind president uhuru kenyatta , said his government has had discussions with united nations officials about what to do with the camp . on saturday , a u.n. high commissioner for refugees officer said the agency had not received any formal request from kenya 's government about moving dadaab . the u.n. refugee agency manages the dadaab complex , having set up the first camps there in late 1991 amid somalia 's civil war . the agency and the governments of both kenya and somalia agreed in 2013 on a process for the repatriation of somali refugees . but that was supposed to be mutually agreed-upon and voluntary , in accordance with the refugees' freely expressed wish and their relevant knowledge of the conditions ' where they 'd end up , according to the pact . none of those things , it seems , applies now to the move pushed by ruto on saturday . it 's not clear where he expects the refugees to go , other than somewhere into somalia and out of kenya . any mass move would be a monumental task , disrupting the already difficult lives of more than 600,000 somalis who call the camp their home . simply meeting basic needs is a challenge in the vast complex , which has seen devastating droughts , contagious diseases and other travails that have tested its residents and those trying to help . still , as tough as conditions there are , they are seen as a better alternative to life back in somalia , where al-shabaab is based and has carried out violent attacks for years . yet the islamist extremist group has n't confined its terror to its homeland , as illustrated by the garissa attack and the 2013 siege of nairobi 's upscale westgate mall , which ended with at least 67 dead . the dadaab complex came under government scrutiny after the westgate mall attack , too . but just a few weeks later , cnn 's nima elbagir managed to go from somalia to the dadaab refugee camp undetected by taking one of the panya , or rat routes , ' just like many others have done , al-shabaab sympathizers among them . such illicit travel along porous borders as well as police officers'willful ignorance of migrants'fake ids , as acknowledged by then-interior minister ole lemku , illustrates kenya 's challenge in keeping out threats from somalia . that 's why , in addition to moving the dadaab camp , kenya is building of a 435-mile ( 700-kilometer ) wall covering most of the somali border from mandera to kiunga -- a wall that ruto says has begun to prevent al-shabaab elements from getting into kenya . the deputy president also vowed that any businesses collaborating with the militant group will be shut down . these measures are in addition to kenyan airstrikes on al-shabaab camps in somalia in the days after the garissa massacre . we must secure this country at whatever cost , even if we lose business with somalia , ' ruto said saturday . no politics , no games , no half-measures should apply , as the death of the 147 students must touch all kenyans . ' cnn 's lillian leposo reported from nairobi , and cnn 's greg botelho reported and wrote this story from atlanta . | william ruto adds that we must secure this country at whatever cost ' |
dadaab <tsp> nairobi , kenya ( cnn ) kenyan deputy president william ruto on saturday gave the united nations'refugee agency three months to relocate refugees from the dadaab camp -- the world 's largest -- to somalia , or we shall relocate them ourselves . ' the way america changed after 9/11 is the way kenya will change after garissa , ' ruto said in nyeri , according to a statement from his office . al-shabaab gunmen stormed garissa university college in eastern kenya this month , killing 147 people . kenya 's government says that attack was masterminded by senior al-shabaab leader mohamed mohamud , whose extensive terrorist network within kenya ' extends into the sprawling dadaab complex , according to a kenyan government document given to cnn . students wake to islamist militants'terror ruto , who is the second highest-ranking person in kenya 's government behind president uhuru kenyatta , said his government has had discussions with united nations officials about what to do with the camp . on saturday , a u.n. high commissioner for refugees officer said the agency had not received any formal request from kenya 's government about moving dadaab . the u.n. refugee agency manages the dadaab complex , having set up the first camps there in late 1991 amid somalia 's civil war . the agency and the governments of both kenya and somalia agreed in 2013 on a process for the repatriation of somali refugees . but that was supposed to be mutually agreed-upon and voluntary , in accordance with the refugees' freely expressed wish and their relevant knowledge of the conditions ' where they 'd end up , according to the pact . none of those things , it seems , applies now to the move pushed by ruto on saturday . it 's not clear where he expects the refugees to go , other than somewhere into somalia and out of kenya . any mass move would be a monumental task , disrupting the already difficult lives of more than 600,000 somalis who call the camp their home . simply meeting basic needs is a challenge in the vast complex , which has seen devastating droughts , contagious diseases and other travails that have tested its residents and those trying to help . still , as tough as conditions there are , they are seen as a better alternative to life back in somalia , where al-shabaab is based and has carried out violent attacks for years . yet the islamist extremist group has n't confined its terror to its homeland , as illustrated by the garissa attack and the 2013 siege of nairobi 's upscale westgate mall , which ended with at least 67 dead . the dadaab complex came under government scrutiny after the westgate mall attack , too . but just a few weeks later , cnn 's nima elbagir managed to go from somalia to the dadaab refugee camp undetected by taking one of the panya , or rat routes , ' just like many others have done , al-shabaab sympathizers among them . such illicit travel along porous borders as well as police officers'willful ignorance of migrants'fake ids , as acknowledged by then-interior minister ole lemku , illustrates kenya 's challenge in keeping out threats from somalia . that 's why , in addition to moving the dadaab camp , kenya is building of a 435-mile ( 700-kilometer ) wall covering most of the somali border from mandera to kiunga -- a wall that ruto says has begun to prevent al-shabaab elements from getting into kenya . the deputy president also vowed that any businesses collaborating with the militant group will be shut down . these measures are in addition to kenyan airstrikes on al-shabaab camps in somalia in the days after the garissa massacre . we must secure this country at whatever cost , even if we lose business with somalia , ' ruto said saturday . no politics , no games , no half-measures should apply , as the death of the 147 students must touch all kenyans . ' cnn 's lillian leposo reported from nairobi , and cnn 's greg botelho reported and wrote this story from atlanta . | the dadaab refugee camp is the world 's largest , with more than 600,000 people |
kenya <tsp> nairobi , kenya ( cnn ) kenyan deputy president william ruto on saturday gave the united nations'refugee agency three months to relocate refugees from the dadaab camp -- the world 's largest -- to somalia , or we shall relocate them ourselves . ' the way america changed after 9/11 is the way kenya will change after garissa , ' ruto said in nyeri , according to a statement from his office . al-shabaab gunmen stormed garissa university college in eastern kenya this month , killing 147 people . kenya 's government says that attack was masterminded by senior al-shabaab leader mohamed mohamud , whose extensive terrorist network within kenya ' extends into the sprawling dadaab complex , according to a kenyan government document given to cnn . students wake to islamist militants'terror ruto , who is the second highest-ranking person in kenya 's government behind president uhuru kenyatta , said his government has had discussions with united nations officials about what to do with the camp . on saturday , a u.n. high commissioner for refugees officer said the agency had not received any formal request from kenya 's government about moving dadaab . the u.n. refugee agency manages the dadaab complex , having set up the first camps there in late 1991 amid somalia 's civil war . the agency and the governments of both kenya and somalia agreed in 2013 on a process for the repatriation of somali refugees . but that was supposed to be mutually agreed-upon and voluntary , in accordance with the refugees' freely expressed wish and their relevant knowledge of the conditions ' where they 'd end up , according to the pact . none of those things , it seems , applies now to the move pushed by ruto on saturday . it 's not clear where he expects the refugees to go , other than somewhere into somalia and out of kenya . any mass move would be a monumental task , disrupting the already difficult lives of more than 600,000 somalis who call the camp their home . simply meeting basic needs is a challenge in the vast complex , which has seen devastating droughts , contagious diseases and other travails that have tested its residents and those trying to help . still , as tough as conditions there are , they are seen as a better alternative to life back in somalia , where al-shabaab is based and has carried out violent attacks for years . yet the islamist extremist group has n't confined its terror to its homeland , as illustrated by the garissa attack and the 2013 siege of nairobi 's upscale westgate mall , which ended with at least 67 dead . the dadaab complex came under government scrutiny after the westgate mall attack , too . but just a few weeks later , cnn 's nima elbagir managed to go from somalia to the dadaab refugee camp undetected by taking one of the panya , or rat routes , ' just like many others have done , al-shabaab sympathizers among them . such illicit travel along porous borders as well as police officers'willful ignorance of migrants'fake ids , as acknowledged by then-interior minister ole lemku , illustrates kenya 's challenge in keeping out threats from somalia . that 's why , in addition to moving the dadaab camp , kenya is building of a 435-mile ( 700-kilometer ) wall covering most of the somali border from mandera to kiunga -- a wall that ruto says has begun to prevent al-shabaab elements from getting into kenya . the deputy president also vowed that any businesses collaborating with the militant group will be shut down . these measures are in addition to kenyan airstrikes on al-shabaab camps in somalia in the days after the garissa massacre . we must secure this country at whatever cost , even if we lose business with somalia , ' ruto said saturday . no politics , no games , no half-measures should apply , as the death of the 147 students must touch all kenyans . ' cnn 's lillian leposo reported from nairobi , and cnn 's greg botelho reported and wrote this story from atlanta . | kenya will change the way america changed after 9/11 , ' deputy president says |
