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f21e4139544757f0524a4e276a7bdc1a634e8a8d | (CNN) -- A Christian evangelical group said Thursday that a Bible school -- backed by American evangelist Franklin Graham -- was destroyed in the latest bombing raid to hit South Kordofan, an oil-rich Sudanese province that borders the newly created independent country of South Sudan. At least eight bombs were dropped ... | Rev. Franklin Graham's group, Samaritan's Purse, supports the school .
At least 8 bombs were dropped in the area during school's first day of classes .
Two bombs landed inside the compound, but no injuries were reported .
More than 78,000 have fled South Kordofan and Blue Nile states since August . |
f21e5b6662ff29f13e57c310ff20c6521a074c0e | For many mothers, the school run can be one of the most stressful parts of their day. Spare a thought then for Melissa Stowe, who faces a four-hour journey involving 12 buses to get her daughter Olivia to and from school after the little girl was turned down by primary ten minutes from their home. When the four-year-ol... | Melissa Stowe's daughter Olivia, four, will start school in September .
Oliva was turned down by oversubscribed school near family home .
Miss Stowe, 22, will need to take three buses to get Olivia to school .
She will then need to get home again, and repeat the journey to collect her - and all this will cost £35 a wee... |
f21eb1e550368e87471fb772aa56b64ddab438fe | Every day, millions of people like 16-year-old Celeste live their lives shouldering a huge emotional weight forged by fear, uncertainty and separation. She was only 10 years old when the reality of her family's desperate situation hit her in the face. Rolando Zenteno has lived more than half his 18 years in the United ... | With talk of reform, undocumented immigrants reveal their fears and hopes .
Immigrant: "I identify with American culture," but he hears "you're not part of us." |
f21ecb57e937302d4c1a80e4c693a491e94d297c | By . Kieran Corcoran . PUBLISHED: . 10:20 EST, 4 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 12:11 EST, 4 March 2014 . Two pet dogs which savaged and killed a six-day-old baby girl were killed by police yesterday. Eliza-Mae Mullane had been back from hospital just three days when she was mauled by her own family's animals - an Alaskan... | Eliza-Mae Mullane was savaged just three days after leaving hospital .
She died at home in Pontyberem, Wales, on February 18 this year .
The family pets, an Alaskan malamute and a terrier, were killed yesterday .
Police waited until forensic tests were finished to have them destroyed . |
f21ee3cfe7e9956004e4617faa7481e851f5ae91 | PUBLISHED: . 09:58 EST, 5 March 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 10:43 EST, 5 March 2014 . Former England paceman Darren Gough has reportedly moved out of his family home over a friendship with Towie star Amy Childs, who he met while filming the Winter Olympics-themed reality show The Jump. Childs, 20 years younger than Gough, 43... | Reports say England cricket great Gough has moved out of family home .
TOWIE star Amy Childs says they're just 'good friends'
They met in Austria filming Winter Olympics-themed reality show The Jump . |
f21ef5f31ac2dcdde3d5b8d476c6142ffce012c5 | When Matthew Deane and his family moved into their Utah home, they were constantly harassed by teenagers throwing toilet paper at their house. The torment got so bad, their 15-year-old daughter decided to leave her school in the town of Oakley. So when some of the culprits were caught by the police, instead of pressing... | Matthew Deane's family were tormented when they moved to Oakley, Utah .
For four months teenagers would cover the house in toilet paper .
They would break their furniture and bang on their windows late at night .
Problem got so bad their 15-year-old daughter left her school .
One night some of the culprits were caught ... |
f21f00f88d5abb7e03c56b686f83178eea14bfd1 | By . Nick Mcdermott . PUBLISHED: . 18:00 EST, 12 March 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 04:59 EST, 13 March 2013 . Sandwiches sold by leading High Street food chains contain as much salt as ten bags of crisps, health campaigners have warned. A Peking duck wrap from EAT was found to contain 4.8g of salt, while a Swedish meatball h... | Wrap from EAT contained 4.8g of salt while Pret a Manger wrap had 4.6g .
A 32.5g bag of Walkers Ready Salted crisps contained less than 0.5g .
Researchers found high salt levels in more than half of 664 tested dishes .
Three Pizza Hut dishes contained maximum daily allowance of 6g of salt .
Average salt consumption in ... |
f2201714c0f4e4c15632b108549f5bdebd36958f | We all have a favourite 'photo face' or pose, the expression/shape that we pull when someone whips out a camera in a bid to avoid unflattering social media snaps. Sadly, we're not always quick enough to get into position before a picture is taken that may haunt us in the online realm forever. So how do our favourite ce... | All celebrities have a signature red carpet pose that accentuates the best bits of their body .
Posing and posture expert Liz Lark helped FEMAIL master A-list poses . |
f2203716bd70102c8a40b6afe3dddaf56016b6be | A fifth of workers believe they will never have enough money to retire, a report warns today. The study by HSBC found a third of people were ‘not preparing adequately’ for their retirement, with another third saving nothing at all. It warns that Britain must prepare for the ‘Age of the Unretired’. Money worries: An HSB... | HSBC study finds a third were 'not preparing adequately' for retirement .
The report also warned another third were saving nothing at all .
It warns Britain must prepare for the 'Age of the Unretired'
Pensions minister insists Government reforms will help people save more . |
f2204e7f870eea68a281c7ddb169734b3cedaff9 | Tasered: Ryan Colclough, a winger with Cheshire club Crewe Alexandra, taunted officers sent to arrest him after he allegedly attacked a bouncer . Police tasered a young League One football ace who bellowed 'You won't get me now!' at them after climbing a tree in a drunken bid to escape arrest. Ryan Colclough, a winger ... | Crewe Alexandra ace Ryan Colclough fled police after an alleged assault .
He escaped jail today despite admitting resisting two police officers .
The case of alleged assault was dismissed due to a lack of evidence . |
f220899245e36819a3c3ae8c5f22b4aaea9306d4 | By . Rob Waugh . PUBLISHED: . 07:38 EST, 7 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 07:40 EST, 7 May 2012 . 'Asteroid defence' has always focused . on huge weaponry such as nuclear warheads or lasers - but Strathclyde . researchers believe throwing a handful of rocks could do the trick . instead. Two engineers at the University of . ... | 'Squadron' of 'pebble' sized asteroids would deflect asteroid .
Would need to be launched 8 years in advance .
Could deflect asteroid 22,000 miles - and make it MISS Earth .
Previous research focused on large craft with equally large lasers . |
f220c2bfd6f22da145c443949c0b4ce6799d506e | The designer behind Cathy Freeman's iconic white 2000 Sydney Olympic Games bodysuit has revealed a crucial identifying feature on her creation which could ultimately clarify if a recently found garment is the original. Jennifer Irwin has admitted that she had sewn the Olympic rings onto Freeman's suit upside down while... | The bodysuit was worn by Cathy Freeman when she lit the Olympic torch .
It went missing from her dressing room at Sydney's Stadium Australia .
Designer Jennifer Irwin admitted that she had sewn the Olympic rings onto Freeman's suit upside down while in a rush the night before the ceremony .
Victoria police confirmed a ... |
f220f920913b8fe08b9568073360332241c886ac | Growing numbers of students are shunning British universities such as Oxford and Cambridge and opting to study abroad as they search for value for money, headteachers have warned. With UK institutions now charging fees of £9,000 a year, some independent schools say that more and more students are taking up offers from ... | Headteachers say more students are opting to go abroad for university .
