(CNN) -- Venezuela expelled Israel's ambassador to the country Tuesday and accused Israel of attempting to carry out "genocide" against the Palestinian people. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called the Israeli army "cowards." "In this tragic and indignant hour, the people of Venezuela manifest their unconditional solidarity with the heroic Palestinian people, share in the sadness that overcomes thousands of families through the loss of their loved ones, and extends to them a hand by affirming that the government of Venezuela will not rest until it sees those responsible for these criminal atrocities severely punished," the Venezuelan foreign minister said in a statement read by an anchor on state television. The statement added that the government "condemns strongly the flagrant violations of international law" by Israel and "denounces their planned utilization of state terrorism." "For the above-mentioned reasons, the government of Venezuela has decided to expel the ambassador of Israel and some of the personnel of the Israeli Embassy in Venezuela," it added. In a news conference broadcast by state-run Venezuelan television, President Hugo Chavez blasted the Israeli military. "They are cowards," he said. "It's as though a boxing professional were to come here and challenge you to box. Well, how courageous! How courageous is the Israeli army!" It said that Chavez "makes a fraternal call to the Jewish people throughout the world to oppose these criminal policies of the state of Israel that recall the worst pages of the history of the 20th century. "With the genocide of the Palestinian people, the state of Israel will never be able to offer its people the perspective of a peace that is both necessary and long-lasting." Mark Regev, a spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, was unswayed. "I haven't heard the details yet, but you know the regime in Venezuela has been one of the few countries in the world that gives automatic support to the Iranian extremists, and it doesn't surprise me that they have affinity with groups like Hamas and Hezbollah," he told CNN. He predicted that other countries would not follow suit, even in the Middle East. "I think, even in the Muslim and Arab countries, there is a fair amount of understanding for what Israel has had to do here," he said.

What has an Israeli spokesman say Venezuela has given to extremists?

What minister was quoted in this passage?

What is the name of the president of Venezuela?

What did Chavez call the forces in the Israeli army?

What government condemned the violations?

What did the Venezuelan government statment do to "flagrant violations" by Israel?

Answer: flagrant violations of international law"

Answer: "cowards."

Answer: carry out "genocide" against the Palestinian people.

Answer: automatic support

Answer: Venezuelan foreign

Answer: Hugo Chavez

Answer: "cowards."

Answer: "They are cowards," he said. "It's as though a boxing professional were to come here and challenge you to box. Well, how courageous! How courageous is the Israeli army!"

Answer: Venezuela

Answer: the flagrant violations of international law" by Israel

Answer: "condemns strongly the flagrant violations of international law"

Answer: "genocide" against the Palestinian people.

Summary:
Expulsion is in protest of Israeli strike against Palestinians, minister says .
Venezuelan government statement condemned "flagrant violations" by Israel .
President Hugo Chavez calls Israeli army "cowards"
Israeli spokesman says Venezuela has given "automatic support" to extremists .


(CNN) -- Venezuela has promised to give Nicaragua $50 million to replace money that the United States said this week it would withhold from the Central American country, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega Saavedra said Saturday. Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega expressed disappointment in U.S. President Barack Obama's decision. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez promised the aid after Ortega learned that the United States was canceling $62 million of aid that was to have come from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S.-government-funded anti-poverty fund set up by former President George W. Bush. Ortega expressed disappointment in President Barack Obama for the decision. "He expresses good will, but in practice, he has the same policies as President Reagan," Ortega told a crowd of supporters in Managua's Plaza of the Revolution. In 1982, then-President Reagan supported funding the contras, the forces opposed to Ortega and his socialist Sandinista Party, which had come to power after overthrowing the U.S.-backed Anastasio Somoza in 1979. Ortega called this week's decision not to follow through on the payment "disrespectful." "The United States had given its word to the people of Nicaragua and in particular to the people of the cities involved in the program," he said. Wednesday's decision to cut the funds altogether came after the United States announced last November that it was suspending aid to Managua in the wake of what it said were fraudulent municipal elections. Ortega, whose party members won most of the mayoralties, disputed that. And he warned his U.S. counterpart that the world has changed since the United States funded the contras. "He is the first to know that the United States of today is not the United States of 20, 30, 40 years ago," Ortega said. "Today, the United States cannot do whatever it wants in the world. It doesn't have the moral force, even though it may have the material force to do it. They have even lost the support of the U.S. people." Still chafing over his loss to Violeta Chamorro, who replaced him as president in 1990, Ortega said those were the elections that were fraudulent. He said President George H. W. Bush affected the outcome by telling the Nicaraguans, "If you vote for the [Sandinista] front, the war is going to continue; if you vote for the enemies of the front, go in peace.' That was the promise that Bush made." He described that pact as "a big lie, since the peace was already coming. We, the Nicaraguans, were making peace." What Bush then wanted, Ortega said, was war throughout Central America. "He fed the war in Guatemala, he fed the war in El Salvador, he fed the war in Nicaragua," Ortega said. Ortega described the three U.S.-backed governments that ruled Nicaragua from 1990 until 2007 -- when he reclaimed power -- as anti-democratic. "They robbed the people of the right to health, the right to education, the right to decent housing," he said. "They privatized energy industry, the telecommunications industry, the businesses of the workers -- those were nothing more than acts of corruption." And he said that the $62 million would have been used to build 12 highways, not to support his government. But work that has begun on two of the roads will be completed, said Rodney Bent, deputy CEO for the Millennium Challenge Corporation in an interview Friday with CNN en Espanol. He denied any suggestion that the money was being used for political ends rather than simply to alleviate poverty. "That's totally false," Bent said, adding that his corporation's funds are doled out regardless of a government's leftist, centrist or conservative policies. "We want a clean government," he said, adding that because the elections were not clean, "we had to act."

Who has the same policies as Reagan, according to Ortega?

What country cancelled 62 million in aid?

Answer: expresses good will,

Answer: "disrespectful."

Answer: "disrespectful."

Answer: $62

Answer: $62 million of aid

Answer: President Barack Obama

Answer: United States

Summary:
U.S. cancels $62 million of aid from the Millennium Challenge Corporation .
Ortega: 'Obama expresses good will, but ... has same policies as Reagan'
Ortega called the decision not to follow through on the payment 'disrespectful'


(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez froze diplomatic relations with Colombia late Tuesday, citing verbal aggressions from the neighboring South American country. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro speaks to journalists on Monday in Caracas. The televised announcement followed declarations from the Colombian government Monday that anti-tank weapons purchased by Venezuela ended up in the hands of the guerrilla Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC. In addition, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe said the guerrillas were trying to buy anti-aircraft missiles. Venezuela received a shipment of Russian SA-24 Igla shoulder-fired missiles earlier this year and showed them off at military parade in April. Chavez recalled Venezuela's ambassador to Colombia, as well as most of the embassy's staff. "Leave only the lowest functionaries," he said. Chavez also threatened to take over Colombian companies operating in Venezuela if Colombia offends Venezuela one more time. Colombia's claims are "mistaken," added Chavez, who called the country's leaders "irresponsible." There was no immediate reaction from the Colombian government. Tuesday's developments came one day after Chavez signed a military agreement with Russia to buy enough BMP-3 armored fighting vehicles and T-72 tanks to double the nation's inventory, according to the Jane's Defense Weekly publication. Chavez said he will use the tanks in his "Western Shield Plan" on the border with Colombia. Tensions between the two countries have been high since March 2008, when Chavez ordered tanks to the border in response to a Colombian attack on FARC bases in Ecuador. More recently, Chavez has severely criticized Uribe for entering into negotiations to allow the United States to open military bases in Colombia. The United States says it needs the bases because Ecuador has ordered the closing of a U.S. installation there. Chavez accuses the United States of wanting the bases so it can attack Venezuela. Analysts say Chavez's actions toward Colombia are tied to his feelings toward the United States. "Chavez hates the United States and he wants to lead a group of countries that don't pay attention to the United States," said Myles Frechette, the U.S. ambassador to Colombia from 1994-97. "Uribe is a guy who is in tune with the United States." Frechette notes that "Colombia and Venezuela have complementary economies" and could sell more goods to each other under better conditions. Jennifer McCoy, director of the Americas Program at the Carter Center, makes the same point. "It's a conflict between two ideologies between two countries that are mutually dependent on each other," she said. The latest dust-up started Monday, when Colombia accused Venezuela of selling arms to the FARC. Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos said army troops had found AT-4 shoulder-fired grenades in recent raids on jungle camps used by the FARC. "This is not the first time that this happens," Santos said. "In several operations in which we have recovered weapons from the FARC, we have found powerful munitions and powerful equipment, including anti-tank weapons, from a European country that sold them to Venezuela and that turned up in the hands of the FARC." The guerrillas were trying to buy anti-aircraft missiles, Uribe said. Analysts say that could change the guerrilla war's dynamics. "The AT-4 is much less of a heavy weapon, but surface-to-air missiles would give the FARC a much greater military capability," said Anna Gilmour, senior America's analyst for the Jane's Country Risk consultancy group. Uribe said Monday that must not be allowed to happen. "The international community must help us," he said. "These bandits have historically been able to rely on many sources for armaments. We have found out through intelligence that they are now looking to buy surface-to-air weapons to use against our airplanes." Venezuelan officials denied any involvement. "To me it seems that this is a new attack against our government based on lies," Venezuelan Minister of the Interior and Justice Tareck El Aissami said at a news conference Monday. "We absolutely deny

Who threatened to take over columbian firms?

Answer: Chavez

Answer: ambassador to Colombia,

Answer: Hugo Chavez

Answer: to take over Colombian companies operating in Venezuela

Answer: Venezuela's ambassador to Colombia, as well as most of the embassy's staff.

Answer: guerrillas were trying to buy anti-aircraft missiles.

