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CNN World News, May 08, 2012

International alert issued for fugitive Iraqi vice president
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Istanbul (CNN) -- Interpol has issued a "red notice" for Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, who is suspected of guiding and financing terrorist attacks in the country, the international police organization announced Tuesday.
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Al Qaeda's bomb-makers evolve, adapt and continue to plot
CNN International
By Paul Cruickshank, Tim Lister and Nic Robertson, CNN (CNN) -- Three months before he was killed by a US drone strike, Fahd al Quso, one of al Qaeda's top operatives in Yemen, spoke at length to a local journalist. He was asked why al Qaeda in the ...
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Annan: If observers fail, Syria could plunge into civil war
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Special envoy Kofi Annan told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that international observers are the last hope for success of a peace plan in Syria. Otherwise, he warned, Syria is sure to plunge into full-scale civil war ...
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Greek leftist leader lays out radical agenda
CNN International
... Greece (CNN) -- Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday laid out the radical agenda he hopes to pursue if he becomes prime minister, including the cancellation of severe budget-cutting measures forced on the country byinternational lenders.
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Anger at austerity, immigration feeds far right's rise in Europe
CNN
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN (CNN) -- Two European elections, in France and Greece, have thrust the radical fringe into the spotlight. In Greece, voters disillusioned by a brutal austerity program pushed through by the two mainstream parties have turned ...
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Al Jazeera closes English-language bureau in China after correspondent denied visa
CNN International
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Melissa Chan, Al Jazeera's Beijing correspondent has been forced to leave China after authorities refused her visa request. Hong Kong (CNN) -- The international broadcaster Al Jazeera said it had closed its English-language ...
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calls for French journalist's release
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff In a video posted to YouTube, a man claiming to be a FARC commander read a statement confirming they abducted Romeo Langlois. (CNN) -- Colombia's president renewed calls for rebels to release a French journalist "as soon as ...
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CNN Broadcasts HBO Reality Series 24/7 Pacquiao/Bradley
CNN (blog)
In the lead-up to the HBO Pay-Per-View® telecast on June 9 in Las Vegas when world welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao meets undefeated challenger Timothy Bradley Jr., CNN will present four consecutive weeks of original 24/7 PACQUIAO/BRADLEY ...
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voters revolt against austerity
CNN
By Tim Lister, CNN Nikolaos Michaloliakos, of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party, celebrates wins in weekend parliamentary elections. (CNN) -- Europeans are revolting -- against their leaders and established political parties, against an austerity ...
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Former Ukrainian prime minister to end hunger strike
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff Tymoshenko shows an apparent bruise on her stomach, in a penitentiary colony for women in Kharkiv, March 25, 2012. (CNN) -- Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has agreed to end her nearly three-week hunger strike and ...
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Iran says nuclear inspector killed in car crash
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- A UN nuclear inspector from South Korea was killed Tuesday in a car accident in Iran, state-run media reported. Ok-Seok Seo was traveling with another inspector from the International Atomic Energy Agency near the Khandab ...
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Prison, persecution and football: How Ukraine's Euro 2012 dream turned sour
CNN
By James Montague, CNN Next month sees the start of football's European Championships, arguably the toughest competition in world football. Ukraine will co-host the event with Poland, but it has been overshadowed by the treatment of former Prime ...
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Israeli film turns focus on Hamas leader's murder
CNN
By Kevin Flower, CNN (CNN) -- A tall and beguiling blonde sits alone at the bar of a luxury Middle Eastern hotel. Looking across the lobby she seductively eyes a mustached Arab man. Emboldened by her enticing glances he approaches the bar and they ...
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Activist says attacks by Chinese media are 'nonsense'
CNN
By Steven Jiang, CNN Beijing (CNN) -- Reiterating his deep concern about the safety of members of his family, the Chinese activist at the center of a recent diplomatic storm on Tuesday dismissed personal attacks against him in state media as "utter ...
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Early foreign policy tests await France's Hollande
CNN
Hollande strides onto the world stage with major events over upcoming days and weeks -- the Group of Eight meeting at Camp David, Maryland, and the NATO summit this month and a G-20 meeting set for Mexico City, and a European Council meeting in ...