Many are searching for value for money because UK fees are £9,000 a year .
Also say overseas universities offer more contact time with lecturers .
One said a student turned down a place at Cambridge to go to the U.S.
Record numbers of British stude... |
f2216912bf4e12bcb22ab7fc907b99aca66556fb | Involuntary hero: Triple graduate Benjamin Serra Bosch has become the poster boy for Spain's 'Lost generation' after his post about 'cleaning s***' in London . A Spanish graduate who won three degrees has found the only job available to him is cleaning the bathrooms in a London cafe. Benjamin Serra Bosch, 25, received ... | Benjamin Serra Bosch from Valencia has two bachelors and a master .
The 25-year-old now works in a cafe in London as a waiter .
Has been dubbed 'the face of the lost generation' after online rant .
Unemployment for under-25s in Spain hit 56 per cent in August . |
f22175aed4246b72c26adb898c9c593fd51a854a | Amid mounting international pressure, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan spoke Sunday about his government's efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by militants. "Wherever these girls are, we'll get them out," he said, acknowledging that officials don't know where they are. The President criticized the ... | Goodluck Jonathan criticizes the girls' parents for not cooperating fully with police .
Protesters take to streets in London again calling for the release of schoolgirls .
Rallies were held around the world Saturday, mounting pressure on Nigeria to do more .
A total of 276 schoolgirls were abducted, many still in the h... |
f221e2d60f6bb801e9f2403a94d549920e3adfe9 | LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Jamiel Shaw was just three doors from his house on March 2. His father told the 17-year-old high school football star to be home before dark. That is exactly what he was trying to do when, just before dusk, gunshots rang out. Gang members pulled up in a car and asked Shaw if he was in a... | NEW: Arrest made in killing of Jamiel Shaw, athlete killed outside his L.A. home .
Police: Gang members had asked him if we was in a gang .
Shaw didn't have time to tell them "no," according to police .
His mother was on duty in Iraq when she got the news . |
f221f06ec8e89329568902d3218d163e0f8c79c6 | Edmonds, Washington (CNN) -- Scott West went to Japan expecting trouble. A veteran anti-porpoise hunting activist, West documents and protests the killing of the mammals. His actions are deeply unpopular in many of the Japanese coastal communities that cling to the tradition of catching and eating whale. West's organiz... | Scott West documents and protests the killing of porpoises .
When quake hit Otsuchi, West and crew were waiting for boats to return with catch .
West said he was able to leave devastation through the kindness of Japanese people .
He's invited many he met in Japan to his family's home . |
f221f738d0947ef5fa6fcb7f2ca7a6dde57c0677 | At 107 years old, World War II veteran Richard Overton credits God for his longevity. "If man had it, I'd have been dead, but God's got it, and he's keeping me well," said Overton, believed to be the oldest known American veteran of the war. And in his more than century of life, he's seen both the good and bad. "He was... | Richard Overton, 107, volunteered in World War II and went to Pacific islands .
President Obama, audience of 4,000 honor Overton at Arlington National Cemetery .
Overton has his vices: "I drink whisky in my coffee. Sometimes I drink it straight" |
f2222a44f007cac5836d7ee01924e776ee2f59ce | Underground tanks that hold a mix of . toxic radioactive waste at America's most contaminated nuclear site . pose a possible risk of explosion. A nuclear safety board made the announcement in . advance of confirmation hearings for the next leader of the Energy Department. State and federal officials have long . known t... | Hydrogen gas could build up in the tanks at Hanford Nuclear Reservation .
Explosion would release radioactive material .
The federal government created Hanford in the 1940s .
Built as part of the secret Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb. |
f22248176d2568fa0c67ef39960976d7ba5c5fd0 | Spirituality typically promotes ideas of peace, bliss, and inner calm. But a new study claims that people who have spiritual and religious views are more likely to become aggressive and violent when drunk, compared to people without such beliefs. A U.S. psychologist also claimed that in many cases, the stronger the per... | Kentucky psychologist has found a correlation between religion and alcohol .
The study did not focus on a specific religion, but belief in a 'sacred' being .
When sober, spiritual participants were found to be less hostile than those without strong beliefs .
But violence increased as spirituality increased in people wh... |
f22278f4e410ad4260b1fe2b0471622548bc3b91 | (CNN) -- Are clues to alleged murders hidden in tattoos on the right forearm of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez? Police and prosecutors have charged Hernandez, 24, with two counts of first-degree murder in the July 2012 killings of two men in Boston. They are now seeking the help of tattoo artists... | Prosecutors seek tattoo artists who inked former NFL star between February 2012, June 2013 .
The artists are considered witnesses, not suspects, prosecutors say .
Hernandez was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in July 2012 slayings .
He's awaiting trial in separate 2013 slaying of semipro player Odin Lloy... |
f22279db6b31aa416f2e969d355ec8850c834071 | Tony Blair today insisted it was not his job to save the Labour party as he gave lukewarm support to Ed Miliband's beleaguered leadership. The former prime minister was repeatedly pressed on live TV about the crisis in the Labour party, insisting it was 'not a topic for me' and only eventually conceding Mr Miliband has... | Former Prime Minister insists he does not want to discuss Labour .
Says he did not discuss leadership crisis when pair met on Sunday .
Insists bad headlines and public criticism is 'what leadership is all about'
Pressed on live TV, Blair eventually says Miliband as his 'full support' |
f222b30a441b0804c97633f8630e0d0e3f3b8b4e | (CNN) -- The murders of two Texas prosecutors has raised concerns about the safety of others in those positions, but the slayings of prosecutors in the U.S. is "beyond rare," according to a leader of the nation's state and local prosecutors. Scott Burns, executive director for the National District Attorneys Associatio... | National District Attorneys Association: Only 13 killings in past 100 years .
Two prosecutors were killed in one Texas county recently .
Law Enforcement Memorial in D.C. has names of more than 19,000 officers . |
f222b7a7b4ab7d2f9a72fe72e0550caec21115f1 | [SPOILER ALERT: Stop reading if you have not watched tonight's series finale of Breaking Bad, titled "Felina." Major plot spoilers ahead.] . They were teacher and student. Master and apprentice. Father figure and problem child. Manipulator and manipulated. Heisenberg and Hoodie. Hazmat-suited partners in crime making f... | Walter White and Jesse Pinkman will forever be linked .
Aaron Paul called the ending "100 percent satisfying"
Bryan Cranston called it an "unapologetic" finish . |
f222b87ecd53646f55abf9659a8d5e2856830811 | The room was dimly lit, but even in the gloom I spotted him immediately, languidly propped up against the bar in his black tie, more handsome than any man has a right to be, surrounded by beautiful girls. They parted like the Red Sea as I walked up to him, my darling gorgeous boyfriend. I’d spent hours getting ready: b... | Amanda was flattered when a boyfriend told her he disliked her appearance .
‘Negging’ is an extraordinary seduction ‘technique’ based on criticism .
Julien Blanc who degrades women was recently banned from the country . |
f222d41450567f52397ac08d595bffe2e91be505 | (CNN) -- The vetting process and the subsequent hiring of Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson seemed like standard procedure. But in recent days he has come under fire for the controversy surrounding his academic credentials. A graduate of Stonehill College, Thompson earned a bachelor's degree in accounting. But his official biog... | Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has come under fire for lying about his academic degrees .
