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215,610 | In the wake of the powerful terror blast that killed over 60 people across the border in Pakistan recently, a comprehensive security mechanism has been put in place by the Border Security Force (BSF) for the flag-lowering ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border. The mechanism includes special anti-sabotage measures. “We ha... | Move follows a suicide bomb attack that killed over 60 on the Pakistani side . | 2,424 | 78 |
106,458 | (CNN) -- An FBI agent who was arrested in Pakistan this week after allegedly trying to board a flight with ammunition and knives has been released on bail, police in Pakistan said Thursday. FBI agent Joel Cox was released after paying about $10,000 bail in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, senior police Officer R... | The agent was released after paying about $10,000 in bail .
When arrested, he had bullets, small knives and a wrench .
U.S., Pakistan working to resolve the issue, State Department spokeswoman says . | 1,674 | 199 |
171,515 | The man who inspired the best-selling book Moneyball believes Arsenal are the best-run football club in the Premier League. Billy Beane, the general manager of baseball side Oakland A's, used statistics to assemble a team of players he considered to be under-valued. And he insists Arsenal are primed for success despite... | Billy Beane has hailed Arsenal as a well-run club .
He also believes the Gunners are set for long-term success .
Beane was the inspiration behind the book and film Moneyball .
He signed players for baseball side Oakland A's using statistics . | 2,390 | 242 |
180,635 | By . Lydia Warren . PUBLISHED: . 18:00 EST, 2 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:20 EST, 2 December 2013 . A nine-year-old girl is the lone survivor of a deadly car wreck that claimed her aunt and two cousins. Melina Pruitt, 30, was driving near Gordo, Alabama just after 4.30pm on Saturday when she lost control of her 2... | Melina Pruitt, 30, lost control of her car near to Gordo, Alabama on Saturday and smashed into a tree .
She was killed along with her daughters, 12-year-old Cailey Goad and seven-year-old Railyn Pruitt; none were wearing seat belts .
Only her 9-year-old niece survived and remains in intensive care . | 2,461 | 300 |
16,110 | Title: Innovative Electric Autonomous Shuttle Service Debuts in Seattle, Revolutionizing Urban Transportation
Subtitle: The Emerald City now offers a unique and eco-friendly solution for commuters with the launch of autonomous electric shuttles.
In an exciting development for urban transportation, the city of Seattl... | Title: Innovative Electric Autonomous Shuttle Service Debuts in Seattle
Seattle has introduced an electric autonomous shuttle service as part of its efforts towards smart mobility solutions. This project, led by global tech leader Waymo, is designed to improve commuting experiences for thousands of residents and visi... | 2,119 | 1,171 |
237,438 | By . Aladair Glennie . PUBLISHED: . 18:56 EST, 3 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:59 EST, 3 December 2013 . Her performance in crime thriller Broadchurch helped the show become a hit. But it seems the programme’s makers think Olivia Colman’s understated charm would be lost on American viewers. The Bafta-winning actres... | Actress who played DS Ellie Miller revealed US makers of the new show have cast Breaking Bad star Anna Gunn in her place .
Gunn, 45, won an Emmy for her role as Skylar White in Breaking Bad .
Remake, which will be called Gracepoint, will start filming in January .
Olivia Colman will reprise her role in the second ITV s... | 3,739 | 337 |
254,948 | Robbie Fowler is already among the names of the best Premier League strikers of all time, with only five players scoring more than his 162 goals. The former Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester City hitman broke on to the scene as a goalscoring sensation at Anfield in 1993 and would go on to win 26 caps with England. But Fo... | Robbie Fowler picked dream team based on players from his era .
Former Liverpool star named Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel .
Ex Arsenal midfielder Patrick Vieira picked over Steven Gerrard .
Fowler named Marco van Basten as his strike partner in starting XI .
Gary Neville was a late exclusion from Fowler's l... | 4,036 | 328 |
170,341 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 01:32 EST, 29 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:33 EST, 29 October 2012 . Thousands of Britons risk suffering a full-blown stroke because they fail to recognise the small, early warning of a 'mini attack'. Two thirds of people do not recognise the symptoms of a small stroke and th... | Three in four people admit they would not go to hospital if they experienced symptoms such as facial weakness .
Up to 10,000 cases of strokes could be avoided in the UK each year, say researchers . | 2,687 | 197 |
55,043 | Many of us embark on quick-fix diets to get beach ready at the 11th hour. But juice cleanses and trendy diets such as the raw food plan can wreak havoc with your teeth, an expert has warned. As well as tooth decay, other non-desirable side effects such as bad breath and extra bacteria in the mouth can be the result of ... | Dr Sameer Patel, Clinical Director at London-based dental practice elleven, says many diets may trim the waistline- but wreak havoc on our teeth .
Juices cleanses - followed by celebrities such as Salma Hayek and Kate Hudson, can cause cavities and damage the gums, he says .
Milkshake diets can contain up to 18g of su... | 6,508 | 551 |
96,962 | A veterans group has claimed to have uncovered potentially significant information about the accused killer of 'American Sniper' Chris Kyle. The Warfighter Foundation alleged that Eddie Ray Routh, 27, the Marine veteran accused of murdering Navy SEAL Kyle two years ago, never saw combat nor experienced traumatic situat... | The Warfighter Foundation is investigating whether Chris Kyle's killer could have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder .
A Facebook post from the group claims that he 'NEVER saw combat or any aspect of traumatic events associated with a combat deployment'
Rather they suggest that Routh was 'an individual with p... | 5,058 | 739 |
181,120 | Unfit driver: According to Houston city codes - Duncan Burton should not have been driving because of a prior drugs conviction . A Houston Uber driver arrested and charged last week with sexually assaulting a female passenger was granted approval to drive for the car service despite being a convicted cocaine dealer. Du... | Duncan Burton, 57, was charged last week with rape in Houston, Texas .
Released from jail in 2012 after serving 14-years of an 18-year sentence . | 4,601 | 146 |
217,469 | Not content with being the largest search engine in the world, designing the most popular mobile operating system, creating a healthcare company and helping to develop lab-grown meat, Google has now explained how it plans to solve societies biggest problems - through quantum computing. Earlier this year Google bought a... | Google's D-Wave computer is 3,600 times faster than a normal computer .
It uses qubits to perform calculations and solve optimisation problems .
In the video, Google and Nasa explain the basics of quantum computing .
They discuss multi-verse theory and give an example of optimisation .
Faster speeds mean it can tackle ... | 7,441 | 466 |
103,812 | (CNN) -- An Iranian actress has been sentenced to a year in jail and 90 lashes for appearing in a film critical of the country's government, an opposition website said. Actress Marzieh Vafamehr stars in the recently released "My Tehran, For Sale," which challenges the limits imposed on artists in the Islamic republic, ... | The film producers express "deep shock and sadness"
Actress Marzieh Vafamehr stars in the film, "My Tehran, For Sale"
There are no specifics about what Vafamehr was convicted of or when she was sentenced .
