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Chinese police crack down on anti-refinery protests - CNN
The five activists who spoke to CNN asked not to be named for fear of reprisals from Chinese authorities. The oil refinery and chemical plant would be built in Anning city, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of Kunming, according to Xinhua, China's ...
Suspect: Boston bombing was payback for hits on Muslims - CNN
... according to the source. The writing on the inside of the boat dovetails with what Dzhokhar, 19, told investigators questioning him in a Boston hospital room shortly after his capture, the source said. Friendly fire led to officer's shooting during ...
Boston fire chief gets vote of 'no confidence' in handling of bombings - CNN
... fire chiefs have signed a letter of "no confidence" in Fire Chief Steve Abraira regarding his handling of the Boston Marathon bombings, according to the letter, which CNN independently obtained from a deputy chief who signed it but requested anonymity.
Sergeant trained to protect victims faces sexual assault allegations - CNN
The official declined to be named, citing the ongoing law enforcement case. Shortly after Krusinski's arrest, military officials appeared before a congressional panel for an already scheduled hearing on sexual assault in the military. Welsh described ...
Death certificate: Boston suspect died of gunshot wounds, blunt trauma - CNN
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told investigators that the brothers chose to target the Boston Marathon only a day or two before the event. They changed their plans because their bombs were ready sooner than they expected. The officials spoke on background because ...
Death certificate: Boston suspect died of gunshot wounds, blunt trauma - CNN
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told investigators that the brothers chose to target the Boston Marathon only a day or two before the event. They changed their plans because their bombs were ready sooner than they expected. The officials spoke on background because ...
North Korean state news: American sentenced to 15 years hard labor - CNN
The official -- who spoke on background because of the diplomatic sensitivity of the issue -- said then that the State Department didn't know the exact charges against Bae. The KCNA report indicated that the American was sentenced Tuesday for "carrying ...
Libya's foreign ministry cut off by men wielding anti-aircraft guns, official says - CNN
A foreign ministry official, who refused to be named for security reasons, said that no violence erupted during the siege, but ministry staff felt intimidated and threatened by the armed show of force. Witnesses reported seeing more than a dozen gun ...
Twitter reaches biggest ad deal yet - CNN
New York (Financial Times) -- Twitter has taken a big step on to traditional media turf by signing its biggest advertising deal with one of the world's leading ad-buyers, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal with Publicis's Starcom ...
Bombing manhunt: Where is the suspect hiding? - CNN
At some point, apparently at a gas station, the source said, the driver escaped. Police, who were tracking the vehicle using its built-in GPS system, picked up the chase in Watertown. The pursuit went into a residential neighborhood, with the suspects ...
Pakistani police arrest former president Musharraf - CNN
Following that court appearance, Musharraf went back to his residence where he was under house arrest, a person close to him said. Pakistani court: No bail for Musharraf. Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan in 2008 and went into exile in London ...
Why Venezuela is so divided - CNN
"I have no idea when I'm going to get any more flour and usually I have about 50 sacks on hand for the month," said the bakery owner, who did not want to be identified for fear of government retribution. Fear seems to be rising among Venezuelans, no ...
Flights banned over Boston Marathon blast site - CNN
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano was briefed, and she ordered her department to provide "whatever assistance is necessary" to state and local authorities, an administration official said. The House of Representatives announced it would hold ...
Kerry visits South Korea amid North Korea's nuclear threats - CNN
But a senior administration official said there is no indication that missiles that North Korea is believed to be readying for tests have been armed with any nuclear material. The surprising development comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean ...
North Korea nears 'dangerous line,' Hagel says - CNN
The official, who declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the information, cautioned that most of the information comes from satellite imagery, so it's impossible to reach a definitive conclusion because the United States cannot gather ...
US believes North Korea could test fire missiles at any time - CNN
The official declined to be named because of the sensitivity of the information. He cautioned most of the information comes from satellite imagery, so it's impossible to reach a definitive conclusion because the United States has no means to gather ...
Associate of suspected Colorado killer arrested - CNN
Fatal mistakes exposed in killings? The other two men, brought in for questioning in recent days by El Paso County authorities, are also 211 Crew members, the source said. Both associated with Ebel in the days before Clements' death, the source said ...
Little progress in new talks on Iran's nuclear program - CNN
"We had a long and substantial discussion on the issues, but we remain a long way apart on the substance," said a Western diplomat, on condition of anonymity. Instead of delivering the "concrete response" Western governments had expected, Iran ...
Texas governor offers new reward in prosecutor killings - CNN
A law enforcement official speaking on the condition of anonymity told CNN Wednesday that authorities "haven't come close to charging anyone." The official was not authorized to publicly release details of the investigation. Investigating local ...
US reducing rhetoric that feeds North Korean belligerence - CNN
Previously, the Obama administration established a "playbook" of pre-scripted actions and responses to the last several weeks of North Korean rhetoric and provocations, an administration official said Thursday. The scripted actions included an ...
Scores of Tulsa dental patients tested for hepatitis, HIV exposure - CNN
A teenage patient, who asked not to be named, told CNN he had a bad experience at Harrington's office a year ago. During a surgery to remove three molars, he awoke momentarily to see profuse bleeding. He said he became alarmed but was told to "shut ...
UN withdraws staffers as violence rages in Syria - CNN
A U.N. diplomat who declined to be identified because he hadn't been authorized to speak on the matter said the number is half of its roughly 100 international staff members. Leadership shakeup in Syrian opposition? Syrian cleric killed in bombing ...
NEW: Rebel official: "The Central African Republic has just opened a new page ... - CNN
(CNN) -- The president of the Central African Republic has fled the country's capital and rebels have seized control of the city, a government official said Sunday. President Francois Bozize crossed into the Democratic Republic of Congo, said Jules ...
The county where no one's gay - CNN
One 20-year-old gay man, who asked not to be named for fear his dad, who knows about his sexual orientation, would kick him out of the house for publicizing it nationally, said he's been called "fag" so many times in Franklin County that he's "used to ...
NEW: Erdogan accepts the apology for the raid on a Gaza-bound ship - CNN
Obama at one point got on the call, conducted in the trailer on the tarmac in Tel Aviv, two senior administration officials said. They labeled the call "an important step" in normalizing Turkish-Israeli ties. Obama issued a statement that welcomed the ...