CNN Site Map (Galleries) for December - 2012
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- 2012-12-31February: In Yemen, voter turnout was at reportedly 60%, in a presidential election in which there was only one candidate on the ballot, Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi, who naturally won and was sworn in on February 25.
- 2012-12-31Harry Carey Jr., an actor best known for his characters in Western movies, died December 27 at age 91. He had appeared in nearly 100 films during his career.
- 2012-12-31For 16 years, Gary "Sushi" Marion has taken center stage on New Year's Eve in Key West, Florida, as the star of the annual "shoe drop."
- 2012-12-31Quarterback Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins hands off to Alfred Morris during the game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, December 30, at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland. Check out the action from Week 17 of the NFL and then look back a
- 2012-12-31Mourners wipe tears away as they file out of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after the funeral of Emilie Parker in Ogden, Utah, on Saturday, December 22.
- 2012-12-31Since reading about Marco Polo's travels to the Mongol Empire as a child, CNN Senior International Correspondent Ben Wedeman has dreamed of visiting Mongolia.
- 2012-12-31Malawi's President Joyce Banda speaks during a meeting with Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre, Malawi, on August 30.
- 2012-12-31iReporterJamie McCaffrey from Ottawa captured this victorious pull by soldiers from the Lake Superior Scottish Regiment of the Canadian Army Reserves during the annual Glengarry Highland Games in Maxville Ontario, Canada. "While not of Scottish herit
- 2012-12-31Holiday party season is time to eat, drink and be merry. But too much merriment can sometimes result in a not-so-celebratory hangover.
- 2012-12-31It was the Republican primary win that wasn't. An initial tally gave the Iowa caucuses to Mitt Romney by eight votes, but the final count awarded the win to Rick Santorum, whose early primary campaign put enormous pressure on the former Massachusetts
- 2012-12-31The Woodchester Mansion in the Cotswolds region of England. It was abandoned midconstruction in 1873.
- 2012-12-31Sixteen-year-old Nadav Ossendryver has created Latest Sightings, a wildlife-tracking website that informs tourists about the whereabouts of animals in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
- 2012-12-29Dominik Paris, right, and Hannes Reichelt shared victory after finishing in a dead heat in the World Cup downhill at Bormio, Italy.
- 2012-12-29Mitt Romney's "binders full of women" phrase went viral.
- 2012-12-29Millie Phuah clears leaves from the tomb of her great-grandparents in Bukit Brown cemetery.
- 2012-12-29It's been a good year for Bradley Cooper but he'll want to forget this pretentious and fatally hackneyed stab at a literary tearjerker -- a convoluted but predictable yarn involving three novelists, a lost manuscript and Jeremy Irons pruning his
- 2012-12-28Apple Maps looked beautiful. Unfortunately, many users soon found the app wasn't so good at ... well ... mapping. Landmarks such as the Washington Monument showed up submerged in bodies of water. Oops.
- 2012-12-28"Frankenweenie" and "The Cabin in the Woods" are tied for the 10th spot on this list of 2012's best films. Horror movies rarely get respect in year-end lists, but of the three films scripted or co-scripted by Joss Whedon this year
- 2012-12-28Ted Danson, who turns 65 on December 29, starred as Sam Malone on "Cheers" from 1982 to 1993.
- 2012-12-28Mitchell Johnson, left, celebrates with wicketkeeper Matthew Wade after dismissing Tillakaratne Dilshan in the opening over of Sri Lanka's second innings in Melbourne.
- 2012-12-28Ian Somerhalder arrives at the airport.
- 2012-12-28Everpurse is a handbag with a built-in receiver and battery that lets you charge your phone on the go.
- 2012-12-28The Mars rover Curiosity has been sending back spectacular images of the Red Planet in addition to analyzing the chemistry of the soil and atmosphere on Mars. The rover, about the size of a Mini Cooper, arrived on August 6.
- 2012-12-28Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded coalition forces during the Gulf War, died Thursday, a U.S. official said. He was 78. Operation Desert Shield commander Schwarzkopf, center, with U.S. Special Forces soldiers in US-led allied gulf crisis-cont
- 2012-12-27The fastest men on ice
- 2012-12-27Microsoft pushed three big new products in 2012: Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and its Surface tablet. This is Windows 8, the company's bold new operating system, running on an HP Envy x2, left, and a Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga, right.
- 2012-12-27The video for Psy's "Gangnam Style" has racked up more than a billion hits on YouTube, becoming the most-watched entry of all time.
- 2012-12-27"Dishonored," a stealth adventure game set in a grimy industrial city, offers a first-person perspective and an emphasis on player choice.
- 2012-12-27Hasfat Abiola is a democracy advocate and daughter of the Nigerian politician Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, who was put in prison after claiming the country's 1993 presidential election.
- 2012-12-26Security officers stand guard at the crash site of a plane near Myanmar's Heho Airport on Wednesday, December 26. The plane crashed near the airport Tuesday, December 25, leaving two people dead and injuring 11others.
