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Nicki Allwright died after her Mitsubishi sedam hit a tree on Gawler-One Tree Hill Road at Yattalunga . An outpouring of condolences have flooded social media for a family of a teenage girl who was killed after she swerved to miss a duck in Adelaide's north. University student Nicki Allwright died after her Mitsubishi ... | Nicki Allwright died after her sedan hit a tree at Yattalunga on Friday . The university student occurred just two days before she and her family were planning to jet off on a 10-day holiday to Bali . Friends and family swamped social media with condolences . | 473cf020c38ace55245d359991fc7a9e68cb8b6a |
Friday morning marks a special milestone for media personality and Gold Logie winner Karl Stefanovic, who celebrates a decade on the Today show since it began in 2005. Co-host Lisa Wilkinson congratulated her 'TV husband' on Nine Network's breakfast show, saying she 'can't imagine doing this with anybody else'. Awww...... | Karl Stefanovic celebrates 10 years of hosting Nine Network's Today show . Co-host Lisa Wilkinson dubbed Stefanovic her 'TV husband' 'You've done about 8,000 hours of breakfast television and that officially makes you the most watched person on Australian TV ever,' Wilkinson said . The show debuted on Valentine's Day i... | ea06f3b64f8b8e2f9087bc20eff9693f38cc9a48 |
By . Emma Glanfield for MailOnline . A 41-year-old woman battered her musician boyfriend to death with a guitar stand during a drunken row, a court heard. Samantha Adeokun, from Silverdale, Lancashire, is accused of killing her partner Peter Davegun, 42, in a brutal attack on December 23 last year. Stafford Crown Court... | Samantha Adeokun, 41, is accused of murdering partner Peter Davegun, 42 . Court heard she 'punched, kicked and beat him to death with guitar stand' She waited one hour to call police after alleged attack in December last year . Adeokun denies murder charge and trial at Stafford Crown Court continues . | 12ce66a45c43b088f604d5b61cf04599fadb9a4a |
Washington (CNN) -- Current and past first ladies Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton and Nancy Reagan will attend a memorial service Tuesday in California for former first lady Betty Ford. The White House announced that Obama would travel to Palm Desert, California, for the Tuesday service, which will be followed by a pri... | NEW: Former President George W. Bush to attend, but not Laura Bush . Secretary Clinton praises Betty Ford for breaking taboos . Ford will have a public funeral in California, and a private burial in Michigan . Ford died Friday at age 93 . | 22ea65018fa70c1cf86fa14d857c2a441f8f2178 |
(CNN) -- American politicians have a deep need to interpret foreign leaders and foreign cultures and governments as though they were American. Thursday night on "Crossfire", I described the Russian president as a KGB official of enormous toughness. In fact, we showed Vladimir Putin in his KGB colonel's uniform to drive... | Newt Gingrich: U.S. politicians reacted with surprise to the views of Vladimir Putin . He says Putin is understandable as a former KGB agent and Russian nationalist . Politicians in both parties have mistakenly seen Putin as someone whom they can trust, he says . Gingrich: Putin is a strong authoritarian leader, maybe ... | b00cc3c479c52a39861bd0a33a2f4a31aa96fc80 |
By . Simon Tomlinson . PUBLISHED: . 09:33 EST, 13 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:14 EST, 14 March 2013 . They are hardly worlds apart on the cultural front. But that hasn't stopped Microsoft drawing up a new 44-page guide to Britain for its U.S. staff to ensure they can adapt to life in this country. The handbook cover... | Issued to staff moving to computer giant's new research HQ in Cambridge . Guide also gives definitions of fish and chips and a Chinese takeaway . Has section on shopping in the city and how to navigate round Argos . | 2becd524ca342b080bed80fc416eab61c46e8f1a |
Ahead of the midweek Premier League action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats. Here is all the information you need for Chelsea's home clash with Tottenham... Chelsea vs Tottenham Hotspur (Stamford Bridge) Team... | Chelsea host Tottenham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night . The Blues have won 28 and lost just one of the last 34 Premier League games at Stamford Bridge . Tottenham have lost just one of their last six Premier League away games . | c0125962078cdb39efc6076d63f118ac488b759b |
(CNN) -- World champion Jorge Lorenzo hailed MotoGP's new qualifying format after claiming pole position for Sunday's season-opening race in Qatar. The Spaniard headed off Britain's Cal Crutchlow in Saturday's new 15-minute session, involving just the top 12 riders, while last season's championship runnerup Dani Pedros... | Jorge Lorenzo sets the quickest time in qualifying for first race of MotoGP season . World champion outshines new Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi in Qatar . Spaniard will start in first row alongside Cal Crutchlow and compatriot Dani Pedrosa . Seven-time world champion Rossi is on the third row in seventh place . | 91c113aeee2630b608f6b7b48f303bc44b9e958c |
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators slept on the streets of Bangkok on Monday night, continuing a protest intended to force Thailand's Prime Minister from office, authorities said. The protesters have laid siege to major intersections in Thailand's large and hectic capital city. At their peak ... | NEW: About 60,000 protesters stayed out on the streets of Bangkok overnight . NEW: At their peak Monday, they numbered as many as 170,000, authorities say . They have laid siege to major intersections in the Thai capital . The protesters are demanding that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra step down . | ca17866c48afd1a1e77901e6cfbd7a19f402becd |
By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 11:51 EST, 27 February 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 13:31 EST, 27 February 2014 . This is the kind of thing that would drive most people nuts. Coming home to find an unwanted visitor squatting in your place - and refusing to move. That's exactly what this bird found in Frankfurt, western German... | Bird and squirrel faced off in Frankfurt, western Germany . They eye-balled each other before, it appears, the bird flew off . Photographer Christian Kuhn caught the Mexican stand-off on film . | 1746f59e75a8ded83db6215de66403ef300ba276 |
By . Chris Pleasance . When night-time security guard Greg Heaslip left a note with his manager asking for time off, he thought the only person to see it would be his supervisor. Instead, Greg's bungling boss forwarded an email request to 3,500 fellow Arcadia employees - the retail giant that manages Topshop, BHS, Miss... | Security guard Greg Heaslip requested holiday from work on Wednesday . Unbeknown to him, boss accidentally sent the request to 3,500 coworkers . Spawned viral campaign to '#givegregtheholiday' which trended on Twitter . Mr Heaslip was offered free flight to Vegas, tuxedo and other goodies . However he will be donating ... | 64d57891cf21da288ea5ddebd2930bd0c8f83c0d |
Sales pitch: Michael McIndoe as a Wolves player in 2007. It is claimed he approached potential investors on behalf of the scheme . Dozens of top Premiership footballers are said to have lost millions of pounds after the collapse of an investment scheme associated with a former star. Millionaire players, including sever... | Former Wolverhampton Wanderers player Michael McIndoe 'approached potential investors on behalf of the scheme' Millionaire players 'promised 20%-a-month return on their capital' | 96a421295919b68a56b1affdf7830c215ea68dc8 |
(CNN) -- It was a busy week for Facebook, which hit a major milestone, made fashion news and made some users uneasy about privacy again. In case you missed it, here are the highlights: . 1. Reached 1 billion users . In short: As of October 4, one of every seven people on the planet are actively using Facebook each mont... | Facebook is giving users the option to pay to get a friend's attention . The 1 billion user mark? A big deal to some . The first Facebook ad: Directed by Clint Eastwood. OK, not really . | 7fe6d2ede559aee27d0eaf98c62b294b00b3fe08 |
