PARIS: Air France cancelled 40 percent of its short- and medium-haul flights from Paris airports on Sunday as heavy snow disrupted air, road and rail transportation for a second day.The company said all of its long-haul flights would go ahead at Paris's Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports, but airport officials warned that further disruptions were possible as snow continued to fall.The...
Stan 'The Man' Musial dies
Labels: LifestylePhoto portrait of Stan Musial in the 1960s.STORY HIGHLIGHTSMusial played 22 years in the Major League, all with the St. Louis CardinalsHe retired in 1963 as, statistically, one of the best hitters in baseball historyHe died Saturday evening of natural causes, his grandson saysBaseball commissioner, players, fans recall Musial as a great athlete and man(CNN) -- He was simply "The Man."Stanley Frank...
Failed assassination attempt in Bulgaria - caught on tape
Labels: Health January 19, 2013 12:29 PM In a failed assassination attempt on the leader of Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party, Ahmed Dogan, a man is seen jumping out of the audience and onto the stage where Dogan is speaking. He then points the gun at Dogan's head and the gun reportedly misfires. The attacker is then tackled and beaten by security guards....
Algeria Hostage Crisis Over, One American Dead
Labels: Business After the Algerian military's final assault on terrorists holding hostages at a gas complex, the four-day hostage crisis is over, but apparently with additional loss of life among the foreign hostages.One American, Fred Buttaccio of Texas, has been confirmed dead by the U.S. State Department. Two more U.S. hostages remain unaccounted for, with growing concern among U.S. officials...
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Why Africa backs French in Mali
Labels: WorldFrench-led Mali offensiveFrench-led Mali offensiveFrench-led Mali offensiveFrench-led Mali offensiveFrench-led Mali offensive French-led Mali offensive French-led Mali offensive French-led Mali offensiveFrench-led Mali offensiveFrench-led Mali offensive French-led Mali offensiveFrench-led Mali offensiveFrench-led Mali offensiveFrench-led Mali offensive French-led Mali offensive French-led Mali offensiveFrench-led...
Tennis: Federer ends Tomic campaign
Labels: Technology MELBOURNE: Roger Federer fought off an aggressive challenge from rising Australian star Bernard Tomic to reach the fourth round at the Australian Open on Saturday.The 17-time Grand Slam king was stretched at times in a compelling match before coming out on top 6-4, 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 in one hour 58 minutes on Rod Laver Arena.Federer, who is chasing his fifth Australian crown, will now face...
Manti Te'o: 'I wasn't faking it'
Labels: LifestyleSTORY HIGHLIGHTSManti Te'o talks to ESPN about his alleged girlfriend hoax"I wasn't faking it," he says in an off -camera interviewTe'o rose to national prominence by leading the Fighting Irish to an undefeated regular seasonWhat are your thoughts? Share with us on iReport.(CNN) -- Manti Te'o -- one of the best defenders this season in college football -- defended himself in an ESPN interview Friday...
T'eo to hoax doubters: "I wasn't part of this"
Labels: Health Updated 12:15 AM ET SOUTH BEND, Ind. Manti Te'o gave an interview to ESPN in which he denied any involvement in fabricating an online relationship with a woman he considered to be his girlfriend. "I wasn't faking it," he told ESPN Friday night. "I wasn't part of this."13 PhotosManti Te'oTe'o also said that he did not make up anything to help his Heisman Trophy candidacy. "When (people) hear the...
Armstrong Tearful Over Telling Kids Truth
Labels: Business Lance Armstrong, 41, began to cry today as he described finding out his son Luke, 13, was publicly defending him from accusations that he doped during his cycling career.Armstrong said that he knew, at that moment, that he would have to publicly admit to taking performance-enhancing drugs and having oxygen-boosting blood transfusions when competing in the Tour de France. He...
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U.S. 'needs tougher child labor rules'
Labels: WorldCristina Traina says in his second term, Obama must address weaknesses in child farm labor standards STORY HIGHLIGHTSCristina Traina: Obama should strengthen child farm labor standardsShe says Labor Dept. rules allow kids to work long hours for little pay on commercial farmsShe says Obama administration scrapped Labor Dept. chief's proposal for tightening rulesShe says Labor Dept. must fix lax standards...
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