Answer: to take over Colombian companies operating in Venezuela if Colombia offends Venezuela

Answer: in the hands of the guerrilla Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC.

Summary:
Venezuela recalls ambassador to Colombia, most of embassy staff .
Colombia claims weapons purchased by Venezuela ended up in hands of guerrillas .
Venezuela President Chavez threatens takeover of Colombian firms in his country .


(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez revealed a deeply personal side in an interview Thursday night, saying he loves Jesus Christ and would have liked to play Major League baseball in Yankee Stadium. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez spoke highly of President Obama at the United Nations on Thursday. He also expressed a fondness for American people and culture, saying he likes the movie actor Charles Bronson and the poet Walt Whitman. He loves to sing, he said, though he does not do it well. And Chavez had kind words for the U.S. security detail protecting him during his visit to New York, saying he chatted with them while out walking and that they "have been very gracious, very efficient and very attentive, very kind." In an exclusive interview with CNN's Larry King, Chavez spoke at length about a host of issues: relations between Venezuela and the United States and his hopes for improved ties with President Barack Obama; Iran, Israel and those who deny that the Holocaust existed; efforts to overthrow him and have him assassinated; criticism that he is power hungry and trying to silence critics. Chavez, a self-proclaimed socialist, spoke with King a few hours after giving a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, in which he praised Obama but criticized some U.S. policies.   Watch Chavez speak at the U.N. General Assembly » When asked whether he is misunderstood in the United States, Chavez seemed to turn reflective. "I'm a man with many defects," he said. "I love. I sing. I dream. I was born in the poor countryside. I was raised in the countryside, planting corn and selling sweets made by my grandmother. My children, my two daughters are with me and I want a better world for my grandchildren, for your grandchildren. "Now, they demonize me. But that's the start of these world campaigns to try to defend what you cannot defend -- a system that is destroying the world. ... I'm a Christian. I want the world of justice and equality. This is the only way to achieve peace." Chavez then talked about his religious upbringing and current faith. "I was an altar boy," he said. "My mother wanted me to be a priest. I am very Christian and Catholic. ... I'm very faithful. I believe in God, in Jesus Christ. I love Jesus Christ. I am a Christian. ... I cry when I see injustice, children dying of hunger." His comments were all the more remarkable because Chavez and the Catholic Church have been at odds since he came to power in 1999. The church has been one of his major critics, with Pope Benedict XVI and other church leaders expressing concern over what they see as attempts by Chavez to limit the church's influence. Chavez's efforts to change anti-abortion laws have been at the top of those concerns. Chavez, in turn, has referred to church leadership as a "tumor." Speaking of other matters, Chavez said he hopes for improved relations with Obama, but "we want relations based on respect, relations of peoples where we are respected." That has not been the case so far, he said. "Most governments in the United States in a hundred years have not respected the peoples of Latin America," Chavez told King. "They have sponsored coup d'etats, assassinations. It's enough. We want to be brothers and sisters. We want respect and equality." Chavez particularly criticized former President George W. Bush, whom he accused of orchestrating an assassination attempt on the Venezuelan leader during a short-lived coup in 2002. Chavez regained power within days.  Watch Chavez discuss the alleged assassination attempt » "The Bush government toppled me," he said. "They asked for my assassination. They disrespected us. ... I saw my assassins. ... I was a prisoner in Venezuela, being a president. They took me to the seaside. I was debating with those who wanted murder me. They received the order to kill me.

Which president says he loves Jesus Christ, the American people and its culture?

What country was Hugo Chavez the President of?

Answer: improved ties with President Barack Obama; Iran, Israel and those who deny that the Holocaust

Answer: Jesus Christ

Answer: Hugo Chavez

Answer: Venezuelan

Answer: improved ties with President Barack Obama;

Answer: Jesus Christ

Summary:
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he loves Jesus Christ, U.S. people, culture .
Chavez says he hopes for improved relations with U.S. President Barack Obama .
He denies he is trying to shut down critical media in Venezuela .
He denies Iran would help Venezuela obtain nuclear technology .


(CNN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday he appreciated U.S. President Barack Obama's friendly gestures at last weekend's Summit of the Americas, but said they don't change his view of the United States as an imperialist nation.

Hugo Chavez had handshakes and smiles for President Obama at the Summit of the Americas last weekend.

Chavez's fiery diatribes against the United States have included referring to former President George W. Bush as the devil.

He was photographed with Obama at least twice at the summit -- once when Obama shook hands with him and other leaders, and again when he approached Obama to give him a book.

"The hand[shake], yes. And the smile, yes -- one time and a second time and a third time and a fourth time," Chavez said during a televised address. "But nobody should be mistaken. The empire is there, alive and kicking."

The book Chavez presented to Obama as cameras rolled is titled "Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent." The book chronicles Europe's and the United States' role in "the effects and causes of capitalist underdevelopment in Latin America," according to one reviewer.

As he has in the past, Chavez noted Obama's historic role as the first black U.S. president.

"I hope Obama, for the dignity of his race, may be the last president of an imperialist United States," he said.

Who did Chavez have friendly exchanges with?

Who does Chavez hope is the last president?

Who did Chavez say is alive and kicking?

Answer: U.S. President Barack Obama's

Answer: Obama,

Answer: The empire

Summary:
Venezuelan president in TV interview: [U.S.] "empire is there, alive and kicking"
Friendly exchanges with Obama didn't change his view of U.S., Chavez says .
Chavez: "I hope Obama ... may be the last president of an imperialist United States"


(CNN) -- Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was named Miss Universe 2009, beating out more than 80 other contestants during a pageant held Sunday night in Nassau, Bahamas. Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez was named Miss Universe 2009 on Sunday night. The 18-year-old was crowned by another Venezuelan, Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008, marking the first time that two contestants from the same country have won the title in consecutive years. As Miss Universe, Fernandez will have the use of a New York City apartment for the year of her reign, and will receive living expenses. Other prizes include a two-year scholarship at the New York Film Academy; a vacation for two in the Bahamas; and a wardrobe, including evening wear, swimsuits and jewelry. The competition involves swimsuit, evening gown and interview phases, which a 12-member panel judged. Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimee De La Cruz, was named first runner-up and would assume Fernandez's duties if she couldn't complete her term.

on what country did the 2 contestans earn the title?

what is the name of the miss Dominican Republic who was also named first runner-up?

around how many contestans competed during the pageant

Answer: more than 80

Answer: two contestants from the same country have won the title in consecutive years.

Answer: Ada Aimee De La Cruz,

Answer: Venezuelan,

Answer: Stefania Fernandez

Answer: Ada Aimee De La Cruz,

Answer: two

Answer: 80

Summary:
Win marks first time 2 contestants from same country earn title in consecutive years .
More than 80 other contestants competed during the pageant .
Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimee De La Cruz, was named first runner-up .


(CNN) -- Venezuelan world lightweight boxing champion Edwin Valero committed suicide in his prison cell after being arrested for the murder of his wife, according to the World Boxing Council (WBC).

The 28-year-old had confessed to stabbing his wife Jennifer Carolina Viera de Valero in a hotel in the city of Valencia on Sunday before taking his own life, police confirmed.

Valero was found in his cell hanged by his own clothes and though he showed some signs of life he later died, police chief Wilmer Flores Trosel told state television.

"A prisoner nearby heard noises inside the cell and told officials, who immediately went and found the boxer Valero hanging with his own clothes," he said.

The WBC said Valero is the only fighter in 300 years of the sport who can boast a 100 percent knock out rate from his 27 fights.

Valero, nicknamed "The Inca," had recently gone into alcohol rehabilitation and was detained in March for mistreating his wife, according to media reports.

He had a distinctive tattoo on his chest of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, and defeated Mexican Antonio DeMarco in his most recent fight, in February this year.

A statement on the WBC's official Web site read: "Jose Sulaiman, World Boxing Council President, and all the members of the organization, are deeply saddened, moved and in sorrow due to the tragedy that took place regarding the case of WBC Lightweight world champion, Edwin Valero, who committed suicide in his cell after having killed his wife.

"Valero was very close to the World Boxing Council President and many of its members, who witnessed the happy years of the fighter when he won his Lightweight world title on April 4th, 2009, and when he defended such title last February 6th, in Monterrey, where he was joined by his wife and two little children for two weeks, showing a behavior and a humanitarian sense that were very far from what happened.

"The World Boxing Council declares today, April 19th, 2010, a day of world mourning, as well as it informs that the organization will begin analyzing a plan to set up a way in the creation of a fund for the education of his two little children, who were left alone in life after the passing away of both of their parents."

What did the police say Valero confessed to

Who is the Venezuelan lightweight boxing champion?

Answer: in his prison cell

Answer: Edwin Valero

Answer: stabbing his wife

Answer: stabbing his wife

Answer: 28-year-old

Answer: 27

Answer: Edwin Valero

Summary:
Venezuelan world lightweight boxing champion Edwin Valero commits suicide .
Valero had confessed to killing his wife, police said .
The 28-year-old had a record of 27 wins from 27 fights - the best in 300 years of boxing .


(CNN) -- Venice has suffered its worst flooding in 22 years, leaving some parts of the historic Italian city neck-deep in water, reports said Monday. A woman wades through high waters in Venice's Piazza San Marco. Water burst the banks of the coastal city's famed canals, leaving the landmark Piazza San Marco -- St Mark's Square -- under almost a meter of water at one point, news agency ANSA reported. Strong winds pushed waters to a high of 1.56 meters (5 feet 2 inches) at 10:45 a.m. local time, prompting the city government to issue warnings to the public, the agency said. The flood level began to drop soon afterwards, prompted by a change in the direction of the wind. Previous highs include 1.58 meters in 1986 and 1.66 meters in 1979, the news agency said.  Watch more about the flooding » Photographs showed people wading through inundated piazzas and waves lapping over waterside cafe tables. Venice, built around a network of canals and small islands, has for years been trying to tackle the problem of floods that have regularly blighted the city. In 2007, the United Nations cultural organization UNESCO warned Venice -- a designated World Heritage Site -- is under threat from rising sea levels caused by climate change.  See pictures of Venetians wading through flood waters. » It said that unless the problem is tackled, Venice could be flooded daily and water levels would permanently rise by 54 centimeters in the city by the year 2100.

which is the cause of flooding in Venice?