Opposition group says actress is sentenced to a year in jail and 90 lashes . | 1,658 | 282 |
24,549 | Niki Lauda’s red cap stood out like a beacon on the dull, grey tarmac of the biggest, most soulless paddock in all Formula One. The three-time world champion is colourful, candid and carefree. When your face is the charred remains of having nearly burned to death at the wheel of a Ferrari, why not throw caution to the ... | Mercedes F1 boss Niki Lauda launched a verbal grenade at Nico Rosberg .
The three-time world champion wants Rosberg to step up his game .
Lauda has called for Rosberg to challenge Lewis Hamilton all the way .
Austrian believes Rosberg is extremely professional but lacks confidence . | 4,820 | 283 |
55,057 | A young Syrian boy has revealed how he saw depraved Islamic State militants playing football with a severed head inside the besieged Yarmouk refugee camp. Amjad Yaaqub, 16, said he stumbled on the barbaric scene shortly after the terrorists beat him unconscious when they burst into his family home at the camp in the Sy... | Amjad Yaaqub, 16, saw ISIS militants kicking a severed head in the camp .
They also beat the schoolboy unconscious while looking for his brother .
Meanwhile 55-year-old Ibrahim Abdel Fatah said children are being killed .
Extremists are slaughtering innocents in front of their parents he revealed . | 6,322 | 299 |
316,087 | (CNN Student News) -- Discussion Questions . 1. When is Black History Month observed? When did Black History Month get its start? Who was Dr. Carter G. Woodson? What was his role in the establishment of Black History Month? 2. What are some significant events and milestones in U.S. black history? Who are some of the i... | February is Black History Month .
These questions and activities help students learn about the history, culture and achievements of African-Americans .
These questions and activities can be adapted to accommodate students of different grade levels and learning styles . | 6,815 | 269 |
136,420 | Rival agents have again raised concerns about Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock’s son working for a football agency that has close links with Selhurst Park. James Warnock acts as football consultant for Unique Sports Management run by Will Salthouse whose clients include Palace players Wilfried Zaha, on loan from Man... | Agents are concerned that Neil Warnock's son works for an agency with close links to Crystal Palace players including Wilfried Zaha .
Sports Minister Helen Grant has set up a group to explore how fans can player a greater role in the running of football clubs .
The cost of renovation ahead of West Ham's move to the Oly... | 4,806 | 509 |
141,256 | The famous and beloved yellow bird from Sesame Street shared his first-ever tweet. Big Bird joined Twitter in October 2012, but with a simple one-word post, 'Tweet?' on Friday morning, he raised his follower count to more than 16,000. Big Bird's Twitter account '@BigBird' only has five published tweets so far but he ha... | Yellow feathered bird joined Twitter in October 2012, but posted first tweet on Friday morning that read, 'Tweet?'
Big Bird already has 16,300 followers on his @BigBird account .
He joins fellow cast mates Cookie Monster and Elmo on Twitter . | 3,730 | 242 |
66,880 | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . Scientists may not have found extra-terrestrial life yet, but they now claim there are far more aliens out there than first believed. Researchers in Scotland believe that Earth-sized planets can support life at least ten times further away from stars than previously thought. This means that ... | Planets thought uninhabitable may be teeming with life beneath the surface .
Computer model shows that liquid water could .
survive 5km below Earth's surface even if the planet was three times .
further away from the sun .
Suggests astronomers should look for life outside the ‘Goldilocks’ zone .
The Goldilocks zone is ... | 5,255 | 449 |
117,723 | Nicole Maines changed her name from Wyatt in the fourth grade . Although born identical twin boys, Wyatt Maines had never felt the same as brother Jonas. While Jonas played with Spiderman and pirates, Wyatt preferred Barbie and tutus. From a young age, Wyatt did not identify with the gender he was born into and with th... | Nicole Maines changed her name from Wyatt in the fourth grade . | 5,534 | 63 |
268,546 | They were hardly the first couple to argue over what to watch on television on a Sunday evening. So Irene Clark and her husband Richard were astonished when four police officers turned up at their front door. And they were horrified when Mrs Clark, 65, was arrested and led away – because she had swiped at her husband w... | Irene Clark, 65, beat her husband James in row over ITV period drama .
A neighbour heard the disagreement and called the police in Fife, Scotland .
Four officers were sent and took Mrs Clark away in a riot van .
Her husband was treated by paramedics for a paper cut on his forehead .
Wife spent two nights in police cell... | 3,333 | 435 |
106,586 | Ryanair passengers rejoice - the no-frills airline is dropping the bugle blast it plays at the end of every flight that arrives on time. The flier has given in to people power after holding a vote via Twitter on whether or not to keep the annoying refrain, whose official name is First Call and is used in the army. Cust... | First Call sound is played every time budget airline lands on time .
Social media survey revealed passengers find noise 'annoying'
One woman said it made her embarrassed to be Irish . | 1,654 | 183 |
311,915 | By . Paul Thompson . PUBLISHED: . 15:07 EST, 22 August 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:08 EST, 22 August 2013 . Hervey Farrell, 38, was booked on charges of voyeurism and extortion in New Orleans . A taxi driver was arrested on Monday for secretly filming lewd footage of a drunken lawyer and trying to blackmail her into not r... | Hervey Farrell, 38, demanded $1,000 to destroy the tape .
Farrell filmed under her skirt, showing her underwear and genitals .
He has been charged with extortion and voyeurism . | 2,462 | 177 |
309,614 | The model whose multimillionaire husband hired a hit man to kill her has revealed she still fears he will come back into her life. Dino Guglielmelli was jailed for nine years in June 2014 for plotting the murder of Monica Olson, his wife of almost a decade and mother of his two daughters. The lengthy court case in Los ... | Vitamin tycoon Dino Guglielmelli was caught on tape ordering a man to kill his model wife Monica Olson as their relationship broke down .
He was jailed for nine years for attempted murder in June 2014 .
Olson said she knows he plans to take their two kids when he gets out .
Hit man who took the case to police said Gugl... | 5,367 | 456 |
216,370 | By . Mike Dawes . Basketball superstar LeBron James has sent cupcakes to his neighbours to apologise for the ruckus caused by the announcement of his Ohio homecoming earlier this month. Cleveland Cavaliers fans and journalists arrived en masse to the NBA star's home in Akron to await his decision on whether he would co... | LeBron James Family Foundation sent an apology note with a dozen cupcakes to neighbours .
Several neighbours put photos of the cupcakes on Twitter .
LeBron James announced earlier this month that he would be leaving the Miami Heat .