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No need to panic over European elections
CNN
... Global Economy at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He served as associate deputy secretary at the Department of Commerce under President Bill Clinton. (CNN) -- Suddenly, Europe is talking about growth and not just austerity.
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Netanyahu, king of Israel?
CNN
By Aaron David Miller, Special to CNN Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, shown in March, has strengthened his hand politically, says Aaron Miller. Editor's note: Aaron David Miller is a public policy scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International ...
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Vusi Mahlasela: 'The Voice' on spreading African spirit through song
CNN
(CNN) -- He is lauded as one of Africa's most unique voices, with a fanbase stretching across the world, but South African singing sensation Vusi Mahlasela remains faithful to his roots. For more than 20 years, the legendary singer has been celebrated ...
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Musician's passionate journey
CNN International
By George Webster, CNN Sarah Chang is cited among the best violinists performing in the world today. Since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of eight, she has appeared across the music capitals of Asia, Europe and America.
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Mickelson 'deserves Hall of Fame slot'
CNN
(CNN) -- There is much debate in the world of golf as to whether four-time major winner Phil Mickelson deserves his place in the game's Hall of Fame, but journalist David Dusek is in no doubt. The deputy editor of Golf.com has toldCNN World Sport ...
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Clinton urges India to go further in reducing Iranian oil imports
CNN International
Kolkata, India (CNN) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday applauded India's efforts to reduce its imports of Iranian oil but urged it to cut them further to keep pressure on Tehran over its nuclear program. "We think India as a country ...
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'Magnificent' collection faces breakup
CNN
By Tiffany Alexander, CNN Las Vegas (CNN) -- Nathaniel Montague spent more than 50 of his 84 years chasing history, meticulously collecting rare and one-of-a-kind fragments of America's past. Slave documents. Photographs. Signatures. Recordings.
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In tech, some bemoan the rise of 'brogrammer' culture
CNN International
By Doug Gross, CNN "The Social Network," which chronicled Facebook's rise, is attributed with bringing tech culture to the mainstream. (CNN) -- At one of theworld's biggest gatherings of Web culture, a 28-year-old executive talks about landing a tech ...
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Romania's parliament approves new government
CNN International
By Liliana Ciobanu, For CNN Bucharest, Romania (CNN) -- Romania's newly appointed government won the approval of parliament Monday, gaining the official right to run the country. The Cabinet was installed during a ceremony Monday evening.
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US won't bargain for release of man held by al Qaeda, officials say
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- The United States will not bargain with al Qaeda over the life of an American worker filmed making an emotional plea to President Barack Obama to save his life, US officials said Monday. "We don't make concessions to ...
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Rosberg: Mercedes can challenge for F1 title
CNN
(CNN) -- With four different drivers winning each of the four races so far, 2012 is shaping up as one of the most open seasons in Formula One history. And with no clear favorite yet to emerge, Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg says his team is in a strong ...
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Jeremy Irons on playing a Pope, 'The Lion King' and his voice
CNN International
If I did yoga perhaps I wouldn't have to, but I don't. I go outside and have a smoke and I find those gaps in the hurly burly of the film world very useful.CNN: Is the cigarette accompanied by a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit?
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Offroading Filipino earns CNN badge
Inquirer.net
Nature, man and machine have, indeed, conspired in Jundio's video “The Secret World of Offroading”, which was shown as aCNN iReport last May 2, and earning him a CNN award badge. The badge is an award given to those whose CNN iReports are chosen for ...
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CNN Broadcasts HBO Reality Series 24/7 Pacquiao/Bradley – CNN ...
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Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world;CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States;CNN ...
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Maurice Sendak, author of 'Where the Wild ... - This Just In - CNN
By Mallory Simon, CNN News blog editor
“This Just In” is CNN's news blog. We'll bring you the latest news from CNN'scorrespondents and sources around the world. We'll cover stories that are breaking, causing ripples, or otherwise driving the collective daily conversation, along with ...
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Asian American Journalists Association – Asia Chapter Member ...
