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20f56b27cea7eb37ca044909c325587cf896add4 | A keen artist, Prince Charles knows that a person can be portrayed in many different ways. So when he saw two less than flattering drawings of himself yesterday, he was able to see the funny side. The Prince was visiting an arts facility he set up 14 years ago which has been renamed the Royal Drawing School after being... | Prince Charles sketched by artists during visit to Drawing School, London .
He opened facility 14 years ago and has now renamed it with 'Royal' title .
During Shoreditch visit, he viewed drawings and talked to budding artists . |
20f590d8155dc579a0ebedd4be7c393fbef8a156 | Valencia remain the preferred choice of Darren Fletcher despite West Ham's overtures to the Manchester United midfielder. Key to his move is the departures of Manchester City loanee Bruno Zuculini, Filipe Augusto of Rio Ave and Javi Fuego. Zuculini has been offered to Getafe on loan while Augusto is ready to return to ... | Darren Fletcher is ready to leave Manchester United in January window .
West Ham, West Brom and Celtic are all keen on signing the Scotsman .
Chelsea are keeping close tabs on Fiorentina winger Juan Cuadrado .
Stephane Mbia is keen on a move back to the Premier League .
Click here for more transfer news . |
20f6c2af56d91b8bef03186037309248634c9960 | If Dave Hockaday is to prolong what appears a doomed existence as Leeds manager then a first West Yorkshire derby defeat in 28 years – in which another of his players was sent off and he was mocked by his own fans – will hardly aid his sorry cause. The 56-year-old cut a shocked and lonely figure amid the cauldron of no... | Bradford came from behind in the dying minutes to beat Leeds .
Matt Smith put Leeds in front eight minutes from time .
Billy Knott and James Hanson hit back immediately for Bradford .
Luke Murphy was sent off for Leeds in the first half . |
20f6d8678083a4d7fedb340bf87663a9c8776672 | Seoul, South Korea (CNN) -- South Korea is considering hunting whales in the waters off its shores for what it says are scientific purposes, drawing criticism from environmental groups and countries around the Pacific Rim. Citing calls from fishermen for a resumption of limited whaling, the head of the South Korean del... | The U.S., Australia and New Zealand express opposition to the plan .
South Korea says whales are disrupting fishermen's activities .
Official raises the prospect of hunting minke whales off the Korean Peninsula .
Environmental group says the move is a "thinly veiled attempt" to carry out commercial whaling . |
20f7f65adbe695cddf789a6e7bab6c20dbdd9c8d | Doing overtime increases the risk of heart disease by up to 80 per cent, a major study has claimed. Researchers say long working hours could be condemning thousands of employees to heart attacks and strokes. The warning follows analysis of 12 studies dating back as far as 1958, involving a total of 22,000 people from ... | Researchers found spending too long in the workplace resulted in up to 80% greater chance of heart disease .
Britain has some of the longest working hours in Europe, averaging out at 42.7 hours a week. Only Austria and Greece have longer . |
20fbeffc08d403f01e40e3695b22c7467e875152 | (CNN) -- Just about every time an article about "sugar" is published, I get frustrated because of the effort by some to falsely target sugar. Although reporters often ask the Sugar Association for scientific facts and data regarding sugar to use in their stories, the information we provide is rarely included. Often, it... | Andy Briscoe says media reports involving natural sugar are often misleading .
Briscoe contends recent studies linking excess sugar to poor health are inadequate .
Too often, he argues, headlines confuse sucrose -- or sugar -- with high-fructose corn syrup . |
20fc373a66188fdf45d139c186f2eee291d4bfaf | One of the most famous transsexual fixtures on the New York party scene has opened about the plastic surgery that's behind her larger-than-life look. Amanda Lepore, 46, reveals in a first person piece for Into The Gloss . that after having a sex change at the age of 19 she went about getting three breast augmentations,... | Amanda Lepore, 46, had a sex change operation at the age of 19 .
She then invested in extreme plastic surgery including three breast augmentations and buttock implants .
The busty blonde is now one the most famous transsexual fixtures on the New York party scene with Elton John and Lady Gaga among her fans . |
20fcd04b71ab46d921a274619b4cdb5d26e01bf3 | With every new I-phone software update comes the potential for problems and the iOS 7.1 released on Monday is no exception. Customer's say it's killing their phone batteries among other pesky glitches. The iOS7.1 is the first major update to Apple's newest operating systems for iPhones and iPads and the apple community... | The iOS 7.1 .
is already on 21 per cent of all iPhones and iPads making it one of .
the fastest changeovers to a new operating system in recent history .
Customers say it's killing their batteries among other glitches . |
20fcf3c4056244d5131f58c9692c0aa3e641f456 | Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met over the weekend as part of ongoing negotiations on an agreement to reduce the country's deficit, a Republican official told CNN late Tuesday. Also Obama said Tuesday he invited Democratic and Republican leaders from both chambers of Congress... | White House spokesman says neither side will get everything they want .
Senate leaders renew tough talk as the chamber reconvenes .
Officials warn debt ceiling must be increased by August 2 to avoid risk of default . |
20fd8bd577028a57d12fa5097fbb5d93c8aaa795 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Muslim leaders yesterday launched an unprecedented appeal to would-be young British jihadists: Don’t travel to fight in Syria and Iraq. Some 100 imams asked the UK’s Muslim community to help prevent radicalised youngsters joining militants abroad. Muslims should continue the ‘generous and tir... | Some 100 imams asked the UK's young Muslim community against leaving .
Citizens should support those caught up in bloodshed from home .
Call was made from different theological backgrounds and echoed in prayers . |
20fee5149384213eb1ae8abdb68b1cecf44272e2 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 06:11 EST, 12 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:12 EST, 12 October 2012 . An ex-soldier who accidentally punched a girl he had a crush on in the face died after jumping from the taxi in which they were travelling. Former Welsh guardsman, Anthony Kelly, 18, became angry with childh... | Former Welsh guardsman Anthony Kelly, 18, hit his head on the road when he jumped out of a moving taxi near Rhyl, North Wales .
The teenager never regained consciousness and died two days later .
Inquest hears he leapt out of the taxi after accidentally hitting a girl he liked . |
20ffd27dc3be9eb895fe8a5ae3cffcd795ad100f | A generation of young people is being frozen out of the housing market and failing to put down roots, a report has found. It said soaring numbers of young workers are being forced to rent, giving them little stake in their neighbourhood and a reduced sense of community spirit. Their inability to get a foot on the housi... | New report shows younger people are failing to get a foot on the housing ladder .
Institute for Public Policy Research says they are also putting career ambitions and family plans on hold . |
21007cb1cc3b1301d47ad7b5757d0eb36af0ba5e | No troops to Iraq, but other options are being considered. That was President Barack Obama's message Friday in response to the lightning advance by Sunni militant fighters in Iraq that could threaten the government of Shiite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. In a statement delivered from the White House South Lawn, Obama ... | Sources: U.S. doesn't even have airstrike targets, should Obama OK them .
President Obama says a decision on military help will take days .
