The art of cosplay is not the art of getting hit on

November 3rd, 201104:16 PM ETYaya Han, left, cosplaying as Mulan and Riki cosplaying as Snow White.Cosplay is a mainstay of the modern fan convention. In popular culture, it is practically a synonym for "fan convention."Eye-popping, physics-defying costumes thrill and amaze fans of Japanese video games, anime and manga by bringing their favorite characters to life, and is itself the ultimate expression of fandom, according to Yaya Han, an Atlanta-based...

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Cano Cristales

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise"     A unique biological wonder, Caño Cristales has been referred as the "river of five colors," "the river that ran away from paradise," and "the most beautiful river in the world." For most of the year, Caño Cristales is indistinguishable from any other river: a bed of rocks covered in dull green mosses are visible below a cool, clear current. However,...

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Life and death under Syria's military onslaught

March 10, 2012 -- Updated 1459 GMT (2259 HKT) Editor's note: Watch the full documentary "72 Hours Under Fire" on CNN International on Saturday at 4 a.m., 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. and Sunday at 6 a.m., and on CNN U.S. on Sunday at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. and Monday at 2 a.m. (All times Eastern) (CNN) -- Intense black smoke billowing from the flames of an oil fire blocks out the sun. A teenage mom with a one-day-old baby seeks shelter in a dimly-lit...

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Romney wins three states; Gingrich and Santorum also triumph

By Paul Steinhauser and Tom Cohen, CNNMarch 7, 2012 -- Updated 0231 GMT (1031 HKT) Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum all were able to claim Super Tuesday victories. Columbus, Ohio (CNN) -- Mitt Romney will win three states in Super Tuesday primaries, while Rick Santorum will win in Tennessee and Oklahoma and Newt Gingrich grabbed a vital triumph in Georgia, CNN projected. Santorum's victories showed his continuing...

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Perempuan Ini Bangkit dari Mati

TEMPO.CO – Min, 4 Mar 2012 TEMPO.CO , Jakarta - Li Xiufeng, perempuan Cina berusia 95 tahun ini, telah membuat para tetangganya tertegun. Enam hari lalu Xiufeng ditemukan meninggal dunia, lalu jenazahnya diletakkan di dalam peti mati. Xiufeng ditemukan dalam keadaan sudah tidak bergerak dan tidak bernapas di tempat tidurnya, dua minggu setelah lansia ini tersandung dan menderita cedera kepala di rumahnya di Beiliu, Provinsi...

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'Amerasians' in the Philippines fight for recognition

By Sunshine Lichauco de Leon, for CNNMarch 4, 2012 -- Updated 0206 GMT (1006 HKT) Many Amerasian children were stigmatized for being illegitimate and for being the children of women in prostitution. Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- When Susie Lopez, 43, was a little girl she would run outside her home in Angeles City, near the U.S. Clark Airbase in the Philippines, every time she heard a plane fly by."I would say 'bye bye, Dad' because...

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