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December 10th, 2010
05:52 PM ET
Camel crashes into crowd at Christmas eventEditor's Note: This report comes to us from CNN Affiliate WPBF in Palm Beach, Florida. A large camel fell into a crowd of people during a rehearsal for a Christmas celebration in West Palm Beach. The video of the fall was uploaded to YouTube on Thursday by user pbalacrosse.The camel is seen being led through the church in the video when it appears to become startled, stops moving and pulls back. The camel's handler then appears to try to settle the camel as it tries to stand back up. The camel then loses its balance and falls into the crowd on its side.The description of the video said the camel was part of a Project Christmas 2010 celebration dress rehearsal at the First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach.Pastor Chuck Lewis told WPBF 25 News that no spectators were injured. He said the the camel was uninjured as well. 
December 10th, 2010
01:48 PM ET
"Last Supper" for a digital era: NYC show re-invents DaVinciCNN iReporter Julio Ortiz-Teissonniere submitted some images from a a new show currently at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City depicting a modern take on DaVinci's famous "Last Supper." Ortiz-Teissonniere describes the show as a "21st century mix of video design, 3D scanning technology, music, high-definition photography, light and sound and special effects is bringing a 15th Century masterpiece to the digital era." 
December 10th, 2010
01:17 PM ET
Review: New 'Narnia' film doesn't challenge 'Potter'The third of C.S. Lewis' "Narnia" books to make it to the big screen almost didn't happen when Disney lost the faith after the "disappointing" returns for "Prince Caspian," with its worldwide box office gross of $419 million. Fortunately for fans of wholesome Christian family action and adventure, Fox stepped in, and production company Walden Films has completed the story of the Pevensies, Lucy and Edmund, who first made their way through the back of that magical wardrobe five years ago. Unfortunately for fans of fantasy film, the budget appears to have been slashed across the board for "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." Per the book, Susan and Edward are out of the picture now, having swapped the innocent enchantments of Narnia for the more mundane diversions of America.
December 10th, 2010
12:45 PM ET
Turkey reaches out to Greek Christian minorityBy, Ivan Watson and Yesim Comert, CNN Within the last 15 days, several Greek Orthodox bishops have crossed oceans and continents to travel to a police station in Istanbul where they picked up an unexpected gift: Turkish passports. Since September, the Turkish government has granted passports and Turkish citizenship to at least 17 senior foreign clerics from the Greek Orthodox Church. "This is a real surprise," said Father Dositheos Anagnostopulos, a spokesman for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, in an interview with CNN on Friday.
December 10th, 2010
12:36 PM ET
Federal jury finds Smart kidnapper guiltyA federal jury has found a homeless street preacher guilty of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart in 2002 and transporting the 14-year-old girl across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity. Jurors deliberated for about five hours before announcing the verdict in the case of Brian David Mitchell, 57, court officials said. Smart, now 23, was the prosecution's star witness. She spent three days on the witness stand after traveling to Utah from Paris, France, where she is on a mission with the Mormon church. Afterwards, she sat with her parents in the front row of the courtroom, watching the trial. Read the full story here about the verdict in the Elizabeth Smart case. 
December 10th, 2010
09:10 AM ET
Iraq church siege victim: 'My soul is in this place with them'By Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Rafah Butros sat alone, sobbing in a corner as priests prayed for peace and forgiveness. She had not been to church in three years until October 31, when her cousin threatened to stop visiting her if she did not go. That day, militants stormed Baghdad's Our Lady of Salvation Church, killing 51 congregants and two priests in a brutal attack that authorities said was the worst in a recent surge of violence targeting Iraq's Christians. Butros survived. Her cousin, a 27-year-old priest, did not. Butros was among more than 100 people who came to the church Thursday to mark 40 days since the attack - a mourning period commonly observed by some communities in the Middle East. Read the full story here about the service to honor the victims of the Iraq church siege.
December 10th, 2010
08:57 AM ET
Revolution Muslim leader changes tuneBy Drew Griffin, CNN He might not be a household name, but Yousef al-Khattab and his Revolution Muslim extremist group have been pivotal in inspiring a wave of homegrown American jihadists over the past three years. Born Joseph Cohen, this American Jew lived in Israel before converting to Islam. He espoused a radical version of the religion that he preached online and at public rallies. In a CNN interview last year, he professed his undying love for Osama bin Laden, saying "I love him more than I love myself." Today, al-Khattab seems to have changed his tune. 
December 10th, 2010
08:49 AM ET
Iranian TV to air interview with woman sentenced to death by stoningA program on Iran's government-backed Press TV recently took a woman convicted of adultery and murder back to her home in Osku "to produce a visual account" of the death of her husband "at the crime scene." Press TV posted a story on its website early Friday morning explaining that the program "Iran Today," which will air Friday night, would include interviews with - among others - Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who was sentenced to be stoned to death. Press TV's release of still photographs of Ashtiani and her son from the interview, which took place on Sunday, fueled some speculation that they had been released, but there was no evidence or confirmation to support that conjecture. Read the full story of the woman sentenced to be stoned for adultery here. |
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