Iraq militants look positioned to hold onto gains . |
2100fc24796579438e717ab0c07e5243432551a0 | By . Toni Jones . PUBLISHED: . 18:01 EST, 6 June 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 03:29 EST, 7 June 2013 . Myleene Klass channels retro glamour in her latest shoot for Littlewoods.com as she poses as a 50s pin-up. Dressed in bright girlie outfits from her third collection for the brand, the 35-year-old ex-classical musician prove... | Designer's third range for online brand .
Her collection is their most successful celebrity collaboration ever .
Coleen Rooney also has a range available .
Myleene picked up Best Entrepreneur award at Glamour event on Tuesday . |
2101176b7b4bdf7122b722fbb29762a02fb8ec92 | A harbor patrolman and an unidentified man are dead after storm winds broke boats loose from moorings at Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California mainland. The incident occurred late on Tuesday in Avalon Harbor, where several power boats were pushed aground along the waterfront when 40 mph winds hit. The Los A... | The incident occurred late Tuesday in Avalon Harbor, where several power boats were pushed aground along the waterfront when 40 mph winds hit .
A patrolman jumped from the boat and deputies were unable to rescue him before he became lodged between the boat and rocks under waves .
A civilian's body was discovered floati... |
2105339b3823551c1079b8b9a2b34f3747da9874 | By . Lucy Waterlow . Pippa Middleton hit the town again last night but this time she took her beau Nico Jackson with her. The 29-year-old Celebrate author had dined with her friend Tom Kingston at French restaurant Le caprice in London's Mayfair on Wednesday evening. But she returned to the affluent area again last nig... | 29-year-old out in Mayfair again, this time with her boyfriend .
They went to exclusive club Loulou's with her brother James .
She dressed up in Matthew Williamson geometric print mini dress . |
210587e8164a35f5276a54677bfda7857b13e45a | Many of us regret certain intimate encounters and some are infinitely more glorifying than others, but a squirrel might have some regrets of his own after he mounted a GoPro camera. The unlikely love match occurred as the camera filmed the lustful squirrel eating seeds and nuts. The video begins with the squirrel ginge... | GoPro camera had been set up in an observational capacity to film squirrel .
Squirrel eats its snack moments before unlikely love-match .
Rustling and jostling noises replace sounds of birds and other wildlife . |
21064c1160e24914ac934109f76ada8ab844276c | Two ex-British soldiers who travelled to Syria to fight against Islamic State (ISIS) have had panic alarms fitted to their homes upon their return for fear of reprisals from extremists. Jamie Read and James Hughes revealed the heightened security around them since their return in their first television interview, in wh... | Former servicemen went to fight after seeing Alan Henning murder by ISIS .
They say they could not stand by and watch innocent people being killed .
Ex-soldiers joined other fighters from US and Europe alongside the Kurds .
The pair say battlefield references to 'no man's land' reminded them of WWI .
They were question... |
2106a612609f01d220dca323042f751d7a0782f4 | By . Rosie Taylor . A woman has been ordered to pay £27,000 in court costs after keeping more than 60 animals in 'appalling' conditions at her home. Diana Curtis, 55, kept 33 horses and 34 dogs in a 'disgusting' state at her farm in Great Torrington, Devon. Officials from the RSPCA found the premises to be covered in f... | Diana Curtis, 55, kept 33 horses and 34 dogs at her Devon farm .
Given 12-month community order after pleading guilty to animal cruelty . |
2107635b795f3d594cc0a899b1842a79874193bc | LONDON, England (CNN) -- A foul smell permeating London and parts of England over the past two days is due to farmers on the European continent spreading manure in their fields, forecasters and British farmers said Saturday. Experts say the inescapable farmland smell permeating London will stick around for a couple of ... | Agricultural odor is inescapable in central London .
Winds bringing smell of manure from farms in France, Belgium, Netherlands .
Smell is expected to last for two days, until wind pattern changes . |
2107c93fe8ff3435c4a67473fa0be952e44d9c26 | (CNN) -- Marissa Tarabocchia, a student at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, says she doesn't subscribe to any newspapers. Instead, she gets her news from the Web. "I can go [online] and find out what's happening in a matter of minutes," she says. "It's definitely more convenient and accessible -- and fast, easy an... | Newspaper Association of America has a new ad campaign to raise newspaper awareness .
NAA CEO says the campaign is using social media platforms to spark a "national dialogue"
Campaign is aims to generate tweets, Facebook posts and videos from consumers .
Three ads will run for six weeks in more than 1,000 member newspa... |
210802fe1f1f274c9654bdf33a298ec2601306fe | A revolutionary piece of furniture lets you lock yourself away from the world outside (or even just get a moment of peace away from the kids). The Orwell Sofa is a cabin-like futon that features a roll-down 'blind' letting you cocoon yourself inside. A pair of young designers from Barcelona created the so-called privat... | Orwell Sofa is a cabin-like futon that features a roll-down 'blind'
Roll-down curtains shut out the light and insulate against sound .
Created by two young designers to 'recapture that intimacy in our homes' |
21085ce7100c790cc3cc8166048ac75b44c850e3 | The old adage that 'time is like a river', suggesting that we move through it like a ship sailing on water, may be wrong. A new theory claims that time does not move forward, but rather, everything in time is ever-present. According to the theory, if we were to ‘look down’ upon the universe, we would see time spread ou... | A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor of philosophy has presented a new theory of time .
Dr Bradford Skow says the idea that time flows like a river is not correct .
Instead he claims space-time is a 'block universe' where the past, present and future all exist together .
If we were to look down upon the un... |
21094ca56237ac04b6a081dec41ff2a10f013834 | Much of America is about to get the Arctic shivers. Meteorologists are confidently forecasting frigid polar air will plunge south into the northern plains, Midwest and then the East Coast from next Tuesday through Thursday. The Midwest should see temperatures well below zero, with single digit lows in much of the East ... | Meteorologists forecasting frigid polar air will plunge south next Tuesday .
Will reach the northern plains, the Midwest and then the East Coast .
The blasts of Arctic air will hit 'just about everyone east of the Rockies'
On Saturday snow fell from the Oklahoma Panhandle to New England .
Parts of the southern U.S. saw... |
2109dea8a56cdb4b9caeb44b7251e09c3f338795 | By . Becky Evans . PUBLISHED: . 11:09 EST, 15 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 03:35 EST, 16 November 2012 . PR guru Matthew Freud was caught speeding on a motorway at 117mph in a Ferrari - while his five-year-old son slept in the front seat. Wealthy Freud, head of the international PR firm Freud Communications, was caug... | Freud said he was not used to the power of the borrowed car .
Is banned from driving for six months and ordered to pay almost £1,000 .
Already had nine points on his licence before getting caught by police .
Admits speed was 'grossly excessive' |
210ae1c5dbd677977a76880edecd204bf68b656a | (CNN) -- Few would argue that football is the planet's true global game. From Baghdad to Buenos Aires it is watched, played, argued about, loved and hated with an intensity that no other sport can match. Its ubiquity also brings a tremendous amount of power. Dictators and politicians have long tried to harness its abil... | The 2011 Asian Cup kicked off in Qatar earlier this month, with 16 teams taking part .
The holders Iraq shocked the world by winning in 2007 and violence there fell afterwards .
