LONDON, England (CNN) -- "Oh, the humanity." When these three words were uttered by aghast radio journalist Herbert Morrison -- as the LZ129 Hindenburg airship crashed and burst into flames in New Jersey in 1937 -- it was seen as the end of airships. The other remaining Zeppelin-class dirigible, the Graf Zeppelin II, was destroyed by the Nazi administration who felt the materials could be put to better use with more conventional aircraft. The Aeroscraft ML866 is a prototype for future cargo vehicles that could have a payload of up to 60 tonnes But, 70 years on, could the Hindenburg-style airship be experiencing a renaissance? There are two types of craft that are commonly called "airships." The first is basically a balloon filled with a lighter-than-air gas, with an attached pod for the pilot and passengers, and tilting propellers to aid with descent and maneuvering. These are known as 'blimps' and are commonly used for promotional activities, for filming sporting events and by law enforcement agencies for surveillance. But their limited payload make them unsuitable for other purposes. The other type of airship is the dirigible. Like a blimp, a dirigible airship is filled with lighter-than-air gas but it has an internal skeleton. This greater rigidity allows dirigible airships to carry larger payloads than blimps.  See pictures of airships through the ages. » While the Hindenburg crash dented public confidence in the dirigible airship concept, the principal cause of the disaster wasn't bad design but propaganda. The Germans were desperate to show off their technical achievement. But the United States, the world's primary supplier of the inert gas helium (which was used to inflate and lift the airships), had imposed a military embargo on the gas. So the Hindenburg was filled with the massively explosive gas, hydrogen. And it exploded. Massively. In recent years the concept of the dirigible airship has been reevaluated because of the environmental need to find lower-carbon methods of freight transportation; and the military and humanitarian need to deliver supplies to remote locations not served by airports. One failed attempt to resuscitate the airship content came from the German company Cargolifter AG in the mid 1990s. It planned a large airship, the CL160, to be used as a transporter for large and heavy loads. A giant hangar, one of the world's largest structures, was built in Brand, near Berlin in Germany, for storage and manufacture of these giant craft. But Cargolifter became insolvent in 2002. The hangar was sold for a fraction of its construction cost and now houses an indoor water park. In 2005 the Aeros corporation of Montebello, CA. resurrected the airship concept. Responding to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)'s "Walrus" program the company was given a $3.2 million grant to develop: "a very large airlift vehicle concept designed to control lift in all stages of air or ground operations including the ability to off-load payload without taking on-board ballast other than surrounding air." What distinguishes a "Walrus" craft from a Hindenberg-style airship is that it would not be lighter than air. Rather it would generate lift from a combination of aerodynamics, propellors and gas buoyancy. This would allow for a quicker descent without the expulsion of lift gas, for instance. DARPA terminated the Walrus program but Aeros is continuing to develop the technology with a view to creating an enormous civil airship utilizing a glass-fiber and carbon-fibre semi-monocoque envelope structure. The planned Aeroscraft ML866 could be the next generation of corporate transportation. With more than 465 square meters (5000 square feet) of interior floor space, the ML866's interior could house a floating boardroom or an opulent flying home. Because it would be flying at a lower altitude than a passenger jet (6,000 to 12,000 feet, as opposed to 25,000 to 35,000 feet) the cabin would not be pressurized. The technological legacy of the Walrus program is the COSH (control of structural heaviness) system. By compressing and decompressing stored helium, the aircraft can become lighter for take-off

Question: Helium will be replacing what other element?

Question: What was all but abandoned after 1937's Hindenburg disaster?

Question: What year was the airship concept abandoned?

Answer: 'blimps'

Answer: airships.

Answer: 1937

Summary:
Airship concept all-but abandoned after 1937's Hindenburg disaster .
New-style airships will be heavier-than-air and use helium, not hydrogen .
Aeros hopes to have a prototype of its "floating boardroom" flying in 2010 .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A 100 meter boat with a full tropical garden is not something you're likely to see very often. In fact, before now, you've probably never seen it.

Wally Island: The vessel that has all the comforts of home

However, the giant mega-yacht 'Wally Island' offers exactly that.

Designed by super-yacht designers Wally is still in the design stage as the company has not yet managed to sell the concept to a buyer.

The vessel boasts over 1000 square meters in forward deck space, allowing for such features as a full garden and pool, a tennis court, or several heli-pads.

View photos of Wally Island »

The designers intended to offer the owner the opportunity to live completely independently on the vessel.

The boat, the designers said, could make life just like at home on a personal estate for its owner.

Although the interior spaces are pushed towards the aft of the vessel, there is still room for an owners suite and six further double-king sized suites. In addition to this there are numerous rooms for entertaining guests.

What do you think of Wally Island? Have you seen a better super-yacht? Share your thoughts in the Sound Off box below.

Question:
who designed the vessel
Who designed the 99-meter vessel?
what is still in the design stage
What can the deck be converted into?
What does the deck contain?
How long is the yacht?

Answer: super-yacht designers Wally

Answer: super-yacht designers

Answer: Wally Island:

Answer: a full garden and pool, a tennis court, or several heli-pads.

Answer: full garden and pool, a tennis court,

Answer: 100 meter

Summary:
The 99-meter vessel Wally was designed by super-yacht designers Wally .
Wally Island is still in the design stage awaiting a buyer .
The deck contains a tropical garden, or can be converted to a tennis court .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A 16 year-old Australian schoolgirl is hoping to achieve a sailing feat that is so tough it has brought many experienced men and women to the brink of death. Sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson of Australia plans to sail solo around the world Jessica Watson, of Mooloolaba, Queensland, plans to set out on a solo round-the-world sailing mission in November -- and hopes to become the youngest person to ever sail non-stop around the world alone. But with the impending weeks of solitary confinement, freeze-dried foods, changing conditions and threat of injury, illness or death -- why would she want to do it? Watson told CNN her inspiration had come from fellow Australian Kay Cottee, who became the first woman to sail the globe alone, without stopping; and German-born Australian Jesse Martin, who still holds the record as the youngest person to do it. Martin achieved his feat in 1999 aged 18 (at the finish), and subsequently wrote a book titled "Lionheart: A Journey of the Human Spirit." "I read Jesse's book and that was inspiring. If you had to put it down to one thing that encouraged me to do this that would be a good one," Watson said. Since deciding she wanted to take on what she describes as the "Everest of the ocean" about four years ago, Watson has been doing all she can to gain the best preparation for the adventure. She has already sailed "mock solo" across the Tasman Sea, which flows between Australia and New Zealand, at 15 and has been sailing since she was 8 years-old. "I've been talking to people [who have done it] about it all, and I'll get in some good solo miles before I go," she said. Despite the experience she has gained, Watson admits there are some aspects of the journey that remain unknown. "There are definitely things I'm nervous about -- like the big waves and gear failure. But, it's amazing the detail of preparation we can get and what you can do with technology. "Though, there's no telling how you'll handle yourself when you're out there for eight months until you're actually out there." Watson's journey around the globe is part of what seems to be an increasingly popular trend among young sailors. Seventeen year-old Briton, Mike Perham is currently part-way through his attempt to sail the world solo for charity. Perham is at present stuck in Tasmania, Australia, with gear problems and faces the daunting task of sailing around Cape Horn during the winter season. Still, he has come a long way when many people had raised concerns about the voyage before he departed. On his daily blog, Perham writes about the challenges of being at sea alone, "The first few days at sea are always the worst -- the lack of sleep leaves me feeling drained all the time but I know I just need to keep pushing on, knowing that I'll soon acclimatize and that things are going to get better and better." Another teenager -- 16 year-old Zac Sunderland, who is from California -- is also on a mission to become the youngest sailor to achieve the feat. Sunderland has also progressed from his departure point in California, through the Panama Canal, and into the Atlantic Ocean. For Perham, Sunderland and Watson it was the high level of communications technology at the teenagers disposal as they sail that has convinced their parents to allow them to attempt their journeys. Would you allow your teenage daughter or son to sail solo around the world? Tell us below in the SoundOff box On Sunderland's Web site his father, Laurence, said, "Although Zac is alone as he sails, he really has so much help. There will always be people who will disagree with our decision to let Zac go on this trip. It was his idea and it is his desire to continue." Watson said her parents had also

Question: Who is currently at sea?

Question: What countries are they from?

Question: What is Jessica Watson doing?

Question: who are currently at sea?

Question: Who is Watson inspired by?

Question: Who inspired her?

Question: What are Watson's plans?

Question: What is her age?

Question: Jessican Watson plans to do what?

Question: Which others are currently at sea?

Question: Jessica Watson was how old?

Question: What does Jessica Watson planning on doing?

Question: Who plans to sail around the world?

Question: Who is Watson inspired by?

Question: Who is currently at sea?

Question: What is Jessica Watson's age?

Question: Who inspired Jessica Watson to sail solo?