James then decided to rejoin the Cleveland Cavaliers . | 1,601 | 287 |
146,052 | Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- Park Sang Hak and his family jammed 150,000 sheets of paper, dollar bills, DVDs and tiny AM/FM radios inside bags attached to giant inflatable helium balloons. They launched them into the sky where they floated 200 km (124 miles) across the border to North Korea. The message: Kim Jong Il is ... | Bags packed with paper, dollar bills, tiny radios by North Korean defectors .
Propaganda bags are carried into North Korea by helium balloons .
Balloons intended to circumvent state control of information in North Korea . | 3,627 | 221 |
236,992 | By . Sadie Whitelocks . PUBLISHED: . 10:57 EST, 10 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 11:01 EST, 10 October 2013 . A woman who made history as the first to undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF) on live television 16 days ago, has announced that she is pregnant. Jessica Menkhausen, 33, from St Peters, Missouri, told the Today... | Jessica Menkhausen, 33, from St Peters, Missouri, was filmed 16 days ago as eggs were harvested from her ovaries .
After learning that her IVF worked she says the next three months are a 'very critical time period for the pregnancy, so no more fast food' | 5,366 | 254 |
239,337 | By . Amanda Williams . PUBLISHED: . 08:41 EST, 7 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 09:49 EST, 7 October 2013 . Patricia Bell tricked councillors she worked for into thinking they were signing legitimate cheques after she had written the correct name using a special pen . A council clerk used an erasable pen to steal £162,0... | Patricia Bell tricked councillors into signing cheques she had filled out .
But Bell, whose salary was £46,000, removed the name by heating the ink .
Later she would then fill her own details into the blank space .
She paid £110,000 worth of altered cheques into her account .
Also paid £45,000 pounds of additional cheq... | 5,219 | 352 |
120,703 | By . Daniel Martin . PUBLISHED: . 18:19 EST, 11 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:28 EST, 11 July 2013 . The number of whistleblowers exposing bad practice in the NHS and care for the elderly has more than doubled in a year, according to a report. Last year, 8,634 people got in touch with the Care Quality Commission, the e... | Last year 8,634 people contacted the Care Quality Commission - the equivalent of 24 calls a day .
It was forced to apologise after managers were accused of suppressing a report into maternity services at Furness general hospital in Cumbria .
Most of the calls related to poor standards in social care – from residential ... | 2,374 | 346 |
38,434 | The United States is now using drones and manned surveillance aircraft over Nigeria in the search for the hundreds of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram. But signs of them are yet to emerge, and the task is complicated by the possibility that the girls have been separated into groups. The United States, which is suppo... | At least four Nigerian soldiers are killed in an ambush .
Kidnapping of schoolgirls an "unconscionable crime," says Kerry .
The United States is using drones and manned surveillance aircraft in Nigeria .
Concerns about intelligence sharing and civilian deaths complicate the situation . | 4,360 | 286 |
269,156 | A JetBlue pilot who was locked out of the cockpit by his co-pilot after his odd midflight rants in March was ruled competent to stand trial Friday morning. U.S. District Court Judge Mary Lou Robinson ruled that JetBlue Capt. Clayton Osbon is "mentally competent, that he is able to understand and does understand the nat... | Ruling: JetBlue pilot who had midair meltdown fit to stand trial .
Clayton Osbon is "mentally competent," judge rules .
During the incident, Osbon allegedly ranted incoherently about crashing, terrorism . | 2,683 | 204 |
168,991 | By . Lauren Libbert . At 8.30am on a Saturday, you would expect to find most children in front of the TV with a bowl of cornflakes, or in bed. Instead, 12-year-old Hannah Whiterow is dashing up a sizeable hill in Highgate Wood, North London, being timed with a stopwatch by her personal trainer. She has already done an ... | Hilary Burbridge trains a number of youngsters in North London .
Sean Allen runs CrossFit Kids classes once a week .
Parents are paying them to get their children moving .
They inadequate PE lessons for children's lack of fitness . | 7,971 | 231 |
208,226 | Editor's note: Glenn Beck is on CNN Headline News nightly at 7 and 9 ET and also hosts a conservative national radio talk show. Glenn Beck says conservation won't solve energy crisis, and we need more oil drilling in the U.S. NEW YORK (CNN) -- Call our politicians and tell them to stay on vacation. Call the caribou roa... | Beck: Americans could dramatically improve gas mileage by driving naked .
Obama's tire inflation advice is a gimmick rather than part of a plan, he says .
We can't conserve our way out of our energy problems, Beck says .
Beck: We won't be truly free until we're free from Middle Eastern oil . | 6,073 | 292 |
143,171 | Washington (CNN) -- The FBI and the Secret Service are investigating another incident involving a website that has divulged purported personal information about senior U.S. government officials and celebrities. This time it is the new Secret Service director. A website posted information allegedly about Julia Pierson, ... | Website has posted purported personal information about top U.S. officials and celebrities .
Names include Vice President Biden, former Secretary of State Clinton, and George Clooney .
Latest name on site is new Secret Service Director Julia Pierson .
FBI and Secret Service are investigating . | 1,815 | 294 |
96,184 | Title: "Revolutionary Solar-Powered Quantum Computer Unveiled by Scientists"
In a groundbreaking development, an international team of scientists has unveiled the world's first solar-powered quantum computer. The device, named SolQuantum, is expected to revolutionize the field of quantum computing and potentially sol... | Title: "Scientists Unveil Solar-Powered Quantum Computer - SolQuantum"
An international team of scientists has revealed the world's first solar-powered quantum computer named SolQuantum. This innovative device is expected to revolutionize the field of quantum computing and solve complex problems previously deemed imp... | 1,608 | 1,214 |
142,098 | Kimi Raikkonen sustained an incredible 47G impact during his opening-lap shunt at the British Grand Prix. The Finn was immediately taken to the on-track medical centre after he lost control of his Ferrari on the exit of Turn 5 before smashing into the barrier on the Wellington Straight as he attempted to re-join the tr... | The Finn lost control of his Ferrari in the first lap of the Silverstone race .
His car smashed into a barrier and then slid across the circuit .
He sustained a huge 47G impact during the British Grand Prix crash .
There was severe damage to the car's chassis and three wheels came off .
Raikonnen was immediately taken ... | 3,889 | 417 |
269,491 | Ryanair is going to great lengths to improve its image and win over customers, but it has topped a list of the ten least client-friendly airlines, according to a new consumer survey. The list, which places British Airways joint sixth with four other major international carriers, is based on how passengers are treated w... | Consumer organisation Raclamador.es gave Ryanair poor marks .
Airline 'does not accept to resolve complaints amicably,' says website .
British Airways and Iberia also included in worst ten list . | 2,895 | 195 |
258,753 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 4:28 AM on 20th July 2011 . Stress: Former aides say Bachmann may not be able to handle the stress of the campaign alone . Rep. Michele Bachmann suffers debilitating pain episodes that have landed her in hospital and call into question whether she could withstand the rigours o... | She takes lots of pills, former aides allege .
