Indonesia: Suicide attack on mosque

The attack occurs in the city of CirebonScores are injured in the blast, police say

(CNN) -- A suicide bomber attack at a mosque in Indonesia killed one person and injured several others during Friday prayers, police said.

The attack occurred in a mosque that is inside a police station in the city of Cirebon, said Boy Rafli Amar, a National Police spokesman said.

The person killed was the bomber, police said. Scores were injured in the blast, the spokesman said.

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Peruvian fugitive turns himself in

Juan Carlos Hurtado Miller was a prime minister and economy minister under Alberto FujimoriHe is wanted for embezzlement and conspiracy chargesHis decision comes after the electoral success of Keiko Fujimori

(CNN) -- A former minister of disgraced Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who had been in hiding for 10 years, turned himself in to authorities, the state-run Andina news agency reported.

Fujimori's ex-prime minister and economy minister, Juan Carlos Hurtado Miller, was wanted on charges of embezzlement and conspiracy to commit crimes as well as collusion.

His decision to appear before a judge comes on the heels of a good showing by Fujimori's daughter, Keiko Fujimori, in the first round of the presidential elections. Keiko Fujimori will face nationalist Ollanta Humala in a June runoff.

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One big question haunts Marine's suicide: Why?

Former Marine Clay Hunt was surrounded by friends and went on humanitarian missionsHe was in a public service announcement for suicide preventionHe took his own life two weeks ago; friends and family blame PTSDFather: "We thought we had a young man here who was on the way back"
Westchester, California (CNN) -- On a poster board in a church at Loyola Marymount University, the image of former Marine Clay Hunt seemed to smile at about a hundred people.
Britney Holland had met Hunt at a veterans group on the cozy campus.
On Tuesday the LMU alumna softly stepped onto the altar past Hunt's picture and began a eulogy.
"Someone described him as an American bad ass with a heart of gold," she said, and laughter echoed through the pews. "I think this (description) sums him up rather well. Clay chose to live his life for others. His passion and selflessness were an inspiration to all who knew him."
Two weeks ago Hunt killed himself in his Sugarland, Texas, apartment.
Marine Corps brothers, Texas friends and family, and the schoolmates at LMU believe Hunt's suicide is a wake-up call for America. All ask why?
Hunt was in a public service announcement for suicide prevention.
Why?
Hunt was surrounded by family and friends.
Why?
Hunt volunteered for Team Rubicon, traveling with veterans to Haiti and Chile on humanitarian missions after earthquakes.
Why?
"We thought we had a young man here who was on the way back," said his father, Stacy Hunt. "He turned his life around. Four days prior to his death he is holding his brand new baby niece, our granddaughter. He had bought a new truck. He was so excited. He was preparing to go on Ride 2 Recovery (a rehabilitation program for injured veterans). And three days later it's over. It's insidious."
Jake Wood, Team Rubicon founder, Hunt's partner in sniper school and his emotional sounding board, told CNN his best friend suffered from various levels of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
Wood stresses Hunt was self-aware and actively sought help in exorcising the demons of war.
"He was looking for it," Wood said. "And so that makes it all the more tragic. He couldn't fight it any longer. And that is just scary. Because there are a lot of people who are a lot less well-adjusted out there and they are not getting the help they need."
Clay Hunt served in both Afghanistan and Iraq, where he was wounded, shot through the left wrist on patrol near the wasp nest of battles, Falluja.
Hunt's mother, Susan Selke, a former Texas school teacher projecting classroom calm, explained four of her son's close friends, including a bunkmate, were killed during his service. Selke believes Hunt suffered from extreme survivor's guilt.
"In my mind he is a casualty of war," she said. "But he died here instead of over there. He died as a result of his war experience. There is no doubt in my mind."
But Hunt's death will not be counted by the Pentagon as an official military suicide, since he left the Marines in 2009.
"That is a complete sham in my opinion," Wood said. "Part of Clay was killed in Iraq. Part of Clay was killed in Afghanistan and the rest of him was killed in Houston, Texas. And if that is not reflected in military statistics, it's a shame."
A large memorial service, attended by 1,100 people in Houston last week, preceded the service at LMU Tuesday.
Hunt attended LMU for a year and a half, before the notoriously restless Texan either took a break or dropped out at the end of last year.
At the LMU church, two Marines, toy solider-stiff in their controlled reverent movements, unfolded an American flag, displayed the banner, and refolded it into triangles. The Marines presented two three-cornered flags to Hunt's parents.
Tears pooled up in 200 eyes.
The Hunt family wants no more flag presentations for vets suffering from PTSD who took their lives.
"One thing we have to do is learn as much as we can about PTSD," Clay's mother urged. 'How do we spot it early? How do we treat it? How do we make people not worried about any social stigma?"
"Clay was concerned for a while about not having that (PTSD-related issues) on his record, thinking for a while that it might affect him getting a job later," she said.
Hunt's parents and best friend Wood say the military needs to work as hard at getting the veterans readjusted and reintegrated back home after the war as it does training them before deployment.
Wood fired off a final volley.
"We owe too much to the men and women who have gone over to serve to just ferry them out the door after four years or eight years and say, 'Here's how you write a resume. Go get a job and check in, in a couple years.'"
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Lorenzo claims first win of 2011 in home MotoGP

MotoGP legends Casey Stoner (right) and Valentino Rossi tangled during an incident-packed race.World champion Jorge Lorenzo wins Spanish MotoGP at JerezSpaniard takes victory after Marco Simoncelli slides off while leadingFormer champion Valentino Rossi collides into polesitter Casey StonerRossi able to carrry on to claim fifth in wet conditions which claim many riders
(CNN) -- World champion Jorge Lorenzo triumphed in his home MotoGP on Sunday after an incident-packed race at Jerez.
It was a Spanish one-two with Dani Pedrosa finishing second for Honda with Ducati's Nicky Hayden completing the podium.
But it proved a heartbreaking afternoon for Italy's Marco Simoncelli, who looked to be headed for his maiden MotoGP win on his Honda before sliding off in wet conditions when leading Lorenzo by three seconds.
Pole sitter Casey Stoner, who won the opening round in Qatar, did not finish in a chaotic race as he fell victim to a mistake by his arch-rival Valentino Rossi, who started from 12th before joining the leading group.
But the Ducati star, who had overtaken former teammate Lorenzo, tried to pass Stoner, but as he overtook on the inside he lost control of his bike, sending both of them off.
Rossi came up the inside and wasn't able to stay on the bike and took me out
--Casey Stoner
"Rossi came up the inside and wasn't able to stay on the bike and took me out," Stoner told the official MotoGP website.
"It was not the best day for us for sure, after such a good weekend. We're very disappointed with this result."
Rossi was able to restart his bike, but Aussie Stoner was not so lucky and missed out on the points with Lorenzo taking over at the top of the standings after two rounds from Pedrosa.
Rossi eventually finished fifth, taking advantage of spills for compatriot Simoncelli and American Ben Spies, who had passed Pedrosa for second but then ended in the gravel, losing 20 points.
Colin Edwards was also set for the podium, but also went off to allow former world champion Hayden and fellow American Hayden the chance to claim that honor for Ducati for the first time.
In the Moto2 category, Italian Andrea Iannone rode his Suter to victory with Swiss Thomas Luthi, also on a Suter, second and Italian Simone Corsi (FTR) third.
Spaniard Nicolas Terol won on his Aprilia in the 125cc category.
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Peruvian candidate rallies in shadow of former strongman