By . James Chapman . Last updated at 11:51 AM on 3rd February 2012 . Comments (95) Share . DM.has('shareLink', 'sociallinks', { . 'id': '2095708', . 'eTitle': 'Millions+%27to+get+back+weekly+bin+collections%27%3A+End+unpopular+schemes+or+fac', . 'eUrl': 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2095708%2FMilli... | Eric Pickles to shame 'town hall Talibin' into restoring weekly collections . 70 councils will use £250m fund to empty bins weekly . | 99f7c349346509d6d60dc92a11a68d04d376f666 |
A 104-year-old woman received 6,000 birthday cards after a social media campaign became an internet sensation. Betty Musker was sent cards and gifts sent from all over the world - including Australia, Singapore and China - ahead of her milestone birthday yesterday. The Liverpool FC fan even had a very special visit fro... | Betty Musker received almost 6,000 cards for her 104th birthday . She told her great-granddaughter she wanted a 'nice card' for her birthday . Her family and care home decided to launch a card appeal on Facebook . She has been sent cards and gifts from all over the world . The avid Liverpool FC fan even had a special ... | 560bac8b190eb4233268af9cb39c402afb13004c |
Hong Kong (CNN) -- An Australian teenager reported missing two months ago has been found alive in dense bushland not far from his home, local police say. Matthew Allen, 18, was last seen at his family home near Westleigh, a suburb about 30 kilometers (20 miles) away from Sydney, on November 27. Police feared the worst ... | Australian teenager found after spending two months in the bush . Last seen leaving his family home on November 27 . Spotted by two hikers in dense bushland near his home . Winched by rescue helicopter to hospital, reunited with family . | b561f20a43e1dff643f257f8f4471a2c10b125ee |
The argument occurred as the pilot cruised down wrong taxiway at the Atlanta airport . The pilot took offense at what he called the controller's 'bad attitude' over the mistake . By . Joshua Gardner . Shocking audio of a heated exchange between a Delta pilot and an air traffic controller has flyers wondering just who's... | The argument occurred as the pilot cruised down wrong taxiway at the Atlanta airport . The pilot took offense at what he called the controller's 'bad attitude' over the mistake . | a034e816bd0a16ab2f3f32bce4db884c2f966d2f |
By . Emily Crane . A Brisbane man has been fined for engaging in a sex act with a 15-year-old girl who was forced to work as a prostitute before and after school by her Thai mother. Queensland District Court judge Richard Jones imposed the 'very lenient' $1,500 fine on the 63-year-old man on Thursday. The man hadn't so... | Brisbane man fined $1,500 for engaging in sex act with girl in October 2010 . Court heard 63-year-old hadn't solicited the act and thought it was the 15-year-old's mother he was with . The mother, a prostitute from Thailand, told regular clients the girl was 19 . She brought her daughter to Australia permanently in 200... | 50e0f8a9003f617462dee09e9edf9c39a0225d31 |
By . Rebecca Evans . and Chris Brooke . The British woman gunned down by her gardener in Turkey had just ended their six-year affair. After Anne Bury was shot dead by jilted lover Velli Acar following her 56th birthday party, he handed himself in, shaking and reeking of alcohol, saying: ‘I’ve killed my wife, shot her... | Velli Acar was taken to police by friend, shaking and reeking of alcohol . Anne Bury is said to have ended relationship after he racked up debts . Friend of the suspect claims the couple 'were in love - no doubt about it' It has now emerged Acar had been married to a British woman before . | 1f471e672b2aafe9ccb1d28fecd8a7e300526fc7 |
Washington (CNN) -- Illinois teenager Hannah Perryman lived in fear for years until the young stalker who tormented and threatened her was finally convicted. Hannah was on hand at the Justice Department on Tuesday to tell her painful story as Attorney General Eric Holder and other top officials headlined an event desig... | Hannah Perryman says she was stalked for years, beginning in elementary school . She spoke at a Justice Department event spotlighting the stalking problem . There are millions of victims, officials say . | f4a70e938440e503fa240b9d3ba78902b3190424 |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . and Ap . Fire officials say a 22-year-old woman fell down an elevator shaft at Boston's Fenway Park. The Boston Fire Department says the woman fell down the shaft Friday night. The department tweeted that the fourth floor doors apparently opened and the woman fell on to the roof of the elevat... | The woman's condition currently is unknown . The fall happened when the fourth floor doors apparently opened and the woman fell on to the roof of the elevator at the second floor . The elevator inspector was called to the scene . The Red Sox lost 1-0 to the Detroit Tigers . | 5671f9737cc4f72e0986a54c821a2fe9b8168ae9 |
By . Wills Robinson . Malicious: Chantelle McCluney, 23, laughed as the helpless victim was tortured in her Manchester flat . A mother-of-three lured a man to her home for a threesome, only to watch and laugh as he was tortured by her boyfriend and another man. Chantelle McCluney, 23, laid a honeytrap by inviting the ... | Chantelle McCluney laughed as the man was tied to a chair and tortured . Laid a honeytrap by inviting victim for a liaison with boyfriend Craig Hogan . The victim, now 42 years old, was punched, kicked and hit with a chair . Was dunked in a urine-filled bucket and forced to pose naked on a balcony . Mother-of-three was... | d8ae1d04e4a2fbf290030960c93f23ca020a689b |
(CNN) -- Jennifer Aniston is getting married and this seems to be a matter of intense interest to women around the world. Why do we care? To begin, there is the incredible proliferation of mass media, the huge amount of coverage on celebrities and the self-exposure stars are willing to endure -- even prefer -- these da... | Pepper Schwartz: Many are interested that Jennifer Aniston is engaged. Why? She says after years of tabloid scrutiny of her marital travail, many women relate to her . She says that Aniston is finding love lets other scorned women feel they can find it, too . Schwartz: We follow her story, delight in her triumph becaus... | 105780a858604344ef031705a29e66ac1cab8fa3 |
A Miami suburb has been named as the 'bidet capital of America' thanks to new research which reveals homes in the town are 50 times more likely to have one of the unpopular fixtures than the national average. According to real estate website Zumper, people living in Sunny Isles Beach in Miami are also 30 times more lik... | According to new research, Sunny Isles Beach, Miami is the top bidet city in the country, with 50 times as many as the national average . | e58e97bf5c12b51180996bef3615ece00b2f88e1 |
By . Katy Dartford . PUBLISHED: . 10:15 EST, 5 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:19 EST, 5 November 2012 . New victim: Liam Trimbrell died in hospital today, is pictured with baby Charlie who died in hospital a couple of days after the fire in Prestatyn . A 23-year-old man has become the fifth person to die after a hou... | 42 year old Melanie Jane Smith charged with murder . Liam Timbrell, 23, his partner Lee-Anna Shiers, 20, their son Charlie Timbrell, 15 months, and her niece Skye Allen, 2, and nephew Bailey Allen, 4, . all died in blaze . Family members perished after a first-floor flat in Prestatyn, North Wales, was . engulfed by fla... | 28ed13aa3789aa6649232254d579002836909f62 |
Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) -- When he lost his second parent to HIV/AIDS seven years ago, Ayanda Buthelezi's future seemed bleak. "I thought maybe God hated us," said Buthelezi, now 22. "We were very scared. ... But I had to be strong for my brother because he was still young." As orphans in Johannesburg, the But... | Amy Stokes' nonprofit connects South African children with caring adults via computer . Stokes started the program after witnessing how HIV/AIDS left many children without parents . Nearly 300 teens have taken part in the program . Do you know a hero? Nominations are open for 2011 CNN Heroes . | c1fc5333a50fbe6922312d8e271920b6d7c97239 |
By . Paul Thompson . and Daily Mail Reporter . A U.S. army officer accused of sex offenses in three states is to be allowed to use an 'evil twin' defense to try and escape being jailed for life. Lt Aaron Lucas plans to blame his identical twin brother for the crimes. The artillery officer, who was awarded the Bronze St... | Lt Aaron Lucas, 32, is accused of being a sexual predator who roamed the towns near his Fort Carson military base trying to abduct and assault young girls . The married father-of-two plans to use the 'evil twin' defense and blame his twin brother Brian who shares the same DNA . Aaron Lucas was awarded the Bronze Star, ... | d3d6dd40f917214944b28f08883867759ba6a271 |
By . Leon Watson . The family of a lost Second World War pilot whose plane was discovered in the desert 70 years after crashing feel 'let down' when they were told human remains found close by weren't his. Relatives of Dennis Copping have been holding out hope that bones located three miles from the perfectly-preserved... | The 12 human bones were found on some rocks three miles from the wreckage . A piece of parachute and a metal button dated 1939 were found nearby . Flight Sergeant Dennis Copping crashed at the spot in 1942, and is thought to have wandered off into the desert . The perfectly preserved plane was found earlier this year b... | 48fdfdc902848c0220901d77aa428b09776790c6 |
The New York Times says Chinese hackers have carried out sustained attacks on its computer systems, breaking in and stealing the passwords of high-profile reporters and other staff members. According to The Times, one of the biggest and most respected U.S. newspapers, the cyberassaults took place over the past four mon... | The Wall Street Journal says Chinese hackers entered its computer system too . Chinese defense ministry says the military has never supported hackers . NYT attacks reportedly began during a controversial investigation in China . Hackers obtained the company passwords of every Times employee . | aa4d08adf039cc660da90d35e0e3bb9c4762ec2c |
By . David Kent . Chile's World Cup preparations nearly took an unexpected turn for the worse when the team's bus driver almost ran over a female fan. Travelling at full speed along a highway the coach is seen having to slam on the brakes to avoid knocking a down a woman who ran in front of the vehicle to greet the pla... | Chile team bus nearly ran over a female fan . The woman ran onto the road to greet the national team's stars . The coach driver missed the lady by mere centimetres after breaking hard . Chile face Australia in their Group B World Cup opener on Friday . Chile are hopeful that Arturo Vidal will be fit to face Australia .... | 2493f2b5ffc0d30efb5bab0ff8354ce5bcdb0312 |
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 22:14 EST, 18 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:12 EST, 19 December 2013 . AKA Jeff Gillooly: In 1994, Jeff Stone--who then went by Jeff Gillooly--helped mastermind the attack on Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan to help improve his wife Tonya Harding's chances as winning gold... | Now named Jeff Stone, Tonya Harding's ex-husband agreed to a rare interview as the 20 year anniversary of the scandal approaches . 'We decided to do something really stupid': Stone says Harding knew all about the 1994 attack, though she's always maintained she did not . 'What's there to regret? Not much,' says Stone, b... | 92c57e6450daaf5a2264269b769054bda03e3b61 |
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman has held tryouts for a North Korean basketball team while on a visit to the communist state. Rodman watched as a few dozen players showed off their skills for a chance to be selected for a match against an American team to mark dictator Kim Jong Un's birthday on January 8. But while Rodman... | Dennis Rodman has spent his first day in North Korea holding basketball tryouts . He will pick a team of 12 to face other former NBA stars in a match next year . The game will be held to mark Kim Jong Un's birthday on January 8 . Rodman is due to be in the communist country until Christmas eve . | 1eac81956d57d0ed6b9c8c5505ea90848a33fee8 |
Alexandria, Virginia -- Two suspects charged with having served as deep-cover Russian agents living in the United States have told investigators they are Russian citizens and have been living under false identities, according to a court document released Friday. A letter from prosecutors opposing bail for the suspects ... | Couple reveals they had given authorities false names . They and a third suspect in Russian spy ring case ordered held . Preliminary hearing set for July 6 . The 3 are among 11 suspects in the case . | 204d059d118c539f066c6b9a2d015e4e300a6523 |
By . Richard Shears . An Australian local council has agreed in a crucial vote to retain a plaque dedicated to disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris - even though it's been stolen. While other tributes to Harris have been removed around the world, the shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley in Western Australia has voted to keep t... | Wyndham-East Kimberley shire council votes to keep controversial plaque . But local taxpayers may have to fork out for a replacement . Harris was jailed for more than five years for indecently assaulting girls . | 706ea23f51844ce6f8b795aee5fd3d0cd8672d6e |
Brazil played their best football of the tournament so far in beating Colombia on Friday but I fear the semi-final on Tuesday in Belo Horizonte against Germany will be as far as they go. At this point, and based on all the evidence we’ve seen so far, Germany are now favourites to win this World Cup. The Germany-France... | Brazil's weak defence may be their downfall against Germany . The Selecao played their best football of the tournament against Colombia . Germany looked efficient and totally in control against France . | 143d176059f48dbc82d4871b0d8a410285c192e8 |
Manchester United's summer arrivals will be hoping to settle into Premier League life while looking for a place to call home in the North West over the coming weeks. For now, however, Radamel Falcao, Angel di Maria, Daley Blind, Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw and Marcos Rojo will be staying in Manchester's luxurious Lowry Ho... | Radamel Falcao, Angel di Maria, Daley Blind, Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw and Marcos Rojo are all staying at the luxurious Lowry hotel . Family suites costs £789 per night at the Lowry; a simple double room £252 while fine dining and overnight stay at the hotel equates to £248 . Annual gym membership costs £600 which inclu... | d4bee63bbf0ff55c5171136c3281c22b0e31faf0 |
More than a year after David Beckham swooped into Miami, the retired English soccer star still can't find a home for his planned Major League Soccer team. 'The Miami Beckham United team is actively looking at four or five sites,' Tadd Schwartz wrote in an emailed statement. Beckham's group has remained mostly quiet sin... | David Beckham has not yet secured a spot for his planned Major League Soccer team . His group has remained mostly quiet since local officials last year rebuffed two attempts to secure land for a 25,000-seat bayfront arena downtown . Miami-Dade County lawmakers have voted to allow the county to open negotiations with Fl... | da070334cf5250add0b691cada782598241ad77b |
Providence, Rhode Island (CNN) -- The hottest ticket in town these days is for the Who's Quadrophenia and More Tour concert on Tuesday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It will be the first time Cathy Hedtler will see them live, and she's anxious. After all, The Who is her favorit... | Venue honors tickets for a Who concert scheduled more than 30 years ago . The original concert was canceled following a tragedy at another venue . Anyone who still had the 1979 ticket could exchange for new show . | e266755e78510cb32e584a218ac45287ab06c0e2 |