Answer: Mike Perham

Answer: Australia

Answer: plans to sail solo around the world

Answer: Mike Perham

Answer: Kay Cottee,

Answer: Kay Cottee,

Answer: sail solo around the world

Answer: 16

Answer: sail solo around the world

Answer: Seventeen year-old Briton, Mike Perham

Answer: Sixteen-year-old

Answer: sail solo around the world

Answer: Jessica Watson

Answer: Kay Cottee,

Answer: Mike Perham

Answer: Sixteen-year-old

Answer: Kay Cottee,

Summary:
Sixteen-year-old Jessica Watson plans to sail solo around the world .
Watson is inspired by Jesse Martin who is the youngest person to have done it .
Briton Mike Perham, and Zac Sunderland of the U.S. are currently at sea .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A 23-year-old British student has designed a "super-green superyacht" built using only sustainable materials and which produces virtually no carbon emissions. 600 square meters of solar panels and three giant "wings" mean  "Soliloquy" can run on wind energy or solar power. "Soliloquy's" unique eco-luxury design allows the boat to run on two different sources of sustainable energy by incorporating 600 square meters of solar panels on the exterior of the boat and giant rigid "wings" that function like sails. Although the 58-meter boat has yet to be built, it would be able to run either on wind energy via the wings (known as "rigid-wing solarsails"), solar power supplied by the panels or a combination of the two. An equivalent-sized superyacht burns anywhere between 250 and 600 liters of marine diesel per hour, depending on speed and fuel efficiency, and emits three times that in CO2 emissions, according to British yachting carbon offset company, Yacht Carbon Offset. Some of the biggest SUVs on the road burn around 20 liters of fuel per hour. Both the panels and solarsails -- developed by Australian company Solar Sailor -- on the vessel can fold up or completely stretch out depending on which energy source is in use, changing the yacht's shape. "I wanted to prove that eco-luxury no longer has to be an oxymoron and doesn't have to make a yacht more expensive," designer Alastair Callender, a life-long sailing fanatic, told CNN.   See more images of super-yacht Soliloquy » "My generation is passionate about the planet and we've got to do all we can so that the earth can sustain us," he added. "At the same time, however, I am also passionate about superyachts." Soliloquy is projected to cost approximately $60 to $65 million to build -- similar in cost to conventional superyachts of its size. Callender is currently in talks with potential owners to have the vessel built. The wider superyacht community is enthused about the potential of his design and he has also been invited to speak about his ever-evolving, eco-vessel in Abu Dhabi and Monaco. Callender was originally inspired by famed architect David Fishers' design for a "constantly moving" tower in Dubai. "That's how the idea of an ever-evolving superyacht started -- with the three wings that can independently rotate through 360 degrees," Callender explained. Do you like the look of Soliloquy? Tell us in the Sound Off box below Callender designed "Soliloquy" during his final year studying at Coventry University in England. He approached Solar Sailor, an Australian technology company for technical validation of his design. He also asked a local engineering company, Visioneering, to help construct an intricately detailed scale model. At first, some at Visioneering were taken aback by Callender's young age. "But the idea was innovative and sometimes younger people can bring on board really fresh, new ideas," said Adrian Coppin of Visioneering. "He also has a lot of experience in the yachting industry." Callender says his passion comes from a childhood spent in Portsmouth, England: "I grew up near a harbor, 200 meters away from my sailing club." After school, Callender went to Greece for six months to teach sailing. He then worked with some of the big yacht design companies, including that of his mentor, Andrew Winch. He now feels confident that with a good business plan, his project will become reality. "There are hundreds of extremely rich families who invest in green technology and until now have not wanted to buy yachts because they produce too many carbon emissions," he said. "But with a yacht like Soliloquy, I think they may consider it."

Question: where is the student from?

Question: wich are the benefits of the superyacht?

Question: What is the name of the yacht?

Question: What age is the student?

Question: What does the super-green yacht use for energy?

Question: What kind of materials is the yacht made of?

Question: What does the super-green superyacht run on?

Answer: British

Answer: able to run either on wind energy via the wings (known as "rigid-wing solarsails"), solar power supplied by the panels or a combination of the two.

Answer: "Soliloquy"

Answer: 23-year-old

Answer: can run on wind

Answer: sustainable

Answer: wind energy or solar power.

Summary:
A 23-year-old British student has designed a super-green superyacht .
It runs on either solar power from panels or wind energy from giant "wings"
Yahct produces virtually no emissions and is made from sustainable materials .
Designer is now in talks with potential owners to have "Soliloquy" built .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A 47-year-old charity worker who says she has never been kissed is now a YouTube sensation after a singing performance that wowed the notoriously harsh talent judge Simon Cowell.

The YouTube video of Susan Boyle's performance has had more than 5 million hits.

Susan Boyle, from West Lothian in Scotland, appeared on the television show "Britain's Got Talent" last weekend with an inauspicious start.

Slightly plump and with short brown curly hair, Boyle stood somewhat uncomfortably in the middle of the stage wearing a gold lace sheath. She told the judges and the audience of the show that she was single, she lived with her cat, Pebbles, and she had never been kissed.

"I'm trying to be a professional singer," Boyle asserted, as the audience laughed. "I'm going to make that audience rock."

When she added that she wanted to be as famous as Elaine Paige, who's been called the "first lady of British musical theater," some members of the audience snickered and rolled their eyes.

But after Boyle sang the first few notes of "I Dreamed a Dream" from the musical "Les Miserables," the audience erupted in wild cheers and applause, and two of the three judges' jaws dropped.

The applause lasted the length of her performance, which ended with the crowd on its feet.

Cowell, who also serves as a judge on "American Idol" and who's known for his stinging criticism of those he deems to have no talent, said Boyle's performance was fantastic.

"I knew the minute you walked out on that stage that we were going to hear something extraordinary," he proclaimed.

His fellow judge, Piers Morgan, said it was "the biggest surprise I have had in three years on this show."

"When you stood there, with that cheeky grin, and said, 'I want to be like Elaine Paige' everyone was laughing at you. No one is laughing now. That was stunning. An incredible performance," Morgan said, adding he was reeling from shock.

Amanda Holden, the third judge, had tears in her eyes and described Boyle's singing as "a privilege to hear."

A clip of her performance on YouTube.com has had more than 5 million hits, and many fans say they were moved to tears by the story.

Boyle said after the show that she felt "bloody fantastic."

Each of the three judges voted "yes" to Boyle's return to the actual competition round of the show. The performance this weekend came during the auditions.

Question: who is 47-year-old British charity worker?

Question: Who is Susan Boyle?

Question: what Boyle, from West Lothian, Scotland, said?

Question: Where was Boyle from?

Question: Who  is on you tube?

Question: From where is Susan Boyle?

Question: Who is Simon Cowell?

Answer: Susan Boyle,

Answer: A 47-year-old charity worker

Answer: She told the judges and the audience of the show that she was single, she lived with her cat, Pebbles, and she had never been kissed.

Answer: West Lothian in Scotland,

Answer: Susan Boyle,

Answer: West Lothian in Scotland,

Answer: notoriously harsh talent judge

Summary:
47-year-old British charity worker wows Simon Cowell with singing .
Clip of Susan Boyle singing has become a YouTube sensation .
Boyle, from West Lothian, Scotland, said she wanted to be a professional singer .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British adventurer has overcome sea sickness to complete his around the world trip relying only on the goodwill of people using social networking site Twitter.

Paul Smith poses in New York in a picture posted on his Flickr page.

Paul Smith aimed to travel to Campbell Island in New Zealand, the opposite side of the planet to his home in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in 30 days.

In the end he fell just short -- reaching Stewart Island at the foot of New Zealand's South Island.

There was not another boat to the more southerly Campbell Island -- a UNESCO World Heritage site -- until November.

During his trip Smith visited the Netherlands, France, Germany and the U.S. -- where he was given a free flight to New Zealand -- and had his photo taken with Hollywood actress Liv Tyler.

He also raised more than $7,000 for a water charity. More on his journey

His self-imposed golden rule was that he could only accept offers of travel and accommodation from people who use Twitter, a micro-blogging service that allows people to "tweet" what they're up to (or what they're thinking about) in 140 characters or less.

Smith was also banned from making any travel plans more than three days in advance and has to leave each location within 48 hours of arriving.

In his latest updates, he reveals a battle with sea sickness on the crossing to Stewart Island.

"Oh god, I'm rocking back and forth. Still got motion sickness. Curse you, Stewart Island!

"Yesterday's ferry crossing was calm according to local, but it managed to turn me inside out."

Smith, who was flying out of New Zealand Tuesday, has more than 11,00 people following his progress on his Twitter page on which he has posted 1,300 updates this month. Comment on Paul Smith's journey

Question: Where did Paul Smith travel to from Newcastle-upon-Tyne?

Question: where He managed to get his photo taken with actress?

Question: Who did have a picture taken with?

Question: where paul Smith traveled to New Zealand from?

Question: Who traveled around the world using only contacts made on Twitter?

Question: What did Paul Smith manage to do on the way?

Question: What is his name?

Answer: Campbell Island in New Zealand,

Answer: New Zealand

Answer: Liv Tyler.

Answer: Newcastle-upon-Tyne,

Answer: Paul Smith

Answer: overcome sea sickness

Answer: Paul Smith

Summary:
British man travels around the world using only contacts made on Twitter .
Paul Smith traveled to New Zealand from Newcastle-upon-Tyne .
He managed to get his photo taken with actress Liv Tyler on the way .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British businessman jailed in Dubai after being convicted with a female companion for having sex on a beach said he had acted naively as he spoke publicly Monday for the first time since returning to the UK.

Vince Acors said he had been "extremely naive" about Muslim law.

Vince Acors, 34, and Michelle Palmer, 36, were arrested on a Dubai beach in July and convicted to three-month jail terms in October on charges of public indecency and for having sex outside marriage. Their jail sentences were suspended on appeal and both returned to the UK last week.

Acors, a telecommunications executive, admitted being drunk at the time of the incident after an afternoon of drinking but denied that sex between the couple had occurred and said that worldwide media interest in the case had given authorities no choice but to convict them.

"Sex in this country (the UK) is not the same as sex in Dubai," Acors told a news conference, adding that there was "physical contact but intercourse did not take place."  Watch as Acors gives his side of the story »

But Acors admitted he had been "extremely naive" about Muslim law in the Middle Eastern country.

He described how drinking was commonplace in the Emirate's Western hotels, and how his "champagne glass was never empty" during a Friday afternoon "all-you-can-drink" reception where he met Palmer.

Acors said the Dubai authorities had confiscated his passport during deportation proceedings that took three months. He returned to Britain on Christmas Eve and is now looking to sell his story.

He said he and Palmer had since spoken only to discuss the case and don't have a relationship. She was not at the news conference.

Question:
When and where did this take place?
where did the man have sex?
what was the british man convicted of?
What was the length of the jail term?