'The migraines level her, put her down,' says adviser .
Bachmann claims her migraines never stop her from doing her job .
When pressed on issue by ABC journalist her security guards 'roughed him up' | 7,209 | 245 |
312,419 | By . Martha De Lacey . PUBLISHED: . 11:54 EST, 9 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 11:54 EST, 9 October 2012 . It may only be October, but we can think of one very good reason to get hold of your 2013 calender right now. Actually, we can think of 11 very good reasons. Eleven Lincolnshire firemen have peeled off their suspe... | Eleven men from the Humberside Fire and Rescue Service shoot topless calendar .
Money raised will go to Motor Neurone Disease Association . | 3,390 | 139 |
310,288 | A dentist whose patient died after developing complications while getting 20 teeth pulled has been suspended until a comprehensive review. The Connecticut State Dental Commission voted 5-0 Wednesday to suspend the license of Dr. Rashmi Patel, who has offices in Enfield and Torrington, after finding that he didn't prope... | Judy Gan, 64, lost consciousness in the dentist chair while undergoing a complex procedure to have 20 teeth extracted all at once .
The retired librarian, mother-of-two and grandmother from Ellington, Connecticut, died an hour later in hospital in February .
Dr. Rashmi Patel had his license suspended by the Connecticut... | 4,241 | 459 |
308,098 | By . Simon Tomlinson . Last updated at 5:59 PM on 18th November 2011 . Douglas Tompkins is not one to shy away from a challenge. It is a trait that has seen the businessman-turned-environmentalist rise from high school drop-out to multi-millionaire in a career that has been as diverse as it has been successful. Now the... | Douglas Tompkins wants to donate 370,000 acres of land to create national park in Argentina .
He founded North Face and women's fashion chain Esprit after failing to qualify for US ski team for 1964 Winter Olympics .
But turned to environmental ventures after growing tired of 'vacuous industries'
Has spent millions on ... | 7,347 | 407 |
38,272 | Gallstones patient Mark Hemmings (pictured) made a desperate 999 call for an ambulance - but his request was refused, an inquest heard. A 999 call handler advised a gallstones patient to call back if he fell unconscious as she refused to send him an ambulance - days before he died in agony, an inquest heard. Mark Hemmi... | Mark Hemmings made desperate call for an ambulance on Good Friday last year .
Call handler told gallstones patient to take a warm bath and dial 999 again if he fell unconscious or his condition deteriorated .
The case was then referred to an out-of-hours GP, an inquest was told .
Carer found him in pain on Easter Monda... | 8,949 | 476 |
259,618 | (CNN) -- Nearly one in 10 U.S. adults get news from Twitter, and they tend to be younger, more educated and more mobile than news consumers overall, says a new report. About 8% of American adults say they rely on Twitter for news, according to a new report from the Pew Research Journalism Project. The report defines ne... | Nearly one in 10 U.S. adults get news from Twitter, says a new Pew report .
Twitter users are younger, more educated and more mobile than news consumers overall .
The report notes that Twitter sentiment doesn't always reflect the population at large . | 3,004 | 251 |
65,675 | By . Becky Barrow and James Chapman . PUBLISHED: . 14:13 EST, 3 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:59 EST, 3 December 2012 . The financial crisis has been as devastating for family incomes as a world war, a senior Bank of England official warned yesterday. It is likely that the costs will still be being paid by our gran... | Andrew Haldane: People 'had every reason' to feel 'deeply upset and angry'
George Osborne to admit bringing public finances back to order will take longer than expected .
He has to find more than £23bn through further cuts and tax rises by 2017 .
Institute of Fiscal Studies said era of austerity could last until 2018 . | 3,617 | 320 |
130,367 | Vets are urging the public to get their dogs checked out for ticks, which can spread potentially fatal diseases to humans. Their warning comes after a survey found almost half of dog owners did not know that ticks can transmit deadly diseases to both humans and other dogs. Over half, 54 per cent, also confessed they di... | Vets have launched the Big Tick Project urging owners to get pets checked .
They warned of a rise in disease-spreading ticks in the last 10 years .
Half of owners did not know ticks can spread Lyme disease to humans .
Lyme disease can cause joint and heart problems if left untreated . | 7,421 | 286 |
165,813 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:13 EST, 3 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:50 EST, 4 March 2013 . A teenager was bombarded with abuse and threats by jealous Justin Bieber fans after capturing the Canadian popstar’s attention on Twitter. Courtney Barrasford, 15, had posted a glowing review of his album, Believ... | Courtney Barrasford gave a glowing review of Bieber's Believe Acoustic .
The singer retweeted the message for his 35 million followers to see .
Within minutes, Courtney, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, was sent abuse . | 4,454 | 214 |
131,814 | Van Gogh festival film withdrawn
Murdered director Theo van Gogh's controversial film Submission has been pulled from the Rotterdam Film Festival because of security fears.
It was one of three of his works to be shown as part of a freedom of expression event in tribute to the late film-maker's life. The film is criti... | Murdered director Theo van Gogh's controversial film Submission has been pulled from the Rotterdam Film Festival because of security fears.The festival opens with the French film The 10th District Court, Moments of Trials made by Raymond Depardon.Two of Van Gogh's other films will be shown as planned, including the the... | 1,468 | 655 |
112,077 | By . Chris Kitching . Global travellers are going bananas for Chester Zoo, declaring it one of the top 10 facilities in the world. The zoo in Cheshire has been named sixth best in the world, second best in all of Europe and number one in the UK, according to new rankings based on millions of online reviews. The TripAdv... | Cheshire zoo voted sixth best in the world and second best in Europe .
Nebraska's Henry Doorly Zoo claimed top spot in the TripAdvisor rankings .
Eight UK zoos placed in the top 25 in Europe - the most of any country . | 2,437 | 219 |
232,432 | Alcohol can turn the quietest of people into exhibitionists, who, with the help of a karaoke machine can belt out hits such as ‘I will survive’ at the top of their lungs while slurring the words. Now, scientists have discovered that alcohol has a similar effect on birds, whose songs become slurred and less well defined... | Scientists from the Oregon Health and Science University gave zebra finches alcoholic juice and analysed the effect on their singing .
They found songs were slurred, quieter and 'less organised'
Scientists found that effect is similar to that in humans, who also slur . | 4,175 | 269 |
98,002 | By . Ashley Collman . A horse named Spartacus fell over near Central Park on Wednesday, adding fuel to the debate over whether the carriage industry should remain in New York City. Those siding with Mayor Bill De Blasio's plan to ban horse-drawn carriages and replace them with electric cars gathered Thursday at the sit... | The 15-year-old horse was caught on video laying on the ground Wednesday afternoon .
Animal rights activists claim the horse got spooked by a passing bus .
However, a carriage industry spokesman said buses don't pass by that part of Central Park and that the horse was uninjured .