(CNN)NBA star Chris Paul has been called for many technical fouls through the years. His latest is drawing perhaps the most notice, and his criticism of the female referee who called it has drawn a $25,000 fine from the league. The conversation around the technical has centered on what Paul said about rookie referee La... | Chris Paul said a rookie referee made a bad call, so working in the NBA "might not be for her." Critics called him sexist while supporters said he was just complaining about what he thought was a bad call . Paul has been fined once before -- $15,000 in 2011 . | 3c95bc3e854a942f897838da2b79fa0aa8845b62 |
(CNN) -- He struck an imposing figure as Kang, the villainous Klingon commander who struck fears in the hearts of the federation. The man who played Kang in three iterations of "Star Trek," Michael Ansara, has died, according to his former agent. Ansara was 91. The veteran character actor was probably best known for pl... | NEW: Ex-wife Eden says Ansara was a "good man, a good father & a fantastic actor" Michael Ansara dies in California at age 91, his former agent says . He played Klingon commander Kang in three iterations of "Star Trek" He made numerous other TV and movie roles over his long career . | 2b95b8381977bee74f8be94e614f16f50066cb0c |
The 12-year-old girl who was lured into the woods and brutally stabbed 19 times by classmates hoping to impress the fictional character Slender Man has revealed her identity for the first time. Payton Leutner was completely oblivious to what police describe as a five-month plan concocted by her best friends to murder ... | Stabbing victim Payton Leutner, 12, has remained anonymous until tonight . She was left for dead in a park in Waukesha, Wisconsin, in May after her friends 'planned to murder her' but managed to crawl out and find a cyclist . Surgeon reveals knife missed her major artery by 'the width of a human hair' Parents Stacie an... | ef5a77907e2b048f46b6e49f2443bdc56b467301 |
By . Ted Thornhill . Militant trade union leader Bob Crow left a six-figure nest egg for his family when he passed away – but his ex-wife will not receive a share of it. The former RMT chief’s partner Nicola Hoarau, 50, and the three children they had together will inherit £106,000. However, his ex-wife, Geraldine Hora... | Militant trade union leader leaves £106k to partner Nicola Hoarau and kids . Crow's ex-wife Geraldine Horan and daughter Kerrie miss out . Firebrand's estate was worth £325,000 before affairs were settled . | ec98c2d22883515a9c3536b17c559adf77676aea |
Television viewers have become more tolerant of violence and swearing, the head of Ofcom has claimed. But the sexist or racist language of the 1970s is far less acceptable than it once was, research by the broadcasting regulator reveals. Ofcom’s chief executive Ed Richards, who is about to stand down after 11 years in ... | Ofcom's chief executive said there had been a big change in tolerance levels . 35% of viewers think there is too much violence, down from 55% in 2008 . But there is less tolerance of language deemed as 'discriminatory' or unjust . Critics say British public has become 'desensitised' due to lax Ofcom laws . | 6858514212dde53681ddf294fee52dad9716b57f |
(Financial Times) -- Google is on the verge of unveiling an à la carte subscription service for some of YouTube's specialist video channels, to finance a broader range of content and add a second revenue stream to the digital video market leader. The move, which has been in the works for months, could be announced as ... | Google on verge of unveiling subscription service for YouTube's specialist video channels . Aims to finance a broader range of content and add a second revenue stream . Viewers will be able to subscribe to each channel for as little as $1.99 a month . | fbbaee31e344a9ae486b9ac18860571d5f8abb5a |
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) -- Expanded testing across India in the past three years shows a 2,000 percent jump in the number of HIV cases among children, the country's health minister announced Wednesday. An HIV-positive Indian child at a government treatment center. More than 14,000 children get free care. In November 200... | Expanded testing across India shows 2,000 percent jump in child HIV cases . Increase in confirmed cases may be due to the expanded testing . Number up from 2,253 in 2006 to 52,973, according to statistics . | ac980296653ce468dd7338c89b64842165a7c030 |
By . Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 21:49 EST, 10 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 10:22 EST, 11 December 2013 . A British tourist who . lost her left leg when a taxi jumped the curb and hit her in New York's . Rockefeller Center during the summer is suing the city for over $27 . million... | Sian Green, 23, had to have her left leg amputated after the crash outside Rockefeller Center on August 20 . Prosecutor told Green's attorney last month that there wasn't enough evidence to charge cab driver Faysal Himon with any crime . Green . family have now filed a $27.5 million claims against the city, they . clai... | c7d67da5ff1e9dbf5b2c733cd22114f441e0d270 |
(EW.com) -- For the sixth straight year, Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will cohost the CMA Awards, airing tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. (See our predictions for who we think will win, and who we'd vote for.) There's a long list of performances, which include Taylor Swift collaborating with Alison Krauss and Vince Gi... | The Country Music Awards air Wednesday night . There is a long list of performances . Co-hosts Paisley and Underwood have been texting material for show . | b194b82d29ecfe587250c08b0574d054a9ffe15d |
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. first lady Laura Bush -- in a rare foray into foreign policy -- called on Myanmar's military junta to "step aside," give up the "terror campaigns" against its people and allow for a democratic Myanmar in a commentary published in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal. U.S. first lady Laura Bush said ... | Laura Bush calls on Myanmar junta to "step aside," allow for a democracy . Military leaders must give up the "terror campaigns" against its people, she says . Junta should release Aun Sung Suu Kyi and other opposition leaders, she says . Her rare foray into foreign policy was published in the Wall Street Journal . | 4ac73eafe3a39fc53996ac6a8fe9a866ef138682 |
By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 07:32 EST, 22 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:04 EST, 23 October 2013 . A 15-year-old 'model pupil' who robbed a bank was locked up for 40 months today after being shopped to police by his own mother. The schoolboy, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, brandished an imitation fire... | Boy stole £2,000 when he held up the Barclays Bank, in Liverpool . Judge said at previous hearing the child was 'acting like a real-life action video game' The raid was carried out in the week Grand Theft Auto V was released . The boy is ordered to serve 40 months in a Young Offenders' Institution . | 3c116143edee0089f50f7ba7457c7f0bc03dbc24 |
By . Emma Innes . A new AIDS injection could give people 100 per cent protection against the virus for up to three months . A new HIV injection could protect people from the infection for up to three months, a study suggests. Researchers believe the injection of long-lasting drugs could temporarily provide 100 per cent... | The injection of antiretroviral drugs gives monkeys 100% protection . It is set to be trialled in humans and could eventually be widely available . It would be most beneficial for uninfected people who are in relationships with people who are HIV positive . | 84cbe74223316887b47da3679c2c30be8444da43 |