Who warned Venice at risk of high waters caused by climate change?

How much water is Piazza San Marco under?

What happened in Venice that is the worst in 22 years?

Answer: Water burst the banks of the coastal city's famed canals,

Answer: UNESCO

Answer: its worst flooding in 22 years,

Answer: is under threat from rising sea levels caused by climate change.

Answer: almost a meter of

Answer: flooding

Answer: is under threat from rising sea levels caused by climate change.

Summary:
Venice reportedly suffering one of its worst floods in 22 years .
Landmark Piazza San Marco under almost a meter of water at one point .
UNESCO has warned Venice at risk of high waters caused by climate change .


(CNN) -- Ventures lead guitarist Bob Bogle, whose fretwork on such instrumental hits such as "Walk -- Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O" influenced countless bands, died Sunday in Vancouver, Washington. Bob Bogle (second from left) co-founded the Ventures, the highly influential instrumental band. He was 75. The cause was non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to Don Wilson, who co-founded the Ventures with Bogle in the 1950s. "He had a special sound that nobody could ever re-create. He was totally unique as a guitar player," Wilson told CNNRadio. Wilson and Bogle learned how to play guitar while working as construction workers in the 1950s in their native Tacoma, Washington. The pair formed the Ventures in 1958. "We had a lot of time on our hands after work, so we'd get together and play," Wilson recalled. "A year and a half later, we had a number two hit called 'Walk -- Don't Run.' " The group first heard the song on a Chet Atkins record. Several other hits followed, including "Perfidia," "Walk Don't Run '64" and "Diamond Head." The group took the theme of the TV show "Hawaii Five-O" into the Top Ten in 1969 and later supplied background music for the series. But the band, which played almost solely instrumentals, was perhaps more influential for its albums. Thirty-eight of the band's long-players hit Billboard's Top 200 chart, including albums that covered country songs, dance tunes and Christmas melodies. One of the band's albums was titled "Play Guitar with the Ventures," and countless did. "I can't think of a better contribution for instrumental music on his style than 'Walk -- Don't Run,' " Wilson said. "A lot of good would-be guitar players and garage bands would go out and buy guitars just to learn that song." The Ventures were voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. At the induction ceremony, Creedence Clearwater Revival's John Fogerty praised the group: "It's enough to say, the Ventures are the most popular instrumental band of all time," he said. Bogle fought his illness with dignity, Wilson said. "His doctors gave him 10 years to live, and he lived 12. The last two years were really tough. At least he lived to know the Ventures had been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." Bogle is survived by his wife, Yumi. CNNRadio's Ninette Sosa and Matt Cherry contributed to this story.

Who influenced countless bands with guitar sound?

Answer: "Hawaii Five-O"

Answer: 75.

Answer: Bob Bogle,

Answer: Don't Run" and "Hawaii Five-O"

Answer: Bob Bogle,

Answer: Ventures

Summary:
Bob Bogle, Ventures' lead guitarist, dead at 75 .
Ventures and Bogle influenced countless bands with guitar sound .
Hits included "Walk -- Don't Run," "Hawaii Five-O"


(CNN) -- Venus Williams claimed the 42nd title of her glittering career as she successfully defended her Dubai Tennis Championship crown on Saturday.

The American defeated fourth seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3 7-5 in the final, having also won their only previous encounter at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

The victory lifted Williams into 11th place on the all-time list, moving her one title ahead of the recently-returned Justine Henin to make her the most successful player currently active on the WTA Tour.

The former world No. 1, seeded third in the absence of her top-ranked younger sister Serena and No. 2 Dinara Safina, won the opening set in controversial circumstances with the only break after using the Hawkeye system to challenge a line call on Azarenka's second serve at 3-2.

The 29-year-old Williams romped to a 2-0 lead in the second set, but Australian Open quarterfinalist Azarenka leveled at 3-3 and games went with serve until 5-5.

Williams broke then with a forehand passing shot, highlighting the extra power she said had given her an edge.

"Obviously, my serve is a big advantage for me," she told the tournament's official Web site. "I think I get a lot of balls back. I think off the ground she's very strong and consistent, but I think I'm probably a little stronger than her, so that helps me to control the point.

"I think she does everything well, but there's a few things, obviously the strength that helps me."

The 20-year-old Azarenka has now lost five of her eight WTA Tour finals.

"It's not about power. It's more about precision that she was making it on the lines close to the lines," Azarenka said. "Venus came off with some big shots, and, you know, I think overall the game was really good.

"Very high quality of tennis from both of us. Just, you know, a little bit of bad luck on a few balls. But I'm proud of what I did today."

Meanwhile, top seed Maria Sharapova claimed her 21st career title and her first of this year after thrashing Sophia Arvidsson 6-2 6-1 in the final of the Cellular South Cup in Memphis on Saturday.

The Russian made short work of the 102-ranked Swede, who reached the final after coming through qualifying rounds but won the tournament four years ago.

The 22-year-old Sharapova won her fifth consecutive match in straight sets, claiming her first title since triumphing in Tokyo in October last year as she continues her rehabilitation from long-term shoulder problems.

Who did Maria Sharapova defeat in the Memphis final?

Which title number was this for Venus Williams?

Answer: Sophia Arvidsson

Answer: Sophia Arvidsson

Answer: Saturday.

Answer: Saturday.

Answer: Victoria Azarenka

Answer: 42nd

Answer: Venus

Answer: 6-3 7-5

Summary:
Venus Williams claims 42nd title of her career, defending Dubai Tennis Championship crown .
American third seed defeats Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 6-3 7-5 in final .
Victory lifted Williams into 11th place on the all-time list above Justine Henin .
Maria Sharapova claims her first title of 2010, beating Sophia Arvidsson in Memphis final .


(CNN) -- Venus Williams is most often seen wiping perspiration from her brow as she thunders around the court contesting championship tennis matches. Venus Williams steps off the tennis court and into the pool in a series of photos to be featured in Italian Marie Claire. These photos show the world number six in a more reflective mood, posing for a 16-page fashion spread in the Italian edition of Marie Claire. They were taken in Miami, Florida in December last year by her friend and photographer Koto Bolofo. "I love working with Koto," Venus told CNN in an interview for "Revealed." "I think he's my biggest fan and he believes in me, I'm not sure why, but he does so I've got to accept that," she laughed. They planned to shoot 20 outfits in one day, a hectic schedule that included one photo that had been two years in the making.  See video of the photo shoot » "I've got it pictured in my mind that she's going to be playing tennis underwater," Bolofo told CNN. When the sun finally emerged from behind a cloud, Bolofo ordered Venus into her bathers. "I'm excited it's my first underwater tennis venture, so I feel a little nervous, but I think I'll come through," Venus said. "I want her smiling and making it look as if it's natural and it's not an effort," Bolofo explained. "It's going to be whimsical and fun. That's the fun part of the shoot." Fashion is an important part of Venus Williams' life. She has her own clothing company, EleVen, which produces tennis outfits and casual clothing. She sketches ideas, but says she's not the chief designer, by any stretch. "There are other people designing stuff. I couldn't do it on my own," she said, adding, "I don't do technical drawing, I hated it in school. I refuse to do this on the computer. I'd rather just do it by hand." Venus' status in the ranks of the world's top tennis players gives her a unique position to be able to market her products and she often wears them on court. Then there's her interior design company; Venus launched V Starr Interiors while still in her early twenties. Despite her public business interests, Venus told CNN she's not interested in seizing the spotlight for any reason other than as one of the world's best tennis players. "Fame has never been important to me. My goals have always been to excel in tennis, and to win championships. Fame has never been my focus and I don't really try to grow it at all," she said. Venus' relaxed attitude has earned her respect beyond the world of tennis. Hip hop star Wyclef Jean released a song in her honor last year called "I'm Ready."  Listen to the song » "[It's like] when a painter is inspired," Jean told CNN. "When I'm inspired by an individual I just write a song about them ... I said her name is Venus, ruler of the universe." Venus was thrilled. "I've got it on my computer, all the different instrumentals, the different versions, the different cuts. I love it," she told CNN. Venus Williams is back on court this week at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships. Naturally, she's hoping to win after a disappointing early exit from the Australian Open in January. While tennis remains her prime obsession, Venus told CNN it's not the most important thing in her life. "I would say definitely the most important thing in my life is growing spiritually. And doing what God requires of me -- that's always a learning experience day in and day out," she said. Watch Venus Williams on Revealed this week at the times below: ALL TIMES GMT Wednesday, February 18: 0930, 1830 Saturday, February 21:

What unusual tennis location does the spread include?

What unusual location does the spread show Williams playing tennis?

What Italian magazine is Venus featured in?

Where does one photo show her playing tennis?

What TV show will Venus be on this week?

What is the number of pages of the photo spread

Answer: underwater,"

Answer: underwater,"

Answer: Marie Claire.

Answer: underwater,"

Answer: "Revealed."

Answer: Venus Williams

Answer: 16-page fashion

Answer: in Italian Marie Claire.

Answer: EleVen,

Summary:
Venus Williams poses in fashion photos to be featured in Italian Marie Claire .
The 16-page spread includes a photo of Venus playing tennis underwater .
The tennis champion has her own clothing & interior design companies .
Watch Venus Williams on Revealed this week at the times below .