Melinda Blackman: "Groupthink" may be a culprit in the hiring process of Thompson .
She says Thompson's case raises larger issue of resume fraud .
Blackman: Vetting a job candidate thoroughly can be time consuming, but it's important . |
f223792d801a5557649d23c94a99841f61af5870 | It's true that in what seems like the blink of an eye a child is all grown up, so doting father Steve has got in early to ensure he doesn't miss a moment of his son Ray's development. Adoring dad Steve took a portrait of little Ray every day for his first four years and transformed them into a timelapse video lasting j... | Father Steve took 1,460 images of his son Ray from the day of his birth .
Doting dad then set about making a timelapse video of his son .
Baby Ray is transformed from a bouncing baby to little boy in 2mins 35secs .
Father wanted to record the changes in his son as he developed . |
f223cdd858da918dfd28b3ee87e9058061d19790 | By . Louise Boyle . PUBLISHED: . 22:28 EST, 10 July 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 22:51 EST, 10 July 2012 . DNA found on a padlock chain dropped during an Occupy Wall Street protest has been linked to that discovered at the 2004 murder scene of an aspiring actress. Julliard student Sarah Fox, 21, was dragged from a running pat... | Sarah Fox, 21, found strangled in remote area of Manhattan park .
Naked body surrounded by tulip petals and her pink CD player had unidentified DNA .
Protesters during OWS demonstration in Brooklyn this year left chain holding DNA which matched that at Miss Fox's murder site . |
f223f9b7ab8a65981f056016110b6c11c2d3e210 | By . Daily Mail Reporter . Last updated at 7:22 AM on 2nd March 2012 . An armoured truck security guard is on the run after allegedly shooting his partner in the head and vanishing with more than $2million in cash. After escaping from the crime scene, Kenneth Konias Jr phoned a friend to say: 'I f***ed up. My life is o... | Kenneth Konias Jr, 22, a Garda Cash Logistics guard, allegedly killed his partner Michael Haines .
He is on the run after making off with $2.3m in cash .
Police launch nationwide manhunt saying Konias is 'armed and dangerous'
Garda offers $100,000 reward for information . |
f22469c6885a6c91be7b4f3c5777d6e255342dba | A woman has been arrested for drunk driving through a town in the wrong lane - while dressed as Hello Kitty. Carrie Gipson, 37, was dressed as the Japanese cartoon character at 2am Sunday morning when police in Gorham, Maine, pulled her over. Gipson, wearing a frilly pink and white outfit with a white, cat-shaped face ... | Carrie Gipson, 37, was pulled over at 2am Sunday in Gorham, Maine .
Refused an OUI test and was arrested after being stopped in cartoon outfit . |
f224ff1bc8fa44f7192784a803810dc3d4debe84 | By . Liz Hull . PUBLISHED: . 16:19 EST, 9 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 16:55 EST, 9 May 2013 . Andy Bellis (pictured), himself a singer in a band, was among those who were refused entry to a Vaccines gig for not knowing the lead singer's name . Music fans were refused entry to a concert by police if they could not name th... | The indie rockers were performing at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, Wales .
Six people couldn't answer questions and had £18.50 tickets confiscated .
And diabetic student was forced to hand over her bag containing insulin before the gig . |
f2253d2328a6af43ae7d3d2132c5f4ee2b8084f5 | Thibaut Courtois must become Jose Mourinho's first-choice goalkeeper at Chelsea if he wants to continue as Belgium No 1, national team coach Marc Wilmots has warned. The 22-year-old has established himself as one of the world's leading goalkeeper after winning La Liga while on loan at Atletico Madrid last season but he... | Courtois was Belgium's No 1 goalkeeper at the World Cup in Brazil .
But coach Wilmots will 're-assess' selecting him if he is benched at Chelsea .
Courtois played the full 90 minutes in Chelsea's 2-0 win over Real Sociedad .
But Mourinho will not confirm who will be his first choice on Monday .
Chelsea face Burnley in ... |
f225be76a5651e679857a52fb1128bf086a24486 | (CNN) -- A man accused of shooting two students at a Littleton, Colorado, middle school last week was formally charged Tuesday in the incident, according to a spokeswoman for the Jefferson County district attorney's office. Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood, 32, appeared via video link before Judge Thomas Vance to hear the 1... | Man, 32, accused of shooting two students February 23 at middle school in Littleton .
Charges against Bruco Strongeagle Eastwood include attempted murder .
The two wounded students have been released from hospitals .
Shooting took place two miles from Columbine High School, scene of 1999 rampage . |
f22733da21529d905fdfb538067be2fd1c304306 | For commuters it is perhaps the most baffling annual excuse for delays and cancellations on the railways: Leaves on the line. But there may now be a solution to the problem and it involves zapping autumn litter into oblivion with lasers. Dutch rail company Nederlandse Spoorwegen has revealed it is working with the Delf... | Infrared laser vaporises slippery layer that forms on tracks from leaf mulch .
If untreated leaves are compacted into a slippery Teflon-like surface .
Train braking distance can double on tracks covered with leaf mulch .
New device has been fitted in front of wheels of two trains in Holland .
Device could end commuters... |
f2277b4455335db2290ac5a737d2ae40228e0181 | These are the remarkable pictures of a young girl who tamed a fully grown wild elephant. Kim Luan, who is part of the M'Nong ethnic group from central Vietnam, has now become inseparable from her pet elephant and the two are best friends. It is common in the M'Nong society to tame wild elephants before introducing them... | A Vietnamese girl has tamed a fully grown wild elephant and keeps it as a pet .
It is used to help villagers work the fields, transport goods and build houses .
She interacts with it despite the fact a single move has potential to be fatal .
French photographer captured their heart warming relationship . |
f227b2483c1a661b29e93273e15f439b5cc5268a | By . Louise Boyle . and Michael Zennie . and Jessica Jerreat . PUBLISHED: . 18:15 EST, 19 October 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 19:14 EST, 19 October 2013 . Two murderers who escaped from prison by using forged release documents have been caught after spending nearly a month on the run. Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker were t... | Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker, both 34, went on the run after being accidentally released from a Florida prison in the last month .
Convicts found at motel hours after families appealed for them to turn themselves in .
The signature of Judge Belvin Perry was forged on the papers .
Officials at Franklin Correctional... |
f227d96666d5406c081b58ee7f684b4455b72731 | (CNN) -- There's "no risk of Ebola" for a Dallas deputy who was hospitalized with possible symptoms of the virus, a Texas health official said Wednesday. The deputy, named by local media as Sgt. Michael Monnig, didn't have any direct contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the man who died of Ebola in Dallas on Wednesday. "We... | Health official: With no fever and no contact, there is no risk .
Son on hospitalized deputy: We don't think he has Ebola .
Fire chief: Health officials are treating it "as a low-risk event"
The first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States dies . |
f227f2ec0e7d0ff806827f7cfa04bf138e29741b | Saying that climate change ranks among the world's most serious problems -- such as disease outbreaks, poverty, terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on all nations to respond to "the greatest challenge of our generation." Kerry, speaking before coll... | Secretary of State John Kerry says climate deniers are supported by shoddy science .