Answer: on a Dubai beach in July

Answer: on a beach

Answer: having sex on a beach

Answer: three-month

Summary:
British man convicted of having sex on a beach in Dubai denies sex took place .
34-year-old admits he was "extremely naive" about Muslim law .
Couple were both convicted of public indecency, sex outside marriage .
Three-month jail terms suspended on appeal; they returned to UK last week .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British surgeon amputated the arm of a wounded teenager in Congo, Africa, with help from instructions sent to him by text message. British surgeon David Nott, center, with two colleagues in a Congo field hospital where he carried out the operation. David Nott texted his surgical colleague Meirion Thomas, who is one of only a handful of UK surgeons familiar with the difficult procedure of removing the collar bone and shoulder blade. David Nott realized that teenager J, whose arms had been ripped off and who was now gangrenous, had only a few days to live. "I knew that the only way to save this boy's life was to do a forequarter amputation, and I knew that Professor Meirion Thomas was really the expert," Nott said. Nott, a vascular surgeon at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London, who volunteers one month a year with humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders, had never performed such an operation. Watch an interview with Nott » Thomas replied almost immediately with 10 steps Nott should follow to carry out the procedure and then signed off with "Easy! Good luck." David Nott followed his colleague's instructions step by step: "I felt I had like my guardian angel on my left shoulder showing me what to do. I just got on with it, and everything he told me, I just did". Nott and his team embarked on the three-hour operation with just one pint of donated blood. Teenager J is said to have made a full recovery while Nott stayed to keep an eye on his wounds. Thomas said, "All I did was tell David the 10 steps, and I knew that he would follow them."

Question:
How long was the opperation?
What taught the doctor?
Where did the surgeon amputate an arm?
What is his area of expertise?
Who had texted who?
Who texted the surgeon?

Answer: three-hour operation

Answer: instructions sent to him by text message.

Answer: Congo field hospital

Answer: vascular surgeon

Answer: his surgical colleague Meirion Thomas,

Answer: David Nott

Summary:
Text message taught British surgeon how to amputate the arm of teenager in Congo .
David Nott texted colleague Meirion Thomas, an expert in forequarter amputation .
Nott embarked on the three-hour operation with just one pint of donated blood .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British-led military operation meant to clear the Taliban from parts of Afghanistan has succeeded, UK officials said Monday. A file image shows a British Royal Marine sniper team on an operation in Afghanistan. NATO and its Afghan allies launched Operation Panther's Claw to flush the Taliban from parts of southern Helmand Province before Afghan presidential elections next month. Major fighting is mostly over, and the military will now focus on "holding" the areas that have been cleared of Taliban so they do not return, Lt. Gen. Simon Mayall said in a briefing. The operation's success will enable up to 80,000 people in Helmand to vote. "Panther's Claw has been extremely successful," said Brigadier Tim Radford, the top British military commander for the operation. "There will be many Taliban who will not be fighting any more." He said the Taliban suffered "significant casualties," but refused to say how many. Nine British troops were killed in action in the operation, he said, and there were three Afghan civilian casualties. Radford estimated that there were 450 to 500 Taliban fighters in the area at the time of the operation, which he called "one of the biggest that has taken place." The British gave several weeks' warning that they were planning to attack, he said, both to exert psychological pressure on the Taliban and to give civilians a chance to flee. As a result, "quite a few Taliban managed to get away," Radford said. "They will always get away and they will always come back in." Mayall, the deputy chief of the British Defence Staff for Operations, said the challenge now was to convince local people that the Afghan government and its allies could protect them from the Taliban. The Taliban "are going to assume that we are going to lose interest and move on," he said. But they are wrong, he said. NATO forces were going to "stay in Afghanistan for a very long time," he said, adding that active NATO-led fighting should "tail off" as Afghan security forces develop the ability to fight the Taliban themselves. The counter-insurgency strategy of clearing and holding an area to allow for development of infrastructure and the rule of law echoes the coalition forces' plan in Iraq. Panther's Claw focused on the area around the town of Babaji in Helmand Province. The operation mirrored a similar operation by U.S. Marines in the area. At least 20 British troops have been killed in Afghanistan this month, sparking intense debate in Britain about the country's military role there. The British-led operation involved about 3,000 troops -- mostly from the British military but also with Afghan, Danish and Estonian forces, the British Ministry of Defence said in a written statement. The operation started in mid-June with an air assault along a canal about 16 kilometers (10 miles) north of the city of Lashkar Gah, the ministry said. British-led forces attacked from three different directions over the next three weeks, essentially creating a "gated community" where Taliban insurgents could not get in or out, Radford said. Major fighting ended July 20, he said.

Question: What event ended the majority of the fighting in southern Afghanistan?

Question: How many total British troops have been killed during Operation Panther's Claw?

Question: what was the operation aimed at?

Question: how many troops have been killed in the past month?

Question: Was the operation to clear the Taliban from Helmand a successful mission?

Answer: Operation Panther's Claw

Answer: Nine

Answer: meant to clear the Taliban from parts of Afghanistan

Answer: At least 20 British

Answer: has succeeded,

Summary:
Major fighting in Operation Panther's Claw over, British military says .
Operation aimed at clearing Taliban from southern Afghanistan's Helmand .
At least 20 British troops have been killed in past month .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A London court cleared singer Amy Winehouse of assault Friday after a two-day trial, her spokesman told CNN. Singer Amy Winehouse was accused of hitting a woman at a charity ball last year. Winehouse was accused of assaulting a woman at a London charity ball last year. She had pleaded not guilty to the charge of common assault. "Amy would like to thank her family, friends, and her legal team for their support during this difficult time," said a statement issued by her spokesman. "She has always maintained her innocence and is very happy to move on with her life and put this episode behind her." The verdict will be good news for the troubled singer, who returned to Britain this month after spending six months on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. Winehouse has publicly battled drug addiction, and this month a judge granted Winehouse and her husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, a divorce. It is scheduled to be made final next month. The Grammy-winning artist arrived at court Friday wearing a white shirt, gray blazer, black skirt and pink ballet slippers. Her hair is back to her trademark black beehive with a blond streak, in contrast to the natural curls she sported while in the Caribbean. Winehouse is famous for her retro, soulful R&B sound and has had a string of hits including "Rehab," "Back to Black," and "Tears Dry on Their Own."

Question: Who is Winehouse getting a divorce from?

Question: When did the charity ball take place?

Question: What event did the troubled singer hit a woman in September?

Question: What should be final next month?

Question: Who pleaded not guilty?

Question: What charge did Winehouse plead not guilty to?

Question: Who plead not guilty in March?

Answer: Blake Fielder-Civil,

Answer: last year.

Answer: charity ball

Answer: divorce.

Answer: Amy Winehouse

Answer: common assault.

Answer: Amy Winehouse

Summary:
Troubled singer found not guilty of hitting woman at charity ball in September .
Amy Winehouse pleaded not guilty to the charge of common assault in March .
Winehouse's divorce from Blake Fielder-Civil should be made final next month .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A Scottish fish and chip shop visited by Prince William, Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks has been crowned the best place in Britain to eat the national dish.

Robert and Alison Smith, the owners of the Anstrhuther Fishbar  in Fife, celebrate their success.

The UK is in recession, but the nation's traditional takeaway dish is showing no sign of a downturn.

Sales rose at 9,500 chippies in Britain by 1.7 percent last year, according to Seafish, a seafood industry group.

The Anstrhuther Fishbar in Fife, Scotland was crowned the best chippy of 2008 following a rigorous selection procedure that included a customer vote, taste tests and two intense rounds of shop inspections.

"Fish and chip shops are well-placed to prosper in the current economic climate as they offer value for money and a quality product with a feel-good factor," competition judge Andy Gray said.

"Despite the credit crunch, people still want to enjoy small luxuries. Fish and chips are a national institution which have survived the test of time and will be around for many years to come."

Fishbar owner Robert Smith said that the start of 2009 had been the busiest January since the harbor front shop opened in 2003. Smith, who also owns a fish processing business, said dedication was the key to the shop's success.

"We are passionate about our business and we just do it right," he said.

Fish and chips is the most popular hot takeaway in Britain, with 276 million meals eaten every year, according to Seafish figures.

Question: How many meals were eaten every year in UK?

Question: According to what figures were 276 million meals eaten?

Question: What is the shop's name?

Question: What was the fish and chip shop named?

Question: What is the national dish?

Question: Where did Prince William visit?

Answer: 276 million

Answer: Seafish

Answer: Anstrhuther Fishbar

Answer: Anstrhuther Fishbar

Answer: Fish and chips

Answer: Scottish fish and chip shop

Summary:
Scottish fish and chip shop visited by Prince William named best in UK .
Sales of UK's national dish up despite country slipping into recession .
276 million meals eaten every year in UK, according to industry figures .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A U.S. company is offering a rare chance to holiday on a mega-yacht once used by a Hollywood star and her husband  -- and thanks to the recession it's actually affordable. The 100 foot Katania was chartered by Hollywood star Hilary Swank and her husband Chad Lowe. Seattle-based mega-yacht rental business CEO Expeditions usually charges around $100,000 a week to charter their 100+ foot yachts, however, they have introduced a deal waiving the charter fees -- so guests will only need to pay for the running of the vessel. The move to make such vessels more affordable comes as the recession continues to put pressure on the luxury holiday and mega-yacht industries. Although the costs of crew and luxury food aren't extremely cheap, it is expected this move will open up the recession-hit market to many more potential holiday-makers. One of the company's mega-yachts, Katania -- a 100 foot vessel which  Hollywood actress Hilary Swank once chartered, now costs less than $3000 per day. Normally it would attract an additional $49,500 charter fee for a week's use. At the $2950 per day special rate four people can stay on the Katania -- but with the maximum six on board ($450 extra per person), the cost per person is a slightly more achievable $642. The price includes full crew, premium wines, gourmet food prepared by a private chef, amenities such as kayaks, hot tub, fishing/crabbing/shrimping equipment, and even a 30' Whaler for guest use. According to the company, Swank said of her charter holiday: "We had an absolutely enchanted time aboard the Katania. A more beautiful yacht does not exist." There is one small catch with the deal -- the boat is based in the San Juan islands, and any cruises to other destinations will attract an additional charge to cover fuel costs. The company's owner, Bruce Milne, said in a statement that the deal was largely due to the impact of the recession. "Travel is down, agents and brokers need deals, so rather than just a few full price charters, we decided to stay busy, put more people to work, and help island tourism by doing charters at cost. "Since we started chartering 10 years ago, we have been looking for a chance to provide our 'Expeditions to the Extraordinary' in the San Juan Islands at a price any luxury traveler can afford - this recession provides that opportunity," he said. Tim Wiltshire, director and sales broker at international yacht company Burgess Yachts, said the charter market wasn't a complete disaster, so he was surprised to see such a discount. "I wouldn't have expected to see that. We are seeing discounts on average of about 25 percent. Although, some people are trying interesting gimmicks to inspire new business," he said Wiltshire said that CEO Expedition's fleet isn't among the biggest or most luxurious on the market, and that this deal appeared to be clever marketing stunt. He felt that other larger vessels still warranted their greater price tags.