- 2012-12-26Chris Brown, Rihanna at the Lakers game
- 2012-12-26Character actor Charles Durning died on Christmas Eve at the age of 89, according to his family. Durning attends the opening night of "Lombardi" on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre on October 21, 2010, in New York City.
- 2012-12-26Supporters of President Barack Obama's signature health care legislation celebrate after the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld the constitutionality of the Affordable Healthcare Act on June 28.
- 2012-12-26Workers clean up tornado damage near Troy, Alabama, on Wednesday, December 26, 2012.
- 2012-12-26An edible penguin adds a little antarctic flair to the annual Patty Cakes Holiday Cake Affair.
- 2012-12-25The cold water of Barcelona's Port Vell doesn't deter this swimmer dressed up as St. Nick from joining in the Copa Nadal swimming race, a traditional holiday event in the Spanish seaport, on Tuesday, December 25.
- 2012-12-25"Yes, our Christmas tree angel is a rat. Our first apartment had a rodent problem, and I thought maybe a felted patron saint would protect us (and our tree)." -- Lila King (@lilacina), Senior Director for Social News at CNN
- 2012-12-25Jack Klugman, best known as the messy sportswriter Oscar Madison in TV's "The Odd Couple," died Monday, December 24, his son Adam said. He was 90. Klugman and Tony Randall appear in "The Odd Couple" episode, "Felix's Wif
- 2012-12-25A competitor dressed as Santa jumps into the water during the 103rd Barcelona Traditional Christmas Swimming Cup at the Old Harbour of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, December 25.
- 2012-12-25Marina and Lev Furman, with daughter Aliyah, gained international attention as they fought for exit visas to leave the Soviet Union. Here they are on the cover of The B'nai B'rith Jewish Monthly in November 1987.
- 2012-12-25Not your average Christmas movies
- 2012-12-24U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in Las Vegas on January 26 about the importance of American workers.
- 2012-12-24Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers looks to pass against the Seattle Seahawks at Qwest Field on Sunday, December 23, in Seattle. Check out the action from Week 16 of the NFL and then look back at the best photos from Week 15.
- 2012-12-24As part of our end of year coverage, CNN.com International asked users to vote for the people who they thought defined 2012. More than 24,000 of you ranked your top 10 newsmakers from a shortlist of 20 chosen by CNN.com International journalists. The scor
- 2012-12-24Nas will turn 40 this year, and this summer will mark 22 years since the Queens native first heard himself on the radio. Let's take a look back at some moments in his career.
- 2012-12-24There's no way Winokur could play "Hairspray's" zaftig Tracy Turnblad these days. The Tony-award winning actress has dropped 60 pounds this year. And she isn't the only star who changed in 2012.
- 2012-12-23Gifts will be given and traditions will be observed as the world celebrates Christmas on Tuesday. Here's a look at some of the other stories CNN is following this week.
- 2012-12-23February 17, 1933
- 2012-12-22Images of Antonio Martinez, a developmentally disabled man after he was beaten and pepper sprayed by a Sheriff's deputy in Vista, California.
- 2012-12-22The interior of the former presidential palace of deposed Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who fled the country with his family in January 2011 amid a popular revolution. The palace is in Sidi Dhrif, in a seafront suburb of capital city, Tunis
- 2012-12-22Crews remove pile up snow from around the Capitol Square in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, December 21. A winter storm system that walloped the Midwest continues to move east bringing snow and wind to Ohio, Pennsylvania and upstate New York.
- 2012-12-21Richie McCaw: An All Black great
- 2012-12-21Jim Walton started at CNN in 1981 as an entry-level video journalist, or VJ. He is stepping down as president of CNN Worldwide.
- 2012-12-21Resembling little more than a credit card-sized scrap of exposed circuit board, the Raspberry Pi is a fully programmable PC that runs a free, open-source Linux operating system, plugs into any TV, can power 3D graphics and connects to the Internet.
- 2012-12-2110 best end of the world movies
- 2012-12-21Nairobi-based Ghetto Radio DJs Mbusii, Solloo and Essie (pictured) are going six days without food to advocate for peaceful elections in Kenya.
- 2012-12-21Earlier this month, we asked CNN readers to vote for their favorite TV shows of 2012. To make narrowing it down a little bit easier, we divided up a long list of contenders into three categories: comedies, dramas and reality series. Here's how you vo
- 2012-12-21A 1994 federal ban on certain types and configurations of guns included 19 kinds of military-style rifles and handguns. That ban expired in 2004. But the shooting deaths of 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut school has sparked new calls to ban su
- 2012-12-21Asperger's: A part of our lives
- 2012-12-21Highest trending Google search: Whitney Houston: Whitney Houston,one of America's best-loved singers who died accidentally in the bath in February at the age of 48, was Google's top trending search of the year, according to Google Zeitgeist 2012
- 2012-12-21HarassMap is a volunteer-based initiative aiming to end the social tolerance of sexual harassment in Egypt. Victims and witnesses send reports to the group which then maps each case in order to document the extent of the problem.
