Meteor shows need to keep eye on sky

By Colin Stuart, special for CNNFebruary 15, 2013 -- Updated 1512 GMT (2312 HKT)Meteor explodes over RussiaMeteor explodes over RussiaMeteor explodes over RussiaMeteor explodes over RussiaMeteor explodes over RussiaMeteor explodes over RussiaMeteor explodes over RussiaMeteor explodes over RussiaSTORY HIGHLIGHTSMeteor explosion above Russia left hundreds of people injuredMeteor came on day asteroid...

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PM Lee urges couples to have confidence in S'pore's future

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said it is important for couples to have confidence in Singapore's future and ultimately want Singapore to be the best place to settle down and raise children.He was speaking at the Lunar New Year dinner at his Teck Ghee ward on Saturday evening.He said: "Here, your children will get good education, will have good opportunities, that here we can...

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Russia starts meteor clean-up

STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Divers find no trace of meteorite in a frozen lake near Chelyabinsk, state media reportNEW: Witness says flash shone "like 10 suns," felt shock wave pass through his bodyMore than 4,000 buildings, mostly apartment blocks, were damaged, reports sayThe meteor released a 500-kiloton blast, NASA officials sayChelyabinsk, Russia (CNN) -- A day after a spectacular meteor blast shook...

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Chicago calls for tougher gun laws, but has no room for more prisoners

(CBS News) CHICAGO - Last December, minutes after he allegedly shot at a neighbor, Julian Gayles was caught by Chicago police. Gayles, 22, already had a record of gun crimes and parole violations, but had spent little time behind bars. Since 2009, he has been sentenced to seven years in jail, but has served just two. WATCH: Obama mourns "a Newtown every four months," belowGayles was on parole when...

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Budget Cut Warnings Harsher Than Reality?

Get ready for two weeks of intensifying warnings about how crucial, popular government services are about to wither — including many threats that could eventually come true.President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans made no progress last week in heading off $85 billion in budget-wide cuts that automatically start taking effect March 1. Lacking a bipartisan deal to avoid...

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What does Kim intend with nuclear test?

STORY HIGHLIGHTSNorth Korea enjoys international community chatter about its nuclear programDates of nuclear test and rocket launch have significance, writes Joo Sung HaJoo works as a newspaper journalist and came from North KoreaEditor's note: Joo Sung Ha is a Seoul-based journalist for Donga Ilbo, a newspaper in South Korea. He graduated from North Korea's Kim Il Sung University and trained as a...

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TCM slowly gaining popularity in Middle East

EAST JERUSALEM: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is slowly gaining popularity in North Africa and the Middle East.But advocates still face an uphill task of convincing governments to accept it as an alternative form of medical treatment.Dr Adi Fromm's hospital ward is well known throughout Israel.Patients disheartened with Western painkillers come here looking for relief.An example is...

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iPhone security flaw found

By Doug Gross, CNNupdated 3:21 PM EST, Thu February 14, 2013 | Filed under: Mobile In a YouTube video, a user shows how a nearby phone can be used to bypass an iPhone password to access limited functions.STORY HIGHLIGHTSYouTube video appears to show a way to bypass an iPhone password lockThe hack lets someone access your phone, contacts list and listen to messagesNEW: Apple says it's aware...

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Passengers leave cruise ship telling tales of woe

Last Updated 7:36 a.m. ET MOBILE, Ala. The passengers of the Carnival cruise ship Triumph began the process of getting back to normal early Friday, checking into hotels for a shower, hot meal and good night's sleep or boarding buses bound for other cities after five numbing days at sea on a powerless ship disabled by an engine-room fire. The cruise ship carrying some 4,200 people finally docked...

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Falling Meteor Causes Blast, Injures Hundreds

A massive meteor shower slammed into Earth near the Russian city of Chelyabinsk, located about 1,000 miles east of Moscow in the Ural Mountains.Dashboard cameras captured a blinding flash of light streaking across the sky. Moments later, the fragments smashed into the ground. The impact, and the sonic boom of the meteor entering the atmosphere, shattered windows around the city...

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Where's Obama's foreign policy?

By Isobel Coleman, Special to CNNFebruary 13, 2013 -- Updated 1653 GMT (0053 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTSIsobel Coleman: Obama mainly addressed domestic issues: economy, immigration, energy He spoke very little about and offered nothing much new on foreign policy, she saysColeman: He talked about ending Afghanistan War, spoke briefly about Iran, Syria, ChinaColeman: His reinvigorated free trade agenda seems...

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Football: Barcelona's Villa taken back into hospital

MADRID: Barcelona striker David Villa has returned to hospital due to kidney stone pain just two days after being released for the same problem, the club confirmed on Thursday.Villa has been taken into Barcelona hospital on the advice of the club's medical services due to the "persistent pain caused by the nephritic colic he has suffered and to control his progression", said a statement...

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'Blade Runner' Pistorius charged in girlfriend's death

STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Oscar Pistorius has been charged NEW: His first court appearance will be Friday Pistorius' spokeswoman said he is assisting police with the investigationPolice say there have been allegations of previous domestic incidents at the homePretoria, South Africa (CNN) -- Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder in the death of his girlfriend at his South Africa home...

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Couple: "Calm" Dorner tied us up in our condo

LOS ANGELES A California couple says fugitive ex-police officer Christopher Dorner tied them up in their mountain condominium and stole their car before the firefight that led to his presumed death. Karen and Jim Reynolds said at a news conference Wednesday that they came upon Dorner when they entered the condo in Big Bear, Calif. Tuesday, and believe he'd been there as early as Friday. They say...

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'Blade Runner' Charged With Murder of Girlfriend

Oscar Pistorius, the Olympic and Paralympic athlete known as the "blade runner," was taken into custody in South Africa today and charged with the murder of his girlfriend, who was fatally shot at his home.Police in the South African capital of Pretoria received a call around 3 a.m. today that there had been a shooting at the home of 26-year-old Pistorius, Lt. Col. Katlego Mogale...

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Africa 'must think big for its children'

Children at school in the Mukuru kwa Njenga slum in Nairobi, Kenya.STORY HIGHLIGHTSNew report shows that policies across Africa are helping children's developmentBut laws must improve to help children reach potential, says Catherine MbengueScrapping fees in Malawi saw entry to primary school jump from under 50% to 99%At secondary level, education in much of the region is deeply limited, Mbengue saysEditor's...

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Former Romanian diplomat's trial resumes in Bucharest

SINGAPORE: The trial of former Romanian diplomat Silviu Ionescu resumed on Wednesday in Bucharest.The judge handling the trial has expressed displeasure with the defence lawyer for dragging the case over three years.He noted that the submission of evidence should have been long finished, but Ionescu's lawyer has asked for yet another witness to be heard.Ionescu's lawyer replied that the...

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Body found in cabin may be Christopher Dorner

STORY HIGHLIGHTSDorner is now accused of killing four peopleWardens spot him driving a purple Nissan down icy roadsHe carjacks a pickup truck and barricades himself in a cabinA shootout ensuesFollow the story here and at CNN affiliates KCBS/KCAL, KABC, and KTLA. Near Big Bear Lake, California (CNN) -- It may take days before authorities can officially determine whether Christopher Jordan Dorner's...

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Pope: I'm resigning for "the good of the church"

Vatican City Looking tired but serene, Pope Benedict XVI told thousands of faithful Wednesday that he was stepping down for "the good of the church," speaking in his first public appearance since dropping the bombshell announcement of his resignation. The 85-year-old Benedict basked in more than a minute-long standing ovation when he entered the packed audience hall for his traditional Wednesday...

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