They say another horse pulled ahead of ... | 5,439 | 608 |
299,523 | Dauntless: Sgt Steve Brown found himself fighting for his life after confronting Ahla Timofei, 26, in the street after he attacked a defenceless young woman . A policeman who tackled a deranged attacker as he slashed at him with a samurai sword was named the bravest officer in England and Wales last night. Sgt Steve Br... | Sgt Steve Brown tackled the armed man with just his police baton .
The attacker was found to have a terrifying arsenal of weapons .
Sgt Brown was named the overall winner of the Police Bravery Awards . | 6,145 | 201 |
104,801 | (CNN) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stood firm Sunday against global calls for him to step down, insisting that his vision should be the foundation of any future solution to the country's crisis. In a rare public speech, al-Assad lambasted those who want to "fragment Syria" and accused foreigners of helping fuel ... | U.S. State Department spokeswoman: Bashar al-Assad has lost all legitimacy .
The Syrian president lays out a plan for reconciliation, but says he won't work with "terrorists"
Al-Assad has been "rejected by his people and his traditional allies," says the opposition . | 5,020 | 267 |
200,993 | Iran could join forces with its old adversary the United States in a bid to restore security in Iraq. President Hassan Rouhani has said he will provide assistance if he sees Washington intervene in an effort to combat terrorism. The prospect of military co-operation came as the U.S. defense secretary ordered an aircraf... | Hassan Rouhani said he would consider helping if Washington intervened .
Claimed Tehran was unlikley to send forces but would cooperate .
Came as U.S. Defense Secretary ordered aircraft carrier into the Gulf .
Said ship going in case action needed to 'protect U.S. lives and interests'
Iran has been alarmed by the seizu... | 5,008 | 363 |
181,216 | NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- The Orleans Parish district attorney said he plans to look into deaths at a New Orleans hospital in the days following Hurricane Katrina, but stopped short of calling it an investigation. Staff at Memorial were accused of hastening four patients' deaths in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. ... | Post-Katrina euthanasia was alleged at Memorial Hospital .
Grand jury declined to file charges and case was closed .
Different district attorney deciding whether to reopen investigation .
CNN first reported allegations six weeks after Hurricane Katrina . | 4,854 | 254 |
66,592 | This is the nail-biting moment an eight-year-old elephant manages beat off a savage attack by 14 hungry lionesses. The near-three minute fight - captured on film by safari-goers in the South Luangwa National Park, Zambia - shows the feisty herbivore surrounded by predators near a watering hole. As the lions viciously s... | The near-three minute fight was captured on film by tourists in the South Luangwa National Park, Zambia .
Footage shows the elephant surrounded by predators near a watering hole .
The lions leap on its back and sink their teeth into its body . | 3,452 | 243 |
180,759 | By . Associated Press Reporter and Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:23 EST, 6 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:23 EST, 6 November 2013 . Treadmills for $33? Computer monitors for $9? High-tech $600 projectors slashed to $8.85? If you thought the deals advertised on Walmart's website this morning were too good to ... | Incredible discounts advertised on Walmart's website this morning due to technical glitch .
Retailer assured shoppers website was not hacked but hasn't confirmed whether it will honor the sales . | 2,763 | 195 |
18,573 | A half-dozen men considered prisoners in the U.S. war on terror until yesterday now have a new designation -- refugees -- and a new temporary home: Uruguay. A U.S. medical aircraft carrying the six former Guantanamo Bay detainees landed at a military base in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo, in the middle of the night... | Prisoners are transferred in the middle of the night, then taken to hospitals .
Uruguay's president calls it "hospitality for humans suffering a heinous kidnapping"
The U.S. expresses gratitude to Uruguay for supporting efforts to close Guantanamo Bay .
136 detainees remain at Guantanamo, the lowest number since 2002 . | 2,409 | 320 |
218,437 | (CNN) -- The U.S. secretary of defense said Monday that he doubts Iran has been able to reverse-engineer a U.S. spy drone that crashed last year in the Iranian desert to learn its secrets. "I would seriously question their ability to do what they say they have done," Leon Panetta told reporters traveling with him to Co... | NEW: "I would seriously question their ability to do what they say they have done," Panetta says .
Tehran bragged about seizing unmanned U.S. drone aircraft in December .
Months later, Iranian senior military officials declare they have extracted data from it .
The drone's data reveal that it flew over bin Laden's hide... | 2,675 | 351 |
164,319 | Arsenal have opened talks with Porto over a deal for Colombia midfielder Juan Quintero. Such a move would place further question marks over the future of Atletico Madrid target Santi Cazorla but reports out of South America on Thursday night said a fee has been agreed for £15.8m and that Quintero was on a flight to Lon... | Arsenal have held talks with Porto over a move for Juan Quintero .
His agent tweeted on Thursday that he was on his way to London .
The deal places question mark over future of Santi Cazorla .
Spanish midfielder has been linked with a move to Atletico Madrid . | 2,176 | 260 |
214,639 | A remarkable farming couple have devoted their lives to adopting disabled orphans - taking in more than 40 children over the last 26 years. Tianwen Chen, 65, and his wife Gairen Guo, 60, found their first child in a box on the roadside and gradually took more and more disabled children into their two-bedroom home in ... | Tianwen Chen and wife found a baby girl in a box by the road in 1989 .
They carried her home, even though they had little money to live off .
Since then they have adopted more and more disabled children .
Sadly nine of the children died and the couple soon used up their savings .
Donations from the public mean they now... | 3,979 | 344 |
148,266 | By . Emma Thomas . A determined tuna fish has made a marathon journey of nearly 4,000 miles from Spain to Venezuela. Fishermen, working in partnership with researchers and scientists at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, tagged the Bonito Tuna while they were working off the coast of S... | Bonita tuna tagged by Spanish fishermen in 2006 .
Doubled in size during seven year journey .
Trip believed to break previous records of tuna migration . | 1,660 | 153 |
46,186 | (CNN) -- In my life, I've often heard that "comparison is the thief of joy." I never really thought much about it until taking on CNN's Fit Nation challenge. If I were to compare myself to my Fit Nation teammates, I would believe I'm falling short. Will Cleveland runs something crazy like a six-minute mile; I'm steady ... | Fit Nation member Annette Miller's new motto for life is "no comparison"
There is a fine line between inspiration and comparison, she says .
Miller: Comparing ourselves to others makes objectivity impossible . | 3,884 | 209 |
53,330 | (CNN) -- South Carolina authorities say a convicted sex offender held a woman against her will for three months, repeatedly beating and raping her during the captivity. The Lexington County Sheriff's Department arrested Paul Thomas Rawl Jr. on Tuesday. He's been charged with kidnapping, first-degree criminal sexual con... | Convicted sex offender Paul Thomas Rawl Jr., 52, was arrested in South Carolina .
He's charged with kidnapping and first-degree criminal sexual conduct .