A judge has rejected claims by former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega that a depiction of him in a hit video game which portrays him as a murderous, psychopathic traitor, had 'harmed his reputation'. In the 2012 game Call of Duty Black Ops II, Noriega is seen shooting his own soldiers at random and helping the CIA c... | Noriega appears in the 2012 video game Call of Duty Black Ops II . He is seen murdering his own soldiers and helping to capture a drug lord . Claimed he is portrayed as 'a kidnapper, murderer and enemy of the state' Filed suit from prison where he is serving time for murder . Judge rejected his claims saying there was ... | 3a5536656eed825c040860e0e3ff9f35821988d6 |
CANKIRI, Turkey (CNN) -- In the searing heat of an Anatolian afternoon, work continues busily on the vast building site that fills an entire block of Cankiri's otherwise quiet town center. Polls suggest the Erdogan's AKP is heading for another victory. A massive Western-style shopping complex is rising from the ground... | PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan was forced into early elections; new poll on Sunday . Many parts of Turkey are seeing impressive economic progress . Erdogan's critics argue his AKP party has Islamist tendencies . Final polls suggest the AKP is heading for another victory . | c0f6c6e6b45a8034ca53ad7747752867f71843bb |
By . Lizzie Edmonds . A Colombian drugs lord let a cocaine mule with a kilogram of contraband in his stomach die - before cutting out the packet and selling it on, police say. The body of a well-connected young lawyer was discovered in a forest near Malaga, Spain, in August 2010. The man was found without clothing, wra... | Well connected lawyer found dead in a forest in Malaga, Spain in 2010 . Police say he was a drugs mule who smuggled cocaine in to the country . Spanish officers say man died in agony from an intestinal obstruction . Drug lord employer then cut out the package and sold on the drugs . | 0334c44bfb1815bcb4d69a62c6d98118bdf183d3 |
Warrants for three Wesleyan University students arrested after a rash of illnesses on campus linked to the party drug Molly show police believe the bad batch of the drug originated in the Washington, D.C., area. The students, all neuroscience majors, were arraigned Wednesday in Middletown Superior Court, not far from t... | Three of four Wesleyan University students appeared Wednesday on drug charges related to about a dozen hospitalizations . Those hospitalized took a party drug known as Molly . Eric Lonergan, Zachary Kramer, and Rama Agha Al Nakib appeared in Middletown Superior Court . The student were arrested on assorted drug charg... | 2055c6ce249e42b0e510eaafb2ea626aa790c4a6 |
A nine-year-old boy has become a victim of internet censors in China after writing a letter to the country's President telling him to lose some weight. A note written by a primary school pupil Niu Ziru appeared on social media addressed to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, outlining his idea for the country to go on a space ... | Niu Ziru wrote letter to leader Xi Jinping as part of homework project . Said China should send mission to Mars, then joked about leader's weight . Father posted the message online and appeared on national news sites . However all stories have now disappeared after censors stepped in . | b2ff079cc957d156d4991f382c66df42d3663353 |
(CNN)The last time Dr. Rick Sacra went to Liberia, he returned home to the United States in a medevac airplane, not sure if he would die of the Ebola he'd contracted while taking care of patients. But Sacra recovered from the virus he contracted in August and Thursday he is headed back to Liberia. He calls the West Afr... | American Dr. Rick Sacra was medevaced back to the U.S. sick with Ebola . He got sick while treating patients in Liberia . He is heading back to continue his work in a medical facility there . | 2ea95898855235052011319a5968097d612bad5d |
By . Steve Robson . PUBLISHED: . 06:51 EST, 15 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 06:55 EST, 15 March 2013 . Two gay bars are embroiled in a bitter courtroom battle over the right to be 'queer'. Nigel Martin-Smith, the music promoter who formed Take That in 1990, is suing the owners of a recently-launched venue in Birmingham ... | Nigel Martin-Smith, who formed Take That, suing Queer Street, Birmingham . Says they are exploiting reputation of Bar Queer, his venue in Manchester . Claims he has gained 'exclusive goodwill' since bar opened 10 years ago . Queer Street lawyers say word has 'descriptive meaning' in gay community . | 898a16f74915115bfeb4327b3fa8f24e09050bad |
Fernando Torres has been officially unveiled as an AC Milan player, following his two-year loan move from Chelsea. Torres ended a disappointing four years at Chelsea after his £50million switch from Liverpool when he completed a two-year loan deal with the Rossoneri. The 30-year-old is delighted to make the move over t... | Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has joined AC Milan on a two-year loan . The Spaniard ended a disappointing four years at Chelsea after his £50m switch from Liverpool . Torres watched from the stands as the Rossoneri beat Lazio 3-1 on Sunday . Marco van Ginkel will also spend the rest of this season on loan at AC Milan... | 8e784a309a595b865592c6fd589a4d14e2ccc153 |
Gaza City (CNN) -- The Israeli military launched a ground operation into Gaza late Thursday and called an extra 18,000 reservists into the conflict with Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon ordered the ground action to destroy tunnels from Gaza into Israeli territory, according to ... | IDF: "We have hit Hamas hard, and we will continue to hit Hamas hard" Hamas condemns Israel for launching ground action . Operation follows 10 days of airstrikes and bombings . Palestinian security sources say airstrikes killed 7 children . | 89a962f80900e263f843dc4a3ded563b84ed0546 |
(CNN) -- Richard Branson loves it, says Wubbo Ockels, former astronaut and creator of the super-fast, super-long Superbus. And he's not the only one. "We've had interest from Las Vegas. We also had interest from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and the Netherlands," Ockels said. The 15 meter-long (50 feet) Superbus is a new spin on pu... | Richard Branson takes a spin in prototype designed to transform commuting . It's designed to reach speeds of 250 kph and transport passengers in comfort . Creator says electric "Superbus" was designed to make public transport "sexy" | c55ef8bb96e8d5426ef999a13a0cba4693a051d3 |
West, Texas (CNN) -- Walls warped or blown off entirely, even ones made of brick. Roofs sunken in, if they are still visible at all. Garage doors lying in yards. And, at the center of it all, a crater nearly 100 feet wide and 10 feet deep. On Tuesday, the devastation from last week's explosions at a West, Texas, fertil... | NEW: The West Fertilizer Co. is focused on "fact finding," not on pending lawsuits . NEW: Residents gather at a local hall hoping to get answers from officials . Investigators say the fire that led to blast wasn't sparked by natural causes . They are hunting for clues, including using shovels to dig through debris . | 5453cff2fb417ecc3030610fac29386bc0ae43d9 |
What kind of weapon can shoot down a fully loaded passenger jet flying at nearly 33,000 feet? That could be a key question in the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash investigation, as officials try to determine what was responsible for Thursday's plane crash in volatile eastern Ukraine. A radar system saw a surface-to-ai... | Senior U.S. official: Radar saw surface-to-air missile system track aircraft . A sophisticated surface-to-air missile was more likely used, experts say . One possibility is the Russian-made Buk missile system, retired Army officer says . The sophisticated weapon would require professional soldiers, expert says . | dae3e0bacbbd525612eda3d83b14cadff6c0accf |