(CNN) -- Venus Williams' latest tennis outfit -- a revealing black-lace corset dress with bright red straps -- has caused controversy since she wore it for her first round match at the French Open.

But this is not the first time the wardrobe choices of Venus and her younger sister Serena have come under the spotlight.

Ever since the pair appeared on the WTA Tour in the 1990's -- complete with multi-colored braided hair -- they have been setting, and sometimes destroying,  trends with their extroverted dress sense.

From Serena's denim skirt and boot combo to Venus's designer dresses, there isn't much that the sisters have not tried to wear on the court.

However, not all their outfits have been popular with the critics, least of all Venus's lace number and the skin-colored shorts that she wears underneath, which has caused quite a stir in Paris.

Whatever you think of their fashion there is no doubt the Williams sisters eye-catching ensembles bring some much needed glamor to the women's game.

CNN takes a look back at the best and worst of the sisters' fashions over the years.

who  wears a revealing black-lace corset dress?

Answer: Williams'

Answer: straps

Answer: straps

Answer: Williams'

Answer: the best and worst of the sisters' fashions over the years.

Answer: the wardrobe choices of Venus and her younger sister Serena

Summary:
CNN looks at the fashion highs and lows of the Williams sisters .
Venus Williams' latest tennis outfit has caused controversy since she wore it for her first round match at the French Open .
Venus wears a revealing black-lace corset dress with bright red straps and skin-colored shorts underneath .
Not the first time the wardrobe choices of Venus and Serena have come under the spotlight .


(CNN) -- Verified Identity Pass Inc.'s Clear security system -- the program that expedited airport security line waits for paying customers -- ended operation Monday night because the company couldn't reach a consensus with its senior creditors, according to its Web site. Clear promised to help passengers avoid security lines like this one at San Francisco International Airport. The New York-based company founded by entrepreneur Stephen Brill targeted business flyers, promising passengers that they would whisk through tedious airport security lanes more rapidly by being placed in private lines. Verified Identity Pass officials couldn't be reached for comment. Clear's fast-lane program began at Orlando (Florida) International Airport in 2005. By the time the company shut down, it was operating in more than 18 locations, including major airports in Atlanta, Georgia; Denver, Colorado; San Francisco, California; and Washington. USA Today reported that the company had about 250,000 members. With nearly 700 million passengers traveling domestically in 2006, Clear company officials touted their program as a way to help avoid bottlenecks and, in some instances, reduce the wait time in security lines to as little as five minutes. Passengers using the Clear program doled out more than $200 a year. After announcing the shutdown, the company released no information on whether customers would receive refunds. John Harrington, a freelance photographer in Washington, renewed his Clear membership for the next two years about a month ago. He said he was disappointed to receive an e-mail from Clear officials saying the program had been terminated. Harrington relied on the quicker lanes when he traveled for assignments out of Reagan National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. "With Clear, I could get into my gate in less than 15 to 20 minutes," said Harrington, who is flying to San Francisco next week and will now have to arrive at the airport an hour earlier. "Try that with regular airport security. It's going to cost me time." The Clear program required applicants like Harrington to provide information such as a Social Security number and previous address for a background check. The applicant's fingerprints and iris were scanned. The information was placed into a credit-card-size pass and for scanning at an airport Clear booth. After checking in at the Clear booth, customers were shuttled into a separate line overseen by the Transportation Security Administration. In some airports, Clear members were taken to security lanes reserved for them. In other airports, they used employee security lanes. Clear members went through the same security procedures; they had to take off their shoes and take out laptops. Clear arrived at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the busiest airport in the United States, last fall, officials said. At the same time, the airport added 12 security lanes, cutting the average security wait time to 10 minutes, airport spokeswoman Katena Carvajales said. "Clear shutting down is not impacting our passengers at this airport," Carvajales said, adding that customer service officials are stationed near the Clear booths to instruct members on where to go. Some critics argued that the Clear lines were no faster than regular security lines. The Air Transport Association, the industry representing the major U.S. airlines, said the program didn't enhance security. Spokesman David A. Castelveter said airlines already offered frequent travelers and elite members separate lines with no charge. In 2008, the TSA also began expanding its free Black Diamond Self-Select Lanes program to Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, Orlando and Spokane (Washington) International Airport. The program features a series of lanes broken down into categories for expert business travelers who fly frequently, casual travelers who don't fly as often, and skiers or families with strollers who need special assistance. The program has helped decrease wait times at pilot locations in Denver and Salt Lake City, Utah, according to a TSA statement. "Clear was a personal decision by travelers," Castelveter said. "If they could afford it, then they could buy it, but it didn't offer anything that wasn't already there."

What allows passengers to use different lines?

Answer: about 250,000

Answer: didn't enhance security.

Answer: Identity Pass Inc.'s Clear security system

Answer: line waits for paying customers

Answer: Clear's fast-lane program

Summary:
Clear security system allowed passengers to use different security lines .
Clear was operating in 18 airports and served 250,000 passengers .
Air Transport Association said the program offered few benefits to travelers .
"It's going to cost me time," says one traveler who relied on the Clear program .


(CNN) -- Verizon has been touted as having the biggest, baddest, fastest 4G around. It's been this way since the carrier debuted its LTE network in late 2010.

But now that AT&T has joined the LTE game, consumers looking for top speeds might consider turning their focus to AT&T instead.

If only for a while.

Metrico Wireless, a firm that does network and mobile device analytics, took a look at 4G LTE service in the U.S., focusing on two of the nation's largest carriers, Verizon and AT&T.

The company's latest report shows that AT&T's average LTE speeds are better than Verizon's (for now at least), and that LTE provides more than five times the performance of the carriers' respective 3G offerings.

Metrico used five 4G LTE handsets for its tests: two on AT&T, three on Verizon. On AT&T, the HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket were measured. The HTC Thunderbolt, Samsung Droid Charge and Motorola Droid Bionic were tested on Verizon's network.

In stationary download speeds, AT&T's 4G LTE handsets outperformed those on Verizon, but Metrico believes this disparity is likely due to the fact that Verizon's LTE service is more established and has significantly more subscribers using data on it.

Indeed, as of April, Verizon had over half a million LTE subscribers. AT&T, meanwhile, just launched its LTE network in five markets this summer.

But while AT&T's data speeds were better, web pages actually loaded faster on the three Verizon smartphones tested. "In general, the subscriber experience is not simply driven by the network or the device, but by the combination of the two," the report states.

"Even devices with similar specifications connected to similar network technologies still demonstrate variation in performance."

This was especially true with regards to video performance. Of the smartphones tested, the Samsung Droid Charge (on Verizon) consistently yielded the highest frame delivery rate, while the Motorola Droid Bionic (also on Verizon) had the lowest.

Also, if you're really concerned about web page load times, consider this: All carrier-to-carrier comparisons notwithstanding, both AT&T and Verizon handsets delivered web page load times that were 80 to 85 percent shorter on LTE relative to 3G.

What about battery life on an LTE device, notoriously reported as being poor? Well, depending on how you use your device, you may be able to squeeze out a few more hours, as the report found that battery life was heavily related to app use.

On the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket, you're going to get 300 to 350 minutes of use out of your device, whether you're a power user or someone who's making calls all day long.

On the Verizon Droid Bionic, though, those who primarily use their phones for voice calling will gain about 150 minutes of usage over those who spend most of their time on Twitter and Facebook.

Verizon's LTE network is currently the largest in terms of nationwide coverage, but AT&T's is set to rival it as it expands.

And, indeed, we're finally beginning to see LTE infrastructure build-outs, industry-wide. Joining Metro PCS, Verizon and AT&T in the LTE game is Cricket Wireless, perhaps best known for its budget mobile phone and prepaid plan options.

Cricket will offer speeds up to 6 Mbps with a 5 GB data cap. Sprint will begin rolling out its 4G LTE network in mid to late 2012.

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Which network is currently the largest in terms of nationwide coverage?

What network is currently the largest in terms of nationwide coverage?

Answer: AT&T

Answer: LTE

Answer: Verizon's LTE

Answer: Verizon

Answer: Verizon's LTE network

Answer: AT&T's average LTE speeds are better than Verizon's

Answer: AT&T

Summary:
Verizon's LTE network is currently the largest in terms of nationwide coverage .
AT&T is set to rival Verizon as it expands its LTE network .
Report shows that AT&T's average LTE speeds are better than Verizon's -- at least for now .
Sprint will begin rolling out its 4G LTE network in mid to late 2012 .


(CNN) -- Veteran goalkeeper Hans-Jorg Butt has received his first international call-up since 2003 as Germany coach Joachim Low named seven players from Bayern Munich in a preliminary 27-man squad for the World Cup in South Africa.

The 35-year-old Butt will be competing for a starting place with Schalke's Manuel Neuer and Werder Bremen's Tim Wiese as Bayer Leverkusen's Rene Adler has been ruled out with a rib injury.

Captain Michael Ballack, who plays for English club Chelsea, is the only man selected who does not feature in the German Bundesliga.

Stuttgart's Brazil-born forward Cacau is included, but his former clubmate Thomas Hitzlsperger misses out despite the absence of injured Leverkusen midfielder Simon Rolfes as he has not been playing regularly for his Italian club Lazio.

"This was a very difficult decision for me," Low told reporters on Thursday. "Thomas has never disappointed us and made a key contribution in helping us qualify.

"He is a reliable player, but he barely played in the last few months before he left Stuttgart and has also played very little at Lazio."

Low will reduce the squad to 23 by the June 1 deadline for submission ahead of the tournament's kick-off 10 days later.

Butt, who has won three caps, will not be able to feature in next Thursday's friendly against Malta as he will be needed by Bayern in the German Cup final against Bremen in Berlin on May 15.

His clubmates Holger Badstuber, Mario Gomez, Miroslav Klose, Philipp Lahm, Thomas Muller and Bastian Schweinsteiger will also sit out the Malta game in Aachen along with Bremen's Wiese, Per Mertesacker, Marko Marin and Mesut Ozil.