malaysia <tsp> ( cnn ) -- the judge in the sodomy trial of malaysian opposition leader anwar ibrahim handed him a key victory tuesday when he ruled that dna taken from items anwar used in his police jail cell is inadmissible . authorities had hoped to swipe dna taken from a toothbrush , water bottle and hand towel in anwar 's cell -- and compare it with the dna recovered from semen left in his accuser 's body . none of their witnesses gave evidence that anwar drank from the bottle of water or used the towel or toothbrush , ' said defense lawyer sankara nair . the items were taken from the police cell and anybody could have used them . so the evidence was lacking from the start . ' if the prosecutors ca n't link anwar 's dna to the boy 's body semen , which is the main crux of the case , then they do n't have a case , ' she added . so that 's why we feel a big chunk of the case is gone . ' sodomy , even if consensual , is punishable by 20 years in prison in the majority-muslim country . anwar has pleaded not guilty to the charge . investigators arrested anwar in july 2008 -- four months after a loose coalition of opposition parties he led made gains on the ruling party in parliamentary elections . i do n't believe that i 'm going to get a fair trial , ' anwar told cnn in february 2010 . a fair trial would require a competent , independent judge to immediately strike out the charge because any sexual assault must have a case to support the charge . ' anwar has called his arrest a dirty trick and conspiracy ' orchestrated by authorities who are trying to discredit him . they think that by doing this they can frustrate the opposition because they think the coalition will be more fragile without me , ' said anwar , who oversees a multiethnic opposition alliance and his own justice party . clearly they have underestimated the commitment of the ( parties ) . ' the u.s. state department has said that anwar 's arrest raises serious questions and concerns . ' anwar was the heir apparent to former prime minister mahathir mohamad until 1998 , when he was sacked and charged for corruption and sodomy . anwar spent six years in prison after being convicted on corruption charges in 1999 and on sodomy charges involving his wife 's former driver in 2000 . malaysia 's highest court overturned the sodomy conviction and ordered him released from prison in 2004 . however , the corruption verdict was never lifted , barring him from running for political posts until 2008 . a loose coalition of opposition parties -- with anwar at the helm -- won 82 of 222 parliamentary seats in elections in march of that year . it was the second time in the country 's history that the ruling party failed to gain the two-thirds majority needed to amend the constitution . anwar has said the investigators trying to build a case against him are the same ones who hid evidence that could have cleared him in his sodomy-related conviction in 1999 . | sodomy can result in a 20-year sentence in malaysia even if consensual |
choe <tsp> ( cnn ) -- as so often happens , news of north korea 's latest leadership move trickled out from the regime 's official kcna news agency and hinted at a power shift in pyongyang . in a report published on the country 's may day celebrations , the government mouthpiece named hwang pyong-so , a senior official of the ruling workers'party of korea and one of kim jong un 's closest confidantes , as director of the general political bureau of the korean people 's army . the position is seen as the military 's top political office . beyond a cursory mention of hwang 's new title , the news agency did not elaborate on changes behind the political curtain . promotion the role is the top military position after kim , who is supreme commander of the armed forces . hwang was promoted to vice marshal just ahead of the kcna report that named him as the new military political chief . previously , vice marshal choe ryong-hae held the position . while in the job , choe was widely regarded by north korea watchers as second only to kim in terms of political clout . however , speculation about his position has been rife following reports that he may have been arrested , some months ago . this conjecture appeared to have been unfounded as he maintained his position and had been a visible member of the regime until very recently , although his absence may have been due to poor health . the kcna 's may day report , however , seems to have definitively denuded him of his power . in the same piece that effectively coronated hwang , choe was referred to as a party secretary in charge of labor groups -- a relatively minor position . political consolidation it 's not the first time that kim , who took power in 2011 , has made personnel changes at the top . moves -- some more high profile than others -- seem to be efforts by kim to consolidate his