CNN looks at five football matches that had political and social reverberations . |
210af9a031bfa777c0943fb727a845a5f5c6bcae | By . John Drayton . There have been some incredible own goals down the years but Milan Gajic may well have topped the lot of them on the opening weekend of the Swiss Super League season. Gajic and his team-mates looked in visable shock after the midfielder planted a sensational 25-yard volley into the top corner of the... | Milan Gajic, a midfielder for Swiss Super League outfit Young Boys, scored the extraordinary own goal on the opening weekend of the new season .
The goal put opposition team St Gallen 2-1 up in the game .
The 27-year-old arrowed his attempted clearance from just outside the area spectacularly into the top corner . |
210b66bdfbb10e02459efc9bac8527faab17d81b | Its enigmatic circle of giant stones are always thought to have stood in splendid isolation on the edge of Salisbury Plain. But archaeologists now believe that Stonehenge was at the centre of a vast network of religious monuments. The latest radar scanning technology has allowed experts to unearth a large but hidden co... | Archaeologists believe site was centre of a network of religious monuments .
Technology has unearthed a complex of shrines and burial mounds .
It includes 17 previously unknown wooden or stone structures .
Many are thought to have hosted gruesome rituals involving the dead .
Scientists from Birmingham University have s... |
210d33815f1b6cbfe961da3ede895255736160ee | Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- During the summer of 2009, Egyptians from all walks of life waited in hopeful anticipation for the arrival of newly-elected U.S. President Barack Obama in Cairo. The city spent weeks preparing for the visit. Streets were shut down, buildings lining the route to Cairo University were repainted, and... | Egyptian revolution has diminished normally avid following of U.S. politics .
Superficial reasons why Cairo citizens admired Barack Obama have faded .
Some Egyptian activists say they miss the days of former president George W. Bush .
Egypt's newly elected parliament only recently began its first session . |
210dbbfd497f3819b63cdec278a3a7f18f051afd | These are the chilling images of an abandoned amusement park that shut down after a boy lost his ARM on a ride. Dadipark amusement park, Dadizele, Belgium, closed its doors more than 10-years ago after a young boy had his arm ripped off on the Nautic Jet water ride. Kris Van de Sande, 28, captured the eerie pictures of... | Dadipark in Belgium was closed more than 10 years ago .
Believed a child losing his arm on a ride was one of the main reasons for it closing .
Many rides still remain, adding to a chilling environment .
Graffiti 'artists' have taken over wasteland . |
210e6bdf60c24d5a9454299c1162d504a405903a | By . Emma Glanfield . A foster family who racked up a bill of more than £400 after buying their son a game on his tablet device for just £1.99 have hit out at Google for not having better protections on their apps. Delivery driver Gary Hooper, 53, has been left to foot the hefty bill after his 10-year-old foster son un... | Gary Hooper has been left to foot hefty bill after foster son racked up costs .
His daughter had bought app for £1.99 but the game saved the bank details .
His son, 10, then unknowingly purchased 20 games worth £400 in two days .
Family is hoping for refund from Google for 'not having better protections' |
210e9062d36c98f4292487573bad977e82c4b4a8 | These incredible images show a thrill-seeking climber scaling some of the last remaining ice above the clouds on Africa’s highest mountain. Professional climber Will Gadd and his team hiked for a week to reach the remote precipice on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania and he may be one of the last to ever scale the crumblin... | Professional climber Will Gadd and his team hiked for a week to reach the remote precipice on Mount Kilimanjaro .
They may be some of the last to scale the crumbling ice as scientists believe it may disappear by 2020 .
The four-person team had to cope with altitude sickness and sleepless nights while they scaled the mo... |
210ea640bda3dee19af997cb2e8286dec39b088f | By . Chris Pleasance . PUBLISHED: . 10:22 EST, 14 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 17:04 EST, 14 October 2013 . In a emotional 15th birthday message to her daughter Abigail, Zenya Hernandez begged for the schoolgirl to come home . The last call made on a missing New Hampshire girl’s cellphone was last Wednesday about four... | Abigail Hernandez, 15, disappeared last Wednesday in Conway, New Hampshire .
Sniffer dogs and officers have combed 3,000 acres of land for teenager . |
210f69ca39188d98e35ea46525b65f897b1a884d | By . Sam Webb . Protesters gathered in London today to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza as the conflict in the troubled region shows no sign of abating. Pro-Palestine supporters carried placards with the messages 'Freedom for Palestine' and 'End Israel's attacks on Gaza' outside the Israeli embassy in... | Demonstrators massed outside embassy in Kensington to vent fury .
One protestor said: 'It's inhuman to kill innocent children'
So far 609 Palestinians and 29 Israelis have died in fighting .
UK Jews are becoming concerned about growing anti-Semitism in protests . |
210fc6ee3e0284c3bc667317ae5c86586d61a00f | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 23:00 EST, 9 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:25 EST, 10 April 2013 . Two Oregon teens saved their father's life by lifting a 3,000-pound tractor off of him after the machinery flipped over and pinned him to the ground. Jeff Smith of Lebanon, Ore., said he was trying to pull a tree... | Sisters 16-year-old Hannah and 14-year-old Haylee, were walking their dogs near their home when they heard their father screaming .
They found him pinned underneath his 3,000-pound tractor and rushed to lift the machinery, helping him wriggle his torso free, but his arm remained pinned to the ground .
They called a ne... |
211024fe7b987f3f4bb81724e2e83b903dc0825d | Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- For days, relatives, friends and much of Pakistan have been waiting for a sign that a 14-year-old blogger and activist will survive being shot in the neck by would-be assassins. On Saturday, they finally got it. "She moved her limbs today when doctors reduced sedation to make a clinical ass... | NEW: Malala Yousufzai moves her limbs, a military spokesman says .
NEW: Still in critical condition, she remains unconscious and on a ventilator .
The 14-year-old who advocated for girls' education was shot by Taliban attackers .
The Taliban have vowed to kill Malala if she survives . |
21114e7e088297d59c207836bd7028f553ca804c | By . Kerry Mcqueeney . Last updated at 1:39 AM on 12th January 2012 . New controversy: Jeremy Clarkson compares Kent residents with immigrants from the Sangatte refugee camp . He has mocked dead cockle pickers, India's poverty-stricken and striking public sector workers in recent weeks. Now motormouth TV presenter Jere... | Motormouth TV presenter suggests people in Kent escaped the Sangatte refugee camp . |
2112682e0e34ceaecc494a36f82848924bcfdc76 | LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- More than 200 people have died of meningitis in the past week alone in Niger and Nigeria, according to the World Health Organization. A health care worker vaccinates a child during an earlier outbreak of meningitis in Niger. The disease is an epidemic in 76 areas of the two countries, the healt... | W.H.O.: Meningitis killed more than 200 people in the past week in Niger and Nigeria .
Outbreak stretches across African "meningitis belt," at epidemic levels in 76 areas .
Vaccine shortage forces an "effective prevention" approach .
25,000 suspected cases, 1,500 deaths in the belt in the first 11 weeks of 2009 . |
2112a857af78bf1e9b0e53bd559a8cf9a37b3864 | Marouane Fellaini says that he was always confident he could help Belgium win against Algeria from the bench if called upon - and he did just that as he came on to score in their 2-1 comeback victory. Strikes from Fellaini and fellow substitute Dries Mertens turned the match around after Sofiane Feghouli had scored Alg... | Fellaini says he was always confident he could make the difference .