The 21-year-old Badstuber has yet to win a cap for Germany and made his senior debut for Bayern in the first game of this season, covering at left-back despite being a central defender.

Attacking midfielder Muller, 20, will seek to add to his sole cap after also impressing this season, scoring the first hat-trick of his career in the 3-1 win over Bochum last weekend which effectively gave Bayern the league title.

Ballack will also be away playing for Chelsea in the FA Cup final on May 15, before joining the squad in Sicily with the Werder quartet, while the Bayern players will not be in camp until after the Champions League final on May 22.

Bayern, who had eight players in the squad that finished third on home soil four years ago, can complete the first leg of a potential treble by clinching the Bundesliga title this weekend, when Louis Van Gaal's side face bottom club Hertha Berlin.

Germany will face Hungary in Budapest on May 29 and then Bosnia-Herzegovina in Frankfurt on June 3 before heading to South Africa.

Germany squad:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Schalke 04), Tim Wiese (Werder Bremen), Hans-Jorg Butt (Bayern Munich). Defenders: Dennis Aogo (Hamburg) Jerome Boateng (Hamburg), Arne Friedrich (Hertha Berlin), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Marcell Jansen (Hamburg), Serdar Tasci (VfB Stuttgart), Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04), Andreas Beck (Hoffenheim). Midfielders: Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Marko Marin, Mesut Ozil (both Werder Bremen), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburg), Sami Khedira, Christian Traesch (both VfB Stuttgart), Toni Kroos (Bayer Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich). Forwards: Cacau (VfB Stuttgart), Mario Gomez, Miroslav Klose, Thomas Mueller (all Bayern Munich), Stefan Kiessling (Bayer Leverkusen), Lukas Podolski (Cologne).

How many Bayern players were named to the squad?

Answer: South Africa.

Answer: May 15.

Answer: Joachim Low

Answer: goalkeeper

Answer: seven

Answer: 27-man

Answer: 2003

Answer: Germany

Answer: Hans-Jorg Butt

Summary:
Bayern Munich keeper Hans-Jorg Butt named in Germany's preliminary squad for World Cup .
Butt last played for Germany in 2003 but recalled after injury to Rene Adler .
Coach Joachim Low named seven Bayern players in his 27-man squad .
He will reduce it to 23 by the start of June before the team go to South Africa .


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who scored hist 71st Champions league goal

Answer: Raul Gonzalez

Answer: Manchester United.

Answer: Schalke

Summary:
Schalke defeat Inter Milan 2-1 to reach the semifinals of the Champions League .
The victory puts the Bundesliga side into the last four 7-3 on aggregate .
Spanish striker Raul Gonzalez scores his 71st Champions League goal on Wednesday .
Schalke will now face Manchester United for a place in the final next month .


(CNN) -- Villagers march more than 300 kilometers from northwest Cambodia to ask the prime minister to save their homes from developers. Some 400 families in the country's south learn their farmland had been given to developers only when bulldozers arrive. Villagers in northwest Cambodia set court documents on fire in protest over a land dispute. Such examples of forced evictions and land conflicts are cited by the Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) in a report, "Losing Ground," released Thursday. The report was a collection of voices from people rarely heard and "present a painful look into the lives of people affected by forced evictions and intimidation, mainly the rural poor," said CHRAC, a network of 21 non-governmental organizations. "The voices in the report belong to Cambodians who have been or are facing eviction. Most have insisted that their names and photographs be used, believing that openness will bring justice and appropriate solutions," the group said, adding that such trust is "the springboard for the next stage of Cambodia's recovery from decades of civil strife." An estimated 150,000 Cambodians live at risk of forced eviction, Amnesty International said in its 2008 report on the country. Read about AIDS patients who were resettled to an isolated area Beng Hong Socheat Khemro, deputy director general of Cambodia's Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, said the government was committed to finding the best solutions for not just squatters, but the entire population, and that it is drafting legal guidelines on squatter resolution. He also said the government rejected the term forced evictions, saying that meant people were forced off land they legally owned. He noted that various factors affect land use and ownership in the country: The 1970s ultra-Maoist Khmer Rouge regime abolished all legal and regulatory documents regarding land, strong economic growth has contributed to demand for land, particularly in urban areas, and the pace of urbanization has stepped up in recent years. "Many people illegally occupy land that does not belong to them," he said, later noting: "What has happened now with the resettlement, or the relocation, of people is the fact that the government is implementing the law." "I am very sure that those who claim to be on the land before the legal land owner, most of them do not have any proof at all," he said. "Most of the cases that people -- illegal squatters, settlers -- have claimed that they have been on that land since, let's say 1979, are not true. If you study the legal development of Cambodia, you will understand, and not many people understand, including the NGOs (non-governmental organizations) themselves." Amnesty said poor Cambodians share the plight of many impoverished people around the world. The group cited the forced evictions of thousands in Angola, violence and insecurity in Brazil's shantytowns, and social services denied to Roma in Italy. "There are more than 200,000 such communities, home to 1 billion people around the world," the group said. "In Cambodia for the last two years, Amnesty International has been focusing on forced evictions as one of the country's most serious human rights violations today," Amnesty said in a statement on CHRAC's report. "The increasing number of land disputes, land confiscations, and industrial and urban redevelopment projects hurt almost exclusively people living in poverty." People fighting evictions "experience harassment at the hands of the authorities or people hired by private businesses. The rich and powerful are increasingly abusing the criminal justice system to silence communities taking a stand against land concessions or other opaque business deals affecting the land they live on or cultivate," Amnesty said. CHRAC said development of Cambodia, recovering from the Khmer Rouge genocide and ensuing decades of conflict, "must not negatively affect" people's lives. "Our communities are losing land and natural resources. These are the resources that people have depended on for generations," CHRAC said. The report details evictions across the country. One group of villagers walked from the rice bowl of Battambang in

What are one of Cambodia's most serious human rights violations?

What report was released by a Cambodian human rights network?

Answer: forced evictions

Answer: "Losing Ground,"

Answer: rural poor,"

Summary:
Cambodian human rights network releases report on forced evictions .
Amnesty: Evictions one of Cambodia's most serious human rights violations .
Groups: Mainly the rural poor affected; people intimidated, harassed .
Official: Government committed to finding best solutions; no forced evictions .


(CNN) -- Violence in the United States is not related to illegal Mexican immigrants, but violence in Mexico is connected to vast shipments of weapons from the United States, Mexico's foreign minister told CNN Thursday.

Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa pointed to efforts by Mexico to stop the flow of weapons, the great majority of which come from the United States.

"Since 2006," she said in a wide-ranging interview with CNN's editorial board in New York City, "the Mexican government has seized over 85,000 weapons in Mexico."

She noted that it's not just "regular weapons," but also machine guns, grenades and other high-power arms.

Robert Pastor, a Latin America national security adviser for President Jimmy Carter in the late 1970s, pointed out last year there were at least 6,600 U.S. gun shops within 100 miles of the Mexican border and more than 90 percent of weapons in Mexico come from the United States.

In contrast, Espinosa said, there's no evidence linking high crime rates with illegal immigration, as some U.S. politicians have contended.

The two largest Latino populations in the United States are in the New York City and Los Angeles areas, she said, but both locales have seen a "dramatic drop in the crime rate."

Government and police statistics show that the crime rate has been decreasing in New York for the past 15 years. Similarly, statistics show that rate for most major crimes in Los Angeles also has fallen in recent years.

"This clearly shows that linking immigration directly with violence is not connected," Espinosa said.

Others make the case, however, that illegal immigration and high crime are strongly linked. Supporters of SB 107, the controversial Arizona immigration law, parts of which were struck down in federal court in July, used that argument to pass the bill this year.

"Border violence and crime due to illegal immigration are critically important issues to the people of our state," Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said earlier this year. "There is no higher priority than protecting the citizens of Arizona. We cannot sacrifice our safety to the murderous greed of the drug cartels. We cannot stand idly by as drop houses, kidnappings and violence compromise our quality of life."

But statistics from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency and the FBI indicate that both the number of illegal crossers and violent crime have decreased recently.

According to the FBI, violent crimes reported in Arizona dropped by nearly 1,500 incidents between 2005 and 2008. Reported property crimes also fell, from about 287,000 incidents to 279,000 in the same period. These decreases are accentuated by the fact that Arizona's population grew by 600,000 between 2005 and 2008.

According to the non-partisan Immigration Policy Institute, proponents of the bill "overlook two salient points: crime rates have already been falling in Arizona for years despite the presence of unauthorized immigrants, and a century's worth of research has demonstrated that immigrants are less likely to commit crimes or be behind bars than the native-born."

Espinosa also addressed comments by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier this month comparing Mexico's drug war to an "insurgency" similar to the problem Colombia faced more than 20 years ago.

"[W]e face an increasing threat from a well-organized network, [a] drug-trafficking threat that is, in some cases, morphing into or making common cause with what we would consider an insurgency, in Mexico and in Central America," Clinton said at a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations. "It's looking more and more like Colombia looked 20 years ago."

Mexican officials, from President Felipe Calderon on down, took exception to that characterization. Espinosa reiterated the point Thursday.

"The realities are very different," she said.

Colombia, she said, was fighting drug-producing and drug-trafficking organizations that also were working with an entrenched Marxist guerrilla movement.

"In Mexico," she said, "the situation is very different. In Mexico, we are dealing with very powerful and strong transnational criminal organizations.

large numbers of guns are flowing from the United States to where?

Where are large numbers of guns flowing?

how many  gun shops within 100 miles of the Mexican border?