Question: What caused the  discounted deal to be given?

Question: How much does it cost to rent the yacht?

Question: how much can the yacht be rented for?

Question: What was the reason for the discounted deal?

Question: Which celebrity owns a yacht?

Question: What was the charter fee?

Question: what is the reason given

Question: how much are charter fees

Question: What the charge for charter fees?

Answer: the impact of the recession.

Answer: $100,000 a week

Answer: $100,000

Answer: largely due to the impact of the recession.

Answer: Hilary Swank

Answer: usually charges around $100,000

Answer: "Travel is down, agents and brokers need deals,

Answer: $100,000 a week

Answer: $100,000 a week

Summary:
U.S. mega-yacht charter company waives massive $50,000 charter fees .
The impact of the recession is reason given for the discounted deal .
A yacht chartered by Hilary Swank can now be rented for under $3000 a day .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A U.S. company is offering a rare chance to holiday on a mega-yacht once used by a Hollywood star and her husband -- and thanks to the recession it's actually affordable. The 100-foot Katania normally would attract an additional $49,500 charter fee for a week's use. The 100-foot Katania was chartered by Hollywood star Hilary Swank and her husband, Chad Lowe. Seattle, Washington-based mega-yacht rental business CEO Expeditions usually charges around $100,000 a week to charter their 100-plus-foot yachts, but they have introduced a deal waiving the charter fees -- meaning guests will only need to pay for the running of the vessel. The move to make such vessels more affordable comes as the recession continues to put pressure on the luxury holiday and mega-yacht industries. Although the costs of crew and luxury food aren't extremely cheap, it is expected this move will open up the recession-strained market to many more potential holiday-makers. The Katania now costs less than $3,000 per day. Normally it would attract an additional $49,500 charter fee for a week's use. At the $2,950-per-day special rate, four people can stay on the Katania -- but with the maximum six on board ($450 extra per person) the cost per person is a slightly better $642. The price includes full crew, premium wines, gourmet food prepared by a private chef, amenities such as kayaks, hot tub, fishing/crabbing/shrimping equipment, and even a 30-foot whaler for guest use. According to the company, Swank said of her charter holiday: "We had an absolutely enchanted time aboard the Katania. A more beautiful yacht does not exist." There is one small catch with the deal -- the boat is based in the San Juan islands off the coast of Washington and British Columbia, and any cruises to other destinations will attract an additional charge to cover fuel costs. The company's owner, Bruce Milne, released a statement saying the deal was largely a result of the impact of the recession. "Travel is down, agents and brokers need deals, so rather than just a few full-price charters, we decided to stay busy, put more people to work, and help island tourism by doing charters at cost. "Since we started chartering 10 years ago, we have been looking for a chance to provide our 'Expeditions to the Extraordinary' in the San Juan Islands at a price any luxury traveler can afford -- this recession provides that opportunity," he said. Tim Wiltshire, director and sales broker at international yacht company Burgess Yachts, said the charter market isn't a complete disaster, so he was surprised to see such a discount. "I wouldn't have expected to see that," he said. "We are seeing discounts on average of about 25 percent. Although some people are trying interesting gimmicks to inspire new business." Wiltshire said CEO Expedition's fleet isn't among the biggest or most luxurious on the market, and this deal appears to be clever marketing stunt. His opinion is that other larger vessels still warrant their greater price tags.

Question: What is the reason given for the discounted deal?

Question: What does the mega-yacht company waive?

Question: What fees have been waived?

Question: What reason was given for the deal?

Question: What is the recession reason for?

Question: Which company waives massive$50,000 charter fees?

Question: How much were the charter fees waived by a U.S. mega=yacht company?

Question: What is the given reason for the discount?

Question: How much can a yacht chartered by Hilary Swank now be rented for per day?

Answer: the recession

Answer: the charter fees

Answer: charter

Answer: the impact of the recession.

Answer: a chance to provide our 'Expeditions to the Extraordinary' in the San Juan Islands at a price any luxury traveler can afford

Answer: Seattle, Washington-based mega-yacht rental business CEO Expeditions

Answer: $100,000 a week

Answer: chance to provide our 'Expeditions to the Extraordinary' in the San Juan Islands at a price any luxury traveler can afford -- this recession provides that opportunity,"

Answer: $2,950-per-day

Summary:
U.S. mega-yacht charter company waives massive $50,000 charter fees .
The impact of the recession is reason given for the discounted deal .
A yacht chartered by Hilary Swank can now be rented for less than $3,000 a day .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A blossoming of cinematic creativity has swept Argentina in recent years, bringing about a second golden age of film. Pablo Trapero's latest movie "Lion's Den" stars Martina Gusman (left) and was in competition at Cannes. In Argentina, the renaissance marks a return to form for a cinematic tradition that was prolific and highly successful until creativity was stifled by a succession of military regimes that began with the ascendancy of Juan Peron in the 1940s. A revival occurred after the country returned to democracy in 1983 as filmmakers focused on life under the military dictatorship -- Luiz Puenzo's "The Official Story" (1985) won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. But an economic malaise ensued, turning off the taps to film financing. An economic boom in the 1990s quickly turned unstable, resulting in a crippling financial crisis earlier this decade that plunged Argentina into its worst recession ever. Out of the chaos, a new group of Argentina filmmakers emerged. The leaders of the so-called "New Argentine Cinema" have become critical contributors to the wider Latin American film movement that has captivated international critics and audiences alike. What's fueling New Argentine Cinema? Argentina's economy has recovered remarkably since its collapse in 2001, and the national film institute, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), has been keen to foster the industry's development. The combination of cheap production costs and a flourishing artistic community has made Buenos Aires a hub of creativity. Already one of the most cosmopolitan cities in South America, the city is attracting everyone from local bohemians to big Hollywood names. Francis Ford Coppola, the most recent notable to tap into the vibrant scene, opened an Argentine unit of his Zoetrope production company last year to film his Buenos Aires-set family drama "Tetro," which is anticipated to be released next year. What movies are creating buzz? Pablo Trapero's "Lion's Den" about a woman who gives birth and raises her child in prison was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes this year. Trapero is best known for his depiction of ordinary people. He gained acclaim with "Crane World" (1999) -- a gritty look at Argentina's working class -- and is widely considered one of Argentina's leading directors. Also in competition at Cannes this year was "The Headless Woman" from the ever subtle Lucrecia Martel. The film focuses on a woman's guilt after a hit-and-run accident and like Martel's other works, offers up a dose of social criticism. Martel burst on the scene with her first movie "The Swamp" (2001), winner of the Alfred Bauer Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Lucia Puenzo stirred debate with "XXY" (2007), an exploration of adolescent sexuality centered around the life of a teenage hermaphrodite. The daughter of award-winning Luiz Puenzo, Lucia took home the Critic Weeks Grand Prize at Cannes last year. Are you excited about Argentine cinema? What is your favorite movie or director? Enough with the dramas -- who makes Argentines laugh? Daniel Burman has cited Woody Allen as one of the auteurs he most admires, and the influence is quite clear in his work, in which his identity as a Jew in Argentina figures prominently. "Waiting for the Messiah" (2000), "Lost Embrace" (2004) and "Family Law" (2006) make up the trilogy of films about fatherhood for which he has gained praise. The young director's latest film "Empty Nest" (2008) takes a touching and comedic look at married life. What's this I hear about a Hollywood in Argentina? You're referring to Palermo Hollywood. No, it's not a Las Vegas casino but rather a neighborhood in Buenos Aires where many film and TV studios are based. A bohemian spirit distinguishes the neighborhood from its more polished cousin to the south, Palermo Soho. Once occupied by desolate factories and warehouses, the area is now humming with activity. An abundance of hip lounges, cafes and trendy restaurants keep

Question: What are creating a buzz for you to know about?

Question: Who is winning acclaim?

Question: What is the movies name?

Question: What filmmakers are winning acclaim worldwide?

Question: What big name has Buenos Aires attracted?

Question: where are the filmmakers from

Answer: movies

Answer: Pablo Trapero's

Answer: "Lion's Den"

Answer: Argentina

Answer: Pablo Trapero's

Answer: Argentina,

Summary:
The filmmakers of New Argentine Cinema are winning acclaim worldwide .
Vibrant Buenos Aires has attracted big names like Francis Ford Coppola .
Everything you need to know about the directors and movies creating buzz .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A brain surgeon performed what he called a "life-saving" surgery on a teenager by removing a large brain tumor using a method he read about on CNN.com just three days earlier. Dr. Thomas Ellis is a senior neurosurgeon at Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Dr. Thomas Ellis, a senior neurosurgeon at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina, the United States, said he had become "very demoralized" after an unsuccessful six-hour operation to remove a tumor from a 19-year-old named Brandon. "I had had to give the boy's mother the bad news and that is not something I am used to. She was crying and it was very hard. Your story truly came at the perfect time," Ellis said. "I am inclined to believe that it is the work of God that I came across your article that very night," the surgeon told CNN. The article was about the "Omni directional dielectric mirror," a pen-shaped fiber-optic tool that allows surgeons to carry out minimally invasive surgery on areas too difficult or delicate to access. That night, Ellis contacted the neurosurgeon quoted in the story who put him in touch with Omni Guide, the Boston, Massachusetts-based company that manufactures the handheld device. It was originally devised for the U.S. military, and rolled out for surgeries three months before Ellis read about it. The tool allows surgeons to easily manipulate a CO2 laser and bend it to reach almost any tissue in the body, particularly in cases where scalpels may pose a danger. "Seventy-two hours later I held the device in my hands," Ellis explained. "Omni Guide sent someone to do a demo. I was extremely impressed and excited and very quickly I pretty much got the hang of it." Ellis added: "I think it's an amazing story because it's yet another demonstration of how interconnected we've become in this world. "You have a CNN reporter in London, who writes a story about a neurosurgeon in Chicago, who's using a device that was invented in Massachusetts. That story is read by a different neurosurgeon in North Carolina, and all within 72 hours, we have the device in North Carolina. "We have the patient lined up for a surgery, and in the span of just a few days we perform really a life-saving operation on this patient." Ellis first met Brandon on December 17, 2008, when his mother took him to the emergency department at Wake Forest Hospital suffering from what Ellis calls, "an extremely rapid decline in basic functions." "While he had been suffering from minor symptoms for about a year, he suddenly acquired terrible headaches and became very confused." Ellis ordered an immediate MRI scan of Brandon's skull and found an extremely large tumor, known as a teratoma, in the middle of his brain. Read an explainer about teratomas He operated two days later, but despite spending six hours in the operating room and going through half a dozen scalpels, he only managed to remove 20 percent of the tumor. "In 15 years of doing neurosurgery, it really was the most difficult tumor that I ever encountered. It was very rubbery and hard to debulk," he said. "I wish I could demonstrate the firmness of the tumor that we were dealing with but it really was the case that after trying to dissect the tumor just five minutes with each scalpel,  the scalpel would be dull and I would have to move on to use another scalpel. "I went through at least a half-dozen of them, and even after many, many hours of operating on this tumor with multiple scalpels with multiple microsurgical-dissecting tools, I couldn't remove very much of this tumor." Ellis advised the boy's mother, Tania, who asked we only give her first name, that her son would have to go through radiation treatment. Unlike chemotherapy, which involves the use of anticancer drugs, radiation treatment employs high-energy

