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May 15, 2011

Israel gas deal sparks attacks in Egypt

Students wave Palestinian and Egyptian flags by Cairo's Israeli embassy, on April 27, to protest Egypt's gas exports to the state.
Students wave Palestinian and Egyptian flags by Cairo's Israeli embassy, on April 27, to protest Egypt's gas exports to the state.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • A Mubarak-era gas deal between Egypt and Israel is causing controversy
  • It has become a touchstone for anti-Israeli sentiment in the new Egypt
  • Attacks on the al Sabil gas terminal are keeping it in the spotlight
  • Investigators checking if Mubarak allies illegally profited from the deal

(CNN) -- Flames shot into the sky in the northern Sinai desert, close to Egypt's border with Israel. It was the second attack this year on the al-Sabil gas terminal - and the third attempt to sabotage a network of pipelines that supplies Israel with natural gas.

It's not clear who carried out the attack on April 27 - but it once more drew attention to a controversial deal to supply natural gas to Israel - a deal that allegedly involved the ousted President, Hosni Mubarak, his family and close associates..

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As marchers rally in Yemeni streets, soldiers slain in countryside

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Violence rocked embattled Yemen on Saturday as suspected militants killed government soldiers for the second day in a row and security forces wounded around three dozen anti-government protesters.

The unrest comes as the regime is coping with two conflicts -- militant activity across the country and an anti-government movement demanding the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
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Salsa dancing draws tourists to Cuba

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Tourists head to Cuba for salsa
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Many European and Asian visitors are traveling to Cuba to improve their salsa technique
  • Licensed dance instructors offer lessons for about $5 an hour
  • Cuba's Culture Ministry also offers salsa package tours
  • Because of U.S. travel restrictions, very few American tourists make it to Cuba

Havana (CNN) -- Young and old burn up the dance floor at Havana's Las Canitas nightclub every weekend. On a recent Saturday night, half of the dancers twirling to the latest salsa hits were from Switzerland.

Cubans pride themselves on their intricate, hip-swiveling moves and can usually tell the difference between locals and foreigners.

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British woman beheaded in supermarket attack identified

Jennifer Mills-Westley, a British national, was killed in an apparently random attack in Spain's Canary Islands on May 14, 2011.
Jennifer Mills-Westley, a British national, was killed in an apparently random attack in Spain's Canary Islands on May 14, 2011.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Jennifer Mills-Westley was "generous of heart," her daughter says
  • She was killed in an apparently random attack in Spain
  • A man stole a knife, then cut off her head with it
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(CNN) -- A British woman beheaded in an apparently random supermarket attack in Spain's Canary Islands has been identified as grandmother Jennifer Mills-Westley.

She was retired and living between Tenerife in the Canary Islands and France, where a daughter and grandchildren live, her family said in a statement Saturday.

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Singapore political stalwarts resign -, May 15, 2011


Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew reacting to supporters on April 27, 2011.
Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew reacting to supporters on April 27, 2011.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • The country's first two prime ministers resigned on Saturday
  • They were both serving in the current cabinet
  • They are making room for a younger generation of leadership, they say

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  • Singapore
  • Politics
Singapore (CNN) -- Singapore's first two prime ministers on Saturday resigned from the Cabinet in a suprise announcement, saying the time had come for a "younger generation to carry Singapore forward."
Lee Kuan Yew, 87, was the country's first prime minister and "founding father" of the country. He was serving the current government in the custom-made position of "minister mentor."
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State TV: 2 dead and 60 injured in clashes involving Coptics in Cairo

Egyptian riot police were deployed and created a human barrier between the men and the demonstrators.
Egyptian riot police were deployed and created a human barrier between the men and the demonstrators.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: Witnesses claim the attackers were people seeking to incite sectarian violence
    • NEW: A demonstrator demands international protection
  • Pro-Coptic protesters clash with unidentified men
  • Tensions have risen this year between Egypt's Muslim majority and its Coptic Christian minority

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Violence erupted in the Cairo neighborhood of Maspero when pro-Coptic protesters clashed with unidentified men, leaving at least two people dead and 60 injured, state TV reported early Sunday.

The demonstrators initially staged a sit-in in front of the state TV building to demand greater rights for the religious minority.

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Burials held in Tripoli for alleged victims of NATO airstrike

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- A few hundred people gathered at a Tripoli cemetery Saturday to bury the alleged victims of a NATO airstrike in al-Brega a day earlier.

Eleven imams were killed Friday when the house they were staying in was struck, the Libyan government said. The imams were on a peace mission to the eastern towns of Benghazi and Ajdabiya when the strike occurred, the government said.

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For Louisiana town, a collective gasp as it braces for floodwaters

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Town learns 15-foot flood may be coming
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • A plan to divert floodwaters from the Mississippi River means flooding homes in Butte La Rose
  • Army Corps of Engineers expects floodwaters of 15 feet if and when spillway is opened
  • Resident are racing against the clock to salvage what they can before floodwaters hit

Watch "The CMT Disaster Relief Concert," co-hosted by HLN's Robin Meade, to help raise money for victims recently devastated by storms, tornadoes and flooding in the Southeast. "Music Builds" airs Sunday night at 9 ET on HLN.

Butte La Rose, Louisiana (CNN) -- On a two-lane road that cuts through a dense forest of Louisiana cypress trees, intermingled with narrow, dark creeks, sits a small community trapped in the path of a looming disaster.

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Days ahead of trial's start, jury in Casey Anthony still not settled - CNN.com

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Tot mom to blame post traumatic stress?
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: Two more join 10 others who are considered viable jury pool candidates
  • Twelve jurors and eight alternates must be picked before Casey Anthony's trial
  • Opening arguments are planned for Tuesday in Orlando
  • Anthony is accused of killing her daughter, Caylee, and then lying to investigators

Clearwater, Florida (CNN) -- Jury selection in the Casey Anthony murder trial continued Saturday afternoon following the rejection of nine potential jurors, including one man who posted to his Facebook account that he had a "title, cover and all" ready for a book about the case.

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Egypt's former first lady said to have suffered a heart attack, May 15, 2011


Suzanne Mubarak, 70, was reportedly in good health before the uprising.
Suzanne Mubarak, 70, was reportedly in good health before the uprising.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • Manager of the hospital in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh says she suffered a heart attack
  • The incident occurred shortly after she was ordered detained for 15 days in a corruption case
  • Hosni Mubarak was also questioned about his finances

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Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Suzanne Mubarak, wife of toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, suffered a heart attack Friday after being questioned in a corruption investigation, the manager of the Sharm el-Sheikh Hospital said.
The manager, Mohamed Fatah Allah, said she had been taken to the intensive care unit.
The incident came shortly after Suzanne Mubarak was ordered detained for 15 days in a corruption case, the state-run Middle East News Agency reported.
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