Answer: New York City and Los Angeles

Answer: New York

Answer: United States,

Answer: Mexico

Answer: Mexico

Answer: 6,600

Summary:
Crime rates have decreased in Latino areas of the U.S., says Mexico's foreign minister .
But large numbers of guns are flowing from the United States to Mexico, she says .
Some analysts note there are 6,600 U.S. gun shops within 100 miles of the Mexican border .


(CNN) -- Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine agreed Tuesday to review the report examining the deadly 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech and to correct any errors based on what has been learned since its publication.

Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 students and faculty members on April 16, 2007, then killed himself.

Relatives of some of the victims of the 2007 shootings issued a statement Tuesday asking Kaine to reinstate the panel that investigated the nation's deadliest shooting spree and prepared the report.

Gordon Hickey, Kaine's press secretary, said that "re-convening the panel" would be "problematic" because its members participated voluntarily and it seems unlikely they could gather again.

Hickey said Kaine has asked families to send his office corrections or changes that they feel need to be made.

And Kaine said on Washington-based WTOP's "Ask the Governor" program, "I have made a commitment to the families of those who were injured and killed at Virginia Tech that the report that was done under my direction ... that we are going to open the factual narrative of that report and look at any information that has come in since."

The family members contend that the August 2007 report compiled by the independent Virginia Tech Review Panel contains "grave errors, misinformation and glaring omissions," their statement says.

"We feel an incomplete and inaccurate report does not respect our loved ones, or us, and is potentially harmful to the public," they wrote.

Thirty-two people, nearly all of them students or professors, died when 23-year-old Cho Seung-Hui went on a shooting spree on campus April 16, 2007. He then turned a gun on himself.

Kaine announced last week that mental health records belonging to Cho were recently found at the home of Dr. Robert Miller, former director of Virginia Tech's Cook Counseling Center. Miller has said that he mistakenly took the the files when he left his job there more than a year before the shootings.

Kaine said the absence of the records was a mystery and a concern during the investigation. The files were discovered in connection with a civil lawsuit, he said without elaborating.

The governor said his office is asking Cho's family for permission to make the records public.

Lori Haas, whose daughter Emily was grazed by a bullet in a French class Cho attacked, said she and the other families are seeking answers to new issues.

"New information leads to new questions," Haas said.

Haas, whose daughter survived and who was among those who received compensation in the settlement, said the report has errors in its timeline for the day of the shootings.

Nearly all the families, including Haas, pursued wrongful-death and personal injury claims against the state after the panel's report was published.

The study concluded that more timely and more specific information from university officials might have saved lives.

College officials at the Blacksburg campus were criticized for not immediately warning students and staff after two students were found dead in a dormitory at 7 a.m. on the day of the killings.

Police said they initially believed that the two had been involved in a romantic dispute but later determined that they were Cho's first victims. It was almost 9:30 a.m. before authorities sent an e-mail to students and staff notifying them of the shootings and warning them to be cautious.

About 9:50 a.m., Cho began shooting people in Norris Hall, an engineering and classroom building.

While criticizing the university response, the panel -- which included former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge -- also said that quicker action by school officials may not have made a difference.

The report also noted that campus and state agencies might have taken a different approach to Cho had his middle- and high-school records followed him to Virginia Tech, officially Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Problems with Cho reportedly began to surface well before the shootings. The records detailed his mental health issues, including a tendency to react to depression with violence.

Who asked the families to suggest corrections

Who asked him to reconvene Virginia Tech Review Panel?

Who did the families ask to reconvene the panel

Who asks victims' families to suggest corrections?

Answer: Kaine

Answer: "grave errors, misinformation and glaring omissions,"

Answer: Relatives of some of the victims

Answer: Kaine

Answer: killed 32 students and faculty members

Answer: to send his office corrections or changes that they feel need to be made.

Answer: Kaine

Answer: August 2007 report

Summary:
Gov. Tim Kaine asks victims' families to suggest corrections to report .
Families had asked him to reconvene Virginia Tech Review Panel .
They say report on 2007 shootings contains "grave errors"
Gunman killed 32 people on Virginia campus .


(CNN) -- Visiting New Hampshire, it appears that Mitt Romney is well poised to sweep through the Granite State, and probably South Carolina and Florida, on toward the nomination. But the campaign here suggests that, as he looks toward November, darkish clouds loom on the horizon.

New Hampshire voters love to surprise, and perhaps they will again this time. Some 37% remain undecided (according to a WMUR/UNH poll released Friday), and one can never be certain how many independents will vote nor whom they will support -- especially with Romney making several unforced errors in the past 48 hours.

Still, he has been a steady front-runner for months: His Massachusetts background makes him nearly a favorite son for many New Hampshire Republicans, and far more than in Iowa, his message of job creation resonates in this hard-hit state. He is almost cruising to victory.

So, the first question the press is asking is not whether he will win but by how much. If his vote total is in the mid-30s or better and he wins by double digits, the media will call it a major victory; if above 40, he will "crush." Only if he goes below 30, and that seems unlikely, will be he be seriously hurt.

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The related question is how others will stack up behind him. If there has been real news so far in New Hampshire, it is the lackluster performance of Rick Santorum. Typically, a candidate who came out of nowhere in Iowa to nearly win (what a difference those eight votes have made) would have built on that momentum in the first primary state. But Santorum appears to have plateaued and may even be fading.

That means the conservatives still don't have a darling to rally behind in South Carolina, leaving Romney once again to divide and conquer. Meanwhile, the Jon Huntsman team hopes that he can break through to second in New Hampshire or at least be in a tight cluster with Ron Paul. That would give him a chance to compete elsewhere, especially in Florida (where he first planned to have his headquarters).

But the fact that no one is yet challenging Romney for the brass ring this Tuesday means he is closing in rapidly on the nomination. Only one Republican (President Ford in 1976) has ever won back-to-back in Iowa and New Hampshire, and never before has a nonincumbent Republican done it. With a victory in South Carolina, Romney would be 3-0. With most of his rivals already forced to scrimp and save, who could raise enough money to take him on after that?

Even so, one cannot escape the sense in New Hampshire that if he is the nominee, Romney and his team still have serious work to do if they want to defeat President Obama. That was instantly apparent Sunday afternoon when Romney appeared with Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey at a rally in Exeter, New Hampshire, drawing one of the biggest crowds of his campaign.

While supportive of their guy, the crowd seemed relatively quiet, almost subdued, a sharp contrast to the electric rallies that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama held four years ago. Granted, the Democrats were locked in a much closer race. But several veterans of New Hampshire politics say that the energy isn't flowing as it has in years past.

That is consistent with a Pew poll announced Monday that found only 51% of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters nationwide rating this year's candidates as excellent or good, compared to 68% four years ago (and compared to 78% on the Democratic side in 2008).

Another striking (and related) impression on Sunday came with the speaking lineup. Normally, as a special guest, Christie would have taken the microphone first, warmed up the crowd, and then introduced the candidate, who would turn up the juice and send people marching into the night.

Instead, Romney spoke first, delivering a fairly boilerplate homily before handing off to Christie, who delivered a barn-burner (listening, one got

Who was the opening act for Christie in New Hampshire?

Answer: Romney

Answer: Romney

Answer: Mitt Romney

Answer: Chris Christie

Answer: Mitt Romney

Answer: President

Answer: Rick Santorum.

Summary:
David Gergen, Michael Zuckerman: Romney appears to have an edge in GOP contest .
They say the question is how well he would fare in a race against Barack Obama .
Romney wound up as the opening act for Chris Christie in a New Hampshire appearance .
Authors: Romney needs to show he can be the headliner .


(CNN) -- Vivienne Tam has become well known for creating clothes that appeal to all ages, ethnicities, and income levels. She has earned the reputation for offering a stylish and high-quality product while at the same time inviting the consumer to experience the inspiration behind it.

As a designer of clothing that "suggests tolerance, global acumen, and a Fourth of July faith in individual expression," Tam, in the words of fashion critic and curator Richard Martin, possesses an "idealistic globalism that transcends politics and offers a more enchanted, peaceful world."

Born in Canton, China, Vivienne Tam moved to Hong Kong when she was three years old. Her bi-cultural upbringing in the then British colony was the first stage in the development of her signature East-meets-West style.

After graduating from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Vivienne Tam moved to New York where she thrived on the excitement and energy of the fashion world. New York became a home for her and a continuing source of stimulation for her designs.

In 1994, Vivienne Tam launched her signature collection of Eastern inspired clothing with a modern edge on the New York runways. In 1995, she introduced the influential Mao collection that triumphantly crossed over from the fashion world into the art world. Then in 1997 Vivienne Tam launched the Buddha collection.

The public and celebrities around the world quickly embraced both collections. Some of the images became so popular that scores of designers even adopted the look into their designs.

Pieces of the collections were ultimately incorporated into the permanent archives of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, The Museum of FIT and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

In an era where the fashion industry is populated by numerous names and emerging new talents, Vivienne Tam has shown that she can consistently appeal to everyone from high-society to urban to teens, offering them fresh collections every season. She is poised to become the next multi-tasking, multi-successful designer and businesswoman. E-mail to a friend

When did Vivienne Tam move to Hong Kong?

when was mao and buddha collections launched?

Answer: Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, The Museum of FIT and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Answer: Canton, China,

Answer: she was three years old.

Answer: 1997

Answer: 1994,

Summary:
Vivienne Tam was born in Canton, China, moved to Hong Kong when she was three .
Her Mao and Buddha collections were launched in 1995 and 1997 .
Items of her work are featured in museums in New York, Pittsburgh and London .


(CNN) -- Volcanologists in the Philippines are closely monitoring a volcano on Luzon Island close to the capital, Manila, after a sudden spike in seismic activity.

Twenty one volcanic earthquakes were recorded at Taal Volcano from Sunday 8 a.m. to Monday 8 a.m.

One of the earthquakes was felt by local residents in Brgy Calauit at the southeast side of the island.