Question: What is the groundbreaking surgery tool?

Question: Who made the tool?

Question: What tumor was removed?

Answer: "Omni directional dielectric mirror,"

Answer: Omni Guide,

Answer: brain

Summary:
Surgeon unsuccessfully attempts to remove patient's brain tumor .
Later that day, he reads CNN.com story on a groundbreaking new surgery tool .
He contacts makers of the tool that could help in removing his patient's tumor .
Three days later, the patient is operated on again and all the tumor is removed .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A disabled punk band has launched a campaign to fight for the rights of disabled people to be able to party late. Heavy Load are a UK-based punk band with three out of five members who are disabled. "Heavy Load," describe themselves as an "anarcho-garage-punk" band and are  made up of five musicians, one of whom has Downs Syndrome and two who have unspecified learning disabilities. Their campaign, "Stay Up Late," encourages carers to support disabled people who want to stay out past 10pm. Heavy Load's manager and bass guitarist, Paul Richards, 39, told CNN: "The Stay Up Late" campaign is to raise awareness, and tackle the issue where disabled gig-goers end up going home at 9pm, therefore missing most of the evening, because their support workers finish their shifts at 10pm. "We started the campaign because we'd be playing a gig and something strange happens at 9pm when people would start to go home. We were also frustrated with asking to go on earlier in the evening so that our fans would still be there. It's not very punk to go on at 8.30pm," he added. "Stay up Late" has received widespread support from disabled people and the UK government, Richards said. Even carers who may be required to work later if the campaign is successful have offered their support. "So far, we've only had one or two support workers say that they don't think they should be required to work unsociable hours," Richards said. The group has also partnered with the UK's leading learning disabilities charity Mencap, who they say have really helped to relay their message to a wider audience. Mencap and Heavy Load teamed up last week where the band headlined a concert in London for people with learning disabilities, giving them an opportunity to be involved in running a club night.  See images from the concert » They concert was held in conjunction with London venue Proud Camden, and around 400 people attended the event which finished at 1am. Everyone at the event, from the door girl, to bar staff and cloakroom attendants, were people with learning disabilities, venue owner Alex Proud told CNN. "It's the first event of its kind for people with a learning disability and there was a real buzz about how people with learning disability are an untapped source in the entertainment industry." He said: "At these nights there is a lack of inhibitions. They tend to let their hair down and really know how to party; it's a hell of a lot of fun for all involved. Proud is eager to put on events that include people with a learning disability and to make the public more aware of this often overlooked group. "Young people with learning disabilities want to go out, but they are not catered for in the entertainment industry," he added. Heavy Load have been together for 13 years since meeting at the Southdown housing in England, a non-profit assisted-living community for people with learning disabilities. Vocalist Jimmy Nicholls, 62, posted an advert and a week later the band including Michael White, 47 (drums) Simon barker, 37 (lead vocals) and Mick Williams, 47 (guitar and vocals) was formed. Since then the band has gained many disabled and non-disabled fans and a successful documentary, "Heavy Load," has been made about their lives. Now they are looking forward to setting up the "Stay Up Late" campaign around the world. Richards said: "When we visited New York last year we were surprised to find that it's an issue for people with learning disabilities to get out much at all -- so there is definitely a need there. "We've also been asked to go to Russia, Serbia, other parts of the U.S., Scotland and Czech Republic to play and promote the campaign -- which we'd love to do, but money's tight, " he added.

Question: Where did Heavy Load play last week?

Question: What is the name of the punk band?

Question: What is the name of the band?

Question: What kind of music does the band play?

Question: Who  often has to leave gigs early?

Question: Who has launched the "Stay Up Late" campaign?

Answer: London

Answer: Heavy Load

Answer: Heavy Load

Answer: "anarcho-garage-punk"

Answer: disabled gig-goers

Answer: "anarcho-garage-punk"

Summary:
Disabled punk bank Heavy Load have launched the "Stay Up Late" campaign .
The band want disabled concert-goers to be able to enjoy gigs until the end .
Disabled people often have to leave gigs early when their carers' shifts end .
Heavy Load played last week at a London club night run by disabled people .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A football team from southern Italy is hoping for entry into the Guinness World Records because all their players have the same surname, according to a media report. The entire squad of Team De Feo, an amateur side from the town of Serino, have "De Feo" as their surname -- as does the coach, doctor and club secretary and sponsors, British newspaper The Independent reported. The club's ground even sits on Via Raffaele De Feo. A tourism Web site for Serino shows that the mayor's name is Gaetano De Feo. According to The Independent, the team was established by former Serie A player, Maurizio De Feo, who says he founded the team in a bid for inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records. The name De Feo is very common in the region. A Guinness World Records spokesman told CNN there did not appear to be any active categories that the team's identical surnames would fit in to -- but that new ideas were always welcomed. If the team was to submit a claim to Guinness World Records, the idea would be considered and a new category could potentially be created, the spokesman said.

Question: Who founded the team?

Question: What is unique about the football team?

Question: What country is the amateur football team from?

Question: What type of ambitions does the team have?

Question: What world record does Team De Feo want to break?

Question: What is unique about the amateur football team in Southern Italy?

Question: What is the football team called?

Question: Who founded Team De Feo?

Question: Who started Team De Feo?

Question: Name of the team?

Question: What does the team hope to achieve?

Question: Where is the amateur football team from?

Question: What surname do the football players share?

Question: What is the name of the team?

Question: What ambitions does the team have?

Question: Who founded the team?

Answer: Maurizio De Feo,

Answer: have the same surname,

Answer: Italy

Answer: hoping for entry into the Guinness World

Answer: all their players have the same surname,

Answer: all their players have the same surname,

Answer: De Feo,

Answer: Maurizio

Answer: former Serie A player, Maurizio

Answer: De Feo,

Answer: inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Answer: Serino,

Answer: "De Feo"

Answer: De Feo,

Answer: entry into the Guinness World

Answer: Maurizio De Feo,

Summary:
Amateur football team in southern Italy all have same surname .
"Team De Feo" founded by former Serie A player Maurizio De Feo .
Team has ambitions to get into Guinness Book of World Records .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A former motor-racing engineer has unveiled a prototype of a new hydrogen-powered city car which claims to emit less than one third of the carbon emissions produced by its nearest rival. The Riversimple Urban Car has been nine years in the making and needs further funding for city trials. The creators of the 'Urban Car,' UK-based company Riversimple, say the vehicle emits less than 30 grams per kilometer of carbon dioxide, less than one third of the carbon produced by the Polo Bluemotion. Riversimple founder Hugo Spowers has spent nine years researching and developing the prototype car. "I think that the auto industry is focusing a lot of money on research and development at a basic science level on hydrogen storage and fuel cell technology. We don't think it's necessary to do that," Spowers told CNN. "We can use existing technology and integrate it into a whole system design approach -- that is where the breakthrough has come." Spowers is searching for extra funding to put the 'Urban Car' on the streets, but he says at this stage they won't be for sale. Riversimple plans to lease the car to customers for a monthly fee of £200 ($330). Hydrogen fuel for the cars will cost just 15 pence (25 cents) per mile. It's a long way from the fuel-guzzling world Spowers used to inhabit as a designer and developer of high-powered racing cars. It was the industry's appalling environmental record that encouraged him to leave to try to find a way to make driving greener. "Certainly the first five or six years were hard work because I did have an awful lot of people telling me I was mad," Spowers told CNN, at the launch of the Riversimple Urban Car in London. "Gradually it all sort of gathered steam," he said, adding "I'm absolutely convinced that we're offering a better solution for a segment of the transport problem and we'd be crazy not to pursue it." The Urban Car's power comes from hydrogen fuel cells which are linked to four electric motors situated over each of the car's wheels. Almost all of the braking is done by the electric motors, which then capture the energy of the car in motion and store it in a bank of ultracapacitors. In conventional cars, the energy generated through braking is lost as heat. The energy stored in the Urban Car's electric motors is enough to power 80 percent of the car's acceleration. That reduces the energy demands on the hydrogen fuel cell, meaning it can be one fifth of the size of one used in a normal car. The lighter fuel cell also makes it more energy efficient. A large part of the funding for the car's development came from the family of Ernst Piëch, the eldest grandson of Ferdinand Porsche who founded the motor company of the same name in 1931. Ferdinand Porsche's great-grandson Sebastien Piëch is a partner in Riversimple. He says the company's nimble size has given it an advantage over larger car manufacturers whose future he says concerns him. "It concerns me massively, because I don't see that the model they have now is very relevant to where consumers are going. Consumers are looking for a different solution. I'm not sure if what they're producing is working," he said. Riversimple plans to share the designs for its car through open-source licence agreements, a system more commonly used in the software industry. Designers and manufacturers will be invited to make improvements so the car evolves into the most efficient vehicle it can be. "We don't believe that making money on IP (intellectual property) is really what's actually happening even now. We believe that service and providing the solution for customers will be where we make money," Piëch told CNN. The next step now is to find further financing, another £20 million ($33 million), to build and test ten cars. Fifty prototypes will then be built for a pilot project in a small

Question: What powers the car?