Keiko Fujimori has found votes by embracing her father's legacy in Peru.Keiko Fujimori will face Ollanta Humala in a runoff for Peru's presidencyShe is the daughter of disgraced former President Alberto FujimoriThe elder Fujimori figures into her campaign strategySome question whether she will bring back her father's circle
(CNN) -- "Chino! Chino! Chino!" is a familiar refrain at the rallies for Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, who on Sunday won the right to participate in a runoff election this June.
The chant is key to understanding her campaign, as "Chino" does not refer to her but to her father, disgraced Peruvian strongman Alberto Fujimori. The elder Fujimori is serving four concurrent prison sentences for corruption and human rights abuses, the longest of which is 25 years.
Alberto Fujimori is a polarizing figure in Peru, the country he led from 1990 to 2000. His strong hand is credited with defeating the Shining Path terrorists who destabilized the country, and his austere economic policies reined in hyperinflation. But stability had a cost, which in his case was an authoritarian streak that included the killings of civilians. After winning a third term whose constitutionality was challenged, he was finally brought down by a Andean-sized corruption scandal.
Rather than run away, Keiko Fujimori has found votes by embracing her father's legacy, a movement known as fujimorismo.
"Many journalists who have come from other countries are accompanying me today, surprised at the support that fujimorismo has," Keiko Fujimori said at her closing campaign speech. "And I tell them that a great part of the confidence that you show me is due to the memory, to the gratitude, for the works and successes of the best president in Peru, Alberto Fujimori. Let it be heard all the way to Diroes (the prison where he is held): applause for the Chino!"
Although her ascension may be embarrassing to large segment of the population, for others it represents a return to a time when those at the margins felt more included.
"The paradox of Peru is that there's been high growth but also high discontent," said Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue.
Since Alberto Fujimori left office, poverty has continued to decrease, and to a lesser extent, inequality, but that hasn't translated into high approval ratings.
Current President Alan Garcia did not take advantage of increased revenue to pursue social policies, Shifter said, and that alienated voters.
One of Alberto Fujimori's trademarks was to visit every corner of the country and carry out projects there, even small ones, said Jo-Marie Burt, a professor of government at George Mason University who was in Peru observing the electoral process.
"They have the memory of a president who at least did something concrete for them," she said.
Keiko Fujimori's parents split up while Alberto Fujimori was in office, and she, at age 19, assumed the role of first lady. Although it was largely a low-key and symbolic position, she managed some charities that she trumpets as executive experience today.
Keiko Fujimori is riding on those good memories in her campaign.
There are two Perus, Keiko Fujimori said at her closing speech: one Peru that grows and modernizes, and another that lives on the peripheries and has been forgotten.
She will work to maintain investment and economic growth, she said, "but above all I will work so that the growth reaches all corners of our country. So that they feel the presence of the state, so they know that there is a president concerned about everyone."
Her candidacy in the runoff poses a conundrum for those who vociferously opposed her father's dictatorial leanings. (His right-hand man was the powerful spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos, who operated a network of bribery and had knowledge of an extra-judicial death squad.) Keiko Fujimori's opponent is Ollanta Humala, a nationalist and leader of a failed uprising who critics say would bring about a Venezuela-like social revolution.
For the 42% of Peruvians who voted for a trio of similar centrist candidates who lost in the first round, a choice between Fujimori and Humala is unpalatable.
Some also question Keiko Fujimori's experience. At 35, she just made the age limit to be president. After serving as first lady, she studied in the United States, eventually earning an MBA at Columbia. She was elected to congress and served for several terms, though Burt says she didn't leave a very sizable record there.
Fujimori is expected to paint Humala as a radical leftist who will upend Peru's economic growth, and Humala will return the favor by flaunting the tainted image left by her father.
"I have a sense that this time, they may turn out for Keiko Fujimori," said Julio Carrion, a Peruvian professor of political science and international relations at the University of Delaware. "She will have an easier time convincing people to vote for her."
Though she is a strong supporter of her father's, she has distanced herself in some areas.
On her campaign website, Keiko Fujimori says that she was opposed to her father's controversial third run for office and that she wanted Montesinos, the spy chief, kicked out.
If she was opposed to her father's third term, she never publicly said it, Burt said. And Keiko Fujimori didn't turn her back on Montesinos until the very end of her father's regime, when the writing was on the wall, Burt added.
In 1992, Alberto Fujimori carried out a so-called self-coup, where he dissolved congress and suspended the constitution. In a March interview with Canal N, she carefully addressed this.
"It was a unique and exceptional moment, because we were seized by terrorism and hyperinflation. That is why my father decided to close down congress. But I would never do that," she said.
She may have a hard time convincing people of that by the advisers she has chosen.
"I think she would bring back a lot of people who served with her father," Shifter said.
One of the biggest questions, of course, is what Keiki Fujimori would do about her father. In a 2008 interview, she said she wouldn't hesitate to grant her father amnesty because she believes that he is innocent. She has since backed away from those remarks.
"Her support for her father's government is unabashed. She has no shame about it. I think she would pardon her father," Shifter said.
Still, amnesty may not be necessary. A habeas corpus petition on behalf of Alberto Fujimori has been filed on procedural grounds, alleging that his due process was violated. The Chino may ride on top once again.
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Sadat's unrepentant killer aims for political future

Aboud el Zomor released in March for his role in killing President Anwar Sadat
He is unapologetic about the killing but says Mubarak's subsequent rule was worse
He was released after nearly 30 years in jail in the aftermath of Egypt's revolution
Zomor now plans to form his own political party to compete in elections
Zomor, Egypt (CNN) -- Aboud el Zomor watched the revolution in Tahrir Square with envy from his jail cell on a smuggled television.
Thirty years ago, he and a group of conspirators plotted an Islamic Revolution to overthrow the Egyptian government.
On October 6 1981, four of his associates succeeded in assassinating Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in a hail of gunfire during a military parade in Cairo. Zomor, an Egyptian intelligence officer gone rogue, was convicted for his role in the murder.
Three decades later, in his first interview with a U.S. television news organization since his recent release from prison, Zomor was unapologetic about killing Sadat.
But he announced he had renounced violent jihad and wanted to take advantage of the new atmosphere of freedom in Egypt to form a political party to compete in upcoming elections.
Sadat's assassination took place in Cairo during a military parade celebrating the anniversary of Egypt's 1973 war with Israel. In 1979, Sadat signed a peace treaty with Israel that won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the fury of many Arabs who accused him of betraying their cause.
On the day of the assassination, Sadat watched from a pavilion, dressed in a blue military uniform. He was seated next to his vice president, Hosni Mubarak, as well as senior military commanders, government officials and foreign diplomats.
Sadat was more merciful. Sadat's time was much better than Mubarak's time
--Zomor's verdict on Egypt's past leaders
As the crowd looked up when fighter planes roared overhead, flying in formation trailing clouds of colored smoke, the assassins struck.
Four soldiers emerged from a passing truck, hurling grenades and advancing towards the pavilion, firing automatic weapons. Dozens of people were wounded and killed. Bullets riddled the body of the Egyptian president.
Within hours the man who led Egypt to war and later peace with Israel was pronounced dead.
"Our role was related to assisting but not decision-making," Zomor recalled, in his interview with CNN. "All that we did, our role, is that we had ammunition that we sent to [the assassins]."
Zomor insisted the main plotter of the attack was an army officer named Khaled El Islambouly. Islambouly, the lead gunmen, was captured and executed.
"The idea was just to change and provide an alternative leader who could save Egypt from a crisis of the political dead-end we lived in then," Zomor explained. "I intended complete change, not just the murder of Sadat."
Before the attack, Zomor had been an officer in Egyptian intelligence. But he went rogue over objections to Sadat's peace treaty with Israel.
Zomor said a fatwa, or religious edict by a radical Islamist cleric, helped justify killing Sadat.
"Indeed, Sadat made some mistakes which gave a group of scholars a chance to take a decision with this fatwa," Zomor said, dressed in a robe and wearing the long bushy beard that identifies him with the fundamentalist Salafist branch of Islam.
"That old picture is now not present anymore because there is a lot of freedom and everyone can now get their rights in society."
Zomor's release from prison last month was made possible by the pro-democracy street protests that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak on February 11.
During nearly 30 years as president, Mubarak cracked down brutally on Islamist groups. Years after completing his prison sentence, Zomor remained in jail.
Surprisingly, some of Anwar Sadat's surviving relatives were among those who publicly lobbied for Zomor's release.
The slain president's nephew, Talat Sadat, argued Zomor should be released as a matter of principle, to prove Egypt followed the rule of law.
"He spent his time in prison. It's ok, he must go," Sadat said in a recent interview with CNN.
But Sadat, who is a lawyer and former member of parliament, said he was appalled at the hero's welcome Zomor and his cousin Tarek received when they emerged from prison.
Cheering crowds of thousands hoisted Zomor on their shoulders. In his family's hometown near Cairo, which is also called Zomor, a banner still hangs across the main street, congratulating the released convict and calling him "General."
"Of course he's a hero," said a Zomor resident named Mohamed Ali Ethman. "He fought against oppression and took action." "He was against Sadat and Sadat signing the Camp David agreement [with Israel]," said Ahmed Zomor, a distant cousin. "He was against Sadat going to Israel. So he's a hero."
"He thinks that he's a hero? A hero for what?" bellowed Talat Sadat, in response. "For killing Sadat?! This is not a hero!"
Today, the pavilion where Sadat was gunned down still stands in Cairo. It is located directly across a busy highway from Egypt's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Sadat's final resting place.
Sadat's assassin and his surviving relatives seem to agree on one thing -- their hatred of Mubarak.
In 2006, Talat Sadat spent nine months in prison after he appeared on Egyptian television and accused Mubarak and other senior military commanders of being part of a much larger conspiracy to kill his uncle.
And last month, one of Anwar Sadat's daughters, Roaya, filed a case in court accusing Mubarak of complicity in the plot to kill his predecessor.
Talat Sadat is calling for an international tribunal to re-examine his uncle's murder. He would like it modeled on the one that is now investigating the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik el Hariri.
Talat Sadat, an aspiring politician often digresses into much broader conspiracy theories. He argues, for example, that the CIA and Israel played leading roles in organizing the attack.
After nearly 30 years in prison, Aboud el Zomor is now a free man. He was released along with more than 100 other imprisoned Islamists, including the brother of al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al Zawahiri, who has since been re-arrested.
The closest Zomor comes to apologizing for his role in the Sadat assassination, was his concession that it unwittingly led to the much harsher Mubarak era.
"Sadat was more merciful," Zomor said. "Sadat's time was much better than Mubarak's time."
Zomor also marveled at how Egypt's "January 25" revolution succeeded peacefully where his own violent revolt had failed.
"There was no mechanism to pressure the ruler [in 1981] like there was during the January 25th revolution," Zomor said.
"In that time, if there were peaceful protests the regime was able to crush them and destroy them because there was no huge presence of media like Al Jazeera and CNN to report on human rights."
Now, Zomor insisted he has abandoned violent jihad in favor of the principles of democracy.
The former leader of the group Islamic Jihad, said he plans to form a political party and compete in Egypt's next parliamentary elections.
"The January 25th revolution opened up for us new possibilities for change," Zomor concluded.
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Coachella preview: Bands plan multimedia installations

