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Swim lessons help kids break cycle

Thu, 10 May 2012 18:51:33 EDT

Know a hero? Nominate them!

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:48:10 EST

Do you know an everyday person changing the world? It's easy to nominate them as a CNN Hero.

Young refugees find footing in U.S.

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:55:33 EDT

Khalid Yohana was 7 years old when war reached his hometown of Mosul, Iraq.

Finding justice for Haiti's rape victims

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:24:45 EDT

Three days after a massive earthquake threw Haiti into chaos, Alvana was homeless, along with her two children.

Gay dad finds families for foster kids

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 18:56:31 EDT

David Wing-Kovarik and his partner, Conrad, were ready to adopt a child. They moved through all their requirements smoothly, even enrolling in an orientation and training class for prospective parents. Then they were confronted with their first real stumbling block.

Former TV host flies in free doctors

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:02:24 EDT

Several decades ago, Stan Brock nearly died when a horse kicked him in the head.

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Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:08:13 EST

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Protests may cancel Gaga concert

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:35:21 EDT

Lady Gaga may have to disappoint a lot of her "little monsters" in Indonesia after Jakarta police recommended that her sold-out June 3 show not be issued a permit because of security concerns.

Chen tells U.S. of reprisals

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:20:49 EDT

A Chinese human rights activist who ignited an international incident when he escaped house arrest last month told U.S. lawmakers that his relatives continue to suffer government reprisals.

India ex-telecom minister gets bail

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:25:58 EDT

A New Delhi court Tuesday granted bail to India's former telecom minister, who was at the center of one of the country's biggest corruption scandals.

From fashion mogul to eco-warrior

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:36:46 EDT

CNN's Nkepile Mabuse reports on a successful fashion designer who suddenly became a devoted conservationist.

Turning up the heat, bring down bills

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:30:18 EDT

It's an illuminating idea which its creators hope will help drive up energy efficiency and bring down buildings' carbon emissions.

Save the whales? Use the app

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:36:16 EDT

A new iPhone app is making waves in the commercial shipping world by providing an early warning system that aims to reduce maritime collisions with endangered whales.

Syrians vow to fight for freedom

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:36:03 EDT

Now in a camp on the Syria-Turkey border, Mohammed cannot justify why Syrian security forces killed his sons in Syria. "We just want freedom. What's wrong with asking for freedom?"

What options are left in Syria?

Tue, 15 May 2012 22:36:30 EDT

Despite a cease-fire deal, violence has continued in Syria. What options do the U.N. and the U.S. have? Is a civil war inevitable? Some key questions answered.

Empowering Pakistan's poor

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:23:04 EDT

This is a story affecting millions of Pakistanis — and it does not involve suicide bombings, honor killings, extremism or President Zardari's mustache.

Nigeria's bridal boom

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:24:33 EDT

Weddings in Nigeria are colorful, creative and extravagant productions, with guest lists of up to 2000 people considered standard.

Dalai Lama silent on self-immolations

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:35:27 EDT

The Dalai Lama refused to answer a question Monday about whether Tibetan monks should stop setting themselves on fire to protest China's occupation of Tibet.

Fighting threatens Congo gorillas

Mon, 14 May 2012 09:29:50 EDT

Fighting between the national army and rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening mountain gorillas, a critically endangered species, the Virunga National Park said Sunday.

Crashed WWII plane found

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:29:02 EDT

A Royal Air Force Kittyhawk P-40 airplane that crashed in the Egyptian desert in 1942 has been discovered by a Polish oil worker.

Fistfight over vote-rigging scandal

Mon, 14 May 2012 08:42:33 EDT

A fistfight broke out at a United Progressive Party meeting in South Korea over the handling of a vote-rigging scandal.

Dolphins end years in captivity

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:26:06 EDT

Two dolphins who were rescued from a filthy pool at a Turkish tourism resort were released back into the wild this week after years in captivity.

New clue in mystery pelican deaths

Fri, 11 May 2012 20:31:46 EDT

Warm waters off Peru are to blame in the deaths of more than 5,000 marine birds on the coast, government authorities say.

Acid attacks: Women target men

Thu, 10 May 2012 16:02:27 EDT

Reza Sayah reports on the sudden rise of cases of women attacking men with acid in Pakistan.

Why not let Greece sink?

Fri, 11 May 2012 05:39:36 EDT

Greece may have given us the word democracy and many of the principles of civil society. But now it is "the sick man of Europe," and the people of other European democracies are asking whether it's worth saving with billions more dollars of their money. Put crudely, their argument is this: So what if Greece slides ignominiously out of the eurozone?