He says little has been done since the 1990s when scientists first spoke of the problem .
U.S. giving Indonesia more than $300 million in aid to reduce deforestation .
Kerry says China agrees to framework for discussions on how to deal... |
f228622dbc44aa4714a8eb07c97c737e5df40270 | Harry Kane savoured a 'great night' under the White Hart Lane floodlights as his hat-trick helped Tottenham to a 5-1 Europa League victory over Asteras Tripoli. The England Under-21 striker not only scored his first treble for Spurs but ended the Group C clash in goal after Hugo Lloris’ late sending-off. He was left re... | Kane scored a hat-trick to help Tottenham beat Asteras Tripoli 5-1 .
But he ended the game in goal after keeper Hugo Lloris was sent off .
Kane was then left red-faced after making a hash of Barrales' free-kick .
Erik Lamela scored incredible 'Rabona' goal to light up White Hart Lane . |
f22932b567ffef5212dd69656430833a3c004d05 | (CNN) -- The U.S. Postal Service spent more than $792,000 "without justification" on meals and events in one five-month period even as it reported losing $3.8 billion this year, the agency's inspector general says in a report. Employees spent $792,022 on meals and external events "without justification for food purchas... | Purchases included crab cakes, beef Wellington, scallops for postmaster installation ceremony .
Report cites districts for buying $14,140 in movie tickets as employee incentives .
Purchases conflict with goal to cut costs after reporting $3.8 billion loss in 2009 fiscal year .
"It appears there is still work to be done... |
f22939b3a17501ca2aa940676ee1b1c5cb164fbb | A rookie New York cop attacked by a hatchet-wielding maniac has taken his first steps unassisted as he continues a slow but steady recovery from his hospital bed. Officer Kenneth Healey, 25, is believed to have taken a few steps around his hospital room without the aid of a walker. The rookie NYPD officer was rushed to... | WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT .
New York officer Kenneth Healey was attacked by hatchet-wielding madman .
He has now taken his first steps on his own as he recovers from the attack .
Crazed attacker, Zale Thompson, was shot dead by Mr Healey's colleagues .
Endearing photo of NYPD officers taken seconds before the attack . |
f229465107b73d20edd45de00ec5fbe6e4394fe3 | Satellite images are being used to monitor how ocean acidification is changing the world's seas. For the first time, scientists have been able to obtain a global picture of how rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are affecting the oceans. Using thermal cameras and microwave sensors mounted on satellites orbi... | Researchers at the University of Exeter have mapped world's oceans's pH .
They used data from sensors carried on satellites to produce the images .
It will allow scientists to monitor how the world's oceans are changing .
The world's seas are becoming more acidic as carbon dioxide levels grow .
Many marine creatures in... |
f22a21b810b465fc4a9adf4c41745a2db86a2c6f | By . Emily Allen . PUBLISHED: . 05:08 EST, 28 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:46 EST, 28 June 2012 . A disabled sheep is enjoying a new lease of life after receiving a specially designed wheelchair to help him get around. Buster the sheep is unique amongst the animals at Clough Farm Animal Sanctuary, in Stockport, as ins... | Vets said he should be put down because of his deformed leg but volunteers were determined to find another solution .
The £445 device was paid for by donations from the local community .
Now Buster can whizz around the field at great speed and can even reverse . |
f22a41999d4348a46afd07a5ba3e440e0c9e67c3 | Washington (CNN) -- The Democratic candidate running for Senate in Kansas took his case to the state Supreme Court this week to get his name off the ballot. And he won. By pulling their candidate, Democrats are hoping independent candidate Greg Orman will unseat Republican Sen. Pat Roberts and join the Democratic caucu... | Dems pulled their candidate from the ballot to help Orman unseat the sitting Republican .
Orman hasn't said which party he would caucus with in the Senate .
He's told supporters he wants to be a mediator between the two parties .
Many believe he'd caucus with Democrats, but he'll face slim re-election chances if he doe... |
f22a497f1d86f173f871ca02ccb6eadae5e5f734 | (CNN) -- Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain are pushing for a gas-tax holiday, but Sen. Barack Obama says the plan is a quick fix that would do more harm than good. Sen. Hillary Clinton campaigns this week in Wilmington, North Carolina. Gov. Mike Easley has endorsed her. McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, w... | Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain back federal gas-tax holiday .
Sen. Barack Obama says plan would do more harm than good .
North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley endorses Clinton .
McCain in Florida as part of weeklong health care tour . |
f22a7342a484c6a3097e6cf9709eb19eab780dd5 | By . Anna Hodgekiss . Battle: Alexia Rose Crane was so ill when she was 14 months old that her parents were told to say goodbye to her . The parents of a critically ill girl were told to say goodbye after she was declared medically dead for seven minutes. Alexia Rose Crane was rushed to Blackpool Victoria Hospital when... | Alexia Rose Crane was rushed to Blackpool Victoria Hospital at 14 months .
Had been unable to hold food and drink down and suffered heart attack .
Was so ill that she was 'dead' for seven minutes .
Was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, affecting pumping of blood .
Miraculously survived and three months on, is grad... |
f22af8e419425ad5896178e1f466c73bde65c70f | By . Lizzie Parry . A pilates instructor's heart stopped for 30 seconds after she suffered a near-fatal reaction to a filler injection. Hailey Terrell suffered eight strokes and a cardiac arrest after the cosmetic injection in her chin. The 37-year-old's heart stopped beating for 30 seconds, leaving her medically dead ... | Hailey Terrell had a dermal filler injection to banish a line on her chin .
A day after the cosmetic jab she started to suffer stroke-like symptoms .
Pilates instructor was sent home from hospital with food allergy medication .
The next day she visited A&E after choking and struggling to breathe .
She suffered eight st... |
f22b03685c46f56ca8b2c6b7783a86828b0ff9aa | By . Jenny Hope . Access denied: Crizotinib could benefit 1,000 patients a year but is deemed to lack evidence of benefits . A new drug that combats a specific type of lung cancer is too expensive for the NHS, says the rationing watchdog. Crizotinib, which is aimed at patients in their 40s and 50s, halts the advance of... | New drug halts advance of non-small cell lung cancer for eight months .
Crizotinib costs £4,000 a month and could benefit 1,000 patients a year .
NHS watchdog deems it too expensive due to lack of evidence of benefits . |
f22b3797f3bfeaa4cf1f739cc4b4be8d4486cb89 | By . Ellie Zolfagharifard . An amateur astronomer has captured incredible images of space - from his garden shed. Tommy Bowkett, 31, took advantage of several rare clear nights to peer into the night sky using his telescopes. He took a number of images, captured over four days, and was amazed by the stunning pictures t... | Images taken by Tommy Bowkett, 31, at his parent's house in Barnwood .
They include the Pelican Nebula, California Nebula and the Pacman Nebula .
Images taken over several nights using Skywatcher Equinox telescopes . |
f22b4eb50f2ed088a94cde5fc367d7b6d41341fd | By . Reuters . A 41-year-old man who was arrested after border officials found two dying Mexican men in the trunk of his car at the U.S.-Mexican border wept in court on Wednesday as he was arraigned on a federal smuggling charge. Nicholas George Zakov appeared distraught as his court-appointed attorney entered a plea o... | Nicholas George Zakov, 41, was arrested after border officials found two dying Mexican men in the trunk of his car at the U.S.-Mexican border .
