STORY HIGHLIGHTSMore than 100 Filipinos arrived by boat on the Malaysian coast last weekThey say they represent a sultanate that once ruled the areaThe move seems to be a response to a recent peace deal in the PhilippinesThe leaders of the sultanate appear to have felt left out of the accord, an expert says(CNN) -- The peculiar standoff on Borneo between Malaysian security forces and a group of men...
Football: Celta Vigo replace coach Herrera with Abel Resino
Labels: Technology MADRID: Spanish Liga outfit Celta Vigo have fired head coach Paco Herrera and replaced him with Abel Resino, the relegation-threatened club announced on Monday."Celta Vigo have signed Abel Resino as first team coach. He will replace Paco Herrera on the bench." read a statement on the club website.Herrera guided the team back into the top flight last season but has seen results slide during...
Pope prays with thousands
Labels: LifestyleBy Hada Messia and Josh Levs, CNNupdated 5:46 AM EST, Mon February 18, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSIt's the pope's second-to-last Angelus prayer as pontiffPope Benedict XVI thanks his flock for prayers and supportHe discusses "decisive moments of our lives"Cardinals may meet before March 15(CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI led tens of thousands in a prayer for strength Sunday and thanked followers for their support...
Jerry Buss, longtime Lakers owner, dead at 80
Labels: Health LOS ANGELES Jerry Buss, the Los Angeles Lakers' playboy owner who shepherded the NBA franchise to 10 championships from the `80s Showtime dynasty to the Kobe Bryant era, died Monday, his assistant said. Buss died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said Bob Steiner, his assistant. He was 80. He'd been hospitalized for cancer, but the immediate cause of death was kidney failure, Steiner...
Bloody Cricket Bat Surfaces in Pistorius Case
Labels: Business Police in South Africa investigating the shooting death of model Reeva Steenkamp, allegedly by boyfriend and Paralympics champion Oscar Pistorius, consider a bloody cricket bat to be a central piece of evidence, according to South Africa's City Press newspaper.Pistorius, 26, was arrested Thursday and charged with killing Steenkamp, 29, at his home in the South African capitol...
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Model: Getting what I don't deserve
Labels: WorldSTORY HIGHLIGHTSModel Cameron Russell's TED Talk has been viewed more than a million timesShe says, as winner of "genetic lottery," she has been able to have a modeling careerHer looks fit a narrow definition of beauty, she saysRussell: I work hard but my modeling career gives my views undeserved attentionEditor's note: Cameron Russell has been a model for brands such as Victoria's Secret, Calvin...
Football: City swamp Leeds in FA Cup romp
Labels: Technology MANCHESTER, United Kingdom: A Sergio Aguero brace was the highlight of Manchester City's comfortable 4-0 FA Cup fifth round victory over Leeds on Sunday, a win that will lift, at least temporarily, speculation about the future of manager Roberto Mancini.With City 12 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester United, the FA Cup remains Mancini's most realistic hope of winning silverware...
Internet rules: More cats. LESS CAPS
Labels: LifestyleOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the InternetOur 12 Rules of the Internet<<<12345678910111213>>>STORY...
S.A. paper sheds doubt on Pistorius claims
Labels: Health Oscar Pistorius weeps in court in Pretoria, South Africa, Feb 15, 2013, at his bail hearing in the murder case of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. / AP Photo Double-amputee Olympian Oscar Pistorius has claimed he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp accidentally because he thought she was an intruder, but a report in a major South African newspaper casts some doubt on that scenario....
WH Chief of Staff on Leaked Immigration Plan: Let's Make Sure It Doesn't Have to Be Proposed
Labels: Business Feb 17, 2013 9:06am Responding to sharp criticism from Sen. Marco Rubio over the leaked White House immigration proposal, President Obama’s chief of staff Denis McDonough pushed back this morning on “This Week,” in an interview with ABC’s Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl, saying it was up to those in Congress to ensure the president’s...
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