Coachella's attendees will experience audiovisual installations created by bands including Interpol and Arcade Fire.Arcade Fire, Animal Collective and Interpol will have an array of audiovisual installations It's all part of Coachella's new partnership with the Creators ProjectLondon's United Visual Artists are building into a three-dimensional lighting sculpture
(RollingStone.com) -- Fans wandering through the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this weekend will encounter an ambitious array of audiovisual installations created by bands including Arcade Fire, Animal Collective and Interpol.
It's all part of Coachella's new partnership with the Creators Project, a program set up by Intel and Vice to connect artists with cutting-edge technology.
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The resulting collaborations will be visible all around the Coachella grounds -- right up to the main stage itself, which London's United Visual Artists are building into a three-dimensional lighting sculpture that will move and unfold over the course of the festival.
During Animal Collective's Saturday night set, this will be supplemented by a "psychedelic jumbletron," otherwise known as a live collage of footage from the performance (created with help from Animal Collective's avant-garde pals Black Dice).
Elsewhere on the site, attendees can drop by "Untitled (A physical manifestation of 'Ladies and Gentlemen we are Floating In Space')" -- a cathedral-inspired structure filled with deconstructed portions of Spiritualized's 1997 signature song produced in collaboration with director Jonathan Glazer -- or visit the dance-oriented Sahara Tent for a dazzling light show designed by Brazilian artist Muti Randolph.
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Details on two further surprises Creators Project has planned for the Coachella main stage remain strictly under wraps for now: Arcade Fire reunited with director Chris Milk, who helmed their interactive video "The Wilderness Downtown" last year, for a mysterious collaboration called "Summer into Dust," and Interpol is planning a top-secret work titled "Under Surveillance."
Adds Deborah Conrad, Intel's vice president and chief marketing officer, "There's an X factor when you have art and technology coming together. This is new territory for all of us -- that's what makes it incredibly fun."
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Inside Interpol

Quest Means Business airs Monday to Friday, 1900 London, 2000 CET, 0300 HK and is hosted by Richard Quest.
Q&A: A Q&A each Thursday with Quest and Ali. You send the questions – they give the answers. Nothing’s off limits.
Jargon buster gives clear and concise definititions of baffling terms often used in business.
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Monday's Connector: Footballer Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi is one of the most talented and talked about footballers of this generation.
The 23-year-old Argentinian played his first league match for FC Barcelona in 2005, when he became the youngest player ever to score a league goal for the team.
Messi has since gone on to break multiple records and win numerous awards.
He won FIFA’s World Player of the Year award in 2009 and the FIFA Ballon d’Or in 2010, and had a record-breaking 2009-2010 season, scoring 47 goals across all competitions.
The famous footballer is also well-known for his charity work. He started the Leo Messi Foundation in 2007, working to improve access to education and health care for children.
He will also soon join the likes of Orlando Bloom and Ricky Martin as one of UNICEF’s goodwill ambassadors.
Have you got anything you want to ask Lionel Messi?
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A new air traffic controller apparently falls asleep

Another sleeping air traffic controllerNEW: Air traffic controller suspended pending investigationThe latest incident occurred in Nevada, the FAA saidTransportation secretary says it's "absolutely unacceptable"The feds are adding a midnight-shift controller at 27 control towers
Washington (CNN) -- Another air traffic controller apparently fell asleep while on duty, a problem that is prompting the government to put an extra staffer on midnight shifts at more than two dozen control towers across the country.
The latest incident occurred Wednesday morning at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Nevada "when a controller fell asleep while a medical flight carrying an ill patient was trying to land," the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The flight originated in Mammoth Lakes, California, according to the FAA Pacific Division.
"The medical flight pilot was in communication with the Northern California Terminal Radar Approach Control and landed safely. The controller, who was out of communication for approximately 16 minutes, has been suspended while the FAA investigates," the FAA said in a statement.
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt expressed outrage, saying "we absolutely cannot and will not tolerate sleeping on the job. This type of unprofessional behavior does not meet our high safety standards."
"This is absolutely unacceptable," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
It would be the sixth incident this year involving a sleeping controller that the FAA has disclosed. One occurred at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, another at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee, and three incidents involving the same person occurred at Boeing Field/King County International Airport in Seattle.
The FAA said it also suspended two controllers in Lubbock, Texas, for an incident in the early hours of March 29 in which they failed to hand off control of a departing flight to the Fort Worth Air Traffic Control Center, and responded only after several attempts by the same center to hand them control of an arriving flight. The FAA statement did not indicate whether the Lubbock controllers were thought to have been asleep.
Babbitt and LaHood said the FAA will assign an extra air traffic controller on the midnight shift at 27 control towers staffed with only one controller during that time.
The FAA said Babbitt and National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Paul Rinaldi "are launching a nationwide 'Call to Action' on air traffic control safety and professionalism" and will visit air traffic facilities to underscore the need for safety and professionalism.
The move will include "an independent review of the FAA's air traffic control training curriculum and qualifications and the expansion of NATCA's Professional Standards committees."
The FAA is also reviewing staffing and scheduling.
Nevada's senior senator, Harry Reid, said it was "a miracle that everyone is OK. We're glad that they are."
"Last night's near-tragedy reminds us that state-of-the-art structures and the best technology work only as well as the people operating them," Reid said Wednesday on the Senate floor. "If those people fall asleep on the job, they risk the lives of the millions of Americans who fly into and out of our airports every day."
Krys Bart, president of Reno-Tahoe International Airport, said the pilot of the Sierra Life Flight plane -- a Piper Cheyenne twin turboprop -- tried to make contact with the Reno tower at about 2 a.m., but got no response and began to circle the airport. After repeated failed attempts to reach someone in the tower, the pilot evaluated the situation and decided to land.
In his remarks on Capitol Hill, Reid said the pilot "tried to call the tower not once or twice, but seven times. The controller slept through every one of those calls." A federal government source on Wednesday confirmed to CNN the figure of seven attempted calls to the tower.
Bart said it is her understanding that there was only one controller on duty at the time. She added that she is pleased with the FAA's response, and issued a statement to clarify that air traffic control staffing is entirely in the federal agency's domain:
"We have a brand-new, state-of-the-art air traffic control tower, three runways and two instrument landing systems in place to help guide pilots on landing, take-off and ground control," Bart's statement said. "But what the airport has no control over is the staffing levels and personnel in the control tower. ... this is an FAA issue, the Airport Authority does not control what happens in the air traffic control tower."
However, Republican Rep. John L. Mica, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, said the move to increase tower staffing "misdirects our resources and focus away from congested air traffic control facilities."
"Only in the federal government would you double up on workers, averaging $161,000 per year in salary and benefits, that aren't doing their job," the Florida congressman said.
Mica and other committee leaders plan to meet with FAA officials behind closed doors to discuss what his office described as "a spate of near misses, runway incursions and incidents of sleeping on the job."
CNN's Mike M. Ahlers contributed to this report
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Abu Dhabi's artistic quest

