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Do you know an everyday person changing the world? It's easy to nominate them as a CNN Hero. Posted Thursday, January 5, 2012 2:48 pm CST
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Khalid Yohana was 7 years old when war reached his hometown of Mosul, Iraq. Posted Monday, May 7, 2012 8:55 am CDT
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Three days after a massive earthquake threw Haiti into chaos, Alvana was homeless, along with her two children. Posted Monday, April 30, 2012 9:24 am CDT
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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. Posted Thursday, April 12, 2012 5:56 pm CDT
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Several decades ago, Stan Brock nearly died when a horse kicked him in the head. Posted Monday, April 9, 2012 1:02 pm CDT
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Inspired by a CNN Hero and want to help? Posted Thursday, January 5, 2012 8:08 am CST
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Nearly 400 boys at a school in Afghanistan's Khost province fell ill after drinking water from a well that may have been poisoned, a health official said Tuesday. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:55 pm CDT
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A 14-year-old Indian actress, Taruni Sachdev, was among the passengers who died in Monday's plane crash in Nepal, officials said. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:55 pm CDT
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North Korea has resumed work on the construction of a reactor that could help it push forward its nuclear weapons program, according to an academic group's analysis of a recent satellite image. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 1:53 pm CDT
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In the slums of the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, visiting the bathroom usually means one of two things; a trip to the local pit latrine or the 'flying toilet'. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:28 pm CDT
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It's an illuminating idea which its creators hope will help drive up energy efficiency and bring down buildings' carbon emissions. Posted Thursday, April 26, 2012 8:30 am CDT
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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. Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2012 6:36 am CDT
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In the last decade of the 20th century, the Turkish lira fell in value 1,000 times against the U.S. dollar, meaning that tourists returning to that country after several years found that any old money they still possessed since their last visit had become almost worthless. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 7:23 am CDT
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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. Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 11:19 pm CDT
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A lay Baptist preacher or a brutal warlord on trial in an international court: in Charles Taylor, the myth and the man, became inseparable. Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2012 7:14 am CDT
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CNN's Ralitsa Vassileva reports on the Guinness World Records naming the oldest yoga teacher in the world. Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2012 3:18 pm CDT
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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?" Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:36 pm CDT
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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. Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:36 pm CDT
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This is a story affecting millions of Pakistanis — and it does not involve suicide bombings, honor killings, extremism or President Zardari's mustache. Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:23 am CDT
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Weddings in Nigeria are colorful, creative and extravagant productions, with guest lists of up to 2000 people considered standard. Posted Sunday, May 13, 2012 7:24 am CDT
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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. Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 7:35 am CDT
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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. Posted Monday, May 14, 2012 8:29 am CDT
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A Royal Air Force Kittyhawk P-40 airplane that crashed in the Egyptian desert in 1942 has been discovered by a Polish oil worker. Posted Sunday, May 13, 2012 7:29 am CDT
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A fistfight broke out at a United Progressive Party meeting in South Korea over the handling of a vote-rigging scandal. Posted Monday, May 14, 2012 7:42 am CDT
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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. Posted Sunday, May 13, 2012 7:26 am CDT
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Warm waters off Peru are to blame in the deaths of more than 5,000 marine birds on the coast, government authorities say. Posted Friday, May 11, 2012 7:31 pm CDT
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Reza Sayah reports on the sudden rise of cases of women attacking men with acid in Pakistan. Posted Thursday, May 10, 2012 3:02 pm CDT
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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? Posted Friday, May 11, 2012 4:39 am CDT
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Prince Charles the weatherman on the telly? It's raining royalty. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on celebs doing the weather. Posted Friday, May 11, 2012 8:54 am CDT
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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. Posted Friday, May 11, 2012 8:57 am CDT
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Loyda Rodriguez says she can still remember the day her daughter was taken. The seven-year-old is now at the center of an international custody dispute with two identities and two sets of parents who claim her as their own. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 12:42 am CDT
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This month, Road to Rio looks at Mexico's biking initiatives as part of its fight against pollution. Posted Wednesday, May 16, 2012 12:13 pm CDT
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Can the roof of your house help you breathe easier by reducing the amount of harmful pollutants from urban air? Posted Friday, May 4, 2012 8:06 am CDT
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It's as tall as some of L.A.'s highest skyscrapers, but the only residents here are rats and cockroaches. Posted Monday, April 30, 2012 5:22 am CDT
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On Sunday, 49 decapitated bodies were found on a major highway outside Monterrey, Mexico, which is about 80 miles southwest of the U.S. border. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 7:13 am CDT
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When 18-year-old Mumtaz walks into a room the first thing you notice about her is the patchwork of painful puffy red scars that stretch across her face. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 6:52 am CDT
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When it comes to negotiating with the Taliban, it's seemingly one step forward, two steps back. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 12:30 am CDT