Scientists at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) say the quakes are an indication that magma is moving towards Taal's surface.

The main crater lake has been heating up since January.

PHIVOLCS Science Research Specialist Alex Ramos told CNN that scientists have seen "a slight intensification of steaming in the main crater lake."

He said emissions of carbon dioxide have risen from 1,875 tons per day in February to 4,670 tons at the end of March.

PHIVOLCS has raised its five step alert level to 2 around Taal and is warning people not to go near the crater lake or main Daang Kastila Trail due to the high concentration of toxic gases and a risk of steam explosions.

The popular tourist attraction is 65 kilometres (40 miles) south of the Manila.

An estimated 7,000 people live on the volcanic island which last erupted in 1977.

From CNN's Hannah Belcher in Hong Kong

How many earthquakes where reported lately?

In what area are the volcanic activities reported?

Answer: Twenty one

Answer: Luzon Island

Answer: Sunday 8 a.m. to Monday 8 a.m.

Answer: Twenty one

Answer: spike in seismic

Answer: Luzon Island

Summary:
Volcano in tourist area south of Manila is showing activity .
There were 21 volcanic earthquakes from early Sunday to early Monday .


(CNN) -- Voluble real estate mogul Donald Trump called alleged Wall Street scam artist Bernard Madoff a "sleazebag" and "a total crook" Thursday in an interview on CNN. Donald Trump said investors who lost money in a Ponzi scheme were victims of their own greed. Trump recently hosted a party at his Palm Beach, Florida, estate, Mar-a-Lago, that was attended by several people who say they were victims of an alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme run by Madoff. Madoff, 70, is a former chairman of Nasdaq. He was charged last week with fraud. Trump, chairman and president of the Trump Organization, a New York-based real estate development empire, spoke with Kiran Chetry on CNN's "American Morning." CNN: How angry are people at this situation with Madoff? Donald Trump: ... The people in Palm Beach, many of those people have been just ripped off by this sleazebag, and they'll never see the kind of money that they've seen.  You have some people gave 100 percent of their net worth to him in trust, because they trusted him, they trusted his family, they trusted everybody, and now they literally are selling their houses in order to live. And some of them mortgaged their houses in order to give that money to this Madoff. And it's really a terrible thing. I'd see him around Mar-a-Lago, I'd see him around Palm Beach -- and he's a disgrace.  Watch the possible ramifications of the Madoff case » CNN: ... How did he get away with this? How did so many smart people entrust somebody -- and we keep hearing over and over again, 100 percent of their money going to this guy. Would you ever let 100 percent of your money go to something, even if you trusted the person? Trump: I would not, and a lot of my friends would not, but obviously a lot of my friends did. The word is very simple. It's a word called "greed." Greed. That's all it is. People were greedy. They thought he was going to get them a little bit more return, or a lot more return. I mean, he was a Svengali for rich people. There are Svengalis for women; this guy was a Svengali for rich people -- very rich people. But when you think of a person putting up 100 percent of their net worth and even mortgaging their house, even though they had a lot of cash -- mortgaging their house to get more cash to this guy -- and now they're going to have to go out, literally, and maybe work in a drugstore. I don't know what they're going to do. CNN: Did you lose money from Madoff? Trump: No, I did not. CNN: Some are blaming the [Securities and Exchange Commission], saying for years they did not investigate any claims. Chairman Christopher Cox said there were some credible accusations against Madoff made nearly a decade ago that were never referred to the commission to act. So what's your take on the oversight, how the SEC and government handled this? Trump: I would not blame the SEC. This guy was a total crook. The people in his own organization supposedly didn't know about it. Now, that's another thing; I find that hard to believe. He's got two sons, and they didn't know about it? And they worked there for years? I think the whole thing is a swindle. I think even that's a swindle: The father said, "Look, you guys turn me in and pretend you don't know anything and I'll save my two sons." But it's impossible for me to believe that his sons didn't know about this. CNN: So you also think it's impossible that he acted alone. Trump: I don't know how you could act alone. They had three floors of a major office building. How could one man be manipulating that much

Who doubts that Bernard Madoff could have acted alone?

What made the real estate giant lash out ?

Who says he did not lose any money to Madoff

How much was the investment scheme worth?

what made people victims of their own greed?

Who lashes out at suspect in $50 billion investment scheme

Answer: Trump:

Answer: Donald Trump

Answer: Bernard Madoff

Answer: Bernard Madoff

Answer: Donald Trump

Answer: $50 billion

Answer: Ponzi scheme

Answer: Donald Trump

Summary:
Real estate giant lashes out at suspect in $50 billion investment scheme .
People were victims of their own greed, Trump says .
Trump doubts that Bernard Madoff could have acted alone .
Trump says he did not lose any money to Madoff .


(CNN) -- Voters in Nashville, Tennessee -- a city that has seen a dramatic increase in its immigrant population -- rejected a measure Thursday that would have made English the only language used for government business in its metropolitan area.

Nearly 57 percent of those who cast ballots Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee, voted against the measure.

With all 173 precincts reporting, 41,752 voters, or nearly 57 percent, voted against the proposed amendment, with 32,144 voters supporting it, according to unofficial results posted on the Nashville city government Web site.

"No person shall have a right to government services in any other language," the proposal read.

The measure would have included government meetings.

The Metropolitan Council, which submitted the measure, could have mandated exceptions to protect public health and safety.

Elise Shore, southeast director of the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said her regional office in Atlanta, Georgia, was monitoring the Nashville balloting.

"We just elected our first black president. There are the forces of globalization and conducting business around the world ... in the face of this, we see these measures?" Shore asked.

The proposal "sends a strong message ... this is a negative message. In fact, it invites discrimination," she said.

In a newspaper editorial published Thursday, The Tennessean urged voters to defeat the proposal.

"This amendment would exclude and marginalize those residents and visitors to Nashville simply because English is not their native tongue," the editorial said.

The polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.

Before the measure was defeated, a spokesman for U.S. English Inc., an action group that supports English-only laws nationwide, said the Nashville proposal was a good one.

"Government programs are aimed at helping people reach self-sufficiency and success," Rob Toonkel said. "Allowing use of a second language doesn't encourage them to learn English."

"The key word [of the amendment] is 'actions that bind the government,' " Toonkel said, which would cover transactions such as getting a city contract.

If a non-English speaker needs help filling out a form, and someone in that agency speaks their language, they should be helped, he said. "But you shouldn't be able to come in, pick up a form [in another language] and leave."

According to Toonkel, about 30 states and more than 100 localities have made English their official language, and he said his organization believes such laws are legal.

Raul Gonzalez, legislative director for the National Council of La Raza, said the message of the proposal is discriminatory.

"What it ... says is, 'If you speak a language other than English, you may not be welcome here,' " Gonzalez said.

La Raza is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization focused on reducing poverty and discrimination and improving opportunities for Hispanic Americans.

Gonzalez said similar English-only laws across the country "have so many exceptions they are meaningless."

In an editorial earlier this month, The Tennessean quoted the referendum's sponsor, Councilman Eric Crafton, who said the bill was needed to save the city $100,000 to $150,000 in annual translation and related costs.

However, metro officials told the newspaper such services are provided by employees already on the city's payroll.

The council passed a similar bill in 2007, but it was vetoed by then-Mayor Bill Purcell, who called it "unconstitutional, unnecessary and mean-spirited," according to The Tennessean.

U.S. Census data from 2000 showed an increase of 210 percent in the immigrant population of the Nashville metro area, including Davidson County, since 1990. During that decade, immigrants accounted for 45 percent of the overall population increase in the city.

More than two-thirds, or 67 percent, of the area's foreign-born population had entered since 1990. This was much higher than the rate for the state overall, which was about 58 percent.

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey, taken between 2005 and 2007

how many percent vote against English-only measure?

how many vote against english only measure

what shall people not have the right too

Answer: Nashville, Tennessee

Answer: Nearly 57

Answer: Nearly 57 percent

Answer: English the only language used for government business

Answer: "No person shall have a right to government services in any other language,"

Answer: to government services in any other language,"

Summary:
NEW: 57 percent vote against English-only measure in Nashville, Tennessee .
Proposal: "No person shall have a right" to government services not in English .
Measure would "exclude and marginalize" some residents, newspaper says .


(CNN) -- Voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo head to the polls on November 28 to pick a president and parliament in the mineral-rich central African nation. This is Congo's second election since 1997, and analysts consider it the nation's true test of democracy.

Congo's history

Congo gained independence from Belgium in 1960, and soon after Patrice Lumumba was elected the nation's prime minister. Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in a coup five years later and changed the country's name to Zaire.

Sese Seko was toppled in a 1997 coup led by Laurent Kabila, who renamed it the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Soon after Kabila was assassinated in 2001, his son, Joseph Kabila, assumed power and announced the formation of a U.N.-led transitional government two years later. He won the 2006 election, making this year's poll the second since the toppling of Sese Seko. The 2006 election overseen by the United Nations was considered a bridge to transition from a dictatorship. Analysts say this year's election is the true test of democracy.

What happened in the last election?

International observers considered the 2006 poll -- the first free election in Congo in about 40 years -- as generally free and fair. There were some clashes between supporters of the two frontrunners, but no major violence was reported. His main rival Jean-Pierre Bemba, who got the second-highest number of votes, disputed the official outcome.

What are the expectations for this election?

Kabila is hoping to secure another five-year term as the opposition hopes to persuade voters change is overdue. A series of campaigns have been held nationwide, with some media reports of violence during the period.

A U.N. report this month said there has been limited freedom of expression during the campaign period, and urged candidates to respect the constitution and citizens' rights. International, regional and national observers will be at polling stations together with political parties and religious leaders to monitor the electoral process, according to the U.N. Opposition leaders and analysts have also expressed concern about the make-up of the electoral commission.