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Several European passport holders suspects in Dubai killing

Relatives of a Hamas activist killed in Dubai believe Israel was responsible. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.

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Fire and blood on the streets of Athens

Protesters clash with riot police in Athens on Wednesday.
Athens, Greece - Angry protest turned to tragedy on Athens' streets today.
Demonstrators threw a petrol bomb into the Marfin Egnantia Bank in Central Athens. Three employees were killed in the blaze, two women and a man. The civil protection ministry just told us that one of the women was pregnant.
Outside crowds watched the firemen work, as riot police guarded the water-drenched remains of the building's ground floor. Protesters threw bottles at them. "Liars, torturers," they shouted.
"I don't believe anyone was killed," one demonstrator told me. "I'll believe it when I see it."
The Prime Minister George Papandreou issued a statement. "Protest is one thing, murder another," he said. He vowed to bring those responsible to justice. Outside the parliament building, graffiti sprayed on the ground read "George get out."
We spent the early part of the morning with Alexandra Lekka, a secondary school teacher who stands to lose 150 euros a month from the new austerity measures.
I just called her, to find out her reaction to the killings. "I cannot breathe. We are all frozen now," she said. "Everybody is very sad and very angry. I don't know what is going to happen."
I am often asked on air how this mess will resolve itself. It is a question the Greek people, the Greek government, EU leaders and the financial markets don't have an answer to. Now Greek society is not just angry but traumatized. It is a terrible combination.
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In Syria, a new government is formed

A former Cabinet minister is now the prime ministerThis comes as Syria grapples with discontentThe government says a soldier was killed in Banias
(CNN) -- Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad, has announced the formation of a new government, the Syrian Arab News Agency reported Thursday.
The prime minister is Adel Safar, a Baath Party member who was the agricultural minister in the previous Cabinet, which resigned last month.
The announcement was made as Syria is overwhelmed by anti-regime protests and clashes between demonstrators and security forces, conflict that has caused scores of deaths. The Syrian government claimed Thursday that one of its soldiers was shot dead in the city of Banias.
Syria has retained its foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, and defense minister, Ali Habib. But there are new heads in other positions, including the key ones of interior, finance, and media affairs, Syria TV said.
Opposition forces demanded the lifting of the country's emergency declaration and the end of one-party rule in Syria, among other things, as the winds of change in the Arab world whipped through Syria over the last month.
Al-Assad has made some moves intended to placate opposition activists, such as studying whether to end the 48-year-old state of emergency and providing citizenship for stateless people in the Kurdish region.
However, activists say the government has cracked down violently on peaceful protesters. That claim is disputed by the Syrian government, which blames armed groups for attacking security forces and citizenship.
CNN's Tracy Doueiry and Rima Maktabi contributed to this report
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BlackRock boss on global unrest

He arrived decades ago on Wall Street with long hair and turquoise jewelry. Today, he presides over the world's largest money manager, with assets of more than $3.5 trillion.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has emerged in recent years as a pre-eminent force in the post-recession financial world, but maintains a lower profile than many of his contemporaries. In addition to the funds it controls, the company recently helped the Irish government evaluate the strength of its banking system.
"We're involved in some enormous things that can change the course of countries," says Fink, when asked about what he still enjoys about the job after more than 20 years. "Our stress tests in Ireland that we are doing. Our auctions now for Maiden Lane II for the Federal Reserve. These are very important, visible things and we take it very seriously."
His reference to the so-called Maiden Lane fund is certainly topical: BlackRock is currently overseeing the auction of nearly $40 billion worth of sub-prime assets bought by the Fed from AIG as it teetered on the brink of bankruptcy. It puts the firm in the unusual position of having the world's most powerful central bank as a client. How does he keep track of the firm’s many tentacles?
"We are the largest shareholder of corporations worldwide. We have a 5% position in 2,500 companies worldwide. And I don't manage money myself so I can't tell you what we are doing with one specific stock... Did I have any idea we would be of this scale? Not at all. But it is exciting as the leader of this firm watching it grow."
We met Fink at BlackRock's global headquarters in midtown Manhattan. Housed in a non-descript tower, the offices are immaculately maintained and have the discreet aroma of a luxury business hotel. One floor was largely deserted and the trading floor seemed to have an excess of desks and Bloomberg terminals.
Still, it was a busy session, with events moving fast in the Middle East. For Fink, markets need to look past the conflict in Libya.
"The area I am most concerned about is Bahrain. Bahrain is a causeway. On the other side of that bridge are the oilfields of Saudi Arabia. That area of Eastern Saudi Arabia is also where all of the many Shiites are. So the problem you see in Bahrain, which is being funded by Iran, is the most important thing to watch.”
He planned to fly to Saudi Arabia the following week, to learn more about the situation on the ground and offer BlackRock's support to regional clients. During a time of such global instability, the role of a CEO must surely be more vital than ever. Before we left, we asked him what his best and worst management qualities are.
"Intense neuroses. That's positive and negative. I am what I am. You can see me on my sleeve,“ he says brandishing his wrist.  There is no evidence of turquoise jewelry, but the enthusiam remains undimmed.
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I'm a celebrity, rent my island!