Goals from Fellaini and fellow substitute Dries Mertens for Belgium .
A Sofiane Feghouli penalty had put Algeria 1-0 up after 24 minutes .
Fellaini says that Belgium 'got what we deserved' in the end .
He hopes World Cup can help him forget horror yea... |
21142a947e9a38c5bb9dcd452a6d1902f5621467 | By . Jill Reilly . A multimillionaire Russian telecommunications boss has gone on the run after beating his model girlfriend up so brutally that she was left looking like a 'zombie from a horror film'. Pavel Ushanov, 33, who is CEO of the Russian communications company Devino Telecom, had been dating model Alexandra Se... | Pavel Ushanov, 33, beat up 27-year-old model Alexandra Sereda .
Dating for two years when she said she wanted to end relationship .
He 'kicked and punched constantly for 10 minutes' in her apartment .
Only escaped after managing to open the door and run off to get help . |
2114c206e523b645fd9c49f4cba01f0000c3587b | (CNN) -- A United Kingdom budget airline has apologized to its Jewish customers after loading ham and bacon baguettes on to the flight instead of the standard kosher food. EasyJet said it made the mistake on a flight from Israel to London. Some passengers were forced to go hungry during the 4 1/2-hour trip from Tel Avi... | EasyJet says it made the mistake on a flight from from Tel Aviv to London .
It says incorrect food canisters were loaded onto the aircraft . |
211505d27e7cb3c0bd881a94c370623102466d3c | By . Rob Cooper . PUBLISHED: . 08:37 EST, 14 March 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:43 EST, 15 March 2012 . While other children might have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the barber’s chair on their first visit, Rean Carter can hardly wait. The five-year-old has never had his hair cut, and his golden locks tumble pa... | Rean Carter forced to tie hair back in school for 'health and safety reasons'
He will finally get into the barber's chair during his Easter holidays .
His brother Regan, 2, has also never had a haircut . |
211558826860bf002e99a893fc8a2fbefaa8aaaf | By . Associated Press Reporter . Secretary of State John Kerry is heading back to the Middle East as the Obama administration attempts to bolster regional efforts to reach a ceasefire and sharpens its criticism of Hamas in its conflict with Israel. The State Department said Kerry would leave early on Monday for Egypt ... | Secretary of State headed for Egypt .
where he will join diplomatic efforts to resume a truce that had been .
agreed to in November 2012 .
The U.S. will urge the militant .
Palestinian group to accept a cease-fire agreement that would halt .
nearly two weeks of fighting with Israel .
More than 430 Palestinians and 20 I... |
2115bbf7eacc599b5d1e1387dbc64baa8e4c7ea6 | (CNN) -- A truck driver who had been sought for more than 12 years in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend in Canada has been arrested after a traffic stop in southern California, U.S. immigration officials said Tuesday. Ninderjit Singh, a Canadian citizen who lives in San Jacinto, California, is being detained on a provis... | Ninderjit Singh, 33, has been a fugitive for more than 12 years .
He was wanted in the Vancouver slaying of his ex-girlfriend .
The case was featured on "America's Most Wanted" in July 2000 .
Poonam Randhawa, 18, was last seen alive in a car with Singh . |
2116ad938f7d0be76325fa276160bbdd6399f577 | By . Ray Massey . The Third World conditions experienced by passengers at Gatwick airport last Christmas were foreseeable and should be a ‘wake-up call’ to other airports, a report warns today. The report paints a shocking picture of the chaos at Gatwick - with just one functioning but ‘disgusting’ toilet shared by tho... | Report paints a shocking picture of the chaos at Gatwick on December 24 .
More than 11,000 travellers were hit by delays and 72 flight cancellations .
Flooding caused a power failure at the West Sussex airport .
Knocked out flight-information, baggage check-in and retrieval system .
Watchdog said airport bosses needed ... |
211730a38f3fb3618570ba8fa05b6849d2557bbf | (CNN) -- Pirates in the Indian Ocean captured Saturday a general cargo ship and its 27-member Thai crew, the European Union Naval Force Somalia said. Twenty-five vessels and 601 hostages are now being held by pirates in the region, officials said in a statement. The Thai MV Thor Nexus was hijacked about 450 nautical mi... | Pirates hijack ship off Somali coast .
27 Thai crew members are being held .
Such attacks are frequent hazard for sailors . |
211861511ec67e16c69fd18bd298b851fb0619a3 | A Chinese family have staged a mass suicide attempt by drinking pesticide outside newspaper offices in Beijing. The group of five women and two men from the eastern province of Jiangsu were seen foaming at the mouth outside the headquarters of the China Youth Daily newspaper. They tried to kill themselves in a protest ... | The group from the eastern province of Jiangsu were evicted five years ago .
Developers then moved in to bulldoze property leaving them homeless .
After failing to receive compensation, they agreed to try and kill themselves .
A witness saw them collapse to the floor clutching their throats in agony . |
2118c2920b2eec2adeb608044a47bb35c89540ff | Hundreds of items that were left behind by forgetful travellers at Indianapolis International Airport in the US are being given a new life. Everything from a Native American headdress and football nets to an assortment of gadgets and jewellery will be sold to the highest bidders at an auction next week. Up to 2,000 ite... | Up to 2,000 items are being sold by Indianapolis Airport Authority next week .
Most common unclaimed items include T-shirts, tools and small electronics .
Past items have included a vintage professional violin and a prosthetic leg .
Last auction raised over £150,000 for airport's operating costs .
London Luton donates ... |
2118d3c37b4742e24dbf7c0da3745f95c7317bfa | By . Daniel Miller . PUBLISHED: . 12:06 EST, 2 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 15:25 EST, 2 July 2013 . A woman stole a dead mother’s identity to trick her way into Britain - and then defrauded taxpayers out of more than £100,000. Illegal immigrant Catherine Kyie, 33, was jailed for impersonating a mother who died after chi... | Catherine Kyie pretended to be Joyce Pokuaa who had died after childbirth .
Kenneth Boateng then entered the UK pretending to be Kyie's husband .
They claimed benefits and child tax credits for over eight years .
Kyie was imprisoned for 15 months and Boateng for 12 months .
They will both be automatically deported aft... |
211a3e018f9f58ced959143a12599fed3c7e1a3d | By . Stephen Adams . More A&E departments will have to close for safety reasons as they are weeded out under a tough new hospital inspection regime, the new boss of the health watchdog has admitted. Some hospitals ‘will find it difficult’ to prove their A&Es are up to scratch as they come under renewed scrutiny by insp... | David Prior CQC chairman says some hospitals will struggle to prove they are up to scratch .
Eight A&Es have closed across England and Wales since 2007 and 18 more have been threatened . |
211bb2224b6b4a7b543dd4eeb894c688271df6ba | NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens will warn today that Britain needs to 'get back in shape' if a public health catastrophe is to be avoided . Britain needs to ‘get back in shape’ if a public health catastrophe is to be avoided, the head of the NHS warns today. Simon Stevens is to launch a national anti-obesity... | Simon Stevens will launch national anti-obesity drive in the new year .