According to a complaint filed against him, he said he had nothing to declare .
During a random inspection customs agents found two men unconscious in the trunk .
One was breat... |
f22b6865cc8a8d024a4a466c29b8a9fcdbf6eb66 | NEW YORK (CNN) -- Supermodel and television host Tyra Banks said Sunday she's "concerned" about Saturday's melee at an "America's Next Top Model" audition at a New York hotel but said she didn't know what caused the disturbance. Supermodel Tyra Banks, who hosts "America's Next Top Model," says she's not certain what tr... | Police: 3 people were arrested Saturday after melee at a TV show audition .
"America's Next Top Model" audition was held at a New York hotel, police say .
Tyra Banks, show's host, says she doesn't know what triggered the melee .
Authorities: Six people were injured; two sought treatment at a hospital . |
f22ba7bb9d2df431615bee898ecb3d5ed0b8939f | (CNN) -- I watched as the sellers and beggars descended on her. I was thankful she was walking in front of me although I knew my turn would soon follow. There were women hawking iced water and children with prayer beads, wooden sculptures and cotton pants. Everyone trying to get her attention by saying, "Lady, lady ...... | It's common to feel pressure when you receive too many requests from many people .
Julianne Wurm: While people want to say no, they often feel trapped into saying yes .
Some simple rules can help people navigate the requests and set their priorities, she says . |
f22c02513f19b52c7c68be7c29da19a1ff49dcbc | WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Using a Facebook profile, police arrested a suspect in an attack on the Georgetown University campus. The victim searched through Facebook profiles to identify his attacker. The university sophomore appeared in court Friday, charged in connection to what police called a hate-crime attack near campus... | Police use Facebook to locate, charge suspect in hate crime .
Suspect is a Georgetown University sophomore .
The victim was attacked on September 9 near Georgetown's campus .
Georgetown University is now investigating the incident . |
f22c10976ec2a03c9d5b41f58bb17941ee9b70f7 | By . Sean Poulter, Consumer Affairs Editor . PUBLISHED: . 19:51 EST, 4 November 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 20:51 EST, 4 November 2013 . British families are the biggest web shoppers in the world with almost £1 in every £5 spent through computers, tablets and smartphones. Some 18.3 per cent of all retail spending – which doe... | Some 18.3% of all retail spending is made via the internet .
Britons predicted to spend £20.4bn on the web before Christmas .
Switch to online is affecting high streets with major chains vanishing .
Big sellers include food mixers, iPads, and Sir Alex Ferguson's book . |
f22c2392879212c085967a4dab5915e8abfe19c3 | Jail-house stripes look like last season’s trend as fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are set to be acquitted of tax fraud, after an Italian prosecutor declared them innocent. The world famous design duo were sentenced to one year and eight months in jail last year after being convicted of evading ta... | Italian designer duo were convicted last year of £860m of tax evasion .
Given to one year and eight months jail and ordered to pay compensation .
However an Italian prosecutor has now declared the pair innocent . |
f22c8d0dfbad6959f42aeb867adb91cb52cec155 | Mark Wahlberg, pictured in November, arrives at the premiere for his latest movie The Gambler . Victims of one of Mark Wahlberg's racially-motivated attacks as a teenage delinquent in segregated Boston in the 1980s are divided over whether he should be granted a pardon for his crimes. Kristyn Atwood was among a group o... | Kristyn Atwood was among a group of mostly black fourth-graders on a field trip in 1986 when Wahlberg and his white friends began hurling rocks .
The gang chased the children, yelling 'Kill the n******!' until an ambulance driver intervened. Wahlberg was 15 at the time .
The 43-year-old actor wants official forgiveness... |
f22cc0e589f5b52a3b80fda6963e76cbf1e5284d | By . Ruth Sunderland . PUBLISHED: . 20:28 EST, 17 February 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 02:55 EST, 18 February 2013 . Bonus: Ellen Alemany is among five senior executives set to receive a multi-million pound share windfall from state-backed the Royal Bank of Scotland . Five senior executives at Royal Bank of Scotland are in l... | Five senior executives in line for multi-million pound payout .
Ellen Alemany, US boss, to receive largest jackpot of £2.1million .
Critics condemn rewards at state-backed bank as 'wrong' |
f22d6a3f2bcf4108905e156d2851b2dd7763505e | James Ward crashed out of the Aegon International in straight sets against American Donald Young to end the British men’s chances in Eastbourne with barely a whimper. Ward warmed up for Wimbledon next week — where he has been granted a wildcard — by winning just 49 per cent of points on his first serve during a disapp... | British players Heather Watson and Johanna Konta reached the second round of the Aegon International in Eastbourne .
James Ward couldn't follow suit after losing to Donald Young 6-2 6-3 .
Watson came from behind to beat higher ranked Tsvetana Pironkova .
Wildcard Konta defeated World No 72 Belina Bencic . |
f22da2ce6bba3f34e57c2ca620f773412e1407a1 | The girlfriend of victim Odin Lloyd broke down in tears on the stand at Aaron Hernandez's murder trial today as she recalled the middle-of-the-night call which brought news that her boyfriend was dead. Shaneah Jenkins, the sister of Hernandez's fiancée Shayanna, also testified on Tuesday about her sister's 'secretive' ... | Shaneah Jenkins wept for the first time on the stand as she recalled how a police officer told her over the phone about Odin Lloyd's death .
The 27-year-old's body was found in industrial scrubland on June 17, 2013 .
Hernandez, a former Patriots tight-end, is accused of his murder .
Shaneah said defendant mentioned Llo... |
f22e21ecf651e576d826d7c461198e5b6bce7ccd | By . Daily Mail Reporter . A father and his friend have been charged after allegedly dragging his four-year-old son across a street on a leash and tying him to a tree so that they could smoke drugs. The child was dragged across a highway, up over a curb and along 20 feet of landscaped bark, before being tethered to a t... | The boy's father, Richard Marsh, 29, and .
Paul Rapp, 35, arrested in Salt Lake City on Sunday .
on child abuse and drug possession charges .
Marsh's son suffered minor injuries including road rash, and is now in the care of his mother . |
f22e6bf2385228794bef9a9d031a10cc41a11138 | Cristiano Ronaldo scored hat-trick number 25 of his Real Madrid career as Carlo Ancelotti’s side made it 18 goals in three games with a thumping win over Elche. It was Ronaldo’s eighth goal inside a week and after the game he was asked if he was still happy at Madrid. He said: ‘Things are going well for more on a perso... | Real Madrid defeated Elche 5-1 in their La Liga clash at the Bernabeu .
Visitors took a shock lead through Albácar Gallego after a controversial penalty was awarded by referee Carlos Carlos Gómez .
Gareth Bale equalised with a header from James Rodriguez's cross .
Cristiano Ronaldo scored four more goals including a pa... |
f22ebe66271616cce8bf303985d3be5ba782c87b | By . Deni Kirkova . PUBLISHED: . 07:10 EST, 28 May 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 12:27 EST, 28 May 2013 . There's nothing like a warning from the doctors to spur on a health kick. At least, that's what worked for super-slimmer Steven Goodwin who lost 17 stone in just one year after doctors warned him he was just days from deat... | Steven Goodwin got warning when diagnosed with pneumonia at 30 stone .