Prince Charles: Weatherman

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:54:31 EDT

Prince Charles the weatherman on the telly? It's raining royalty. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on celebs doing the weather.

Ferrari damages ancient relic

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:57:32 EDT

A historic site in China's former capital that dates back more than 600 years to the Ming Dynasty was damaged Sunday after a Ferrari raced across it before a publicity event for the Italian carmaker, the official Xinhua news agency said.

World's wildest criminals

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:06:47 EDT

Executive producer behind 'World's Wildest Police Videos' reveals all about his personal connection to the show.

Timelapse: London Olympic tower

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:10:43 EDT

Watch the Anish Kapoor designed, ArcelorMittal Orbit tower rise from the ground in the middle of London's Olympic Park.

5-year wait for book festival

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:24:43 EDT

After five years of trying, an international group of authors have achieved their aim of taking their Palestine Festival of Literature to Gaza for the first time.

Much pomp marks queen's speech

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:38:22 EDT

Queen Elizabeth II laid out the British government's plans for the coming year in a speech Wednesday marked by pomp and tradition.

U.S. says it's ready to receive Chen

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:56:56 EDT

The United States says it has taken all the necessary steps on its side to admit Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese human rights activist who ignited a diplomatic frenzy when he escaped house arrest last month.

Roof tiles gobble air pollution

Fri, 04 May 2012 09:06:20 EDT

Can the roof of your house help you breathe easier by reducing the amount of harmful pollutants from urban air?

Landfills: The truth behind trash

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:22:00 EDT

It's as tall as some of L.A.'s highest skyscrapers, but the only residents here are rats and cockroaches.

Afghanistan: A daily transition

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:24:39 EDT

NATO forces will be in Afghanistan until 2014, but each day the demands on them lessen as Afghan forces take on more responsibility.

Charles Taylor: Preacher, warlord

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:41:56 EDT

A lay Baptist preacher or a brutal warlord on trial in an international court: in Charles Taylor, the myth and the man, became inseparable.

A surprise guest at NATO-athon?

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:40:15 EDT

President Obama hosts an extravaganza of summits, G8 and NATO, with thorny issues of Afghanistan and Syria on the tables. NATO might even invite Pakistan.

Medal of Honor four decades later

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:19:49 EDT

Rose Mary Sabo Brown spent just 30 days with her new husband, Army Spec. Leslie Sabo Jr., before he shipped out to fight in Vietnam. But from that month together in 1969 grew a lifetime of love.

France: New leader, same problems

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:22:18 EDT

Dreux, a city west of Paris, is in desperate need of better economic times, as Jim Bittermann reports.

U.S. ready to receive Chen

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:51:27 EDT

Afghan transition: How it's going

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:43:35 EDT

NATO forces will be in Afghanistan until 2014, but each day the demands on them lessen as Afghan forces take on more responsibility.

Syrians: Regime killed girl in camp

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:46:15 EDT

Syrians seeking cover at a camp for displaced residents came under attack Wednesday by government forces, an opposition group said, unable to escape the violence that has tormented the country for 14 months.

Mobster exhumed from Vatican

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:44:21 EDT

The body of a mobster buried among cardinals and bishops on a Vatican property has been exhumed in an investigation into a teenage girl's disappearance.

Who is accused war criminal Mladic?

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:45:16 EDT

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb army commander who went on trial Wednesday for crimes against humanity, is a notorious name synonymous with the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the Balkan wars of the 1990s and the bloody assaults on Sarajevo and Srebrenica.

Russian flight recorder found

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:53:56 EDT

Indonesian authorities said Wednesday that they had found part of the flight recorder of the Russian passenger jet that crashed into the side of a volcano during a demonstration flight last week, killing 45 people.

Child actress in Nepal plane crash

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:49:10 EDT

A 14-year-old Indian actress, Taruni Sachdev, was among the passengers who died in Monday's plane crash in Nepal, officials said.

Long-awaited Mladic war crimes trial begins

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:55:54 EDT

Ratko Mladic, who is accused of orchestrating a horrific campaign of ethnic cleansing during the bloody civil war that ripped apart Yugoslavia, went on trial Wednesday at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands.

Who is Ratko Mladic and why does his case matter?

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:02:19 EDT

Child actress, 14, among victims of Nepal crash

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:16:25 EDT

A 14-year-old Indian actress, Taruni Sachdev, was among the passengers who died in Monday's plane crash in Nepal, officials said.