Sheriff says suspect would force victim to take Xanax and then assault her .
He says victim was barricaded in a bedroom and threatened with a loaded bow and arrow . | 2,332 | 318 |
215,276 | An aide to former X Factor judge Tulisa Contostavlos told an undercover reporter that he was sure Simon Cowell was gay, her drug trial heard yesterday. The singer’s manager and agent, Gareth Varey, made the extraordinary allegation as he negotiated a £3million fee for her to star in a fictitious Hollywood blockbuster,... | Aide to Tulisa Contostavlos made claim to undercover reporter, court hears .
He was negotiating for her to star in fictitious Hollywood blockbuster, court told .
Undercover reporter posed as Bollywood film producer offering singer film role, trial hears .
Contostavlos on trial accused of being involved in supply of cla... | 4,481 | 332 |
66,807 | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- An arrest warrant for murder has been issued for the ex-husband of a former swimsuit model whose nude body was found over the weekend, Orange County police said Thursday. An arrest warrant has been issued for Ryan Alexander Jenkins, wanted in the death of ex-wife Jasmine Fiore. The bod... | Body of Jasmine Fiore, 28, found Saturday stuffed into a suitcase inside a Dumpster .
Ryan Alexander Jenkins, a reality TV contestant, is sought in her slaying .
Authorities believe Jenkins has crossed into Canada from Washington .
Fiore's teeth had been extracted and her fingers removed . | 4,621 | 290 |
44,720 | (CNN) -- Sebastian Vettel has blazed a trail in Formula One's history books by becoming the youngest double world champion, but his Red Bull team bosses are already looking for their next star driver. The all-conquering Austrian marque, along with the 11 other teams on the F1 grid, are in Abu Dhabi for three days of te... | The 12 Formula One teams are testing young drivers in Abu Dhabi .
The three-day event is taking place in Abu Dhabi .
Red Bull's Jean-Eric Vergne set the pace at Yas Marina Circuit on Tuesday . | 3,703 | 192 |
22,377 | (CNN) -- A memo reportedly written two years ago by Maj. Nidal Hasan's supervisor at Walter Reed Army Medical Center says the accused Fort Hood shooter demonstrated "a pattern of poor judgment and a lack of professionalism" during his residency at the hospital. National Public Radio obtained what it said is a copy of t... | Memo written by Maj. Nidal Hasan's supervisor at Walter Reed .
NPR says it got a copy of the memo; CNN cannot confirm authenticity .
Memo says "faculty has serious concerns" about Hasan's work ethic . | 3,177 | 200 |
206,520 | Tatler's latest editorial lays out the rules of etiquette surrounding a threesome . Tatler has long been the go-to read for anyone interested in learning how the other half lives - or seeing fellow aristo chums in the party pages. But now the upper class bible and subject of a BBC documentary, has shared its etiquette... | Tongue-in-cheek guide to the correct rules of engaging in a ménage à trois .
Magazine states that leaving once participants are naked is 'poor form'
Publication recently starred in a BBC2 documentary called Posh People . | 3,674 | 220 |
226,780 | Carlo Ancelotti has ruled out a homecoming for Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United, guaranteeing the Portugal star will remain at Real Madrid for the forseeable future. Ronaldo has proved himself as one of football's greatest during five years in Spain since a £80million move, but has suggested in the past that he w... | Cristiano Ronaldo told Sportsmail he wishes to rejoin Man United one day .
But Carlo Ancelotti is adamant he will end his career at Real Madrid .
Portuguese star has scored 192 league goals for Real in 172 games .
Ancelotti says he is the best player in the world and should stay .
Real Madrid face Liverpool in the Cham... | 2,654 | 347 |
143,264 | Cool commuters might like the idea of skateboarding to work. But it can be difficult to balance while carrying a bag full of papers and a precious laptop and skating along busy streets. To solve this problem, one U.S. inventor has come up with a skateboard built for business as it has a handy compartment inside its woo... | An inventor from Florida designed the BriefSkate, which has a compartment that is 18inches (46cm) long and 7inches (18cm) wide .
It is designed to hold keys, mobile phones, folders and even a small laptop .
Alexei Novitzky is launching a Kickstarter campaign so that he can manufacture basic versions of his custom-made ... | 3,881 | 346 |
34,157 | His garden is a 'no-go area' and trips to the bathroom must be as quick as possible, for Ted Grayson lives in constant fear of being smashed into by a passing vehicle whenever he's home. Mr Grayson's 18th Century cottage has been hit more than 40 times in the last 14 years and on four occasions since the New Year. The ... | Ted Grayson's cottage has already been hit four times this year .
His kitchen wall has been repeatedly destroyed in crashes .
On one occasion a motorcyclist came flying in through the kitchen window .
Can't get home insurance and must claim from the motorists' policy .
Villagers now calling for a 20mph speed limit and ... | 4,214 | 336 |
216,632 | By . Leon Watson . PUBLISHED: . 11:45 EST, 5 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:52 EST, 6 March 2013 . Two pranksters spent three days preparing a welcome home gift for their flatmate by wrapping his entire bedroom in brown paper. The friends used 150 metres of paper and eight rolls of sellotape to wrap everything from the... | Steve Berryman, 28, returned from holiday to find everything wrapped .
All his possessions from his ukelele to books and lamps were covered .
Brother Tim, 26, and flatmate Tim Sutton, 27, carried out the prank . | 3,000 | 211 |
14,725 | By . Peter Campbell and Matt Chorley . PUBLISHED: . 04:08 EST, 23 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:59 EST, 23 October 2013 . Top Royal Mail investor: Chris Hohn of combative hedge fund TIC . A combative hedge fund has snapped up more shares in Royal Mail than any other investor, it was disclosed last night. The Governm... | The Children's Investment Fund run by philanthropist Chris Hohn .
Hedge fund has taken a 5.8 per cent stake in the postal service .
Shares sold by government at £3.30 leapt to £5 after just a week .
Business Secretary Vince Cable to be grilled by MPs over sell-off . | 4,067 | 266 |
4,547 | Title: Revolutionary Hovercraft System Takes Flight for Public Transportation
In a groundbreaking development, the city of New York has unveiled its latest innovation in public transportation - the AeroGlide Hovercraft System. This revolutionary transit solution promises to change the way New Yorkers commute and redu... | Title: Revolutionary Hovercraft System Takes Flight for Public Transportation
The city of New York has revealed its innovative public transportation solution - the AeroGlide Hovercraft System. Designed by local engineers, this electric-powered hovercraft uses magnetic levitation technology to glide above roads, reduc... | 1,856 | 879 |
203,169 | Microwaves are great for heating food in a hurry, but what happens if you need to cool, or even, freeze food just as quick? That’s where the Freezer-Wave comes in. The Freezer-Wave works like a traditional microwave, but when the Freeze switch is pressed pressurised CO2 floods the chamber and surrounds what’s inside. D... | The Freezer-Wave was designed by Emma Maskery from Peterborough .