The carer, 39, from Carlton, Notts shunned gastric band after dire prediction .
Joined Slimming World and dropped to 12 stone 13lbs in just one year . |
f22ecce94f95f1c66b2ee4df5a0a90e33ab83ec9 | Former England midfielder Frank Lampard has been 'upset' by some of the criticism aimed at Raheem Sterling this week. Sterling did not start England's Euro 2016 qualifying win in Estonia on Sunday after telling manager Roy Hodgson that he felt tired. Hodgson's decision to make this conversation public has prompted a hu... | Frank Lampard said he was 'upset' by criticism of Raheem Sterling .
Sterling told England manager Roy Hodgson he was tired before Estonia match, and subsequently didn't start the match .
Lampard said it was brave of the 19-year-old to be honest with Hodgson .
Lampard was a team-mate of Sterling's at the World Cup in Br... |
f22f0c067e088913fd76ccff7a52473c5547c40f | The man accused of killing one-punch victim Raynor Manalad will be the first person dealt with under new laws which could see him jailed for a minimum of eight years. Hugh Garth, 21, stands accused of striking the 21-year-old nursing graduate while the pair were celebrating a birthday party early on Saturday morning. I... | Hugh Garth could face eight years in jail for allegedly punching Raynor Manalad in the head .
The 21-year-old will the first person dealt with under new sentencing laws .
Raynor Manalad was killed while trying to quell a fight at a house party .
Garth will reappear in a Sydney court in July .
Friends have paid tribute ... |
f22f1c8f7328a989de16591377f95d2b05f24663 | By . Phil Duncan for MailOnline . Follow @@PhilDuncanF1 . Mercedes will consider a new driver line-up if Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are involved in another collision. Hamilton was forced to retire from the Belgium Grand Prix after his controversial crash with team-mate Rosberg in Spa. Rosberg finished second despi... | Toto Wolff claims a 'different line-up' would be considered by Mercedes .
Rosberg crash with Hamilton described as 'unacceptable' by Mercedes boss .
Rosberg leads Hamilton in the drivers' championship by 29 points . |
f22f67ef86234a532db8b5b64bb72c085f6833bf | Hong Kong (CNN) -- When Lijia Zhang was 10-years old, her mother told her babies are born from armpits. "I thought that's strange, because there's no hole there," Zhang recalls, adding that she "had absolutely nothing" in terms of sex ed when she was growing up in Nanjing in the 1970s, beyond what her mother told her. ... | Sex-related social issues on the rise in China, including sexual assault, STDs, unwanted pregnancies .
Sex education is key to eradicating these problems, but educators have little incentive to teach .
Traditional beliefs impede honest talk about sex .
A one-minute Chinese video explaining important sex facts goes vira... |
f22fae260d4c0cfc4516731c87b91a7113885ca6 | Los Angeles (CNN) -- Irfan Khan, a Florida limo driver accused of conspiring with his imam father and brother to funnel tens of thousands of dollars to the Pakistani Taliban, was denied bail Thursday in federal court. Khan, 37, was also ordered to be transferred to Miami, where the indictment against him originated. Kh... | Irfan Khan is accused of providing money to the Pakistani Taliban .
A U.S. magistrate judge "reluctantly" calls Khan a flight risk .
His father, brother, sister and nephew are also indicted .
Khan shouldn't be held responsible for his father's actions, his lawyer argues . |
f2300121a850a90bd84d69d8e6689fc2168c8ca4 | By . Tom Kelly . PUBLISHED: . 05:57 EST, 1 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 20:05 EST, 1 June 2012 . Thrifty: Martin Lewis, pictured with his wife Lara Lewington, faced a backlash from subscribers after the deal was announced . A few years ago he was wooing his future wife over restaurant meals funded by discount vouchers. Y... | Martin Lewis created the website for just £100 nine years ago .
He will receive £60million in cash and shares plus a further £27million if targets are met under deal agreed with Moneysupermarket .
The consumer expert will remain editor-in-chief of the website for the next three years . |
f23024acab8b73c2f853e217c355d1a99fac3107 | (CNN) -- A 5-year-old boy with a brain tumor who was removed from a British hospital, starting an intense international search, has been found in Spain with his parents, the Hampshire Constabulary posted on its Facebook page late Saturday. The search for Ashya King, who recently had surgery, began Thursday when his par... | Police say the boy was found with his parents in Spain .
Parents took Ashya King, 5, from British hospital prematurely, police say .
Without further care, boy is at "substantial risk," police say .
Interpol issued a international missing-person notice . |
f230c6a27963ecd32ee56edcbb9fc546f2e9bc2f | By . Matt Chorley, Mailonline Political Editor . PUBLISHED: . 11:14 EST, 10 December 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 12:21 EST, 10 December 2012 . David Cameron today revealed how the rough and tumble of life in politics had not prepared him for the onslaught of abuse from Twitter trolls, telling him to lose weight and wishing h... | Prime Minister says followers tell him to lose weight and wish he was dead .
As Tory leader in 2009 he warned 'too many tweets make a t***'t .
@David_Cameron now has 184,000 followers . |
f230f09fdbbe45a4eb42ca34a38f061f688a11db | By . Richard Arrowsmith . Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler has backed Daniel Sturridge to stake his claim as the club's most influential player after the loss of Luis Suarez. The pair scored 52 goals between them last season as Liverpool came within two points of winning the Premier League title before Suarez was sold to... | Daniel Sturridge will shine after the loss of Luis Suarez, says Robbie Fowler .
Sturridge and Suarez scored 52 league goals between them last season .
The Uruguay international was sold to Barcelona for £75 million .
Fowler has seen great players come and go at Anfield including Ian Rush, Michael Owen and Fernando Torr... |
f231249defae6425351595f2eafd797b9cd98efb | A secret arsenal of guns and ammunition hidden in the wake of the Dunblane massacre have been found stashed behind a false wall by a builder renovating a house. Builder Simon Berni, 41, was shocked to discover a secret haul of more than 30 shotguns and pistols as well as hundreds of rounds of ammunition when he began w... | Simon Berni made the discovery while renovating a house in south Wales .
More than 30 shotguns and pistols as well as hundreds of rounds of ammunition were hidden behind a false wall in the Dinas Powys property .
Believed previous owner hid the weapons after the Dunblane massacre .
The 1996 atrocity caused private owne... |
f231301d15ed5ee4e4fd71d7df4856221c535bff | (CNN) -- Summer offers lots of things to do outdoors, which is good for the many television viewers who complain about the quality of programming then. Showtime's "Nurse Jackie" is one of the cable series providing a lift for summertime television viewing. It's not that there aren't things to watch. On network televisi... | Summer seen as wasteland on broadcast TV for some critics and bloggers .
Networks often run repeats and launch reality shows during summertime .
Cable stations offer destination viewing for new, hot shows .
Blogger says "you are really scraping the bottom of the barrel" for shows . |
f2316de17a5bb3f40ef21b709ec5d8754df4d1e3 | By . Fiona Macrae . It is the stuff that superheroes are made of. But the power to see round corners could soon be yours. British scientists are creating a camera that can peer round corners without the aid of a mirror. By taking pictures at the speed of light, it should be able to reveal hidden objects – from people,... | Gadget invented by Jonathan Leach, of Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University .