position by elevating his own confidantes over those who served his father , the late kim jong il . in december 2013 , he removed his uncle by marriage , jang song thaek , from his position as top adviser and one of the most influential persons in the political hierarchy of north korea in a very public purge . kim had the man who was considered to be a close adviser of the scion of the kim dynasty , which has ruled the north since the korean war , executed and all but wiped from the record . despite the eggshells that seem to surround the country 's most influential political positions , it is not thought that choe has suffered the same fate as jang . purge unlikely a unification ministry source told the new york times that it is unlikely that choe has been purged . seasoned north korea watchers echo the line . an editorial on the independent specialist site nk news said that it appears ... choe is not being purged so much as being gradually phased out of power , ' while 38 north said that the news showed so far no indication that it represents another broad purge such as occurred with jang song thaek last december . ' the move comes as the international community suspects the secretive state to be gearing up for another nuclear test , as well as rattling its neighbors with further live fire drills . north korea conducts live-fire exercises amid escalating tensions north korea says it has american in custody south korea : north korea ready for nuclear test | hwang apparently replaces choe ryong-hae , who may have fallen out of favor |
choe <tsp> ( cnn ) -- as so often happens , news of north korea 's latest leadership move trickled out from the regime 's official kcna news agency and hinted at a power shift in pyongyang . in a report published on the country 's may day celebrations , the government mouthpiece named hwang pyong-so , a senior official of the ruling workers'party of korea and one of kim jong un 's closest confidantes , as director of the general political bureau of the korean people 's army . the position is seen as the military 's top political office . beyond a cursory mention of hwang 's new title , the news agency did not elaborate on changes behind the political curtain . promotion the role is the top military position after kim , who is supreme commander of the armed forces . hwang was promoted to vice marshal just ahead of the kcna report that named him as the new military political chief . previously , vice marshal choe ryong-hae held the position . while in the job , choe was widely regarded by north korea watchers as second only to kim in terms of political clout . however , speculation about his position has been rife following reports that he may have been arrested , some months ago . this conjecture appeared to have been unfounded as he maintained his position and had been a visible member of the regime until very recently , although his absence may have been due to poor health . the kcna 's may day report , however , seems to have definitively denuded him of his power . in the same piece that effectively coronated hwang , choe was referred to as a party secretary in charge of labor groups -- a relatively minor position . political consolidation it 's not the first time that kim , who took power in 2011 , has made personnel changes at the top . moves -- some more high profile than others -- seem to be efforts by kim to consolidate his position by elevating his own confidantes over those who served his father , the late kim jong il . in december 2013 , he removed his uncle by marriage , jang song thaek , from his position as top adviser and one of the most influential persons in the political hierarchy of north korea in a very public purge . kim had the man who was considered to be a close adviser of the scion of the kim dynasty , which has ruled the north since the korean war , executed and all but wiped from the record . despite the eggshells that seem to surround the country 's most influential political positions , it is not thought that choe has suffered the same fate as jang . purge unlikely a unification ministry source told the new york times that it is unlikely that choe has been purged . seasoned north korea watchers echo the line . an editorial on the independent specialist site nk news said that it appears ... choe is not being purged so much as being gradually phased out of power , ' while 38 north said that the news showed so far no indication that it represents another broad purge such as occurred with jang song thaek last december . ' the move comes as the international community suspects the secretive state to be gearing up for another nuclear test , as well as rattling its neighbors with further live fire drills . north korea conducts live-fire exercises amid escalating tensions north korea says it has american in custody south korea : north korea ready for nuclear test | north korean watchers do n't think choe will suffer same fate as kim 's uncle |