Rent a private island for an exclusive getawayBruce Willis, David Copperfield and Keith Richards all rent out their private propertyPrivate resort planned for Tahitian island that was refuge for Marlon Brando
(CNN) -- Looking for your own piece of paradise? When it comes to exclusivity, it's hard to beat vacationing on a private island.
And if you've got the cash, there's almost limitless possibilities. But for the ultimate in seclusion and no-holds-barred indulgence, consider sailing to a hideaway owned by a celebrity.
From the private getaways of Richard Branson to Marlon Brando, the celebrity cachet of these four islands add a unique spin to the typical luxury holiday.
Necker Island
Could Richard Branson, British billionaire founder of the Virgin empire, have chosen a more suitably named location for his island home than the British Virgin Isles?
Sitting in turquoise waters surrounded by coral reefs, Necker has played host to everyone who's anyone: from pop divas Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson to internet tycoon Larry Page who reportedly had his wedding there.
Having slowly built it up from little more than a humble collection of bamboo huts, the island is today everything you'd expect from a billionaire's tropical playground.
The hub of Necker is the Great House -- a vast Balinese style lodge that features a master bedroom with panoramic views and a private outdoor Jacuzzi.
The island has multiple infinity pools, tennis courts and a gym, as well as 60 full-time staff, including a team of watersports instructors (whose help may be especially required when operating the "Necker Nymph" -- a sub-aquatic diving jet-ski).
The island could be yours, as well as up to 27 of your best friends, for just $54,500 a night -- including free meals, drinks and wireless internet.
Renting an island not just for the rich
Musha Cay
For a magical experience -- quite literally -- billionaire illusionist David Copperfield will rent out his private slice of the Bahamas for just $37,500 a day.
Coming in at a little over twice the size of Branson's Caribbean cove, Copperfield's Musha Cay only has half the servants, but don't let that put you off.
For a start, where else can you swim with the sharks and, five minutes later, be playing pool on conjurer legend Harry Houdini's original billiards table?
On his website, the minted magician boasts that a "private sun warms your face and private waves lap your feet." And when Copperfield says private, he means seriously private.
Musha Cay is shielded by 10 further islands, collectively known as "Copperfield Bay," bought specifically to enhance privacy. Meanwhile, the island's main lodging -- the 10,000-square-foot Highview -- has its own private beach and pier. The island even has its own private airstrip.
Outfitted with the inevitable array of mod-cons -- a beachfront air-conditioned gymnasium, business center, free-form freshwater swimming pool on the ocean and night-lighted tennis courts -- Musha sleeps up to 24 guests across 12 bedrooms with, of course, 22 golf carts to ferry them about.
Parrot Cay
Want to take a nap in Bruce Willis's bed? Sniff Keith Richard's cutlery? Then head to the private island of Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos.
Admittedly, there's a chance you may have to share the island with, gasp, some strangers -- as it's not possible to rent the entire island. However, a host of celebrities own homes here, and they're all up for rent if you've got the cash.
One night on Parrot Cay will cost you anywhere from $545 for a modest-sized room (not owned by a notable celebrity), to $25,000 for a night in U.S. fashion mogul Donna Karan's beachfront property, "The Sanctuary."
Easily trumping both Musha and Necker at 1,000 square acres, Parrot Cay (formerly named Pirate Cay, before the owners thought better of it) is only accessible by boat, so yacht owners are preferred.
Tetiaroa
Tucked away among a group of islands in French Polynesia, slap bang in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, is a private atoll that was once the island kingdom of one of the 20th century's most celebrated and enigmatic film stars: Marlon Brando.
Tetiaroa consists of 13 white sand islets encircled by a coral reef which, from above, appears to shimmer like a turquoise amulet.
Brando discovered the island while scouting film locations for "Mutiny on the Bounty" in 1960 and bought it six years later. It soon became a refuge from the fame he increasingly eschewed.
With his Tahitian wife Tarita, Brando built a hotel on the island in 1973 -- which was operational until his death in 2004. Today Tetiaroa's sole inhabitant is 48-year-old Simon Teihotu Brando, the great actor's son, who now works as the island's caretaker.
While little remains of Brando's legacy -- the original airstrip and hotel have fallen into disrepair -- plans are underfoot for a private eco-luxury resort named, you guessed it, "The Brando."
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NBA: Bryant fined for anti-gay remark

"The words expressed do not reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities," Kobe Bryant said Wednesday.NEW: In pregame phone call, Bryant apologizes to Human Rights Campaign presidentBryant used an expletive and an anti-gay slur about a refereeThe NBA says, "Such a distasteful term should never be tolerated"
(CNN) -- The National Basketball Association fined Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers $100,000 on Wednesday for "offensive and inexcusable" comments he made during Tuesday night's game, the league said in a statement.
Bryant used an expletive and an anti-gay slur directed at a referee after receiving a technical foul in a game against the San Antonio Spurs.
In a pregame phone call Wednesday night to Joe Solomonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign, Bryant apologized for using the slur, the commission said in a statement.
"We had a very sincere conversation in which he expressed his heartfelt regret for the hurt that his words caused," Solomonese said. "He told me that it's never OK to degrade or tease, and that he understands how his words could unfortunately give the wrong impression that this is appropriate conduct. At the end of a difficult day, I applaud Kobe for coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions."
Earlier, Bryant issued a statement saying his remarks should not be taken literally. "My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game, period," he said. "The words expressed do not reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and were not meant to offend anyone."
But, said NBA Commissioner David Stern in a statement, "Kobe Bryant's comment during last night's game was offensive and inexcusable. While I'm fully aware that basketball is an emotional game, such a distasteful term should never be tolerated. Accordingly, I have fined Kobe $100,000. Kobe and everyone associated with the NBA know that insensitive or derogatory comments are not acceptable and have no place in our game or society."
The Human Rights Campaign said earlier it supported the fine.
"We applaud Commissioner Stern and the NBA for not only fining Bryant but for recognizing that slurs and derogatory comments have no place on the basketball court or in society at large," Solomonese said. "We hope such swift and decisive action will send a strong and universal message that this kind of hateful outburst is simply inexcusable no matter what the context."
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation also issued a statement supporting the decision.
"The NBA has sent a clear message to sports fans everywhere that anti-gay slurs have no place in the game," said Jarrett Barrios, president of the organization. "... This decision will serve as an important precedent that will help ensure a safer, more inclusive environment for fans and players everywhere, and we look forward to continuing our dialogue with the NBA."
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'Spring' blooms amid China's air travel boom

File photo of the 2005 maiden voyage of Spring Airlines in Shanghai.Wang Zhenghua launched Spring Airlines in 2005 with a secondhand Airbus 320 jetDomestic travel in China was 267 million in 2010, compared to 3.4 million in 1980The Chinese airline sector still dominated by the "Big Three" state-controlled carriersWang grabbed global headlines in 2009 for proposing a standing-room only aircraft
Shanghai, China (CNN) -- As jetliners roared overhead, Wang Zhenghua led a group of employees in a round of morning tai chi in front of their office next to Shanghai's old airport.
The 67-year-old airline executive has practiced the ancient Chinese martial art for almost four decades. For this master, however, tai chi also serves as a modern-day business philosophy.
"All the tai chi moves look very gentle, but they contain a lot of inner strength -- I do the same running an airline," said Wang, founder and chairman of Spring Airlines, China's first and only low-cost carrier.
"I keep smiling even when I am frustrated by market or regulatory conditions. But inside, my determination to succeed has never wavered."
The government employee-turned-maverick businessman faced long odds when he launched Spring in the summer of 2005 with a secondhand Airbus 320 jet.
The timing was certainly right. Official statistics show the number of air passengers grew from a meager 3.4 million in 1980 to 120 million in 2004. It was a record 267 million last year, trailing only the United States.
The Chinese airline sector, however, was -- and remains -- dominated by the so-called "Big Three" state-controlled carriers. The government has the final say in almost every aspect of the industry -- from aircraft purchase and fuel price to market access and air fares.
Domestic travelers appeared hard to please, with frequent local news accounts on enraged passengers verbally or physically abusing airline personnel for perceived bad service.
But Wang had a catchy slogan -- "let the masses fly" -- and unbeatable prices. Promotional fares started so low -- at 15 U.S. cents -- that some local officials threatened to fine the carrier for "disrupting market order."
Less than six years after its maiden flight, Wang's airline has become an unlikely triumph story. With strict luggage allowance, cramped seating and no free onboard service, Spring's flights on average take off with 95 percent of the seats taken, attracting first-time fliers and road warriors alike.
"Our load factor is No. 1 in the world," Wang said proudly, adding his planes already cram in 30 percent more seats in an all economy-class configuration compared to most other airlines.
Trying to squeeze in even more passengers amid booming business, Wang grabbed global headlines in 2009 for proposing a standing-room only aircraft.
Spring's fleet has now expanded to 22 Airbus 320 aircraft. It carried 5.6 million passengers last year to 14 destinations, including bargain routes to Hong Kong and Japan.
The young carrier has boasted stellar financial performance from the first year on, even during the global economic downturn. Last year's profit topped $100 million.
"Spring shows the low-cost carrier model can be done in a heavily regulated market," said Derek Sadubin, a China specialist with Sydney-based Center for Asia Pacific Aviation. "The potential is huge for the LCC market, which is still in its infancy."
Spring stays true to its mantra by making pilots fly longer hours and turning flight attendants to onboard salespeople and cabin cleaners. But Wang says he pays top dollar to attract staff, luring experienced captains from as far away as Canada and the United States with annual salaries more than $200,000.
Sharing a small office with other executives in a nondescript building, Wang has no mobile phone or secretary. He does have a role model: Herb Kelleher, co-founder of U.S.-based Southwest Airlines, the world's pioneering budget carrier.
"Our goal is to become the next Southwest," Wang said. "We want to have 400 or 500 planes just like they do. It's really up to us to see to make it happen."
It's also up to the government to approve Spring's ambitious plans for expansion -- not always easy in an environment tilted in favor of its state-controlled rivals.
Spring is still shunned from the country's most lucrative route between Shanghai, the airline's base, and Beijing. But Wang says he keeps an open mind.
"I often tell my employees to be grateful," Wang said. "The government has already allowed us into this once-monopolized industry. If they reject an application, we just move on -- and focus on the routes they have approved by flying them well."
That sounds like another business lesson he has learned from years of practicing tai chi: You must bend to stay standing.
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Can Tiger don green and regain No.1 spot ?