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France's new Socialist government is already causing ripples throughout a Europe struggling to balance government budgets without making ordinary people's lives miserable, but it has created a completely different problem in the Middle East. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 9:15 am CDT
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NATO forces are here until 2014, but each day the demands on them lessen as Afghan forces take on more responsibility. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 12:39 am CDT
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On Sunday, 49 decapitated bodies were found on a major highway outside Monterrey, Mexico, which is about 80 miles southwest of the U.S. border. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 8:21 am CDT
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A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Lai Changxing, a tycoon who spent more than a decade as a fugitive in Canada, to life in prison for smuggling and bribery, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 7:34 am CDT
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When 18-year-old Mumtaz walks into a room the first thing you notice about her is the patchwork of painful puffy red scars that stretch across her face. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 6:52 am CDT
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Iran has threatened legal action against Google for not labeling the Persian Gulf on its maps. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:07 pm CDT
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A wooden ship believed to be over 200 years old was discovered during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 8:20 am CDT
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Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri urged people in Saudi Arabia to follow the example set by popular revolutions in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia and rise up. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 6:42 am CDT
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Confusion, fear, frustration -- emotions are running high among Greece's people as they face the prospect of new elections next month and massive uncertainty over the country's economic future. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 6:58 am CDT
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The relationship between France and Germany is the barometer of the political health of Europe. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 7:04 am CDT
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Rights groups have slammed a lunch being hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II on Friday for including monarchs criticized over their countries' human rights records. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 11:16 am CDT
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A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Lai Changxing, a tycoon who spent more than a decade as a fugitive in Canada, to life in prison for smuggling and bribery, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 7:19 am CDT
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A confidential U.N. report reveals Iran is exporting arms to the Syrian government in violation of a ban on weapons sales, the same day President Bashar al-Assad blamed the violence in his country on the work of foreign-backed fighters. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:29 am CDT
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Iran has threatened legal action against Google for not labeling the Persian Gulf on its maps. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 9:07 pm CDT
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A wooden ship believed to be over 200 years old was discovered during a recent exploration of the northern Gulf of Mexico, according to a press release from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 11:48 am CDT
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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. Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:43 am CDT
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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. Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:30 am CDT
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Serena Williams powered to her first Madrid Masters title, hitting 14 aces in a comfortable win over Victoria Azarenka in Sunday's final. Posted Tuesday, May 15, 2012 9:29 am CDT
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Seventeen years after the end of the war, Ratko Mladic gives the impression he is still on the battlefield in what was once Yugoslavia, staring down his enemy, glowering across the courtroom. Even gesticulating death threats. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 7:26 am CDT
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We're at a soup kitchen in a shabby back street in Paris, next to the canal Saint Martin, near the Jaurès metro stop. Hundreds of homeless people are queuing up for some hot food and a coffee. Most of them are from Asia; many from Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 7:27 am CDT
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Newly appointed Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said Thursday that France would not ratify a European pact on budget discipline if it does not include measures to boost growth. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:17 pm CDT
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A Honduran radio journalist has been found executed, authorities said -- the 22nd journalist to be killed in the nation since 2010. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:02 pm CDT
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Mexican author Carlos Fuentes, a prolific writer known for his novels and political commentary, died Tuesday. He was 83. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:16 pm CDT
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He is running against one of the world's most recognized presidential strongmen, but Henrique Capriles, the governor of the Venezuelan state of Miranda, exudes confidence. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:16 pm CDT
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Three roadside bombs exploded Friday in quick succession at an outdoor pet market in Baghdad, killing five people and wounding 31 others, police officials said. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 7:46 am CDT
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Al-Qaeda's leader is calling for the Yemeni people to rise up against the country's new president, portraying him as the stooge of the unpopular former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and the United States. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 7:45 am CDT
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Under fire for his comments on apartheid, former South African President F.W. de Klerk clarified his position again Wednesday, saying that he repudiates the system of racial segregation as unacceptable. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:09 pm CDT
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Tumsifu Gilaine was at school when she first heard the gun battles. The teenager said she and her friends were taking their final exams and every day from their classrooms they could hear the army and rebel soldiers battling it out for dominance. Posted Friday, May 18, 2012 10:19 am CDT
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He stood before judges Wednesday not as the first former head of state convicted of war crimes since World War II but as a leader convinced he was wronged by corruption and a hypocritical hand of justice. Posted Thursday, May 17, 2012 2:09 pm CDT
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