north carolina <tsp> ( cnn ) -- emergency officials report at least 27 people in nine states have died as a result of hurricane irene . north carolina -- 6 pennsylvania -- 5 virginia -- 4 new york -- 3 vermont -- 3 connecticut -- 2 new jersey -- 2 maryland -- 1 florida -- 1 authorities are trying to determine whether an additional death reported in new york is connected to the storm . here is a state-by-state breakdown : new york -- a 50-year-old man was electrocuted sunday while trying to aid a father and son who came in contact with a downed power line on a flooded street in spring valley in southern new york , police there said . -- the body of woman who apparently drowned after she either fell or was swept into a storm-swollen creek was recovered sunday near new scotland , new york state police said . -- one man in croton , new york , died sunday while boating along with four others down the croton river , said lt. russell haper , a spokesman for the croton police . the boat overturned in the strong rapids . the 53-year-old man was found dead after a three-hour rescue effort . the other men were pulled safely from the water . -- authorities are trying to determine whether the drowning death of a windsurfer whose body was discovered sunday in new york 's bellport bay is related to irene , suffolk county police said . this death is not included in the fatality count until the determination is complete . pennsylvania -- one person was killed in an overnight traffic accident in carbon county , said ruth miller , a spokeswoman for the pennsylvania emergency management agency . -- in separate incidents , a man in a camper and a man in a tent were crushed when trees fell on them , miller said . -- a 64-year-old woman was found dead sunday by whitemarsh , pennsylvania , police after her family grew concerned when she did not show up for work . her body was found a half-mile from where her car was abandoned in a deluged creek , police said . -- miller did not immediately have details on the fifth death , but said it was a storm-related fatality . connecticut -- gov . dan malloy told reporters that state police were reporting an apparent storm-related fatality related to downed wires . ' -- a man in bristol , connecticut , was killed sunday when the canoe he and another man were riding in failed to clear a bridge on the pequabuck river and flipped , bristol police department spokesman edward spyros said . the man 's death appeared to be an accidental drowning . the other man surfaced alive . florida -- witnesses spotted a 55-year-old surfer face down in the water saturday off new smyrna beach , florida , said capt . tamara marris , a spokeswoman for the volusia county beach patrol . he was nonresponsive and had a large cut on his head when emergency personnel examined him . marris said the death was connected to the storm because the surf that we had this morning was a remnant of hurricane irene . ' maryland -- a woman in queenstown , maryland , died saturday night after a large tree knocked a chimney through the roof of her home , crushing her , according to kevin aftung , the chief of emergency services for queen anne 's county . new jersey -- a woman was killed when floodwater swept away her car , gov . chris christie said sunday . christie had said earlier that a firefighter was killed while attempting a water rescue , but later said he was given bad information . ' the firefighter remains in intensive care . -- a 47-year-old orange , new jersey , man died after leaving his submerged car to wade through floodwater to reach the post office where he worked , kearny police said . the man 's co-workers said that shortly before the entrance to the building , the man stepped into a concealed drainage creek and disappeared . despite a two-hour rescue effort and an attempt by one of his co-workers to save him , the man 's body was found about 100 yards from his car . north carolina -- one person was killed when a tree fell on a car driving down a highway in sampson county , north carolina , state emergency management spokesman ernie seneca said . -- a child died in a car crash at an intersection in goldsboro , north carolina , where the hurricane had knocked out power to the traffic light , goldsboro police capt . anthony carmon said . the crash occurred when a car carrying a family drove through the intersection and struck another vehicle , carmon said . several people inside the car sustained injuries . -- a motorist died after he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree in pitt county , seneca said . -- a man feeding livestock in nash county died when he was struck by a tree limb , seneca said . -- a man in onslow county died of a heart attack as he put plywood over his windows in preparation for the storm , seneca said . -- a sixth person was killed in north carolina , gov . bev perdue said . cnn affiliate witn reported that the man was found dead in pitt county after winds from irene toppled a tree onto his house . vermont -- the body of a woman who was swept into the river in wilmington has been found , the state 's emergency management office said monday . -- a man was killed in mendon after being swept away by floodwater , according to the office . his companion at the time is still missing . -- another victim , described as a male in his 40s , was found dead in lake rescue in ludlow , the office said . virginia -- a man in chesterfield county died after a tree fell on his home , emergency officials said . -- a man was killed in brunswick county , virginia , when a tree fell on his car , said eileen guertler , a spokeswoman for the state 's emergency operations center . -- in newport news , virginia , an 11-year-old boy died when a tree crashed on an apartment complex , authorities said . the boy and his mother were lying in bed just after noon when the tree pinned him , cnn affiliate wvec reported . -- a man in king william county , virginia , died when a tree fell on his house , according to the state 's emergency management department . cnn 's mia aquino and julia talanova contributed to this report . | 6 dead in north carolina ; 5 in pennsylvania ; 4 in virginia |