By Paul Cheung
... Business Analyst in Hong Kong. He is the host of CNN's World Business and also the Hong Kong Vice-President for AAJA-Asia. ... Like last year, we're pulling in the expertise of big names to talk about this year's news, social media and public relations stories – like CNN International's Kristie LuStout, Ogilvy & Mather's Thomas Crampton and Wang Xiangwei, Editor-in-Chief of Hong Kong's flagship English language paper the South China Morning Post. Also, since becoming Hong ...
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Need to Know News: Santorum endorses ... - Piers Morgan - CNN
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Each day, we here at "Piers Morgan Tonight" put together the news you need to know - from what happened last night to what will happen today. For May 8, 2012 - Rick ... When Charlie Sheen arrived at CNN… Donald Trump: America is 'weak ...
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News Corp. board backs Rupert Murdoch - CNN.com
Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch received a strong endorsement Wednesday from the board of directors of his News Corp.
www.cnn.com/2012/05/02/world/europe/uk.../index.html
One World Trade Center becomes NYC's tallest ... - This Just In - CNN
[Updated at 2:10 p.m. ET] More than a decade after a terrorist attack brought down New York's twin towers, their under-construction replacement became the ...
news.blogs.cnn.com/.../one-world-trade-center-to-become-nyc...
UK hacking inquiry summons ex-editors Brooks, Coulson - CNN.com
UK hacking inquiry summons ex-editors Brooks, Coulson. By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN. updated 2:03 PM EDT, Thu May 3, 2012. Rebekah Brooks resigned last ...
www.cnn.com/2012/05/03/world/europe/uk.../index.html
News Corp. board backs Rupert Murdoch - CNN
Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch received a strong endorsement from ...News Corp. board backs Rupert Murdoch ... May 02, 2012|By the CNN Wire Staff ...
articles.cnn.com/.../world_europe_uk-phone-hacking_1_ruper...
Bin Laden's death brought 9/11 'closure' - CNN.com
It has been one year since Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
www.cnn.com/2012/04/28/world/bin-laden.../index.html
Weapons-smuggling, infiltrators bedevil Assad regime - CNN.com
Weapons-smuggling, infiltrators bedevil Assad regime. By the CNN Wire Staff. updated 3:19 PM EDT, Sat April 28, 2012. Click to play. Suicide bomb in ...
www.cnn.com/2012/04/28/world/meast/syria.../index.html
Deadly crash near New York's Bronx Zoo - BBC.CNN WORLD NEWS
A van flew off an elevated portion of New York's Bronx River Parkway Sunday afternoon, falling more than 50 feet before landing in a horrific crash that left seven ...
bbc-cnn-worldnews.blogspot.com/.../us-deadly-crash-near-ne...
Chinese censors block news on blind activist's escape - CNN
A Chinese musician famous for playing a two-stringed fiddle, a 1994 Hollywood drama about two ... Chinese censors block news on blind activist's escape ...
articles.cnn.com/.../world_asia_china-chen-internet_1_sina-we...
Rupert Murdoch not fit to run business, UK lawmakers rule - CNN
Global media tycoon Rupert Murdoch is "not a fit person" to run a major international company, British lawmakers investigating phone hacking at his tabloid ...
articles.cnn.com/.../world_europe_uk-phone-hacking_1_ruper...
Iranian diplomat leaves Brazil amid sexual abuse allegations - CNN ...
Iran has recalled a diplomat from Brazil amid allegations he sexually abused children at a swimming pool, state media in Brazil reported.
www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/world/americas/.../index.html
Amid violence, Syria to hold elections - CNN.com
Syrians are expected to go to the polls Monday to vote in parliamentary elections that are being held amid ongoing violence.
www.cnn.com/2012/05/06/world/meast/syria.../index.html
All Blacks rugby coach Graham Henry knighted for World Cup win ...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Rugby World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Graham Henry is now officially Sir Graham after being invested with the...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/.../rugby-all-blacks-coach...
Twitter, World War II and the death of official secrets - CNN Money
(gigaom.com) --. We've had plenty of examples over the past couple of years of how Twitter can be used to break news, especially news that official sources...
money.cnn.com/.../2012_05_04_twitter_world_war_ii_and_th.
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