It was crowned Britain’s strangest entry in the Odd Invention Challenge .
A prototype of the appliance was built by YouTube inventor Colin Furze .
Gadget works as a regular microwave until the Freeze button is switched .
Carbon dioxide is then blasted in... | 5,385 | 512 |
288,016 | Eddie Williams (pictured) was kicked out of the college earlier this year after being arrested for a series of robberies . A former Alabama University football star allegedly admitted to having sex with his former high school teacher, who wanted to have his baby. Top rated defensive back Eddie Williams, 20, is said to ... | Eddie Williams, 20, 'had sex with Karissa Wesley about 10 times'
Williams was kicked off the Alabama squad earlier this year after being accused of taking part in a robbery on campus .
Wesley has strenuously denied the affair . | 3,471 | 227 |
73,522 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 19:24 EST, 22 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 19:55 EST, 22 September 2012 . Traced: Wendy Dye, a flight attendant for Horizon Air, was arrested over a missing iPad . A Nevada man who lost his iPad on an airplane used an app called 'Find My iPad' to locate it inside the home of a... | Flight attendant Wendy Dye denied having the iPad when confronted .
But when it was found in her home she admitted she kept it when a passenger handed it in after finding it left on a seat . | 1,839 | 190 |
56,573 | A production assistant on TV talk show The View was shot in the stomach during an angry stand-off in a New York deli yesterday - all because she took too long ordering her food. Three armed thugs fired at Lourdes Guillen, 25, as she tried to protect her cousin, Juan Medina, 24 - who had already been shot twice. Hosts f... | Lourdes Guillen, 25, was shot as she tried to protect her male cousin .
Hosts from The View praised Guillen as a hero .
Whoopi Goldberg said Guillen 'almost paid the ultimate price for her act of heroism'
Both Guillen and her cousin, Juan Medina, are recovering in hospital . | 2,740 | 275 |
284,211 | A five-month-old baby who had been on life support since last Monday after being brutally beaten by his mother's boyfriend has died. Andres Bravo, who was admitted to Miami Children's Hospital with brain injuries, a lung contusion, retinal hemorrhaging to both eyes and bruising to his buttocks, was taken off life suppo... | Andres Bravo was taken off life support Saturday after being brutally beaten by his mother's boyfriend, Antwan Sawyer .
The five-month-old was admitted to Miami Children's Hospital last Monday with brain injuries, a lung contusion, and retinal hemorrhaging to both eyes .
Now the boy's father, Adolfo Bravo, is calling f... | 2,758 | 413 |
177,772 | (CNN) -- The United States and Japan started joint military exercises Friday, the Japanese defense ministry said, as tensions simmered on the Korean peninsula. About 10,500 U.S. service members are taking part in the drills, officials said. The "Keen Sword" exercise will continue until December 10 on military sites in ... | The "Keen Sword" exercise will continue until December 10 .
About 10,500 U.S. service members are taking part in the drills . | 1,231 | 125 |
216,804 | The book Sex by Numbers: What statistics can tell us about sexual behaviour was released this week and it's a must-read for anyone fascinated by who really does what, where, when and how in bed. The author, David Spielgalhalter, a Cambridge University professor, sets out to investigate various sexual statistical claims... | A Cambridge University professor has written a book about sex statistics .
Sex by Numbers investigates what the real average penis size is .
Tracey Cox takes a look at the surprising findings . | 4,489 | 193 |
230,959 | By . John Mcgarry . In an age when many have willingly surrendered all pretence of style in favour of substance, Ronny Deila offers a refreshing, intriguing take on what is important in football and what is not. Asked yesterday if a scrappy, unconvincing performance against KR Reykjavik would be deemed irrelevant by pr... | Deila wants his side to impress as well as win games .
Celtic set to face KR Reykjavik in second leg in second qualifying round of Champions League on Tuesday .
Callum McGregor's goal in Iceland last week gave them a 1-0 aggregate lead . | 6,568 | 237 |
289,962 | There were echoes of Harald Schumacher's infamous pole-axing of Patrick Battiston as Manuel Neuer clattered in to Gonzalo Higuain in Sunday night's World Cup final. True, the giant German goalkeeper got the ball as he came out to punch clear early in the second half, but as his flying floored the Argentina strike, thou... | Neuer clatters into Higuain during 2014 World Cup final .
The game was tied 0-0 between Germany and Argentina in Brazil .
It brought back memories of Schumacher's challenge on Battiston in 1982 .
French player was nearly killed in harrowing incident . | 2,212 | 251 |
86,041 | By . Daniel Martin . The MP who first raised the alarm against Nigel Evans last night warned that Westminster was 'turning a blind eye' to sexual harassment in the corridors of power. Sarah Wollaston, Tory MP for Totnes, said she had faced 'rank hostility' from colleagues whom she accused of turning on her over her dec... | Sarah Wollaston said she faced 'rank hostility' after reporting allegations .
She said there are 'questions to answer' over sexual harassment . | 4,300 | 143 |
225,963 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 05:05 EST, 14 September 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 06:38 EST, 14 September 2012 . An elderly couple concerned about speeding in the quiet village where they live fell foul of authorities after erecting a fake road sign saying 'Slow - Heaven is full!' The sign on Wotton Lane, Lympstone... | Pensioners embroiled in planning row with Highways Agency .
George and Mary Truell found it difficult to cross their road .
They have been ordered to remove 'illegal' sign on 60mph lane .
Couple insist the sign is on their land and say: 'People just drive too fast' | 2,392 | 265 |
241,657 | (CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao staked his claim to be the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet after his brutal demolition of Antonio Margarito in their WBC light-middleweight title bout in Dallas, Texas late Saturday. Nicknamed Pacman, Pacquiao -- the only boxer in history to have won a world title at seven different wei... | Pacquiao the only boxer in history to have won a world title at seven different weights .
Took WBC light-middleweight title after win over Mexico's Antonio Margarito .
Eagerly-awaited clash with American Floyd Mayweather Jr. no nearer . | 2,269 | 236 |
132,810 | In Silicon Valley, it's never too early to become an entrepreneur. Just ask 13-year-old Shubham Banerjee. The California eighth-grader has launched a company to develop low-cost machines to print Braille, the tactile writing system for the visually impaired. Tech giant Intel Corp. recently invested in his startup, Brai... | Shubham Banerjee was 12 when he closed funding with Intel .
Turned Lego bricks into a device that could print in Braille .
Hopes to sell printer for $350 . | 4,841 | 155 |
133,839 | From bank overdraft fees to charges for booking tickets and even spending a penny, being a consumer can be a very expensive business. But of all the fees consumers have to fork out for the ones they hate the most are unreasonable parking charges, a survey found. They topped a table of the most-loathed fees and charges ... | 48 per cent of people surveyed said that parking charges should be free .
