Should we still fear al Qaeda?

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India's anti-rape ordinance draws mixed reactions

SINGAPORE: There have been mixed reactions to the Indian government's hurriedly enacted ordinance to amend the country's anti-rape laws.The president has also given his approval to the ordinance.But the move has not gone down well with the women's rights groups who feel the emergency measure is rather a betrayal and not a breakthrough. They allege that the government has dropped some of...

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Five sizzling Super Bowl moments to talk about

Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates after defeating the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII. The Ravens defeated the 49ers, 34-31. STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe game came down to a controversial play in the end zone Women with amazing vocals inspired and entertainedJacoby Jones scores two remarkable touchdownsSome commercials touched hearts, others were meh(CNN) -- It may not have been a great...

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Tour bus crash kills at least 8 in California

Updated 6 a.m. EST YUCAIPA, Calif. At least eight people were killed and 38 injured Sunday when a tour bus careened out of control while traveling down a Southern California mountain road, struck a car, flipped and plowed into a pickup truck, authorities said. The accident occurred around 6:30 p.m. about 80 miles east of Los Angeles and left State Route 38 littered with debris, the bus sideways...

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Ravens Defeat 49ers in Historic, Unusual Super Bowl

The Baltimore Ravens emerged Super Bowl champions after one of the strangest and most incredible Super Bowl games in recent memory.It's the second championship for the Ravens, who pulled out a 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers at the Superdome in New Orleans.The Super Bowl is the biggest spectacle in American sports, and each year becomes the most watched television event...

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Hillary: Secretary of empowerment

Girls hug U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during a 2010 tour of a shelter run for sex trafficking victims in Cambodia.STORY HIGHLIGHTSDonna Brazile: Clinton stepping down as Secretary of State. Maybe she'll run for presidentShe says as secretary she expanded foreign policy to include effect on regular people She says she was first secretary of state to focus on empowering women and girlsBrazile:...

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Family, community bonding can build good emotional health: Gan Kim Yong

SINGAPORE: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said that pursuing a healthy lifestyle is not just about having good physical health, but it also includes good emotional and mental health as well.Mr Gan was speaking to reporters at Sunday's Our Singapore Conversation, which centred on the theme of healthy living in Singapore.He said emotional health can be achieved through family bonding which...

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Body of missing American found in Turkey

STORY HIGHLIGHTSBody of New York woman found in IstanbulShe disappeared almost two weeks agoSarai Sierra was a mother a twoShe failed to arrive at Newark, New Jersey, airport(CNN) -- The family of an American woman who went missing in Istanbul nearly two weeks ago is in mourning after learning that Turkish police found her body Saturday.Steven Sierra wept during a phone call with CNN, as he waited...

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Town mourns for slain bus driver amid Ala. standoff

Updated 9:45 PM ET MIDLAND CITY, Ala. As the police standoff with an Alabama man accused of holding a 5-year-old boy hostage continued Saturday, a nearby community prepared to bury the beloved bus driver who was shot to death trying to protect children on his bus when the episode began days earlier. Charles Albert Poland Jr., 66, who was known around town as Chuck, was described by folks in his...

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Gun Violence 'Depletes Precious Natural Resource'

It took the mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, to prompt lawmakers to call for stricter gun legislation. But the reality is that in a city like Chicago, where 515 murders took place last year and more than 100 shooting incidents have occurred since January 1, gun violence is an ongoing issue and it has been for years. Only, these shootings have become so common that they don't...

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