He will ask GPs to identify fat patients for anti-diabetes programmes .
Losing 5 to 7% of weight cuts chance of developing condition by up to 60% .
Study of 30 nations found only Hungary has fatter adults than Britain . |
211c16b9c987a8b9805f23684e70541235791a5d | By . Louise Eccles . PUBLISHED: . 18:02 EST, 26 December 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 08:58 EST, 27 December 2013 . Angry shoppers yesterday accused stores of ripping them off with bogus discounts as millions of people flocked to the Boxing Day sales. High street stores enjoyed record takings, with more than £3billion in tota... | Shoppers accused stores of advertising bogus discounts .
High Street stores enjoyed record takings of more than £3billion .
Some items had been cheaper before Boxing Day saless began . |
211cc70af99c19d938cf955da71943522a27fd5d | (CNN) -- Two of three American hikers who have been detained in Iran for nearly 10 months -- Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd -- have gotten engaged in prison and plan to get married after their release, their relatives said Monday. The third hiker, Josh Fattal, plans to be best man at the wedding, the relatives said in a ... | Relatives: Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd to marry after release .
Third hiker, Josh Fattal, plans to be best man, the relatives say .
Iranian authorities detained the 3 after they reportedly crossed a border into Iran .
Iranian official calls the trio spies, hints at prisoner exchange . |
211cf4156f8adf05f208b8ae997c053a041030d6 | By . David Martosko, U.s. Political Editor . The Obama administration's Veterans Affairs Department scandal deepened on Wednesday, with a whistle-blower from a Texas VA hospital saying the health system is run like 'an organized crime syndicate' and a preliminary inspector general report declaring that veterans in Phoe... | Shocking inspector general report found average wait times of 115 days in Phoenix, although manipulated waiting lists made it look like just 24 days .
At least 1,700 veterans were denied spots on VA medical appointment waiting lists in Phoenix alone .
One Texas whistle-blower described his agency as a 'crime syndicate,... |
211d9246ac06c81b4c7d0f26d8e6bd02874f1a5d | You will never want to take the stairs or lift again after taking a whirl on this slide that will make you feel like a kid again. With an eye toward catering to customers’ every need, a luxury bunkhouse in South Wales has installed an indoor slide as an alternative to the stairs. Guests can make a speedy exit from the ... | Slide was installed at Wye Valley Canoe Centre bunkhouse last month .
Guests can go from top level to the ground floor without taking the stairs .
Bunkhouse is located on the River Wye at Glasbury, Powys, Wales . |
211e7506ac164bba71ba6e6f7fcccd48627c3757 | France is today mobilising 10,000 members of its security forces to station around 'sensitive sites' after last week's terror attacks left 17 innocent people dead in Paris. Interior Minister Bernard Cazaneuve said 5,000 people will be sent to protect the country's 717 Jewish schools, adding that troops would also be se... | 5,000 personnel will be sent to protect country's 717 Jewish schools .
Troops will be deployed as backup over the course of the next two days .
Prime Minister Manuel Valls said 'threat is still present' after Paris attacks . |
211efd020c69dd5b540201f63f04eaddbdbd497f | By . David Mccormack . PUBLISHED: . 01:20 EST, 1 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:24 EST, 5 March 2013 . Fans of Mexican fast food chain Chipotle are urged to try asking for a mysterious item called a quesarito when they next visit their local branch. A quesarito – essentially a quesadilla wrapped into a burrito – doesn’... | The quesarito consists of a quesadilla wrapped into a burrito .
It doesn't feature on any Chipotle menu but people in the know can order it .
Secret menu items are the stuff of legend for hardcore fast .
food fans with chains including Starbucks, McDonalds and In-N-Out Burger . |
211fe3124c9a6fc21376f847feb4641993093810 | Art director by day, master manipulator by night. Germany-based digital artist, Robert Jahns, is wowing social media-savvy art enthusiasts with his stunning, surreal photographs of locations around the globe. From Venice's canals to the New York City skyline, Jahns creates every single image using only his iPhone and e... | German digital artist, Robert Jahns, has been wowing Instagram followers .
Creates every single image using only editing apps on his iPhone .
Has worked with Tyra Banks and has had exhibitions around the globe . |
2120d1d942bc1b4c4d91761e47657fa475fcdcb2 | By . Lizzie Parry . PUBLISHED: . 15:20 EST, 13 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:36 EST, 13 November 2013 . Alan Barlow arriving at Bournemouth Magistrates' Court where he was given a conditional discharge after being pictured carrying an unexploded bomb . Two men caught on camera casually carrying two unexploded bombs... | Alan Barlow and Jason Kelly were caught on camera carrying the unexploded bombs away from a Dorset beach, slung over their shoulders .
Shells thought to have been fired from a Chieftain tank in the Cold War .
MoD charged the pair with possession of a projectile .
Both pleaded guilty and were handed a conditional discha... |
2121286bc129c5cd879fc2e83b765a289fdfeaf5 | There was mounting anger on Tuesday night as the prospect of franchise-based professional rugby union moved a step closer with former London club Wasps completing a multi-million pound purchase of Coventry City’s Ricoh Arena. One Wasps stalwart described the move, which will see the two-time European Cup winners leave ... | London Wasps set to move home matches from Adams Park to Coventry .
The Aviva Premiership Club plan to buy out the owners of Ricoh Arena .
Coventry councillors gave the move their backing in a meeting on Tuesday .
Many Wasps fans are angry at the club moving away from London .
Mailsport understands Wasps are also set t... |
212159a1638e63d5db973e2bb854c1222c3b5488 | By . Brendan Carlin . PUBLISHED: . 18:16 EST, 14 September 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 18:49 EST, 14 September 2013 . Damning: Vicky Pryce says it is a 'myth' that taxing high value property could be a source of income for the Government . Nick Clegg's plans for a ‘mansion tax’ have been savaged by Vicky Pryce – former wife ... | 'Myth' that taxing homes worth more than £2m will be a 'magic source of income', Pryce says .
Economist also disagrees with Vince Cable about dangers of low-deposit mortgage leading to house price 'bubble' in article for Mail on Sunday .
Follows Nick Clegg's calls for party unity at opening of Glasgow conference . |
2121dbe837097c1ac8662c7b92f4ec22b0680444 | This was the shocking moment a ute driver took his life into his own hands when he did a dangerous u-turn in the middle of a busy road into oncoming traffic. What the Gold Coast driver didn't know was that he was pulling out in front of an unmarked police car. The heart-stopping 15 second video was posted on YouTube by... | Driver of white pick up trucks escapes a head on crash by seconds .
The white ute did an illegal u-turn at an intersection in the Gold Coast .
The unmarked police car had to break at high speed to avoid a collision and then turned on its blue lights to pull over the dangerous driver .
The shocking 15 second video has ... |
212259db6be60cd62c2d5ad7f4937c67186c8403 | Manchester United have held discussions with Sporting Lisbon about including Nani as a makeweight in their attempt to finally land Argentina defender Marcos Rojo. After a row between Rojo’s agent and Sporting earlier this week, United are prepared to offload Nani on loan in return and pay most of his wages. One stickin... | Manchester United prepared to offload Nani on loan to Sporting Lisbon as a makeweight in the deal for defender Marcos Rojo .