They topped a table of consumers' most-loathed fees and charges .
ATM cash withdrawal fees and debit and credit card charges also high up .
Parking charges and fines made councils in England £667million last year . | 1,852 | 289 |
5,434 | At the end of the best year of her career, Jordanne Whiley's return to the Olympic Park this week gives her the chance to put the cherry on the cake. Whiley, a bronze medallist at the London 2012 Paralympics, competes on home soil this week at the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters not just as a Grand Slam champion, but as ... | Jordanne Whiley won the women’s wheelchair doubles at all four Grand Slams this year .
The 22-year-old is the first British player to complete the calendar Grand Slam .
Whiley competes in the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park this week . | 3,098 | 265 |
217,993 | Inter Milan believe they have struck a deal to sign Lukas Podolski on a six-month loan deal but not until after Arsenal have played at Southampton on New Year's Day. Representatives of the Italian club were in London on Saturday for meetings and are confident they will soon have Podolski in their ranks, who was an unus... | Arsenal forward Lukas Podolski set to sign for Inter Milan on loan .
Germany star set to join Serie A side for a fee of £1.5million .
Podolski not allowed to move before Arsenal's clash with Southampton . | 1,309 | 204 |
281,148 | Thirty-five years after the U.S. Olympic hockey team's stunning gold medal at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics, the once-fuzzy-faced heroes are being feted for their signature accomplishment. Every surviving member of the hockey team reunited for a 'Relive the Miracle' reunion on Saturday in preparation for a celebrator... | Thirty-five years after the U.S. Olympic hockey team's stunning gold medal at the Lake Placid Winter Olympic the teammates are being honored .
Every surviving member of the hockey team reunited for a 'Relive the Miracle' reunion .
Missing is Brooks, the Hall of Fame coach who was killed in a car accident in 2003, and d... | 6,323 | 510 |
262,202 | By . Mark Prigg . PUBLISHED: . 11:09 EST, 20 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:24 EST, 21 March 2013 . Thirty-five years after its launch, Voyager 1 may have left the solar system. Researchers say drastic changes in . radiation levels measured by the probe confirm it has travelled beyond . the influence of the Sun. Missio... | Drastic changes in radiation levels measured by the probe confirm it has finally travelled beyond the influence of the Sun .
Researchers still unsure whether Voyager .
1 has reached interstellar space or entered a separate, undefined .
region beyond the solar system .
Voyager 1 and its sister probe Voyager 2 launched 3... | 9,066 | 364 |
53,846 | TUOL SAMBO, Cambodia (CNN) -- Van Thy says the government evicted her from her home in the Cambodian capital and trucked her and others out to a town an hour away where she now lives in a hot green metal shed with no running water and dim prospects. Many Cambodian AIDS patients and their families have been relocated to... | Many of the people relocated by government to Tuol Sambo have AIDS .
They used to live in a shantytown near a hospital, their jobs .
Government says they were illegal squatters, they provided them money, services .
People say they have lost jobs, income, getting sick, lack clean water . | 8,005 | 287 |
250,134 | Chancellor George Osborne today backed the Archbishop of Canterbury in his bid to take on pay day loan firms like Wonga. The Most Rev Justin Welby vowed to help grow Britain's 500 financial co-operatives, who lend at nowhere near the astronomical 5,853 per cent rate offered by the controversial payday lender. The Archb... | Justin Welby today vowed to help grow Britain's 500 financial co-operatives .
Archbishop met with Wonga's boss and challenged him over 5,853% APR .
Welby: 'I said quite bluntly, we're trying .
to compete you out of existence' | 3,828 | 225 |
287,052 | Adrian Lubecki, 19, has been accused of supplying a lethal batch of ecstasy linked to four deaths . This is the teenager accused of supplying a lethal batch of ecstasy tablets that have been linked to four separate deaths. Adrian Lubecki, 19, from Ipswich in Suffolk, appeared before magistrates this morning charged wit... | Adrian Lubecki, 19, has been accused of supplying the lethal drug .
Substance has been linked to four deaths in the same area by police .
Teenager appeared before magistrates this morning in Ipswich .
He has been remanded in custody and will face Crown Court . | 3,795 | 260 |
312,810 | Title: "A New Era of Cooperation: U.S., China, and EU Agree on Climate Change Pact"
In a groundbreaking development in global diplomacy, the United States, China, and the European Union have reached a historic agreement aimed at combating climate change. This tripartite pact, signed at the virtual COP26 summit, marks... | Title: "A New Era of Cooperation: U.S., China, EU Agree on Climate Change Pact"
In a significant development in global diplomacy, the United States, China, and the European Union have agreed upon a historic climate change pact at the virtual COP26 summit. Dubbed "One Earth, One Future," this tripartite agreement outl... | 1,673 | 1,317 |
233,728 | (CNN) -- Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson has died at age 48 of pancreatic cancer, the government of the Caribbean island said Saturday. Deputy Prime Minister Freundel Stewart was sworn in as Thompson's successor hours after his death, according to the state-run Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). Elected a... | The cause of death is pancreatic cancer .
Deputy Prime Minister Freundel Stewart has been sworn in as Thompson's successor .
Thompson was elected as prime minister in 2006 . | 1,184 | 173 |
280,025 | A Buffalo Bills player says an opposing fan shining a laser pointer in his eyes caused the kicker to miss a field goal Sunday in the game against the Detroit Lions. Video from the game clearly shows a green light on Colton Schmidt's face as placekicker Dan Carpenter attempts a 50-yard field goal. The kick went wild and... | Buffalo Bills place holder Colton Schmidt was hit in the face with a green laser beam cause kicker Dan Carpenter to miss a 50-year field goal attempt .
The Bills were playing the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit .
A fan claimed responsibility on Twitter then deleted his account .
Bills quarterback Kyle Orton was ... | 2,101 | 344 |
255,801 | If you leave your phone lying around when you leave the room, chances are your partner will take the opportunity to snoop through your texts, emails and internet searches. According to a new survey, four in ten adults regularly check their partner's device behind their back to keep an eye on them - with women most like... | Sharing mobile or online passwords is a modern sign of true love, say 56% .
Four in ten Britons in a couple often secretly check their partner's phone .
Women (44%) are more likely to snoop on partner's phone than men (36%) | 3,932 | 223 |
299,167 | Harlequins star Danny Care has revealed his disappointment at being left out of the England squad for wins against Samoa and Australia, despite sharing a laugh with head coach Stuart Lancaster. The scrum-half was told by Lancaster that he would be making some changes for the clash against Samoa before England lost 31-2... | Danny Care was left out of England's squad against Samoa and Australia .
Stuart Lancaster told Care of his decision before facing South Africa .
The scrum-half admits he laughed despite being disappointed . | 1,490 | 206 |
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