By . Associated Press Reporter . Two women were married on a sidewalk outside a county courthouse in Arkansas on Saturday, breaking a barrier that state voters put in place with a constitutional amendment 10 years ago. A day after Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza said the ban was 'an unconstitutional attempt ... | On Saturday Kristin Seaton, 27, and Jennifer Rambo, 26, became the first same-sex couple in Arkansas to receive an official marriage license . On Friday a judge overturned a ban on gay marriage that has been in place since 2004 . At the time voters overwhelmingly supported amending the constitution to define marriage a... | 369630eef20de0b73c987119c1dd2723586c2dae |
By . Laura Clark, Education Correspondent For The Daily Mail . Lura Pacheco, 34, (pictured) forged a tenancy agreement in an attempt to get her 11-year-old daughter into a good secondary school in Havering . A mother who cheated to get her daughter into a good school has been fined £500 and sentenced to community servi... | Lura Pacheco, 34, forged tenancy agreement in attempt to win school place . She tried to persuade high-performing schools she lived closer than she did . Mother-of-two wanted to get 11-year-old daughter into a school in Havering . She was caught out by property's real owner and fined £500 by magistrates . | 7c167359c102692fa07303c1945e1546b0509974 |
These are the horrific facial injuries suffered by a cyclist who was thrown from her bike and slid through the mud in a hit-and-run crash. Tracy Taylor landed on her face after a car ploughed into her bike while she was out cycling on Christmas Eve. The 36-year-old, from Leek, Staffordshire, suffered a broken collar b... | Tracy Taylor, 36, from Leek, Staffs, went for a bike ride on Christmas Eve . Fitness instructor was hit by 'small blue vehicle' and knocked unconscious . She suffered a broken collar bone as well as cuts and bruises to her face . | 5b31901e3619249708e3d4041d045bcb5949fba1 |
The first pictures of the gipsy camp where an abducted four-year-old girl was rescued in Greece emerged yesterday as the international appeal to identify the child continued. The discovery of the blonde, blue-eyed girl, who police believe may be from northern or eastern Europe, gives hope that Madeleine McCann may also... | McCann spokesman says missing children 'can still be out there waiting to be found' Unidentified girl can only speak obscure Roma language . Man, 39, and woman, 40, arrested and charged with abducting a minor . The girl has fair hair and pale skin and bears no resemblance to them . DNA testing proved she was not relate... | ecd43da0971753e42a76667d987f012284708893 |
By . Bianca London . PUBLISHED: . 06:37 EST, 21 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:36 EST, 22 August 2013 . Earlier this week she showcased her enviable figure in a glamorous mini skirt and stillettos on a date night with boyfriend Nico Jackson. But Pippa Middleton opted for a more casual look as she strolled through Chel... | Donned a dark blue skirt, G-Star trainers and a white vest . 29-year-old was seen checking her iPhone . Looked fresh-faced with no make-up and had healthy tan . | ce8c823e6c64bd090acc156b940e0d0498dec9eb |
Gordon Brown has threatened to stand for election to the Scottish Parliament over Alex Salmond’s ‘lies’ about the NHS. The former Prime Minister said he would make a dramatic return to frontline politics north of the border to tackle the SNP head on. His announcement prompted speculation that the former prime minister ... | Former Prime Minister said he would not tolerate SNP 'lies' about the NHS . He said he would 'join' Labour's leader in Scotland Johann Lamont . Mr Brown pledged to fight SNP to secure 'return of Labour' in Holyrood . SNP has cut funding for the NHS by more than the Tories, figures reveal . Institute of Fiscal Studies s... | 8a806432902337522f7a25f13f5476343d0d9fe7 |
(CNN) -- "Great Gatsby" director Baz Luhrmann isn't the type to be cowed by literary pedigree, not even that of F. Scott Fitzgerald. His movies, including "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet," are like watching a three-ring circus. They revel in surface, spectacle and sensory overload. They're audaciously, passionate... | Baz Luhrmann is known for sensory overload with his movies . "Gatsby" needs an observant storyteller, which Luhrmann isn't . The adaptation is misconceived and misjudged . Nevertheless, the novel will endure this indignity . | e47b11da86e8a7e78be3ba45c8d4ee315708914b |
London (CNN) -- It is a year since an 18th-century Chinese vase was sold in London for $68 million, smashing world records. Now dealers and auction houses in London are feverishly anticipating a slew of sales as part of Asian Art in London, a week-long event that has been attracting newly-wealthy Chinese buyers and col... | Newly-wealthy Chinese make yearly pilgrimage to Asian Art in London week . Major auction houses selling sought-after Chinese antiques . Vase at Bonhams expected to sell for more than $8 million . London has "phenomenal level of expertise" that keeps Chinese coming back . | bb3a531ff57a39417f4ec913c40bc3fb9302f841 |
Guitarist and vocalist Joe Perry of the rock band Aerosmith may be an Icon to some. For Perry on the other hand, his cat Icon is his everything, a sentiment he lovingly expresses in a letter to his favorite pussy of all time. Perry expresses his undying love for Icon in the new book called, A letter to My Cat created ... | Joe Perry expresses his love for Icon in the new book called, A Letter to My Cat which is a collection of letters from celebrities to their purring pets . 'I have always been a dog person, but you won me over!' Perry writes lovingly in the letter to Icon . Icon the cat enjoys snuggling with Joe Perry and his wife Billi... | 4aa83d57e559420356e51ea690c9b77a2a4e8e4e |
By . Jenny Hope . Foreign doctors who want to work in the UK should be required to get better exam results to ensure patient safety, researchers are urging. To practise in the UK, doctors currently have to pass exams testing their medical knowledge and English language skills. But the study concluded that the pass mark... | Researchers concluded that the pass mark is set too low . They insist that foreign doctors who pass are not the same standard . One in three UK registered doctors qualified in other countries . | b84bed0c418e41d2dc0a89691bc30661d21f6ec9 |
Washington Redskins tight end Niles Paul stopped by his locker before a recent practice to drop off a carry-out plate of baked chicken, black-eyed peas and rice. The mini-feast would become dinner later that evening for a player who doesn't cook, one of the many advantages of playing for a NFL team with a full-time, fi... | Culinary staff includes chef with a French cuisine . background, a sous-chef, five cooks and a full-time nutritionist . Kitchen creates roughly 350 fresh-from-scratch meals per day . The kitchen was part of a $30 million . building renovation and opened just over a year ago . Redskins are one of a handful of teams that... | 09732b9d232aabdc7ea3ed6c5a4ed87fd71ab915 |
A disabled builder lived in a Scottish cave for five months after he was allegedly kicked out of his one-bedroom flat by a housing association. Cameron Logan, 50, and his partner Elaine survived in the 12ft deep rocky outcrop in Oban from May to September with just two sleeping bags to keep them warm. The former constr... | Cameron Logan, 50, and his partner Elaine lived in a cave for five months . Disabled builder said he was kicked out of his flat by housing chiefs . They lived in the 12ft deep rocky outcrop in Oban from May to September . Couple had to wash under the taps in public halls and use a church toilet . | 5d9eee277031efb8e9e19eacfe3bad726578a26d |
One of the most sought-after Christmas gifts this year is a ouija board with Google searches for the bizarre present idea up 300 per cent since last month. The internet giant said search engine data revealed that the 'spiritual board' was 'one of the hottest gifts likely to sell out this season'. Other items featured o... | Searches for ouija boards on Google up 300 per cent since last month . Internet giant said it's 'one of the hottest gifts likely to sell out this season' Other top items include Hunter wellies, My Little Pony and Lego Friends . Data released ahead of Black Friday, when retailers will heavily cut prices . | 9f7f85f1d22db3537e5b11aeec639b5530743987 |