Red Devils prepared to allow wideman to join Portuguese giants and pay most of his wages .
Manager Louis van Gaal lost his first competitive game in charge at OId Trafford against Swansea on Satu... |
212372bd52b7fadca6bc7d3ae4069db1739cf456 | LONDON, England (CNN) -- British television audiences will be shown an assisted suicide for the first time Wednesday, when a documentary is aired about a man taking his own life at a Swiss clinic. Craig Ewert, along with his wife Mary, hears final instructions from Dignitas escort Arthur Bernhard before taking a fatal ... | Final moments in the life of 59-year-old Briton Craig Ewert shown on TV .
Ewert, a motor neurone disease sufferer, went to Swiss assisted suicide clinic .
Assisted suicide is illegal in Britain and carries 14-year prison term .
No-one in the UK has been prosecuted under the 1961 Suicide Act . |
21247f6e305e647b9d5585d30c44a7edf85e0d39 | (CNN) -- I was going through my Twitter feed Monday morning when I came across this: "Happy greatest day of the year, #Boston!" And so it is. Or was, until about 2:50 p.m., when explosions near the finish line of the Boston Marathon transformed a celebration into a scene of carnage. What matters now, needless to say, a... | Dan Kennedy: Before Monday, the Boston Marathon marked city's annual "Greatest Day"
It brings the marathon, Patriots Day and an 11:AM Red Sox game; kids are off from school .
Kennedy: Marathon is 26.2 miles, in future, must every mile be checked for bombs?
Celebration of patriotism, pride, Spring's return irretrievably... |
21255a1b839e5113ec919511304aacc0060ca858 | Atlanta (CNN) -- Engine problems forced the pilot of a Delta Air Lines aircraft to turn back Thursday night shortly after takeoff from Atlanta, the company said Friday. The aircraft returned to Atlanta without incident, spokeswoman Gina Laughlin said. Passengers aboard Flight 1442 from Atlanta to Charlotte, North Carol... | NEW: Passengers aboard Delta flight say they heard crash, saw fire and smoke .
Smoke inside the cabin followed report of engine trouble, airline says .
A Delta spokeswoman says the airline can't confirm the reports of fire . |
21265d0e93f78e23f1d933a076ceb0a1c81bb12a | By . Alex Finnis . They may be one of the world's favourite pets, but it appears not everyone loves looking after cats - after five tiny kittens were found abandoned in a battered suitcase, with one stuck in the zip. The adorable nine-week-old cats were discovered In Cardiff when a passer-by opened the suitcase - and s... | Adorable kittens discovered by passer-by on Cardiff back street .
They had dirty fur and fleas, and one had a sore right eye .
RSPCA is appealing for information and plans to re-home the cats . |
21266b663fc139d24767f145a179ad3b297021f0 | (CNN) -- Whenever I have to make a tough decision, I look up at the wall of my office, where I have hung the original immigration certificates and pictures of my grandparents. They fled Russia and immigrated to the United States at the turn of the last century. Though I lost them many years ago, they have always been m... | Steve Israel says his grandparents fled persecution in Russia to seek promise of U.S.
He says post-election hopes that the parties could unite over immigration reform have dimmed .
He says Rep. King has insulted Latinos; Boehner-led GOP using procedural tactics to deny vote .
Israel: Boehner's use of Hastert Rule is ba... |
2126bd38d22c80e4d7138efffc7412652a887e9b | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 17:49 EST, 16 April 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:45 EST, 17 April 2013 . A woman who was seriously wounded in the Boston Marathon bombings has made an emotional plea to find an unknown Afghanistan war veteran who stayed by her side during the horrific ordeal. Massachusetts Governor Deval Pa... | Northeastern University student called Victoria sustained serious shrapnel wound to her leg during first bomb blast . |
212708ca0fcf3cda60ecc8a58eabd784a564c6bf | By . Daily Mail Reporter and Reuters Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:02 EST, 27 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 04:10 EST, 29 May 2012 . As Tropical Storm Beryl moves across the Atlantic, tens of thousands of people were left without power as beach vacations and some Memorial Day remembrance services were drenched. Though winds r... | Thunderstorms drenched the Georgia coast, northern Florida and South Carolina .
Powerful thunderstorm caused flight delays at New York's airports - including Newark and JFK on Saturday .
Temperatures reached 90 degrees in some states .
Rain welcome in areas hit by drought . |
2128047c67affd6ff93c977014ffa6d1137b1f6d | By . Martha Kelner . Follow @@marthakelner . Steve Scott and Charlotte Kerwood became double trap Commonwealth champions as Team England claimed four of six medals on offer in the shooting. Scott and Kerwood are both coached by Sheik Ahmed Al Maktoum — one of the richest men in the world — who also helped Peter Wilson ... | The 29-year-old hit each of his 30 clays in the final to secure gold .
Fellow England shooter French finished in the silver medal position .
The final was a three-way shoot-off with India's Asab Mohb .
Scott's gold made it two for the day for England, after Charlotte Kerwood won her double trap final . |
2128d05f90487ba421bc327bdb7d53066ca137a7 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 08:17 EST, 22 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:06 EST, 22 March 2013 . We can all be forgiven for feeling a little peckish from time-to-time while on the job. But for two policemen the urge proved unbearable - as they were pictured parking their van on double-yellow lines before po... | Two officers illegally parked police van on double yellow lines in Newport .
Member of the public pictured them going into supermarket to buy lunch .
He said police should 'abide by the same rules we all have to follow'
Hampshire Constabulary said officers will be spoken to about 'professional standards' |
2129c3e716b7e04d0e6067ad4c4a9fcf75e2a7fe | (CNN) -- When several health setbacks sapped my 77-year-old dad's zest for life, I had to do something. My friend Diane came to my rescue when she showed off her Fitbit, a small wearable digital device that logs every step you make and nudges you to keep moving. It also tracks your calories to help watch how much you e... | Do-it-yourself fitness monitoring is a growing trend .
But do gadgets that track your exercise programs have lasting benefits?
CNN's Ralitsa Vassileva looks at the progress made by her colleagues -- and her dad . |
212a660ce5b64cc216875f44dd6057cb2c198b20 | Below is an excerpt from HLN "Morning Express" anchor Robin Meade's new book, Morning Sunshine!: How to Radiate Confidence and Feel It Too published by Hachette Book Group. The following takes place when Robin was working as a weekend anchor in Chicago, Illinois. Robin Meade's book "Morning Sunshine!: How to Radiate ... | Anxiety attacks threatened to stop Robin Meade's career in its tracks .
Her compulsion to overachieve put Meade temporarily out of touch with herself .
Meade shares how she got her confidence, and her spontaneity, back .
Robin Meade's new book hits shelves September 10 . |
212b9806868ab1b04d8afff7282fb0ac58e12e78 | Brutal: A youngster said to have been killed fighting on the frontline for the terror group . Hamid's son had been missing for a week, seized by Islamic State gunmen along with 148 other schoolchildren, when a friend discovered the fanatics had posted a contact number for distraught parents on the internet. He called t... | IS seized 149 schoolchildren and subjected them to intensive mind control .