Question: Who launches car prototype with lowest level of carbon emissions?

Question: How much money is being asked for to build ten trial cars?

Question: What is the car powered by?

Question: Who launched the car?

Question: What did Riversimple launch?

Question: How many cars do they want to build for trials?

Answer: hydrogen fuel cells

Answer: UK-based company Riversimple,

Answer: £20 million ($33 million),

Answer: hydrogen-powered

Answer: Riversimple,

Answer: prototype of a new hydrogen-powered

Answer: ten

Summary:
Riversimple launches car prototype with lowest level of carbon emissions .
Car is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and four electric motors over the wheels .
Company's looking for $33 million dollars to build ten cars for trials .
Designer Spowers used expertise he gained in motor racing to build prototype .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A habitually violent young man was convicted Wednesday of the murder of teenage actor Rob Knox, who had starred in the latest "Harry Potter" film. The father, brother and mother of Rob Knox pose together after the death of the young actor. Karl Bishop, 22, attacked Knox and four friends with two kitchen knives outside a bar in Sidcup, south east London, last May. He stabbed them 10 times in less than two minutes, the Old Bailey court in central London heard. Knox, 18, had rushed out of the bar after he heard that Bishop had threatened his younger brother Jamie but he ended up being stabbed five times, once in a main artery. He died in hospital later that night. Bystanders said Bishop's face was "screwed up in rage" as he lashed out with the two knives, the Press Association reported. Days before the attack, the actor had finished filming on "Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince," due for international release in July, in which he played the role of Marcus Belby. He was set to reprise the part in future "Harry Potter" films. Knox's father Colin told mourners at his funeral, including co-star Rupert Grint, that his son had been "living the dream," PA said. Prosecutor Brian Altman told the court that the young actor's promising life was ended by a "habitual knife carrier" who believed stabbing people was an "occupational hazard" and had previous convictions for knife crime. Bishop is due to be sentenced on Thursday. Knife crime in Britain is a political hot topic due to a spate of recent killings of mainly young people in major cities. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has urged tougher sentences for those caught carrying knives. He told the Daily Telegraph last month: "By carrying a knife you are not only endangering the lives of others, but you are more likely to be killed, or end up in jail. "We need to change the way young people think about knives, we need families and communities working together ... to get this message across and help stamp out knife crime and get weapons off our streets."

Question: Who was convicted of murder?

Question: Who attacked Rob Knox?

Question: Who was he murderer?

Question: What film was the victim in?

Question: What is a political hot topic?

Question: What is problem in Britain?

Question: What is knife crime in Britain considered to be?

Question: Which Harry Potter movie did Rob Knox star in?

Question: Who was the culprit?

Question: Who murdered Rob Know?

Question: Who passed away in the murder crime?

Question: What movie did the deceased star in?

Question: Who murdered Rob Knox?

Question: Who is the actor from Harry Potter that was murdered?

Answer: Karl Bishop,

Answer: Karl Bishop,

Answer: Karl Bishop, 22,

Answer: "Harry Potter"

Answer: Knife crime in Britain

Answer: Knife crime

Answer: is a political hot topic due

Answer: "Harry

Answer: Karl Bishop, 22,

Answer: Karl Bishop, 22,

Answer: Rob Knox,

Answer: the latest "Harry Potter" film.

Answer: Karl Bishop,

Answer: Rob Knox,

Summary:
Man convicted of murder of teenage actor who starred in new "Harry Potter" film .
Karl Bishop, 22, attacked Rob Knox with 2 knives in southeast London last May .
Knife crime in Britain is political hot topic due to spate of recent killings .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A high-pitched device used to combat anti-social behavior among young people has been called "unfair" by children's campaigners in England. "The Mosquito" has been used to combat anti-social behavior among young people across England The Children's Commissioner for England, who oversees children's rights, has called for a ban on the ultra-sonic gadget, known as "The Mosquito," which disperses young people by emitting sharp, piercing sounds. The device causes discomfort to younger ears by exploiting their ability to hear very high frequencies -- a power which declines once they reach their 20s. But human rights groups say the machine infringes civil rights and creates a divide between young and old. Launching the "Buzz Off" campaign, England's Children's Commissioner Al Aynsley-Green said: "I have spoken to many children and young people from all over England who have been deeply affected by ultra-sonic teenage deterrents." Aynsley-Green said about 3,500 of the devices are in use across England to split up gatherings of youth in areas such as parks and shops. "These devices are indiscriminate and target all children and young people, including babies, regardless of whether they are behaving or misbehaving," he added. Youth leaders backed the campaign, adding that The Mosquito fails to address the root problems of anti-social behavior among youths -- and may even push teenagers to congregate in unsafe areas. "Police, local authorities, and business instead should work collectively with young people and their communities to address the underlying causes of anti-social behavior in areas that cause concern," said Fiona Blacke, chief executive of the National Youth Agency, a government-funded group that works with young people on social development. The Mosquito was invented by Howard Stapleton, from Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, and is manufactured by Compound Security Systems. The company describes The Mosquito as an "ultrasonic teenage deterrent" and "the most effective tool in our fight against anti social behavior." It says the device has a range of 15 to 20 meters and teenagers are "acutely aware of The Mosquito and usually move away from an area within an average of 8 to 10 minutes." The company says The Mosquito has proved popular with shop keepers who buy it to move along gatherings of teenagers and anti-social youths. It could not be contacted for a response to criticism of the deterrent. Railway companies have also placed the device to discourage youths from spraying graffiti on trains and station walls, Compound Security said. The controversial gadget was first used by shopkeeper Robert Gough, from South Wales. He told The Times newspaper: "Either someone has come along and wiped them off the face of the earth, or it's working." However, Shami Chakrabarti, director of the human rights group Liberty, said: "What type of society uses a low-level sonic weapon on its children? Imagine the outcry if a device was introduced that caused blanket discomfort to people of one race or gender, rather than to our kids. "The Mosquito has no place in a country that values its children and seeks to instill them with dignity and respect." E-mail to a friend

Question: What is the mosquito?

Question: What is the name of the sharp sound device?

Question: Human rights groups say what?

Question: Who can hear the mosquito?

Answer: high-pitched device used to combat anti-social behavior

Answer: "The Mosquito"

Answer: and creates a divide between young and old.

Answer: young people

Summary:
Campaigners want to ban ultra-sonic device used against young people .
"The Mosquito" emits sharp sounds that can only be heard by under 20s .
About 3,500 of the devices are used in England to disperse young people .
Human rights groups say they create divide between young and old .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A jury Tuesday acquitted three men of charges that they helped the bombers who carried out the July 7, 2005, attacks on the London transportation system.

Sadeer Saleem was accused of helping to plan the July 7, 2005 bombings in London

The four bombers died in the blasts, but Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil were accused of helping them by conducting reconnaissance and conspiring with them.

Two of the men -- Ali and Shakil -- were convicted of a second charge of conspiracy to attend a place used for terrorist training. They will be sentenced Wednesday, London's Metropolitan Police said.

Tuesday's verdicts came at the end of the men's retrial at Kingston Crown Court in southwest London. A separate jury failed to reach a verdict in their first trial, which ended in August after three months.

The bombings in 2005 killed 52 people in blasts on three subway trains and a bus. At least 900 people were wounded.

Police arrested the three in March 2007 after piecing together what they called a "complicated jigsaw with thousands of pieces." They were charged in April 2007.

Police said they analyzed more than 4,700 phone numbers and 90,000 calls. They discovered the three men had made a trip to London in December 2004 -- seven months before the fatal bombings -- which prosecutors claimed was a reconnaissance trip to scout potential targets.

Prosecutors said that on December 16, 2004, the men traveled from the northern English city of Leeds to London, along with Hasib Hussain, one of the July 7 bombers. When they got to the capital, they met with Lindsay.

Over the next two days, prosecutors claimed, the men visited tourist sites including the London Eye ferris wheel, the London Aquarium and the Natural History Museum, as well as underground train locations. Some of the spots, prosecutors said, were near where the July 7 bombs were eventually detonated.

Police called it "the first feasibility study" for the London bombings -- and whether they were looking at tourist or transportation sites, the men were seeking out potential bomb targets, police said.

The three men, who always denied the charges, acknowledged making the trip but said it was just an innocent outing to visit Ali's sister in London. Saleem told the court that he had had "no idea whatsoever" about the plot.

Traces of DNA linked all three alleged accomplices in some way to the bombers, police had claimed. Investigators found Ali's fingerprints on evidence found at the bomb-making sites.

Khan, Lindsay, Hussain and a fourth bomber, Shehzad Tanweer, set off a series of bombs the morning of July 7, 2005. They exploded on underground trains near Liverpool Street, Russell Square and Edgware Road and on a double-decker bus at Tavistock Square.

Police have previously said they believe others with knowledge of the attacks remain at large.

The jury found that in July 2001, Ali went with Khan to Pakistan. In July 2003, Shakil went with Khan to a camp in Pakistan, where the two undertook firearms training with machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers, and AK-47 assault rifles, London police said.

The jury found Ali and Shakil guilty of conspiring to attend a place used for terrorist training, knowing or believing that instruction or training would be provided for purposes connected with the commission or preparation of acts of terrorism, London police said.

"Mohammed Siddique Khan and Mohammed Shakil told other attendees that their aim was to fight in Afghanistan," said John McDowall, head of the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command. "They were proficient in the use of and handling of terrorist weapons, and were certainly not enjoying a day out in a beautiful and mountainous area of Pakistan, as was suggested in court.

"Shakil himself accepted that the camp at Malakand was a serious business, whose purpose was to train willing volunteers to fight and kill in Afghanistan on behalf of the Taliban, a cause to which both he and Ali were, and remain, sympathetic," McDowall said.