E-cigarettes could be luring teens into trying smoking - and lead them onto smoking 'real' cigarettes, researchers have warned. They found one-third of Hawaiian teens have tried e-cigarettes - half of whom have never used another tobacco product. They claim if a similar pattern was repeated in the US, it could lead to ... | Currently more than 400 brands of e-cigarettes available in the US . Researchers found third of Hawaiian teens have tried e-cigarettes . Half of those surveyed had never used another tobacco product . E-cigarettes are now more popular than tobacco cigarettes among teens . | 8771572e8538441d463933ab854f4d684310c613 |
Prince Philip was sporting a badly-bruised eye at a reception to commemorate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta at Buckingham Palace this evening. The 93-year-old Duke of Edinburgh was also wearing two butterfly stitches on a cut to his right ear that he received during his Christmas Break in Sandringham last month. ... | The Duke of Edinburgh was sporting a black eye at reception this evening . He accompanied The Queen to an event commemorating the Magna Carta . The party at Buckingham Palace was attended by MPs and historians . | f7c1c4f2fe4c4e4fd62eeb8b557aedaae07e6ab0 |
(CNN) -- Barcelona stand-in coach Jordi Roura suffered another agonizing display on his competitive return to the stadium that effectively ended his playing career. Twenty-four years on from suffering a cruciate ligament injury while playing for Barcelona in the San Siro, that same old sinking feeling returned for a ma... | Milan win 2-0 in first leg of Last 16 tie to stun tournament favorites . Ghanaian duo Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sulley Muntari fired home in second half . Turks Galatasaray held 1-1 at home by Schalke despite fielding Sneijder and Drogba . | 9849cbb52470d31345332e6f561fb0894b59697b |
By . Toby Harnden In Danville, Kentucky . PUBLISHED: . 07:54 EST, 11 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 15:38 EST, 11 October 2012 . Paul Ryan hopes to deliver a knockout blow to President Barack Obama's hopes of re-election tonight against Joe Biden who expects to come at him 'like a cannonball'. Paul Ryan has been taking ... | Ryan says he expects Biden to come at him 'like a cannonball' Pressure on Biden to be aggressive after Obama flop in Denver . He joked this morning about his strategy, saying 'you ever seen me rope-a-dope?' Expectations are high that Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan will win the debate against Vice Presid... | db572c69c139080244e77b9b281387f5276f6de6 |
It’s a decision that every seasoned traveller has wrestled with when a hotel doorman calls a taxi or a guide wraps up a tour – who should you tip during your travels and how generous should you be? While tipping is customary in most Western nations, many tourists are making big mistakes when it’s time to show their app... | Many tourists don't know how much to tip or are unaware of local customs . Gratuity amount depends on type of service provided and quality . Standard tip at a restaurant ranges from 10 to 15 per cent, said experts . Marriott leaves envelopes in its rooms for guests to tip housekeepers . Hotel guests should give bell s... | e8fa20662c5307446bb33f059eaf7c5fbc655c55 |
(CNN) -- Thousands of people across the globe took to the streets on Saturday in annual demonstrations for May Day, the annual event marked by demonstrations demanding better working conditions. Known as International Workers' Day, the holiday draws thousands to peacefully protest. Others, as in Athens, Greece, clashed... | International Workers' Day draws thousands of demonstrators annually . Truck torched; ATMs, front of bank and car damaged in Athens, Greece . More than 2.5 million people participated in May Day celebrations in Russia . In the U.S., several dozen cities braced for protests against Arizona's new immigration law . | 86523609577b8addc51effe9d40930535cb71233 |
By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 20:21 EST, 25 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 07:36 EST, 26 April 2013 . A fight in the crowded Westfield shopping centre just before the Olympics led to murder and a pitched battle between two gangs, a court heard. Shoppers looked on in horror as Liam Woodards, 24, was stabbed in the chest ... | Shoppers looked on in horror as Liam Woodards, 24, was stabbed . Nii-Azu Kojo Smith, 18, of Hackney Wick, east London, denies murder . | 87515a1008ae444258c3c76768094ed26b80d5a3 |
The American cities with the most coffee-lovers have been revealed - and the top spots are not necessarily where you might expect. According to an I Love Coffee infographic using data from a Men's Health study, people in Portland, Maine, are the most obsessed with the caffeinated brew. And on the other end of the spect... | Since Seattle is the birthplace of Starbucks and known for its coffee culture, one would assume that it would score high, but it was only number nine . Surprisingly, New York City did not even make the top ten list . | a68a69079dc94b649f5fbdfa73e4c2d0d468e14b |
Being paid £3,000 per month for inscribing intricate writing patterns on young female models means that at just 23-years-old this self-taught artist probably has the world's best job. Talented 'calligraffiti' artist Pokras Lampas, from St. Petersburg, Russia, has his models strip naked before he scribbles his calligrap... | Began graffiti art when he was 16 before teaching himself calligraphy . He is entirely self-taught and each design takes up to 5 hours to create . His clients include brands such as Nike, Mercedes-Benz and Skoda . | 01b14866a4dbb1079a84c4f26e79198776c8c32c |
The flag over the Taliban's Qatar office was reportedly still flying today despite the U.S. government's promise to its Afghan counterparts that it would be removed. Afghan president Hamid Karzai has already promised to boycott peace talks, and the Taliban styling their Doha office as a diplomatic mission risked worsen... | President Hamid Karzai drops out of security talks in protest at negotiations . Angry that government blocked form initial talks between U.S. and Taliban . Karazi accuses U.S. of 'inconsistent statements and actions' Hours after announcement Taliban killed four U.S. soldiers in air base attack . Threatens peace process... | 5b70bdf52933c3d3117dc3fcfb542e83b75f48d3 |
(CNN) -- Spain won the World Cup for the first time in its history as an extra-time goal from midfielder Andres Iniesta gave his country a last-gasp 1-0 victory over the Netherlands in the final at Soccer City. The showpiece game of the South Africa-hosted tournament on Sunday was littered with no less than 14 yellow ... | Spain win World Cup for the first time with 1-0 win over the Netherlands . Goal from Iniesta in extra time settles final without penalty kicks at Soccer City . Dutch lose their third appearance in a World Cup final . Game littered by 14 yellow cards and sending off for Dutchman Johnny Heitinga . | 58310293cd9f9cb3bc937b219d80208cea0868f8 |
(CNN) -- A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck the Russian Far East on Friday, the U.S. Geologicial Survey reported. The epicenter for the extremely powerful quake was located in the Sea of Okhotsk, just to the west of the Kamchatka Peninsula, and about 600 kilometers (nearly 375 miles) underground. The quake was felt for ... | The earthquake was centered off the western coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula . No tsunami warnings were issued . The region is located along the Pacific "ring of fire," an area of high seismic and volcanic activity . | ebcaebc5d86c9c64e219109a5a110133d1882178 |