They were from Kobane, the key Syrian border town being besieged by IS .
Children were captured by gunmen at a checkpoint after exams in Aleppo .
The frightened boys were groomed with hours of lectures in radical Islam .
Methods give chilling n... |
212b9ce9152dacbfdd9588740a1ad9a2921fdae6 | Washington (CNN) -- A pre-dawn raid by elite U.S. forces in southern Somalia, in the heart of territory controlled by the al Qaeda subsidiary Al-Shabaab, targeted an Al-Shabaab commander connected to one of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings, a senior Obama administration official said Sunday. The suspected foreign fighter... | NEW: Kenyan officials said Ikrima helped recruit Kenyans into Al-Shabaab .
The raid was led by members of SEAL Team Six, the unit that killed Osama bin Laden .
The SEALs withdrew because they came under fire, a U.S. official says .
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for last month's Kenya mall attack . |
212bf8076dba44bd810a5d1e6838e5e518bacbed | Ahead of this weekend's 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 Hull's home clash with Southampton... Hull City vs Southampton (KC Stadium) Kick-off: S... | Hull's third-choice keeper Eldin Jakupovic is set to continue in goal .
Sadio Mane to return to Southampton squad following midweek absence .
The Saints have lost just once in last 16 meetings with Hull City . |
212c6c452b164672ef3c3038829e323649646e24 | By . Harriet Arkell . PUBLISHED: . 05:36 EST, 24 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:36 EST, 24 January 2014 . Suicidal gunman: Alistair Bell, who was shot dead by police officer after an armed siege, rang his father and asked how best to kill himself, an inquest heard . A gunman in a police siege rang his father to ask a... | Alistair Bell, 42, aimed a gun at a police officer who went to arrest him .
It began a six-hour stand-off during which Bell fired 34 shots at officers .
Bell, from Kirkheaton, West Yorkshire, had history of violence, inquest told .
He rang his father, Gordon Bell, during siege to say he'd 'shot two coppers'
Mr Bell sai... |
212cee8dda3f7be98c2d136e21721af296a6b9ff | By . Simon Jones . West Ham have asked about Lorient defender Lamine Kone as manager Sam Allardyce looks to bolster his squad ahead of the next Premier League season. The 25-year-old centre-back is valued at about £5million and has played for France at every level from U17 to U20. Battler: Lamine Kone (right) wins a he... | Sam Allardyce looks into Lorient defender Lamine Kone .
The 25-year-old centre-back is valued at about £5million .
Kone has played for France at every level from U17 to U20, and was linked with Sunderland last year . |
212cf018312e4649883be7a68f51e8bf7a32c9eb | By . James Rush . A gardener has grown a misshapen chilli which bears an uncanny resemblance to a duck. Keith Rogers took this picture of the chilli after becoming frustrated that shoppers cause masses of food waste by refusing to buy misshapen vegetables. The 79-year-old, of Hartlepool, is a keen grower of vegetables ... | Gardener Keith Rogers says he prefers unconventional looking vegetables .
He said he was frustrated shoppers cause waste by refusing to buy them .
He suggests supermarkets sell misshapen vegetables at half price . |
212df98b79859bb8696d04ee9c86527c4923b794 | We have heard of foot fetishes, but this is ridiculous. Having hundreds of must-have heels at her disposal isn't enough for the shoe-loving wife of American designer Stuart Weitzman, who has spent years travelling the globe curating a collection of the planet's most weird and wonderful heels. The fantastical footwear J... | Design book Art & Sole features 150 fantasy shoes .
Collected by wife of designer Stuart Weitzman .
Not designed to be worn, instead have been on display in flagship NY store . |
212ec3150e1c33e354414d7ff6e68c5eb8529cda | (CNN) -- Florida health officials say they've confirmed eight cases of dengue fever. Those infected have no history of recent international travel, the Florida Department of Health said Tuesday, "so exposure was likely from local mosquitoes." The cases were reported in two southeastern Florida counties: Martin and Miam... | Health officials say local mosquitoes in Florida spread the disease .
Eight dengue cases have been reported in two Florida counties .
Dengue rarely occurs in the United States .
There are up to 100 million infections annually worldwide, the WHO says . |
212f7c3dced59aca490683357865224fb0ef7842 | Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, knows something about secrets and what happens when they're exposed. He has some advice for Edward Snowden, who recently leaked information about the extent of U.S. electronic surveillance programs. "I would strongly advise him to go to Latin America," Assange told CNN's AC360 ... | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange slams secret surveillance programs .
He describes them as "bulk, arbitrary, driftnet fishing"
He praises the man who leaked a story about them, Edward Snowden .
Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London for almost a year . |
21309c77fe5004ab38dab58a246f9fa562224dbf | By . Beth Stebner and Sara Malm . PUBLISHED: . 06:37 EST, 17 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:13 EST, 17 October 2012 . Accused: Peter Gregory Chadwick, 48, denies murdering his wife Quee . A wealthy businessman charged with killing his wife has claimed another man is responsible for the murder. Peter Gregory Chadwick,... | Peter Gregory Chadwick, 48, says another man murdered his wife Quee .
He claims he was forced to load her body onto a truck and then ordered to drive south towards the Mexican border in another car .
Authorities said there were signs of foul-play at couple's multimillion-dollar home in gated community in Newport Beach ... |
21319c21c4c224f0948f7a1ee7a8297b564667b9 | (Rolling Stone) -- After years of near-silence, Eddie Murphy gives a rare extensive print interview in the new issue of Rolling Stone, on stands and available through Rolling Stone All Access on October 28th. In the Q&A, Murphy opens up to senior writer Brian Hiatt about the ups and downs of his long career, his possib... | Actor Eddie Murphy said that his days of making family movies may be over .
Murphy hasn't performed stand-up since the late 1980s but has thought about trying again .
Murphy addressed reports that he stormed out of the Oscars . |
213222c547bbb0cdc9633292206149ad719b0683 | Shanghai (CNN) -- When Yao Ming retired from professional basketball seven months ago, there were fears that interest in the NBA among China's 1.3 billion people would dwindle. But now the former Houston Rockets center -- one of the most successful overseas players in the league's history -- could be forgiven for feeli... | Yao Ming enjoyed huge success in the NBA while playing with the Hosuton Rockets .
Compared to American-born New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, who has Chinese-Taiwanese roots .
Lin's fan base on Sina Weibo, China's top micro-blogging site, has already hit the two million mark .
The two players bonded after meeting... |
21326f9212dcac9c3066cd734f269918ace23817 | By . Chris Pleasance . and Sara Malm . Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is suing the makers of a film allegedly loosely based on events in his life. Welcome To New York, which premiered in Cannes this weekend, stars Gerard Depardieu as sex-addict Mr Deveraux, whom, including other exploits, rapes a hotel maid. S... | Welcome To New York 'based on the downfall of Mr Strauss-Khan'
Former IMF boss is now suing the makers of the film for defamation .
In 2011 he was accused of sexually assaulting chambermaid in New York .
All charges dropped and he settled with woman on undisclosed terms .