Tiger Woods was in relaxed mood at a press conference ahead of this week's Masters.
Tiger Woods may have dropped to seventh in the latest world rankings, but should he secure a priceless victory here in Augusta on Sunday evening, his return to the top will be secured.
In fairness, should any of the players ranked between two and seven - bar Paul Casey at six - don the green jacket this week then they all have a chance of reaching the summit after the conclusion of the year’s first major.

Woods can NOT be discounted, swing-change or no swing change. His private life may finally be achieving the kind of balance that it needs, he told me in February, but what is undeniable is his sensational record here at Augusta National.
Woods may not have won the Masters since 2005 but consider this, in the intervening period he has finished tied third, tied second, second, tied sixth and even last year, when he was “unprepared”, he finished tied for fourth.
With all the furore surrounding his return 12 months ago, to get into the mix on the final day in the way that he did was all the more compelling.
He is the greatest player of the modern era and is clearly going through a lot of changes with his swing, but admitted yesterday that he feels “almost ready to tee it up on Thursday."
With Woods slipping off his pedestal, the battle for the No.1 spot in the world rankings has never been so open and gives added spice to proceedings this week.
England’s Lee Westwood assumed the top spot late last year and held onto it through the off-season, until Martin Kaymer assumed the mantle of top dog at the World Matchplay Championship in Arizona six weeks ago.
The German maintains that the world rankings are never a concern for those who play well: “The only ones who worry about them are those who begin to lose their form and play poorly," he told CNN recently.
Although surprised to be in this lofty position for one so young, he clearly enjoys his new-found stature, and is realistic about his record here at Augusta National.
He knows that it is of huge importance that he makes the cut, which he has failed to do in three previous attempts and would dearly like to record a top ten finish.
It’s interesting to note that since the inception of the world rankings 25 years ago, the player in the top spot going into Masters week, has only emerged victorious five times and three of those wins were by Tiger Woods, the other two going to Wales’ Ian Woosnam and the people’s champion of old and still a crowd favorite here, Freddie Couples.
But for the first time since 1997, when he sensationally claimed his first major title at Augusta, Tiger Woods goes into a Masters without possession of the No.1 ranking.
Actions speak louder than words, however, and Woods knows better than any golfer, that the best way to silence any critics or doubters about his form will be with his clubs. It’ll be fascinating to watch.
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Politics rules storage of nuclear waste

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Quiz championship rower James Cracknell

James Cracknell is a championship rower that has won two Olympic gold medals and climbed to the top of his sport.
Today, Cracknell is out with a 'trilogy' of programs that shows him performing and taking part in some of the world's toughest challenges.
In the first programme called "The Toughest Race on Earth", Cracknell runs the infamous marathon des Sables which is a six-day, 151 mile endurance race across the Sahara Desert.
The second programme starts with an attempt to cross the U.S. using only four sporting disciplines - cycling, running, rowing and swimming. He had to make his way from Los Angeles to New York in just 18 days. Unfortunately, just five days into the journey, Cracknell was struck with a near-fatal head injury.
Even though he almost lost his life, he continued on with the third programme which saw him take on the Yukon Arctic Ultra - cycling 430 miles across the frozen wilderness.
Here's your chance to have your questions answered by this courageous man.
Please leave your questions below and be sure to include where you're writing from.
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A clip from German phenomenon 'The Wave'

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McIlroy extends his Augusta advantage

Rory McIlroy will start Sunday's final round at Augusta with a four-stroke lead
Tiger Woods drops out of contention with a third round two-over par 74
2009 champion Angel Cabrera back in contention after five-under 67
Australia's Jason Day and South Korea's K.J. Choi join Cabrera and Schwartzel in second
(CNN) -- Rory McIlroy will take a four-stroke lead heading into the final round of the Masters at Augusta National after posting a two-under par round of 70 on Saturday.
The Northern Irishman put together a strong finish on Augusta's notoriously tricky back nine registering birdies at the 13th, 15th and 17th holes which allowed him to open up a four-stroke cushion over his nearest rivals.
"I stayed really patient out there today. I was really happy with the way I stuck to my game plan and it paid off in the end," McIlroy said.
His playing partner, Australian's Jason Day finished the day where he started, on eight-under par and is now joined by K.J. Choi who finished the third round with a one-under par 71.
I stayed really patient out there today. I was really happy with the way I stuck to my game plan and it paid off in the end
--Rory McIlroy
South Africa's Charl Schwartzel and 2009 champion Angel Cabrera also find themselves in a tie for second place after posting rounds of 68 and 67 respectively.
But it was a disappointing day for Tiger Woods after a stunning second round 66.
The rollercoaster life of 'Mr Masters'
Woods was errant off the tee on occasions but unlike Friday failed to sink any putts, eventually finishing with a two-over par 74, seven shots adrift of McIlroy.
"I hit the ball well all day, that wasn't the problem. I just made nothing," Woods said after his round, while not completely giving up hope on claiming his fifth Green Jacket on Sunday.
"I'm gonna have to put in a good front nine and see what happens," he said.
Woods is currently tied for ninth with five others including Bubba Watson -- whose shot a five-under par 67 on Saturday -- and England's Ross Fisher who had a second consecutive round of 71.
England's Luke Donald and Australia's Adam Scott are currently tied for sixth place on seven-under par.
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Manchester United seal semifinal place