Invention consists of laser, a super-fast camera and a computer .
Technology could be used by military, by rescue teams, or simply by motorists who .
struggle to reverse park . |
f231a45e88e29badb426052004aad068b45ee92b | By . Daniel Martin, Whitehall Correspondent . PUBLISHED: . 18:29 EST, 11 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 18:30 EST, 11 November 2012 . Double beds could be installed in NHS maternity units to allow fathers to keep their partners company. Hospitals will be told that, at the very least, they must offer spare beds for men ... | Hospitals will be told, at the very least, they must offer spare beds for men who want to remain close by .
Larger birthing pools could also be provided so fathers can join mothers during water births .
But the cost is likely to cause concern at a time when NHS maternity services are facing cutbacks . |
f231f940e4d557a2d6a1c9c8a225cb815520cefe | By . Julian Gavaghan . PUBLISHED: . 09:38 EST, 11 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:48 EST, 11 May 2012 . A ‘sadistic’ father has been ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his ex-partner and their two-year-old daughter in a jealous rage. David Oakes, 50, stormed Christine Chambers’ house and blasted... | David Oakes planned savage shotgun attack in 'elaborate detail' after deciding that the 'last hours of their lives would be terrifying .
He tortured Christine Chambers while daughter ignoring his terrified daughter Shania's cry to stop .
Judge Mr Justice Fulford said attack was 'needless' as he jailed 'sadistic' Oakes... |
f23233c5fd38ac70911e028ab90d905e7551217b | (CNN) -- Actress Debi Mazar is passionate about food, and she recently used her cooking skills to raise money for The Midnight Mission, a Los Angeles-based organization that helps the homeless. Mazar is also an enthusiastic supporter of CNN Heroes, and she recently sat down with CNN Entertainment senior producer Denise... | Actress Debi Mazar has raised money for The Midnight Mission, a Los Angeles food bank .
Mazar said the organization does more than feed people; it also gives them a fresh start .
Mazar said she came from humble beginnings, too: "I grew up on food stamps" |
f232c791dbeac5e82196e4b992477bc1c3d1febe | By . Lucy Crossley . Abandoned and decaying, this eerie Cold War base was once was rumoured to house nuclear warheads in case of an attack but now stands empty, untouched since it was last used two decades ago. RAF Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire was once a bustling strategic base for the U.S. Air Force, hosting huge B-52... | RAF Upper Heyford in Oxfordshire was a bustling strategic base for the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War .
Base was taken over by the U.S. in 1950 and handed back to the Ministry of Defence in 1994 .
It once housed huge B-52 bombers and U-2 reconnaissance aircraft deployed to make checks on Soviet weapons .
Two decade... |
f232ff644a0e5159ddf12327880a2cdfe97fef74 | Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- A white bus drives through Nairobi at midnight. It looks like the type tourists hire to drive out on safari but this one is stuffed with a gang dressed in black hoodies. They target Kenya's political elite with a single message-- they are graffiti artists whose work likens their nation's politic... | Artists use graffiti paintings to slam Kenya's political leaders .
They liken the political class to vultures preying on the weak .
They say they want to spark ballot box revolution by making people think about their vote . |
f2333e737c96c11f608547faea26c7bef7502e93 | Amid the post-match excitement of Wednesday night’s stunning Champions League victory in Rome, Samir Nasri suggested Manchester City are now among the best teams in the world. In Moscow and even in Rome itself, there will be many who disagree. Certainly this year’s Champions League has seen the very worst of Manuel Pel... | Samir Nasri and Pablo Zabaleta goals secured a place in the last 16 of the Champions League for Manchester City .
City bounced back from an awful start in Group E to qualify .
Joe Hart is hoping City can finally come of age in Europe . |
f2335acb0542dc8bfb653ce2f653694f42ed8ab3 | (CNN) -- Well, it was big. The Michael Jackson memorial service, where daughter Paris spoke briefly, was a big draw on TV and online. The biggest ever? Probably not. Tuesday's memorial service for Michael Jackson was expected to set some high marks for viewership -- and it did. But, based on information gathered by var... | Michael Jackson memorial watched by 31.1 million in U.S.
Show was a huge hit on Web, with traffic spiking up to 33 percent .
On eBay, Jackson items included programs from memorial service . |
f2337db6dc9fd2d5cb33f2a9d35dc9efb99b7df7 | 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 ... |
f23386255a82d610bb6c1762761c7b1eafa43ec4 | BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- A huge mural greets visitors to the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. It's a memorial to the building's namesake, who died unexpectedly in 1993. Hundreds of tiles are used to create the "magic" mural at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston. A young Reggie L... | Lifetiles are murals, created without electricity or moving parts, that appear to move .
Rufus Seder is the inventor of Lifetiles and the only artist in the world using them .
His eye-catching Lifetiles installations can take over a year to make .
Seder also is the author of two bestselling books using similar technolo... |
f233fec21f8c21d0f7d78e332e52b09ca2917b8c | (CNN) -- Five foreign troops were killed Saturday in Afghanistan, bringing the number of NATO and U.S.-led coalition troop deaths in June to 32 -- more than in Iraq. A French NATO soldier stands guard in the Arghandab district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Friday. Foreign troop deaths in the Afghan war have bee... | NEW: NATO, Afghan force attacked from across Pakistan border; no casualties .
NATO, coalition deaths reflect Taliban spring offensive, Iraq progress .
Thirty-two troops have died in Afghanistan during June, 19 in Iraq .
Five troops died Saturday in two separate roadside attacks in Afghanistan . |
f23410f9d27db198643fe3c44f79538d3dee6054 | (CNN) -- A leftist candidate won the Czech Republic's first presidential election decided by direct vote. Milos Zeman, a former prime minister and head of the Citizens' Rights Party, won with 54.8% of the vote, according to the Czech News Agency. He defeated Karel Schwarzenberg, an aristocratic foreign minister with th... | Milos Zeman, a former prime minister, wins the Czech presidency .
He replaces Vaclav Klaus, who is term limited .
Analyst: Zeman is open to a government dependent on Communist Party support . |
f234422870c0d9476a1280ab67e2563a05193b8c | By . Sam Webb . PUBLISHED: . 14:00 EST, 9 July 2013 . | . UPDATED: . 05:55 EST, 10 July 2013 . Grief: Christopher and Lisa Avery-Wright after the inquest into the death of their son William outside the Worth School in West Sussex where he was a pupil . The father of a public schoolboy has criticised his school for anno... | William Avery-Wright was just 13 when he was killed crossing the road .
His school sent out an email to parents with the sad news .
But father Christopher Avery-Wright found out his son was dead from texts . |
f234b99bc58d84202f4c5ad979c1c1df3bbe40c1 | By . Ryan Gorman . and Associated Press Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 20:31 EST, 15 January 2014 . | . UPDATED: . 20:32 EST, 15 January 2014 . A self-described pimp accused of murdering three people last year in a fiery shootout on the Las Vegas Strip had the sentencing in an unrelated case delayed a second time. Attorneys ... | Ammar Harris faces life in prison after being convicted last year of sexual assault from a 2010 case .
He also faces the death penalty after being charged with three counts of capital murder .