However film shows Depardieu's character raping... |
2132a4b496550baf2d3ff092fd102a5d031ec6a7 | By . Jonathan Block . Quattro was allegedly attacked by the children, all under 10 years of age, on May 7 close to the School 4 playground in Paterson. He died on May 15. Quatttro's injuries included a broken leg and skull. One of his eyes was also injured beyond repair. Quattro, the stray cat brutally beaten by grade ... | WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES .
Quattro, a stray, was attacked on May 7 near a school playground in Paterson, New Jersey .
He suffered a broken leg and school and lost an eye before passing away on May 15 .
Quattro may have died at the scene except two brothers saw what was happening and chased the kids away .
Children invol... |
2137a3e4fcf9e6e64ca8f5b329d734b6a90fc512 | By . Lydia Warren . An orthopedic surgeon often slapped anesthetized patients on the buttocks so hard that he left red marks or hand prints, according to a federal complaint. Michael Clarke, 47, also allegedly insulted some of his patients, calling them 'fat [expletive]', and discussed graphic sexual acts with staff in... | Michael Clarke, 47, 'insulted his anesthetized patients and wound his arm up before slapping them across the backsides'
He claimed he slapped the patients to see if the spinal anesthesia was working - but staff said they had never seen another doctor do this .
Clarke, an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip replac... |
2137b4b22ba465002a98ebd7b8a34dbfa0e64010 | The last time he moved to Panama he was exposed as a fraudster, disowned by his children and jailed. But back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin has now told friends he plans to return to the central American country. Under his parole conditions the conman is banned from travelling abroad, but says he will leave Brit... | Darwin and wife faked his death in 2002 to claim £500,000 in life insurance .
Pair fled to Panama but he appeared in Britain in 2007 claiming amnesia .
John and Anne Darwin jailed for scam - they've not spoken for 4 years .
Fraudster has new girlfriend, 32, and claims he'll get new passport in March . |
2137e2b7d95e7e7e66826a4d9a6864e53a0f25d3 | Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) -- Tuesday night, the Democratic Party displayed its deep commitment to women's equality. Drawing upon her own life story, a story of discrimination shared by too many women across America, Lilly Ledbetter delivered a rousing speech as only she can. Ledbetter, the face of the fight for w... | Democratic Party showed it's commitment to women's equality through host of speakers .
Lilly Ledbetter "framed fair pay as both an economic and moral issue"
"Equal pay for equal work should not be a controversial issue in the 21st century"
Michelle Obama didn't need to shout, "I love you, women" to be heard by women in... |
2137ee3e39b5c0d12e17bbd1e10eb75495a3a83b | By . Aladair Glennie . PUBLISHED: . 13:15 EST, 22 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:20 EST, 23 October 2013 . BBC Director General Lord Tony Hall has suggested staff working for the corporation should take second jobs . BBC staff should be encouraged to hold down second jobs while working full time for the corporation, ... | Tony Hall has 11 outside positions on top of his £450,000 BBC role .
Said he thought it was good for BBC staff to 'get involved in things outside'
Accused of failing to crack down on managers earning second salaries . |
213903cae121c406571033043394ad773c3e9970 | (CNN) -- Yemen could turn out like Somalia if the current rate of international investment doesn't increase, the country's deputy finance minister told CNN Monday. "I'm not suggesting a failed state," Jalal Yaqoub said. "What I'm suggesting (is) a state where citizens don't get the right services delivered to them." Ye... | Yemen's deputy finance minister calls for $45- to $50 billion international investment .
He denies his country could become a failed state .
Good jobs and infrastructure help fight extremism, he says . |
21395fa1dce175f18f232fd4860a1ccde883edeb | (CNN) -- The fallout of an investigation into a drug testing lab could cause some trials in Delaware to be postponed for months. Delaware State Police investigators have taken control of the lab inside the state's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner after discovering drug evidence submitted to the lab for analysis had... | State investigators have taken control of a drug testing lab in Delaware .
They are trying to find out if evidence has been tampered with, substituted or removed .
A sealed envelope opened in court during a drug trial contained a surprise switch .
The state wants pending trials involving the lab be stayed for 60 days . |
213991c85f00c0057e69a1f7aa2617190ebd3fc8 | New York (CNN) -- He called the widow of Roger Maris a few days ago, a surprisingly bold move that surely resulted in one of the most awkward phone conversations this side of Bobby Kennedy-George Wallace. Mark McGwire apparently felt it was the right thing to do. And, indeed, he was correct. Pat Maris deserved to hear ... | Jeff Pearlman says Mark McGwire owed (and delivered) apology to Roger Maris' wife, Pat .
He says steroid user apologies have given a new, ignoble, meaning to "manning up"
Even Costas' questions couldn't get McGwire to show grasp of offense, he says .
Pearlman: McGwire still doesn't see what he did . |
21399d58ecdf2da17b02be58d34be988922a101a | By . Damien Gayle . PUBLISHED: . 06:26 EST, 11 October 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:35 EST, 12 October 2012 . If aliens from outer space visited our planet, they might be surprised to find that we excrete waste through our genitals - which, of course, also have a vital use in reproduction. However, the Chinese soft-shell t... | Chinese soft-shelled turtle is the only creature to excrete through its mouth .
Researchers say it evolved like this to survive in brackish swamp waters . |
213d3634c904e6081d9f1d910c8e9c67fe290201 | Seoul (CNN) -- North Korea proclaimed itself a "nuclear state" this week following a revision of its constitution earlier this year. Kim Jong-Il has "transferred the country into an undefeated country with strong political ideology, a nuclear power state, and invincible military power," according to the updated constit... | North Korea proclaimed itself a "nuclear state" in a revised constitution this week .
Analyst: Appears to be directed at the U.S. as the rhetoric from Pyongyang rises .
Comes as signs are growing of activity at North Korea's nuclear test site . |
213d5a14544e83a2396f384d8cf77f8fc23c5e41 | Neil deGrasse Tyson has hit back at criticism that he is 'anti-Christian' after he posted a series of tweets on Christmas Day that left him facing accusations that he had deliberately 'trolled' the Christian holiday. The astrophysicist's tweet commemorating the birthday of Isaac Newton on December 25 has since been ret... | The astrophysicist's tweet commemorating the birthday of Isaac Newton on December 25 has since been retweeted more than 70,000 times .
It was one of several on Christmas Day which resulted in Tyson facing accusations that he was 'trolling Christmas to show you how smart he is'
Tyson expressed his surprise at how popula... |
213d5aed5595f3b6a90d1f0071d8ee687341dad7 | (CNN) -- Returning to late night after more than half a century earns you an entire evening for yourself. At least it did for Barbra Streisand, who was the sole guest and musical act Monday night on "The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon." In honor of her appearance after a 51-year absence, Fallon insisted that Streisand ... | Barbra Streisand last appeared on "The Tonight Show" 51 years ago .
She and host Jimmy Fallon sang together .
He said he expected the star to be a diva . |
213dc667b6c665a4257c4afef5e5fd39d42eb01a | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 9:50 AM on 18th July 2011 . If you were packing to go into space, you'd be forgiven for leaving your hairbrush behind. But astronaut Sandy Magnus may now be regretting not paying more attention to her hair, as pictures of her wild barnet beam around the world. The wacky 'do is... | Zero-gravity plays havoc with long hair during televised phone call from President Obama . |
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