Question: What had the men denied?

Question: What came at the end of the men's retrial?

Question: Who denied the charges?

Question: where did this occur

Question: What did the verdicts come at the end of?

Question: What acquits three accused of involvement in July 7, 2005, attacks on London?

Question: what were the crimes

Question: Who did the jury acquit?

Answer: the charges,

Answer: Tuesday's verdicts

Answer: The three men,

Answer: London

Answer: the men's retrial

Answer: A jury

Answer: they helped the bombers

Answer: Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil

Summary:
Jury acquits three accused of involvement in July 7, 2005, attacks on London .
Verdicts came at the end of the men's retrial .
Three men had always denied the charges .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A juvenile court in Ghana has sentenced two teenage girls from Great Britain to nine months in jail for trying to smuggle cocaine out of the country, Ghana's national news agency said Wednesday.

The girls were stopped by customs officials at Accra trying to smuggle drugs back to Britain.

The 16-year-olds will not have to serve the full sentence because they have already spent more than six months in jail, a British Foreign Office spokesman said.

Fair Trials International, a UK-based group that provided legal assistance to the pair, said in a statement Wednesday that it will decide in the coming days whether to appeal. The girls faced a maximum sentence of three years but are expected to be released on April 18, the group said.

For now, the girls are housed in a correctional home for girls in the country's capital, Accra.

Ghanaian police arrested the teenagers as they were readying to board a British Airways flight back to London last July.

When officials searched their laptop bags as part of departure formalities, they found about 6 kg (13 lbs) of cocaine, the Ghana News Agency and British media reports said.

Authorities in Ghana said a man paid the girls 6,000 pounds (about $11,700) to fly to Ghana to retrieve the laptop bags containing the drugs from two of his associates, the news agency added.

Those men have not been caught.

Fair Trials called the girls "pawns in a larger operation.

"It is deeply unfortunate that they, and not the men who lured them to Ghana, are bearing the consequences," said the group's chief executive, Catherine Wolthuizen.

Ghana and other West African countries have become a transit point for drugs headed to Europe. The girls were arrested in a joint Britain-Ghana drug detection operation, the United Kingdom's customs agency said Wednesday. E-mail to a friend

Question: Where was the duo arrested?

Question: Who is unlikely to serve?

Question: Where were the girls from, specifically?

Question: Who arrested the girls?

Question: Who were sentenced?

Question: Where were the girls arrested?

Question: How long have the girls already been in jail for?

Question: How long was she in jail?

Question: What did the teen smuggle?

Question: How old were the teens?

Answer: Accra

Answer: The 16-year-olds

Answer: Great Britain

Answer: customs officials at Accra

Answer: two teenage girls from Great Britain

Answer: Accra

Answer: more than six months

Answer: more than six months

Answer: cocaine

Answer: 16-year-olds

Summary:
British teens sentenced to nine months in prison for trying to smuggle cocaine .
The duo, both 16, were arrested in Ghana on July 2, 2007 at Accra's airport .
Girls unlikely to serve whole sentence as have been in jail more than 6 months .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A man walks around the side of a building, footsteps falling in time to the heartbeat of a driving pop soundtrack, pulls out a pistol and guns down another man. Tony Servillo as arch-manipulator and seven time Italian Prime Minister, Guilio Andreotti, in Paolo Sorrentino's "Il Divo." A montage of grisly murders follows, all with the same infectious pop song pounding in the background. It's edge-of-the-seat stuff and it's only the opening sequence of gifted Italian director Paolo Sorrentino's biopic of Italian politician Giulio Andreotti, "Il Divo." Sorrentino's film chronicles the career of probably the most important and controversial politico in Italy's recent history. But, more than that, it pins Andreotti to the specimen board and dissects his character without mercy. The film caught the eye of the judges at Cannes Film Festival last year where it picked up the Jury Prize. Predictably, Andreotti didn't react well to the film. "He was very angry," recalls Sorrentino. Now 91 years-old, Andreotti has been Prime Minister of Italy seven times. His Christian Democrat Party was the leading force in Italian politics as a one-party system for four decades. The rules of the game were shattered in the early 1990s by "Tangentopoli"  or Bribesville -- a corruption scandal that laid bare some of the government's unsavory practices, ruining careers and resulting in the suicides of some leading politicians. Andreotti himself was implicated in illegal activities, including connections to the Mafia, but was finally acquitted of all charges. Today, he is a senator for life. Something of the man's influence in all spheres of Italian public life becomes clear when Sorrentino -- who says he is not a political director, "only in this case" -- explains how hard he found it to fund the film. "In Italy nobody wanted to finance the film because everybody was scared," Sorrentino told CNN. "He has been a very powerful man for many years." Sorrentino managed eventually to secure funding from a private source. "It is not easy for Italian companies to put money in this project, so we did it with the private money of very courageous individuals," he said. Sorrentino picks up the Andreotti story at the beginning of the 1990s, just prior to his implication in the scandal, as he is about to assume power for the seventh time. A good deal of "Il Divo's" success lies in a stunning portrayal of Andreotti by Naples-born actor Toni Servillo, who is a veteran of three of Sorrentino's other films including 2006's "The Consequences of Love." Servillo's Andreotti is a stiff, impassive tortoise of a man. With a hunched back, skinny sloping shoulders and strange drooping ears, Andreotti appears physically frail. He is beset by headaches -- indeed, the opening scene of the film shows him with a head full of acupuncture needles trying to get rid of one -- a taste of the mix of drama and humor that informs the rest of the film. But where the body is weak the will is strong and in Andreotti's wit and cunning intelligence -- "I know I'm an average man, but looking around I don't see any giants" -- there is a sense of a man who can and will do anything to stay in power. "I have always wanted to make a film about Andreotti," says Sorrentino. "He is so psychologically complex that everyone has been intrigued by him over the years. "It's a political film but at the same time a film about a complex character from a psychological point of view." For a long time, though, Sorrentino was convinced that the vast amounts of literature written about the man could never be distilled into a structure that would work on film -- "It made my head spin," he remembers. While Sorrentino almost had too much material to mine while researching Andreotti's public life, it was impossible to get access to details

Question: What is the name of Paolo Sorrentino's film about Guilio Andreotti?

Question: What country is Guilio Andreotti from?

Question: Who were people scare of?

Question: Who is the film about?

Question: What is the number of times that the prime minister elected?

Question: Who had problems funding the film?

Question: Who is the focus of "Il Divo"?

Question: When was the political corruption scandal?

Answer: "Il Divo."

Answer: Italy

Answer: Giulio Andreotti,

Answer: Italian politician Giulio Andreotti,

Answer: seven

Answer: Paolo Sorrentino's

Answer: Italian politician Giulio Andreotti,

Answer: early 1990s

Summary:
Paolo Sorrentino's "Il Divo" chronicles the career of Italian politician Guilio Andreotti .
Seven time Prime Minister was implicated in 1990s political corruption scandal .
Film is a psychological study of man who has fascinated Italy for years .
Sorrentino found it hard to fund the film because people were scared of Andreotti .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A massive fire engulfed the four-story offices of a major film company in central London on Friday, sending clouds of white smoke over the city skyline, the London fire department said. Streets in London were cordoned off while firefighters tackled the blaze. Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries as a result of the blaze in the Future Films building on Dean Street in the city's Soho district, London ambulance services said. The London Fire Brigade dispatched 12 engines and 55 firefighters to battle the fire, which began before 2 p.m. (9 a.m. ET). As a result, an adjacent street -- the W1 -- has been closed to traffic and pedestrians. When reached by CNN, Future Films founder and managing director Stephen Margolis had no comment about the fire. Future Films has been involved in the production of more than 120 films since Margolis created the company in 2000, including "Bend it like Beckham" (2002), "The Importance of Being Earnest" (2002), and "Transsiberian" (2008). CNN's Per Nyberg and Laura Perez Maestro contributed to this report.

Question:
What were sealed off?
What was seen above London?
In which city is there a fire?
What was sealed off?
What was seem in London?
What was seen billowing?
What was done around London streets?
Where was smoke seen?
What district has a popular nightlife?
What was sealed off around the blaze?

Answer: Streets in London

Answer: clouds of white smoke

Answer: London

Answer: Streets in London

Answer: A massive fire

Answer: clouds of white smoke

Answer: were cordoned off

Answer: over the city skyline,

Answer: Soho

Answer: Streets in London

Summary:
Streets sealed off around London blaze .
Smoke seen billowing over British capital .
Soho a popular nightlife district .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A medical ailment that has worried male members of string sections across the music world for over 30 years has been exposed as a hoax.

Male cellists of the world can breathe easy again.

A senior British lawmaker confessed to making up the condition known as "cello scrotum" -- which relates to chafing from the instrument -- after reading about another musically-related ailment called "guitarist's nipple" in the British Medical Journal in 1974.

Elaine Murphy, who is a member of The House of Lords and a trained doctor, came clean about the prank she devised with husband John in a letter to the BMJ published on Wednesday.

She said: "Perhaps after 34 years it's time for us to confess that we invented cello scrotum.

"Reading (Dr) Curtis's 1974 letter to the BMJ on guitar nipple, we thought it highly likely to be a spoof and decided to go one further by submitting a letter pretending to have noted a similar phenomenon in cellists, signed by the non-doctor one of us.

"Anyone who has ever watched a cello being played would realize the physical impossibility of our claim."

Murphy's confession may have been hastened by the fact that cello scrotum was referenced by a medical researcher in the BMJ late last year.

The article, entitled "A symphony of maladies," focused on health problems among musicians and contained references to such ailments as fiddler's neck, flautist's chin and cellist's chest.

Fiona Godlee, editor of the BMJ, told Britain's Independent newspaper: "It seems the BMJ has been deliciously hoaxed. It is wonderful it has been going all these years and no one realized.

"We frown on misconduct and medical fraud is taken very seriously. But in this case I hope I am right in saying that no harm has been done."

Murphy was made a life peer in 2004 and is active on mental health and ageing issues in the House of Lords.

Question: Who is a trained doctor?

Question: What journal was it published in?

Question: Who is Elaine Murphy?