Syrian opposition: Regime kills girl in refugee camp

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:13:26 EDT

New Congo war crimes warrants sought

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:29:15 EDT

International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has announced new charges against a former Congolese rebel leader who is also a general in the Congolese Army despite having been already accused of war crimes.

Jihadists have a 'safe haven' in Libya?

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:32:00 EDT

Diplomats and other observers in Libya say that with elections one month away, the National Transitional Council is struggling to exert control over various militia prominent in the uprising against Moammar Gadhafi.

Mobster's body exhumed from Vatican site

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:19:38 EDT

The body of a mobster buried among cardinals and bishops on a Vatican property has been exhumed in an investigation into a teenage girl's disappearance.

Greece to hold new elections

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:21:40 EDT

As the clock ticks toward a Thursday deadline, Greek President Karolos Papoulias has called for a Tuesday meeting with the leaders of three main political parties to cobble together a unity government and stave off new elections.

Man City win title in thrilling finale

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:43:20 EDT

Manchester City won the English league title for the first time in 44 years to deny rivals Manchester United a 20th domestic championship in a gripping conclusion to the Premier League season.

Europe's winners and losers

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:30:06 EDT

Sunday saw the curtain fall on Europe's biggest domestic football leagues, with scenes of triumph and despair across the continent as teams battled for glory or survival.

Serena thrashes Azarenka in Madrid

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:29:21 EDT

Serena Williams powered to her first Madrid Masters title, hitting 14 aces in a comfortable win over Victoria Azarenka in Sunday's final.

WWII plane found in desert

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:14:27 EDT

As German Gen. Erwin Rommel chased British forces across the North African desert, a stray Royal Air Force fighter crashed in the blistering sands of the Egyptian Sahara on June 28, 1942. The pilot was never heard from again. The damaged Kittyhawk P-40 -- a couple of hundred miles from civilization -- was presumed lost forever.

Brooks charged in hacking

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:25:31 EDT

British prosecutors said Tuesday they would charge Rebekah Brooks with trying to obstruct a police investigation into phone hacking at newspapers owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

Hollande: 'Exorbitant' incomes

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:26:49 EDT

François Hollande promised a new approach to tackling the financial woes plaguing Europe as he was sworn in as president of France on Tuesday.

Thousands march in Spain

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:23:01 EDT

Chanting "they don't represent us," tens of thousands in Madrid railed early Sunday against Spain's government and austerity cuts -- venting their anger on the first anniversary of the so-called May 15 protest movement.

Merkel's party takes loss in state vote

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:26:16 EDT

Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling party took a beating in Germany's largest state Sunday in a vote its leading candidate called a "bitter" defeat.

Mystery: 49 bodies in Mexico

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:28:28 EDT

The 49 decapitated bodies authorities found on a roadside in northern Mexico over the weekend were likely the result of a fierce feud between rival drug cartels, a top Mexican official said Monday.

Stranded fisherman sues cruise line

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:36:05 EDT

An 18-year-old Panamanian fisherman who survived 28 days stranded at sea is suing Princess Cruise Lines, arguing that a cruise ship should have stopped and saved him.

Small planes collide in Canada

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:12:30 EDT

Five people were killed Saturday when two small planes collided in the air northeast of Saskatoon, Canada, officials said.

Deal ends Palestinians' hunger strike

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:26:55 EDT

Palestinian and Israeli officials touted an agreement Monday aimed at ending a weeks-long hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners, though some of those involved may continue their protest unless they are released.

Some Gulf states eye EU-style union

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:16:31 EDT

Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council arrived in Saudi Arabia Monday for a meeting to discuss transforming their six nations into a union similar to the European Union.

Drones kill 11 suspected al Qaeda

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:22:33 EDT

A pair of U.S. drone strikes killed 11 suspected al Qaeda militants Saturday in Yemen's Mareb province, part of a continuing air campaign targeting the terror organization, security officials said.

De Klerk's 'separate but equal' flap

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:26:26 EDT

Controversial remarks by the last white president of South Africa, F.W. de Klerk, in which he validated the origins of "separate but equal" nation states, have been used by critics "unfairly out of context," his foundation said.

Uganda: Kony lieutenant captured

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:33:19 EDT

Uganda says it has captured a top commander of the Lord's Resistance Army, the guerrilla movement notorious for its attacks on civilians and use of child soldiers.

Algeria's ruling party wins election

Mon, 14 May 2012 10:15:35 EDT

Algeria's ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) has won nearly half the 462 seats up for grabs in parliamentary elections, state media reported.