The murder charges stem from a horrifying car chase, shooting and chain reaction accident in which a taxi exploded on the Las V... |
f234ee1d77ab7e22498e87a8326cacf641c45098 | By . Lucy Laing . Last updated at 5:41 PM on 30th January 2012 . When his son Daniel was given just months to live without a lifesaving transplant, devoted father David made a brave decision. His son was suffering from a rare liver condition and it was unlikely that surgeons would find a donor liver in time. So he deci... | Daniel O’Shaugnessy was given just months to live .
His father decides to risk his life to donate part of his own liver .
Both have now made a full recovery . |
f2357bf1699c91e1a1b2bf29ae63b224606ba62d | The study found that individuals started to become more aware of their health while in their mid thirties . In our teens, twenties and much of our thirties, it seems, many of us think we are indestructible. But at 36, all that changes. That is the age, according to a study, that we start to become aware of our mortali... | Study by Spire Bristol Hospital found people take stock of health in thirties .
Death in the family, warning from doctor or unflattering photo all triggers .
2,000 people assessed for study which found wake-up call came aged 36 . |
f235de41903cdb42b700cf65f3f19d62e440ca8f | ALGIERS, Algeria (CNN) -- Rescuers are sifting through the rubble of the United Nations headquarters in Algiers hoping to find survivors after a powerful bomb ripped off the building's facade and leveled nearby U.N. offices. Rescuers and bomb experts search for survivors in the rubble of a destroyed building. It was on... | Two bombs explode in Algerian capital near government and U.N. buildings .
Algeria blames group linked to al Qaeda .
Official death toll is 26, but some sources say as high as 76 .
U.N. officials say five of its staff killed and 14 missing . |
f236619dc2a22678fdfe7de9db98b38e6a3ea130 | By . Eddie Wrenn . PUBLISHED: . 05:42 EST, 18 May 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 10:22 EST, 18 May 2012 . Flying over the skies of Chengdu in southwest China, the Chinese's latest stealth plane - the J-20 Might Dragon - is a testament to China's growing prowess in military technology. The debut flight of the plane may serve as ... | China's first stealth plane spotted on test runs, making China one of three nations with stealth jet technology .
Critics claim this is a rip-off of America's F-22 jets, which cost $66.7billion to develop . |
f23677535483888cde4769f205503af1457e800b | Britain's contributions to the European Union have topped £50 million a day for the first time, new figures revealed last night. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the UK’s contributions to Brussels rose by 5.7 per cent last year to a record £18.5 billion – double the Home Office Bud... | Our contribution to Brussels rose by 5.7% last year .
UK net contribution to EU is now £10.3bn . |
f236a83e68bff32c03a2aa86b96088c2e8b90085 | Amelie Mauresmo was a long way from being even a glint in Andy Murray’s eye the last time he faced Novak Djokovic in a Grand Slam. So much has changed for both players since the historic 2013 Wimbledon final, including the arrival of new faces in their coaching boxes — two former SW19 champions. Mauresmo is on one side... | Andy Murray takes on Novak Djokovic in US Open quarter-final .
Brit won last meeting in a Grand Slam, the 2013 Wimbledon final .
Djokovic holds a 12-8 head-to-head advantage, including four of last five .
Amelie Mauresmo set for biggest match since becoming Murray's coach . |
f2374cf3655964c2dd9fe12344f0c61b341ca884 | By . Tom Gardner . PUBLISHED: . 13:16 EST, 29 June 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 13:20 EST, 29 June 2012 . It has gone down in British military history as one of the most astonishing triumphs - achieved against almost impossible odds. The heroic defence of the isolated British outpost of Rorke's Drift fewer than 150 colonial s... | Soldier William Whitelock Lloyd sketched in 'astonishing detail' the campaign to subdue African kingdom in 1879 .
Drawings show troop movements and studies of the British soldiers and the Zulu warriors they were fighting .
Archive of around 100 watercolours and ink drawings is being sold at auction by its private owner... |
f2379e679df2f02d7873a639da7689f79ebc1ffe | (CNN) -- A 35% increase in demand for air travel. A tripling of the region's airplane fleet. Up to nearly 13,000 new planes needed. Predictions for growth in the Asia Pacific aviation industry over the next two decades are impressive. But one question keeps recurring in the region and, indeed, around the globe. Will th... | Expert says, "If we set up 100 flying schools tomorrow, it wouldn't be enough."
As many as half a million new pilots needed globally .
Asia's airplane fleet expected to triple over next 20 years .
Mechanics and other qualified ground crew also in short supply . |
f2386412c2dfb374a5f3ddb54426297fe99fea31 | By . Christopher Leake . Last updated at 12:45 AM on 4th December 2011 . Prison officers are being put up in luxury four-star hotels – costing taxpayers ‘tens of thousands of pounds’ – after being drafted in from hundreds of miles away to man a jail housing thugs who took part in the summer riots. About 15 warders a we... | 15 warders a week travelling from as far as North East and Midlands to boost staff numbers at a London prison . |
f238dc462e549c408582b4183a8b7ccf185d9709 | Paul Scholes has admitted that 'as a Manchester United fan' he was sorry to see Danny Welbeck leave his former club for Arsenal on transfer deadline day. Welbeck marked his £16million move to north London with two goals for England against Switzerland on Monday night and looks likely to feature for the Gunners against ... | Paul Scholes admits 'as a Manchester United fan' he is sorry to see Danny Welbeck leave .
Welbeck sealed £16million move to Arsenal on transfer deadline day .
Scholes believes the England striker offers 'something different' to every team he plays for .
Welbeck scored twice for England against Switzerland on Monday . |
f238e13f55148258f295145d892e5b73d45b877c | By . Lucy Waterlow . He's worked at five star restaurants and cooks for celebrities every weekend on the BBC's Saturday Kitchen but now James Martin has a different target market - dogs. The chef has teamed up with vet and animal nutritionist Marc Abraham to create some canine cordon bleu for man's best friend. And whi... | Chef has teamed up with vet and animal nutritionist Marc Abraham .
Created some canine cordon bleu for man's best friend .
Recipes include sweet potato and fish bake and cheese and kale frittata .
Made using ingredients which are good for dogs .
Provides tips on how to feed pets so they are happier and healthier . |
f238ebd093f2cea576b8e3605fcfa78cafb5b046 | By . Hayley Dixon . PUBLISHED: . 12:25 EST, 28 November 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:04 EST, 29 November 2012 . Three car parking spaces in the exclusive Cornish resort of St Ives have been sold at auction for a staggering combined total of £161,000. The two remaining parking bays in the same lot, all measuring just 20ft ... | The spaces in St Ives sold for £55,000, £56,000 and £50,000 at auction .
Two more parking spots received bids of £50k but did not sell as their reserve was not met .
The tiny spaces are 30 seconds walking distance from the centre of the popular beach fronted town . |
f239c17c8990f6277aa53c504032880e427c116c | Couple: The new Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, (left) has spoken of how his wife Caroline (right) keeps an eye on his drinking . The Archbishop of Canterbury has asked his wife to monitor his drinking, he admitted yesterday. Justin Welby, who is to be enthroned as leader of the Anglican church thi... | Father-of-four Most Rev Justin Welby admits: 'I very much enjoy a drink'
Said alcoholics' children are more likely to develop dependency problems .
Due to be enthroned as Archbishop at Canterbury Cathedral on Thursday . |
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