Manchester United goalscorers Javier Hernandez, left, and Park Ji-Sung celebrate with Wayne Rooney, right.Manchester United win all-English semifinal 3-1 on aggregate after home victoryJavier Hernandez and Park Ji-Sung score either side of Didier Drogba's equalizerVeteran Ryan Giggs sets up both United goals to add to his first-leg assistChelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti faces the sack as last chance of silverware ends
(CNN) -- Manchester United ended 10-man Chelsea's hopes of winning a trophy this season with a 2-1 home victory that put Alex Ferguson's side into the semifinals of the Champions League for the fourth time in five seasons.
A goal in each half from Javier Hernandez and Park Ji-Sung ensured a 3-1 aggregate win for the English Premier League leaders, who beat Chelsea in the 2008 final on penalties in Moscow.
United will next face either defending European champions Inter Milan or Schalke, who hold a 5-2 lead ahead of Wednesday's second leg in Germany.
The future of Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti is now in considerable doubt after a disappointing season which has seen the London side's domestic title reign realistically over with seven games to play.
Ancelotti in troubled waters at the Bridge
A lot of people thought Drogba would play. I thought having signed Torres for the money they did they had to play him
--United boss Alex Ferguson
The Italian raised eyebrows when he chose to start misfiring $80 million signing Fernando Torres up front with Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda flanking him, leaving former spearhead Didier Drogba on the bench.
The Ivory Coast striker made an immediate impact after replacing Torres at halftime, and got Chelsea back into the match soon after Ramires' 70th-minute sending-off -- only for poor defending to allow United to regain a two-goal overall lead straight away.
"A lot of people thought Drogba would play," Ferguson told reporters. "I thought having signed Torres for the money they did they had to play him. I wasn't 100% sure but I couldn't see how they could leave Torres out."
Ancelotti admitted he might have made a mistake in starting the Spain striker, who has not scored since leaving Liverpool at the end of January.
"Maybe. Could be. I told you a lot of times this season I wanted to start with Fernando for this kind of game, these type of tactics," the former AC Milan coach said.
"Didier played well in the second half. I wanted to put more pressure up front because we needed to score. Didier was fresh and he could use his power up front. This was the reason I took out Fernando."
The home side, having survived some early scares, thought they had scored in the 27th minute when Hernandez stole in at the near post to head home Wayne Rooney's cross, but the Mexico international strayed marginally offside.
The breakthrough came two minutes before halftime as veteran Ryan Giggs combined well with John O'Shea to burst into the right side of the penalty area and slide a pinpoint low cross with his favored left foot to an unmarked Hernandez at the far post.
Messi record as Barcelona go through
Ancelotti replaced Anelka, the club's top scorer in Europe this season, with Salomon Kalou after an hour but United could have gone further ahead as goalkeeper Petr Cech did well to keep out a low shot from Nani and then Giggs aimed a weak header after more good work by Rooney.
Ramires, who was denied a penalty in injury-time in the first leg at Stamford Bridge last week, received his second yellow card after a tackle from behind on Nani.
The first, also for a foul on the Portugal midfielder in the opening half, had already meant the Brazil midfielder would have been suspended for the first leg of the semifinal if Chelsea had progressed.
With Nani replaced by Antonio Valencia in the 75th minute, Chelsea took advantage to level on the night as Michael Essien picked out Drogba with a lofted through pass and the 33-year-old chested the ball down and fired a low shot past Edwin van der Sar.
Rooney gives Manchester United the edge
But Chelsea's excitement lasted less than 30 seconds as United surged forward, with Rooney and Giggs combining to set up hard-working South Korean midfielder Park -- who slotted in a low left-foot shot.
It was the 37-year-old Giggs' third assist of the quarterfinal, having also set up Rooney's first-leg winner.
The win kept United, the European runners-up in 2009, on course for a treble this season ahead of Saturday's FA Cup semifinal against local rivals Manchester City.
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iReporters capture life unique to India

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Kathmandu protest a peaceful affair

Kathmandu, Nepal - I am standing in the middle of a mass of red flags held up by an ocean of people in the capitol of Nepal, Kathmandu.
An estimated 100,000 protesters amassed in Kathmandu, among them villagers who wanted to see the capital for the first time. CNN/Sumnima Udas
Printed in white on the flags is the sickle, the sign of the United Communist Party of Nepal Maoists. Some of the protestors are chanting as loud as they can, but as I look around many simply have a look of wonder on their faces. It seems a bit odd considering the massive rally was planned by the Maoist party and attended by its supporters.
"Why are you here?" I asked a woman happily squatting and chatting with her lady friends by the side of the road.
"I don't know. Uh, we just came for the program," she said.
It turns out some of the 100,000 estimated protesters had just come to the city because they had never seen the city before. They live in villages hours or even days away, and for some the trip was free, courtesy of their favorite political party.
It was the village folks’ chance to see something interesting and, oh yeah, support their political party. They were mixed in with dire hardline Maoists. Some of the marchers were former rebels; others simple citizens angry with the government in power because they say everyday citizens haven't benefited from it.
The whole scene is eye-catching. Hard-core supporters with strong views chant, while others smile, sing, play music and dance as if at a street party. It is not the scene of violence many feared.
The Maoists and Nepal's government forces have a bloody history. But today the Maoist leader clearly said he was showing everyone the Maoists are capable of a peaceful protest and solution. Bottom line: the party is demanding the government move over and let the Maoists lead the coalition government. After all, they say, they won the majority vote in the landmark 2008 elections.
Nepal is going through the growing pains of moving from a monarchy to a democracy, and simply put, that is hard to do. It is taking much longer than planned. Yet the head of the U.N. mission in Nepal said in many ways the country has managed a great deal since deposing the king. An election was held, parties accepted the results, and the two groups of armed forces - the Army and the former Maoist rebels - are not at each others’ throats, even though they have been enemies for a decade.
It is interesting to watch a fledgling democracy try and find its feet, but the longer the government is unstable, I fear the more the people will suffer. Despite its worldwide reputation for a great place for tourists to visit, Nepal's people still live in one of the poorest countries in the world.
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Explain it to me: 'Birthers'

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Iran helping Syria quell protests, U.S. says

Women staged a sit-in in northeastern Syria Wednesday to demand the release of protesters, a rights activist said.State Department official: "There is credible information that Iran is assisting Syria"Crowd-suppression and blocking communication are included, the official saysThe accusation is "totally baseless and unfounded," an Iranian official says
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. State Department accuses Iran of helping the Syrian government's efforts to suppress protests that have taken place there in recent weeks.
"We believe that there is credible information that Iran is assisting Syria" in quelling the protesters, department spokesman Mark Toner said Thursday.
U.S. officials said the Iranian assistance includes gear used to suppress crowds, as well as equipment and technical advice for monitoring and blocking e-mail, cell phones, text messaging, and internet postings by and among activists.
Syria's Foreign Ministry told the nation's official news agency, SANA, that the claim is "absolutely untrue."
An official at Iran's mission to the United Nations said Iran "categorically rejects" the accusation as "totally baseless and unfounded."
He added, "This and similar allegations are in line with the mainstream anti-Iranian propaganda masterminded and propagated by known circles in the United States to tarnish the image of Iran and Syria."
But Toner said of the Iranians, "They continue to play a meddling role in the region."
American officials said Iran's government is also sharing with Syria the best practices it developed during Tehran's crackdown on the "green movement" protesters in 2009.
One security tactic Iran has developed, according to former Pentagon intelligence analyst Michael Rubin, is arresting protesters days later, rather than in the middle of heated street protests.
"What Iran does is, they take photos" of anti-government protesters, Rubin said. "Then they come, over the next two or three weeks, and they will round up people in the middle of the night, where you won't create a spark, where you won't create a backlash.
"That may be what they're trying to teach Syria right now."
The U.S. allegation was first reported in the Wall Street Journal.
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BP 'rolled dice and lost': Victim's father