Question: Where was it mentioned?

Question: What ailment did she make up?

Question: What did she make up?

Question: Where was Cello scrotum referenced?

Question: "A symphony of maladies" focused on what?

Question: Where is Elaine Murphy a member?

Answer: Elaine Murphy,

Answer: the British Medical

Answer: member of The House of Lords and a trained doctor,

Answer: referenced by a medical researcher in the BMJ

Answer: "cello scrotum"

Answer: the condition known as "cello scrotum"

Answer: by a medical researcher in the BMJ late last year.

Answer: health problems among musicians

Answer: The House of Lords

Summary:
Elaine Murphy is a member of The House of Lords and a trained doctor .
She made up cello scrotum ailment after reading about guitarist's nipple in 1974 .
Cello scrotum was referenced in a British Medical Journal article last year .
"A symphony of maladies" focused on health problems among musicians .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A meningitis outbreak is threatening the lives of tens of thousands of people in Darfur, according to an aid agency expelled from the country last week. A Doctors without Borders medic helps a sick child in a Darfur refugee camp. Humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), says it was preparing to vaccinate around 100,000 people in southern and western Darfur against meningitis, when it was told to leave the country. "We were in the process of organizing a vaccination campaign. At the moment  there's no one there that can take over those activities, which is really worrying," Gemma Davies of MSF told CNN. The country's Ministry of Health officially declared a meningitis outbreak on March 2 at the Kalma Camp, which shelters more than 90,000 refugees in southern Darfur. "Living in such close proximity, the potential for this outbreak to spread quickly is quite high, Davies, MSF project coordinator for South Darfur, told CNN. "With no health care providers to give vaccinations, and with no one to manage the meningitis cases when they come, it's really concerning," she added. The vaccination campaign was due to begin on March 7, but it is now unclear if or when it will resume, as reports of government harassment of aid workers continue. Davies told CNN she experienced no harassment, and said government officials had  been in contact with only the head of MSF's regional operations. "We haven't actually been given any reason on why we were expelled," she said. "We have absolutely no idea when we'll be able to return." Doctors Without Borders was among 13 aid agencies, including Mercy Corps and the International Rescue Committee, that were ordered by the government to shut down their operations in Sudan last week. So far the agency has confirmed 32 meningitis cases and four deaths, and has seen dozens of other suspected cases. Thousands of unvaccinated refugees and villagers are now exposed to the airborne disease in densely populated camps and villages throughout Sudan. "One of our priorities is to get another organization to take over our programs there," Davies added. The medical relief agency says it doubts though that other any other organizations have the capacity to deal with a meningitis epidemic. Davies also said she is worried about the cut-off of MSF's feeding and maternal delivery services: "We had over 100 patients on our feeding program that now won't be receiving any follow up." The decision by the Sudanese government to throw out the aid groups came a day after the International Criminal Court at The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. However, not all international aid organizations are affected. Others including World Vision international continues its work, which reaches approximately 500,000 internally displaced people in South Sudan. The U.N. has received reports that international staff members of five non-governmental organizations had been detained for up to four hours. Speaking on the phone from Nairobi, an aid worker, who asked not to be identified for fear of further harassment, told CNN that his colleagues who remained in Khartoum were being intimidated and threatened by government agents. In some cases Sudanese government representatives "had started gathering banking details and confiscating computers, communications equipment and vehicles from the NGOs", a U.N spokesman said at a news conference last week. Last week, the U.N. warned that the loss of  NGOs in Sudan would cause 1.1 million people to go without food aid and health care, and more than 1 million to have no access to water. Oxfam, whose work focuses on providing safe drinking water, was one of the aid groups who were told their registration to operate in Sudan was no longer valid. Ninety percent of their staff are Sudanese nationals, who mostly remain in country, unable to continue their relief work under threat of arrest. "These agencies are vital implementation partners for the United Nations and account for at least half of the humanitarian capacity in

Question: Who is the head of the Sudanese government?

Question: What disease threatened many residents of Darfur?

Question: Amount that is at risk of starvation after the aid agencies were expelled?

Question: Aid workers were detained by what government?

Question: Who has been detained by the Sudanese government?

Question: What caused a risk of starvation for over a million people?

Question: What number of people are at risk of starvation?

Question: What illness threatens hundreds of thousands of people in Darfur?

Question: What number of people are threatened by meningitis?

Answer: President Omar Hassan al-Bashir

Answer: meningitis

Answer: 1.1 million

Answer: Sudanese

Answer: international staff members of five non-governmental organizations

Answer: A meningitis outbreak

Answer: 1.1 million

Answer: meningitis

Answer: tens of thousands

Summary:
Meningitis threatens hundreds of thousands of people in Darfur .
More than a million at risk of starvation after aid agencies expelled, U.N. warns .
Sources: Aid workers harassed and detained by the Sudanese government .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A motorcycle gang carried out a bold smash-and-grab raid on a jewelry store in the center of London -- right in front of a CNN camera.

One of the raiders can be seen clutching stolen watches as the gang makes its getaway.

CNN reporter Sasha Herriman and cameraman Peter Kavanagh were filming in Oxford Street, London's busiest retail area, when the raiders took a sledgehammer to the store's windows in broad daylight.

Kavanagh kept the camera rolling as the thieves helped themselves to handfuls of luxury watches before roaring off on their motorcycles, leaving a crowd of stunned shoppers in their wake.

"They always tell you to expect the unexpected when working in news, and this certainly was unexpected," said Kavanagh, an Australian cameraman with 19 years' experience.  Images from the daring heist »

"As we were filming we heard a couple of motorbikes revving their engines loudly and saw a crowd forming. We couldn't tell what was happening at first.

"We saw the men yelling at the crowd and gesturing for them to stay back. Then they ran out of the store, climbed on their bikes and sped off."

Kavanagh says the daring heist nearly came unstuck at the last minute when the riders were forced to swerve to avoid a truck pulling into the road -- a moment he caught on film, along with a tantalizing glimpse of their booty.  Watch raiders zoom away on motorcycles »

"As they went past, I zoomed in to get a clear shot. I noticed one of the passengers on the bikes was carrying a fistful of watches."

London's Metropolitan Police would not reveal the value of the items taken from the store, but said they were trying to establish if it was linked to other smash and grabs.

No one has been arrested in connection with the raid, they said, and witnesses were being sought.

Says Kavanagh, after the four raiders had fled, punching the air with victory signs, so did many of the passers-by who saw it happen.

"Afterwards we went over to the store and saw the glass from smashed cabinets and the sledgehammer lying on the ground. Most witnesses cleared off, but a few who had taken photos came forward."

Question: Who was arrested?

Question: Who helped themselves to watches before making a getaway?

Question: Who took a sledgehammer to the windows?

Question: What did the gang help themselves to?

Question: Who is reporting the incident?

Question: What is going on?

Question: Who takes a sledgehammer to the store's windows?

Answer: No one

Answer: motorcycle gang

Answer: A motorcycle gang

Answer: handfuls of luxury watches

Answer: Sasha Herriman

Answer: a jewelry store

Answer: raiders

Summary:
Raiders take sledgehammer to store's windows as CNN camera rolls .
Motorcycle gang helped themselves to watches before making getaway .
Police say no arrests have been made yet .


LONDON, England (CNN) -- A neighborhood in east London was getting back to normal Saturday after British Army engineers detonated a large World War II bomb unearthed this week on a building site, officials said. Army engineers covered the bomb with sand to minimise the risk of an explosion. An Army bomb disposal team carried out a controlled explosion on the 2,200-pound German warhead at 5:55 p.m. (12:55 p.m. ET) Friday, London's Metropolitan Police said. Video of the blast showed brown dirt, debris and black smoke shooting into the air when the bomb went off. There were no reports of any injuries or damage to surrounding property after the blast, the police and Ministry of Defense said. The public was allowed back into the industrial neighborhood by Friday night, authorities said. Two subway lines and a rail line in the area, which were shut down after construction crews discovered the bomb Monday, were running normal service Saturday, transportation officials said. London's transit authority, Transport for London (TfL), said the police and army gave permission for its engineers to check the tracks less than an hour after the controlled explosion. The tracks were clear of debris and damage and services resumed at 7:13 p.m. (2:13 p.m. ET), TfL said. Contractors preparing a waterway near the site of the future Olympic Park discovered the bomb Monday. The Ministry of Defense said the bomb, which measured four feet by two feet, was the largest one found in the capital since 1975. The bomb was "enormous," said Simon Saunders, a spokesman for the British Army's London district. At one point during the week the bomb started ticking, which suggested a timing device, Saunders said. Disposal experts put strong magnets next to the bomb to shut down the clockwork and the ticking stopped, he said. It's not uncommon for World War II-era bombs to be unearthed in Europe. In London, which suffered the aerial bombardment of the Blitz, bombs are uncovered two or three times a year, Saunders said. The London Blitz lasted from September 1940 until May 1941. German bombers attacked the city every day or night for the first two months, but the worst night was the last -- May 10, 1941, when 3,000 people were killed in London, according to the Museum of London. Much of the Blitz focused on east London. In all, more than 20,000 people were killed in the Blitz, short for "Blitzkrieg," the German word for "lightning war."

Question: The bomb was the largest found in the capital since when?

Question: What was utilized to stop the bomb's timer?

Question: What was detonated in London?

Question: Who said the bomb was the largest found in the capital since 1975?

Question: Where was the bomb found?

Question: What stopped the timer?

Question: What did the experts use to stop the timer?

Question: Where was the bomb detonated?

Question: Who detonated a bomb?

Question: What did disposal experts use to stop the timer after the bomb started ticking?

Question: Where did the British Army detonate a large WW II bomb?

Answer: 1975.

Answer: strong magnets

Answer: World War II bomb

Answer: The Ministry of Defense

Answer: A neighborhood in east London

Answer: Disposal experts

Answer: strong magnets

Answer: A neighborhood in east London

Answer: British

Answer: strong magnets

Answer: neighborhood in east London

Summary:
British Army engineers detonate a large World War II bomb in London .
Ministry of Defense: Bomb was the largest found in the capital since 1975 .
Disposal experts used strong magnets to stop timer after bomb started ticking .