- 2012-12-21Tucked away in the 16th Arrondissement, the Shangri-La Paris was previously home to Roland Bonaparte, Napoleon's grandnephew.
- 2012-12-21Nicki Minaj heads out in Beverly Hills.
- 2012-12-21Harpa is a state-of-the-art concert hall and conference center in Reykjavik, Iceland. Its facade is meant to mimic the country's stunning glacial surrounds.
- 2012-12-21You know you're in the right place when your outfit matches the decor. Berlin has more than 60 Christmas markets scattered around the city.
- 2012-12-21The 10 prettiest dresses of 2012
- 2012-12-21Edwarda O'Bara at 2 days old in March 1953; she was Kathryn and Joe O'Bara's first child. "All I ever wanted in life was to have two girls," Kathryn once said. "God was very good and granted me my wish."
- 2012-12-21Angeline Hwang took this picture of model cottages at a Christmas market in the German town of Hanau, the birthplace of the Brothers Grimm. German Christmas markets can have many themes, she said, and pop-up throughout the country during the festive month
- 2012-12-21CIA Director David Petraeus stepped down Friday, November 9, 2012, citing an extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. Many questions surround the affair, including why it was necessary for Petraeus to resign and the future of his marriage
- 2012-12-20Miss USA Olivia Culpo is crowned Miss Universe 2012 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on Wednesday, December 19. Eighty-nine countries and territories took part in this year's pageant.
- 2012-12-20Horse racing is the second biggest spectator sport in Britain after football, with around 6 million people heading to the track every year. "People used to focus on the day out, rather than the race," said Simon Bazalgette, chief executive of Th
- 2012-12-20Aksel Lund Svindal, right, secured his first Olympic gold medal in the men's super-G at the 2010 Vancouver Games, while American star Bode Miller claimed silver.
- 2012-12-20This year's Best Business hotel winner, the Georges, is a tiny gem of a boutique hotel, hidden in an art nouveau mansion on a narrow cobbled lane in Istanbul's Galata district.
- 2012-12-20"La Fin du Monde," from Quebec's Unibroue brewery.
- 2012-12-20Every year around a 1000 New Year revellers brave freezing conditions in the River Forth in front of the Forth Rail Bridge during the annual Loony Dook Swim.
Similar sub-zero New Year soaks are found across the chillier corners of the northern hemispher
- 2012-12-20Families walk through the lobby of Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Florida, on opening day in October.
- 2012-12-20President-elect Park Geun-Hye, South Korea's first female president, waves to supporters after being declared the winner on December 19, 2012 in Seoul. She will become one of several female leaders in Asia, as well as the world.
- 2012-12-19 A partial view of "Don't Punish Our Future. Make the Rich Pay" by Ernesto Yerena
- 2012-12-19January 1: Fireworks light up the London skyline just after Big Ben struck midnight, kicking off 2012. Photographers worldwide captured deadly conflicts, devastating storms, presidential politics and other memorable moments throughout the year. Click thro
- 2012-12-19Conservative jurist Robert H. Bork died Wednesday, December 19, at age 85 at his home in Virginia, sources close to his family told CNN.
- 2012-12-19Watch any ski race on TV and you will hear the same dull, persistent background clanging of cowbells ringing. Marcel Hirscher's feet are pictured here next to a cowbell during the podium ceremony of the men's slalom race at the FIS Alpine Skiing
- 2012-12-19As well as mechanical components, a range of sensors are available with Makeblock kits. In this photo, a robot with tracks has a proximity sensor fixed to the front, so it won't crash into walls.
- 2012-12-19Norway offers ringside seats for the northern lights, especially in the winter.
- 2012-12-19Earlier this month, we asked CNN's readers to vote for what they loved the most in entertainment this year. The competition was fierce among the top male and female celebs, but we narrowed it down to your top picks. Let's start with the ladies:
- 2012-12-19Holiday decor in Las Vegas, Nevada ranges from the posh to the perfunctory. Here's a little drive around town, starting with the mammoth tree at the entrance to the Aria casino.
- 2012-12-19A cycling storm is expected in Corsica in 2013, when the Mediterranean island hosts a leg of the Tour de France for the first time.
- 2012-12-19South Koreans cast their votes for a new president in a polling station in Seoul. Ruling Seanuri Party candidate Park Geun-hye and opposition Democratic United Party Moon Jae-in have been in a close race during the election campaign.
- 2012-12-19Mandie Balderaz's 8-year-old son was inspired to create his own memorial on his New Braunfels, Texas front lawn.
- 2012-12-18A street vendor grills corn as Egyptian soldiers stand guard at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, December 18, in Cairo. Protesters opposed to President Moh