houthis <tsp> ( cnn ) houthi rebels in yemen should stop taking over democratic institutions and start negotiations , the united nations security council unanimously voted in an emergency meeting on sunday . all parties in yemen should cease armed hostilities , and the houthis should withdraw their forces from government institutions , the council said . sunday 's 15-0 vote came several days after u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon warned that yemen was collapsing before our eyes . ' the rebels -- shiite muslims who have long felt marginalized in the majority sunni country -- surrounded the presidential palace last month . yemen 's president and his cabinet resigned days later . last week , the united states , the united kingdom and france suspended operations at their embassies in the yemeni capital of sanaa amid the growing unrest . the houthi takeover has n't been smooth . there has already been resistance to their attempted takeover of national government institutions from different groups in yemen , particularly in the south , where there 's a long-running secessionist movement , and in the oil-rich province of marib to the east of sanaa . sunday 's resolution says the security council deplores the unilateral actions taken by the houthis to dissolve parliament and take over yemen 's government institutions , which have seriously escalated the situation , expressing alarm at the acts of violence committed by the homhis and their supporters , which have undermined the political transition process in yemen , and jeopardized the security , stability , sovereignty and unity of yemen . ' the resolution also noted grave concern that the houthis are holding yemeni government officials , ' including the president , under house arrest . cnn 's greg botelho and journalist hakim almasmari contributed to this report . | a u.n. security council resolution deplores the houthis'takeover |
ipads <tsp> washington ( cnn ) -- apparently president barack obama does n't need an ipad ; he 's got an aide for that : ireggie . at the asia-pacific economic cooperation ( apec ) leaders'retreat in yokohama , japan , on saturday , a print pool reporter was within earshot of a brief exchange between the president and an ipad owner , thai prime minister abhisit vejjajiva . so you like your ipad ? ' obama asked . the thai leader nodded and asked obama if he had one . these days mostly i have someone carrying my books . so that 's my ipad , ' obama said , referring to personal aide reggie love . obama said as much in a new york times interview last month . i have an ireggie , who has my books , my newspapers , my music all in one place , ' he told the newspaper . not everyone has an arsenal of human apps like the president 's : a personal aide , several advisers , cabinet secretaries , a press shop and military leaders at his beck and call . obama may not have a personal ipad , but he 's not too disconnected from apple 's latest technological craze . according to the pool reporter , jonathan weisman , the president told abhisit that he recently bought an ipad for first lady michelle obama . at a rally in seattle last month , the president was approached by someone with an ipad that said , mr. president , sign my ipad . ' obama penned his signature with the swipe of a finger instead of a pen . obama is the first president to carry a smartphone with internet and e-mail access , but the public rarely sees him using his blackberry . he may be considered tech-savvy , but the oval office is n't . the president 's resolute desk , the large wooden partner 's desk built from the timbers of the british exploration ship resolute , has a telephone but conspicuously no computer . so what does the president do when he needs one ? on at least one occasion , the president borrowed his personal secretary 's computer . the white house posted a photo of the president sitting at personal secretary katie johnson 's desk . he was due to deliver remarks that day and made last-minute edits on her computer . maybe there 's not an app for everything . | a pool reporter hears obama and the thai prime minister talk about ipads |