Why is Congo important?

Congo's success is vital to the Great Lakes region, which has suffered the effects of the violence in the nation. Violence and rapes are widely reported in eastern Congo, including a holiday season mass rape last year that sent shock waves across the international community.

The east remains the epicenter of attacks by anti-government militias. The international community has spent massive amounts of money in an effort to stabilize the vast nation.

Despite its rich resources, Congo battles violence and poverty. A decade of conflict between government forces and armed militias left millions dead as a result of the fighting, and hunger and diseases.

Millions of others have been displaced, and the international community has decried the use of rape as a weapon in the conflict. Congo is rich in resources, including cobalt, gold, copper and tantalum. The international community has set up laws to ensure that companies buying the resources are not helping fund wars in the nation and neighboring countries.

The main candidates

Congo has 11 presidential candidates, including the incumbent, according to local media reports. But only a few stand a chance at defeating Kabila, who has maintained an edge amid the divided opposition.Nearly 30 million people are registered to vote, according to the reports. Kabila has been at the helm since 2001, and his greatest advantage in his incumbency and the divided opposition, according to analysts.

Challenger Etienne Tshisekedi is hoping to capitalize on the nation's desire for political change, but he was a major player during the Sese Seko dictatorship, which might count against him. Kabila's former aide Vital Kamerhe is also among the contenders. He is largely credited with being instrumental in his 2006 win but broke with Kabila's party a few years later.

Sese Seko's son, Francois-Joseph Mobutu, is also among the contenders.

What year did Congo have its independence?

Congo's indepedence from Belgium was in what year?

independence was gained from Belgium by who

What country had their second election since 1997?

Answer: 1960,

Answer: 1960,

Answer: Congo

Answer: president

Answer: Jean-Pierre Bemba,

Answer: Joseph Kabila,

Answer: election

Answer: Congo's

Summary:
This is Congo's second election since 1997 .
Incumbent Joseph Kabila is seen as the frontrunner .
Congo gained independence from Belgium in 1960 .


(CNN) -- WBA world heavyweight champion David Haye has branded his IBF, WBO and IBO counterpart Wladimir Klitschko a "robot" and said the Ukrainian will "malfunction" in their unification bout in Hamburg on Saturday.

Haye, 30, was talking at the final press conference ahead of the duo's highly-anticipated face-off, with tensions clearly running high between the two fighters.

"It's going to be fun to watch this big robot start malfunctioning," the London native told reporters.

The pair were due to get in the ring in 2009, before Haye was forced to withdraw with a back injury, and the Englishman said he is happy the fight did not take place two years ago because he is now in much better shape.

"I'm healthy, my speed is ridiculous, punch power is there, and I'm just in a really good place," he said.

"I'm happy the fight's happening now and didn't happen a couple of years ago because I am so much more of a better fighter now."

Klitschko acknowledged his opponent was in fine physical condition, but the 1996 Olympic gold medal winner said Haye will be the 50th knockout victim of his professional career and that the experience will make him "a better person."

"I will knock your butt out back into reality, which is good for your future life," said Klitschko.

"You're going to become a better person, a better man, with better behavior and you'll be on time."

The Semey-born boxer was referring to the fact that Haye was 30 minutes late for the press conference, and Klitschko went on to say: "He was late for half an hour today, we've all been waiting for you princess."

The tension rose further when Wladimir's brother Vitali, the WBC heavyweight champion, stood up and asked Haye whether he would be attending the post-fight press conference.

"Please, promise, in front of many journalists, that you're coming to the press conference after the fight?"

Haye responded: "I'm coming for you [Vitali] after the fight, make sure you're there."

Vitali famously faced a British fighter in 2003, when he lost to Lennox Lewis by technical knockout after the end of the sixth round.

Former world amateur championships silver medallist Haye has previously said he will retire before turning 31 in October, but "The Hayemaker" has also expressed a desire to defeat both Klitschko brothers before hanging up his gloves.

British cruiserweight Carl Thompson defeated Haye in their fight in 2004, his only career loss in 26 professional clashes.

Klitschko will be looking to avoid a fourth defeat of his pro career, having won 55 of his 58 bouts.

The fight will take place at the Imtech Arena, home of Bundesliga football club Hamburg, on Saturday.

Who said it will be fun to watch the Ukrainian "malfunction"?

Answer: Klitschko

Answer: Ukrainian

Answer: David Haye

Answer: Klitschko

Answer: 50th

Answer: Saturday.

Summary:
David Haye has branded Wladimir Klitschko a "robot" ahead of their fight on Saturday .
Haye said it will be fun to watch the Ukrainian "malfunction" in Hamburg .
Klitschko said Haye will be the 50th knockout of his professional career .


(CNN) -- WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto will take a one-pound advantage over Filipino Manny Pacquiao into Saturday night's superfight in Las Vegas.

Puerto Rico's Cotto weighed in at 145 pounds in front a 5,000 strong crowd at the MGM Grand Arena, with Pacquiao tipping the scales at 144 pounds.

Pacquiao is bidding for a world title at a fifth different weight and was backed by vociferous supporters ahead of the eagerly-anticipated bout.

He looked relaxed and smiled as he stripped to his boxer shorts, while Cotto looked more intense.

There was a brief, angry exchange between Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach and the Cotto camp after the champion got off the scales but order was quickly restored and both fighters addressed the crowd in their native languages.

Pacquiao, who is rated the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world by many boxing experts, has previously won recognized belts at fly, super-bantam, super-feather and lightweight during his remarkable career.

It is his first fight since a stunning knockout of Britain's Ricky Hatton sixth months ago at the same venue.

Pacquiao, who's won 49 fights, lost 3 and drawn 2, is being lined up for a money spinning fight with American Floyd Mayweather, but first must get past the determined Cotto, who has held a world title every year since 2004.

Pacquiao is rated as favorite by Las Vegas oddsmakers, but Cotto has just one defeat in 35 fights with 27 knockouts.

Who is defending the WBO Welterweight title against Pacquiao?

What does Miguel Cotto have over Manny Pacquiao?

Answer: welterweight champion

Answer: Manny

Answer: Miguel Cotto

Answer: Miguel Cotto

Answer: a one-pound advantage

Answer: the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world

Summary:
Miguel Cotto has one-pound weight advantage over Manny Pacquiao for big fight in Las Vegas .
Cotto is defending WBO Welterweight title against Filipino hero Pacquiao .
Pacman is aiming for world title at fifth different weight class .


(CNN) -- Walk into Naughty Auties, a virtual resource center for those with autism, and you'll find palm trees swaying against a striking ocean sunset. Were it not for the pixelated graphics on the computer screen in front of you, you would swear you were looking at a tropical hideaway. David Savill, who has named himself Dave Sparrow in Second Life, has Asperger's syndrome. David Savill, 22, lives in Gloucester, England, in real life and created this spot within the virtual world of Second Life. Residents of this digital realm can represent themselves with 3-D images called avatars and connect with each other over the Internet. Savill has Asperger's syndrome and said he wanted Naughty Auties to serve those with autism spectrum disorders and their friends and family. Savill, who represents himself in the virtual world using an avatar named Dave Sparrow, said one benefit is that visitors can practice social interaction and find information about the condition. The graphical representations of real people create a "comfort zone" that can coax users out of their shells and get them communicating with others, he said. "You're on your own computer, in your own room, your own space," Savill said. "So you're not going out into the real world meeting people, you're going meeting people online and in your own home, so you're perfectly relaxed. It's just a fantastic tool to use to bring people together."  Take a video tour of Naughty Auties with Savill » Autism, more precisely the autism spectrum, is a range of brain disorders that can cause difficulties in social interaction, communication and behavior. Asperger's syndrome is at the milder end of this spectrum. People with Asperger's are often high-achieving but can have difficulty in social situations. CNN learned about Savill's Second Life place from an iReporter in England who has named herself Janey Bracken in Second Life. Bracken, who prefers not to share her real name, submitted stories to iReport.com describing Savill's resource center and providing information about other places where those with the condition can turn. "[Savill] said that his life changed when his family decided to get the Internet," Bracken wrote. "He was able to use chat rooms and soon realized that people used symbols to express themselves: the smiley signs, the angry signs, hug signs, etc., to enhance the text. He went on to say that subconsciously his brain was learning about communication from these sessions of chat." Second Life has its own economy and social scene, and Bracken and Savill hope it could become a haven for those seeking help for autism. While many think such computer interactions could eventually be helpful in treating autism, scientists say more information is needed to truly assess their value. Dr. Fred Volkmar, a professor in Yale University's Child Study Center, said he would want more concrete studies done before he could be sure. "Although not much research is yet available, there is clearly considerable potential in use of new technologies for fostering social skills," Volkmar said. To answer this need, scientists are beginning to explore the possibilities in Second Life. One such researcher is Simon Bignell, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Derby in Derby, England, who is running a project that is evaluating teaching and research in Second Life. Bignell, known in-world as Milton Broome, said Second Life is an uncharted but promising area for new applied psychological research. Virtual reality can be used to simulate new environments for people on the autistic spectrum, he said. "For people with autism, we've found it's a very nice way of setting up situations they might come across in their everyday lives," Bignell said. "For people who have social, emotional, communicational problems ... we can get them familiar with an environment before they actually try it out in real life."  Watch more on autism research in a virtual world » He started the "Autism Research" discussion group within Second Life to serve as an information-sharing tool for interested parties.

Who could find a haven within Second Life?

Answer: Asperger's syndrome.

Answer: David Savill,

Answer: David Savill,

Answer: virtual world

Summary:
People with autism spectrum disorders could find a haven within Second Life .
Second Life is a virtual world where people represent themselves with avatars .
David Savill, 22, has Asperger's syndrome and founded a virtual gathering spot .
iReport: See your Second Life stories and news of a virtual world .