Mauricio Pochettino is not scared to drop his star players from the north London derby, and has told his squad that a good performance against Nottingham Forest in the Capital One Cup could earn them a place against Arsenal on Saturday. This will come as a wake-up call to Tottenham's under-achieving senior players, as ... | Tottenham have not won for four matches in all competitions . They play Nottingham Forest in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night . Mauricio Pochettino has told his players to earn their place against Arsenal - who they face in a north London derby on Saturday . Pochettino has said that any of his 25-man squad could ... | 14f9462c7fac1ab103fc7d39211435b6cb9c351b |
A Muslim mother has been told to expect a 'substantial' prison sentence after encouraging terrorism in Syria over social media. Runa Khan, 34, admitted posting a message on Facebook in September, saying: 'Sisters, if you love your sons, husbands and brothers, prove it by sending them to fight for Allah.' Khan, a mother... | Runa Khan, 34, admitted posting messages with picture of a suicide vest . Told by judge to expect a 'substantial' jail sentence for her crimes . Khan, a mother-of-six, also posted details of a route into Syria online . | 80a685d1dd660a2ede1f0929c3c55ad43026d818 |
(CNN) -- Politics is a contact sport, and presidents tend to get tackled on every play, even the ones they've executed perfectly. There is no better example than the criticism being hurled at President Obama for the killing of Osama bin Laden. It was a daring mission, fraught with peril for the Navy SEALs, but also ful... | President Obama has been criticized for touting his success in killing Osama bin Laden . Larry Sabato: Obama's campaign should capitalize on the president's achievement . He says Republicans are better off picking on other issues . Sabato: Defying expectations, Obama has more success in foreign policy than domestic . | c2d35a922830f815a8e4eec5d08b346ee96e9351 |
Angelic: Emani Moss, 10, pictured here a a toddler, was starved to death before her body was set on fire and stuffed into a trash can . The paternal grandmother of a 10-year-old Georgia girl whose emaciated body was discovered burned in a trash can over the weekend said the system had failed the child. Eman and Tiffany... | Eman and Tiffany Moss were both arrested and face several felony charges in the girl's death . First told police that Emani, 10, swallowed chemicals . Investigators concluded she had not been fed since October 24 and her body had been burned after being stuffed in a garbage can . Police report now reveals Tiffany Moss ... | ed00cf2575d9384491ac5ae680cb4d28f01fa3df |
By . Freya Noble . One man has died and another rushed to hospital following a tragic speedboat accident in South Australia on Saturday, where their vessel crashed on bank of the Murray River and burst into flames. The Age reported both involved were 57-year-old males from Victoria, and the accident occurred around 1.3... | One man dead, another critical after speedboat accident . Both men from Victoria and aged 57 . Believed to have been involved in the South Australian Ski Racing titles . | e6c4fbec48c99aed307b034ccf1f78a97e0346b1 |
Nasa's Kepler telescope scans the skies for 'habitable worlds' - but an American chemist has suggested the whole project might be a terrible idea. Ronald Breslow suggests that life-forms based on slightly different amino acids and sugars could take the form of huge, ferocious dinosaurs that have evolved to have human-l... | Life-forms based on different amino acids could be intelligent dinosaurs . Mammals only triumphed on Earth due to 'accident' of asteroid . 'We would be better off not meeting them,' says American scientist . | 478df60baf09092edb93bf8141aae576050d567b |
By . Katy Winter . Forget 'no carbs before Marbs', the TOWIE cast spent more than £1,000 each on beauty and fitness treatment getting ready for their annual holiday to Marbella and the new series – and that’s just the boys. The Only Way is Essex launched last week on ITV2 and the glamorous cast wanted to show their bes... | Annual trip to Marbella highlight for cast of TOWIE . Arg and Lewis Bloor both spent £1,250 at a weight-loss boot camp . James Diags had facials costing £185 each before the trip . Treatments also included laser fat removal . | a76e53aedf5c8a9abdbff07682177b46d7868ee8 |
Had this been the Premier League, everyone would have packed up at 0-0 with Tim Howard deservedly hailed a hero. But the American’s impassable effort had merely granted his Belgian opponents an additional 30 minutes to breach his target – and that they did, twice. Howard, though, was above criticism, and his numbers to... | Everton goalkeeper was impassable as second-round match finished goalless after 90 minutes . But USMNT keeper Howard was helpless as extra-time goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku were enough to see Belgium through to the quarter-finals . Julian Green gave the USA hope when he made it 2-1 but the Belgians held... | 9c7eb4acf81e8370f7ac12d32348b2940ce5d8f5 |
While the fact that going on holiday makes us happier is hardly breaking news, the sacrifices we would make for an extra week in the sun make for much more interesting reading. Research has revealed that reveals that 69 per cent of British employees cite regular holidays as helping them keep focused in the workplace wh... | One in three would be prepared to take a pay cut for more time off . 50% would give up junk food for a holiday, 16% wouldn't shower . 69 per cent of British employees cite regular holidays as helping them keep focused in the workplace . | 379526a51aea75c7c73410ee1ba742c237c12c80 |
By . Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 14:25 EST, 15 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 14:48 EST, 15 October 2013 . This mouse had a lucky escape when its scavenging expedition nearly saw him completely toast. The rodent had climbed inside a toaster in search for crumbs but got into trouble once it had finished his dinner. When it ... | Rodent got stuck in toaster after feasting on crumbs . RSPCA called to the scene to rescue mouse from toaster wire . | 8aeda33f211451bf2ae979c36a9bbfacb595083d |
By . Nina Golgowski . PUBLISHED: . 17:37 EST, 7 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:15 EST, 7 October 2012 . A gunman jumped into a car and opened fire immediately killing two of five victims inside before pushing out the driver’s body and taking off with his three surviving passengers still inside. Police in Camden, New ... | Police say the Camden, New Jersey gunman who killed two people is still at large . Driver Jewel Manire, 18, and Khalil Gibson, 20, were both killed at the scene . A 20-year-old woman injured by a spray of bullets to her face managed to escape after a brief chase by the gunman on foot . A 16-year-old woman shot in the h... | 183c0e0754d51ebc6f405e40b3758994d777dcdb |
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Land mine explosions have killed at least 73 people in Yemen's Abyan province since al Qaeda fighters were defeated two weeks ago, the Yemeni Defense Ministry said. Among those killed were 23 soldiers. The ministry said that tens of thousands of land mines were planted before militants were driven... | Yemen's Defense Ministry says thousands of land mines were planted by al Qaeda militants . At least 73 people, including 23 soldiers, have been killed by the mines, the ministry says . Local residents say many more people have been injured by mine explosions . Ministry: The militants planted the mines to retaliate for ... | b53f08e5d3b47b27eac65438a69c1ccc0f884d1e |
By . Ruth Styles . Smiling for the cameras as make-up artists dab foundation on their noses, the models backstage at Ivanman show in Berlin could have stepped straight off the set of 2001 film Zoolander. Others are pictured peeping out from beneath curling rags, while one shows off his best 'Blue Steel' while a beauty ... | The models were seen backstage at Ivanman at Berlin Fashion Week . Highlights included shell pink blazers and the return of the roll neck . Berlin Fashion Week kicked off on Monday and runs until the 13th July . Ivanman was launched in 2010 by Serbian designer, Ivan Mandzukic . | c1709808ca229e70fe0bc1acaf774c4460c00624 |
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