americans <tsp> ( cnn ) -- even though urinary incontinence affects about 25 million americans and there are many treatment options to improve symptoms , talking about the often unexpected and always urgent need to go ' is still taboo , even with your doctor . in my own practice , i see patients who have been living in a constant state of anxiety about their urinary incontinence , mapping out restroom locations for every trip outside their home . it is not uncommon for my patients to avoid wearing light-colored clothing or to carry an extra set of clothes in their car . many times , patients do n't realize that the issue could have been treated in its earliest stage , before it controls their life . there are five common misconceptions that keep patients from speaking with their doctors about their loss of bladder control . it 's time we dispel these myths . myth : i 'm the only person with incontinence . the 24.999999 million other americans with incontinence would disagree with you . most individuals with incontinence fall into one of two categories : • stress urinary incontinence : leakage of urine when you laugh , cough , exercise , etc . it usually results from weakened pelvic floor muscles . • urgency urinary incontinence/overactive bladder : loss of urine associated with a sudden and uncontrollable urge to urinate . it can be idiopathic , ' meaning there 's no underlying cause , or it could result from a neurologic disorder . talk to your doctor about your symptoms . occasionally , loss of bladder control is the first noticeable symptom of a larger problem like multiple sclerosis or pelvic organ prolapse . myth : it 's irreversible . the goal of speaking with your doctor is to regain the bladder control you once had and restore your quality of life . in many cases , this is a reasonable objective . when preparing for this appointment , be sure to describe in detail any other conditions you have as well as all of the medications you take . this can affect the treatment plan your doctor develops for you . you may even want to keep a log or a diary as to when , how much and under what conditions you leak . this will help your physician get a good snapshot of your daily life . myth : it 's a'normal'part of aging . although loss of bladder control is commonly associated with aging , it is not an inevitable part of the aging process . although it is more common in women older than 40 , incontinence can happen to anyone -- men or women , young or old . too often , i have had patients who thought that treatment was n't an option because of their age . this is not the case . if you happen to lose urine every time you sneeze , or if you suddenly have an uncontrollable urge to go ' when you turn the faucet on to wash the dishes , consider talking to your doctor about your symptoms . this is not normal , ' regardless of your age , and a doctor can help you manage this condition before it gets worse . myth : medications are your only option . this is not the case at all . in fact , treatment options can range from the most basic lifestyle and behavioral changes , medications , interventional therapies such as onabotulinumtoxin a , medical devices like neuromodulation or surgery . no two patients are the same ; some may need instructions on behavioral changes to improve their control while others may need a combination of therapies . myth : it 's annoying but not serious . incontinence is an inconvenience . however , the seriousness of this condition is measured by the level of undue stress it causes a patient -- and the negative impact it has on your quality of life and those in close contact with you . talk to your doctor in the early stages , before you become a prisoner to your bladder . | incontinence affects about 25 million americans |
the revolution will not be televised <tsp> ( cnn ) -- gil scott-heron , dubbed the godfather of rap ' for his mix of poetry and music , died friday in new york , his publicist at xl recordings said . he was 62 . it was not immediately known what killed scott-heron , who was best known for the 1970 song the revolution will not be televised , ' a politically and socially charged song that examined the african american condition in america at the time . the song was banned by some radio stations . scott-heron died at 4 p.m. at a new york hospital , said lisa gottheil , his publicist at xl recordings . scott-heron defined the genre , long-time friend and former bandmate charlie saunders told cnn . saunders worked on scott-heron 's 1970 debut album small talk at 125th & lenox . ' saunders , a percussionist , said the last time he saw scott-heron was about two years ago when he needed a place to stay . he came by our house to get himself together . he spent 4 to 5 days and then moved on , ' saunders said . much of scott-heron 's poetry and music reflected his struggles with drugs and alcohol . born in 1949 , scott-heron first gained fame for his poetry and spoken word performances in the late 1960s . by the mid-1970s , he had published two books of poetry and recorded four albums , including small talk at 125th & lenox . ' his early albums , pieces of a man ' and winter in america , ' have been credited with influencing other musical genres , such as hip hop . but it was the song the revolution will not be televised ' that put scott-heron on the musical map . his music has been sampled by everyone from kanye west , who sampled comment # 1 ' for his 2010 song who will save america , ' to common 's sample of no knock ' on his 2008 hit universal mind control . ' after a 13-year hiatus from making music , scott-heron put out a new album last year called i 'm new here . ' in a 2008 interview with new york magazine , scott-heron revealed he had contracted hiv , the virus that causes aids , after years of battling drug and alcohol addictions . in 2001 and 2007 , he was jailed on drug charges . cnn 's denise quan and greg morrison contributed to this report . | new : gil scott-heron is best known for the 1970 song the revolution will not be televised ' |
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