Company executives get emotional testimony and a grilling at the annual shareholder meeting, nearly one year after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. By Steve Hargreaves, senior writer April 14, 2011: 3:12 PM ET
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- BP chief executive Bob Dudley on Thursday read aloud the names of the 11 men killed aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig last year -- a response to stinging criticism at its annual shareholder meeting that the company was putting profits over safety.
Just prior to Dudley's recital, Antonia Juhasz, an activist shareholder from the Gulf Coast, read a letter written by the father of one of the men killed. She read the letter with the vocal support of many in the audience, and despite an attempt by BP (BP) chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg to cut her off.
"This was no act of God -- BP, Halliburton (HAL, Fortune 500) and Transocean (RIG) could have prevented this," Juhasz said, reading a letter from Keith Jones, the father of Gordon Jones, an engineer on the doomed rig. "But it would have taken more time, more money, and you were too greedy to wait. You rolled the dice with my son's life, and you lost."
Juhasz said in an interview after the meeting that the younger Jones left behind a pregnant wife and a two-year-old son.
Dudley immediately took issue with the woman's statement -- not so much the father's letter but her claim that BP was reckless in its actions and that Gulf remains heavily damaged from the spill.
"Many of your statements sound like they were prepared by a plaintiff's attorney," said Dudley, a comment that was also met with applause from the audience. Audience support for both Dudley and the woman underscored the difficulty BP has had in repairing the damage from the worst oil spill in U.S. history and getting on with the business of finding and producing more oil.
Like the women who read the letter, many shareholders wanted to know what BP is doing to ensure another disaster doesn't happen again.
Dudley outlined several steps the company has taken to revamp its management structure and build safety into everyday operations.
Those steps include tying employees' performance and review evaluations to how effectively they understand and implement safety standards and procedures, enhancing the company's own internal requirements for well safety devices and equipment, and ensuring the proper containment equipment is in place before drilling a well.
"We are working hard to earn back trust," said Dudley. "Through our actions, not just our words."
That was not enough for some.
"Too little information is being provided on how risk is being managed by the board," said Julie Tanner, assistant director of socially responsible investing at Christian Brothers Investment Services. "Given the impact last year's tragedy had on stock price, we want to make sure future events are prevented."
The meeting was interrupted a few times by what appeared to be protests from the audience -- not an uncommon event at shareholder meetings for firms involved in extracting raw materials such as oil.
Dudley noted that one year after the spill, 99% of the Gulf is open for fishing. He also said government testing has consistently found Gulf seafood safe to eat, and that hotel occupancy rates are near historic norms.
Not a lot of oil remains visible in Gulf waters or on its shores. But environmentalists caution that it will take years to understand the true extent of the damage, and say the results of many government studies are being kept under wraps ahead of a legal showdown with BP.
"Some may seize on this as a sign the spill did not have a major impact on the Gulf's marine ecosystem," Frances Beinecke, president of the natural Resources Defense Council, wrote in a recent blog post. "But that would be a dangerous, and false, assumption. A shortage of studies must not be interpreted as an absence of harm."
The economic damage has also been difficult to assess.
Other issues that came up at the shareholder meeting included BP's operations in Canada's oil sands, which some criticized for being environmentally damaging, and the company's plans to partner with Russian oil giant Rosneft.
BP has been seeking to strike a deal with Rosneft to explore potentially lucrative areas in the Arctic, but has run into trouble getting the deal past Russian stakeholders.
BP's stock has recovered considerably since the huge hit it took following last year's disaster, which spewed millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf.
BP shares lost over half their value in the weeks following the spill, going from over $60 a share to under $30 in two weeks. The drop even prompted talk that the world's fourth-largest company could become a takeover target.
They now trade around $45 a share, up more than 50% from lows last May. 
First Published: April 14, 2011: 10:04 AM ET
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Ratan Tata's highs and lows in business

CNN International's business anchors and correspondents get to grips with the issues affecting world business, and they want your questions and feedback.
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Valve Reveals Steam Features in PlayStation 3 Version of Portal 2

Portal 2 is the first game to support Steam on a console, and Valve is working hard to make a good first impression. As such, the studio is packing as many of its features as possible into the PS3 version of the game.

-- Cross-platform matchmaking, gameplay, friends, chat and achievements

-- Co-op and single-player Steam Cloud game saves, enabling players to pick up where they left off on any PS3

-- Access to both PSN and Steam friends, with displays indicating friends' in-game or online status, and quick options for text chats, player profiles, friend requests, and game invites

Portal 2 is a PS3, Xbox 360, Windows PC, and Mac OS title. The game is set for launch on April 19.

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Twisted Metal Behind the Masks Trailer

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Arab Women: A Tale Of Two Destinies

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Borger: budget good will 'vanished'

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Government takeover of companies in Zimbabwe to proceed, Mugabe says

From Columbus S. Mavhunga, For CNN File photo of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe at the official opening of his Zanu PF party's 11th annual national people's conference on December 17.Zimbabwe President Mugabe says the takeover of foreign-owned companies will go onUnder "indigenization," black locals must be given at least 51 percent share of companiesHe condemns other nation's acceptance of gays, saying "That's not our culture."

(CNN) -- President Robert Mugabe said Thursday that Zimbabwe will go ahead with the takeover of foreign-owned companies, a scheme that has rattled investors, and warned Western countries to stop interfering in his country's affairs.

"We proceed with our indigenization and empowerment policy, and programs must be worked out to ensure that our resources are managed by us, they are controlled and exploited by us, and that they benefit the majority of our people," Mugabe said in an hourlong speech at the burial of the deputy director of the nation's intelligence organization.

For most of the time, Mugabe, 87, was speaking off the cuff in his vernacular Shona language without reading his prepared speech.

Zimbabwe's indigenization law, described as ruinous by Mugabe's partners in the country's fragile coalition, compels foreign firms to cede at least 51 percent of shareholding to black locals.

The former guerrilla leader said the process will go forward, starting with mines.

The policy has been opposed by his coalition partner and political foe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of the Movement for Democratic Change.

The two-year-old coalition government of the resource-rich state published regulations in March giving mining companies 45 days to set out their plans for transferring ownership stakes to "indigenous" Zimbabweans.

"If our economy is controlled by outsiders, similarly the politics will be controlled by outsiders," added Mugabe, who has been at loggerheads with the West after it imposed targeted sanctions on him and senior officials of his Zanu PF party in 2002, following reports of human rights abuses and rigged elections.

"We don't worry ourselves about the goings-on in Europe, about the unnatural things happening there, where they turn man-to-man and woman-to-woman," Mugabe said. "We say, well, it's their country. If they want to call their country British Gaydom, it's up to them. That's not our culture. We condemn that filth. We get alarmed when these countries have the audacity to schedule us as an item to discuss in their parliament."

He urged his supporters to "unite in opposing and condemning the sanctions" that he blames for the country's economic freefall.

"We must demonstrate that we are ready to defend our country and sacrifice our lives. The enemy will try by all means to destroy us, but if we are united, we are strong," he said.

Without mentioning his political rival, Tsvangirai, by name, Mugabe said "some of us" have been asking the West to keep the targeted sanctions in place.

Mugabe's appearance Thursday was keenly watched by observers after his return at the weekend from his fourth trip to Singapore since the end of December. Officials have confirmed that he has undergone medical treatment there on previous visits.

Reports said that two weeks ago, at a meeting of Southern African leaders in neighboring Zambia, Mugabe was transported around the venue in a golf cart, looking exhausted.

But Thursday, Mugabe appeared energetic for an 87-year-old as he walked to around the gravesite unassisted.

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Kutcher, Moore and the DNA Foundation

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Football: Schalke defeat holders Inter

Raul scored his 71st Champions League goal to help Schalke through to a semifinal clash with Manchester United.Schalke defeat Inter Milan 2-1 to reach the semifinals of the Champions LeagueThe victory puts the Bundesliga side into the last four 7-3 on aggregateSpanish striker Raul Gonzalez scores his 71st Champions League goal on WednesdaySchalke will now face Manchester United for a place in the final next month

(CNN) -- Veteran striker Raul Gonzalez scored his 71st Champions League goal to help Schalke beat holders Inter Milan 2-1 on the night and 7-3 on aggregate to reach the semifinals of the competition on Wednesday.

Already in the driving seat after their stunning 5-2 first leg win at the San Siro, the German Bundesliga side never looked likely to relinquish their advantage and eased through to the last four, where they will now face Manchester United.

Raul opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time, controlling an inch-perfect pass from compatriot Jose Manuel Jurado, before rounding goalkeeper Julio Cesar to slip the ball home.

However, the Italian side levelled the scores just four minutes later when Thiago Motta was left unmarked from a corner to head home.

Benedikt Hoewedes then had a header ruled out for offside, but the Schalke defender was not to be denied and he hit the winner with nine minutes remaining, firing home after latching onto Raul's pass.

Schalke coach Ralf Rangnick told reporters: "We have produced two great performances against Inter.

"If you only allow the Champions League winners a couple of chances, you know you have played well.

"Each player worked hard for each other and that was the key to our success," he added.

Schalke will host United in Gelsenkirchen on April 26 in the first leg, with the return at Old Trafford on May 4.

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